1991–92 Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball team

The 1991–92 Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball team represented Oklahoma State University as a member of the Big Eight Conference during the 1991–92 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by second-year head coach Eddie Sutton and played their home games at Gallagher-Iba Arena. The Cowboys won their first 20 games and rose to the No. 2 ranking in both major polls. They finished with a record of 28–8 (8–6 Big Eight) and tied for second in Big Eight regular season play.

1991–92 Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball
Preseason NIT champions
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 10
AP	No. 11
Record	28–8 (8–6 Big Eight)
Head coach	Eddie Sutton (2nd season)
Assistant coaches	Bill Self (6th season) Rob Evans (2nd season) Russ Pennell (2nd season)
Home arena	Gallagher-Iba Arena (Capacity: 6,381)
Seasons ← 1990–91 1992–93 →

1991–92 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 2 Kansas †	11	–	3		.786			27	–	5		.844
No. 11 Oklahoma State	8	–	6		.571			28	–	8		.778
No. 16 Missouri	8	–	6		.571			21	–	9		.700
No. 23 Oklahoma	8	–	6		.571			21	–	9		.700
Nebraska	7	–	7		.500			19	–	10		.655
Iowa State	5	–	9		.357			21	–	13		.618
Kansas State	5	–	9		.357			16	–	14		.533
Colorado	4	–	10		.286			13	–	15		.464
† 1992 Big Eight tournament winner As of April 6, 1992 Rankings from AP poll

Oklahoma State received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 2 seed in the Southeast region. After defeating Georgia Southern in the opening round, the Cowboys defeated Tulane to reach the Sweet Sixteen. The run ended in the Southeast regional semifinal, as Michigan defeated OSU 75–72.

Roster

1991–92 Oklahoma State Cowboys men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 5 Corey Williams 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Northeast Macon, Georgia G 20 Sean Sutton — — Sr PF 35 Byron Houston 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Sr Star Spencer Spencer, Oklahoma C 50 Bryant Reeves 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 265 lb (120 kg) Fr Gans Gans, Oklahoma	Head coach Eddie Sutton Assistant coach(es) Bill Self Rob Evans Russ Pennell Steve Anthis Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt

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Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov 21, 1991*	No. 13	Evansville Preseason NIT	W 86–57	1–0	Gallagher-Iba Arena  Stillwater, Oklahoma
Nov 23, 1991*	No. 13	Purdue Preseason NIT	W 76–48	2–0	Gallagher-Iba Arena  Stillwater, Oklahoma
Nov 25, 1991*	No. 11	Tennessee State Preseason NIT	W 89–58	3–0	Gallagher-Iba Arena  Stillwater, Oklahoma
Nov 27, 1991*	No. 11	vs. No. 24 Pittsburgh Preseason NIT Semifinal	W 74–63	4–0	Madison Square Garden  New York, New York
Nov 29, 1991*	No. 11	vs. No. 18 Georgia Tech Preseason NIT Championship	W 78–71	5–0	Madison Square Garden  New York, New York
Dec 4, 1991*	No. 8	New Orleans	W 63–55 OT	6–0	Gallagher-Iba Arena  Stillwater, Oklahoma
Dec 7, 1991*	No. 8	vs. California	W 76–62	7–0	Tulsa Convention Center  Tulsa, Oklahoma
Dec 10, 1991*	No. 6	at Louisiana Tech	W 77–71	8–0	Thomas Assembly Center  Ruston, Louisiana
Dec 14, 1991*	No. 6	Wichita State	W 82–54	9–0	Gallagher-Iba Arena  Stillwater, Oklahoma
Dec 21, 1991*	No. 5	Houston Baptist	W 100–57	10–0	Gallagher-Iba Arena  Stillwater, Oklahoma
Dec 29, 1991*	No. 3	at Tulsa	W 82–76	11–0	Tulsa Convention Center  Tulsa, Oklahoma
Dec 21, 1991*	No. 3	Midwestern State	W 85–45	12–0	Gallagher-Iba Arena  Stillwater, Oklahoma
Jan 6, 1992	No. 3	Kansas State	W 72–34	13–0 (1–0)	Gallagher-Iba Arena  Stillwater, Oklahoma
Jan 11, 1992*	No. 3	UMKC	W 86–58	14–0	Gallagher-Iba Arena  Stillwater, Oklahoma
Jan 14, 1992*	No. 3	Marquette	W 64–52	15–0	Gallagher-Iba Arena  Stillwater, Oklahoma
Jan 18, 1992	No. 3	No. 24 Iowa State	W 85–67	16–0 (2–0)	Gallagher-Iba Arena  Stillwater, Oklahoma
Jan 20, 1992	No. 3	at No. 17 Oklahoma Bedlam Series	W 92–89	17–0 (3–0)	Lloyd Noble Center  Norman, Oklahoma
Jan 25, 1992	No. 3	at Oral Roberts	W 81–61	18–0	Mabee Center  Tulsa, Oklahoma
Jan 28, 1992*	No. 3	at SMU	W 64–53	19–0	Moody Coliseum  Dallas, Texas
Feb 2, 1992	No. 3	No. 8 Missouri	W 84–61	20–0 (4–0)	Gallagher-Iba Arena  Stillwater, Oklahoma
Feb 5, 1992	No. 2	at Nebraska	L 69–85	20–1 (4–1)	Bob Devaney Sports Center  Lincoln, Nebraska
Feb 8, 1992	No. 2	No. 3 Kansas	W 64–58	21–1 (5–1)	Gallagher-Iba Arena  Stillwater, Oklahoma
Feb 12, 1992	No. 2	at Colorado	L 53–57	21–2 (5–2)	Coors Events/Conference Center  Boulder, Colorado
Feb 15, 1992	No. 2	at Iowa State	L 83–84 OT	21–3 (5–3)	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
Feb 19, 1992	No. 8	Oklahoma	L 67–70	21–4 (5–4)	Gallagher-Iba Arena  Stillwater, Oklahoma
Feb 23, 1992	No. 8	at No. 9 Missouri	L 52–66	21–5 (5–5)	Hearnes Center  Columbia, Missouri
Feb 25, 1992	No. 14	No. 25 Nebraska	W 72–51	22–5 (6–5)	Gallagher-Iba Arena  Stillwater, Oklahoma
Mar 2, 1992	No. 12	at No. 3 Kansas	L 64–77	22–6 (6–6)	Allen Fieldhouse  Lawrence, Kansas
Mar 4, 1992	No. 12	Colorado	W 69–63	23–6 (7–6)	Gallagher-Iba Arena  Stillwater, Oklahoma
Mar 7, 1992	No. 12	at Kansas State	W 77–69	24–6 (8–6)	Bramlage Coliseum  Manhattan, Kansas
Big Eight tournament
Mar 13, 1992*	(2) No. 11	vs. (7) Kansas State Big Eight Tournament Quarterfinal	W 81–57	25–6	Kemper Arena  Kansas City, Missouri
Mar 14, 1992*	(2) No. 11	vs. (6) Iowa State Big Eight Tournament Semifinal	W 69–60	26–6	Kemper Arena  Kansas City, Missouri
Mar 15, 1992*	(2) No. 11	vs. (1) No. 3 Kansas Big Eight tournament championship	L 57–66	26–7	Kemper Arena  Kansas City, Missouri
NCAA tournament
Mar 20, 1992*	(2 SE) No. 11	vs. (15 SE) Georgia Southern First round	W 100–73	27–7	Omni Coliseum (10,820) Atlanta, Georgia
Mar 22, 1992*	(2 SE) No. 11	vs. (10 SE) Tulane Second Round	W 87–71[2]	28–7	Omni Coliseum  Atlanta, Georgia
Mar 27, 1992*	(2 SE) No. 11	vs. (6 SE) No. 15 Michigan Southeast Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen	L 72–75	28–8	Rupp Arena  Lexington, Kentucky
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. SE=Southeast. All times are in Central Time.

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Rankings

Main article: 1991–92 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

Awards and honors

• Byron Houston – Consensus Second-Team All-American

NBA draft

Main article: 1992 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
1	27	Byron Houston	Chicago Bulls
2	33	Corey Williams	Chicago Bulls

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References

1. "1991–92 Oklahoma State Cowboys Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
2. "Oklahoma St. Hits Record 80% From Field in Beating Tulane". Los Angeles Times. March 23, 1992. Retrieved March 20, 2021.
3. "2019–20 Oklahoma State Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Oklahoma State University Athletics. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
4. "1992 NBA Draft". Sports Reference. Retrieved May 17, 2020.