1950–51 Oklahoma A&M Aggies men's basketball team

The 1950–51 Oklahoma A&M Aggies men's basketball team represented Oklahoma A&M College, now known as Oklahoma State University,[1] in NCAA competition in the 1950–51 season.

1950–51 Oklahoma A&M Aggies men's basketball
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 2
APNo. 2
Record29–6 (12–2 MVC)
Head coach
Home arenaGallagher Hall
1950–51 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 2 Oklahoma A&M122 .857296  .829
No. 6 Bradley113 .786326  .842
No. 10 Saint Louis113 .786228  .733
Detroit77 .5001714  .548
Wichita59 .357916  .360
Drake410 .2861114  .440
Tulsa410 .2861017  .370
Houston212 .1431117  .393
Rankings from AP Poll

NCAA tournament

  • West
    • Oklahoma A&M 50, Montana State 46
    • Oklahoma A&M 61, Washington 57
  • Final Four
    • Kansas State 68, Oklahoma A&M 44
  • Third Place Game
    • Illinois 61, Oklahoma A&M 46

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Rankings

Awards and honors

Team players drafted into the NBA

Round Pick Player NBA Club
440Gale McArthurMinneapolis Lakers

[3]

References

  1. When Oklahoma A&M changed its name to Oklahoma State in 1957, it also adopted a new athletic nickname. Men's teams are now "Cowboys" and women's teams are now "Cowgirls".
  2. "RotoWire Fantasy Football, Baseball, Basketball and More".
  3. "1951 NBA Draft on Basketballreference.com". Archived from the original on March 17, 2010. Retrieved May 15, 2009.
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