The 1991–92 Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball team represented

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as a member of the

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during the

1991–92 NCAA Division I men's basketball season The 1991–92 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began in November 1991 and ended with the Final Four at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome in Minneapolis, Minnesota on April 6, 1992. Season headlines * Michigan became the first program ...

. 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. Oklahoma State received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 2 seed in the Southeast region. After defeating

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in the opening round, the Cowboys defeated Tulane to reach the Sweet Sixteen. The run ended in the Southeast regional semifinal, as

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defeated OSU 75–72.

Roster

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Schedule and results

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Rankings

Awards and honors

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– Consensus Second-Team All-American

NBA draft

References

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