The Southeastern Oklahoma State Savage Storm (also Southeastern Savage Storm and SOSU Savage Storm), formerly known as the Savages until 2006, are the athletic teams that represent

Southeastern Oklahoma State University Southeastern Oklahoma State University (Southeastern, SE, or SOSU) is a public university in Durant, Oklahoma. It had an undergraduate enrollment of 4,824 in 2019. History On March 6, 1909, the Second Oklahoma State Legislature approved an a ...

, located in

Durant, Oklahoma Durant () is a city in Bryan County, Oklahoma, United States that serves as the headquarters of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma. The population was 18,589 in the 2020 census. Durant is the principal city of the Durant Micropolitan Statistical A ...

, in

NCAA Division II NCAA Division II (D-II) is an intermediate-level division of competition in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). It offers an alternative to both the larger and better-funded Division I and to the scholarship-free environmen ...

intercollegiate sports. The Savage Storm compete as members of the

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for all 10 varsity sports.

Varsity teams

List of teams

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Men's sports * Baseball * Basketball * Football * Golf * Rodeo * Tennis Women's sports * Basketball * Cross Country * Rodeo * Softball * Tennis * Volleyball

National championships

Team (1)

Individual sports

Baseball

Southeastern's Baseball team has made 11 College World Series appearances, has had the most (66) All-American honors of any college baseball program in the state of Oklahoma, and 64 players have gone on to play professionally. The 2000 team won the NCAA Division II Baseball National Championship.

Alumni

* Brett Butler, major league baseball player * Daren Brown, major league baseball coach in the

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organization *

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, major league baseball player * Earnest Hunter, former NFL

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for the

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and

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* Kirby Minter, member of the 1950 US

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basketball team *

Crystal Robinson Crystal LaTresa Robinson (born January 22, 1974) is an American basketball coach and former player, who is currently an assistant coach for the Phoenix Mercury. She grew up in Atoka, Oklahoma, and first garnered national recognition during her col ...

, professional basketball player *

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, Hall of Fame basketball player, celebrity *

Jerry Shipp Jerome Franklin Shipp (September 27, 1935 – October 5, 2021) was an American basketball player. He played for the U.S. national team at the 1963 FIBA World Championship, 1963 Pan American Games and 1964 Summer Olympics, winning a gold medal at ...

, captain and leading scorer of the 1964 Gold Medal Olympic men's basketball team *

Randall Burks Randall James Burks (born August 22, 1953) is a former NFL wide receiver who played for the Chicago Bears. Burks was known for his speed, described as "electrifying". Athletic career Born in Garvin, Oklahoma, Burks first gained notice in high s ...

, former

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wide receiver *

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, Former college baseball journeyman/ Musician *

Codey McElroy Codey Joe McElroy (born December 13, 1992) is an American football tight end for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Southeastern Oklahoma State. He also played college baseball at Camero ...

, currently

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for the

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in the

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References

External links

* {{Oklahoma college sports