The 1991–92 Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball team represented

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as a member of the

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during the

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. The team was led by second-year head coach

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and played their home games at

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. 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

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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

* Byron Houston – Consensus Second-Team All-American

NBA draft

References

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