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1949–50 season

1949–50 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball
ConferenceBig Seven Conference
Record12–10 (6–6 Big Seven)
Head coach
Home arenaMcCasland Field House
Seasons← 1948–491950–51 →
1949–50 Big Seven Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 14 Kansas State 8 – 4   .667 17 – 7   .708
Nebraska 8 – 4   .667 16 – 7   .696
No. 19 Kansas 8 – 4   .667 14 – 11   .560
Colorado 6 – 6   .500 14 – 8   .636
Oklahoma 6 – 6   .500 12 – 10   .545
Missouri 4 – 8   .333 14 – 10   .583
Iowa State 2 – 10   .167 6 – 17   .261
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1949–50 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 1949–50 NCAA men's basketball season college basketball season as a member of the Big Seven Conference. The Sooners finished the season with a 12–10 overall record, and finished tied for fourth in the Big Seven Conference with a 6–6 conference record. They were coached by Bruce Drake in his twelfth season as head coach of the Sooners. They played their home games at McCasland Field House in Norman, Oklahoma.

Schedule

Date
time, TV 		Rank Opponent Result Record Site
city, state
Regular season
December 3, 1949*
 Texas W 65–48  1–0
 McCasland Field House 
Norman, OK
December 10, 1949*
 Illinois W 55–47  2–0
 McCasland Field House 
Norman, OK
December 17, 1949*
 at Illinois L 47–57  2–1
 Huff Gym 
Champaign, IL
December 19, 1949*
 at CCNY W 67–63  3–1
 Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
December 27, 1949
 vs. Iowa State
Big Eight Holiday Tournament 		W 66–57  4–1
 Municipal Auditorium 
Kansas City, MO
December 29, 1949
 vs. Kansas State
Big Eight Holiday Tournament 		W 55–50  5–1
 Municipal Auditorium 
Kansas City, MO
December 30, 1949*
 vs. Missouri
Big Eight Holiday Tournament 		L 42–44  5–2
 Municipal Auditorium 
Kansas City, MO
January 6, 1950
 No. 17 at Kansas L 50–56  5–3
(0–1) 		Hoch Auditorium 
Lawrence, KS
January 9, 1950
 No. 19 No. 16 Missouri W 41–36  6–3
(1–1) 		McCasland Field House 
Norman, OK
January 13, 1950
 No. 19 Kansas State L 42–43  6–4
(1–2) 		McCasland Field House 
Norman, OK
January 18, 1950*
 at Oklahoma A&M
Bedlam Series 		L 37–45  6–5
 Gallagher Hall 
Stillwater, OK
January 21, 1950
 Colorado L 43–46  6–6
(1–3) 		McCasland Field House 
Norman, OK
January 30, 1950*
 at Texas W 55–45  7–6
 Gregory Gymnasium 
Austin, TX
February 4, 1950
 at No. 11 Kansas State L 68–91  7–7
(1–4) 		Nichols Hall 
Manhattan, KS
February 6, 1950
 at Iowa State W 63–57  8–7
(1–5) 		Iowa State Armory 
Ames, IA
February 13, 1950
 Nebraska L 55–57  8–8
(2–5) 		McCasland Field House 
Norman, OK
February 20, 1950
 Iowa State W 76–48  9–8
(3–5) 		McCasland Field House 
Norman, OK
February 25, 1950
 at Missouri W 45–40  10–8
(4–5) 		Brewer Fieldhouse 
Columbia, MO
March 1, 1950*
 Oklahoma A&M
Bedlam Series 		L 37–48  10–9
 McCasland Field House 
Norman, OK
March 4, 1950
 at No. 16 Nebraska W 64–48  11–9
(5–5) 		Nebraska Coliseum 
Lincoln, NE
March 6, 1950
 at Colorado L 49–58  11–10
(5–6) 		Balch Fieldhouse 
Boulder, CO
March 11, 1950
 No. 19 Kansas W 52–49  12–10
(6–6) 		McCasland Field House 
Norman, OK
*Non-conference game. Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time..

NBA draft selections

Main article: 1950 NBA draft
Round Pick Player NBA club
4 48 Paul Merchant Syracuse Nationals
6 71 Wayne Glasgow Minneapolis Lakers

1950–51 season

1950–51 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball
ConferenceBig Seven Conference
Record14–10 (6–6 Big Seven)
Head coach
Home arenaMcCasland Field House
Seasons← 1949–501951–52 →
1950–51 Big Seven Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 4 Kansas State 11 – 1   .917 25 – 4   .862
Kansas 8 – 4   .667 16 – 8   .667
Missouri 8 – 4   .667 16 – 8   .667
Oklahoma 6 – 6   .500 14 – 10   .583
Nebraska 4 – 8   .333 9 – 14   .391
Iowa State 3 – 9   .250 9 – 12   .429
Colorado 2 – 10   .167 4 – 20   .167
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1950–51 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 1950–51 NCAA men's basketball season college basketball season as a member of the Big Seven Conference. The Sooners finished the season with a 14–10 overall record, and finished fourth in the Big Seven Conference with a 6–6 conference record. They were coached by Bruce Drake in his thirteenth season as head coach of the Sooners. They played their home games at McCasland Field House in Norman, Oklahoma.

Schedule

NBA draft selections

Main article: 1951 NBA draft
Round Pick Player NBA club
1 3 Marcus Freiberger Indianapolis Olympians

1951–52 season

1951–52 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball
ConferenceBig Seven Conference
Record7–17 (4–8 Big Seven)
Head coach
Home arenaMcCasland Field House
Seasons← 1950–511952–53 →
1951–52 Big Seven Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 8 Kansas 11 – 1   .917 28 – 3   .903
No. 3 Kansas State 10 – 2   .833 19 – 5   .792
Missouri 6 – 6   .500 14 – 10   .583
Iowa State 4 – 8   .333 10 – 11   .476
Colorado 4 – 8   .333 8 – 16   .333
Oklahoma 4 – 8   .333 7 – 17   .292
Nebraska 3 – 9   .250 7 – 17   .292
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1951–52 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 1951–52 NCAA men's basketball season college basketball season as a member of the Big Seven Conference. The Sooners finished the season with a 7–17 overall record, and finished tied for fourth in the Big Seven Conference with a 4–8 conference record. They were coached by Bruce Drake in his fourteenth season as head coach of the Sooners. They played their home games at McCasland Field House in Norman, Oklahoma.

Schedule

1952–53 season

1952–53 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball
ConferenceBig Seven Conference
Record8–13 (5–7 Big Seven)
Head coach
Home arenaMcCasland Field House
Seasons← 1951–521953–54 →
1952–53 Big Seven Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 3 Kansas 10 – 2   .833 19 – 6   .760
No. 12 Kansas State 9 – 3   .750 17 – 4   .810
Missouri 6 – 6   .500 11 – 9   .550
Iowa State 5 – 7   .417 10 – 11   .476
Oklahoma 5 – 7   .417 8 – 13   .381
Nebraska 4 – 8   .333 9 – 11   .450
Colorado 3 – 9   .250 10 – 11   .476
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1952–53 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 1952–53 NCAA men's basketball season college basketball season as a member of the Big Seven Conference. The Sooners finished the season with an 8–13 overall record, and finished tied for fourth in the Big Seven Conference with a 5–7 conference record. They were coached by Bruce Drake in his fifteenth season as head coach of the Sooners. They played their home games at McCasland Field House in Norman, Oklahoma.

Schedule

1953–54 season

1953–54 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball
ConferenceBig Seven Conference
Record8–13 (4–8 Big Seven)
Head coach
Home arenaMcCasland Field House
Seasons← 1952–531954–55 →
1953–54 Big Seven Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 18 Kansas 10 – 2   .833 16 – 5   .762
Colorado 10 – 2   .833 11 – 11   .500
Missouri 6 – 6   .500 11 – 10   .524
Kansas State 5 – 7   .417 11 – 10   .524
Nebraska 5 – 7   .417 8 – 13   .381
Oklahoma 4 – 8   .333 8 – 13   .381
Iowa State 2 – 10   .167 6 – 15   .286
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1953–54 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 1953–54 NCAA men's basketball season college basketball season as a member of the Big Seven Conference. The Sooners finished the season with an 8–13 overall record, and finished tied for sixth in the Big Seven Conference with a 4–8 conference record. They were coached by Bruce Drake in his sixteenth season as head coach of the Sooners. They played their home games at McCasland Field House in Norman, Oklahoma.

Schedule

NBA draft selections

Main article: 1954 NBA draft
Round Pick Player NBA club
11 106 Bob Waller New York Knicks

1954–55 season

1954–55 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball
ConferenceBig Seven Conference
Record3–18 (1–11 Big Seven)
Head coach
Home arenaMcCasland Field House
Seasons← 1953–541955–56 →
1954–55 Big Seven Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 15 Colorado 11 – 1   .917 19 – 6   .760
Missouri 9 – 3   .750 16 – 5   .762
Kansas State 6 – 6   .500 11 – 10   .524
Nebraska 6 – 6   .500 9 – 12   .429
Kansas 5 – 7   .417 11 – 10   .524
Iowa State 4 – 8   .333 11 – 10   .524
Oklahoma 1 – 11   .083 3 – 18   .143
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1954–55 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 1954–55 NCAA men's basketball season college basketball season as a member of the Big Seven Conference. The Sooners finished the season with a 3–18 overall record, and finished last in the Big Seven Conference with a 1–11 conference record. They were coached by Bruce Drake in his sixteenth season as head coach of the Sooners. They played their home games at McCasland Field House in Norman, Oklahoma.

Schedule

1955–56 season

1955–56 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball
ConferenceBig Seven Conference
Record4–19 (1–11 Big Seven)
Head coach
Home arenaMcCasland Field House
Seasons← 1954–551956–57 →
1955–56 Big Seven Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Kansas State 9 – 3   .750 17 – 8   .680
Iowa State 8 – 4   .667 18 – 5   .783
Missouri 8 – 4   .667 15 – 7   .682
Colorado 7 – 5   .583 11 – 10   .524
Kansas 6 – 6   .500 14 – 9   .609
Nebraska 3 – 9   .250 7 – 16   .304
Oklahoma 1 – 11   .083 4 – 19   .174
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1955–56 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 1955–56 NCAA men's basketball season college basketball season as a member of the Big Seven Conference. The Sooners finished the season with a 4–19 overall record, and finished last in the Big Seven Conference with a 1–11 conference record. They were coached by Doyle Parrack in his first season as head coach of the Sooners. They played their home games at McCasland Field House in Norman, Oklahoma.

Schedule

1956–57 season

1956–57 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball
ConferenceBig Seven Conference
Record8–15 (3–9 Big Seven)
Head coach
Home arenaMcCasland Field House
Seasons← 1955–561957–58 →
1956–57 Big Seven Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 Kansas 11 – 1   .917 24 – 3   .889
Kansas State 8 – 4   .667 15 – 8   .652
Iowa State 6 – 6   .500 16 – 7   .696
Colorado 5 – 7   .417 14 – 9   .609
Nebraska 5 – 7   .417 11 – 12   .478
Missouri 4 – 8   .333 10 – 13   .435
Oklahoma 3 – 9   .250 8 – 15   .348
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1956–57 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 1956–57 NCAA University Division men's basketball season college basketball season as a member of the Big Seven Conference. The Sooners finished the season with an 8–15 overall record, and finished last in the Big Seven Conference with a 3–9 conference record. They were coached by Doyle Parrack in his second season as head coach of the Sooners. They played their home games at McCasland Field House in Norman, Oklahoma.

Schedule

1957–58 season

1957–58 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Record13–10 (5–7 Big Eight)
Head coach
Home arenaMcCasland Field House
Seasons← 1956–571958–59 →
1957–58 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 3 Kansas State 10 – 2   .833 22 – 5   .815
No. 7 Kansas 8 – 4   .667 18 – 5   .783
Iowa State 8 – 4   .667 15 – 8   .652
Oklahoma 5 – 7   .417 13 – 10   .565
Nebraska 5 – 7   .417 10 – 13   .435
Missouri 3 – 9   .250 9 – 13   .409
Colorado 3 – 9   .250 8 – 15   .348
No. 19 Oklahoma State 0 – 0   – 21 – 8   .724
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1957–58 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 1957–58 NCAA University Division men's basketball season college basketball season as a member of the Big Eight Conference. The Sooners finished the season with a 13–10 overall record, and finished tied for fourth in the Big Eight Conference with a 5–7 conference record. They were coached by Doyle Parrack in his third season as head coach of the Sooners. They played their home games at McCasland Field House in Norman, Oklahoma.

Schedule

NBA draft selections

Main article: 1958 NBA draft
Round Pick Player NBA club
6 44 Joe King New York Knicks

1958–59 season

1958–59 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball
ConferenceBig Seven Conference
Record15–10 (9–5 Big Seven)
Head coach
Home arenaMcCasland Field House
Seasons← 1957–581959–60 →
1958–59 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 Kansas State 14 – 0   1.000 25 – 2   .926
Oklahoma 9 – 5   .643 15 – 10   .600
Colorado 8 – 6   .571 14 – 10   .583
Kansas 8 – 6   .571 11 – 14   .440
Nebraska 5 – 9   .357 12 – 13   .480
Oklahoma State 5 – 9   .357 11 – 14   .440
Iowa State 4 – 10   .286 9 – 16   .360
Missouri 3 – 11   .214 6 – 19   .240
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1958–59 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 1958–59 NCAA University Division men's basketball season college basketball season as a member of the Big Eight Conference. The Sooners finished the season with a 15–10 overall record, and finished second in the Big Eight Conference with a 9–5 conference record. They were coached by Doyle Parrack in his fourth season as head coach of the Sooners. They played their home games at McCasland Field House in Norman, Oklahoma.

Schedule

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