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

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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
Seasons
1950–51 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 Oklahoma A&M 12 2   .857 29 6   .829
No. 6 Bradley 11 3   .786 32 6   .842
No. 10 Saint Louis 11 3   .786 22 8   .733
Detroit 7 7   .500 17 14   .548
Wichita 5 9   .357 9 16   .360
Drake 4 10   .286 11 14   .440
Tulsa 4 10   .286 10 17   .370
Houston 2 12   .143 11 17   .393
Rankings from AP Poll


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.

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

[2]

Rankings

Awards and honors

Team players drafted into the NBA

Round Pick Player NBA Club
4 40 Gale McArthur Minneapolis 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.