He is married to the former Patsy Wright and the couple has three sons: Steve, Sean and Scott; four grandsons and four granddaughters. This list may not reflect recent changes (learn more).       Division regular season and conference tournament champion At the time of his hiring, he had a Division I coaching record of 123–115. At Kentucky, Sutton won two Southeastern Conference championships and was the National Coach of the Year after the 1985-86 season. List of Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball seasons.

NBA greats from Oklahoma State include Tony Allen (whose number was retired by the Memphis Grizzlies), John Starks (all-time leader in three pointers in New York Knicks history), Desmond Mason (2001 NBA Slam Dunk Champion) and Marcus Smart (2x NBA All-Defensive First Team). [7], Eddie Sutton's son, Sean Sutton, also a former Cowboy player, took over head coaching duties in 2006. Wayman Tisdale is the best player in the history of the Oklahoma Sooners’ basketball program. Until failing health grounded him, VIP coaches and obscure coaches flocked to Stillwater to talk shop and brought him to their campuses to critique their teams. Mr. Iba never talked about his accomplishments. The following season, OSU improved to 28-8, finished second in the Big Eight and made a return trip to the Sweet 16, where the Cowboys lost by three to Michigan's much-hyped Fab Five. The organization does not release a post-NCAA Tournament poll. amzn_assoc_search_bar_position = "top"; The Sooners have played their home games at the Lloyd Noble Center in Norman, Oklahoma since 1975. Originally completed in 1938 and named the 4-H Club and Student Activities Building, it was soon renamed Gallagher Hall to honor wrestling coach, Ed Gallagher. The Cowboys advanced to the Final Four for the first time since 1951, and Eddie Sutton had proven once again that he is one of the best in the history of the game. OSU's 2004 NCAA Tournament run marked the third Final Four trip in his career. He was the first to run the motion offense. His unflagging spirit and concern for others made you feel better for merely being in his presence. There was never a hint of scandal about him in his professional or personal life. They did not call him the Iron Duke for nothing. Instead, he told the freshmen how fortunate they were to attend college, that they should make the most of their opportunities and to remember their parents by writing them at least once a week. REQUEST MORE INFO. [2] Just short of one year, on March 18, 2017, Underwood left the program for Illinois. The Cowboys (including the predecessor Aggies teams) rank 35th in total victories among all NCAA Division I college basketball programs, with an all-time win-loss record of 1517–1053 (.590) at the end of 2010–11 season.

In its original configuration, seating was limited to 6,381. Iba's teams were methodical, ball-controlling units that featured weaving patterns and low scoring games. Sutton began his career by taking over a Creighton team that had not produced a winning record in three seasons and led them to five consecutive winning marks as well as a 23-7 record in 1974 and a trip to the NCAA Tournament.