Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball, 1960–1969

1959–60 season

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1959–60 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Record14–11 (9–5 Big Eight)
Head coach
Home arenaMcCasland Field House
Seasons
1959–60 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Kansas 10 4   .714 19 9   .679
Kansas State 10 4   .714 16 10   .615
Oklahoma 9 5   .643 14 11   .560
Colorado 7 7   .500 13 11   .542
Iowa State 7 7   .500 15 9   .625
Missouri 5 9   .357 12 13   .480
Oklahoma State 4 10   .286 10 15   .400
Nebraska 4 10   .286 7 17   .292
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1959–60 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 1959–60 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 14–11 overall record, and finished third in the Big Eight Conference with a 9–5 conference record.[2] They were coached by Doyle Parrack in his fifth season as head coach of the Sooners. They played their home games at McCasland Field House in Norman, Oklahoma.

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular season
December 2, 1959*
Texas Western W 76–58  1–0
McCasland Field House 
Norman, OK
December 5, 1959*
Hardin–Simmons W 59–46  2–0
McCasland Field House 
Norman, OK
December 9, 1959
at Texas Tech W 56–43  3–0
Lubbock Municipal Coliseum 
Lubbock, TX
December 12, 1959
at Minnesota L 57–59  3–1
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, MN
December 15, 1959*
SMU W 65–57  4–1
McCasland Field House 
Norman, OK
December 19, 1959*
at Iowa L 49–62  4–2
Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, IA
December 21, 1959*
at No. 10 Illinois L 57–60 OT 4–3
Huff Hall 
Champaign, IL
December 23, 1959*
Minnesota L 56–57  4–4
McCasland Field House 
Norman, OK
December 28, 1959
vs. Missouri
Big Eight Holiday Tournament
W 70–65  5–4
Municipal Auditorium 
Kansas City, MO
December 29, 1959
vs. Kansas
Big Eight Holiday Tournament
L 54–55  5–5
Municipal Auditorium 
Kansas City, MO
December 30, 1959
vs. Colorado
Big Eight Holiday Tournament
L 57–61  5–6
Municipal Auditorium 
Kansas City, MO
January 8, 1960
at Colorado W 64–62 2 OT 6–6
(1–0)
Balch Fieldhouse 
Boulder, CO
January 11, 1960
Iowa State W 65–47  7–6
(2–0)
McCasland Field House 
Norman, OK
January 16, 1960
at Kansas State L 68–76  7–7
(2–1)
Ahearn Field House 
Manhattan, KS
January 18, 1960
Missouri W 64–52  8–7
(3–1)
McCasland Field House 
Norman, OK
January 30, 1960
Oklahoma State
Bedlam Series
L 48–59  8–8
(3–2)
McCasland Field House 
Norman, OK
February 6, 1960
at Missouri L 72–84  9–8
(3–3)
Brewer Fieldhouse 
Columbia, MO
February 8, 1960
Nebraska W 63–54  9–9
(4–3)
McCasland Field House 
Norman, OK
February 15, 1960
Kansas L 53–54  9–10
(4–4)
McCasland Field House 
Norman, OK
February 20, 1960
at Iowa State W 58–47  10–10
(5–4)
Iowa State Armory 
Ames, IA
February 22, 1960
at Nebraska W 50–49  11–10
(6–4)
Nebraska Coliseum 
Lincoln, NE
February 24, 1960
at Oklahoma State
Bedlam Series
W 59–53  12–10
(7–4)
Gallagher Hall 
Stillwater, OK
February 27, 1960
Kansas State W 58–35  13–10
(8–4)
McCasland Field House 
Norman, OK
March 1, 1960
at Kansas L 52–65  13–11
(8–5)
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
March 3, 1960
Colorado W 63–61 OT 14–11
(9–5)
McCasland Field House 
Norman, OK
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time..

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1960–61 season

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1960–61 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Record10–15 (2–12 Big Eight)
Head coach
Home arenaMcCasland Field House
Seasons
1960–61 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 4 Kansas State 12 2   .857 22 5   .815
Kansas 10 4   .714 17 8   .680
Oklahoma State 8 6   .571 14 11   .560
Missouri 7 7   .500 11 13   .458
Iowa State 6 8   .429 14 11   .560
Nebraska 4 10   .286 10 14   .417
Oklahoma 2 12   .143 10 15   .400
Colorado 7 7   .500 15 10   .600
Rankings from AP Poll[5]

The 1960–61 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 1960–61 NCAA University Division men's basketball season college basketball season as a member of the Big Eight Conference. They finished the season with a 10–15 overall record, and finished seventh in the Big Eight Conference with a 2–12 conference record.[6] They were coached by Doyle Parrack in his fifth season as head coach of the Sooners. They played their home games at McCasland Field House in Norman, Oklahoma.

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular season
December 1, 1960*
Texas Western W 70–58  1–0
McCasland Field House 
Norman, OK
December 3, 1960*
Minnesota W 60–56  2–0
McCasland Field House 
Norman, OK
December 9, 1960*
at BYU W 60–56  3–0
Smith Fieldhouse 
Provo, UT
December 13, 1960*
at SMU L 61–67  3–1
Moody Coliseum 
Dallas, TX
December 15, 1960*
at Houston W 55–51  4–1
Jeppesen Field House 
Houston, TX
December 16, 1960*
vs. Texas A&M W 69–56  5–1
Rice Gymnasium 
Houston, TX
December 19, 1960*
Colorado State W 56–50  6–1
McCasland Field House 
Norman, OK
December 22, 1960*
Texas Tech W 75–56  7–1
McCasland Field House 
Norman, OK
December 26, 1960
vs. Colorado
Big Eight Holiday Tournament
W 64–60  8–1
Municipal Auditorium 
Kansas City, MO
December 28, 1960
vs. No. 12 Kansas State
Big Eight Holiday Tournament
L 52–73  8–2
Municipal Auditorium 
Kansas City, MO
December 29, 1960
vs. Iowa State
Big Eight Holiday Tournament
L 55–67  8–3
Municipal Auditorium 
Kansas City, MO
January 7, 1961
Kansas L 55–58  8–4
(0–1)
McCasland Field House 
Norman, OK
January 14, 1961
at No. 9 Kansas State L 57–69  8–5
(0–2)
Ahearn Field House 
Manhattan, KS
January 16, 1961
at Colorado W 56–47  9–5
(1–2)
Balch Fieldhouse 
Boulder, CO
January 21, 1961
at Missouri L 62–70  9–6
(1–3)
Brewer Fieldhouse 
Columbia, MO
February 4, 1961
No. 9 Kansas State L 63–71  9–7
(1–4)
McCasland Field House 
Norman, OK
February 6, 1961
Nebraska W 69–58  10–7
(2–4)
McCasland Field House 
Norman, OK
February 11, 1961
Missouri L 78–94  10–8
(2–5)
McCasland Field House 
Norman, OK
February 14, 1961
at Oklahoma State
Bedlam Series
L 42–48  10–9
(2–6)
Gallagher Hall 
Stillwater, OK
February 18, 1961
at Iowa State L 56–57  10–10
(2–7)
Iowa State Armory 
Ames, IA
February 20, 1961
at Nebraska L 61–83  10–11
(2–8)
Nebraska Coliseum 
Lincoln, NE
February 25, 1961
Iowa State L 55–61  10–12
(2–9)
McCasland Field House 
Norman, OK
February 28, 1961
at Kansas L 56–81  10–13
(2–10)
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
March 6, 1961
Colorado L 45–52  10–14
(2–11)
McCasland Field House 
Norman, OK
March 9, 1961
Oklahoma State
Bedlam Series
L 47–60  10–15
(2–12)
McCasland Field House 
Norman, OK
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time..

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1961–62 season

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1961–62 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Record7–17 (5–9 Big Eight)
Head coach
Home arenaMcCasland Field House
Seasons
1961–62 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 9 Colorado 13 1   .929 19 7   .731
No. 6 Kansas State 12 2   .857 22 3   .880
Iowa State 8 6   .571 13 12   .520
Oklahoma State 7 7   .500 14 11   .560
Nebraska 5 9   .357 9 16   .360
Oklahoma 5 9   .357 7 17   .292
Missouri 3 11   .214 9 16   .360
Kansas 3 11   .214 7 18   .280
Rankings from AP Poll[9]

The 1961–62 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 1961–62 NCAA University Division men's basketball season college basketball season as a member of the Big Eight Conference. They finished the season with a 7–19 overall record, and finished tied for fifth in the Big Eight Conference with a 5–9 conference record.[10] They were coached by Doyle Parrack in his sixth season as head coach of the Sooners. They played their home games at McCasland Field House in Norman, Oklahoma.

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular season
December 2, 1961*
USC W 66–56  1–0
McCasland Field House 
Norman, OK
December 5, 1961*
SMU L 52–61  1–1
McCasland Field House 
Norman, OK
December 9, 1961*
Illinois L 60–72  1–2
McCasland Field House 
Norman, OK
December 12, 1961*
at St. John's L 49–68  1–3
Alumni Hall 
New York, NY
December 16, 1961*
BYU L 74–81  1–4
McCasland Field House 
Norman, OK
December 19, 1961*
at Texas Tech L 42–70  1–5
Lubbock Municipal Coliseum 
Lubbock, TX
December 23, 1961*
Colorado State L 47–52  1–6
McCasland Field House 
Norman, OK
December 28, 1961
vs. Kansas
Big Eight Holiday Tournament
W 61–60  2–6
Municipal Auditorium 
Kansas City, MO
December 29, 1961
vs. Iowa State
Big Eight Holiday Tournament
L 46–49  2–7
Municipal Auditorium 
Kansas City, MO
December 30, 1961
vs. Missouri
Big Eight Holiday Tournament
L 58–63 OT 2–8
Municipal Auditorium 
Kansas City, MO
January 6, 1962
Iowa State W 63–49  3–8
(1–0)
McCasland Field House 
Norman, OK
January 8, 1962
Missouri W 56–52  4–8
(2–0)
McCasland Field House 
Norman, OK
January 10, 1962
at Nebraska L 56–57  4–9
(2–1)
Nebraska Coliseum 
Lincoln, NE
January 31, 1962
Oklahoma State
Bedlam Series
L 49–65  4–10
(2–2)
McCasland Field House 
Norman, OK
February 5, 1962
Colorado L 50–54  4–11
(2–3)
McCasland Field House 
Norman, OK
February 7, 1962
at Iowa State L 66–72  4–12
(2–4)
Iowa State Armory 
Ames, IA
February 12, 1962
at Colorado L 56–64  4–13
(2–5)
Balch Fieldhouse 
Boulder, CO
February 17, 1962
No. 4 Kansas State L 63–71  4–14
(2–6)
McCasland Field House 
Norman, OK
February 19, 1962
at Kansas W 67–66 OT 5–14
(3–6)
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
February 24, 1962
at No. 4 Kansas State L 57–89  5–15
(3–7)
Ahearn Field House 
Manhattan, KS
February 28, 1962
Kansas W 63–62  6–15
(4–7)
McCasland Field House 
Norman, OK
March 5, 1962
Nebraska L 69–71 OT 6–16
(4–8)
McCasland Field House 
Norman, OK
March 8, 1962
at Missouri W 63–55  7–16
(5–8)
Brewer Fieldhouse 
Columbia, MO
March 8, 1962
at Oklahoma State
Bedlam Series
L 62–68  7–17
(5–9)
Gallagher Hall 
Stillwater, OK
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time..

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After the season

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NBA draft

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The following Sooner was selected in the 1962 NBA draft.[13]

Round Pick Player Position NBA club
8 64 Warren Fouts Forward New York Knicks

1962–63 season

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1962–63 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Record12–13 (8–6 Big Eight)
Head coach
Home arenaMcCasland Field House
Seasons
1962–63 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 10 Colorado 11 3   .786 19 7   .731
Kansas State 11 3   .786 16 9   .640
Iowa State 8 6   .571 14 11   .560
Oklahoma 8 6   .571 12 13   .480
Oklahoma State 7 7   .500 16 9   .640
Kansas 5 9   .357 12 13   .480
Missouri 5 9   .357 10 15   .400
Nebraska 1 13   .071 6 19   .240
Rankings from AP Poll[14]

The 1962–63 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 1962–63 NCAA University Division men's basketball season college basketball season as a member of the Big Eight Conference. They finished the season with a 12–13 overall record, and finished tied for third in the Big Eight Conference with an 8–6 conference record.[15] They were coached by former South Carolina head coach Bob Stevens in his first season as head coach of the Sooners. They played their home games at McCasland Field House in Norman, Oklahoma.

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular season
December 4, 1962*
at SMU W 96–83  1–0
Moody Coliseum 
Dallas, TX
December 8, 1962*
St. John's W 84–65  2–0
McCasland Field House 
Norman, OK
December 10, 1962*
Southern Illinois L 63–66  2–1
McCasland Field House 
Norman, OK
December 14, 1962*
at UCLA L 64–101  2–2
Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena 
Los Angeles, CA
December 15, 1962*
at USC L 51–66  2–3
Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena 
Los Angeles, CA
December 18, 1962*
Texas Tech W 85–62  3–3
McCasland Field House 
Norman, OK
December 21, 1962*
at Purdue W 80–79  4–3
Lambert Fieldhouse 
West Lafayette, IN
December 22, 1962*
at No. 8 Illinois L 90–93  4–4
Huff Hall 
Champaign, IL
December 27, 1962
vs. Oklahoma State
Big Eight Holiday Tournament, Bedlam Series
L 48–49  4–5
Municipal Auditorium 
Kansas City, MO
December 28, 1962
vs. Missouri
Big Eight Holiday Tournament
L 82–104  4–6
Municipal Auditorium 
Kansas City, MO
December 29, 1962
vs. Nebraska
Big Eight Holiday Tournament
L 86–93  4–7
Municipal Auditorium 
Kansas City, MO
January 5, 1963
Missouri W 84–78  5–7
(1–0)
McCasland Field House 
Norman, OK
January 7, 1963
at Iowa State W 91–85  6–7
(2–0)
McCasland Field House 
Norman, OK
January 23, 1963
at Oklahoma State
Bedlam Series
L 62–81  6–8
(2–1)
Gallagher Hall 
Stillwater, OK
January 26, 1963
at Iowa State L 69–77  7–8
(2–2)
Iowa State Armory 
Ames, IA
January 29, 1963
Kansas State W 81–75  7–9
(3–2)
McCasland Field House 
Norman, OK
February 2, 1963
No. 8 Colorado L 68–77  7–10
(3–3)
McCasland Field House 
Norman, OK
February 5, 1963
Kansas L 55–86  7–11
(3–4)
McCasland Field House 
Norman, OK
February 9, 1963
at Kansas State L 69–100  7–12
(3–5)
Ahearn Fieldhouse 
Manhattan, KS
February 11, 1963
at No. 7 Colorado L 60–71  7–13
(3–6)
Balch Fieldhouse 
Boulder, CO
February 16, 1963
at Kansas W 64–62  8–13
(4–6)
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
February 18, 1963
Nebraska W 84–77  9–13
(5–6)
McCasland Field House 
Norman, OK
February 23, 1963
at Missouri W 68–67  10–13
(6–6)
Brewer Fieldhouse 
Columbia, MO
March 2, 1963
at Nebraska W 77–75  11–13
(7–6)
Nebraska Coliseum 
Lincoln, NE
March 5, 1963
Oklahoma State
Bedlam Series
W 70–65  12–13
(8–6)
McCasland Field House 
Norman, OK
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time..

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1963–64 season

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1963–64 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Record7–18 (3–11 Big Eight)
Head coach
Home arenaMcCasland Field House
Seasons
1963–64 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Kansas State 12 2   .857 22 7   .759
Colorado 9 5   .643 15 10   .600
Kansas 8 6   .571 13 12   .520
Oklahoma State 7 7   .500 15 10   .600
Missouri 7 7   .500 13 11   .542
Iowa State 5 9   .357 9 16   .360
Nebraska 5 9   .357 7 18   .280
Oklahoma 3 11   .214 7 18   .280
Rankings from AP Poll[18]

The 1963–64 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 1963–64 NCAA University Division men's basketball season college basketball season as a member of the Big Eight Conference. They finished the season with a 7–18 overall record, and finished last in the Big Eight Conference with a 3–11 conference record.[19] They were coached by Bob Stevens in his second season as head coach of the Sooners. They played their home games at McCasland Field House in Norman, Oklahoma.

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular season
December 3, 1963*
South Dakota W 100–79  1–0
McCasland Field House 
Norman, OK
December 7, 1963*
SMU L 72–83  1–1
McCasland Field House 
Norman, OK
December 9, 1963*
Illinois W 105–104  2–1
McCasland Field House 
Norman, OK
December 14, 1963*
Texas L 78–81  2–2
McCasland Field House 
Norman, OK
December 17, 1963*
at Texas Tech L 66–95  2–3
Lubbock Municipal Coliseum 
Lubbock, TX
December 20, 1963*
at Arizona State L 95–127  2–4
Sun Devil Gym 
Tempe, AZ
December 21, 1963*
vs. Michigan State L 100–118  2–5
Sun Devil Gym 
Tempe, AZ
December 27, 1963
vs. Missouri
Big Eight Holiday Tournament
L 88–95  2–6
Municipal Auditorium 
Kansas City, MO
December 28, 1963
vs. Nebraska
Big Eight Holiday Tournament
W 75–66  3–6
Municipal Auditorium 
Kansas City, MO
December 30, 1963
vs. Iowa State
Big Eight Holiday Tournament
W 82–79  4–6
Municipal Auditorium 
Kansas City, MO
January 4, 1964
Kansas W 65–63 OT 5–6
(1–0)
McCasland Field House 
Norman, OK
January 6, 1964
at Missouri L 74–84  5–7
(1–1)
Brewer Fieldhouse 
Columbia, MO
January 11, 1964
Oklahoma State
Bedlam Series
L 56–67  5–8
(1–2)
McCasland Field House 
Norman, OK
January 25, 1964
at Iowa State L 77–87  5–9
(1–3)
Iowa State Armory 
Ames, IA
January 27, 1964
Kansas State L 91–97  5–10
(1–4)
McCasland Field House 
Norman, OK
February 1, 1964
Colorado L 77–90  5–11
(1–5)
McCasland Field House 
Norman, OK
February 3, 1964
Iowa State L 73–78  5–12
(1–6)
McCasland Field House 
Norman, OK
February 8, 1964
at Nebraska L 69–76 2 OT 5–13
(1–7)
Nebraska Coliseum 
Lincoln, NE
February 10, 1964
at Colorado L 65–86  5–14
(1–8)
Balch Fieldhouse 
Boulder, CO
February 15, 1964
at Kansas L 72–84  5–15
(1–9)
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
February 17, 1964*
Bradley L 78–80  5–16
McCasland Field House 
Norman, OK
February 21, 1964
Missouri W 86–84  6–16
(2–9)
McCasland Field House 
Norman, OK
February 29, 1964
at Kansas State L 70–99  6–17
(2–10)
Ahearn Field House 
Manhattan, KS
March 2, 1964
Nebraska W 82–76  7–17
(3–10)
McCasland Field House 
Norman, OK
March 9, 1964
at Oklahoma State
Bedlam Series
L 47–80  7–18
(3–11)
Gallagher Hall 
Stillwater, OK
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time..

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1964–65 season

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1964–65 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Record8–17 (3–11 Big Eight)
Head coach
Home arenaMcCasland Field House
Seasons
1964–65 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Oklahoma State 12 2   .857 20 7   .741
Kansas 9 5   .643 17 8   .680
Missouri 8 6   .571 13 11   .542
Colorado 8 6   .571 13 12   .520
Iowa State 6 8   .429 9 16   .360
Kansas State 5 9   .357 12 13   .480
Nebraska 5 9   .357 10 15   .400
Oklahoma 3 11   .214 8 17   .320
Rankings from AP Poll[22]

The 1964–65 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 1964–65 NCAA University Division men's basketball season college basketball season as a member of the Big Eight Conference. They finished the season with an 8–17 overall record, and finished last in the Big Eight Conference with a 3–11 conference record.[23] They were coached by Bob Stevens in his third season as head coach of the Sooners. They played their home games at McCasland Field House in Norman, Oklahoma.

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular season
December 4, 1964*
No. 15 Seattle L 81–98  0–1
McCasland Field House 
Norman, OK
December 7, 1964*
at Indiana L 69–87  0–2
New Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN
December 12, 1964*
at Texas W 86–73  1–2
Gregory Gymnasium 
Austin, TX
December 14, 1964*
Hardin–Simmons W 78–67  2–2
McCasland Field House 
Norman, OK
December 16, 1964*
Texas Tech W 85–79  3–2
McCasland Field House 
Norman, OK
December 21, 1964*
at Bradley L 75–83  3–3
Robertson Memorial Field House 
Peoria, IL
December 26, 1964
vs. Kansas State
Big Eight Holiday Tournament
L 65–75  3–4
Municipal Auditorium 
Kansas City, MO
December 28, 1964
vs. Iowa State
Big Eight Holiday Tournament
W 76–72  4–4
Municipal Auditorium 
Kansas City, MO
December 30, 1964
vs. Oklahoma State
Big Eight Holiday Tournament/Bedlam Series
L 46–65  4–5
Municipal Auditorium 
Kansas City, MO
January 4, 1965
at Kansas State L 69–71  4–6
(0–1)
Ahearn Field House 
Manhattan, KS
January 9, 1965
Iowa State L 81–87  4–7
(0–2)
McCasland Field House 
Norman, OK
January 11, 1965
Nebraska W 89–82  5–7
(1–2)
McCasland Field House 
Norman, OK
January 23, 1965*
Northern Michigan L 74–75  5–8
McCasland Field House 
Norman, OK
January 25, 1965
at Iowa State L 81–87  5–9
(1–3)
Iowa State Armory 
Ames, IA
January 30, 1965
Colorado L 70–71  5–10
(1–4)
McCasland Field House 
Norman, OK
February 1, 1965
Missouri W 87–74  6–10
(2–4)
McCasland Field House 
Norman, OK
February 6, 1965
at Kansas L 68–77  6–11
(2–5)
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
February 8, 1965
at Colorado L 70–71  6–12
(2–6)
McCasland Field House 
Norman, OK
February 13, 1965
Kansas L 57–74  6–13
(2–7)
McCasland Field House 
Norman, OK
February 15, 1965
Kansas State W 80–65  7–13
(3–7)
McCasland Field House 
Norman, OK
February 20, 1965
at Missouri L 82–89  7–14
(3–8)
Brewer Fieldhouse 
Columbia, MO
February 23, 1965
at Oklahoma State
Bedlam Series
L 54–64  7–15
(3–9)
Gallagher Hall 
Stillwater, OK
February 27, 1965
at Nebraska L 63–67  7–16
(3–10)
Nebraska Coliseum 
Lincoln, NE
March 4, 1965*
at Loyola (LA) W 94–80  8–16
Loyola Field House 
New Orleans, LA
March 8, 1965
Oklahoma State
Bedlam Series
L 66–89  8–17
(3–11)
McCasland Field House 
Norman, OK
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time..

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1965–66 season

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1965–66 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Record11–14 (7–7 Big Eight)
Head coach
Home arenaMcCasland Field House
Seasons
1965–66 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 4 Kansas 13 1   .929 23 4   .852
Nebraska 12 2   .857 20 5   .800
Kansas State 9 5   .643 14 11   .560
Oklahoma 7 7   .500 11 14   .440
Colorado 6 8   .429 12 13   .480
Iowa State 6 8   .429 11 14   .440
Oklahoma State 2 12   .143 4 21   .160
Missouri 1 13   .071 3 21   .125
Rankings from AP Poll[26]

The 1965–66 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 1965–66 NCAA University Division men's basketball season college basketball season as a member of the Big Eight Conference. They finished the season with a 11–14 overall record, and finished fourth in the Big Eight Conference with a 7–7 conference record.[27] They were coached by Bob Stevens 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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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular season
December 1, 1965*
at Oklahoma City L 71–74  0–1
Frederiksen Field House 
Oklahoma City, OK
December 4, 1965*
Indiana W 83–82  1–1
McCasland Field House 
Norman, OK
December 7, 1965*
at SMU L 78–89  1–2
Moody Coliseum 
Dallas, TX
December 11, 1965*
No. 9 Bradley L 80–81  1–3
McCasland Field House 
Norman, OK
December 14, 1965*
at Texas Tech L 92–100  1–4
Lubbock Municipal Coliseum 
Lubbock, TX
December 20, 1965*
California W 94–72  2–4
McCasland Field House 
Norman, OK
December 23, 1965*
Butler L 63–65  2–5
McCasland Field House 
Norman, OK
December 27, 1965
vs. Oklahoma State
Big Eight Holiday Tournament/Bedlam Series
W 58–36  3–5
Municipal Auditorium 
Kansas City, MO
December 29, 1965
vs. Nebraska
Big Eight Holiday Tournament
L 79–92  3–6
Municipal Auditorium 
Kansas City, MO
December 30, 1965*
Iowa State
Big Eight Holiday Tournament
L 82–87  3–7
Municipal Auditorium 
Kansas City, MO
January 3, 1966
Oklahoma State
Bedlam Series
W 64–53  4–7
(1–0)
McCasland Field House 
Norman, OK
January 8, 1966
Colorado W 64–58  5–7
(2–0)
McCasland Field House 
Norman, OK
January 10, 1966
at No. 10 Kansas L 68–89  5–8
(2–1)
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
January 22, 1966
at Nebraska L 78–86  5–9
(2–2)
Nebraska Coliseum 
Lincoln, NE
January 29, 1966
Missouri W 88–70  6–9
(3–2)
McCasland Field House 
Norman, OK
January 31, 1966
Iowa State L 82–92  6–10
(3–3)
McCasland Field House 
Norman, OK
February 5, 1966
at Kansas State L 73–84  6–11
(3–4)
Ahearn Field House 
Manhattan, KS
February 7, 1966
No. 9 Nebraska L 81–85  6–12
(3–5)
McCasland Field House 
Norman, OK
February 12, 1966
at Missouri W 103–89  7–12
(4–5)
Brewer Fieldhouse 
Columbia, MO
February 15, 1966*
Loyola (LA) W 69–44  8–12
McCasland Field House 
Norman, OK
February 19, 1966
at Iowa State W 80–78  9–12
(5–5)
Iowa State Armory 
Ames, IA
February 21, 1966
No. 6 Kansas L 69–86  9–13
(5–6)
McCasland Field House 
Norman, OK
February 26, 1966
Kansas State W 80–77  10–13
(6–6)
McCasland Field House 
Norman, OK
February 28, 1966
at Colorado L 77–92  10–14
(6–7)
Balch Fieldhouse 
Boulder, CO
March 5, 1966
at Oklahoma State W 69–53  11–14
(7–7)
Gallagher-Iba Arena 
Stillwater, OK
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time..

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1966–67 season

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1966–67 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball
 
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Record8–17 (5–9 Big Eight)
Head coach
Home arenaMcCasland Field House
Seasons

The 1966–67 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 1966–67 NCAA University Division men's basketball season college basketball season as a member of the Big Eight Conference. They finished the season with an 8–7 overall record, and finished sixth in the Big Eight Conference with a 5–9 conference record.[30] They were coached by Bob Stevens in his fifth season as head coach of the Sooners. They played their home games at McCasland Field House in Norman, Oklahoma.

1966–67 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 3 Kansas 13 1   .929 23 4   .852
Colorado 10 4   .714 17 8   .680
Nebraska 10 4   .714 16 9   .640
Kansas State 9 5   .643 17 8   .680
Iowa State 6 8   .429 13 12   .520
Oklahoma 5 9   .357 8 17   .320
Oklahoma State 2 12   .143 7 18   .280
Missouri 1 13   .071 3 22   .120
Rankings from AP Poll[31]

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular season
December 1, 1966
TCU W 90–76  1–0
McCasland Field House 
Norman, OK
December 3, 1966*
at Seattle L 79–88  1–1
Key Arena 
Seattle, WA
December 5, 1966*
at California L 81–108  1–2
Harmon Gym 
Norman, OK
December 13, 1966*
Texas Tech W 94–79  2–2
McCasland Field House 
Norman, OK
December 17, 1966*
North Texas State L 78–86  2–3
McCasland Field House 
Norman, OK
December 20, 1966*
Bradley L 88–114  2–4
Robertson Memorial Field House 
Peoria, IL
December 28, 1966
vs. Missouri
Big Eight Holiday Tournament
W 76–67  3–4
Municipal Auditorium 
Kansas City, MO
December 29, 1966
vs. Kansas
Big Eight Holiday Tournament
L 73–97  3–5
Municipal Auditorium 
Kansas City, MO
December 30, 1966
vs. Kansas State L 76–102  3–6
Municipal Auditorium 
Kansas City, MO
January 7, 1967
at No. 9 Kansas L 73–97  3–7
(0–1)
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
January 9, 1967
Nebraska W 99–87  4–7
(1–1)
McCasland Field House 
Norman, OK
January 21, 1967*
Hardin–Simmons L 83–94  4–8
McCasland Field House 
Norman, OK
January 26, 1967
at Nebraska L 78–97  4–9
(1–2)
Nebraska Coliseum 
Lincoln, NE
January 28, 1967
at Iowa State L 87–93  4–10
(1–3)
Iowa State Armory 
Ames, IA
January 30, 1967
Kansas State L 82–102  4–11
(1–4)
McCasland Field House 
Norman, OK
February 4, 1967
Colorado W 71–66  5–11
(2–4)
McCasland Field House 
Norman, OK
February 7, 1967
at Missouri W 75–65  6–11
(3–4)
Brewer Fieldhouse 
Columbia, MO
February 11, 1967
Oklahoma State
Bedlam Series
W 67–60  7–11
(4–4)
McCasland Field House 
Norman, OK
February 13, 1967*
Drake L 73–76  7–12
McCasland Field House 
Norman, OK
February 18, 1967
No. 6 Kansas L 74–82  7–13
(4–5)
McCasland Field House 
Norman, OK
February 20, 1967
at Colorado L 73–83  7–14
(4–6)
Balch Fieldhouse 
Boulder, CO
February 27, 1967
at Kansas State L 71–84  7–15
(4–7)
Ahearn Fieldhouse 
Manhattan, KS
March 4, 1967
Iowa State L 63–69  7–16
(4–8)
McCasland Field House 
Norman, OK
March 6, 1967
Missouri W 90–75  8–16
(5–8)
McCasland Field House 
Norman, OK
March 11, 1967
Oklahoma State L 63–65  8–17
(5–9)
Gallagher Hall 
Stillwater, OK
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time..

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1967–68 season

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1967–68 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball
 
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Record13–13 (8–6 Big Eight)
Head coach
Home arenaMcCasland Field House
Seasons
1967–68 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Kansas State 11 3   .786 19 9   .679
Kansas 10 4   .714 22 8   .733
Nebraska 8 6   .571 15 10   .600
Oklahoma 8 6   .571 13 13   .500
Iowa State 8 6   .571 12 13   .480
Missouri 5 9   .357 10 16   .385
Oklahoma State 3 11   .214 10 16   .385
Colorado 3 11   .214 9 16   .360
Rankings from AP Poll[34]

The 1967–68 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 1967–68 NCAA University Division men's basketball season college basketball season as a member of the Big Eight Conference. They finished the season with a 13–13 overall record, and finished tied for third in the Big Eight Conference with an 8–6 conference record.[35] They were coached by John MacLeod in his first season as head coach of the Sooners. They played their home games at McCasland Field House in Norman, Oklahoma.

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular season
December 1, 1967*
Centenary W 91–73  1–0
McCasland Field House 
Norman, OK
December 4, 1967*
at TCU W 66–57  2–0
Daniel–Meyer Coliseum 
Fort Worth, TX
December 9, 1967*
Butler W 79–75  3–0
McCasland Field House 
Norman, OK
December 12, 1967*
at Texas Tech L 67–74  3–1
Lubbock Municipal Coliseum 
Lubbock, TX
December 15, 1967*
at USC L 63–76  3–2
Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena 
Los Angeles, CA
December 16, 1967*
at Loyola Marymount L 76–94  3–3
Alumni Memorial Gymnasium 
Los Angeles, CA
December 19, 1967*
Wyoming L 71–82  3–4
McCasland Field House 
Norman, OK
December 23, 1967*
at Drake L 85–97  3–5
Veterans Memorial Auditorium 
Des Moines, IA
December 27, 1967
vs. Nebraska
Big Eight Holiday Tournament
L 65–75  3–6
Municipal Auditorium 
Kansas City, MO
December 29, 1967
vs. Kansas
Big Eight Holiday Tournament
L 57–73  3–7
Municipal Auditorium 
Kansas City, MO
December 30, 1967
vs. Iowa State
Big Eight Holiday Tournament
W 76–61  4–7
Municipal Auditorium 
Kansas City, MO
January 6, 1968
at Missouri W 71–70  5–7
(1–0)
Brewer Fieldhouse 
Columbia, MO
January 9, 1968
Oklahoma State
Bedlam Series
W 61–58  6–7
(2–0)
McCasland Field House 
Norman, OK
January 25, 1968
at Iowa State L 70–80  6–8
(2–1)
Iowa State Armory 
Ames, IA
January 27, 1968
at Nebraska L 90–110  6–9
(2–2)
Nebraska Coliseum 
Lincoln, NE
January 29, 1968
Kansas State W 73–62  7–9
(3–2)
McCasland Field House 
Norman, OK
February 3, 1968
at Kansas L 70–72  7–10
(3–3)
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
February 5, 1968
Nebraska L 83–89  7–11
(3–4)
McCasland Field House 
Norman, OK
February 10, 1968
Iowa State W 87–68  8–11
(4–4)
McCasland Field House 
Norman, OK
February 13, 1968*
Southwestern Louisiana W 63–62  9–11
McCasland Field House 
Norman, OK
February 17, 1968
at Kansas State L 48–72  9–12
(4–5)
Ahearn Field House 
Manhattan, KS
February 19, 1968
Colorado W 71–68  10–12
(5–5)
McCasland Field House 
Norman, OK
February 24, 1968
at Oklahoma State
Bedlam Series
W 56–53  11–12
(6–5)
Gallagher Hall 
Stillwater, OK
March 2, 1968
Missouri W 76–72  12–12
(7–5)
McCasland Field House 
Norman, OK
March 4, 1968
Kansas L 80–85 OT 12–13
(7–6)
McCasland Field House 
Norman, OK
March 7, 1968
at Colorado W 84–78  13–13
(8–6)
Balch Fieldhouse 
Boulder, CO
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time..

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After the season

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NBA draft

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The following Sooners were selected in the 1968 NBA draft.[38]

Round Pick Player Position NBA club
3 29 Don Sidle Center San Francisco Warriors
8 71 Willie Rogers Forward Seattle SuperSonics

1968–69 season

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1968–69 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball
 
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Record7–19 (3–11 Big Eight)
Head coach
Home arenaMcCasland Field House
Seasons
1968–69 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 18 Colorado 10 4   .714 21 7   .750
No. 19 Kansas 9 5   .643 20 7   .741
Kansas State 9 5   .643 14 12   .538
Iowa State 8 6   .571 14 12   .538
Missouri 7 7   .500 14 11   .560
Oklahoma State 5 9   .357 12 13   .480
Nebraska 5 9   .357 12 14   .462
Oklahoma 3 11   .214 7 19   .269
Rankings from AP Poll[39]

The 1968–69 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 1968–69 NCAA University Division men's basketball season college basketball season as a member of the Big Eight Conference. They finished the season with a 7–19 overall record, and finished last in the Big Eight Conference with an 3–11 conference record.[40] They were coached by John MacLeod in his second season as head coach of the Sooners. They played their home games at McCasland Field House in Norman, Oklahoma.

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular season
December 2, 1968*
at Centenary W 45–38  1–0
Haynes Gymnasium 
Shreveport, LA
December 6, 1968*
UNLV L 84–93  1–1
McCasland Field House 
Norman, OK
December 9, 1968*
Texas Tech W 83–74  2–1
McCasland Field House 
Norman, OK
December 13, 1968*
at Tennessee L 49–55  2–2
Stokely Athletic Center 
Knoxville, TN
December 14, 1968*
vs. Texas L 46–65  2–3
Stokley Center 
Knoxville, TN
December 19, 1968*
USC L 46–48  2–4
McCasland Field House 
Norman, OK
December 21, 1968*
at Wyoming L 43–86  2–5
War Memorial Fieldhouse 
Laramie, WY
December 23, 1968*
at Southwest Missouri State W 65–57  3–5
McCasland Field House 
Norman, OK
December 26, 1968
vs. Colorado
Big Eight Holiday Tournament
L 56–63  3–6
Municipal Auditorium 
Kansas City, MO
December 28, 1968
vs. Nebraska
Big Eight Holiday Tournament
L 48–70  3–7
Municipal Auditorium 
Kansas City, MO
December 30, 1968
vs. Iowa State
Big Eight Holiday Tournament
L 62–67  3–8
Municipal Auditorium 
Kansas City, MO
January 4, 1968
Colorado L 56–80  3–9
(0–1)
McCasland Field House 
Norman, OK
January 6, 1969
Missouri W 62–58  4–9
(1–1)
McCasland Field House 
Norman, OK
January 11, 1969
at Kansas State L 62–87  4–10
(1–2)
McCasland Field House 
Norman, OK
January 25, 1969
UT Arlington W 89–57  5–10
McCasland Field House 
Norman, OK
February 1, 1969
at Iowa State L 62–67  5–11
(1–3)
McCasland Field House 
Norman, OK
February 3, 1969
at Nebraska L 83–90  5–12
(1–4)
Nebraska Coliseum 
Lincoln, NE
February 8, 1969
at No. 13 Kansas L 59–66  5–13
(1–5)
McCasland Field House 
Norman, OK
February 10, 1969
at No. 14 Colorado L 69–92 OT 5–14
(1–6)
McCasland Field House 
Norman, OK
February 15, 1969
at Oklahoma State L 52–55  5–15
(1–7)
Gallagher-Iba Arena 
Stillwater, OK
February 17, 1969
Kansas State L 59–69  5–16
(1–8)
McCasland Field House 
Norman, OK
February 22, 1969
at Missouri L 49–69  5–17
(1–9)
Brewer Fieldhouse 
Columbia, MO
February 24, 1969
at No. 13 Kansas L 58–83  5–18
(1–10)
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
March 1, 1969
Oklahoma State
Bedlam Series
W 61–59 OT 6–18
(2–10)
McCasland Field House 
Norman, OK
March 6, 1969
Iowa State W 84–78  7–18
(3–10)
McCasland Field House 
Norman, OK
March 8, 1969
Nebraska L 64–70  7–19
(3–11)
McCasland Field House 
Norman, OK
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time..

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