1964–65 Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball team

1964–65 Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball
1964–65 Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball
Big Eight champions
NCAA tournament, Elite Eight
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Record	20–7 (12–2 Big Eight)
Head coach	Hank Iba (31st season);
Home arena	Gallagher Hall; (Capacity: 6,381)
	Seasons ← 1963–64 1965–66 →

1964–65 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	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^[1]

The 1964–65 Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball team represented Oklahoma State University as a member of the Big Eight Conference during the 1964–65 NCAA University Division men's basketball season. The team was led by legendary head coach Hank Iba, in his 31st year at the school, and played their home games at Gallagher Hall. The Cowboys finished with a record of 20–7 (12–2 Big Eight) to win the Big Eight title by a three-game margin. They received an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost to Wichita State in the Midwest regional final.

Oklahoma State won the Big Eight tournament by prevailing over Missouri in double overtime in the championship game.^[2] The Cowboys received an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 5 seed in the West region, making their first appearance in the NCAA Tournament since 1965. The team was upset by No. 12 seed Princeton in the opening round.^[3]

Roster

1964–65 Oklahoma State Cowboys men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
F	22	James King	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—	Sr	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Head coach

Henry Iba

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Source:^[4]

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Dec 1, 1964*	at Southern Illinois	L 55–78	0–1	SIU Arena Carbondale, Illinois
Dec 3, 1964*	Abilene Christian	W 54–42	1–1	Gallagher Hall Stillwater, Oklahoma
Dec 5, 1964*	Regis	W 78–30	2–1	Gallagher Hall Stillwater, Oklahoma
Dec 9, 1964*	Arkansas	W 66–52	3–1	Gallagher Hall Stillwater, Oklahoma
Dec 12, 1964*	at No. 7 UCLA	L 52–68	3–2	L.A. Sports Arena Los Angeles, California
Dec 14, 1964*	at Texas	W 73–69 ^OT	4–2	Gregory Gymnasium Austin, Texas
Dec 18, 1964*	vs. Florida State Vanderbilt Tournament	W 60–56	5–2	Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee
Dec 19, 1964*	at Vanderbilt Vanderbilt Tournament	L 58–60	5–3	Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee
Dec 28, 1964*	vs. Missouri Vanderbilt Tournament	L 48–53	5–4	Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee
Dec 29, 1964*	vs. Nebraska Vanderbilt Tournament	W 74–61	6–4	Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee
Dec 30, 1964*	vs. Oklahoma Vanderbilt Tournament	W 65–46	7–4	Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee
Jan 4, 1965 7:35 p.m.	at Iowa State	W 54–52 ^OT	8–4 (1–0)	Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa
Jan 9, 1965	Nebraska	W 93–54	9–4 (2–0)	Gallagher Hall Stillwater, Oklahoma
Jan 11, 1965 8:00 p.m.	Iowa State	W 67–48	10–4 (3–0)	Gallagher Hall Stillwater, Oklahoma
Jan 23, 1965	at Nebraska	W 55–53	11–4 (4–0)	Nebraska Coliseum Lincoln, Nebraska
Jan 28, 1965	Colorado	W 59–55 ^3OT	12–4 (5–0)	Gallagher Hall Stillwater, Oklahoma
Jan 30, 1965	Missouri	W 63–55	13–4 (6–0)	Gallagher Hall Stillwater, Oklahoma
Feb 6, 1965	at Missouri	L 42–49	13–5 (6–1)	Brewer Fieldhouse Columbia, Missouri
Feb 13, 1965	at Kansas State	W 52–49	14–5 (7–1)	Ahearn Field House Manhattan, Kansas
Feb 15, 1965	Kansas	W 68–64 ^4OT	15–5 (8–1)	Gallagher Hall Stillwater, Oklahoma
Feb 20, 1965	at Colorado	L 54–57	15–6 (8–2)	Balch Fieldhouse Boulder, Colorado
Feb 23, 1965	Oklahoma	W 64–54	16–6 (9–2)	Gallagher Hall Stillwater, Oklahoma
Mar 1, 1965	Kansas State	W 69–60	17–6 (10–2)	Gallagher Hall Stillwater, Oklahoma
Mar 6, 1965	at Kansas	W 64–58	18–6 (11–2)	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas
Mar 8, 1965	at Oklahoma	W 89–66	19–6 (12–2)	Field House Norman, Oklahoma
NCAA tournament
Mar 12, 1965*	vs. Houston Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen	W 75–60	20–6	Ahearn Field House Manhattan, Kansas
Mar 13, 1965*	vs. Wichita State Regional final – Elite Eight	L 46–54	20–7	Ahearn Field House Manhattan, Kansas
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. All times are in Central Time.

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Rankings

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References

^ sports-reference.com 1964-65 Big Eight Conference Season Summary
^ "Pokes Outlast Tigers, Win in 2 OTs". The Oklahoman. March 14, 1983. Retrieved April 24, 2022.
^ "PRINCETON UPSETS OAKLAHOMA ST., 56-53". March 19, 1983. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
^ "1964–65 Oklahoma State Cowboys Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved February 4, 2024.
^ "2019–20 Oklahoma State Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Oklahoma State University Athletics. Retrieved February 4, 2024.
^ *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 899–900. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.

[1] sports-reference.com 1964-65 Big Eight Conference Season Summary

[big8-2] "Pokes Outlast Tigers, Win in 2 OTs". The Oklahoman. March 14, 1983. Retrieved April 24, 2022.

[3] "PRINCETON UPSETS OAKLAHOMA ST., 56-53". March 19, 1983. Retrieved March 13, 2022.

[4] "1964–65 Oklahoma State Cowboys Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved February 4, 2024.

[5] "2019–20 Oklahoma State Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Oklahoma State University Athletics. Retrieved February 4, 2024.

[ESPN-6] *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 899–900. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.

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