Oklahoma City Stars men's basketball


The Oklahoma City Stars men's basketball team is the basketball team that represents Oklahoma City University in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States. The school's team currently competes in the Sooner Athletic Conference.
Oklahoma City competed in NCAA Division I for many years, and the program was especially noted for its success under coaches Doyle Parrack and his successor Abe Lemons. OCU appeared in eleven NCAA Men's Division I Basketball tournaments.
In 1985, the school moved from the NCAA to the NAIA and has since won six national championships.

National championships

Tournament results

NCAA tournament results

1952Sweet Sixteen
Regional Third Place
Wyoming
UCLA
L 48–54
W 55–53
1953Sweet Sixteen
Regional Third Place
Kansas
TCU
L 65–73
L 56–58
1954First RoundBradleyL 55–61
1955First RoundBradleyL 65–69
1956First Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
Memphis State
Kansas State
SMU
W 97–81
W 97–93
L 63–84
1957First Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
Loyola
Saint Louis
Kansas
W 76–55
W 75–66
L 61–81
1963First Round
Sweet Sixteen
Regional Third Place
Colorado State
Colorado
Texas
W 70–67
L 72–78
L 83–90
1964First RoundCreightonL 78–89
1965First Round
Sweet Sixteen
Regional Third Place
Colorado State
San Francisco
BYU
W 70–68
L 67–91
W 112–102
1966First RoundTexas WesternL 74–89
1973First RoundArizona StateL 78–103

NIT results

1959First RoundNYU
L 48–63
1968First RoundDuke
L 81–97