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
1952 | Sweet Sixteen Regional Third Place | Wyoming UCLA | L 48–54 W 55–53 | |
1953 | Sweet Sixteen Regional Third Place | Kansas TCU | L 65–73 L 56–58 | |
1954 | First Round | Bradley | L 55–61 | |
1955 | First Round | Bradley | L 65–69 | |
1956 | First Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight | Memphis State Kansas State SMU | W 97–81 W 97–93 L 63–84 | |
1957 | First Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight | Loyola Saint Louis Kansas | W 76–55 W 75–66 L 61–81 | |
1963 | First Round Sweet Sixteen Regional Third Place | Colorado State Colorado Texas | W 70–67 L 72–78 L 83–90 | |
1964 | First Round | Creighton | L 78–89 | |
1965 | First Round Sweet Sixteen Regional Third Place | Colorado State San Francisco BYU | W 70–68 L 67–91 W 112–102 | |
1966 | First Round | Texas Western | L 74–89 | |
1973 | First Round | Arizona State | L 78–103 |
NIT results
1959 | First Round | NYU | L 48–63 | |
1968 | First Round | Duke | L 81–97 |