Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball

Oklahoma State Cowboys
2024–25 Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball team
UniversityOklahoma State University–Stillwater
Head coachSteve Lutz (1st season)
ConferenceBig 12
LocationStillwater, Oklahoma
ArenaGallagher-Iba Arena
(capacity: 13,611)
NicknameCowboys
ColorsOrange and black
   
Uniforms
Home
Away
NCAA tournament champions
1945, 1946
Other NCAA tournament results
Runner-up1949
Final Four1945, 1946, 1949, 1951, 1995, 2004
Elite Eight1945, 1946, 1949, 1951, 1953, 1954, 1958, 1965, 1995, 2000, 2004
Sweet Sixteen1951, 1953, 1954, 1958, 1965, 1991, 1992, 1995, 2000, 2004, 2005
Appearances1945, 1946, 1949, 1951, 1953, 1954, 1958, 1965, 1983, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2021
Conference tournament champions
1983, 1995, 2004, 2005
Conference regular-season champions
1925, 1931, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1942, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1948, 1949, 1951, 1953, 1954, 1965, 1991, 2004

The Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball team represents Oklahoma State University in Stillwater, Oklahoma, United States in NCAA Division I men's basketball competition. All women's teams at the school are known as Cowgirls. The Cowboys currently compete in the Big 12 Conference.

Oklahoma State men’s basketball has a very rich history of success, having won back-to-back national championships in 1945 and 1946. The Cowboys also boast six Final Fours to go along with 11 Elite Eight and Sweet Sixteen appearances over a total of 29 NCAA tournaments. Oklahoma State has also won a combined total of 23 conference titles, with their most recent title coming in the 2005 Big 12 tournament. In 2020, CBS Sports ranked Oklahoma State the 25th best college basketball program of all-time, ahead of programs such as Oklahoma and Texas.

Since 1938, the team has played its home games in Gallagher-Iba Arena. The Cowboys are currently led by Steve Lutz, in his 2nd season after he was hired as head coach on April 1, 2024.