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1990-91 Oklahoma State Basketball - "Just the Beginning"

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Channel: Oklahoma State Athletics · 2011 · Sports

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Oklahoma State's Eddie Sutton rekindled the spirit of Cowboy basketball when he arrived in 1990.

When Sutton arrived in Stillwater on April 11, 1990, he inherited an Oklahoma State program that had made just one appearance in the NCAA Tournament in 25 years and had only seven winning seasons during that same period.

It didn't take long for Sutton to dramatically impact basketball at his alma mater. In his first season, he guided the Cowboys to a 24-8 record, a Big Eight Conference title and a Sweet 16 NCAA Tournament appearance, where OSU lost in overtime to Temple.

Sutton, who previously coached at Creighton, Arkansas and Kentucky, was the first coach in NCAA history to lead four different schools to the national tournament and was joined in the exclusive club by Driesell and Jim Harrick following the 2000-01 campaign.

In his 16 seasons in Stillwater, Sutton guided the Cowboys to 13 NCAA Tournament appearances, 13 20-win seasons, and seven first- or second-place finishes in conference play. OSU's NCAA Tournament appearance in 2005 marked its eighth-consecutive postseason appearance, the longest streak in school history.

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