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ORU Mills named finalist in National Coach of the Year

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Head men’s basketball coach Paul Mills has been tapped as a finalist for both the Hugh Durham National Coach of the Year award and the Jim Phelan National Coach of the Year award. The Hugh Durham award is awarded to coaches at a Division 1 Mid-Major school, who have acheived winning programs at 3 different…

OSU Cowboys to play in NIT tournament

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Oklahoma State after beating OU and losing to Texas in the Big-12 tournament, missed getting into the NCAA tournament. They were invited to play in the NIT tournament as a No. 1 seed. Their first game was on Wednesday, March 15 against Youngstown State.If they advance to the second round, they will play the winner…

Big 12 tournament: OU vs. OSU

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The OSU Cowboys defeated the Oklahoma Sooners for the third time this year in the opening round of the Big 12 Tournament last week,  57-49 effectively eliminating the Sooners from post-season play. The Cowboys hampered by injuries still managed to defeat the Sooners.  Caleb Asberry was their high scorer with 15 points, while Bryce Thompson…

OSU loses to Texas in quarterfinal

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The Cowboys lost to Texas 61-47 in the quarterfinal game in the Big 12 tournament last week, putting their NCAA tournament bid in jeopardy. The Cowboys only shot  27% from the field, whereas Texas came up with 37%. Caleb Asberry led the scorers with 16 points and Kalib Boone added another 11 points. Head coach…

Davis Recognizes Tulsa Homeschool Football National Champions

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OKLAHOMA CITY – Rep. Dean Davis, R-Broken Arrow, on Tuesday recognized the 2022 Tulsa Northeast Oklahoma Association of Homeschools (NOAH) Jaguars on the floor of the Oklahoma House of Representatives. The team in November won the National Homeschool Football Association’s (NHFA) National Championship, defeating Georgia Force Homeschool of Sugar Hill, GA, by a score of…

NCAA Selections

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Watching the “NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship Selection Show” is almost like watching lottery numbers being announced. Most of the teams selected for the field of 68 already know they are going to appear on the bracket, but finding out what seed they will be, who their first opponent will be and where they will play,…

OU surprises TCU to finish regular season

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Oklahoma was led by Tanner Groves with 23 points, as the Sooners beat No. 22 TCU, 74-60 Saturday in the regular-season finale for both teams. Groves also pulled down 10 rebounds in the game. Oklahoma improved its record to 15-16, 5-13 Big 12, and finished in last place in the Big 12 Conference. Grant Sherfield…

OSU ends regular season with win at Texas Tech

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Oklahoma State wrapped up its regular season with a 71-68 win in Lubbock on Saturday. Caleb Asberry led the Cowboys with a season-high 24 points and a career-high seven three-point field goals. Asberry also added six rebounds and three steals for OSU. Bryce Thompson chipped in 19 points, including 15 in the first half on…

Tulsa had weekend off, set for AAC Tournament

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With the weekend bye, Tulsa had eight days off to get ready for the start of the American Athletic Conference tournament. The No. 11 seed Golden Hurricane will face No. 6 Wichita State, in the final game of the opening round, Thursday (tonight) at 7:00 p.m. on ESPNU.

Tournament for ORU began March 4

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ORU easily defeated North Dakota Saturday in the quarterfinals of the Summit League Conference Tournament, 96-80.  No 9 seed North Dakota had beaten No. 8 seed Denver in the first round on Friday 83-68.  No 1. seed ORU faced No. 5 seed St. Thomas (Minnesota) on Monday evening at 6 p.m.  This game is after…