OU Men's Basketball Tradition | Five Final Fours | M Basketball Main |
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In 1947, Drake again worked his magic and coached OU to the national championship game.
The Sooners played for another national title in 1988 under head coach Billy Tubbs, narrowly falling in an upset to conference foe Kansas.
OU participated in a fourth Final Four in 2002 under Kelvin Sampson and its fifth in 2016 under Lon Kruger. Both teams fell in the national semifinals to Indiana and Villanova, respectively.
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1939 Final Four San Francisco, Calif. National Semifinals 12-9 Record |
1947 Final Four New York, N.Y. National Final 24-7 Overall |
1988 Final Four Kansas City, Mo. National Final 35-4 Overall |
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2002 Final Four Atlanta, Ga. National Semifinals 31-5 Overall |
2016 Final Four Houston, Texas National Semifinals 29-8 Overall |