OU Men's Basketball Tradition | Five Final Fours

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With a reputation of doing things early (as noted by their nickname), the Sooners wasted no time in reaching the Final Four, doing so in the first ever NCAA Tournament in 1939 under coach Bruce Drake.
 
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.
 

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

2002 Final Four Atlanta, Ga. National Semifinals 31-5 Overall	2016 Final Four Houston, Texas National Semifinals 29-8 Overall