# Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball, 1950–1959
## 1949–50 season

The 1949–50 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 1949–50 NCAA men's basketball season college basketball season as a member of the Big Seven Conference. The Sooners finished the season with a 12–10 overall record, and finished tied for fourth in the Big Seven Conference with a 6–6 conference record. They were coached by Bruce Drake in his twelfth season as head coach of the Sooners. They played their home games at McCasland Field House in Norman, Oklahoma.

### Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| December 3, 1949* | | Texas | W 65–48 | 1–0 | McCasland Field House Norman, OK |
| December 10, 1949* | | Illinois | W 55–47 | 2–0 | McCasland Field House Norman, OK |
| December 17, 1949* | | at Illinois | L 47–57 | 2–1 | Huff Gym Champaign, IL |
| December 19, 1949* | | at CCNY | W 67–63 | 3–1 | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| December 27, 1949 | | vs. Iowa State Big Eight Holiday Tournament | W 66–57 | 4–1 | Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, MO |
| December 29, 1949 | | vs. Kansas State Big Eight Holiday Tournament | W 55–50 | 5–1 | Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, MO |
| December 30, 1949* | | vs. Missouri Big Eight Holiday Tournament | L 42–44 | 5–2 | Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, MO |
| January 6, 1950 | No. 17 | at Kansas | L 50–56 | 5–3 (0–1) | Hoch Auditorium Lawrence, KS |
| January 9, 1950 | No. 19 | No. 16 Missouri | W 41–36 | 6–3 (1–1) | McCasland Field House Norman, OK |
| January 13, 1950 | No. 19 | Kansas State | L 42–43 $^{OT}$ | 6–4 (1–2) | McCasland Field House Norman, OK |
| January 18, 1950* | | at Oklahoma A&M Bedlam Series | L 37–45 | 6–5 | Gallagher Hall Stillwater, OK |
| January 21, 1950 | | Colorado | L 43–46 | 6–6 (1–3) | McCasland Field House Norman, OK |
| January 30, 1950* | | at Texas | W 55–45 | 7–6 | Gregory Gymnasium Austin, TX |
| February 4, 1950 | | at No. 11 Kansas State | L 68–91 | 7–7 (1–4) | Nichols Hall Manhattan, KS |
| February 6, 1950 | | at Iowa State | W 63–57 | 8–7 (1–5) | Iowa State Armory Ames, IA |
| February 13, 1950 | | Nebraska | L 55–57 | 8–8 (2–5) | McCasland Field House Norman, OK |
| February 20, 1950 | | Iowa State | W 76–48 | 9–8 (3–5) | McCasland Field House Norman, OK |
| February 25, 1950 | | at Missouri | W 45–40 $^{OT}$ | 10–8 (4–5) | Brewer Fieldhouse Columbia, MO |
| March 1, 1950* | | Oklahoma A&M Bedlam Series | L 37–48 | 10–9 | McCasland Field House Norman, OK |
| March 4, 1950 | | at No. 16 Nebraska | W 64–48 | 11–9 (5–5) | Nebraska Coliseum Lincoln, NE |
| March 6, 1950 | | at Colorado | L 49–58 | 11–10 (5–6) | Balch Fieldhouse Boulder, CO |
| March 11, 1950 | | No. 19 Kansas | W 52–49 $^{OT}$ | 12–10 (6–6) | McCasland Field House Norman, OK |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.. ||||||

### NBA draft selections

| Round | Pick | Player | NBA club |
| 4 | 48 | Paul Merchant | Syracuse Nationals |
| 6 | 71 | Wayne Glasgow | Minneapolis Lakers |

## 1950–51 season

The 1950–51 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 1950–51 NCAA men's basketball season college basketball season as a member of the Big Seven Conference. The Sooners finished the season with a 14–10 overall record, and finished fourth in the Big Seven Conference with a 6–6 conference record. They were coached by Bruce Drake in his thirteenth season as head coach of the Sooners. They played their home games at McCasland Field House in Norman, Oklahoma.

### NBA draft selections

| Round | Pick | Player | NBA club |
| 1 | 3 | Marcus Freiberger | Indianapolis Olympians |

## 1951–52 season

The 1951–52 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 1951–52 NCAA men's basketball season college basketball season as a member of the Big Seven Conference. The Sooners finished the season with a 7–17 overall record, and finished tied for fourth in the Big Seven Conference with a 4–8 conference record. They were coached by Bruce Drake in his fourteenth season as head coach of the Sooners. They played their home games at McCasland Field House in Norman, Oklahoma.

### Schedule
## 1952–53 season

The 1952–53 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 1952–53 NCAA men's basketball season college basketball season as a member of the Big Seven Conference. The Sooners finished the season with an 8–13 overall record, and finished tied for fourth in the Big Seven Conference with a 5–7 conference record. They were coached by Bruce Drake in his fifteenth season as head coach of the Sooners. They played their home games at McCasland Field House in Norman, Oklahoma.

### Schedule
## 1953–54 season

The 1953–54 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 1953–54 NCAA men's basketball season college basketball season as a member of the Big Seven Conference. The Sooners finished the season with an 8–13 overall record, and finished tied for sixth in the Big Seven Conference with a 4–8 conference record. They were coached by Bruce Drake in his sixteenth season as head coach of the Sooners. They played their home games at McCasland Field House in Norman, Oklahoma.

### NBA draft selections

| Round | Pick | Player | NBA club |
| 11 | 106 | Bob Waller | New York Knicks |

## 1954–55 season

The 1954–55 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 1954–55 NCAA men's basketball season college basketball season as a member of the Big Seven Conference. The Sooners finished the season with a 3–18 overall record, and finished last in the Big Seven Conference with a 1–11 conference record. They were coached by Bruce Drake in his sixteenth season as head coach of the Sooners. They played their home games at McCasland Field House in Norman, Oklahoma.

### Schedule
## 1955–56 season

The 1955–56 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 1955–56 NCAA men's basketball season college basketball season as a member of the Big Seven Conference. The Sooners finished the season with a 4–19 overall record, and finished last in the Big Seven Conference with a 1–11 conference record. They were coached by Doyle Parrack in his first season as head coach of the Sooners. They played their home games at McCasland Field House in Norman, Oklahoma.

### Schedule
## 1956–57 season

The 1956–57 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 1956–57 NCAA University Division men's basketball season college basketball season as a member of the Big Seven Conference. The Sooners finished the season with an 8–15 overall record, and finished last in the Big Seven Conference with a 3–9 conference record. They were coached by Doyle Parrack in his second season as head coach of the Sooners. They played their home games at McCasland Field House in Norman, Oklahoma.

### Schedule
## 1957–58 season

The 1957–58 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 1957–58 NCAA University Division men's basketball season college basketball season as a member of the Big Eight Conference. The Sooners finished the season with a 13–10 overall record, and finished tied for fourth in the Big Eight Conference with a 5–7 conference record. They were coached by Doyle Parrack in his third season as head coach of the Sooners. They played their home games at McCasland Field House in Norman, Oklahoma.

### NBA draft selections

| Round | Pick | Player | NBA club |
| 6 | 44 | Joe King | New York Knicks |

## 1958–59 season

The 1958–59 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 1958–59 NCAA University Division men's basketball season college basketball season as a member of the Big Eight Conference. The Sooners finished the season with a 15–10 overall record, and finished second in the Big Eight Conference with a 9–5 conference record. They were coached by Doyle Parrack in his fourth season as head coach of the Sooners. They played their home games at McCasland Field House in Norman, Oklahoma.