Question: When was the college Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team represented founded?
Context: The 1987–88 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team represented the University of Oklahoma in competitive college basketball during the 1987–88 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.  The Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team played its home games in the Lloyd Noble Center and was a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's (NCAA) former Big Eight Conference at that time.  The team posted a 35–4 overall record and a 12–2 conference record to earn the Conference title under head coach Billy Tubbs.  This was the third Big Eight Conference Regular Season Championship for Tubbs and his second Big Eight Conference Tournament Championship. The 2007–08 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 2007–08 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.  The head coach was Jeff Capel, who was in his second year with the team.  The team played its home games in the Lloyd Noble Center in Norman, Oklahoma and was a member of the Big 12 Conference. The 1983–84 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team represented the University of Oklahoma in competitive college basketball during the 1983–84 NCAA Division I season.  The Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team played its home games in the Lloyd Noble Center and was a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's (NCAA) former Big Eight Conference at that time.  The team posted a 29–5 overall record and a 13–1 conference record to finish first in the Conference for head coach Billy Tubbs.  This was the first Big Eight Conference Regular Season Championship for Tubbs. The 1989–90 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team represented the University of Oklahoma in competitive college basketball during the 1989–90 NCAA Division I season.  The Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team played its home games in the Lloyd Noble Center and was a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's (NCAA) former Big Eight Conference at that time.  The team posted a 27–5 overall record and an 11–3 conference record to finish tied for second in the Conference for head coach Billy Tubbs.  This was the third Big Eight Conference Tournament Championship for Tubbs and his third NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament #1 seed in a row.  The team earned the conference tournament championship competing in a conference in which three teams held the #1 national ranking in consecutive weeks in late February and early March. The 1988–89 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team represented the US University of Oklahoma in competitive college basketball during the 1988–89 NCAA Division I season.  The Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team played its home games in the Lloyd Noble Center and was a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's (NCAA) former Big Eight Conference at that time.  The team posted a 30–6 overall record and a 12–2 conference record to earn the Conference title under head coach Billy Tubbs.  This was the fourth Big Eight Conference Regular Season Championship for Tubbs and his second in a row. The University of Oklahoma (OU) is a coeducational public research university in Norman, Oklahoma.  Founded in 1890, it had existed in Oklahoma Territory near Indian Territory for 17 years before the two became the state of Oklahoma.  In Fall 2016 the university had 31,250 students enrolled, most at its main campus in Norman.  Employing nearly 3,000 faculty members, the school offers 152 baccalaureate programs, 160 master's programs, 75 doctorate programs, and 20 majors at the first professional level.  David Lyle Boren, a former U.S. Senator and Oklahoma Governor, has served as the university's president since 1994. The 1927–28 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team represented the University of Oklahoma in college basketball during the 1927–28 NCAA men's basketball season.  The Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team were a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's (NCAA) former Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association at that time.  The team posted an 18–0 overall record and an 18–0 conference record to finish first in the Conference for head coach Hugh McDermott. The 1978–79 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team represented the University of Oklahoma in competitive college basketball during the 1978–79 NCAA Division I season.  The Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team played its home games in the Lloyd Noble Center and was a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's (NCAA) former Big Eight Conference at that time.  The team posted a 21–10 overall record and a 10–4 conference record to finish first in the Conference for head coach Dave Bliss.  This was the only Big Eight Conference Regular Season Championship for Bliss. The 2009–10 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team represented the University of Oklahoma during the 2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.  Their head coach was Jeff Capel, who was in his fourth year with the school.  The team played its home games at the Lloyd Noble Center in Norman, OK with a capacity of 11,528 and are members of the Big 12 Conference.  The Sooners finished the season 13–18, 4–12 in Big 12 play and lost in the first round of the 2010 Big 12 Men's Basketball Tournament.  They finished the season on a nine-game losing streak.  All wins were subsequently vacated due to use of an ineligible player, Keith "Tiny" Gallon, who had received impermissible benefits.> The 1984–85 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team represented the University of Oklahoma in competitive college basketball during the 1984–85 NCAA Division I season.  The Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team played its home games in the Lloyd Noble Center and was a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's (NCAA) former Big Eight Conference at that time.  The team posted a 31–6 overall record and a 13–1 conference record to finish first in the Conference for head coach Billy Tubbs.  This was the first Big Eight Conference Tournament Championship and second Conference Regular Season Championship for Tubbs.  This was Tubbs' first NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament #1 seed.
Answer: 1890