ABOUT OKLAHOMA STATE

(1) PITT VS. (8) OKLAHOMA STATE
2:50 PM ET, March 22, 2009
University of Dayton Arena, Dayton, OH
CBS

NICKNAME: Cowboys

LOCATION: Stillwater, Oklahoma

ENROLLMENT: 31,800

COACH: Travis Ford, 1st year at Oklahoma State, 12th career season (143-125 career)

RECORD: 23-11, 9-7 Big 12

RPI: 18

TOP RPI WIN: vs. Oklahoma (#6) 71-70

TOP RPI LOSS: vs. Oklahoma (#6) twice - 82-78 and 89-81

LEADING SCORER: G James Anderson, 18.3 PPG

LEADING REBOUNDER: G Obi Muonelo, 7.3 RPG

NOTABLE ALUMNI: Garth Brooks, Gary Busey, Doug Gottlieb, Barry Sanders, Thurman Thomas, John Starks, T. Boone Pickens, "Dick Tracy" creator Chester Gould, James Marsden (X-Men's Cyclops), Jeromy Burnitz, Randy Couture, Pete Incaviglia, Robin Ventura, Eddie Sutton, Mike Gundy, Don Haskins, Tatum Bell, and Big Country Reeves.

NOTES:
--OSU lost at Pitt, 85-68, on December 15, 2007. Dejuan Blair had 20 points and 10 rebounds.
--OSU beat #9 Tennessee 77-75 in first round of this year's tournament.
--As the #3 seed, OSU beat 2-seeded Pitt, 63-51, in the 2004 NCAA tournament.

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