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Oklahoma basketball: Betcha didn’t know these fun facts

Oklahoma has never won a national championship in men’s basketball, but the Sooners have been runner-up twice (1947 and 1988).

The Sooners have been to the Final Four five times (1939, 1947, 1988, 2002 and 2016). Only Kansas (15) and Oklahoma State (6) of the current Big 12 teams have been to the Final Four more times than OU.

The Sooners have been to the NCAA Tournament in six of Lon Kruger’s eight previous seasons as head coach. Kruger, of course, owns the distinction of being just one of two coaches to take five different teams to the NCAA Tournament.