Oklahoma - Oregon Elite Eight Tournament Tidbits

• Oklahoma is in the Final Four for the 5th time and the first time since 2002 when they lost to Indiana 73-64.  They are 2-2 in the National Semifinals all-time.
• Oklahoma is now 1-1 vs. Oregon.  This is the first time they have played Oregon since the 1939 National Semifinals when they lost 55-37.  It is the longest span between successive games between two teams in tournament history
• Oklahoma’s coach, Lon Kruger, is in the Final Four with his second school.  He also coached in the Final Four at Florida in 1994.  He is the 15^th coach to advance to the Final Four with two different schools.  The 22 years between successive Final Fours with different schools is the longest span in tournament history.
•          Forddy Anderson (Bradley – 1950, 1954; Michigan State – 1957)
•          Gene Bartow (Memphis – 1973; UCLA – 1976)
•          Larry Brown (UCLA – 1980; Kansas – 1986, 1988)
•          John Calipari (Massachusetts – 1996; Memphis – 2008; Kentucky – 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015)
•          Hugh Durham (Florida State – 1972; Georgia – 1983)
•          Jack Gardner (Kansas State – 1948, 1951; Utah – 1961, 1966)
•          Lou Henson (New Mexico State – 1970; Illinois – 1988)
•          Bob Huggins (Cincinnati – 1992; West Virginia – 2010)
•          Frank McGuire (St. John’s – 1952; North Carolina – 1957)
•          Lute Olson (Iowa – 1980; Arizona – 1988, 1994, 1997, 2001)
•          Rick Pitino (Providence – 1987; Kentucky – 1993, 1996, 1997; Louisville – 2005, 2012, 2013)
•          Lee Rose (Charlotte – 1977; Purdue – 1980)
•          Eddie Sutton (Arkansas – 1978; Oklahoma State – 1995, 2004)
•          Roy Williams (Kansas – 1991, 1993, 2002, 2003; North Carolina – 2005, 2008, 2009)           
• Oklahoma’s win is their 7^th all-time vs. the Pacific Twelve in the tournament.  Only Kansas has more with 9.
• Oklahoma’s win is their second all-time vs. a #1 seed.  Their other win was 86-78 over Arizona in the 1988 National Semifinals.  They are now 2-3 vs. #1 seeds.
• Out of Oklahoma’s 5 Elite Eight wins, 3 of them have been played in the state of California.  They defeated Utah State 50-39 in 1939 in San Francisco and Missouri 81-75 in 2002 in San Jose.
• Pacific Twelve teams are now 0-6 all-time in the Elite Eight when playing in Anaheim.  5 of the 6 were #1 seeds.
• Oregon is now 1-5 in Elite Eight games.  They have lost 5 consecutive since they won their first Elite Eight game in 1939.  Only Kansas State has lost most consecutive Elite Eight games which currently stands at 6.  Arizona, Missouri and Temple also currently have 5 game Elite Eight losing streaks.
• Oregon’s loss was their first in 8 games when playing in the state of California.  They did have a tournament best 7-0 record coming into the game.  Seattle and Wisconsin now have the most wins without a loss at 4.  The best record with a minimum of 5 games is UCLA at 27-1.