Eddie Sutton

Eddie Sutton (born March 12, 1936 in Bucklin, Kansas) is currently the head coach of the Oklahoma State University men's basketball program. He has designated his son Sean, currently his top assistant, as his successor, but has not yet set a date for his retirement.

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March 12 - 1936 - Bucklin, Kansas - Oklahoma State University - Basketball

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In Sutton's college career, he played for OSU under Henry Iba. In his college coaching career, he was the head coach of Creighton, Arkansas, Kentucky, and Oklahoma State. He has the rare distinction of having taken two schools (Arkansas and Oklahoma State) to the Final Four, and was the first coach to lead four schools to the NCAA tournament.

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Henry Iba - Creighton - Arkansas - Kentucky - Oklahoma State - Final Four - NCAA tournament

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The main blemishes on his coaching resume are related to his tenure at Kentucky. He is the only Kentucky coach since the inception of the NCAA tournament in 1939 who never led the Wildcats to the Final Four. Also, his only losing season as a coach was in his last season at Kentucky in 1988-89. Finally, his tenure at Kentucky ended with a scandal that nearly destroyed the school's basketball program, although there is no evidence that he was involved. One player was found to have received improper assistance on his college entrance exams, and a second was found to have received cash payments from a booster.

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On January 15, 2005, the court at Gallagher-Iba Arena at Oklahoma State University was officially named after Eddie Sutton as the Eddie Sutton Court.

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January 15 - 2005 - Gallagher-Iba Arena

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