Herbert operetta, The Red Mill. The lyrics used by Oklahoma State were written by H.G. Seldomridge, a professor at what was then Oklahoma A&M who heard the tune on a visit to New York City. It was first sung in 1908 at a follies show at Stillwater's Grand Opera House. Ever since, it has been a tradition to play the song at Oklahoma State athletic events. The only real change over the years has been to replace "OAMC" with "Oklahoma State." Conference history Independent (1901–1914) Southwest Conference (1914–1924) Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association (1924–1927) Missouri Valley Conference (1927–1956) Independent (1956–1957) Big Eight Conference (1957–1996) Big 12 Conference (1996–present) Varsity teams Oklahoma State is one of only two Power 5 schools that do not sponsor women's volleyball, the other one being Vanderbilt, and barring a later addition of the sport will be the only such school once Vanderbilt adds women's volleyball in 2025. (All four schools that will join the Big 12 in 2023—BYU, Cincinnati, Houston, and UCF—sponsor the sport.) Basketball Men's basketball Oklahoma State first took the basketball court in 1908. Under head coach Henry Iba, the team won NCAA championships in 1945 and again in 1946. A&M center Bob Kurland was named the NCAA Tournament MVP during their two championship seasons. Kurland was the first player to win the honor two times. Oklahoma State has a total of six Final Four appearances. Under Eddie Sutton, the team made two Final Four appearances—in 1995 and in 2004. Sutton's son, Sean Sutton, began coaching the team in 2006 but resigned on March 31, 2008. The team is now coached by Mike Boynton Jr., who was promoted to head coach after Brad Underwood departed to become head coach of the Illinois Fighting Illini. Women's basketball Oklahoma State first fielded a women's team during the 1972-1973 season. The team's head coach is currently Jim Littell, who took over after their former head coach Kurt Budke was killed in a plane crash in Arkansas in November 2011, just after the season had started. Baseball The Cowboys won their only national championship in 1959, but have finished runner-up on five other occasions. Oklahoma State won 16 consecutive conference championships under head coach Gary Ward in the Big 8 Conference. During that time, Pete Incaviglia was named Baseball America's Player of the Century, and Robin Ventura was inducted in the inaugural class into the College Baseball