1 9 8 7 – 8 8 ▁Oklahoma ▁So on ers ▁men ' s ▁basketball ▁team ▁represented ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Oklahoma ▁in ▁compet itive ▁college ▁basketball ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 7 – 8 8 ▁NCAA ▁Division ▁I ▁men ' s ▁basketball ▁season . ▁The ▁Oklahoma ▁So on ers ▁men ' s ▁basketball ▁team ▁played ▁its ▁home ▁games ▁in ▁the ▁Lloyd ▁No ble ▁Center ▁and ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Colleg iate ▁Athlet ic ▁Association ' s ▁( N CAA ) ▁former ▁Big ▁E ight ▁Conference ▁at ▁that ▁time . ▁ ▁The ▁team ▁posted ▁a ▁ 3 5 – 4 ▁overall ▁record ▁and ▁a ▁ 1 2 – 2 ▁conference ▁record ▁to ▁ear n ▁the ▁Conference ▁title ▁under ▁head ▁coach ▁Billy ▁T ub bs . ▁ ▁This ▁was ▁the ▁third ▁Big ▁E ight ▁Conference ▁Reg ular ▁Season ▁Championship ▁for ▁T ub bs ▁and ▁his ▁second ▁Big ▁E ight ▁Conference ▁Tournament ▁Championship . ▁ ▁The ▁team ▁was ▁led ▁by ▁three ▁future ▁NBA ▁D raft ▁first ▁round ▁se lections : ▁Har vey ▁Grant , ▁St ace y ▁King ▁and ▁M ook ie ▁Bl ay lock . ▁ ▁Grant ▁and ▁King ▁earned ▁All - American ▁recognition ▁that ▁season . ▁The ▁team ▁won ▁its ▁first ▁ 1 4 ▁games ▁before ▁losing ▁back ▁to ▁back ▁cont ests ▁to ▁un rank ed ▁ ▁and ▁Kansas ▁State . ▁ ▁The ▁team ▁then ▁won ▁ 1 2 ▁consecutive ▁games ▁before ▁falling ▁to ▁un rank ed ▁ ▁in ▁over time ▁in ▁its ▁pen ult imate ▁regular ▁season ▁game . ▁