1955–56 Oklahoma City Chiefs men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 1955–56 Oklahoma City Chiefs Basketball Independent 16 11 20–7 Abe Lemons 1st Municipal Auditorium NCAA tournament Elite Eight The 1955–56 Oklahoma City Chiefs men's basketball team represented Oklahoma City University in the 1955–56 NCAA men's basketball season as an independent. They finished the season 20–7 overall record, and made it to the Elite Eight of the 1956 NCAA basketball tournament. They were coached by Abe Lemons in his first season as head coach of the Chiefs. They played their home games at the Municipal Auditorium in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/oklahoma-city/1956-schedule.html 1955–56 Oklahoma City Chiefs Schedule and Results Sports Reference May 27, 2020 Schedule no no |- !colspan=12 style=Oklahoma City Stars white| Regular season 1955 men Emporia State Hornets Emporia State Municipal Auditorium Oklahoma City, OK 63–44 1–0 December 5, 1955 1955 men TCU Horned Frogs TCU Municipal Auditorium Oklahoma City, OK 84–56 2–0 December 15, 1955 20 1955 men Wyoming Cowboys Wyoming Municipal Auditorium Oklahoma City, OK 65–59 3–0 December 17, 1955 20 1955 men Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Western Kentucky Municipal Auditorium Oklahoma City, OK 92–87 4–0 December 20, 1955 15 1955 men Auburn Tigers Auburn Municipal Auditorium Oklahoma City, OK 76–58 5–0 December 23, 1955 15 TCU Fort Worth, TX 64–54 6–0 December 27, 1955 10 1955 men Penn Quakers Penn All-College Basketball Tournament Municipal Auditorium Oklahoma City, OK 74–62 7–0 December 28, 1955 10 1955 men Oklahoma A&M Aggies Oklahoma A&M All-College Basketball Tournament Municipal Auditorium Oklahoma City, OK 48–47 8–0 December 29, 1955 10 1955 men Tulsa Golden Hurricane Tulsa All-College Basketball Tournament Municipal Auditorium Oklahoma City, OK 58–65 8–1 January 4, 1956 yes Tulsa 15 Municipal Auditorium Tulsa, OK 58–50 9–1 January 9, 1956 yes Houston Public School Field House Houston, TX 64–78 9–2 January 14, 1956 16 yes 1955 men Drake Bulldogs Drake Drake Fieldhouse Des Moines, IA 78–74 10–2 January 17, 1956 14 yes 1955 men Seattle Chieftains Seattle Seattle, WA 84–89 10–3 January 18, 1956 14 yes Seattle Seattle, WA 74–70 11–3 January 20, 1956 14 yes 1955 men Utah Utes Utah 16 Nielsen Fieldhouse Salt Lake City, UT 58–60 11–4 January 21, 1956 14 yes 1955 men BYU Cougars BYU Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT 62–60 12–4 January 24, 1956 16 yes 1955 men Wichita Shockers Wichita University of Wichita Field House Wichita, KS 56–55 13–4 January 30, 1956 16 1955 men Texas A&M Aggies Texas A&M Municipal Auditorium Oklahoma City, OK 76–56 14–4 February 1, 1956 15 1955 men Loyola Wolf Pack Loyola (LA) yes Loyola Field House New Orleans, LA 81–66 15–4 February 6, 1956 15 Wichita Municipal Auditorium Oklahoma City, OK 63–59 16–4 February 13, 1956 14 Drake Municipal Auditorium Oklahoma City, OK 66–70 16–5 February 20, 1956 14 Loyola (LA) Municipal Auditorium Oklahoma City, OK 93–78 17–5 February 24, 1956 18 Seattle Municipal Auditorium Oklahoma City, OK 63–70 17–6 February 27, 1956 18 Houston 14 Municipal Auditorium Oklahoma City, OK 63–59 18–6 |- !colspan=12 style=Oklahoma City Stars white| NCAA Tournament March 13, 1956 16 yes 1955 men Memphis State Tigers Memphis State First round 97–81 19–6 University of Wichita Field House Wichita, KS March 16, 1956 11 yes 1955 men Kansas State Wildcats Kansas State West Regional semifinal 97–93 20–6 Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS March 17, 1956 11 yes 7 SMU West Regional final 63–84 20–7 Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS AP Poll Central Time W West Region Rankings 1955–56 NCAA men's basketball rankings AP 0 14 12 20 15 10 NR 16 14 16 15 14 14 18 16 16 11 https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/seasons/1956-polls.html 1955-56 College Basketball Polls Sports Reference May 27, 2020 References Oklahoma City Oklahoma City Category:Oklahoma City Stars men's basketball seasons Oklahoma City C Oklahoma City C Category:Long stubs with short prose