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Bob Kurland, the First Player to Dunk, Was a Pioneer for Big Men

March Madness

Oklahoma State’s basketball tournament legacy is rooted in one of the game’s first 7-footers, forgotten luminary Bob Kurland.

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Long before the existence of bracketology, the First Four and even the field of 32, let alone one of 64 or 68, the NCAA tournament began in 1939 to minimal fanfare, and much, much less attention than it receives today.

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