He was nicknamed "Big Country" by his college teammate Byron Houston after Reeves was amazed by the size of the United States following his first cross-country airplane flight, [1] having grown up in the small community of Gans, Oklahoma.

Apr 2, 2020 · The Cowboys were a charmed team in the 1995 NCAA Tournament, with Reeves outplaying three of the best centers in the country. OSU marched past Drexel first. Then, it dispatched a super-talented Alabama squad that featured center Antonio McDyess and three other future NBA players.

Bryant "Big Country" Reeves is one of the most beloved figures in Oklahoma State University basketball history. As a two-time All-Big Eight Player of the Year and three-time All-American, Reeves led the Oklahoma State Cowboys to the 1995 NCAA Final …

Feb 25, 2022 · Reeves played college basketball at Oklahoma State University for head coach Eddie Sutton. On the first team flight across the country during his freshman year, teammate Byron Houston nicknamed the center "Big Country" — a title that would stick for life. Reeves improved each year at OSU, gathering several accolades during his career:

Apr 4, 2015 · O-State claims a Heisman Trophy winner and football heroes galore. The world’s greatest wrestler and golfing champions. Even a transcendent giant on the hardwood half a century before Big Country. But no OSU athlete ever …

Reeves' Path to Stardom. This miraculous play was just one highlight in Reeves’ legendary career. He went on to become a two-time All-Big Eight Player of the Year, a three-time All-American, and the leader of OSU’s 1995 Final Four team.(Learn more about Reeves’ incredible journey in our Bryant "Big Country" Reeves – From Small-Town Star to OSU Legend article).

Nov 9, 2018 · Bryant "Big Country" Reeves made a name for himself at Oklahoma State by rocking rims and breaking backboards in the early 1990s. Reeves was a two-time Big 8 Player of the Year during his...

Jun 29, 2020 · After a stellar run at Oklahoma State, where he led the Cowboys to the Final Four, the man affectionately known as “Big Country” became the first-ever draft pick of the Vancouver Grizzlies and became somewhat of a folk hero.

Few OSU big men have ever made as big an impact in games or in the hearts of Cowboy fans as "Big Country" Bryant Reeves. From tiny Gans, Oklahoma, Reeves pla...

Reeves led OSU to the 1995 Final Four under head coach Eddie Sutton, but the documentary shows how he also shouldered the burden of Vancouver’s poor performance after signing a large contract...