2017–18 Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball team

2017–18 Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball
NIT, Quarterfinals
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Record21–15 (8–10 Big 12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaGallagher-Iba Arena
Seasons
2017–18 Big 12 men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 4 Kansas † 13 – 5   .722 31 – 8   .795
No. 14 Texas Tech 11 – 7   .611 27 – 10   .730
No. 15 West Virginia 11 – 7   .611 26 – 11   .703
Kansas State 10 – 8   .556 25 – 12   .676
TCU 9 – 9   .500 21 – 12   .636
Baylor 8 – 10   .444 19 – 15   .559
Texas 8 – 10   .444 19 – 15   .559
Oklahoma State 8 – 10   .444 21 – 15   .583
Oklahoma 8 – 10   .444 18 – 14   .563
Iowa State 4 – 14   .222 13 – 18   .419
† 2018 Big 12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll [1]


The 2017–18 Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball team represented Oklahoma State University in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by first-head coach Mike Boynton Jr. The Cowboys were members of the Big 12 Conference and played their home games at Gallagher-Iba Arena in Stillwater, Oklahoma. They finished the season 21–15, 8–10 in Big 12 play to finish in a four-way tie for sixth place. They defeated Oklahoma in the first round of the Big 12 tournament before losing in the quarterfinals to Kansas. They were invited to the National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Florida Gulf Coast and Stanford before losing in the quarterfinals to Western Kentucky.

Previous season

The Cowboys finished the 2016–17 season with 20–13, 9–9 in Big 12 play to finish in fifth place. They lost to Iowa State in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 tournament. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 10 seed in the Midwest region where they lost to Michigan in the first round.

On March 18, 2017, head coach Brad Underwood left the school to accept the head coaching position at Illinois after one year at OSU.[2] The school promoted assistant coach Mike Boynton Jr. to head coach on March 24.[3]

FBI investigation

Main article: 2017 NCAA Division I men's basketball corruption scandal

On September 26, federal prosecutors in New York announced charges of fraud and corruption against 10 people involved in college basketball, including Oklahoma State assistant coach Lamont Evans. The charges allege that Evans and others allegedly received benefits from financial advisers and others to influence student-athletes to retain their services. Following the news, Evans was suspended and relieved of all duties. Evans was sentenced to three months in prison in June 2019 for his participation in the scheme, which he also conducted at the University of South Carolina.[4]

In June 2020, a press release by the NCAA announced that the men’s basketball team will be prohibited from participating in 2020-21 postseason competition and the university will self-impose a fine of $10,000 plus 1 percent of the men’s basketball program’s budget.[5][6]

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Jawun Evans 1 G 6'1" 185 Sophomore Dallas, TX Declared for 2017 NBA draft. Drafted by Philadelphia 76ers and traded to Los Angeles Clippers.
Phil Forte III 13 G 5'11" 195 RS Senior Flower Mound, TX Graduated
Leyton Hammonds 23 F 6'8" 215 Senior North Richland Hills, TX Graduated, signed a pro team in Finland.
Tyler Underwood 32 G 6'2" 240 RS Freshman Stillwater, OK Transferred to Illinois.
Will Lienhard 34 F 6'7" 255 Sophomore Oklahoma City, OK Walk-on, Transferred to Oklahoma Christian

Incoming Transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Kendall Smith 1 G 6'3" 190 RS Senior Antioch, CA Transferred from Cal State Northridge. Will be eligible to play immediately since Smith graduated from Cal State Northridge.
Michael Weathers 23 G 6'2" 170 Sophomore Roeland Park, KS Transferred from Miami (OH). Will redshirt the 2017-18 season due to NCAA transfer rules.
Yankuba Sima 35 F/C 6'11" 225 RS Junior Girona, Spain Transferred from St. John's. Will be eligible to play immediately for one year.

Recruits

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Zack Dawson
G 		Miami, FL South Miami High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jun 15, 2016 
Star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 84
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Future recruits

2018-19 team recruits

College recruiting information (2018)
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Duncan Demuth
PF 		Seminole, FL Seminole HS 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Oct 22, 2017 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN: N/A
Yor Anei
PF 		Lenexa, KS Lee's Summit West HS 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Oct 26, 2017 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

Roster

2017–18 Oklahoma State Cowboys men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Brandon Averette 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Richardson Richardson, TX
G 1 Kendall Smith 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Sr Deer Valley HS
CSUN 		Antioch, CA
G 2 Zach Dawson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr South Miami Miami, FL
G 4 Thomas Dziagwa 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Tampa Catholic Tampa, FL
G/F 5 Tavarius Shine 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Jr MacArthur
FUMA 		Irving, TX
F 12 Cameron McGriff 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So South Grand Prairie Grand Prairie, TX
F/C 14 Lucas N'Guessan 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Canarias Basketball Academy De Lier, Netherlands
G 21 Lindy Waters III 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Norman North Norman, OK
G 23 Michael Weathers Current redshirt 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Shawnee Mission North
Miami (OH) 		Roeland Park, KS
G/F 24 Davon Dillard 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Our Savior New American School Gary, IN
G/F 30 Jeffrey Carroll 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS Sr Rowlett Rowlett, TX
F 33 Trey Reeves (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Muldrow Gans, OK
F/C 35 Yankuba Sima 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Jr Elev8 Institute
St. John's 		Girona, Spain
F 41 Mitchell Solomon 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Sr Bixby Bixby, OK
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Nov 3, 2017*
7:00 pm, FSOK+ 		Arkansas–Monticello W 85–65 
Gallagher-Iba Arena (4,204)
Stillwater, OK
Regular season
Nov 10, 2017*
7:30 pm, FCS 		Pepperdine
Legends Classic regional game 		W 78–47  1–0
 Gallagher-Iba Arena (5,386)
Stillwater, OK
Nov 13, 2017*
7:00 pm, FSOK+ 		Charlotte W 83–65  2–0
 Gallagher-Iba Arena (4,387)
Stillwater, OK
Nov 16, 2017*
7:00 pm, FSOK+ 		Oral Roberts
Legends Classic regional game 		W 91–48  3–0
 Gallagher-Iba Arena (4,268)
Stillwater, OK
Nov 20, 2017*
6:00 pm, ESPN2 		vs. No. 16 Texas A&M
Legends Classic semifinals 		L 55–72  3–1
 Barclays Center (5,904)
Brooklyn, NY
Nov 21, 2017*
2:30 pm, ESPNU 		vs. Pittsburgh
Legends Classic Consolation Game 		W 73–67  4–1
 Barclays Center (5,081)
Brooklyn, NY
Nov 26, 2017*
2:00 pm, FSOK 		Houston Baptist W 101–74  5–1
 Gallagher-Iba Arena (4,325)
Stillwater, OK
Nov 29, 2017*
7:00 pm, FSOK+ 		Austin Peay W 79-63  6-1
 Gallagher-Iba Arena (4,697)
Stillwater, OK
Dec 3, 2017*
2:00 pm, FSOK+ 		Mississippi Valley State W 83–62  7–1
 Gallagher-Iba Arena (4,564)
Stillwater, OK
Dec 9, 2017*
3:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 6 Wichita State L 66–78  7–2
 Gallagher-Iba Arena (9,655)
Stillwater, OK
Dec 16, 2017*
1:00 pm, FS2 		vs. No. 19 Florida State
Orange Bowl Classic 		W 71–70  8–2
 BB&T Center (9,152)
Sunrise, FL
Dec 19, 2017*
8:00 pm, FSOK 		Tulsa W 71–59  9–2
 Gallagher-Iba Arena (5,412)
Stillwater, OK
Dec 22, 2017*
12:00 pm, FSOK 		Texas–Rio Grande Valley W 102–83  10–2
 Gallagher-Iba Arena (5,287)
Stillwater, OK
Dec 29, 2017
6:00 pm, ESPNU 		No. 7 West Virginia L 79–85  10–3
(0–1) 		Gallagher-Iba Arena (8,257)
Stillwater, OK
Jan 3, 2018
8:00 pm, ESPNU 		at No. 7 Oklahoma
Bedlam Series 		L 89–109  10–4
(0–2) 		Lloyd Noble Center (11,390)
Norman, OK
Jan 6, 2018
3:00 pm, ESPNU 		Iowa State W 96–87 OT 11–4
(1–2) 		Gallagher-Iba Arena (5,568)
Stillwater, OK
Jan 10, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPNews 		at Kansas State L 82–86  11–5
(1–3) 		Bramlage Coliseum (7,470)
Manhattan, KS
Jan 13, 2018
4:00 pm, ESPNews 		Texas W 65–64  12–5
(2–3) 		Gallagher-Iba Arena (6,707)
Stillwater, OK
Jan 15, 2018
8:00 pm, ESPNU 		at Baylor L 60–76  12–6
(2–4) 		Ferrell Center (6,078)
Waco, TX
Jan 20, 2018
1:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 4 Oklahoma
Bedlam Series 		W 83–81 OT 13–6
(3–4) 		Gallagher-Iba Arena (13,611)
Stillwater, OK
Jan 23, 2018
6:00 pm, ESPNews 		at No. 14 Texas Tech L 70–75  13–7
(3–5) 		United Supermarkets Arena (12,585)
Lubbock, TX
Jan 27, 2018*
5:00 pm, ESPN2 		at Arkansas
Big 12/SEC Challenge 		L 65–66  13–8
 Bud Walton Arena (18,057)
Fayetteville, AR
Jan 30, 2018
6:00 pm, ESPNU 		TCU L 66–79  13–9
(3–6) 		Gallagher-Iba Arena (6,250)
Stillwater, OK
Feb 3, 2018
11:00 am, CBS 		at No. 7 Kansas W 84–79  14–9
(4–6) 		Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, KS
Feb 6, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPNU 		Baylor L 56–67  14–10
(4–7) 		Gallagher-Iba Arena (6,017)
Stillwater, OK
Feb 10, 2018
11:00 am, ESPN 		at No. 19 West Virginia W 88–85  15–10
(5–7) 		WVU Coliseum (13,057)
Morgantown, WV
Feb 14, 2018
6:00 pm, ESPNU 		Kansas State L 72–82  15–11
(5–8) 		Gallagher-Iba Arena (7,017)
Stillwater, OK
Feb 17, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN2 		at TCU L 70–90  15–12
(5–9) 		Schollmaier Arena (6,588)
Fort Worth, TX
Feb 21, 2018
6:00 pm, ESPNU 		No. 6 Texas Tech W 79–71  16–12
(6–9) 		Gallagher-Iba Arena (7,092)
Stillwater, OK
Feb 24, 2018
1:00 pm, LHN 		at Texas L 64-65  16-13
(6-10) 		Frank Erwin Center (12,316)
Austin, TX
Feb 27, 2018
6:00 pm, ESPNU 		at Iowa State W 80–71  17–13
(7–10) 		Hilton Coliseum (14,258)
Ames, IA
Mar 3, 2018
3:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 6 Kansas W 82–64  18–13
(8–10) 		Gallagher-Iba Arena (12,482)
Stillwater, OK
Big 12 tournament
Mar 7, 2018
6:00 pm, ESPNU 		(8) vs. (9) Oklahoma
First Round 		W 71–60  19–13
 Sprint Center (17,752)
Kansas City, MO
Mar 8, 2018
1:30 pm, ESPN2 		(8) vs. (1) No. 9 Kansas
Quarterfinals 		L 68–82  19–14
 Sprint Center (17,903)
Kansas City, MO
NIT
Mar 13, 2018*
8:00 pm, ESPN2 		(2) (7) Florida Gulf Coast
First Round – USC Bracket 		W 80–68  20–14
 Gallagher-Iba Arena (5,305)
Stillwater, OK
Mar 19, 2018*
6:00 pm, ESPNU 		(2) (3) Stanford
Second Round – USC Bracket 		W 71–65  21–14
 Gallagher-Iba Arena (9,635)
Stillwater, OK
Mar 21, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN 		(2) (4) Western Kentucky
Quarterfinals – USC Bracket 		L 84–92  21–15
 Gallagher-Iba Arena (11,308)
Stillwater, OK
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

References

  1. ^ "2019-20 Big 12 Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 26–30. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
  2. ^ "In a stunning move, Brad Underwood leaves Oklahoma State for Illinois". kansascity. Retrieved March 21, 2017.
  3. ^ "Boynton Jr. named OK State head coach". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 27, 2017.
  4. ^ Denney, Andrew (June 7, 2019). "Another ex-NCAA coach gets prison time in bribery scandal". New York Post. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
  5. ^ James, Emily (June 5, 2020). "Former Oklahoma State coach's acceptance of bribes violated NCAA ethical conduct rules" (Press release). National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
  6. ^ Anderson, Greta (June 8, 2020). "Oklahoma State Punished for Ex-Coach's Bribery Scheme". Inside Higher Ed. Retrieved June 10, 2020.