2017–18 Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball team

American college basketball season

2017–18 Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball

NIT, Quarterfinals

Conference| Big 12 Conference
Record| 21–15 (8–10 Big 12)
Head coach|

* Mike Boynton Jr. (1st season)

Assistant coaches|

* Scott Sutton
* John Cooper
* David Kontaxis

Home arena| Gallagher-Iba Arena

Seasons

<- 2016–17

2018–19 ->

2017–18 Big 12 men's basketball standings

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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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes

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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[edit]

Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes

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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[edit]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes  Name  | Hometown  | High school / college  | Height  | Weight  | Commit date

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Zack Dawson
G | Miami, FL  | South Miami High School  | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)  | 185 lb (84 kg)  | Jun 15, 2016
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: 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[edit]

### 2018-19 team recruits[edit]

US college sports recruiting information for 2018 recruits

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
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: 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
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: 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:

*   *   *   *   * "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 23, 2017.

## Roster[edit]

2017–18 Oklahoma State Cowboys men's basketball team

Players | Coaches
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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 | 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

* Mike Boynton, Jr. (South Carolina)

Assistant coach(es)

* Scott Sutton (Oklahoma State)
* John Cooper (Wichita State)
* David Kontaxis (South Florida)

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Legend

* (C) Team captain
* (S) Suspended
* (I) Ineligible
* (W) Walk-on

* Injured
* Current redshirt

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Roster

## Schedule and results[edit]

Date
time, TV  | Rank# | Opponent# | Result  | Record  | Site (attendance)
city, state

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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[edit]

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.

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