2019–20 Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball team


The 2019–20 Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball team represented Oklahoma State University in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by third-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.

2019–20 Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Record18–14 (7–11 Big 12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaGallagher-Iba Arena
Seasons
2019–20 Big 12 men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 Kansas 17 1   .944 28 3   .903
No. 5 Baylor 15 3   .833 26 4   .867
No. 24 West Virginia 9 9   .500 21 10   .677
Texas 9 9   .500 19 12   .613
Oklahoma 9 9   .500 19 12   .613
Texas Tech 9 9   .500 18 13   .581
TCU 7 11   .389 16 16   .500
Oklahoma State 7 11   .389 18 14   .563
Iowa State 5 13   .278 12 20   .375
Kansas State 3 15   .167 11 21   .344
Note: The 2020 Big 12 Tournament was canceled prior to the quarterfinals due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

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The Cowboys finished the 2018–19 season with 12–20, 5–13 in Big 12 play to finish in ninth place. The Cowboys suffered significant roster attrition and finished the season with only 7 scholarship players, their season ending with first-round loss in the Big 12 men's basketball tournament to TCU. Graduate transfer Mike Cunningham left the program, and then three players were subsequently dismissed from the team for their connection with in an automobile vandalism incident.[1]

Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Kentrevious Jones 00 C 6'10" 270 Freshman Macon, GA Dismissed from team[2]
Curtis Jones 1 G 6'4" 185 RS Junior Antioch, VA Graduate transfer to Penn State[3]
Maurice Calloo 2 F 6'9" 225 Freshman Windsor, ON Dismissed from team[4]
Duncan Demuth 5 F 6'8" 210 Freshman Seminole, FL Transferred
Mike Cunningham 55 G 6'1" 180 Senior Miami, FL Left team

Incoming Transfers

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school
Jonathan Laurent 1 F 6'6" Senior Orlando, FL Massachusetts

Recruits

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Avery Anderson III
#19 CG
Justin, Texas Northwest 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sep 18, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:    247Sports: 
Chris Harris Jr.
#23 SG
Garland, TX South Garland High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Apr 18, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:    247Sports: 
Marcus Watson
#14 SG
Buford, Georgia Buford High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Oct 21, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:    247Sports: 
Keylan Boone
#74 PF
Tulsa, Oklahoma Tulsa Memorial High School 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sep 10, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN grade: NR
Kalib Boone
#25 C
Tulsa, OK Memorial High School 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Apr 16, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:    247Sports: 
Hidde Roessink
PF
Arnhem, Netherlands Den Bosch Academy 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jun 26, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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:

  • "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 25, 2019.

Future recruits

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2020–21 team recruits

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Rondel Walker
SG
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Putnam City West HS 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Oct 31, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:    247Sports: 
Cade Cunningham
PG
Arlington, TX Montverde Academy 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Nov 5, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:    247Sports: 
Montreal Pena
PF
Arlington, TX Martin High School 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Nov 20, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:    247Sports: 
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

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2019–20 Oklahoma State Cowboys men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Avery Anderson III 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Northwest HS Justin, TX
G/F 1 Jonathan Laurent 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr UMass Orlando, FL
G 2 Chris Harris Jr. 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr South Garland HS Dallas, TX
G 4 Thomas Dziagwa 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Tampa Catholic HS Temple Terrace, FL
G 5 Marcus Watson (S) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Buford HS Buford, GA
F 12 Cameron McGriff 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr South Grand Prairie HS Grand Prairie, TX
G 13 Isaac Likekele 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Mansfield Timberview HS Arlington, TX
F 14 Yor Anei 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) So Lee's Summit HS Overland Park, KS
G/F 20 Keylan Boone 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Tulsa Memorial HS Tulsa, OK
G 21 Lindy Waters III 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Norman North HS Norman, OK
F 22 Kalib Boone 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Tulsa Memorial HS Tulsa, OK
G 31 Dee Mitchell (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Jefferson Jefferson, TX
F 33 Trey Reeves 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Muldrow Gans, OK
F 35 Hidde Roessink 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Den Bosch Academy Arnhem, Netherlands
G 54 J. K. Hadlock (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Glencoe HS Fairfax, OK
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Nov 1, 2019*
7:00 pm
Rogers State W 75–63 
Gallagher-Iba Arena (5,840)
Stillwater, OK
Regular season
Nov 6, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Oral Roberts W 80–75  1–0
Gallagher-Iba Arena (7,319)
Stillwater, OK
Nov 9, 2019*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Kansas City W 69–51  2–0
Gallagher-Iba Arena (6,239)
Stillwater, OK
Nov 13, 2019*
8:00 pm, CBSSN
at Charleston W 73–54  3–0
TD Arena (5,005)
Charleston, SC
Nov 17, 2019*
1:00 pm, ESPN+
Yale
NIT Season Tip-Off campus site game
W 64–57  4–0
Gallagher-Iba Arena (7,260)
Stillwater, OK
Nov 22, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Western Michigan
NIT Season Tip-Off campus site game
W 70–63  5–0
Gallagher-Iba Arena (6,097)
Stillwater, OK
Nov 27, 2019*
6:30 pm, ESPN2
vs. Syracuse
NIT Season Tip-Off semifinals
W 86–72  6–0
Barclays Center (4,114)
Brooklyn, NY
Nov 29, 2019*
8:30 pm, ESPN2
vs. Ole Miss
NIT Season Tip-Off championship
W 78–37  7–0
Barclays Center (4,159)
Brooklyn, NY
Dec 4, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Georgetown
Big East/Big 12 Battle
L 74–81  7–1
Gallagher-Iba Arena (9,188)
Stillwater, OK
Dec 8, 2019*
1:00 pm, ESPNU
Wichita State L 61–80  7–2
Gallagher-Iba Arena (7,945)
Stillwater, OK
Dec 15, 2019*
2:00 pm, ESPN
at Houston W 61–55  8–2
Fertitta Center (7,035)
Houston, TX
Dec 21, 2019*
4:30 pm, ESPN2
vs. Minnesota L 66–86  8–3
BOK Center (4,979)
Tulsa, OK
Dec 29, 2019*
1:30 pm, ESPN+
Southeastern Louisiana W 82–31  9–3
Gallagher-Iba Arena (7,722)
Stillwater, OK
Jan 4, 2020
11:00 am, ESPN2
at No. 22 Texas Tech L 50–85  9–4
(0–1)
United Supermarkets Arena (14,325)
Lubbock, TX
Jan 6, 2020
8:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 17 West Virginia L 41–55  9–5
(0–2)
Gallagher-Iba Arena (6,764)
Stillwater, OK
Jan 11, 2020
1:00 pm, ESPN2
at TCU L 40–52  9–6
(0–3)
Schollmaier Arena (6,001)
Fort Worth, TX
Jan 15, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Texas L 64–76  9–7
(0–4)
Gallagher-Iba Arena (7,403)
Stillwater, OK
Jan 18, 2020
11:00 am, ESPN2
No. 2 Baylor L 68–75  9–8
(0–5)
Gallagher-Iba Arena (7,403)
Stillwater, OK
Jan 21, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Iowa State L 82–89  9–9
(0–6)
Hilton Coliseum (13,916)
Ames, IA
Jan 25, 2020*
3:00 pm, ESPNU
at Texas A&M
Big 12/SEC Challenge
W 73–62  10–9
Reed Arena (7,622)
College Station, TX
Jan 27, 2020
8:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 3 Kansas L 50–65  10–10
(0–7)
Gallagher-Iba Arena (8,818)
Stillwater, OK
Feb 1, 2020
2:00 pm, ABC
at Oklahoma
Bedlam
L 69–82  10–11
(0–8)
Lloyd Noble Center (10,186)
Norman, OK
Feb 5, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
TCU W 72–57  11–11
(1–8)
Gallagher-Iba Arena (5,605)
Stillwater, OK
Feb 8, 2020
5:00 pm, ESPN2
at No. 1 Baylor L 70–78  11–12
(1–9)
Ferrell Center (7,675)
Waco, TX
Feb 11, 2020
8:00 pm, ESPNU
at Kansas State W 64–59  12–12
(2–9)
Bramlage Coliseum (7,967)
Manhattan, KS
Feb 15, 2020
12:00 pm, CBS
No. 24 Texas Tech W 73–70  13–12
(3–9)
Gallagher-Iba Arena (8,424)
Stillwater, OK
Feb 18, 2020
6:00 pm, ESPN2
at No. 17 West Virginia L 47–65  13–13
(3–10)
WVU Coliseum (12,053)
Morgantown, WV
Feb 22, 2020
3:00 pm, ESPN2
Oklahoma
Bedlam
W 83–66  14–13
(4–10)
Gallagher-Iba Arena (10,252)
Stillwater, OK
Feb 24, 2020
8:00 pm, ESPN
at No. 1 Kansas L 58–83  14–14
(4–11)
Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, KS
Feb 29, 2020
3:00 pm, ESPNU
Iowa State W 73–61  15–14
(5–11)
Gallagher-Iba Arena (8,129)
Stillwater, OK
Mar 4, 2020
8:00 pm, ESPNU
Kansas State W 69–63  16–14
(6–11)
Gallagher-Iba Arena (6,983)
Stillwater, OK
Mar 7, 2020
3:00 pm, ESPN2
at Texas W 81–59  17–14
(7–11)
Frank Erwin Center (12,733)
Austin, TX
Big 12 tournament
Mar 11, 2020
6:00 pm, ESPNU
(8) vs. (9) Iowa State
First round
W 72–71  18–14
Sprint Center (17,606)
Kansas City, MO
Mar 12, 2020
1:30 pm, ESPN2
(8) vs. (1) No. 1 Kansas
Quarterfinals
Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[5] Sprint Center
Kansas City, MO
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

*The 2020 Big 12 Tournament was cancelled due to concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic.

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516171819Final
AP*RVRVNot released
CoachesRVRVRV25RVRV

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings

References

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