A Sea Of Red

Oklahoma State University
Stillwater, Oklahoma


OSU Hoops Official Site



Mike Boynton Jr.
4th Seasona s OSU Head Coach


2020-2021 Schedule/Results

Overall ........ 20-8
Big XII ......... 11-7
Neutral ......... 2-1

NOV 25 - @ UT ARLINGTON ...................... W, 75-68
NOV 28 - TEXAS SOUTHERN ..................... W, 85-65
DEC 01 - @ MARQUETTE .......................... W, 70-62
DEC 05 - OAKLAND .................................. W, 84-71
DEC 08 - ORAL ROBERTS .......................... W, 83-78
DEC 12 - @ WICHITA STATE ...................... W, 67-64
DEC 16 - TCU ........................................... L, 76-77
DEC 20 - @ 11/11 TEXAS ........................... L, 74-77
JAN 02 - @ 13/14 TEXAS TECH ................. W, 82-77 OT
JAN 04 - 14/16 WEST VIRGINIA ................. L, 84-87
JAN 09 - @ KANSAS STATE ...................... W, 70-54
JAN 12 - 6/7 KANSAS ............................... W, 75-70
JAN 16 - OKLAHOMA ................................ Postponed
JAN 19 - @ 14/15 WEST VIRGINIA ............. Postponed
JAN 23 - 2/2 BAYLOR ................................ L, 66-81
JAN 25 - @ IOWA STATE .......................... W, 81-60
JAN 30 - ARKANSAS ................................ W, 81-77
FEB 03 - @ TCU ....................................... L, 78-81
FEB 06 - 6/6 TEXAS ................................. W, 75-67
FEB 08 - @ KANSAS ................................. L, 66-78
FEB 13 - KANSAS STATE .......................... W, 67-60
FEB 16 - IOWA STATE .............................. W, 76-58
FEB 20 - @ 2/2 BAYLOR ............................ Postponed
FEB 22 - 18/17 TEXAS TECH ..................... W, 74-69
FEB 27 - @ 7/8 OKLAHOMA ..................... W, 94-90
MAR 01 - 16/15 OKLAHOMA ..................... W, 79-75
MAR 04 - @ 3/3 BAYLOR ........................... L, 70-81
MAR 06 - @ 6/5 WEST VIRGINIA ............... W, 85-80

BIG 12 CHAMPIONSHIP
MAR 11 - vs. 6/6 WEST VIRGINIA .............. W, 72-69
MAR 12 - vs. 2/2 BAYLOR ......................... W, 83-74
MAR 13 - vs. 13/16 TEXAS ........................ L, 86-91

NCAA TOURNAMENT
MAR 20 - vs. LIBERTY


Offensive PPG - 77.1
Defensive PPG - 72.9


Key Players


#0 Avery Anderson III
6' 3" 170 lbs Sophomore Guard
In 25 Games: Averaging 11.7 Pts, 4.0 Rebs & 2.0 Assists + 48.2 FG% + 85.3 FT%



#2 Cade Cunningham
Big XII Freshman & Player of Year
6' 8" 220 lbs Freshman Guard
In 25 Games: Averaging 20.2 Pts, 6.3 Rebs & 3.8 Assists + 56-of-136 (41.2%) on 3-Pt Attempts + 85.4 FT%



#12 Matthew-Alexander Moncrieffe
6' 7" 215 lbs Freshman Forward
In 26 Games: Averaging 9.2 Pts, 5.1 Rebs & .8 Assists + 52.4 FG%



#13 Isaac Likekele
6' 5" 215 lbs Junior Forward
In 22 Games: Averaging 9.5 Pts, 6.7 Rebs & 3.9 Assists + 49.1 FG%



#22 Kalib Boone
6' 9" 210 lbs Junior Forward
Thru 28 Games: Averaging 9.8 Pts, 5.6 Rebs & .9 Assists + 64.5 FG% + 1.8 Blocks

Tough matchup. Not an impossible task but it will take a near perfect game for us to win. I do think our style will at least keep us in the game.

Early spread is LU +8 OU 146.5

I think it's a much better match-up than say West Virginia. They are not huge or especially physical. Despite the height disparity, I'm sure we will go with Cuff on Cunningham, at least to start. Probably use Shiloh some on him when he comes in.

Outside of the box, McDowell actually matches up pretty well physically. I think Cuffee would be up for the challenge, but I wouldn’t expect much from him offensively.

Some quick googling tells me the Cowboys play a good bit of zone. That's not bad for us (normally).

Rode does really well facilitating from the free throw line against a zone. He’s going to be very important in this one. He’s another that might see some time guarding Cunningham.

Winnable. Like the match-up.

Well, it's not WVU or UVa, but it still sounds like an interesting game!

Anyone know when the location and times are announced?

Kricket wrote: ↑March 14th, 2021, 8:21 pm Anyone know when the location and times are announced?

I don’t think the NCAA has announced them yet.

I dislike OK Sate very much, but I respect them even more. They are BALLING OUT right now, their HC is a rising STAR, and his guys are playing for him.

I believe they are going to come out with a MASSIVE chip on their shoulder for being waaaaaay under-seeded by the committee. This a 2 seed on the 4 line. I really don’t see how the committee botched them so badly.

LU may be able to keep it close. But it will take an out of this world three-point shooting performance and a shockingly off night for Cunningham AND Liekely for LU to pull the upset.

Oklahoma State couldn’t have gotten a worse 13 draw than Liberty, but should’ve never been a 4. Liberty couldn’t have gotten a worse four draw than a team that has EVERY claim to be a 2.

JK37 wrote: ↑March 14th, 2021, 9:11 pm I dislike OK Sate very much, but I respect them even more. They are BALLING OUT right now, their HC is a rising STAR, and his guys are playing for him.

I believe they are going to come out with a MASSIVE chip on their shoulder for being waaaaaay under-seeded by the committee. This a 2 seed on the 4 line. I really don’t see how the committee botched them so badly.

LU may be able to keep it close. But it will take an out of this world three-point shooting performance and a shockingly off night for Cunningham AND Liekely for LU to pull the upset.

Oklahoma State couldn’t have gotten a worse 13 draw than Liberty, but should’ve never been a 4. Liberty couldn’t have gotten a worse four draw than a team that has EVERY claim to be a 2.

I've been looking at CBS and ESPN bracketology since before the ASun tourney and Ok State had been a common entry on the 4 line, fwiw. Purdue, WVU and Ok St. have been the most common listed as our opponent.

Sometimes, NCAA Selection Committees make Congress and even Governor of Virginia look good. Committee has tough job, but there are some selections that make you wonder if they're throwing darts at a board with team names on it.

paradox wrote: ↑March 14th, 2021, 8:04 pm Winnable. Like the match-up.

Agree.
Our pace of game will take the Cowboys out of their normal rhythm. Slow things down, take high percentage shots, make our possessions count.
They don't have a nightmare of a big man like Illinois, Michigan, Iowa, so I don't think we get eaten alive in the paint.

6:25 PM Friday
Farmer's Coliseum (a 6,500 seat venue on the Indiana State Fairgrounds)

olldflame wrote: ↑March 15th, 2021, 6:33 am 6:25 PM Friday
Farmer's Coliseum (a 6,500 seat venue on the Indiana State Fairgrounds)

Might be the only game on TV for the first 45 min. The game in front of it starts 2 hrs prior, and the next game after tip-off (UNC/Wisc) starts 45 min later.

...also - thankful it’s not a TruTV game.

Mapping out my strategy for streaming from here in the DR. Already got my VPN, and it looks like the 7 day free trial on Hulu+Live TV will get me through the weekend. For a while there it looked like I might actually be able to kill 2 birds with one stone and get there in person while also getting vaccinated for Covid, but the situation on the ground here has made it impractical.

Indiana Farmers Coliseum
Indiana Fairgrounds in Indianapolis


Opened in 1939
Renovated in 2014
Capacity - 6800
Current Home of IUPUI Jaguars and Indy Fuel ECHL Hockey Team
Formerly called Pepsi Coliseum
Home of Pacers from 1967-1974 - 3 ABA Titles during Run
JFK Campaigned for President here in 1960






Beatles Played Only Concert in Indiana in 1963 State Fair Photo

ballcoach15 wrote: ↑March 14th, 2021, 9:59 pm Sometimes, NCAA Selection Committees make Congress and even Governor of Virginia look good. Committee has tough job, but there are some selections that make you wonder if they're throwing darts at a board with team names on it.

Such as? See this is where people would like for you to give specifics.

PH, I don't have time to ciper the brackets and list the committee's mistakes.

Nice article on the team and coach:

https://sportsspectrum.com/sport/basket ... ournament/

ballcoach15 wrote: ↑March 15th, 2021, 10:44 am PH, I don't have time to ciper the brackets and list the committee's mistakes.

Then how could you make such a statement if you haven't yet had the time to review the brackets.

This year was probably the toughest year for the committee to seed teams appropriately. There has been so many different variables.

ballcoach15 wrote: ↑March 15th, 2021, 10:44 am PH, I don't have time to ciper the brackets and list the committee's mistakes.

List one.