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FILE - In this Jan. 19, 2020, file photo, then-Montverde Academy's Cade Cunningham (1) drives against an unidentified IMG Academy defender during a high school basketball game at the Hoophall Classic in Springfield, Mass. Oklahoma State could have a year to remember, even if it doesn’t end in the NCAA Tournament. Freshman point guard Cade Cunningham, a preseason Associated Press All-American, stayed at Oklahoma State despite the NCAA banning the Cowboys from postseason play this season. (AP Photo/Gregory Payan, File)
Top freshmen forge their own paths in picking schools

By Steve Megargee Nov. 17, 2020 06:06 AM EST

FILE - Kansas guard Christian Braun (2) is congratulated by teammate Devon Dotson after a three-point basket during an NCAA college basketball game against Baylor in Waco, Texas, in this Saturday, Feb. 22, 2020, file photo. Sophomore guard Christian Braun is one of the Big 12's best sharpshooters. (AP Photo/Ray Carlin, File)
Baylor, Kansas lead stacked Big 12 into college hoops season

By Dave Skretta Nov. 12, 2020 03:06 PM EST

FILE - In this Feb. 1, 2020, file photo, Oklahoma St. guard Isaac Likekele, left, pushes past Oklahoma guard De'Vion Harmon, right, during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Norman, Okla. Likekele, a junior guard, was Oklahoma State’s No. 2 scorer last season with 10.9 points per game. (AP Photo/Kyle Phillips, File)
Oklahoma State has high hopes despite postseason ban

By Cliff Brunt Nov. 12, 2020 12:54 PM EST

FILE - In this March 3, 2020, file photo, Iowa center Luka Garza shoots a free throw during an NCAA college basketball game against Purdue in Iowa City, Iowa. Seniors Garza of Iowa and Baylor's Jared Butler headline The Associated Press 2020-21 preseason All-America team, announced Wednesday, Nov. 11. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)
Garza, Butler headline AP preseason All-America team

By John Marshall And Aaron Beard Nov. 11, 2020 12:01 PM EST

FILE- In this Jan. 6, 2020, file photo, West Virginia head coach Bob Huggins reacts during an NCAA college basketball game against Oklahoma State in Stillwater, Okla. College coaches endured a tense time waiting for for the NCAA to green light the 2020 basketball season. They knew there was a window the NCAA was looking at to start the season, likely sometime in late November or early December. They just didn't have an exact date. So they did the best they could to prepare for the big moment, yet still found themselves in a scramble once it actually happened. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki, File)
West Virginia Mountaineers at Oklahoma State Cowboys 1/6/2020

Oct. 16, 2020 02:44 PM EDT

AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead

By The Associated Press Sep. 17, 2020 02:10 PM EDT
Sept. 20 1913 — Twenty-year-old amateur Francis Ouimet beats Britain’s Harry Vardon and Ted Ray in an 18-hole playoff to win the U.S. Open....

Cunningham says Boynton key reason he stayed at Oklahoma St

By Cliff Brunt Jul. 08, 2020 04:32 PM EDT
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma State coach Mike Boynton kept star recruit Cade Cunningham from leaving the program, in part, because he was willing to lose him....

Oklahoma State head coach Mike Boynton Jr. shouts in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Iowa State in Stillwater, Okla., Saturday, Feb. 29, 2020. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
Oklahoma State's Cunningham staying despite postseason ban

By Cliff Brunt Jun. 22, 2020 11:49 AM EDT

FILE - In this June 7, 2019, file photo, former Oklahoma State assistant basketball coach Lamont Evans leaves Federal Court in New York. An NCAA infractions committee panel announced Friday, June 5 2020, that former Oklahoma State assistant men’s basketball coach Lamont Evans violated ethical-conduct rules by accepting up to $22,000 in bribes from financial advisers. (AP Photo/Kevin Hagen, File)
NCAA hits Oklahoma St with postseason ban in corruption case

Aaron Beard Jun. 05, 2020 02:23 PM EDT

FILE - In this June 7, 2019, file photo, former Oklahoma State assistant basketball coach Lamont Evans leaves Federal Court in New York. An NCAA infractions committee panel announced Friday, June 5 2020, that former Oklahoma State assistant men’s basketball coach Lamont Evans violated ethical-conduct rules by accepting up to $22,000 in bribes from financial advisers. (AP Photo/Kevin Hagen, File)
NCAA hits Oklahoma St with postseason ban in corruption case

By Aaron Beard Jun. 05, 2020 01:31 PM EDT

NCAA hits Oklahoma St with postseason ban in corruption case

By Aaron Beard Jun. 05, 2020 12:32 PM EDT
An NCAA infractions committee panel announced Friday that former Oklahoma State assistant men’s basketball coach Lamont Evans violated ethical-conduct rules by...

Oklahoma State fined $10,000, men's basketball team banned from upcoming postseason in fallout from corruption scandal

Jun. 05, 2020 12:26 PM EDT
STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) — Oklahoma State fined $10,000, men's basketball team banned from upcoming postseason in fallout from corruption scandal. ...

FILE - In this Monday, Feb. 3, 2014, file photo, Eddie Sutton, head coach at Oklahoma State between 1990-2006, is honored at halftime of the Oklahoma State basketball game against Iowa State in Stillwater, Okla. Sutton, the Hall of Fame basketball coach who led three teams to the Final Four and was the first coach to take four schools to the NCAA Tournament, died Saturday, May 23, 2020. He was 84. (AP Photo/Brody Schmidt, File)
Iowa State-Oklahoma State 2/3/2014

May. 24, 2020 12:47 AM EDT

FILE - In this Monday, Feb. 3, 2014, file photo, Eddie Sutton, head coach at Oklahoma State between 1990-2006, is honored at halftime of the Oklahoma State basketball game against Iowa State in Stillwater, Okla. Sutton, the Hall of Fame basketball coach who led three teams to the Final Four and was the first coach to take four schools to the NCAA Tournament, died Saturday, May 23, 2020. He was 84. (AP Photo/Brody Schmidt, File)
Eddie Sutton, Hall of Fame basketball coach, dies at 84

By Cliff Brunt May. 24, 2020 12:25 AM EDT

Oklahoma State head coach Mike Boynton directs his team during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Iowa State in the first round of the Big 12 men's basketball tournament in Kansas City, Kan., Wednesday, March 11, 2020. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner)
Oklahoma State, Oral Roberts set on home-and-home basketball

The Associated Press May. 07, 2020 03:23 PM EDT

Oklahoma State head coach Mike Boynton directs his team during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Iowa State in the first round of the Big 12 men's basketball tournament in Kansas City, Kan., Wednesday, March 11, 2020. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner)
Oklahoma St's Boynton could see turn with recruiting class

By Cliff Brunt Apr. 16, 2020 04:53 PM EDT

Oklahoma State adds grad transfer Flavors to strong class

Apr. 15, 2020 06:53 PM EDT
STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) — Oklahoma State has added graduate transfer Ferron Flavors Jr. to a Top 10 recruiting class. The school announced...

Connecticut head coach Dan Hurley reacts in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Houston, Thursday, March 5, 2020, in Storrs, Conn. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)
An updated look at the NCAA Tournament bubble

By Dave Skretta Mar. 12, 2020 02:19 AM EDT

Fans watch Oklahoma State and Iowa State warm up before an NCAA college basketball game in the first round of the Big 12 men's basketball tournament in Kansas City, Kan., Wednesday, March 11, 2020. Fans will not be able to attend the tournament starting with the quarterfinal round. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner)
Oklahoma State beats Iowa State 72-71 in Big 12 opener

By Dave Skretta Mar. 11, 2020 09:37 PM EDT

Dziagwa's 19 points lead Oklahoma State over Texas 81-59

By Jim Vertuno Mar. 07, 2020 06:34 PM EST
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Thomas Dziagwa and Cameron McGriff each scored 19 points and Oklahoma State ended Texas' late-season surge with an 81-59 win Saturday,...