# 2021–22 Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball team

The 2021–22 Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball team represented Oklahoma State University during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by fifth-year head coach Mike Boynton, and played their home games at Gallagher-Iba Arena in Stillwater, Oklahoma as a member of the Big 12 Conference.
On November 3, 2021, the NCAA ruled Oklahoma State ineligible for postseason play for the season due to player receiving improper benefits.

## Previous season

In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Cowboys finished the 2020–21 season 21–9, 11–7 in Big 12 play to finish in fifth place. They defeated West Virginia and Baylor in the Big 12 tournament before losing to Texas in the championship game. They received an at-large bid in the NCAA tournament as the No. 4 seed in the Midwest Region where they defeated Liberty in the first round before losing to Oregon State in the second round.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Cade Cunningham | 2 | G | 6'8" | 220 | Freshman | Arlington, TX | Declare for 2021 NBA draft |
| Montreal Pena Jr. | 21 | F | 6'10" | 190 | Freshman | Arlington, TX | Transferred to South Plains College |
| Ferron Flavors Jr. | 31 | G | 6'3" | 190 | GS Senior | Federal Way, WA | Graduate transferred to Robert Morris |
| Mason Robbins | 42 | F | 6'9" | 220 | Freshman | Edmond, OK | Walk-on; didn't return |
| Dee Mitchell | 55 | G | 6'2" | 190 | Junior | Jefferson, TX | Walk-on; didn't return |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous school |
| Bryce Thompson | 1 | G | 6'5" | 195 | Sophomore | Tulsa, OK | Kansas |
| Tyreek Smith | 23 | F | 6'7' | 220 | RS Sophomore | Baton Rouge, LA | Texas Tech |
| Woody Newton | 24 | F | 6'8" | 200 | Sophomore | District Heights, MD | Syracuse |
| Moussa Cissé | 33 | C | 6'10" | 225 | Sophomore | Conakry, Guinea | Memphis |

### Recruiting classes
#### 2021 recruiting class

There were no incoming recruiting class of 2021.

#### 2022 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2022 recruits :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Quion Williams SG | Mansfield, TX | Mansfield Legacy High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Aug 5, 2021 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: NR |||||||
| 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: "2022 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 28, 2021. |||||||

## Schedule and results

The Big 12 allows all 10 teams to participate in the Big 12 Tournament to determine the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament with every team being guaranteed at least one game. However, due to the Cowboys being ineligible for NCAA Tournament, they did not participate in the Big 12 Tournament.
| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| November 4, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Central Oklahoma | W 76–68 | | 14 – Anderson/Cissé | 6 – Moncrieffe | 6 – Likekele | Gallagher-Iba Arena (8,368) Stillwater, OK |
| Regular Season |||||||||
| November 9, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | UT Arlington | W 88–45 | 1–0 | 17 – Cissé | 9 – Cissé | 6 – Likekele | Gallagher-Iba Arena (7,981) Stillwater, OK |
| November 12, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Oakland | L 55–56 | 1–1 | 12 – Tied | 9 – Likekele | 5 – Likekele | Gallagher-Iba Arena (8,729) Stillwater, OK |
| November 14, 2021* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Prairie View A&M | W 72–59 | 2–1 | 10 – Cissé | 7 – Tied | 7 – B. Williams | Gallagher-Iba Arena (7,346) Stillwater, OK |
| November 16, 2021* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | vs. UMass Lowell Basketball Hall of Fame Showcase | W 80–58 | 3–1 | 14 – Thompson | 11 – Cissé | 4 – Tied | Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, CT |
| November 17, 2021* 7:00 p.m., CBSSN | vs. NC State Basketball Hall of Fame Showcase | W 74–68 | 4–1 | 20 – Ka. Boone | 7 – Likekele | 4 – B. Williams | Mohegan Sun Arena (1,500) Uncasville, CT |
| November 22, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | College of Charleston | W 96–66 | 5–1 | 15 – Tied | 5 – Tied | 5 – Likekele | Gallagher-Iba Arena (8,307) Stillwater, OK |
| November 26, 2021* 3:00 p.m. | at Oral Roberts | W 78–77 $^{OT}$ | 6–1 | 21 – B. Williams | 9 – Likekele | 3 – Likekele | Mabee Center (6,094) Tulsa, OK |
| December 1, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Wichita State | L 51–60 | 6–2 | 17 – Anderson III | 10 – Moncrieffe | 3 – Likekele | Gallagher-Iba Arena (8,134) Stillwater, OK |
| December 5, 2021* 4:00 p.m., ESPN2 | Xavier Big East–Big 12 Battle | L 71–77 | 6–3 | 26 – Anderson | 9 – Cisse | 4 – Likekele | Gallagher-Iba Arena (7,326) Stillwater, OK |
| December 13, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Cleveland State | W 98–93 $^{OT}$ | 7–3 | 29 – Williams | 8 – Boone | 4 – Williams | Gallagher-Iba Arena (6,961) Stillwater, OK |
| December 18, 2021* 6:00 p.m., ESPNU | vs. No. 14 Houston Hoop Hype XL College Basketball Showcase | L 61–72 | 7–4 | 17 – Williams | 9 – Boone | 4 – Likele | Dickies Arena Fort Worth, TX |
| December 21, 2021* 8:00 pm, ESPNU | vs. No. 8 USC Compete 4 Cause Classic | Canceled due to COVID issues from USC | Canceled due to COVID issues from USC | Canceled due to COVID issues from USC | Canceled due to COVID issues from USC | Canceled due to COVID issues from USC | Paycom Center Oklahoma City, OK |
| January 4, 2022 8:00 p.m., ESPN2 | No. 6 Kansas | L 63–74 | 7–5 (0–1) | 16 – Likekele | 12 – Likekele | 3 – Likekele | Gallagher-Iba Arena (8,246) Stillwater, OK |
| January 8, 2022 1:00 p.m., CBS | No. 14 Texas | W 64–51 | 8–5 (1–1) | 17 – Boone | 6 – Tied | 5 – Likekele | Gallagher-Iba Arena (8,204) Stillwater, OK |
| January 11, 2022 8:00 p.m., ESPN2 | at West Virginia | L 60–70 | 8–6 (1–2) | 22 – Bridges | 8 – Tied | 5 – Sherman | WVU Coliseum (10,352) Morgantown, WV |
| January 13, 2022 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at No. 19 Texas Tech | L 57–78 | 8–7 (1–3) | 14 – Thompson | 6 – Tied | 3 – Tied | United Supermarkets Arena (14,853) Lubbock, TX |
| January 15, 2022 4:00 p.m., ESPN | at No. 1 Baylor | W 61–54 | 9–7 (2–3) | 19 – Thompson | 8 – Smith | 6 – Williams | Ferrell Center (8,861) Waco, TX |
| January 19, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | TCU | W 57–56 | 10–7 (3–3) | 12 – Tied | 7 – Smith | 3 – Williams | Gallagher-Iba Arena (8,400) Stillwater, OK |
| January 22, 2022 1:00 p.m., ESPN2 | at No. 23 Texas | L 51–56 | 10–8 (3–4) | 20 – Thompson | 7 – Likekele | 3 – Walker | Frank Erwin Center (13,203) Austin, TX |
| January 26, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | No. 23 Iowa State | L 81–84 $^{OT}$ | 10–9 (3–5) | 34 – Anderson III | 7 – Cisse | 8 – Likekele | Gallagher-Iba Arena (8,271) Stillwater, OK |
| January 29, 2022* 3:00 p.m., ESPN2 | at Florida Big 12/SEC Challenge | L 72-81 | 10–10 | 14 – Likekele | 7 – Moncrieffe | 3 – Likekele | O'Connell Center (10,151) Gainesville, FL |
| February 2, 2022 8:00 p.m., ESPNU | at Kansas State | L 68–71 | 10–11 (3–6) | 22 – Thompson | 7 – Tied | 7 – Anderson III | Bramlage Coliseum (5,860) Manhattan, KS |
| February 5, 2022 11:00 a.m., ESPN2 | Oklahoma Bedlam Series | W 64–55 | 11–11 (4–6) | 12 – Tied | 7 – Likekele | 6 – Likekele | Gallagher-Iba Arena (11,215) Stillwater, OK |
| February 8, 2022 6:00 p.m., ESPNU | at TCU | L 73–77 | 11–12 (4–7) | 19 – Likekele | 6 – Tied | 5 – Likekele | Schollmaier Arena (5,246) Fort Worth, TX |
| February 12, 2022 1:00 p.m., ESPN2 | West Virginia | W 81–58 | 12–12 (5–7) | 18 – Cisse | 10 – Cisse | 4 – Williams | Gallagher-Iba Arena (8,013) Stillwater, OK |
| February 14, 2022 8:00 p.m., ESPN | at No. 6 Kansas | L 62–76 | 12–13 (5–8) | 15 – Anderson | 11 – Cisse | 4 – Anderson | Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS |
| February 19, 2022 1:00 p.m., ESPNU | Kansas State | W 82–79 $^{OT}$ | 13–13 (6–8) | 23 – Thompson | 7 – Anderson | 8 – Williams | Gallagher-Iba Arena (8,976) Stillwater, OK |
| February 21, 2022 8:00 p.m., ESPN | No. 10 Baylor | L 64–66 $^{OT}$ | 13–14 (6–9) | 15 – Thompson | 10 – Cisse | 4 – Williams | Gallagher-Iba Arena (8,701) Stillwater, OK |
| February 26, 2022 11:00 a.m., CBS | at Oklahoma Bedlam Series | L 62–66 $^{OT}$ | 13–15 (6–10) | 25 – Anderson | 10 – Cisse | 4 – Likekele | Lloyd Noble Center (10,156) Norman, OK |
| March 2, 2022 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Iowa State | W 53–36 | 14–15 (7–10) | 12 – Anderson | 12 – Cisse | 5 – Likekele | Hilton Coliseum (12,699) Ames, IA |
| March 5, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | No. 12 Texas Tech | W 52–51 | 15–15 (8–10) | 12 – Walker | 10 – Cisse | 3 – Thompson | Gallagher-Iba Arena (10,184) Stillwater, OK |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||