# 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.

## Previous season

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.

## Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Kentrevious Jones | 00 | C | 6'10" | 270 | Freshman | Macon, GA | Dismissed from team |
| Curtis Jones | 1 | G | 6'4" | 185 | RS Junior | Antioch, VA | Graduate transfer to Penn State |
| Maurice Calloo | 2 | F | 6'9" | 225 | Freshman | Windsor, ON | Dismissed from team |
| 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

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

## Recruits

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: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: 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: "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 25, 2019. ||||||

## Future recruits
### 2020–21 team recruits

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: ||||||

## Schedule and results

| 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 | Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | 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

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | Final |
| AP* | — | — | — | — | RV | — | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | | Not released |
| Coaches | RV | RV | RV | — | 25 | RV | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | | |
*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings