# 2023–24 Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball team

The 2023–24 Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball team represented Oklahoma State University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by seventh-year head coach Mike Boynton, and played its home games at Gallagher-Iba Arena in Stillwater, Oklahoma as a member of the Big 12 Conference.

## Previous season

The Cowboys finished the 2022–23 season 17–14, 8–10 in Big 12 play to finish in seventh place. They defeated Oklahoma in the first round of the Big 12 tournament before losing in the quarterfinals to Texas. They were invited to the National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Youngstown State and Eastern Washington before losing in overtime in the quarterfinals to North Texas.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Russell Harrison | 24 | G/F | 6'5" | 182 | Graduate | Lubbock, TX | Graduated |
| Caleb Asberry | 5 | G | 6'3" | 165 | RS Senior | Pflugerville, TX | Graduated |
| Avery Anderson III | 0 | G | 6'3" | 158 | Senior | Justin, TX | Graduate transferred to TCU |
| Chris Harris Jr. | 2 | G | 6'2" | 233 | Senior | Dallas, TX | Graduate transferred |
| Kalib Boone | 22 | F | 6'9" | 198 | Senior | Tulsa, OK | Graduate transferred to UNLV |
| Bernard Kouma | 25 | F | 6'10" | 240 | Senior | N'Djamena, Chad | Graduated |
| Tyreek Smith | 23 | F | 6'7" | 217 | RS Junior | Baton Rouge, LA | Transferred to SMU |
| Woody Newton | 4 | F | 6'9" | 195 | Junior | District Heights, MD | Transferred to George Mason |
| Moussa Cissé | 33 | F | 7'1" | 216 | Junior | Conakry, Guinea | Transferred to Ole Miss |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous school |
| Jarius Hicklen | 4 | G | 6'4" | 180 | Graduate | Dallas, TX | North Florida |
| Mike Marsh | 32 | C | 6'10" | 250 | RS Senior | Columbia, SC | Jacksonville |
| Javon Small | 12 | G | 6'3" | 195 | Junior | South Bend, IN | East Carolina |
| Isaiah Miranda | 24 | F/C | 7'1" | 220 | RS Freshman | Pawtucket, RI | NC State |

### Recruiting classes
#### 2023 recruiting class

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Brandon Garrison #7 C | Oklahoma City, OK | Del City HS | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) | 245 lb (111 kg) | Jul 7, 2022 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 87 ||||||
| Jamyron Keller #17 CG | St. Matthews, SC | Ellison HS (TX) | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | Aug 14, 2022 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 81 ||||||
| Connor Dow #74 SF | Broken Arrow, OK | Broken Arrow HS | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Sep 10, 2022 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 77 ||||||
| Justin McBride #29 PF | Plano, TX | Plano HS | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 230 lb (100 kg) | Sep 21, 2022 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 82 ||||||
| Eric Dailey Jr. #9 PF | Palmetto, FL | IMG Academy | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 230 lb (100 kg) | Jan 11, 2023 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 85 ||||||
| 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: "2023 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 2, 2023. ||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| November 1, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Oklahoma Baptist | W 95–53 | – | 19 – McBride | 11 – Garrison | 3 – Tied | Gallagher-Iba Arena (4,731) Stillwater, OK |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| November 6, 2023* 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Abilene Christian | L 59–64 | 0–1 | 19 – Thompson | 10 – Williams | 4 – Tied | Gallagher-Iba Arena (5,084) Stillwater, OK |
| November 12, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Sam Houston | W 85–70 | 1–1 | 17 – Thompson | 8 – Garrison | 5 – Small | Gallagher-Iba Arena (5,843) Stillwater, OK |
| November 16, 2023* 5:30 p.m., ESPNU | | vs. St. Bonaventure Legends Classic semifinals | L 64–66 | 1–2 | 15 – Dailey | 6 – Tied | 7 – Small | Barclays Center (–) Brooklyn, NY |
| November 17, 2023* 3:30 p.m., ESPNU | | vs. Notre Dame Legends Classic consolation game | L 64–66 $^{OT}$ | 1–3 | 29 – Small | 11 – Williams | 3 – Williams | Barclays Center (–) Brooklyn, NY |
| November 20, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | New Orleans | W 96–68 | 2–3 | 18 – Keller | 11 – Marsh | 6 – Small | Gallagher-Iba Arena (5,907) Stillwater, OK |
| November 24, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Houston Christian | W 92–65 | 3–3 | 14 – Marsh | 6 – Dailey Jr. | 8 – Small | Gallagher-Iba Arena (6,153) Stillwater, OK |
| November 30, 2023* 8:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | No. 15 Creighton Big East–Big 12 Battle | L 65–79 | 3–4 | 24 – Small | 11 – Dailey Jr. | 4 – Small | Gallagher-Iba Arena (6,309) Stillwater, OK |
| December 5, 2023* 8:00 p.m., CBSSN | | at Southern Illinois | L 68–70 | 3–5 | 25 – Small | 10 – Tied | 4 – Small | Banterra Center (5,610) Carbondale, IL |
| December 10, 2023* 5:30 p.m., ESPNU | | vs. Tulsa | W 72–57 | 4–5 | 18 – Small | 7 – Tied | 4 – Williams | Paycom Center (–) Oklahoma City, OK |
| December 17, 2023* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Oral Roberts | W 81–60 | 5–5 | 13 – Tied | 11 – Dailey Jr. | 8 – Small | Gallagher-Iba Arena (6,170) Stillwater, OK |
| December 20, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Wofford | W 76–70 | 6–5 | 19 – Thompson | 7 – Williams | 7 – Williams | Gallagher-Iba Arena (5,637) Stillwater, OK |
| December 31, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | South Carolina State | W 86–70 | 7–5 | 17 – Thompson | 10 – Tied | 5 – Small | Gallagher-Iba Arena (7,210) Stillwater, OK |
| January 3, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Chicago State | W 72–53 | 8–5 | 13 – Thompson | 9 – Dailey Jr. | 3 – Tied | Gallagher-Iba Arena (5,142) Stillwater, OK |
| Big 12 regular season |||||||||
| January 6, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | No. 18 Baylor | L 70–75 $^{OT}$ | 8–6 (0–1) | 20 – Garrison | 8 – Tied | 2 – Tied | Gallagher-Iba Arena (6,513) Stillwater, OK |
| January 9, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Texas Tech | L 73–90 | 8–7 (0–2) | 17 – Thompson | 6 – Williams | 2 – Tied | United Supermarkets Arena (14,362) Lubbock, TX |
| January 13, 2024 7:15 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Iowa State | L 42–66 | 8–8 (0–3) | 12 – Dailey Jr. | 8 – Garrison | 4 – Williams | Hilton Coliseum (14,267) Ames, IA |
| January 16, 2024 8:00 p.m., ESPN | | No. 3 Kansas | L 66–90 | 8–9 (0–4) | 20 – Thompson | 5 – Tied | 7 – Small | Gallagher-Iba Arena (8,570) Stillwater, OK |
| January 20, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Kansas State | L 66–70 | 8–10 (0–5) | 15 – Dailey | 8 – Small | 5 – Small | Bramlage Coliseum (10,247) Manhattan, KS |
| January 23, 2024 8:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | TCU | L 69–74 | 8–11 (0–6) | 16 – Wright | 5 – Small | 7 – Small | Gallagher-Iba Arena (6,017) Stillwater, OK |
| January 27, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | West Virginia | W 70–66 | 9–11 (1–6) | 20 – Garrison | 12 – Small | 7 – Small | Gallagher-Iba Arena (6,889) Stillwater, OK |
| January 30, 2024 8:00 p.m., ESPN | | at No. 8 Kansas | L 54–83 | 9–12 (1–7) | 16 – Wright | 7 – Dow | 2 – Tied | Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS |
| February 3, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Kansas State | W 75–72 | 10–12 (2–7) | 18 – Small | 10 – Williams | 7 – Small | Gallagher-Iba Arena (7,623) Stillwater, OK |
| February 6, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | at No. 5 Houston | L 63–79 | 10–13 (2–8) | 18 – Small | 7 – Garrison | 2 – Small | Fertitta Center (7,205) Houston, TX |
| February 10, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Oklahoma Bedlam Series | L 62–66 | 10–14 (2–9) | 17 – Small | 10 – Williams | 3 – Small | Lloyd Noble Center (11,456) Stillwater, OK |
| February 17, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | No. 19 BYU | W 93–83 | 11–14 (3–9) | 22 – Keller | 5 – Tied | 6 – Small | Gallagher-Iba Arena (7,360) Stillwater, OK |
| February 21, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Cincinnati | W 80–76 | 12–14 (4–9) | 19 – Small | 8 – Williams | 8 – Williams | Fifth Third Arena (11,029) Cincinnati, OH |
| February 24, 2024 3:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | Oklahoma Bedlam Series | L 82–84 $^{OT}$ | 12–15 (4–10) | 21 – Tied | 9 – Dailey Jr. | 4 – Tied | Gallagher-Iba Arena (11,370) Stillwater, OK |
| February 28, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | UCF | L 71–77 | 12–16 (4–11) | 22 – Wright | 6 – Garrison | 3 – Keller | Gallagher-Iba Arena (5,044) Stillwater, OK |
| March 2, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | at Texas | L 65–81 | 12–17 (4–12) | 18 – Wright | 7 – Williams | 3 – Marsh | Moody Center (10,485) Austin, TX |
| March 5, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Texas Tech | L 58–75 | 12–18 (4–13) | 12 – Dailey Jr. | 7 – Garrison | 3 – Tied | Gallagher-Iba Arena (6,023) Stillwater, OK |
| March 9, 2024 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at No. 20 BYU | L 71–85 | 12–19 (4–14) | 34 – Small | 6 – Keller | 2 – Tied | Marriott Center (17,978) Provo, UT |
| Big 12 tournament |||||||||
| March 12, 2024 11:30 a.m., ESPN+ | (13) | vs. (12) UCF First Round | L 62–77 | 12–20 | 21 – Small | 9 – Dailey Jr. | 5 – Williams | T-Mobile Center Kansas City, MO |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||