# 2024–25 Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball team

The 2024–25 Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball team represents Oklahoma State University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team, led by first-year head coach Steve Lutz, plays their home games at Gallagher-Iba Arena located in Stillwater, Oklahoma as a member of the Big 12 Conference.

## Previous season

The Cowboys finished the 2023–24 season 12–20, 4–14 in Big 12 play to finish in a tie for last place. They were defeated by UCF in the first round of the Big 12 tournament.

## Offseason
### Departures

Departures :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Naz Brown | 0 | G | 6'0" | 181 | Sophomore | Fort Worth, Texas | Transferred to Coastal Carolina |
| Eric Dailey Jr. | 2 | F | 6'8" | 230 | Freshman | Palmetto, Florida | Transferred to UCLA |
| Jarius Hicklen | 4 | G | 6'4" | 180 | Graduate student | Dallas, Texas | Exhausted eligibility |
| Quion Williams | 5 | G | 6'5" | 220 | Sophomore | Jonesboro, Arkansas | Transferred to Abilene Christian |
| Javon Small | 12 | G | 6'3" | 195 | Junior | South Bend, Indiana | Transferred to West Virginia |
| Carson Sager | 15 | G | 6'4" | 207 | Senior | Wichita Falls, Texas | Graduated |
| Justin McBride | 21 | F | 6'8" | 230 | Freshman | Plano, Texas | Transferred to Nevada |
| Brooks Manzer | 22 | G | 6'3" | 190 | Junior | Edmond, Oklahoma | Walk on; didn't return |
| Brandon Garrison | 23 | C | 6'11" | 245 | Freshman | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | Transferred to Kentucky |
| Mike Marsh | 32 | C | 6'10" | 250 | RS Senior | Columbia, South Carolina | Graduated |
| Weston Church | 35 | G | 6'3" | 180 | Senior | Fairview, Oklahoma | Graduated |
| John-Michael Wright | 51 | G | 6'1" | 190 | Graduate student | Fayetteville, North Carolina | Exhausted eligibility |

### Incoming transfers

Incoming transfers :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous school |
| Marchelus Avery | 0 | F | 6'8" | 210 | Fifth year | Richmond, Virginia | UCF |
| Arturo Dean | 2 | G | 5'11" | 170 | Junior | Miami, Florida | FIU |
| Davonte Davis | 4 | G | 6'4" | 185 | Fifth year | Jacksonville, Arkansas | Arkansas |
| Khalil Brantley | 5 | G | 6'1" | 180 | Senior | Bronx, New York | La Salle |
| Brandon Newman | 6 | G | 6'5" | 200 | Graduate student | Valparaiso, Indiana | Western Kentucky |
| Kirk Cole | 7 | G | 6'1" | 165 | Junior | Yukon, Oklahoma | Troy |
| Mikey Kelvin II | 23 | F | 6'6" | 200 | Fifth year | Ottawa, Ontario | Queen's (ON) |
| Patrick Suemnick | 24 | F | 6'8" | 225 | Graduate student | Green Bay, Wisconsin | West Virginia |
| Robert Jennings II | 25 | F | 6'7" | 230 | Junior | DeSoto, Texas | Texas Tech |
| Abou Ousmane | 33 | F | 6'10" | 245 | Fifth year | Brooklyn, New York | Xavier |
| Tyler Caron | 34 | F | 6'8" | 210 | Graduate student | Longview, Texas | St. Mary's (TX) |
| C.J. Smith | 55 | F | 6'7" | 205 | Sophomore | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | Coffeyville Community College |

### Recruiting class

There were no recruits in the 2024 class.

## Preseason

Big 12 Preseason Poll
| | Big 12 Coaches | Points |
| 1. | Kansas | 215 (9) |
| 2. | Houston | 211 (5) |
| 3. | Iowa State | 194 (1) |
| 4. | Baylor | 185 |
| 5. | Arizona | 179 (1) |
| 6. | Cincinnati | 140 |
| 7. | Texas Tech | 135 |
| 8. | Kansas State | 133 |
| 9. | BYU | 116 |
| 10. | TCU | 90 |
| 11. | UCF | 83 |
| 12. | Arizona State | 64 |
| 13. | West Virginia | 62 |
| 14. | Oklahoma State | 46 |
| 15. | Colorado | 37 |
| 16. | Utah | 30 |
| Reference: (#) first-place votes |||
Pre-Season All-Big 12 Team

### First Team

| Player | School |
| Caleb Love | Arizona |
| LJ Cryer | Houston |
| J’Wan Roberts | Houston |
| Tamin Lipsey | Iowa State |
| Hunter Dickinson† | Kansas |
| † denotes unanimous selection Reference: ||

### Second Team

| Player | School |
| Norchad Omier | Baylor |
| Jeremy Roach | Baylor |
| Keshon Gilbert | Iowa State |
| Dajuan Harris Jr. | Kansas |
| Coleman Hawkins | Kansas State |
| † denotes unanimous selection Reference: ||
* Player of the Year: Hunter Dickinson, Kansas
* Co-Newcomer of the Year: Jeremy Roach, Baylor & Coleman Hawkins, Kansas State
* Freshman of the Year: V. J. Edgecombe, Baylor

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| October 26, 2024* 11:00 a.m. | | SMU | W 89–78 | | 24 – Thompson | 8 – Ousmane | 5 – Brantley | Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, OK |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| November 4, 2024* 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Green Bay | W 89–76 | 1–0 | 22 – Thompson | 8 – Ousmane | 4 – Brantley | Gallagher-Iba Arena (7,251) Stillwater, OK |
| November 10, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | St. Thomas | W 80–71 | 2–0 | 23 – Avery | 9 – Dean | 5 – Dean | Gallagher-Iba Arena (5,447) Stillwater, OK |
| November 14, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Southern Illinois | W 85–78 | 3–0 | 18 – Ousmane | 4 – Tied | 5 – Dean | Gallagher-Iba Arena (5,804) Stillwater, OK |
| November 21, 2024* 1:30 p.m., ESPNU | | vs. Florida Atlantic Charleston Classic First Round | L 78–86 | 3–1 | 16 – Brantley | 11 – Jennings II | 4 – Dean | TD Arena (1,818) Charleston, SC |
| November 22, 2024* 1:00 p.m., ESPNU | | vs. Miami (FL) Charleston Classic Consolation 2nd Round | W 80–74 | 4–1 | 17 – Thompson | 5 – Ousmane | 3 – Davis | TD Arena (1,936) Charleston, SC |
| November 24, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN | | vs. Nevada Charleston Classic 5th Place Game | L 78–90 | 4–2 | 15 – Avery | 6 – Ousmane | 3 – Brantley | TD Arena (2,063) Charleston, SC |
| December 4, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Tulsa | W 76–55 | 5–2 | 15 – Thompson | 8 – Davis | 4 – Tied | Reynolds Center (4,590) Tulsa, OK |
| December 8, 2024* 11:00 a.m., FS1 | | at Seton Hall Big East–Big 12 Battle | W 85–76 | 6–2 | 14 – Tied | 4 – Tied | 8 – Brantley | Prudential Center (8,791) Newark, NJ |
| December 14, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPNU | | vs. No. 13 Oklahoma Bedlam Series | L 65–80 | 6–3 | 19 – Avery | 6 – Avery | 3 – Tied | Paycom Center (10,300) Oklahoma City, OK |
| December 18, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Tarleton State | W 66–61 | 7–3 | 18 – Avery | 10 – Avery | 3 – Tied | Gallagher-Iba Arena (5,188) Stillwater, OK |
| December 22, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Oral Roberts | W 86–74 | 8–3 | 19 – Ousmane | 7 – Ousmane | 3 – Tied | Gallagher-Iba Arena (6,349) Stillwater, OK |
| Big 12 regular season |||||||||
| December 30, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | No. 14 Houston | L 47–60 | 8–4 (0–1) | 12 – Newman | 8 – Brantley | 4 – Brantley | Gallagher-Iba Arena (7,365) Stillwater, OK |
| January 4, 2025 11:00 a.m., CBSSN | | at West Virginia | L 50–69 | 8–5 (0–2) | 15 – Avery | 11 – Ousmane | 2 – Keller | WVU Coliseum (11,753) Morgantown, WV |
| January 7, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Kansas State | W 79–66 | 9–5 (1–2) | 27 – Ousmane | 5 – Ousmane | 5 – Brantley | Gallagher-Iba Arena (5,540) Stillwater, OK |
| January 11, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Utah | L 62–83 | 9–6 (1–3) | 16 – Thompson | 6 – Avery | 3 – Tied | Jon M. Huntsman Center (7,922) Salt Lake City, UT |
| January 14, 2025 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at BYU | L 69–85 | 9–7 (1–4) | 15 – Tied | 7 – Ousmane | 4 – Dean | Marriott Center (16,457) Provo, UT |
| January 18, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Colorado | W 83–73 | 10–7 (2–4) | 15 – Tied | 7 – Avery | 3 – Tied | Gallagher-Iba Arena (7,247) Stillwater, OK |
| January 21, 2025 8:00 p.m., ESPNU | | Arizona | L 78–92 | 10–8 (2–5) | 21 – Tied | 6 – Ousmane | 6 – Dean | Gallagher-Iba Arena (6,355) Stillwater, OK |
| January 26, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Texas Tech | L 54–64 | 10–9 (2–6) | 17 – Thompson | 10 – Ousmane | 3 – Keller | United Supermarkets Arena (13,794) Lubbock, TX |
| January 29, 2025 7:00 p.m., CBSSN | | at Kansas State | L 57–85 | 10–10 (2–7) | 22 – Avery | 5 – Keller | 3 – Tied | Bramlage Coliseum (8,542) Manhattan, KS |
| February 1, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Utah | W 81–72 | 11–10 (3–7) | 20 – Thompson | 8 – Ousmane | 7 – Dean | Gallagher-Iba Arena (7,040) Stillwater, OK |
| February 4, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at No. 5 Houston | L 63–72 | 11–11 (3–8) | 16 – Ousmane | 4 – Ousmane | 4 – Tied | Fertitta Center (7,035) Houston, TX |
| February 9, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Arizona State | W 86–73 | 12–11 (4–8) | 14 – Keller | 8 – Newman | 6 – Dean | Gallagher-Iba Arena (5,639) Stillwater, OK |
| February 12, 2025 6:00 p.m., CBSSN | | at TCU | L 72–73 | 12–12 (4–9) | 17 – Thompson | 7 – Ousmane | 5 – Dean | Schollmaier Arena (5,424) Fort Worth, TX |
| February 15, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | No. 12 Texas Tech | L 55–93 | 12–13 (4–10) | 13 – Avery | 5 – Avery | 2 – Jennings | Gallagher-Iba Arena (7,702) Stillwater, OK |
| February 19, 2025 8:00 p.m., ESPNU | | UCF | W 104–95 | 13–13 (5–10) | 25 – Thompson | 7 – Dean | 5 – Brantley | Gallagher-Iba Arena (5,122) Stillwater, OK |
| February 22, 2025 3:00 p.m., CBS | | at No. 23 Kansas | L 64–96 | 13–14 (5–11) | 21 – Thompson | 4 – Tied | 3 – Dean | Allen Fieldhouse (15,300) Lawrence, KS |
| February 25, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | No. 9 Iowa State | W 74–68 | 14–14 (6–11) | 25 – Ousmane | 7 – Jennings | 4 – Tied | Gallagher-Iba Arena (5,903) Stillwater, OK |
| March 1, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Baylor | L 61–71 | 14–15 (6–12) | 19 – Thompson | 6 – Ousmane | 2 – Thompson | Foster Pavilion (7,500) Waco, TX |
| March 5, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at UCF | L 70–83 | 14–16 (6–13) | 13 – Newman | 6 – Dean | 7 – Dean | Addition Financial Arena (7,116) Orlando, FL |
| March 8, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Cincinnati | W 78–67 | 15–16 (7–13) | 24 – Ousmane | 8 – Ousmane | 8 – Dean | Gallagher-Iba Arena (6,597) Stillwater, OK |
| Big 12 tournament |||||||||
| March 11, 2025 TBA, ESPN+ | (12) | vs. (13) Cincinnati First round | L 68–87 | 15–17 | 12 – Dow | 13 – Newman | 4 – Dean | T-Mobile Center (6,406) Kansas City, MO |
| NIT |||||||||
| March 18, 2025* 8:00 p.m., ESPN2 | (4) | Wichita State First round | W 89–79 | 16–17 | 23 – Thompson | 12 – Newman | 4 – Brantley | Gallagher-Iba Arena (2,295) Stillwater, OK |
| March 22–23, 2025* | (4) | SMU/Northern Iowa Second round | | | | | | |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||