# 2020–21 Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball team

The 2020–21 Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball team represented Oklahoma State University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by fourth-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. They finished the season 21-9, 11-7 in Big 12 Play to finish in 5th place. They defeated West Virginia and Baylor to advance to the championship game of the Big 12 tournament where they lost to Texas. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they defeated Liberty in the First Round before getting upset in the Second Round by Oregon State.

## Previous season

The Cowboys finished the 2019–20 season 18–14, 7–11 in Big 12 play to finish in eighth place. They defeated Iowa State in the first round of the Big 12 tournament before all remaining games were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

## Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Jonathan Laurent | 1 | G/F | 6'6" | 215 | Senior | Orlando, FL | Graduated |
| Thomas Dziagwa | 4 | G | 6'4" | 190 | Senior | Temple Terrace, FL | Graduated |
| Marcus Watson | 5 | G | 6'6" | 215 | Freshman | Buford, GA | Transferred to New Mexico State |
| Cameron McGriff | 12 | F | 6'7" | 230 | Senior | Grand Prairie, TX | Graduated |
| Yor Anei | 14 | F | 6'10" | 235 | Sophomore | Overland Park, KS | Transferred to SMU |
| Lindy Waters III | 21 | G | 6'6" | 215 | Senior | Norman, OK | Graduated |
| Trey Reeves | 33 | F | 6'4" | 220 | Senior | Gans, OK | Graduated |
| Hidde Roessink | 35 | F | 6'10" | 220 | Freshman | Arnhem, Netherlands | Transferred to Kansas City |
| J. K. Hadlock | 54 | G | 6'1" | 185 | Senior | Fairfax, OK | Graduated |

### Incoming Transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous school |
| Bryce Williams | 14 | G | 6'2" | 180 | Senior | Tampa, FL | Ole Miss |
| Bernard Kouma | 25 | F | 6'10" | 240 | Sophomore | N'Djamena, Chad | South Plains CC |
| Ferron Flavors Jr. | 31 | G | 6'3" | 190 | Graduate Student | Federal Way, WA | California Baptist |

## Recruits

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Cade Cunningham #2 CG | Arlington, Texas | Montverde Academy | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | Nov 5, 2019 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 97 ||||||
| Donovan Williams #4 CG | Lincoln, Nebraska | North Star HS | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Apr 13, 2020 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 81 ||||||
| Rondel Walker #5 SG | Midwest City, OK | Putnam City West High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Oct 31, 2019 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 85 ||||||
| Matthew-Alexander Moncrieffe #12 SF | Brampton, Ontario, Canada | Orangeville Prep | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | Feb 21, 2020 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 80 ||||||
| Montreal Pena Jr. #21 PF | Arlington, Texas | Martin High School | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Nov 21, 2019 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 78 ||||||
| 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: "2020 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved January 16, 2021. ||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular Season |||||||||
| November 25, 2020* 3:00 p.m., ESPN | | at UT Arlington | W 75–68 | 1–0 | 21 – Cunningham | 13 – Likekele | 7 – Likekele | College Park Center (624) Arlington, TX |
| November 28, 2020* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Texas Southern | W 85–65 | 2–0 | 20 – Cunningham | 6 – Likekele | 4 – Tied | Gallagher-Iba Arena (3,350) Stillwater, OK |
| December 1, 2020* 6:00 p.m., FS1 | | at Marquette | W 70–62 | 3–0 | 16 – Walker | 6 – Tied | 4 – Williams | Fiserv Forum (0) Milwaukee, WI |
| December 5, 2020* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Oakland | W 84–71 | 4–0 | 18 – Cunningham | 7 – Tied | 8 – Cunningham | Gallagher-Iba Arena (3,350) Stillwater, OK |
| December 8, 2020* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Oral Roberts | W 83–78 | 5–0 | 29 – Cunningham | 12 – Boone | 3 – Cunningham | Gallagher-Iba Arena (3,350) Stillwater, OK |
| December 12, 2020* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Wichita State | W 67–64 | 6–0 | 14 – Likekele | 8 – Likekele | 3 – Tied | Charles Koch Arena (625) Wichita, KS |
| December 16, 2020 6:00 p.m., ESPN | | TCU | L 76–77 | 6–1 (0–1) | 17 – Cunningham | 9 – Likekele | 6 – Likekele | Gallagher-Iba Arena (3,350) Stillwater, OK |
| December 20, 2020 1:00 p.m., LHN | | at No. 11 Texas | L 74–77 | 6–2 (0–2) | 25 – Cunningham | 9 – Likekele | 3 – Cunningham | Frank Erwin Center (2,428) Austin, TX |
| January 2, 2021 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at No. 13 Texas Tech | W 82–77 $^{OT}$ | 7–2 (1–2) | 25 – Cunningham | 9 – Likekele | 3 – Cunningham | United Supermarkets Arena (4,013) Lubbock, TX |
| January 4, 2021 8:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | No. 14 West Virginia | L 84–87 | 7–3 (1–3) | 25 – Cunningham | 9 – Cunningham | 4 – Tied | Gallagher-Iba Arena (3,350) Stillwater, OK |
| January 9, 2021 5:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | at Kansas State | W 70–54 | 8–3 (2–3) | 15 – Tied | 9 – Likekele | 5 – Cunningham | Bramlage Coliseum (965) Manhattan, KS |
| January 12, 2021 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | No. 6 Kansas | W 75–70 | 9–3 (3–3) | 17 – Williams | 10 – Walker | 6 – Likekele | Gallagher-Iba Arena (3,350) Stillwater, OK |
| January 16, 2021 7:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | Oklahoma | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, OK |
| January 19, 2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2 | | at No. 14 West Virginia | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV |
| January 23, 2021 1:00 p.m., CBS | | No. 2 Baylor | L 66–81 | 9–4 (3–4) | 21 – Ka. Boone | 10 – Moncrieffe | 7 – Likekele | Gallagher-Iba Arena (3,350) Stillwater, OK |
| January 25, 2021 8:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | at Iowa State | W 81–60 | 10–4 (4–4) | 22 – Moncrieffe | 12 – Moncrieffe | 5 – Anderson III | Hilton Coliseum (1,019) Ames, IA |
| January 30, 2021* 3:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | Arkansas Big 12/SEC Challenge | W 81–77 | 11–4 | 21 – Cunningham | 12 – Ka. Boone | 5 – Tied | Gallagher-Iba Arena (3,350) Stillwater, OK |
| February 3, 2021 8:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | at TCU | L 78–81 | 11–5 (4–5) | 19 – Cunningham | 10 – Moncrieffe | 6 – Williams | Schollmaier Arena (2,481) Fort Worth, TX |
| February 6, 2021 2:00 p.m., ABC | | No. 6 Texas | W 75–67 $^{2OT}$ | 12–5 (5–5) | 22 – Ka. Boone | 15 – Ka. Boone | 2 – Cunningham | Gallagher-Iba Arena (3,350) Stillwater, OK |
| February 8, 2021 8:00 p.m., ESPN | No. 23 | at Kansas | L 66–78 | 12–6 (5–6) | 26 – Cunningham | 9 – Cunningham | 4 – Likekele | Allen Fieldhouse (2,500) Lawrence, KS |
| February 13, 2021 11:00 a.m., ESPNU | No. 23 | Kansas State | W 67–60 | 13–6 (6–6) | 15 – Cunningham | 9 – Ka. Boone | 5 – Cunningham | Gallagher-Iba Arena (3,350) Stillwater, OK |
| February 16, 2021 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Iowa State | W 76–58 | 14–6 (7–6) | 21 – Cunningham | 9 – Moncrieffe | 7 – Cunningham | Gallagher-Iba Arena (3,350) Stillwater, OK |
| February 20, 2021 3:00 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2 | | at No. 2 Baylor | Postponed | Postponed | Postponed | Postponed | Postponed | Ferrell Center Waco, TX |
| February 22, 2021 8:00 p.m., ESPN | | No. 18 Texas Tech | W 74–69 $^{OT}$ | 15–6 (8–6) | 20 – Cunningham | 7 – Ka. Boone | 3 – Likekele | Gallagher-Iba Arena (3,350) Stillwater, OK |
| February 27, 2021 2:00 p.m., ABC | | at No. 7 Oklahoma | W 94–90 $^{OT}$ | 16–6 (9–6) | 40 – Cunningham | 12 – Moncrieffe | 3 – Tied | Lloyd Noble Center (2,929) Norman, OK |
| March 1, 2021 8:00 p.m., ESPN | No. 17 | No. 16 Oklahoma | W 79–75 | 17–6 (10–6) | 17 – Ka. Boone | 9 – Ka. Boone | 4 – Cunningham | Gallagher-Iba Arena (3,350) Stillwater, OK |
| March 4, 2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN2 | No. 17 | at No. 3 Baylor | L 70–81 | 17–7 (10–7) | 24 – Cunningham | 7 – Cunningham | 4 – Tied | Ferrell Center (2,350) Waco, TX |
| March 6, 2021 1:00 p.m., ESPN2 | No. 17 | at No. 6 West Virginia | W 85–80 | 18–7 (11–7) | 31 – Anderson III | 10 – Kouma | 6 – Williams | WVU Coliseum (2,800) Morgantown, WV |
| Big 12 Tournament |||||||||
| March 11, 2021 10:30 a.m., ESPN | (5) No. 12 | vs. (4) No. 10 West Virginia Quarterfinals | W 72–69 | 19–7 | 17 – Tied | 10 – Ka. Boone | 4 – Cunningham | T-Mobile Center (3,491) Kansas City, MO |
| March 12, 2021 5:30 p.m., ESPN | (5) No. 12 | vs. (1) No. 2 Baylor Semifinals | W 83–74 | 20–7 | 25 – Cunningham | 8 – Cunningham | 5 – Cunningham | T-Mobile Center (3,298) Kansas City, MO |
| March 13, 2021 5:00 p.m., ESPN | (5) No. 12 | vs. (3) No. 13 Texas Championship | L 86–91 | 20–8 | 29 – Cunningham | 7 – Moncrieffe | 6 – Likekele | T-Mobile Center (3,525) Kansas City, MO |
| NCAA tournament |||||||||
| March 19, 2021 5:25 p.m., TBS | (4 MW) No. 11 | vs. (13 MW) Liberty First Round | W 69–60 | 21–8 | 19 – Anderson III | 9 – Moncrieffe | 4 – Likekele | Indiana Farmers Coliseum (972) Indianapolis, IN |
| March 21, 2021 8:40 p.m., TBS | (4 MW) No. 11 | vs. (12 MW) Oregon State Second Round | L 70–80 | 21–9 | 24 – Cunningham | 8 – Ke. Boone | 4 – Anderson III | Hinkle Fieldhouse (1,038) Indianapolis, IN |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||