# 2016–17 Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball team

The 2016–17 Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball team represented Oklahoma State University in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by first-head coach Brad Underwood. The Cowboys were members of the Big 12 Conference and played their home games at Gallagher-Iba Arena in Stillwater, Oklahoma. They finished the season 20–13, 9–9 in Big 12 play to finish in fifth place. They lost to Iowa State in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 tournament. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 10 seed in the Midwest region where they lost to Michigan in the first round.
On March 18, 2017, head coach Brad Underwood left the school to accept the head coaching position at Illinois after one year at OSU. The school promoted assistant coach Mike Boynton Jr. to head coach on March 24.

## Previous season

The Cowboys finished the 2015–16 season 12–20, 3–15 in Big 12 play to finish in ninth place. They lost in the first round of the Big 12 tournament to Kansas State.
On March 18, 2016, Travis Ford was fired after nine seasons at Oklahoma State. On May 22, 2016, Brad Underwood was hired as head coach.

## Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Ford Stuen | 0 | G | 6'3" | 190 | Senior | Henderson, KY | Graduated |
| Tyree Griffin | 2 | G | 5'10" | 165 | Sophomore | New Orleans, LA | Transferred to Southern Miss |
| Joe Burton | 4 | G/F | 6'6" | 215 | Sophomore | Houston, TX | Transferred to Valparaiso |
| Jeff Newberry | 22 | G | 6'2" | 190 | RS Senior | Atlanta, GA | Graduated |
| Chris Olivier | 31 | F | 6'8" | 245 | RS Senior | Chicago, IL | Graduated |
| Anthony Allen | 32 | C | 7'0" | 240 | RS Senior | Kingston, Jamaica | Graduated |

## Recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Cameron McGriff #23 SF | Grand Prairie, TX | South Grand Prairie High School | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | Sep 21, 2015 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ||||||
| Lindy Waters III #37 SG | Norman, OK | Sunrise Christian Academy | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | Nov 6, 2015 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ||||||
| Thomas Dziagwa PG | Tampa, FL | Tampa Catholic High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Sep 19, 2015 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A ||||||
| Brandon Averette PG | Richardson, TX | Richardson High School | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Apr 13, 2016 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN: 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: "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. ||||||
Note: Tyrek Coger was a junior college transfer from Cape Fear Community College who was to enroll in the fall of 2016. On July 21, 2016, Coger collapsed and died after a workout.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/06/2016* 7:00 pm, FSOK+ | | Pittsburg State | W 117-64 | | Gallagher-Iba Arena (3,009) Stillwater, OK |
| Regular season ||||||
| 11/11/2016* 7:00 pm, FCS | | Campbell | W 102–65 | 1–0 | Gallagher-Iba Arena (6,126) Stillwater, OK |
| 11/14/2016* 7:00 pm, FSOK+ | | Central Arkansas Maui Invitational opening round | W 102–90 | 2–0 | Gallagher-Iba Arena (4,911) Stillwater, OK |
| 11/16/2016* 7:00 pm, FSOK+ | | New Orleans | W 117–72 | 3–0 | Gallagher-Iba Arena (4,992) Stillwater, OK |
| 11/21/2016* 8:00 pm, ESPNU | | vs. UConn Maui Invitational quarterfinals | W 98–90 | 4–0 | Lahaina Civic Center (2,400) Maui, HI |
| 11/22/2016* 9:30 pm, ESPN | | vs. No. 4 North Carolina Maui Invitational semifinals | L 75–107 | 4–1 | Lahaina Civic Center (2,400) Maui, HI |
| 11/23/2016* 6:30 pm, ESPN2 | | vs. Georgetown Maui Invitational third place game | W 97–70 | 5–1 | Lahaina Civic Center (2,400) Maui, HI |
| 11/30/2016* 7:00 pm, FSOK+ | | Rogers State | W 101–85 | 6–1 | Gallagher-Iba Arena (13,611) Stillwater, OK |
| 12/03/2016* 8:00 pm, BTN | | at Maryland | L 70–71 | 6–2 | Xfinity Center (17,950) College Park, MD |
| 12/10/2016* 4:00 pm, CBSSN | | at Tulsa | W 71–67 | 7–2 | Reynolds Center (5,287) Tulsa, OK |
| 12/14/2016* 8:00 pm, ESPNU | | Arkansas–Pine Bluff | W 102–66 | 8–2 | Gallagher-Iba Arena (5,287) Stillwater, OK |
| 12/17/2016* 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Wichita State | W 93–76 | 9–2 | Charles Koch Arena (15,004) Wichita, KS |
| 12/22/2016* 12:00 pm, FSOK | | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | W 92–70 | 10–2 | Gallagher-Iba Arena (8,342) Stillwater, OK |
| 12/30/2016 3:00 pm, ESPN2 | | No. 11 West Virginia | L 72–95 | 10–3 (0–1) | Gallagher-Iba Arena (13,611) Stillwater, OK |
| 01/04/2017 7:00 pm, LHN | | at Texas | L 79–82 | 10–4 (0–2) | Frank Erwin Center (9,753) Austin, TX |
| 01/07/2017 6:00 pm, ESPNews | | at No. 2 Baylor | L 57–61 | 10–5 (0–3) | Ferrell Center (10,627) Waco, TX |
| 01/11/2017 8:00 pm, ESPNU | | Iowa State | L 86–96 | 10–6 (0–4) | Gallagher-Iba Arena (6,066) Stillwater, OK |
| 01/14/2017 1:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at No. 2 Kansas | L 80–87 | 10–7 (0–5) | Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS |
| 01/18/2017 8:00 pm, ESPNU | | Kansas State | L 88–96 | 10–8 (0–6) | Gallagher-Iba Arena (6,673) Stillwater, OK |
| 01/21/2017 1:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Texas Tech | W 83–64 | 11–8 (1–6) | United Supermarkets Arena (11,360) Lubbock, TX |
| 01/23/2017 6:00 pm, ESPNU | | TCU | W 89–76 | 12–8 (2–6) | Gallagher-Iba Arena (6,090) Stillwater, OK |
| 01/28/2017* 3:00 pm, ESPNU | | Arkansas Big 12/SEC Challenge | W 99–71 | 13–8 | Gallagher-Iba Arena (13,611) Stillwater, OK |
| 01/30/2017 8:00 pm, ESPN | | at Oklahoma Bedlam Series | W 68–66 | 14–8 (3–6) | Lloyd Noble Center (10,103) Norman, OK |
| 02/04/2017 4:00 pm, ESPNU | | at No. 7 West Virginia | W 82–75 | 15–8 (4–6) | WVU Coliseum (14,225) Morgantown, WV |
| 02/08/2017 6:00 pm, ESPNU | | No. 6 Baylor | L 69–72 | 15–9 (4–7) | Gallagher-Iba Arena (8,170) Stillwater, OK |
| 02/11/2017 3:00 pm, ESPN2 | | Texas | W 84–71 | 16–9 (5–7) | Gallagher-Iba Arena (8,592) Stillwater, OK |
| 02/15/2017 8:00 pm, ESPNU | | at TCU | W 71–68 | 17–9 (6–7) | Schollmaier Arena (6,301) Fort Worth, TX |
| 02/18/2017 8:00 pm, ESPNU | | Oklahoma Bedlam Series | W 96–92 | 18–9 (7–7) | Gallagher-Iba Arena (13,611) Stillwater, OK |
| 02/22/2017 8:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Kansas State | W 80–68 | 19–9 (8–7) | Bramlage Coliseum (11,160) Manhattan, KS |
| 02/25/2017 1:00 pm, ESPNU | | Texas Tech | W 80–63 | 20–9 (9–7) | Gallagher-Iba Arena (7,835) Stillwater, OK |
| 02/28/2017 8:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at No. 24 Iowa State | L 83–86 | 20–10 (9–8) | Hilton Coliseum (14,356) Ames, IA |
| 03/04/2017 5:00 pm, ESPN | | No. 1 Kansas | L 85–90 | 20–11 (9–9) | Gallagher-Iba Arena (13,611) Stillwater, OK |
| Big 12 tournament ||||||
| 03/09/2017 11:30 am, ESPN2 | (5) | vs. (4) No. 23 Iowa State Quarterfinals | L 83–92 | 20–12 | Sprint Center (18,643) Kansas City, MO |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| 03/17/2017 11:15 am, CBS | (10 MW) | vs. (7 MW) No. 23 Michigan First Round | L 91–92 | 20–13 | Bankers Life Fieldhouse (18,255) Indianapolis, IN |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. All times are in Central Time. ||||||
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