# 2018–19 Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball team

The 2018–19 Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball team represented Oklahoma State University in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by second-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 2017–18 season with 21–15, 8–10 in Big 12 play to finish in a four-way tie for sixth place. They defeated Oklahoma in the first round of the Big 12 tournament before losing in the quarterfinals to Kansas. They were invited to the National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Florida Gulf Coast and Stanford before losing in the quarterfinals to Western Kentucky.

## Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Brandon Averette | 0 | G | 5'11" | 185 | Sophomore | Richardson, TX | Transferred to Utah Valley |
| Kendall Smith | 1 | G | 6'3" | 190 | RS Senior | Antioch, CA | Graduated |
| Zach Dawson | 2 | G | 6'3" | 185 | Freshman | Miami, FL | Dismissed from team |
| Travarius Shine | 5 | G/F | 6'6" | 200 | RS Junior | Irving, TX | Signed to professional team |
| Lucas N'Guessan | 14 | F/C | 7'0" | 220 | Sophomore | De Lier, Netherlands | Transferred to East Tennessee State |
| Davon Dillard | 24 | G/F | 6'5" | 215 | Junior | Gary, IN | Dismissed from team |
| Jeffrey Carroll | 30 | G/F | 6'6" | 220 | RS Senior | Rowlett, TX | Graduated |
| Yankuba Sima | 35 | F/C | 6'11" | 225 | RS Junior | Girona, Spain | Signed to professional team |
| Mitchell Solomon | 41 | F | 6'9" | 250 | Senior | Bixby, OK | Graduated |

### Incoming Transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous school |
| Curtis Jones | 1 | G | 6'4" | 175 | Junior | Richmond, VA | Indiana |
| Mike Cunningham | 55 | G | 6'0" | 185 | RS Senior | Washington, D.C. | USC Upstate |

## Recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Kentrevious Jones #46 C | Macon, GA | Quality Education Academy | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | Apr 5, 2018 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 75 ||||||
| Duncan Demuth PF | Seminole, FL | Seminole HS | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | Oct 22, 2017 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A ||||||
| Yor Anei PF | Lenexa, KS | Lee's Summit West HS | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | Oct 26, 2017 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A ||||||
| Isaac Likekele PG | Arlington, TX | Mansfield Timberview HS | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | Sep 10, 2017 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Maurice Calloo PF | Windsor, ON | Oak Hill Academy | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | May 10, 2018 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| 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: "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 10, 2018. ||||||

## Future recruits
### 2019–20 team recruits

US college sports recruiting information for 2019 recruits :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Kalib Boone #23 PF | Tulsa, OK | Memorial High School | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | Apr 16, 2018 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A |||||||
| Keylan Boone PF | Tulsa, OK | Memorial High School | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | Apr 16, 2018 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 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: "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 10, 2018. |||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| Nov 4, 2018* 2:00 pm, FSOK | | Ouachita Baptist | W 80–59 | – | Gallagher-Iba Arena (5,432) Stillwater, OK |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 10, 2018* 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Charlotte | L 64–66 | 0–1 | Dale F. Halton Arena (3,895) Charlotte, NC |
| Nov 14, 2018* 7:00 pm, FSOK+ | | UTSA | W 82–60 | 1–1 | Gallagher-Iba Arena (6,571) Stillwater, OK |
| Nov 18, 2018* 3:00 pm, FSOK | | College of Charleston AdvoCare Invitational non-bracket game | W 70–58 | 2–1 | Gallagher-Iba Arena (6,595) Stillwater, OK |
| Nov 22, 2018* 2:30 pm, ESPN2 | | vs. Memphis AdvoCare Invitational quarterfinals | W 84–64 | 3–1 | HP Field House (2,964) Lake Buena Vista, FL |
| Nov 23, 2018* 10:30 am, ESPN | | vs. Villanova AdvoCare Invitational | L 58–77 | 3–2 | HP Field House Lake Buena Vista, FL |
| Nov 25, 2018* 3:00pm, ESPN2 | | vs. No. 19 LSU AdvoCare Invitational | W 90–77 | 4–2 | HP Field House Lake Buena Vista, FL |
| Nov 30, 2018* 9:00 pm, BTN | | vs. Minnesota U.S. Bank Stadium Classic | L 76–83 | 4-3 | U.S. Bank Stadium (12,357) Minneapolis, MN |
| Dec 5, 2018* 7:00 pm, CBSSN | | at Tulsa | L 71–74 | 4–4 | Reynolds Center (7,145) Tulsa, OK |
| Dec 8, 2018* 3:00 pm, FSOK | | Houston | L 53–63 | 4–5 | Gallagher-Iba Arena (6,596) Stillwater, OK |
| Dec 16, 2018* 6:00 pm, BTN | | vs. Nebraska Sioux Falls Showcase | L 56–79 | 4–6 | Sanford Pentagon (3,800) Sioux Falls, SD |
| Dec 21, 2018* 12:00 pm, FSOK | | Central Arkansas | W 82–73 | 5–6 | Gallagher-Iba Arena (5,806) Stillwater, OK |
| Dec 29, 2018* 1:00 pm, FSOK | | Texas–A&M Corpus Christi | W 69–59 | 6–6 | Gallagher-Iba Arena (6,745) Stillwater, OK |
| Jan 2, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPNews | | Iowa State | L 63–69 | 6–7 (0–1) | Gallagher-Iba Arena (6,523) Stillwater, OK |
| Jan 5, 2019 1:00 pm, FSSW | | at No. 23 Oklahoma Bedlam Series | L 64–74 | 6–8 (0–2) | Lloyd Noble Center (10,906) Norman, OK |
| Jan 8, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPNU | | Texas Super Tuesday | W 61–58 | 7–8 (1–2) | Gallagher-Iba Arena (6,486) Stillwater, OK |
| Jan 12, 2019 11:00 am, ESPNU | | at West Virginia Saturday Showcase | W 85–77 | 8–8 (2–2) | WVU Coliseum (11,339) Morgantown, WV |
| Jan 14, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPNU | | Baylor Big Monday | L 69–73 | 8–9 (2–3) | Gallagher-Iba Arena (8,194) Stillwater, OK |
| Jan 19, 2019 5:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Iowa State Saturday Showcase | L 59–72 | 8–10 (2–4) | Hilton Coliseum (14,384) Ames, IA |
| Jan 23, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPNU | | Oklahoma Bedlam Series | L 61–70 | 8–11 (2–5) | Gallagher-Iba Arena (11,086) Stillwater, OK |
| Jan 26, 2019* 1:00 pm, ESPNU | | South Carolina Big 12/SEC Challenge/Saturday Showcase | W 74–70 | 9–11 | Gallagher-Iba Arena (7,658) Stillwater, OK |
| Feb 2, 2019 5:00 pm, ESPNU | | Kansas State Saturday Showcase | L 57–75 | 9–12 (2–6) | Gallagher-Iba Arena (8,457) Stillwater, OK |
| Feb 6, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPNU | | at TCU | L 68–70 | 9–13 (2–7) | Schollmaier Arena (6,505) Fort Worth, TX |
| Feb 9, 2019 11:00 am, ESPN | | at No. 13 Kansas Saturday Showcase | L 72–84 | 9–14 (2–8) | Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS |
| Feb 13, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPN2 | | No. 15 Texas Tech Wednesday Night Hoops | L 50–78 | 9–15 (2–9) | Gallagher-Iba Arena (6,155) Stillwater, OK |
| Feb 16, 2019 12:00 pm, CBS | | at Texas | L 57–69 | 9–16 (2–10) | Frank Erwin Center (10,406) Austin, TX |
| Feb 18, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPNU | | TCU Big Monday | W 68–61 | 10–16 (3–10) | Gallagher-Iba Arena (5,900) Stillwater, OK |
| Feb 23, 2019 3:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at No. 23 Kansas State Saturday Showcase/Rivalry Week | L 46–85 | 10–17 (3–11) | Bramlage Coliseum (10,699) Manhattan, KS |
| Feb 27, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPNU | | at No. 11 Texas Tech | L 80–84 $^{OT}$ | 10–18 (3–12) | United Supermarkets Arena (12,248) Lubbock, TX |
| Mar 2, 2019 11:00 am, CBS | | No. 15 Kansas | L 67–72 | 10–19 (3–13) | Gallagher-Iba Arena (9,335) Stillwater, OK |
| Mar 6, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at Baylor Wednesday Night Hoops | W 67–64 | 11–19 (4–13) | Ferrell Center (5,041) Waco, TX |
| Mar 9, 2019 3:00 pm, ESPNews | | West Virginia Saturday Showcase | W 85–77 | 12–19 (5–13) | Gallagher-Iba Arena (7,279) Stillwater, OK |
| Big 12 tournament ||||||
| Mar 13, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPNU | (9) | vs. (8) TCU First round | L 70–73 | 12–20 | Sprint Center Kansas City, MO |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||