2021–22 Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball team

2021–22 Big 12 men's basketball standings
	*Ineligible for both the 2022 Big 12 Tournament and the 2022 NCAA Tournament due to postseason ban imposed by the NCAA.
	† 2022 Big 12 Tournament winner ; As of December 13, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll

2021–22 Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball
2021–22 Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball
Conference	Big 12 Conference
2021–22 record	6–3 (0–0 Big 12)
Head coach	Mike Boynton (5th season);
Assistant coaches	Terrence Rencher; Larry Blunt; David Cason;
Home arena	Gallagher-Iba Arena

The 2021–22 Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball team represents Oklahoma State University during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team is led by fifth-year head coach Mike Boynton, and plays their home games at Gallagher-Iba Arena in Stillwater, Oklahoma as a member of the Big 12 Conference.

On November 3, 2021, the NCAA ruled Oklahoma State ineligible for postseason play for the season due to player receiving improper benefits.[1]

Previous season

In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Cowboys finished the 2020–21 season 21–9, 11–7 in Big 12 play to finish in fifth place. They defeated West Virginia and Baylor in the Big 12 Tournament before losing to Texas in the championship game. They received an at-large bid in the NCAA Tournament as the No. 4 seed in the Midwest Region where they defeated Liberty in the first round before losing to Oregon State in the second round.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Cade Cunningham	2	G	6'8"	220	Freshman	Arlington, TX	Declare for 2021 NBA draft
Montreal Pena Jr.	21	F	6'10"	190	Freshman	Arlington, TX	Transferred to South Plains College
Ferron Flavors Jr.	31	G	6'3"	190	GS Senior	Federal Way, WA	Graduate transferred to Robert Morris
Mason Robbins	42	F	6'9"	220	Freshman	Edmond, OK	Walk-on; didn't return
Dee Mitchell	55	G	6'2"	190	Junior	Jefferson, TX	Walk-on; didn't return

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous school
Bryce Thompson	1	G	6'5"	195	Sophomore	Tulsa, OK	Kansas
Tyreek Smith	23	F	6'7'	220	RS Sophomore	Baton Rouge, LA	Texas Tech
Woody Newton	24	F	6'8"	200	Sophomore	District Heights, MD	Syracuse
Moussa Cissé	33	C	6'10"	225	Sophomore	Conakry, Guinea	Memphis

2021 recruiting class

There were no incoming reecruiting class of 2021.

2022 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2022 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Quion Williams SG	Mansfield, TX	Mansfield Legacy High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Aug 5, 2021
Quion Williams SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: 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: "2022 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 28, 2021.

Roster

2021–22 Oklahoma State Cowboys men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Avery Anderson III	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jr	Northwest HS	Justin, TX
G	1	Bryce Thompson	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	Kansas	Tulsa, OK
G	2	Chris Harris Jr.	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	South Garland HS	Dallas, TX
G	4	Donovan Williams	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	North Star HS	Rockford, IL
G	5	Rondel Walker	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	So	Putnam City West HS	Midwest City, OK
F	12	Matthew-Alexander Moncrieffe	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	So	Orangeville Prep	Toronto, ON
G	13	Isaac Likekele	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Sr	Mansfield Timberview HS	Arlington, TX
G	14	Bryce Williams	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	RS Sr	Ole Miss	Tampa, FL
G	15	Carson Sager (W)	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	207 lb (94 kg)	So	Rider HS	Wichita Falls, TX
G/F	20	Keylan Boone	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	Tulsa Memorial HS	Tulsa, OK
G	21	Brooks Manzer (W)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Edmond Memorial HS	Edmond, OK
F	22	Kalib Boone	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Tulsa Memorial HS	Tulsa, OK
F	23	Tyreek Smith	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	RS So	Texas Tech	Baton Rouge, LA
F	24	Woody Newton	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Syracuse	District Heights, MD
F	25	Bernard Kouma	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Jr	South Plains CC	N'Djamena, Chad
F	33	Moussa Cissé	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	So	Memphis	Conakry, Guinea
G	35	Weston Church (W)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	Fairview HS	Fairview, OK

Head coach

Mike Boynton Jr. (South Carolina)

Assistant coach(es)

Terrence Rencher (Texas)
Larry Blunt (James Madison)
David Cason (Illinois State)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

The Big 12 allows all 10 teams to participate in the Big 12 Tournament to determine the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament with every team being guaranteed at least one game. However, due to the Cowboys being ineligible for NCAA Tournament, they will not participate in the Big 12 Tournament.[1]

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 4, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Central Oklahoma	W 76–68		14 – Anderson/Cissé	6 – Moncrieffe	6 – Likekele	Gallagher-Iba Arena (8,368) Stillwater, OK
Regular Season
November 9, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	UT Arlington	W 88–45	1–0	17 – Cissé	9 – Cissé	6 – Likekele	Gallagher-Iba Arena (7,981) Stillwater, OK
November 12, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Oakland	L 55–56	1–1	12 – Tied	9 – Likekele	5 – Likekele	Gallagher-Iba Arena (8,729) Stillwater, OK
November 14, 2021* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	Prairie View A&M	W 72–59	2–1	10 – Cissé	7 – Tied	7 – B. Williams	Gallagher-Iba Arena (7,346) Stillwater, OK
November 16, 2021* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+	vs. UMass Lowell Basketball Hall of Fame Showcase	W 80–58	3–1	14 – Thompson	11 – Cissé	4 – Tied	Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, CT
November 17, 2021* 7:00 p.m., CBSSN	vs. NC State Basketball Hall of Fame Showcase	W 74–68	4–1	20 – Ka. Boone	7 – Likekele	4 – B. Williams	Mohegan Sun Arena (1,500) Uncasville, CT
November 22, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	College of Charleston	W 96–66	5–1	15 – Tied	5 – Tied	5 – Likekele	Gallagher-Iba Arena (8,307) Stillwater, OK
November 26, 2021* 3:00 p.m.	at Oral Roberts	W 78–77 ^OT	6–1	21 – B. Williams	9 – Likekele	3 – Likekele	Mabee Center (6,094) Tulsa, OK
December 1, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Wichita State	L 51–60	6–2	17 – Anderson III	10 – Moncrieffe	3 – Likekele	Gallagher-Iba Arena (8,134) Stillwater, OK
December 5, 2021* 4:00 p.m., ESPN2	Xavier Big East–Big 12 Battle	L 71-77	6-3	26 – Anderson	9 – Cisse	4 – Likekele	Gallagher-Iba Arena (7,326) Stillwater, OK
December 13, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Cleveland State						Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, OK
December 18, 2021* 6:00 p.m., ESPNU	vs. No. 14 Houston Hoop Hype XL College Basketball Showcase						Dickies Arena Fort Worth, TX
December 21, 2021* 8:00 pm, ESPNU	vs. USC Compete 4 Cause Classic						Paycom Center Oklahoma City, OK
January 1, 2022 3:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Texas Tech						United Supermarkets Arena Lubbock, TX
January 4, 2022 8:00 p.m., ESPN2	Kansas						Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, OK
January 8, 2022 1:00 p.m., CBS	Texas						Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, OK
January 11, 2022 8:00 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU	at West Virginia						WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV
January 15, 2022 TBA, ESPN2/ESPNU	at Baylor						Ferrell Center Waco, TX
January 19, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	TCU						Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, OK
January 22, 2022 1:00 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2	at Texas						Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX
January 26, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Iowa State						Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, OK
January 29, 2022* 3:00 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2	at Florida Big 12/SEC Challenge						O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL
February 2, 2022 8:00 p.m., ESPN2/ESPNU	at Kansas State						Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS
February 7, 2022 11:00 a.m./1:00 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2	Oklahoma Bedlam Series						Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, OK
February 8, 2022 6:00 p.m., ESPNU	at TCU						Schollmaier Arena Fort Worth, TX
February 12, 2022 1:00 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2	West Virginia						Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, OK
February 14, 2022 8:00 p.m., ESPN	at Kansas						Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS
February 19, 2022 1:00 p.m., ESPN2/ESPNU	Kansas State						Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, OK
February 21, 2022 8:00 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2	Baylor						Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, OK
February 26, 2022 11:00 a.m., CBS	at Oklahoma Bedlam Series						Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK
March 2, 2022 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Iowa State						Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA
March 5, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	Texas Tech						Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, OK
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

[2]

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Final
AP	RV	RV																		Not released
Coaches	RV	^

*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings
^Coaches did not release a Week 1 poll

References

"Oklahoma State: NCAA decision to deny appeal, uphold Cowboys' postseason ban 'unprecedented,' system 'broken'". ESPN.com.
"2021–22 Men's Basketball Schedule". Oklahoma State University Athletics. Retrieved September 28, 2021.

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[Ban-1] "Oklahoma State: NCAA decision to deny appeal, uphold Cowboys' postseason ban 'unprecedented,' system 'broken'". ESPN.com.

[2] "2021–22 Men's Basketball Schedule". Oklahoma State University Athletics. Retrieved September 28, 2021.

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