2024–25 Big 12 men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 Houston 19 1   .950 27 4   .871
No. 9 Texas Tech 15 5   .750 24 7   .774
Arizona 14 6   .700 20 11   .645
No. 17 BYU 14 6   .700 23 8   .742
No. 12 Iowa State 13 7   .650 24 8   .750
Kansas 11 9   .550 21 11   .656
Baylor 10 10   .500 19 13   .594
West Virginia 10 10   .500 19 13   .594
TCU 9 11   .450 16 16   .500
Kansas State 9 11   .450 16 17   .485
Utah 8 12   .400 16 16   .500
Oklahoma State 7 13   .350 15 17   .469
Cincinnati 7 13   .350 18 15   .545
UCF 7 13   .350 17 16   .515
Arizona State 4 16   .200 13 19   .406
Colorado 3 17   .150 14 19   .424
2025 Big 12 tournament winner
As of March 12, 2025
Rankings from AP poll

The 2024–25 Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball team represented Oklahoma State University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team, led by first-year head coach Steve Lutz, played 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.[1][2]

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:[3] (#) first-place votes

Pre-Season All-Big 12 Team

First Team
Player School
Caleb Love Arizona
LJ Cryer Houston
J’Wan Roberts
Tamin Lipsey Iowa State
Hunter Dickinson Kansas
† denotes unanimous selection
Reference:[3]
Second Team
Player School
Norchad Omier Baylor
Jeremy Roach
Keshon Gilbert Iowa State
Dajuan Harris Jr. Kansas
Coleman Hawkins Kansas State
† denotes unanimous selection
Reference:[3]

Roster

2024–25 Oklahoma State Cowboys men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 Marchelus Avery (5Y) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr UCF Richmond, Virginia
G 1 Bryce Thompson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) GS Kansas Tulsa, Oklahoma
G 2 Arturo Dean 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr FIU Miami, Florida
G 4 Davonte Davis (5Y) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Arkansas Jacksonville, Arkansas
G 5 Khalil Brantley 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr La Salle Bronx, New York
G 6 Brandon Newman 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) GS Western Kentucky Valparaiso, Indiana
G 7 Kirk Cole 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Jr Troy Yukon, Oklahoma
G 13 Connor Dow 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Broken Arrow High School Broken Arrow, Oklahoma
G 14 Jamyron Keller 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Ellison High School St. Matthews, South Carolina
F 19 Andrija Vukovic 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Fr First Sport Basketball College Belgrade Čukarica, Serbia
F 23 Mikey Kelvin II (5Y) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Queen's (ON) Ottawa, Ontario
F 24 Patrick Suemnick 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) GS West Virginia Green Bay, Wisconsin
F 25 Robert Jennings II 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Texas Tech DeSoto, Texas
F 33 Abou Ousmane (5Y) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Sr Xavier Brooklyn, New York
F 34 Tyler Caron 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) GS St. Mary's (TX) Longview, Texas
F 35 Jaxton Bobik 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Fr Queen Creek High School Queen Creek, Arizona
F 55 C.J. Smith 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Coffeyville Community College Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on
  • (5Y) Fifth-year senior
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: December 6, 2024

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
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain Time.

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
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Coaches

References

  1. ^ "2023-24 Oklahoma State Cowboys Schedule". CBS Sports. Retrieved July 27, 2024.
  2. ^ "2023-24 Oklahoma State Cowboys Men's Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved July 27, 2024.
  3. ^ a b c "Kansas Selected As Big 12 Men's Basketball Preseason Favorite, KU's Dickinson Named Preseason Player of the Year". Big12sports.com. Big 12 Conference. October 10, 2024.
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