2 NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS • 6 FINAL FOURS • 11 ELITE EIGHTS • 11 SWEET SIXTEENS • 34 ALL-AMERICA SELECTIONS COWBOY BASKETBALL GAME CENTER GAME 31 ►MARCH 3, 2018 ►3 p.m. ►GALLAGHER-IBA ARENA ►ESPN Opponent: No. 6/6 Kansas (24-6, 13-4 Big 12) Date / Tipoff: March 3, 2018 / 3 p.m. Central Site: Gallagher-Iba Arena (Capacity: 13,611) OKLAHOMA STATE Series: KU leads113-58 (KU leads 36-34 in Stillwater) 17-13, 7-10 Big 12 ► Head Coach: Mike Boynton, Jr. Last: OSU won 84-79 in AFH on Feb. 3 TV: ESPN (Rich Hollenberg, Fran Fraschilla) Radio: Cowboy Radio Network (Dave Hunziker, John Holcomb) 6/6 KANSAS Satellite Radio: Sirius 81, XM 81 (OSU radio call) 24-6, 13-4 Big 12 ► Head Coach: Bill Self Live Stats: okstate.statbroadcast.com 2017-18TEAM TEAM STATS/NCAA STATS/NCAA RANKING RANKING OKLAHOMA STATE PROBABLE STARTERS Point Guard 1 kendall smith | 6-3 | 190 | gr. | antioch, calif. Category NCAA Rank Value NCAA Rank Value Min. PPG RPG APG BPG SPG FG% 3FG% FT% Scoring Offense 90 76.7 32 82 Scoring Defense 209 73.5 133 70.8 26.3 12.5 2.9 3.0 0.0 0.9 41.3 39.6 69.5 Scoring Margin 136 3.2 19 11.3 ►2nd at OSU in +/- at +153 ... 44.9 3fg% in Big 12 play ranks 4th ... Last 11: 16.3 ppg, 47.5 3fg%. Field-Goal Percentage 221 43.8 15 49.7 Field-Goal Percentage Defense 162 43.7 67 42 Guard Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage 205 34.5 20 39.9 21 Lindy Waters III | 6-6 | 205 | So. | Norman, Okla. Three-Point FG% Defense 299 37.1 73 33 Free-Throw Percentage 38 76 229 70 Min. PPG RPG APG BPG SPG FG% 3FG% FT% Rebound Margin 152 1.4 202 0 27.3 9.0 3.6 1.9 0.4 0.9 44.8 37.6 76.6 Assists Per Game 119 14.5 12 17.2 ►Last 3: 13.7 ppg, 70.0 fg%, 78.6 3fg% ... Key to OSU's versatility ... Team-high 16 charges taken. Assist/Turnover Ratio 165 1.09 13 1.5 Blocked Shots Per Game 86 4 42 4.5 Guard Steals Per Game 128 6.6 124 6.6 Turnover Margin 112 1.1 72 1.7 30 Jeffrey Carroll | 6-6 | 220 | R-Sr. | Rowlett, Texas Offensive Rebounds 34 12.4 232 9.53 Min. PPG RPG APG BPG SPG FG% 3FG% FT% Turnovers Forced 76 14.4 176 13.17 30.5 15.3 6.0 1.7 0.2 0.9 40.8 32.1 77.1 OKLAHOMA STATE SCHEDULE/RESULTS ►Last 3: 18.0 ppg, 6.7 rpg, 51.2 fg% ... Big 12: 15.9 ppg ranks 8th ... 1,323 career pts (21st at OSU). Date Opponent Time/Result TV Forward Nov. 3 Arkansas-Monticello $ W 85-65 Fox-Plus 12 cameron mcgriff | 6-7 | 220 | so. | grand prairie, texas Nov. 10 Pepperdine W 78-47 FCS Min. PPG RPG APG BPG SPG FG% 3FG% FT% Nov. 13 Charlotte W 83-65 Fox-Plus Nov. 16 Oral Roberts W 91-48 Fox-Plus 23.2 8.6 5.3 0.9 0.5 0.9 51.0 35.7 87.2 Nov. 20 vs. 16/19 Texas A&M @ L 55-72 ESPN2 ►87.2 ft% ranks 3rd in Big 12 ... Last 9: 12.3 ppg, 6.3 rpg, 40.0 3fg% ... 3 20-point games in February. Nov. 21 vs. Pittsburgh @ W 73-67 ESPNU Nov. 26 Houston Baptist W 101-74 FSOK Forward Nov. 29 Austin Peay W 79-63 Fox-Plus Dec. 3 Mississippi Valley State W 83-62 FSOK 41 Mitchell Solomon | 6-9 | 245 | Jr. | Bixby, Okla. Dec. 9 6/6 Wichita State L 66-78 ESPN2 Min. PPG RPG APG BPG SPG FG% 3FG% FT% Dec. 16 vs. 19/19 Florida State # W 71-70 FS2 Dec. 19 Tulsa W 71-59 FSOK 24.0 8.1 6.3 1.5 1.0 0.9 55.7 18.5 85.0 Dec. 22 UT-Rio Grande Valley W 102-83 FSOK ►Boynton: "He's our MVP" ... 3.2 O-Reb ranks 3rd in Big 12 ... 2X Academic All-Big 12 selection. Dec. 29 7/7 West Virginia * L 79-85 ESPNU Jan. 3 at 7/7 Oklahoma * L 89-109 ESPNU OKLAHOMACOWBOY STATE RESERVES RESERVES Jan. 6 Iowa State * W 96-87 OT ESPNU Jan. 10 at Kansas State * L 82-86 ESPNews No. Name Pos Ht Wt Class Hometown Points Reb Other Jan. 13 Texas * W 65-64 ESPNews Jan. 15 at Baylor * L 60-76 ESPNU 0 Brandon Averette G 5-11 185 So. Richardson, Texas 6.6 1.8 3.1 apg Jan. 20 4/6 Oklahoma * W 83-81 OT ESPN 4 Thomas Dziagwa G 6-4 180 So. Temple Terrace, Fla. 5.5 1.1 37.8 3fg% Jan. 23 at 14/14 Texas Tech * L 70-75 ESPNews Jan. 27 at Arkansas % L 65-66 ESPN2 5 Tavarius Shine G/SF 6-6 200 Jr. Irving, Texas 10.0 3.6 1.8 apg Jan. 30 TCU * L 66-79 ESPNU 14 Lucas N'Guessan F/C 7-0 220 So. De Lier, The Netherlands 1.6 2.1 0.5 bpg Feb. 3 at 7/7 Kansas * W 84-79 CBS Feb. 6 Baylor * L 56-67 ESPNU 23 Michael Weathers G 6-2 170 So. Roeland Park, Kan. - - - Feb. 10 at 19/17 West Virginia * W 88-85 ESPN 33 Trey Reeves F 6-4 215 So. Gans, Okla. 0.3 0.3 3.0 mpg Feb. 14 Kansas State * L 72-82 ESPNU Feb. 17 at TCU * L 70-90 ESPN2 35 Yankuba Sima F/C 6-11 225 Jr. Girona, Spain 3.5 3.5 1.2 bpg Feb. 21 6/7 Texas Tech * W 79-71 ESPNU KANSAS PROBABLE STARTERS Feb. 24 at Texas * L 64-65 LHN Feb. 27 at Iowa State* W 80-71 ESPNU No. Name Pos Ht Wt Class Hometown Points Reb Other March 3 6/6 Kansas * 3 p.m. ESPN/2 4 Devonte Graham G 6-4 185 Sr. Raleigh, N.C. 17.7 4.1 7.2 apg $ Exhibition Game 14 Malik Newman G 6-3 190 R-So. Jackson, Miss. 12.2 5.0 2.1 apg * Big 12 Conference Game @ Legends Classic • Barclays Center (Brooklyn, N.Y.) 21 Clay Young G 6-5 205 Sr. Lansing, Kan. 0.9 0.1 0.8 apg # Orange Bowl Classic • BB&T Center (Sunrise, Fla.) 10 Svi Mykhailiuk G 6-8 205 Sr. Cherkasy, Ukraine 15.6 4.1 45.0 fg% % Big 12/SEC Challenge 35 Udoka Azubuike C 7-0 280 So. Delta, Nigeria 13.9 7.1 77.7 fg% PB OKSTATE.COM | @OSUATHLETICS | @OSUMBB | @THACOACHMIKE | #OKSTATE OKSTATE.COM | @OSUATHLETICS | @OSUMBB | @THACOACHMIKE | #OKSTATE 1 2 NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS • 6 FINAL FOURS • 11 ELITE EIGHTS • 11 SWEET SIXTEENS • 34 ALL-AMERICA SELECTIONS COACH CAPSULE / ROSTER / MEDIA CALENDAR HEAD COACH MIKE BOYNTON NUMERICAL ROSTER First season | South Carolina, '03 No. Name Pos Ht Wt Class Hometown / Previous 0 Brandon Averette G 5-11 185 So. Richardson, Texas / Richardson HS ►One of the nation’s brightest 1 Kendall Smith G 6-3 190 Gr. Antioch, Calif. / CSUN up-and-coming coaches, Mike 4 Thomas Dziagwa G 6-4 180 So. Tampa, Fla. / Tampa Catholic HS Boynton has taken the reigns 5 Tavarius Shine G/F 6-6 200 R-Jr. Irving, Texas / MacArthur HS (Fork Union Military) of the Cowboy basketball program. Boynton helped 12 Cameron McGriff F 6-7 220 So. Grand Prairie, Texas / South Grand Prairie HS engineer Oklahoma State’s run 14 Lucas N’Guessan F/C 7-0 220 So. De Lier, Netherlands / Canarias Academy to the NCAA Tournament as 21 Lindy Waters III G 6-6 205 So. Norman, Okla. / Norman North HS an assistant coach in 2016-17, 23 Michael Weathers G 6-2 170 So. Roeland Park, Kan. / Miami (OH) was an architect of Stephen F. Austin’s successful three year 30 Jeffrey Carroll G/F 6-6 220 R-Sr. Rowlett, Texas / Rowlett HS run and helped revitalize the 33 Trey Reeves F 6-4 215 So. Gans, Okla. / Muldrow HS South Carolina program as both 35 Yankuba Sima F/C 6-11 225 Jr. Girona, Spain / St. John’s a player and assistant. 41 Mitchell Solomon F 6-9 250 Sr. Bixby, Okla. / Bixby HS ►With over a dozen years of experience at the Division I level, Boynton has been a part of seven combined ALPHABETICAL ROSTER postseason runs as a coach and a player, including NCAA Tournament appearances in each of the last four years. No. Name Pos Ht Wt Class Hometown / Previous 0 Brandon Averette G 5-11 185 So. Richardson, Texas / Richardson HS ►His philosophy on life and the game of basketball can 30 Jeffrey Carroll G/F 6-6 220 R-Sr. Rowlett, Texas / Rowlett HS be summed up in his favorite saying – let’s work – and his 4 Thomas Dziagwa G 6-4 180 So. Tampa, Fla. / Tampa Catholic HS Cowboy teams will be a living embodiment of that, with 12 Cameron McGriff F 6-7 220 So. Grand Prairie, Texas / South Grand Prairie HS hard-nosed defense and up-tempo attack. 14 Lucas N’Guessan F/C 7-0 220 So. De Lier, Netherlands / Canarias Academy THEY SAID IT 33 Trey Reeves F 6-4 215 So. Gans, Okla. / Muldrow HS MIKE YOUNG, Wofford head coach 5 Tavarius Shine G/F 6-6 200 R-Jr.