2 NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS • 6 FINAL FOURS • 11 ELITE EIGHTS • 11 SWEET SIXTEENS • 34 ALL-AMERICA SELECTIONS COWBOY BASKETBALL GAME CENTER GAME 20 ►JAN. 23, 2018 ►6 p.m. ►UNITED SUPERMARKETS ARENA ►ESPNEWS Opponent: No. 14/14 Texas Tech (15-4, 4-3 Big 12) Date / Tipoff: Jan. 23, 2018 / 6 p.m. Central Site: United Supermarkets Arena (Capacity: 15,098) OKLAHOMA STATE Series: OSU leads 43-19 (TTU leads 12-10 in Lubbock) 13-6, 3-4 Big 12 ► Head Coach: Mike Boynton, Jr. Streak: OSU won the last two meetings TV: ESPNews (Clay Matvick, Tim Welsh) Radio: Cowboy Radio Network (Dave Hunziker, John Holcomb) 14/14 TEXAS TECH Satellite Radio: Sirius 132, XM 199 (TTU radio call) 15-4, 4-3 Big 12 ► Head Coach: Chris Beard Live Stats: okstate.statbroadcast.com 2017-18TEAM TEAM STATS/NCAA STATS/NCAA RANKING RANKING OKLAHOMA STATE PROBABLE STARTERS Point Guard 0 Brandon Averette | 5-11 | 185 | so. | Richardson, texas Category NCAA Rank Value NCAA Rank Value Min. PPG RPG APG BPG SPG FG% 3FG% FT% Scoring Offense 66 79.3 102 77.0 Scoring Defense 188 72.4 5 61.6 21.7 8.6 1.9 3.3 0.1 0.8 47.0 33.3 74.4 Scoring Margin 98 +6.9 9 +15.4 ►2.5 a/to ranks 4th in Big 12 ... Last 4: 11.5 ppg, 54.8 fg% ... 47.0 fg% highest among OSU gaurds. Field-Goal Percentage 192 44.4 63 47.3 Field-Goal Percentage Defense 88 41.8 12 38.8 Guard Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage 301 32.3 244 33.6 5 Tavarius Shine | 6-6 | 200 | R-Jr. | Irving, texas Three-Point FG% Defense 157 34.2 27 31.0 Free-Throw Percentage 15 77.4 223 69.5 Min. PPG RPG APG BPG SPG FG% 3FG% FT% Rebound Margin 173 +1.1 20 +6.9 25.6 11.8 3.7 2.1 0.8 1.0 45.2 33.8 76.8 Assists Per Game 67 15.8 81 15.3 ►Averaging 13.8 ppg, 1.2 spg, 1.2 bpg in Big 12 play ... Versatile defender with 6-10 wingspan. Assist/Turnover Ratio 79 +1.21 86 +1.19 Blocked Shots Per Game 90 4.2 82 4.2 Guard Steals Per Game 92 7.1 28 8.2 Turnover Margin 51 +2.5 22 +3.8 30 Jeffrey Carroll | 6-6 | 220 | R-Sr. | Rowlett, Texas Offensive Rebounds 42 12.42 110 11.42 Min. PPG RPG APG BPG SPG FG% 3FG% FT% Turnovers Forced 55 15.47 17 16.63 28.9 16.2 6.4 1.3 0.4 0.9 41.0 29.5 73.1 OKLAHOMA STATE SCHEDULE/RESULTS ►Preseason 1st-Team All-Big 12 ... 16.2 ppg ranks 8th in the Big 12 ... 1,168 career pts (29th at OSU). Date Opponent Time/Result TV Forward Nov. 3 Arkansas-Monticello $ W 85-65 Fox-Plus 41 Mitchell Solomon | 6-9 | 245 | Jr. | Bibxy, Okla. 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 24.6 8.2 6.6 1.9 1.3 0.8 59.0 13.6 85.3 Nov. 20 vs. 16/19 Texas A&M @ L 55-72 ESPN2 ►Boynton: "He's our MVP" ... 71.1 2fg% ranks 15th in NCAA ... 3.2 O-Reb ranks 2nd in Big 12. Nov. 21 vs. Pittsburgh @ W 73-67 ESPNU Nov. 26 Houston Baptist W 101-74 FSOK Forward / Center Nov. 29 Austin Peay W 79-63 Fox-Plus Dec. 3 Mississippi Valley State W 83-62 FSOK 35 Yankuba Sima | 6-11 | 225 | Jr. | Girona, Spain 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 15.9 3.9 4.4 0.2 0.9 0.5 45.7 0.0 53.8 Dec. 22 UT-Rio Grande Valley W 102-83 FSOK ►Back-to-back 3-block games ... 10 boards at Baylor ... Big 12 play: 5.3 rpg, 1.1 bpg. 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 1 Kendall Smith G 6-3 190 Gr. Antioch, Calif. 10.7 2.4 3.1 apg Jan. 20 4/6 Oklahoma * W 83-81 OT ESPN 4 Thomas Dziagwa G 6-4 180 So. Temple Terrace, Fla. 6.7 1.3 40.7 3fg% Jan. 23 at 8/8 Texas Tech * 6 p.m. ESPNews Jan. 27 at Arkansas % 5 p.m. ESPN2 12 Cameron McGriff F 6-7 220 So. Grand Prairie, Texas 6.9 4.6 52.9 fg% Jan. 30 TCU * 6 p.m. ESPNU 14 Lucas N'Guessan F/C 7-0 220 So. De Lier, The Netherlands 2.3 2.9 0.7 bpg Feb. 3 at Kansas * 11 a.m. CBS Feb. 6 Baylor * 7 p.m. ESPNU 21 Lindy Waters III G 6-6 205 So. Norman, Okla. 7.8 3.7 2.2 apg Feb. 10 at West Virginia * 11 a.m. ESPN/2 23 Michael Weathers G 6-2 170 So. Roeland Park, Kan. - - - Feb. 14 Kansas State * 6 p.m. ESPNU Feb. 17 at TCU * 7 p.m. ESPN2/U 33 Trey Reeves F 6-4 215 So. Gans, Okla. 0.0 0.3 3.0 mpg Feb. 21 Texas Tech * 6 p.m. ESPNU TEXAS TECH PROBABLE STARTERS Feb. 24 at Texas * 1 p.m. LHN Feb. 27 at Iowa State* 6 p.m. ESPNU No. Name Pos Ht Wt Class Hometown Points Reb Other March 3 Kansas * 3 p.m. ESPN/2 12 Keenan Evans G 6-3 190 Sr. Richardson, Texas 16.6 3.1 3.3 apg $ Exhibition Game 23 Jarrett Culver G 6-5 190 Fr. Lubbock, Texas 10.2 3.9 49.6 fg% * Big 12 Conference Game @ Legends Classic • Barclays Center (Brooklyn, N.Y.) 2 Zhaire Smith G 6-5 195 Fr. Garland, Texas 10.5 4.6 61.0 fg% # Orange Bowl Classic • BB&T Center (Sunrise, Fla.) 5 Justin Gray G 6-6 210 Sr. Tampa, Fla. 5.3 3.5 47.4 fg% % Big 12/SEC Challenge 32 Norense Odiase C 6-9 245 R-Jr. Fort Worth, Texas 4.3 5.2 58.5 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.