Cowboys Set For Two Games In Bahamas

The Cowboys

The 2022-23 Cowboys will attack the season with a 15-man roster that features the returning Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year, an All-Big 12 selection and a bevy of talent that is poised for a postseason run.
Oklahoma State will introduce a slew of newcomers this season, starting with transfers John-Michael Wright (High Point) and Caleb Asberry (Texas State). Quion Williams, the lone freshman, will also join the trio from Jonesboro, Ark. Rounding out the new faces is Kris Quintana, the team's new video coordinator.
The Cowboys open with a pair of home games against UT Arlington and Southern Illinois before hitting the road for their first trip to Rochester, MI. OSU is no stranger to Oakland, as the two have squared off two-straight years coming into this season's meeting.
Under the direction of head coach Mike Boynton, the Cowboys haven't been a team you wanted to fall behind on. In fact, the Pokes are a commanding 69-19 in his five seasons when leading at halftime.
Oklahoma State brings plenty of experience to the table this season with three consistent starters from last season's team (Avery Anderson III, Bryce Thompson and Moussa Cisse) all returning, as well as key members who have filled the starter's role or made an impact off the bench (Kalib Boone and Tyreek Smith).

Facing UCF - Here's The Scout

Oklahoma State will hit the road for five days this week as it prepares for the Baha Mar Hoops Bahamas Championship in Nassau, Bahamas. Action is set to begin Friday at 6 p.m. CT on CBS Sports Network against Central Florida. Chris Sylvester, Kyle Macy and Sam Hyman will have the call while Dave Hunziker and John Holcomb will have the call on radio.
The winner will move on to face the winner of DePaul and Santa Clara on Sunday. The third-place game is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. CT while the championship action is set for 6 p.m. CT.
UCF comes into the tournament with a 2-1 record after dropping opening its season opener to UNC Asheville in a 98-95 loss in the second overtime period. It responded with a 68-54 win over Florida State and a 70-37 win over Western Illinois on Monday. Central Florida is led by Taylor Hendricks, C.J. Kelly and Ithiel Horton. Oklahoma State and UCF, who is set to join the Big 12 conference, have never played.
DePaul comes into the week with a 3-0 record with wins over Loyola (Md.), Western Illinois and a 69-53 win at Minnesota on Monday night. Javan Johnson, Umoja Gibson and Da'Sean Nelson have led the way for DePaul.
Santa Clara will head to The Bahamas with a 2-1 record with wins over Eastern Washington, Georgia Southern and a loss at Utah State. Brandin Podziemski has led the way with 25.3 points per game while Carlos Stewart and Carlos Marshall, Jr. have contributed, as well.

The New Sheriffs In Town

John-Michael Wright, a High Point transfer, brings experience and poise to the Oklahoma State locker room. In the 2021-22 season, his junior year of eligibility, he played and started in all 32 games for High Point while averaging 34.9 minutes per contest. He shot .410 from the field and .363 from behind the arc as he averaged 18.4 points, 4.4 rebounds 3.4 assists.
He finished the year with the eighth-best assist-turnover ratio in the Big South, the ninth-best field goal percentage, had the second-most free throw attempts (third-most made), led the conference in scoring average and had the eighth-most assists.
Alongside Wright from the transfer ranks is Caleb Asberry from Texas State. He started all 29 games during the 2021-22 season, the only Bobcat to do that, as he led the team in scoring with a career-high 13.6 points and also paced the team in minutes played (847), steals (37), three-pointers made (63).
Asberry was notably a two-time All-Sun Belt (2021: Third Team, 2022: First Team) selection.
The lone freshman of the group, Quion Williams, joins the Cowboys from Jonesboro. During his high school career, Williams helped lead his team to two state championships and a 30-3 record.

Early Season Quick Hitters

Moussa Cisse has dominated through three games with two double-doubles to his name so far.
As of Tuesday morning, OSU is tied for the lead for most blocks in the conference alongside Texas Tech. Cisse has the third-most rebounds in the Big 12 and the most blocks while Bryce Thompson has played the fourth-most minutes.
Cisse has 10 blocks through his first three games, becoming the first Cowboys since Yor Anei in 2019 to reach the mark in the opening stretch.
Oklahoma State's two transfers, John-Michael Wright and Caleb Asberry, have combined to shoot 18-for-44 (.409) from the field with 64 points and 13 three-point shots made.
Meanwhile on the returning side, Bryce Thompson and Avery Anderson III have combined to shoot 30-for-70 (.429) from the field with 75 points.
Between the four, all of which are averaging at least 10 points per game, the group has combined to score 139 of OSU's first 228 points (61%) to start the season.
On the rebounding front, Kalib Boone and Cisse have brought in 51 of OSU's first 120 rebounds (43%) of the 2022-23 season.

An Oklahoma State Win Would...

Improve the Cowboys to 1-0 all-time in the series against UCF.
Make Oklahoma State 8-2 in multi-game neutral site regular season tournaments or challenges under Mike Boynton.
Put OSU in a position to win its third-straight regular season tournament title.
Be Oklahoma State's third neutral-site victory in its past four tries.
Be head coach Mike Boynton's 90th win as the leader of the program.

Streaks and Trends

OSU has made at least one three-pointer in 730 consecutive games dating back to Jan. 13, 2001.
Moussa Cisse has recorded at least one block in each of his past 13 games dating back to last year. There have been just three games in his Oklahoma State career in which he did not record at least one block.
The Cowboys have posted ten or more assists in 13 of their past 15 games dating back to last season.
OSU has recorded 10 or more offensive rebounds in eight of its past 11 games dating back to last season.
The Cowboys have outscored their opponents 1,061-985 (+76) in the first half dating back to the opening game of the 2021-22 season.
Oklahoma State hasn't allowed more than 66 points since an 82-79 win over Kansas State last season on Feb. 19, 2022. It hasn't done so in a game that didn't go to overtime since a 76-62 loss to Kansas on the road on Feb. 14, 2022.
The Cowboys have made four or more three-point shots in four-straight games and have done so in seven of their past eight contests dating back to last season.
Bryce Thompson has scored 10 or more points in four-straight games dating back to last season.
John-Michael Wright has recorded at least one assist in 46-straight games dating back to Jan. 29, 2021, against Gardner-Webb while he was at High Point. In his college career, he has failed to reach that mark just two games.
Moussa Cisse had recorded a double-double in two-straight games and has done so in three of his past seven games dating back to the Baylor game on Feb. 21 first last season.

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Tyreek Smith

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Quion Williams

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Cowboys Set For Two Games In Bahamas

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