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Cowboy Basketball Picked 10th in Big 12 Preseason Poll
October 13, 2023 | Cowboy Basketball
The Oklahoma State men's basketball team was picked 10th in the 2023-24 Big 12 Preseason Poll, released Friday by the conference office.
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Each of the league's 14 head coaches submitted a ballot. They were not permitted to vote for their own teams.
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Defending champion Kansas led the way with 168 points and earned 12 first-place votes. Newcomer Houston (153 points) topped the other two ballots on its way to a second-place finish.
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The Cowboys reeled in 57 points to finish ahead of Cincinnati (55), Oklahoma (54), BYU (29) and UCF (14).
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Spots 3-9 went to Texas (143), Baylor (137), TCU (113), Kansas State (106), Iowa State (95), Texas Tech (80) and West Virginia (70).
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OSU (20-16, 8-10 last year) has won at least eight league games in each of the last three seasons.
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Seventh-year head coach Mike Boynton Jr. will lean on a pair of veteran guards in Bryce Thompson (last year's leading scorer at 11.2 points per game) and John-Michael Wright (9.8 ppg) while working to get nine talented newcomers up to speed. The Cowboys' freshman class has been ranked as high as seventh nationally, headlined by McDonald's All-American Brandon Garrison and Team USA U19 standout Eric Dailey Jr.
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Boynton, Thompson and Wright will represent OSU in Kansas City next Wednesday, Oct. 18 at the Big 12 Men's Basketball Tipoff, presented by Old Trapper. Interviews from the event will air from 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. CT on Big 12 Now on ESPN+. Coaches press conferences will be carried live from 9:10-10:50 a.m. and 1:30-3:25 p.m. CT.
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The Cowboys welcome Oklahoma Baptist for an exhibition game on Wednesday, Nov. 1 (7 p.m. CT) before opening the regular season Monday, Nov. 6 against Abilene Christian (8 p.m. CT).
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Big 12 Men's Basketball Preseason Poll
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Each of the league's 14 head coaches submitted a ballot. They were not permitted to vote for their own teams.
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Defending champion Kansas led the way with 168 points and earned 12 first-place votes. Newcomer Houston (153 points) topped the other two ballots on its way to a second-place finish.
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The Cowboys reeled in 57 points to finish ahead of Cincinnati (55), Oklahoma (54), BYU (29) and UCF (14).
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Spots 3-9 went to Texas (143), Baylor (137), TCU (113), Kansas State (106), Iowa State (95), Texas Tech (80) and West Virginia (70).
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OSU (20-16, 8-10 last year) has won at least eight league games in each of the last three seasons.
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Seventh-year head coach Mike Boynton Jr. will lean on a pair of veteran guards in Bryce Thompson (last year's leading scorer at 11.2 points per game) and John-Michael Wright (9.8 ppg) while working to get nine talented newcomers up to speed. The Cowboys' freshman class has been ranked as high as seventh nationally, headlined by McDonald's All-American Brandon Garrison and Team USA U19 standout Eric Dailey Jr.
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Boynton, Thompson and Wright will represent OSU in Kansas City next Wednesday, Oct. 18 at the Big 12 Men's Basketball Tipoff, presented by Old Trapper. Interviews from the event will air from 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. CT on Big 12 Now on ESPN+. Coaches press conferences will be carried live from 9:10-10:50 a.m. and 1:30-3:25 p.m. CT.
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The Cowboys welcome Oklahoma Baptist for an exhibition game on Wednesday, Nov. 1 (7 p.m. CT) before opening the regular season Monday, Nov. 6 against Abilene Christian (8 p.m. CT).
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Big 12 Men's Basketball Preseason Poll
- Kansas (12) – 168
- Houston (2) – 153
- Texas – 143
- Baylor – 137
- TCU – 113
- Kansas State – 106
- Iowa State – 95
- Texas Tech – 80
- West Virginia – 70
- Oklahoma State – 57
- Cincinnati – 55
- Oklahoma – 54
- BYU – 29
- UCF -- 14
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