2025–26 Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball team

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The 2025–26 Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball team represented Oklahoma State University during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team, was by second-year head coach Steve Lutz, play their home games at Gallagher-Iba Arena located in Stillwater, Oklahoma as a member of the Big 12 Conference.

ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Record20–15 (6–12 Big 12)
Headcoach
Associate headcoachJames Miller
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2025–26 Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball
NIT, Second round
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Record20–15 (6–12 Big 12)
Head coach
Associate head coachJames Miller
Assistant coaches
  • Lou Gudino
  • Robert Guster
  • Keiton Page
  • Dana Valentine
Home arenaGallagher-Iba Arena
Seasons
← 2024–25
2026–27 →
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2025–26 Big 12 men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 3 Arizona †16–2 .88936–3  .923
No. 7 Houston14–4 .77830–7  .811
No. 20 Kansas12–6 .66724–11  .686
No. 21 Texas Tech12–6 .66723–11  .676
No. 8 Iowa State12–6 .66729–8  .784
TCU11–7 .61123–12  .657
West Virginia9–9 .50021–14  .600
UCF9–9 .50021–12  .636
Cincinnati9–9 .50018–15  .545
BYU9–9 .50023–12  .657
Colorado7–11 .38917–16  .515
Arizona State7–11 .38917–16  .515
Baylor6–12 .33317–17  .500
Oklahoma State6–12 .33320–15  .571
Kansas State3–15 .16712–20  .375
Utah2–16 .11110–22  .313
† 2026 Big 12 tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll
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Previous season

The Cowboys finished the 2024–25 season 17–18, 7–13 in Big 12 play, tied for 12th place and received the no. 12 seed in the Big 12 tournament. They were defeated by Cincinnati in the first round.[1] The Cowboys received a bid to the 2025 NIT tournament, where they were the no. 4 seed in the Dallas Region. They defeated Wichita State in the first round, 89–79.[2] In their second-round matchup, the Cowboys defeated regional no. 1 seed SMU, 85–83, but then lost to North Texas in the quarterfinals, 59–61.[3][4]

Offseason

Departures

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More information Name, Number ...
Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Marchelus Avery0F6'8"210Graduate StudentRichmond, VAExhausted eligibility
Arturo Dean2G5'11"170SeniorMiami, FLTransferred to UCF
Jaxton Bobik35F6'7"185RS-SophomoreQueen Creek, AZTransferred to Northern Oklahoma-Tonkawa
Khalil Brantley5G6'1"180SeniorBronx, N.Y.Exhausted eligibility
Tyler Caron34F6'8"210Graduate StudentLongview, TXExhausted eligibility
Davonte Davis4G6'4"185Graduate StudentJacksonville, ARExhausted eligibility
Connor Dow13G6'6"200JuniorBroken Arrow, OKTransferred to Oral Roberts
Jamyron Keller14G6'3"210JuniorSt. Matthews, S.C.Transferred to Louisiana
Mikey Kelvin II23F6'6"200Graduate StudentOttawa, CanadaTransferred to FIU
Brandon Newman6G6'5"200Graduate StudentValparaiso, INExhausted eligibility
Abou Ousmane33F6'10"245Graduate StudentBrooklyn, N.Y.Exhausted eligibility
C.J. Smith55F6'7"205JuniorSt. Matthews, S.C.Transferred to UTEP
Patrick Suemnick24F6'8"225Graduate StudentGreen Bay, WITransferred to Seton Hall
Bryce Thompson1G6'6"200Graduate StudentTulsa, OKExhausted eligibility
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Incoming transfers

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Incoming transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school
Kanye Clary1G6'0"190RS-JuniorVirginia Beach, VAMississippi State
Isaiah Coleman21G6'5"200JuniorFredericksburg, VASeton Hall
Jaylen Curry0G6'1"175RS-JuniorCharlotte, N.C.UMass
Parsa Fallah22F6'10"250RS-SeniorAmol, IranOregon State
Vyctorius Miller5G6'5"190SophomoreLos Angeles, CALSU
Anthony Roy9G6'5"205Graduate StudentOakland, CAGreen Bay
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Recruiting class

2025 recruiting class

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College recruiting information
Name Hometown School Height Weight Commit date
Benjamin Ahmed
C		 Kogi State, Nigeria Putnam Science Academy (CT) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 275 lb (125 kg) Mar 1, 2025 
Recruit ratings: Rivals: 4/5 stars   247Sports: 4/5 stars   ESPN: 4/5 stars   (81)
Ryan Crotty
G		 Holly Springs, N.C. Miller School (VA) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sep 6, 2024 
Recruit ratings: Rivals: 4/5 stars   247Sports: 4/5 stars   ESPN: 4/5 stars   (81)
Daniel Guetta
G		 Kiryat Gat, Israel Maccabi Rehovot 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Aug 1, 2025 
Recruit ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (NA)
Lefteris Mantzoukas
F		 Iannina, Greece Panathinaikos Athens 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (100 kg) May 23, 2025 
Recruit ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (NA)
Mekhi Ragland
F		 Lilburn, GA Sunrise Christian Academy (KS) 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 330 lb (150 kg) Oct 8, 2024 
Recruit ratings: Rivals: 3/5 stars   247Sports: 3/5 stars   ESPN: 3/5 stars   (78)
Overall recruit ranking:   Scout: 49    Rivals: 49    ESPN: NA
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2025 Team Ranking". Rivals. Retrieved October 22, 2025.
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Preseason

The Big 12 preseason coaches poll was released on October 16, 2025. All awards were voted on by the league's 16 head coaches, who could not vote for their own team or players. The Big 12 preseason media poll was released on October 30, 2025.

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Roster

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2025–26 Oklahoma State Cowboys men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Jaylen Curry 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)175 lb (79 kg) JrUMass Charlotte, North Carolina
G 1 Kanye Clary 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)190 lb (86 kg) RS JrMississippi State Virginia Beach, Virginia
F 4 Christian Coleman 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)215 lb (98 kg) SrUAB Winnsboro, Louisiana
G 5 Vyctorius Miller 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)190 lb (86 kg) SoLSU Los Angeles, California
G 7 Kirk Cole 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)165 lb (75 kg) SrTroy Yukon, Oklahoma
G 8 Daniel Guetta 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)180 lb (82 kg) FrMaccabi Rehovot Kiryat Gat, Israel
G 9 Anthony Roy 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)205 lb (93 kg) UW-Green Bay Oakland, California
F 13 Mekhi Ragland 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)330 lb (150 kg) FrSunrise Christian Academy (KS) Lilburn, Georgia
F 19 Andrija Vukovic 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)270 lb (122 kg) SoFirst Sport Basketball College Belgrade Čukarica, Serbia
F 21 Isaiah Coleman 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)200 lb (91 kg) SoSeton Hall Fredericksburg, Virginia
F 22 Parsa Fallah 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)250 lb (113 kg) RS SrOregon State Amol, Iran
F 23 Benjamin Ahmed 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)275 lb (125 kg) FrPutnam Science Academy (CT) Kogi State, Nigeria
F 24 Ryan Crotty 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)215 lb (98 kg) FrMiller School (VA) Holly Springs, North Carolina
F 25 Robert Jennings II 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)230 lb (104 kg) SrTexas Tech DeSoto, Texas
F 72 Lefteris Mantzoukas 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)230 lb (104 kg) SrPanathinaikos Athens Iannina, Greece
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: October, 22, 2025

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Schedule and results

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More information Date time, TV, Rank# ...
Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 15, 2025*
7:00 p.m., YouTube		 vs. No. 20 Auburn
Ballin' in Boutwell		 W 97–95 OT –
  28 – Roy  12 – Roy  4 – Curry  Boutwell Auditorium (2,471)
Birmingham, AL
October 25, 2025*
2:00 p.m.		 at SMU L 71–86  –
  16 – Miller  8 – Coleman  4 – Tied  Moody Coliseum (4,514)
Dallas, TX
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2025*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 Oral Roberts W 95–71  1–0
  21 – Miller  11 – Coleman  8 – Clary  Gallagher-Iba Arena (6,211)
Stillwater, OK
November 9, 2025*
1:00 p.m., ESPN2		 Texas A&M W 87–63  2–0
  16 – Coleman  7 – Fallah  5 – Miller  Gallagher-Iba Arena (7,501)
Stillwater, OK
November 12, 2025*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 Prairie View A&M W 94–66  3–0
  30 – Miller  8 – Jennings  4 – Coleman  Gallagher-Iba Arena (5,421)
Stillwater, OK
November 16, 2025*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+		 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi W 85–69  4–0
  15 – Roy  10 – Mantzoukas  6 – Clary  Gallagher-Iba Arena (6,251)
Stillwater, OK
November 19, 2025*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 South Florida W 103–95  5–0
  24 – Miller  7 – Clary  11 – Clary  Gallagher-Iba Arena (5,848)
Stillwater, OK
November 22, 2025*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+		 Nicholls W 95–81  6–0
  30 – Curry  7 – Coleman  10 – Curry  Gallagher-Iba Arena (4,703)
Stillwater, OK
November 27, 2025*
9:50 p.m., BTN		 vs. Northwestern
Thanksgiving Classic Chicago		 W 86–81  7–0
  18 – Curry  11 – Fallah  5 – Clary  United Center (10,766)
Chicago, IL
December 2, 2025*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 Sam Houston W 93–83  8–0
  24 – Fallah  11 – Mantzoukas  6 – Clary  Gallagher-Iba Arena (5,906)
Stillwater, OK
December 6, 2025*
6:30 p.m., CBSSN		 vs. Grand Canyon
Jerry Colangelo Classic		 W 84–78  9–0
  25 – Fallah  6 – Tied  4 – Tied  Mortgage Matchup Center 
Phoenix, AZ
December 13, 2025*
12:00 p.m., FOX		 vs. Oklahoma
Bedlam Series		 L 76–85  9–1
  18 – Tied  7 – Curry  4 – Clary  Paycom Center (10,552)
Oklahoma City, OK
December 18, 2025*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 Kansas City W 91–79  10–1
  20 – Coleman  10 – Coleman  7 – Curry  Gallagher-Iba Arena (4,460)
Stillwater, OK
December 21, 2025*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+		 Cal State Fullerton W 94–89  11–1
  22 – Roy  7 – Vukovic  7 – Curry  Gallagher-Iba Arena (5,727)
Stillwater, OK
December 29, 2025*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 Bethune–Cookman W 103–77  12–1
  27 – Roy  10 – Fallah  5 – Curry  Gallagher-Iba Arena (6,407)
Stillwater, OK
Big 12 regular season
January 3, 2026
12:00 p.m., ESPN2		 at No. 15 Texas Tech L 80–102  12–2
(0–1)		  22 – Roy  8 – Roy  7 – Clary  United Supermarkets Arena (13,175)
Lubbock, TX
January 6, 2026
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 No. 25 UCF W 87–76  13–2
(1–1)		  24 – Fallah  9 – Clary  8 – Clary  Gallagher-Iba Arena (5,057)
Stillwater, OK
January 10, 2026
3:00 p.m., ESPN2		 at No. 3 Iowa State L 71–83  13–3
(1–2)		  21 – Fallah  11 – Fallah  6 – Clary  Hilton Coliseum (14,267)
Ames, IA
January 13, 2026
8:00 p.m., CBSSN		 Baylor L 79–94  13–4
(1–3)		  18 – Fallah  9 – Fallah  4 – Tied  Gallagher-Iba Arena (7,514)
Stillwater, OK
January 17, 2026
9:00 p.m., CBSSN		 Kansas State W 84–83  14–4
(2–3)		  23 – Roy  9 – Fallah  6 – Clary  Gallagher-Iba Arena (6,838)
Stillwater, OK
January 20, 2026
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at TCU L 65–68  14–5
(2–4)		  13 – Roy  4 – Tied  6 – Clary  Schollmaier Arena (4,942)
Fort Worth, TX
January 24, 2026
3:00 p.m., Peacock		 No. 9 Iowa State L 71–84  14–6
(2–5)		  19 – Tied  7 – Fallah  3 – Tied  Gallagher-Iba Arena (6,280)
Stillwater, OK
January 31, 2026
1:00 p.m., TNT/TruTV		 at Utah W 81–69  15–6
(3–5)		  26 – Roy  10 – Coleman  6 – Curry  Jon M. Huntsman Center (7,293)
Salt Lake City, UT
February 4, 2026
8:00 p.m., FS1		 No. 16 BYU W 99–92  16–6
(4–5)		  30 – Roy  7 – Fallah  10 – Clary  Gallagher-Iba Arena (7,186)
Stillwater, OK
February 7, 2026
3:00 p.m., ESPN		 at No. 1 Arizona L 47–84  16–7
(4–6)		  10 – Roy  5 – Tied  3 – Tied  McKale Center (14,688)
Tucson, AZ
February 10, 2026
8:00 p.m., CBSSN		 at Arizona State L 76–85  16–8
(4–7)		  16 – Tied  6 – Tied  5 – Clary  Desert Financial Arena (5,809)
Tempe, AZ
February 14, 2026
11:00 a.m., ESPN2		 TCU L 92–95 OT 16–9
(4–8)		  27 – Fallah  6 – Tied  9 – Clary  Gallagher-Iba Arena (7,098)
Stillwater, OK
February 18, 2026
8:00 p.m., ESPN2		 No. 8 Kansas L 69–81  16–10
(4–9)		  21 – Fallah  8 – Coleman  4 – Roy  Gallagher-Iba Arena (9,085)
Stillwater, OK
February 21, 2026
2:30 p.m., TNT/TruTV		 at Colorado L 69–83  16–11
(4–10)		  14 – Fallah  9 – Coleman  3 – Miller  CU Events Center (6,771)
Boulder, CO
February 24, 2026
6:00 p.m., CBSSN		 West Virginia W 91–84 OT 17–11
(5–10)		  18 – Fallah  8 – Fallah  6 – Clary  Gallagher-Iba Arena (5,018)
Stillwater, OK
February 28, 2026
2:00 p.m., CBSSN		 at Cincinnati L 68–91  17–12
(5–11)		  15 – Miller  8 – Ahmed  4 – Guetta  Fifth Third Arena (9,993)
Cincinnati, OH
March 3, 2026
6:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at UCF W 111–104 OT 18–12
(6–11)		  27 – Roy  10 – Vukovic  3 – Roy  Addition Financial Arena (8,011)
Orlando, FL
March 7, 2026
11:00 a.m., CBS		 No. 7 Houston L 75–82  18–13
(6–12)		  18 – Roy  7 – Coleman  4 – Clary  Gallagher-Iba Arena (6,200)
Stillwater, OK
Big 12 tournament
March 10, 2026
8:30 p.m., ESPN+		 (14) vs. (11) Colorado
1st Round		 W 92–83  19–13
  24 – Roy  14 – C. Coleman  6 – Clary  T-Mobile Center (12,542)
Kansas City, MO
March 10, 2026
8:30 p.m., ESPNU		 (14) vs. (6) TCU
2nd Round		 L 88–95  19–14
  25 – Roy  9 – Roy  5 – Clary  T-Mobile Center (12,811)
Kansas City, MO
NIT
March 17, 2026
7:00 p.m., ESPN2		 (2 T) Davidson
First round		 W 84–80  20–14
  20 – Clary  13 – C. Coleman  4 – Crotty  Gallagher-Iba Arena (1,581)
Stillwater, OK
March 22, 2026
7:30 p.m., ESPN2		 (2 T) (3 T) Wichita State
Second round		 L 70–96  20–15
  22 – C. Coleman  10 – C. Coleman  3 – Miller  Gallagher-Iba Arena (2,526)
Stillwater, OK
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
T=Tulsa.
All times are in Central Time.
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Rankings

See also: 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
More information Week, Poll ...
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
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*AP did not release a week 8 poll.

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