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, led by second-year head coach Steve Lutz, played their home games at Gallagher-Iba Arena located in Stillwater, Oklahoma as a member of the Big 12 Conference.
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. 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. 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.
Offseason
Departures Source: Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure Marchelus Avery 0 F 6'8" 210 Graduate student Richmond, VA Exhausted eligibility Arturo Dean 2 G 5'11" 170 Senior Miami, FL Transferred to UCF Jaxton Bobik 35 F 6'7" 185 RS sophomore Queen Creek, AZ Transferred to Northern Oklahoma-Tonkawa Khalil Brantley 5 G 6'1" 180 Senior Bronx, N.Y. Exhausted eligibility Tyler Caron 34 F 6'8" 210 Graduate student Longview, TX Exhausted eligibility Davonte Davis 4 G 6'4" 185 Graduate student Jacksonville, AR Exhausted eligibility Connor Dow 13 G 6'6" 200 Junior Broken Arrow, OK Transferred to Oral Roberts Jamyron Keller 14 G 6'3" 210 Junior St. Matthews, S.C. Transferred to Louisiana Mikey Kelvin II 23 F 6'6" 200 Graduate student Ottawa, Canada Transferred to FIU Brandon Newman 6 G 6'5" 200 Graduate student Valparaiso, IN Exhausted eligibility Abou Ousmane 33 F 6'10" 245 Graduate student Brooklyn, N.Y. Exhausted eligibility C.J. Smith 55 F 6'7" 205 Junior St. Matthews, S.C. Transferred to UTEP Patrick Suemnick 24 F 6'8" 225 Graduate student Green Bay, WI Transferred to Seton Hall Bryce Thompson 1 G 6'6" 200 Graduate student Tulsa, OK Exhausted eligibility
Incoming transfers Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school Kanye Clary 1 G 6'0" 190 RS junior Virginia Beach, VA Mississippi State Isaiah Coleman 21 G 6'5" 200 Junior Fredericksburg, VA Seton Hall Jaylen Curry 0 G 6'1" 175 RS junior Charlotte, N.C. UMass Parsa Fallah 22 F 6'10" 250 RS senior Amol, Iran Oregon State Vyctorius Miller 5 G 6'5" 190 Sophomore Los Angeles, CA LSU Anthony Roy 9 G 6'5" 205 Graduate student Oakland, CA Green Bay
Recruiting class 2025 recruiting class
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.
Big 12 Preseason Coaches Poll Big 12 CoachesPoints 1.Houston224 (12) 2.BYU204 (1) 3.Texas Tech200 4.Arizona179 (1) 5.Iowa State170 6.Kansas163 7.Baylor137 8.Cincinnati120 9.Kansas State117 10.TCU90 11.West Virginia79 12.Oklahoma State77 13.Utah50 14.UCF39 15.Colorado37 16.Arizona State34Reference: (#) first-place votes
Big 12 Preseason Media Poll Big 12 Media 1.Houston 2.Texas Tech 3.BYU 4.Arizona 5.Iowa State 6.Kansas 7.Baylor 8.Kansas State 9.Cincinnati 10.TCU 11.West Virginia 12.Oklahoma State 13.Utah 14.UCF 15.Colorado 16.Arizona StateReference:
Roster
Schedule and results Source:
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Rankings
*AP did not release a week 8 poll.
References