Oklahoma State Basketball Announces Conference Schedule
STILLWATER -- Oklahoma State basketball has announced its conference schedule a month ahead of the start of the 2020-21 season, fully completing the Pokes' schedule for the upcoming season.
That leaves just one remaining spot to fill as the Cowboys have one non-conference spot open on Dec. 8.
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However, due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the Cowboys won't be scheduling any preseason scrimmages or non-conference games.
"That's a critical element of preparation that we've all lost," head coach Mike Boynton said. "Obviously, everyone's dealing with the same circumstances, so no one's getting a competitive advantage in that regard, but we usually try to travel so our guys can experience what it looks like to sleep in a hotel, have a pre-game meal, get a scouting report, go to the visitor's team gym the night before and I'm not sure — we certainly won't be able to do it before we play a road game, but I'm not sure how often we'll do it before the season in terms of the whole package. We'll see, it'll be a learning curve for a lot of guys and that's why again, we'll need to lean on guys who've been through it before at this level to really instill what's important as you prepare for games, because we won't have that dress rehearsal so to speak prior to a game really counting."
Big 12 play for the Cowboys kicks off on Dec. 16 in Stillwater against TCU. Both Bedlam games will be played on Saturday's this season, with the Sooners coming to Stillwater and Gallagher-Iba Arena on Jan. 16 and the Pokes traveling to Norman a little more than a month later on Feb. 27 to wrap up the regular season.
Those two games will be the 248th and 249th installments of the Bedlam series.
A quick look at the scheduled shows three Big Monday showdowns, West Virginia in Stillwater on Jan. 4 and a pair of road games, at Iowa State on Jan. 25 and at Kansas on Feb. 8.
Oklahoma State will play host to the Kansas Jawhawks on Tuesday, Jan. 12. The Cowboys will be looking for the ninth win over KU since 2008 and their fifth win in the last eight games against KU at home.
Below is Oklahoma State's complete scheduled, starting with non-conference play on Nov. 25 in the Golden Window tournament in Lincoln, NE.
Note: Non conference games will be marked with asterisks.
- Nov. 25 (Wed): 2020 Golden Window* - Opponent TBA
- Nov. 26 (Thu): 2020 Golden Window* - Opponent TBA
- Nov. 28 (Sat): 2020 Golden Window* - Opponent TBA
- Dec. 1 (Tue): @ Marquette* - Big 12/Big East Battle
- Dec. 5 (Sat): vs. Oakland*
- Dec. 8 (Tue): Home game* - Opponent TBA
- Dec. 12 (Sat): @ Wichita State*
- Dec. 16 (Wed): vs. TCU
- Dec. 20 (Sun): @ Texas
- Jan. 2 (Sat): @ Texas Tech
- Jan. 4 (Mon): vs. West Virginia
- Jan. 9 (Sat): @ Kansas State
- Jan. 12 (Tue): vs. Kansas
- Jan. 16 (Sat): vs. Oklahoma
- Jan. 19 (Tue): @ West Virginia
- Jan. 23 (Sat): vs. Baylor
- Jan. 25 (Mon): @ Iowa State
- Jan. 30 (Sat): vs. Arkansas* - Big 12/SEC Challenge
- Feb. 3 (Wed): @ TCU
- Feb. 6 (Sat): vs. Texas
- Feb. 8 (Mon): @ Kansas
- Feb. 13 (Sat): vs. Kansas State
- Feb. 16 (Tue): vs. Iowa State
- Feb. 20 (Sat): @ Baylor
- Feb. 23 (Tue): vs. Texas Tech
- Feb. 27 (Sat): @ Oklahoma
Mike Boynton and Co. return junior point guard Isaac Likekele, who is the most experienced player on the team returning in orange and black. To go along with Ice, now-sophomores Avery Anderson III, Chris Harris Jr. and Kalib and Keylan Boone return to give the Pokes some more experience athleticism.
To go with the returners, Boynton and Co. brought in a top-5 recruiting class in 2020 that's headlined with the No. 1 overall prospect in the class: Cade Cunningham.
Joining Cunningham is the No. 1 overall prospect out of Canada, and four-star wing Matthew-Alexander Moncrieffe, four-star guards Rondel Walker and Donovan Williams, incredible athletic wing Montreal Pena, JUCO transfer center Bernard Kouma, senior transfer guard Bryce Williams out of Ole Miss and sharpshooting grad transfer guard Ferron Flavors Jr.
