According to a report by Oklahoma State’s student run newspaper, The O’Colly, the Cowboys have lost two men’s basketball positions as a part of department wide personnel cuts in athletics The O’Colly received the names of the ten OSU athletics staffers who were laid off last week through an open records request. Men’s Basketball Special
Oklahoma State MBB program penalized by NCAA
The NCAA released their findings and penalties today in their case against Oklahoma State and former Associate Head Basketball Coach Lamont Evans. Last June, Evans was sentenced to three months in prison for his role in the pay-for-play scandal. The complete NCAA ruling can be found HERE. Below is the statement the the NCAA released
OFFICIAL: Pastrana Named Assistant Basketball Coach at Oklahoma State
I mentioned this one in Today’s Daily Dirt…it’s now been made official. Oklahoma State head coach Mike Boynton has announced the addition of basketball coaching veteran Erik Pastrana as an assistant coach for the Cowboys. Pastrana has a dozen seasons of collegiate coaching under his belt, including a magical run alongside Boynton at Stephen F.
Official DOJ Statement on Lamont Evans
Following up on a Report from yesterday where former Oklahoma State assistant Lamont Evans was expected to enter a guilty plea in the college basketball pay-for-play scandal. According to the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Evans did in fact plead guilty to bribery charges in a Manhattan court room yesterday. Evans
Oklahoma State Signs Boynton to Contract Extension
Oklahoma State athletic director Mike Holder and head basketball coach Mike Boynton have agreed in principle on an extension to Boynton’s contract that will keep him with the Cowboys through the 2023-24 season. The two-year extension to the original five-year contract increases Boynton’s annual salary to $1.6 million with a $125,000 increase for each subsequent
Scott Sutton Joins Oklahoma State Basketball Coaching Staff
Oklahoma State head basketball coach Mike Boynton has announced the hiring of Scott Sutton, the winningest coach in Oral Roberts history and a former Cowboy, as an assistant on his staff. A veteran of 18 seasons as a head coach and 328 career victories, Sutton guided the Golden Eagles to eight postseason appearances, including three
Oklahoma State Fires Associate Head Basketball Coach Lamont Evans
Oklahoma State issued the following one sentence statement today: “Oklahoma State University announced today that assistant basketball coach Lamont Evans has been terminated for cause.” Evans is accused of accepting $2,000 a month in bribes to funnel athletes to certain agents, including “one and done” players that are talented enough to jump to the NBA
Former Oklahoma State Head Coach Sean Sutton Joins Texas tech Staff
Sean Sutton has joined the Texas Tech men’s basketball staff as an Advisor to the Head Coach announced Wednesday by head coach Chris Beard. Sutton possesses 22 years of collegiate coaching experience and has either coached or played with 24 NBA players over his career. He has been a part of 13 NCAA Tournaments, seven
Oklahoma State’s Lamont Evans Surrenders to Federal Authorities
The FBI says Oklahoma State Associate Head Coach/Recruiting Coordinator Lamont Evans has surrendered to federal authorities in allegations that he took bribes to influence star athletes. FBI special agent Jessica Rice says Evans surrendered to federal marshals early Wednesday on federal corruption charges following an investigation into the criminal influence of money on coaches and
Boynton Rounds Out Oklahoma State Coaching Staff With Kontaxis Hiring
Oklahoma State head basketball coach Mike Boynton has rounded out his staff with the addition of David Kontaxis as an assistant coach. Kontaxis spent the 2016-17 season as an assistant coach at James Madison University, and has a history of success in the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) organizations in the Mid-Atlantic region. “David is a
John Cooper joins Oklahoma State basketball staff
John Cooper, a veteran of over 100 wins as a Division I head coach, has joined Mike Boynton’s staff as an assistant coach for the Oklahoma State basketball team. A Kansas City, Missouri native, Cooper spent the previous five seasons as the head coach at Miami (Ohio), where his defense-first approach saw the RedHawks ranked
OFFICIAL: Mike Boynton Named Head Basketball Coach at Oklahoma State
Oklahoma State athletic director Mike Holder has announced the hiring of Mike Boynton as the 20th head coach in Cowboy basketball history. Considered one of the nation’s top up-and-coming coaches, Boynton, 35, helped engineer OSU’s run to the NCAA Tournament last season, was an architect of Stephen F. Austin’s success and helped revitalize the South
