The 2020–21 Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball team represented

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during the

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. The team was led by fourth-year head coach

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, and played their home games at

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as a member of the

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. They finished the season 21-9, 11-7 in Big 12 Play to finish in 5th place. They defeated

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and Baylor to advance to the championship game of the Big 12 tournament where they lost to

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. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they defeated

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in the First Round before getting upset in the Second Round by

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Previous season

The

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finished the 2019–20 season 18–14, 7–11 in Big 12 play to finish in eighth place. They defeated Iowa State in the first round of the Big 12 tournament before all remaining games were canceled due to the

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Departures

Incoming Transfers

Recruits

Roster

Schedule and results

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References

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