The 2016–17 Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball team represented

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in the

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. They were led by first-head coach

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. The Cowboys were members of the

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and played their home games at

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. They finished the season 20–13, 9–9 in Big 12 play to finish in fifth place. They lost to

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in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 tournament. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 10 seed in the Midwest region where they lost to

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in the first round. On March 18, 2017, head coach Brad Underwood left the school to accept the head coaching position at

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after one year at OSU. The school promoted assistant coach Mike Boynton Jr. to head coach on March 24.

Previous season

The

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finished the 2015–16 season 12–20, 3–15 in Big 12 play to finish in ninth place. They lost in the first round of the Big 12 tournament to

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. On March 18, 2016,

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was fired after nine seasons at Oklahoma State. On May 22, 2016, Brad Underwood was hired as head coach.

Departures

Recruits

Note: Tyrek Coger was a junior college transfer from Cape Fear Community College who was to enroll in the fall of 2016. On July 21, 2016, Coger collapsed and died after a workout.

Roster

Schedule and results

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. Games could air on Fox Sports Oklahoma, Fox Sports Oklahoma Plus,

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, Fox Sports Southwest Plus, or

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