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

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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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