Oklahoma State Fires Men’s Basketball Coach Mike Boynton After Seven Seasons – News18

Oklahoma State fired males’s basketball coach Mike Boynton on Thursday.

Boynton had a 119-109 document in seven seasons on the faculty. The Cowboys went 12-20 this season and misplaced their opening recreation of the Big 12 Tournament to UCF on Tuesday.

“For seven years, Coach Boynton has led this program and represented this university with class,” Oklahoma State athletic director Chad Weiberg mentioned in a press release on Thursday. “We’re grateful for the genuine passion and care he has for the student-athletes on our team. Unfortunately, the desired results have not followed. Therefore, it is time to part ways and begin a new chapter. We wish Coach Boynton and his family the very best.”

The Cowboys reached just one NCAA event underneath Boynton as he handled the fallout from an NCAA investigation. His groups usually have been gritty and defensive-minded however struggled to attain.

In 2020, an NCAA infractions committee gave the Cowboys a one-yr postseason ban and different penalties after former assistant coach Lamont Evans accepted as much as $22,000 so he may assist steer athletes to sure monetary advisers. Oklahoma State instantly fired Evans after he was arrested in 2017, and the varsity mentioned it totally cooperated with the NCAA’s inquiry.

Oklahoma State performed within the postseason in 2021 as a result of the case was being appealed. The Cowboys, led by star freshman Cade Cunningham, reached the NCAA Tournament earlier than being upset by Oregon State within the second spherical. Cunningham was the No. 1 general choose within the 2021 NBA draft.

Oklahoma State had a promising workforce heading into the 2021-22 season, however the faculty’s enchantment of its postseason ban was denied. Boynton known as the penalty unfair.

“There’s no wonder that nobody trusts them,” an emotional Boynton mentioned of the NCAA on the time. “As they get to hide behind letters … And they don’t have to come do this — answer questions and talk to kids and talk to parents.”

The Cowboys completed with a 15-15 document that season, then went 20-16 final season.

A robust recruiting class gave the Cowboys hope that they could possibly be aggressive this season. The Cowboys confirmed promise by profitable three of 5 throughout a stretch in February, however they closed the season by dropping six straight.

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