Projecting Oklahoma State Starting Five After Jordan Burks Commitment

It started with Oklahoma State men’s basketball coach Steve Lutz sitting on a horse with a cowboy hat and pointing his fingers in the air as if he was holding a pistol.

That’s how Lutz has chosen to announce when his program lands a new addition on social media. Shortly thereafter, everyone found out just what Lutz had done in the transfer portal.

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Former UCF forward Jordan Burks announced his transfer to the Cowboys over the weekend per a report from On3.com, a significant get for a program that won 20 games a year ago and only had one or two scholarships left to give for next season.

Just how big a get was it for OSU? Well, it had ramifications on what could be the Cowboys’ starting five next season.

G: Kayne Clary, 6-0

Oklahoma State Cowboys guard Kanye Clary. | William Purnell-Imagn Images

Clary is one of the few returning players from last year’s team it should take a lot to bump him from the starting lineup. He started 31 of his 34 games and was Oklahoma state’s third-best 3-point shooter with 44 made 3-pointers and a 35.5% clip from deep. He averaged nearly three rebounds per game and led the team in assists with 4.6 per game.

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Clary knows Oklahoma State’s offensive system, is a capable passer, a solid shooter and will help the transfers get acclimated to the system quickly. Barring an injury, he should be the starting point guard on opening night. He may also be the only holdover in the starting lineup.

G: Kashie Natt, 6-3

It’s a messy backcourt situation going into the summer, but that could be a good thing. Between Jacob Walker, Andrija Grbovic and Luka Bogavac the Cowboys have four transfer options to choose from to pair with Clary. On paper, it’s hard to go wrong with any of them.

So why does Natt get the nod? The rebounding. He averaged 8.3 boards per game for the Sam Houston Bearkats last year and it’s hard to find a guard that can rebound that well and still average double figures (10.8 ppg). He also shot 38% from the arc, slightly better than…

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