Oklahoma State Basketball Preseason Stock Report: Who Helped Their Case Before the Opener?

It’s a long road to March. Oklahoma State head coach Steve Lutz hopes that road leads to a berth in the NCAA Tournament.

The Cowboys hired Lutz to replace Mike Boynton Jr. and get the program back on a path where it contends for the NCAA Tournament every year. Under Boynton, the Cowboys were only able to get back to the Tournament one time. In Stillwater, that’s unacceptable. It’s up to Lutz to change that.

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The Cowboys open the season on Monday at home against Incarnate Word, the first of 14 non-conference games that will allow the Cowboys to figure out what their team will look like once they get to Big 12 play.

Oklahoma State has also had the benefit of playing three exhibition games against three different teams with different styles of play. As the Cowboys prepare for the opener, here are three players that have distinguished themselves and improved their stock for the season.

G Anthony Felisi

Of the four members of Oklahoma State’s Top 10 freshman class, Felisi is the one who helped himself the most during the three exhibition games. Whether he started or came off the bench, he gave the Cowboys strong play and a couple of key areas. He proved himself to be a capable shooter from outside and, perhaps more importantly, produced as a rebounder.

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That was a strength he showed during his prep career, but it’s hard to know if that’s something that will translate at the collegiate level. The Cowboys already have one talented perimeter rebounder in Kashie Natt. But it’s great to have a second that can not only back up Natt but can start if Kanye Clary is not able to be ready for the season opener.

G Jacob Walker

Jacob Walker. | USA TODAY Network via Reuters Connect

Jacob Walker has consistently grown in stature throughout the exhibition season. During his final preseason press conference, Lutz talk about how Walker’s game has grown exponentially since he got on campus. Walker talked glowingly about his experience at Gallagher-Iba last year as a member of the…

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