http://www.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/teams/oklahoma_state_cowboys/854 Recent articles about Oklahoma State Cowboys en-us via CBS Sports Despite being a lock for the lottery and even in the Top 5, Marcus Smart did not join this year’s draft. He wanted to make another run with Oklahoma State. It certainly wasn’t to improve his draft stock, as next year’s draft is much stronger. His choice has opened up an opportunity to play for the Star Spangled Banner. He is perhaps the most talented player under 19. His role is also important as the stars of the 2014 class, the top college recruits like Jabari Parker, Julius Randle and the Harrison twins opted not to join the team. Smart will have his hands full, especially with Canada headlined by Andrew Wiggins, next year’s probable No.1 pick.     per CBS Sports:     USA Basketball announced late Monday the 12-player roster than will compete in the U19 World Championship in the Czech Republic. The roster is as follows:     Michael Frazier (Florida) Aaron Gordon (Arizona) Jerami Grant (Syracuse) Montrezl Harrell (Louisville) Jahlil Okafor (Whitney Young ... Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:49:36 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/marcus_smart_headlines_team_usa_u19/13860647 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/marcus_smart_headlines_team_usa_u19/13860647 Marcus Smart headlines Team USA U19 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/articles/marcus_smart_headlines_team_usa_u19/13860647 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/4/2/42c3f5b6301ee89a0571784bf6f408c5e03bfaef/mini/6805204.jpg okstate.com Many wondered how Oklahoma State shooting guard Marcus Smart could turn down millions of dollars and the potential to be the No. 1 pick in the NBA Draft. Now we know. Smart is at the USA Basketball Men’s U19 World Championship training camp in Colorado where he talked to FOXsports.com college hoops writer Reid Forgrave. Great talk w @smart_MS3 on why return to Ok St. End season left bad taste…but also hurt wrist in NCAAs, couldn’t lift ball til May. — Reid Forgrave (@ReidForgrave) June 16, 2013 If Marcus Smart’s wrist healthy, probably going to NBA, he told me. But pumped 1 more year college: “I get to be a kid for 1 more year.” — Reid Forgrave (@ReidForgrave) June 16, 2013 Guess the Cowboys being ousted in the first round of the NCAA Tournament was a blessing in disguise.  Last season, Smart put OSU basketball back on the map. After winning both the Big 12 Player of the Year and Freshman of the Year honors and being named an second-team All-American by the AP, Smart w... Sun, 16 Jun 2013 15:42:28 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/report_marcus_smarts_bad_wrist_led_him_back_to_oklahoma_state/13847912 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/report_marcus_smarts_bad_wrist_led_him_back_to_oklahoma_state/13847912 Report: Marcus Smart’s Bad Wrist Led Him Back To Oklahoma State http://www.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/articles/report_marcus_smarts_bad_wrist_led_him_back_to_oklahoma_state/13847912 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/4/2/42c3f5b6301ee89a0571784bf6f408c5e03bfaef/mini/6805204.jpg via Grantland   The NBA is every player’s ultimate dream. The money, fame and lifestyle of NBA players are definitely something to aspire for. It’s not surprising that each player would quickly jump in once the opportunity presents itself. In most cases, many players have jumped too early. This will lead to getting a low draft place, a dismal career or a personal breakdown.   By all indications, OSU’s star freshman was at least a lottery pick. Thus, his decision to forego the draft left many people perplexed. per Grantland   I am aware of how much money I am giving up. I am aware of that. — Marcus Smart   That was my favorite quote from Wednesday’s Oklahoma State press conference, in which the freshman point guard, along with teammates Markel Brown and Le’Bryan Nash, announced that he would be returning to the Cowboys next season.   Smart was laughing, and so were the undergrads at the Oklahoma State Student Union. But while the student laughter was full of joy, Smart’s contained t... Thu, 25 Apr 2013 05:30:39 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/was_marcus_really_smart_one_not_done_in_osu/13479460 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/was_marcus_really_smart_one_not_done_in_osu/13479460 Was Marcus really smart? One, not done in OSU http://www.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/articles/was_marcus_really_smart_one_not_done_in_osu/13479460 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/4/2/42c3f5b6301ee89a0571784bf6f408c5e03bfaef/mini/6805204.jpg Plenty of topics were discussed with players and coaches on Wednesday when Marcus Smart, Le'Bryan Nash and Markel Brown announced their return to Oklahoma State. Here's a few interesting left over notes from the press conference: Fri, 19 Apr 2013 01:03:00 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/marcus_smart_notebook_more_from_the_decision/13435240 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/marcus_smart_notebook_more_from_the_decision/13435240 Marcus Smart Notebook: More From The Decision http://www.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/articles/marcus_smart_notebook_more_from_the_decision/13435240 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/4/2/42c3f5b6301ee89a0571784bf6f408c5e03bfaef/mini/6805204.jpg The strangest thing Marcus Smart said when he announced he would forego the NBA draft and take his talents back to Stillwater was at the end of his explanation. "I'm aware of how much money I'm giving up," he said. A strange business decision for a guy whose business is basketball. Assuming Smart, who won Big 12 player of the year honors as a freshman at Oklahoma State, leaves after his sophomore season, he will have cost himself around 2 million. He was projected as a high lottery pick, and the NBA's rookie pay scale pays pays the No. 5 pick 2.9 million and slides down to 1.8 million for the 10th pick, 1.4 million for the 15th pick, and so on. Any sports agent alive would have advised Smart to declare, and most players in his position would already be fitted for their weird NBA draft suit. But there is another consideration too, one that's is often difficult for teenage basketball stars to see. The first NBA contract will make you rich, but it's the second and third cont Wed, 17 Apr 2013 20:36:38 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/osus_smart_not_worried_about_the_money/13424689 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/osus_smart_not_worried_about_the_money/13424689 OSU's Smart not worried about the money? http://www.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/articles/osus_smart_not_worried_about_the_money/13424689 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Bucking the one-and-done trend across college basketball, Big 12 player of the year Marcus Smart announced Wednesday he will return for his sophomore season at Oklahoma State with a team that will be loaded with professional prospects. Proclaiming he's a ''Cowboy at heart,'' Smart said he made his decision after consulting with his family and praying on it, and knowing fully what he could be passing up by skipping this chance to enter the NBA Draft as a likely top-five pick. ''There's a lot of speculation going. I've been bashed and criticized that I probably made a mistake of coming back here, the NBA will be there, I should have took it, and this year's draft class is much weaker than next year's,'' said Smart, who led the Cowboys by averaging 15.4 points and 4.2 assists last season. ''But I think I made the right decision,'' he said. ''All that was telling me, from those people that said that, is they don't have confidence i Wed, 17 Apr 2013 17:51:00 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/smart_returning_for_sophomore_year/13423702 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/smart_returning_for_sophomore_year/13423702 Smart returning for sophomore year http://www.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/articles/smart_returning_for_sophomore_year/13423702 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/4/2/42c3f5b6301ee89a0571784bf6f408c5e03bfaef/mini/6805204.jpg Big 12 player of the year Marcus Smart says he will return for his sophomore season at Oklahoma State, bucking a trend of one-and-done prospects across college basketball. Saying he's a ''Cowboy at heart,'' Smart said Wednesday that some believe he's making a mistake by passing up the chance to leave early for the NBA and the money that comes with it. The team's second- and third-leading scorers, Markel Brown and Le'Bryan Nash, joined Smart at a news conference at OSU's student union to announce they'd all be back. Smart is the top prospect of them all, considered a likely top-five NBA draft pick. He averaged a team-best 15.4 points and 4.2 assists while leading the Cowboys to the NCAA tournament, where they lost to Oregon in their tourney opener. Wed, 17 Apr 2013 15:05:40 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/smart_returning_for_sophomore_year_at_oklahoma_st/13421830 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/smart_returning_for_sophomore_year_at_oklahoma_st/13421830 Smart returning for sophomore year at Oklahoma St http://www.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/articles/smart_returning_for_sophomore_year_at_oklahoma_st/13421830 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/4/2/42c3f5b6301ee89a0571784bf6f408c5e03bfaef/mini/6805204.jpg STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) -- Big 12 player of the year Marcus Smart says he will return for his sophomore season at Oklahoma State, bucking a trend of one-and-done prospects across college basketball. Saying he's a "Cowboy at heart," Smart said Wednesday that some believe he's making a mistake by passing up the chance to leave early for the NBA and the money that comes with it. The team's second- and third-leading scorers, Markel Brown and Le'Bryan Nash, joined Smart at a news conference at OSU's student union to announce they'd all be back. Smart is the top prospect of them all, considered a likely top-five NBA draft pick. He averaged a team-best 15.4 points and 4.2 assists while leading the Cowboys to the NCAA tournament, where they lost to Oregon in their tourney opener. Wed, 17 Apr 2013 13:58:34 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/smart_returning_for_oklahoma_state/13421365 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/smart_returning_for_oklahoma_state/13421365 Smart returning for Oklahoma State http://www.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/articles/smart_returning_for_oklahoma_state/13421365 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/4/2/42c3f5b6301ee89a0571784bf6f408c5e03bfaef/mini/6805204.jpg At least one prominent college basketball star seems to remember the old public service message to “Be Cool: Stay In School.” Oklahoma State freshman guard Marcus Smart, considered by anyone I’ve ever paid attention to to be a Top 5 pick in this year’s  NBA draft, is expected to formally announce he will be returning to school in a press conference to be held at the student union on Wednesday afternoon. The setting — which will also be open to the public — seems to be as much a confirmation that he’ll have something to say that Cowboy fans will want to hear as the story from Yahoo Sports NBA columnist Adrian Wojnarowski. On first glance, such a decision might be seen as a move to improve his chances at being the top pick in next year’s  draft. However, next year’s class, headlined by Canadian sensation Andrew Wiggins, is expected to be much deeper than the current crop. Even if he improves his game, there is a chance that Smart will be picked no higher than he would have been this ... Wed, 17 Apr 2013 01:40:43 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/reports_marcus_smart_to_stay_at_ok_state/13417591 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/reports_marcus_smart_to_stay_at_ok_state/13417591 Report: Smart staying at OK St. http://www.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/articles/reports_marcus_smart_to_stay_at_ok_state/13417591 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/f/b/fbcfc48bec46d69b02fe249fcdc7bb82b74669e3/mini/ms.jpg Oklahoma State point guard Marcus Smart was expected to announce whether he'll return for another season with the Cowboys or enter the NBA draft at a news conference Wednesday. Yahoo! Sports cited anonymous sources Tuesday night in reporting that Smart had decided to return for his sophomore season. Smart was chosen as the Big 12 player of the year and freshman of the year after averaging a team-best 15.4 points and 4.2 assists while leading the Cowboys to the NCAA tournament. Oklahoma State went 24-9 and lost to Oregon in its NCAA tournament opener. Smart is considered a likely top-five pick in the NBA draft if he chooses to leave early. Wed, 17 Apr 2013 00:32:30 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/smart_expected_to_announce_plans/13417207 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/smart_expected_to_announce_plans/13417207 Smart expected to announce plans http://www.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/articles/smart_expected_to_announce_plans/13417207 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/4/2/42c3f5b6301ee89a0571784bf6f408c5e03bfaef/mini/6805204.jpg Star guard Marcus Smart has shocked the college basketball world by deciding to return to Oklahoma State for his senior season. Tue, 16 Apr 2013 23:06:39 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/report_oklahoma_state_g_marcus_smart_will_be_returning_for_his_sophomore_season/13416733 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/report_oklahoma_state_g_marcus_smart_will_be_returning_for_his_sophomore_season/13416733 Report: Oklahoma State G Marcus Smart will be returning for his sophomore season http://www.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/articles/report_oklahoma_state_g_marcus_smart_will_be_returning_for_his_sophomore_season/13416733 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Oklahoma State’s Markel Brown threw down this incredible two-handed windmill dunk on a fast break against Texas on Saturday night.  Needless to say Brown’s dunk should be making an appearance on SportsCenter’s Top Ten.  Oklahoma State went on to win 78-65 and Brown had a solid game with 18 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal and 1 block. [YouTube] Sun, 03 Mar 2013 13:44:52 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/markel_browns_two_handed_windmill_dunk/13040869 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/markel_browns_two_handed_windmill_dunk/13040869 Markel Brown’s two-handed windmill dunk http://www.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/articles/markel_browns_two_handed_windmill_dunk/13040869 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Okahoma State Cowboys guard Markel Brown is having a mighty fine junior season. Entering play on Wednesday, Brown was averaging 15.5 points per game and 4.4 rebounds per game for the 22nd-ranked Cowboys.This play against the Baylor Bears isn't likely to hurt either. Watch as the acrobatic Brown leaps and throws down an incredible reverse alley oop during the second half of the contest in Stillwater.Not too shabby at all. Wed, 06 Feb 2013 21:22:00 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/video_oklahoma_states_markel_brown_flushes_reverse_alley_oop/12857089 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/video_oklahoma_states_markel_brown_flushes_reverse_alley_oop/12857089 Video: Oklahoma State's Markel Brown flushes reverse alley oop http://www.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/articles/video_oklahoma_states_markel_brown_flushes_reverse_alley_oop/12857089 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png LAWRENCE, Kan. Everybody wanted a piece. Could you sign this? Could we take a quick picture? It took ages to get back to the locker room; another step, another handshake, another pen. Wave after wave, autograph-seekers and well-wishers, bowing to the freshman with the killer smile. One long, last look before the kid takes his talents to South Beach and beyond. Except here's the surreal part: It wasn't Ben McLemore. This was Marcus Smart, head to toe in Oklahoma State neon orange, taking the victory lap, riding the red carpet down Naismith Drive. "Oh, it was crazy," Smart, the Cowboys' 6-foot-4 rock, chuckled after helping to engineer an 85-80 upset of No. 2 Kansas, the program's first win at Allen Fieldhouse since 1989. "I knew, coming into this type of environment I knew it was going to be very hostile." They hissed. And booed. And snarled. And cursed. Smart kept beaming; kept grabbing offensive rebounds (eight in all, and a total of nine boards on the day); kept hara Sun, 03 Feb 2013 01:27:32 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/guard_play_makes_cowboys_look_plenty_smart/12824320 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/guard_play_makes_cowboys_look_plenty_smart/12824320 Guard play makes Cowboys look plenty Smart http://www.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/articles/guard_play_makes_cowboys_look_plenty_smart/12824320 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/4/2/42c3f5b6301ee89a0571784bf6f408c5e03bfaef/mini/6805204.jpg A regular alley oop is hard enough to execute. It requires impeccable timing, coordination, and of course the ability to sky above the rim. What Oklahoma State's Markel Brown did on Saturday certainly exceeded those expectations.Seen here is Brown converting an alley oops while contorting his body 360 degrees in the process. Very nice indeed.The Cowboys obliterated visiting Tennessee Tech, 78-42, to improve to 10-1 on the campaign.Via Big Lead Sports. Sun, 23 Dec 2012 12:36:00 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/video_oklahoma_states_markel_brown_converts_360_alley_oop_dunk/12493225 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/video_oklahoma_states_markel_brown_converts_360_alley_oop_dunk/12493225 Video: Oklahoma State's Markel Brown converts 360 alley oop dunk http://www.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/articles/video_oklahoma_states_markel_brown_converts_360_alley_oop_dunk/12493225 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png The Oklahoma State Cowboys won the Puerto Rico Shootout over then-No. 6 North Carolina State, 76-56, last weekend and picked up where they left off on Sunday with an impressive 81-58 victory over Portland State.  The Cowboys have restructured their chemistry and cruised like most thought they would on Sunday.  The key is that after a three-game tournament and with a week off, the team didn’t seem to struggle in shooting 57.1% from the floor and jumping to an 18-point halftime lead. Travis Ford and the Cowboys could be a surprise team in the Big 12 as they are developing chemistry around sophomore Le’Bryan Nash.  (Credit: Oklahoma State Marketing) The following are five quick reasons why the Cowboys are off to a 5-0 start and could be a major factor in the Big 12 this season: 1.) Junior guard Markel Brown calls it the “Brotherhood” approach.  Most teams call it “team basketball”.  Brown noted that OSU plays really well together and that was a norm in Puerto Rico when they were able t... Wed, 28 Nov 2012 07:00:29 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/five_reasons_the_oklahoma_state_cowboys_are_riding_high/12311353 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/five_reasons_the_oklahoma_state_cowboys_are_riding_high/12311353 Five reasons the Oklahoma State Cowboys are riding high http://www.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/articles/five_reasons_the_oklahoma_state_cowboys_are_riding_high/12311353 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Oklahoma State's Markel Brown is typically the player known for high flying, body control moves. But 5* freshman Marcus Smart can get up and finish as well. Here's Smart to Brown to Smart for two. Sun, 18 Nov 2012 16:20:00 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/markel_brown_to_marcus_smart_alley_oop/12244729 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/markel_brown_to_marcus_smart_alley_oop/12244729 Markel Brown to Marcus Smart alley oop http://www.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/articles/markel_brown_to_marcus_smart_alley_oop/12244729 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png A suspended Oklahoma State basketball player was convicted of sexual battery and rape by instrumentation on Monday night, but jurors acquitted him on two other counts related to two women's accusations that he sexually assaulted them at a house party. Darrell Williams broke down in tears as the verdicts were read, saying "Oh my Jesus God" as he bent over the defense table. Others in the packed courtroom, including several of his teammates, immediately left, and an extremely emotional female relative was lead out as Williams was taken away by sheriff's deputies. The 22-year-old was charged with four counts of rape by instrumentation, but was acquitted on two of those counts. The jury recommended that he be sentenced to a year in prison for each of the rape counts, though his formal sentencing is scheduled for Aug. 24. Payne County prosecutors accused Williams of groping the two women and reaching inside their pants without their consent. Both of the women testified during the trial, saying Mon, 23 Jul 2012 20:29:00 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/ok_states_williams_found_guilty/11283205 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/ok_states_williams_found_guilty/11283205 OK-State's Williams found guilty http://www.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/articles/ok_states_williams_found_guilty/11283205 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Oklahoma State beat No. 2 Missouri 79-72 tonight and the fans rushed the court. While this was a big upset, the end result may be overshadowed by Markel Brown’s vicious alley-oop dunk followed by stare-down followed by ejection. Brown was already carrying a technical foul before the post-dunk “unsportsmanlike conduct,” leading to his dismissal. If you’re going to get ejected, this is definitely the ideal way to go out. Click here to view the embedded video. Article found on: Cosby Sweaters Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:14:31 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/markel_brown_is_a_bad_man/9592718 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/markel_brown_is_a_bad_man/9592718 Ok. St. guard ejected after dunk http://www.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/articles/markel_brown_is_a_bad_man/9592718 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/6/d/6dd4c95cb944628de8f106b0ff15350e2cedf9ad/mini/ok.jpg