Report: Michael Weathers Expected to Return to OSU Basketball Team

Oklahoma State basketball player Michael Weathers is expected to the team this season after being suspended indefinitely after a grand larceny charge in September, CBS college basketball insider Jon Rothstein reported Wednesday.

Oklahoma State is fully expecting to have Michael Weathers available this season, per Mike Boynton. Legal process will be resolved this week followed by team discipline. Miami (Ohio) transfer averaged 16.7 PPG two years ago.

— Jon Rothstein (@JonRothstein) October 31, 2018

Weathers’ original court hearing was Oct. 1. The hearing was brief, and he will next be in court Monday.

Weathers sat out the 2017-18 season at OSU after transferring from Miami (Ohio) where he was named MAC Freshman of the Year. He averaged 16.7 points, 4.8 assists, 4.2 rebounds, 1.9 steals and 1.4 blocks per game as a freshman.

“He’s been given some things he has to do on the legal side, and once he’s done with those things, then we can deal with him as it relates to our team,” Boynton said a few weeks ago. “Part of my job is to help kids when they go through tough times. I haven’t in any way abandoned him. Still love him. Still care for him. Still try to help him through the academic side and make sure, psychologically, this isn’t something that makes him give up on himself.

“He’s got a lot of growing to do. Hopefully this is a situation that he can learn and grow from. I think if he does that, long term, for himself, he’ll be fine.”

The Cowboys start their season with an exhibition game against Ouachita Baptist on Sunday, the day before Weathers’ court hearing.