Mekhi Ragland to Return to Oklahoma State for Sophomore Season

PORTAL TRACKER

All of Oklahoma State’s 2025-26 basketball roster has been accounted for.

Mekhi Ragland on Wednesday announced that he’ll return to Stillwater for his sophomore season. He was the last player from the most recent OSU team to announce his intentions. He’ll join Kanye Clary, Benjamin Ahmed and Ryan Crotty as returners. Everyone else either exhausted their eligibility or hit the portal.

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— Mekhi Ragland (@mekhiraglandd) April 22, 2026

Listed at 6-foot-11, 330 pounds, Ragland took part in 14 games during his freshman season, totaling 20 points, 23 rebounds, three assists, three blocks and five steals.

With OSU getting banged up in the front court toward the end of the season, Ragland got some more run late in the year. He played double-digit minutes just once in the regular season but did so in three of OSU’s four postseason games (once in the Big 12 Tournament and twice in the NIT). Those four postseason games accounted for 12 of his points and eight of his rebounds.

Ragland had to get back up to speed while drastically jumping levels of competition. He missed out on his senior year of high school because of a foot injury, meaning it had been a while since he played in an actual game when he checked in for his college debut in November.

He was a three-star prospect, listed as the No. 308 player in the 247Sports Composite Ranking for the class. He also held offers to Mississippi State, East Carolina, Georgia State and others.

With returners, incoming transfers and incoming freshmen, OSU is up to 11 roster spots filled of a possible 15.