Isaiah Coleman to Make OSU Debut against Texas A&M, Roy, Mantzoukas Game-Time Decisions

STILLWATER — The Cowboys will take at least one step toward being at full strength this weekend, but they could return a few more missing pieces.

Oklahoma State coach Steve Lutz said Thursday that Seton Hall transfer Isaiah Coleman will be available for Sunday’s game against Texas A&M, which tips at 1 p.m. inside Gallagher-Iba Arena. Coleman missed OSU’s season-opening game against Oral Roberts because of a violation of team rules.

The Cowboys were also without Anthony Roy and Lefteris Mantzoukas in that game, Roy with a groin injury and Mantzoukas dealing with a personal matter. Lutz referred to both of those guys as game-time decisions.

“(Roy is) gonna be day-to-day and a game-time decision with his groin injury,” Lutz said. “Lefteris, I would like to hope that he’s back, but again, kind of a game-time decision.”

A 6-foot-5 junior, Coleman scored 28 points in the Cowboys’ exhibition win against Auburn, going 9-for-15 from the field with eight rebounds and three steals. He had four points, four rebounds and three assists in the Cowboys’ exhibition loss to SMU.

Coleman averaged 15.6 points a game for Seton Hall last season to go with 5.3 rebounds and 1.7 assists. He scored in double figures in 23 of the 30 games he played in last season, including 11 games of at least 20 points and a season-high 27 points in a game against Marquette.

Roy also scored 28 in that Auburn exhibition. He went 5-for-10 from 3 in that game, hitting a few ridiculously difficult step-backs. He also led the Cowboys with 12 rebounds. He did not play in the SMU exhibition.

A transfer from Green Bay who played under OSU alum Doug Gottlieb last season, Roy played in just 11 games a year ago but averaged 25.7 points a game in that time before an ankle injury ended his season.

Mantzoukas joined the Cowboys from Greece this offseason, where he had been playing pro ball since he was 14 years old. A 6-foot-9 forward, Mantzoukas was a 40% 3-point shooter throughout his career in Greece. He scored seven points against Auburn before a rough 0-for-9 shooting performance against SMU.

Despite missing all of those guys in the season opener, the Cowboys hung 95 points on Oral Roberts on Tuesday night thanks to a career-high 21 points from sophomore LSU transfer Vyctorius Miller. Parsa Fallah (15), Christian Coleman (15), Jaylen Curry (13) and Andrija Vukovic (11) joined Miller in double figures.