Mike Boynton Addresses Players, Says OSU Can Compete for National Titles

Newly-named men’s basketball coach Mike Boynton said last weekend that his number one priority (or 1A) was the current players on the roster. OSU tweeted out a video of Boynton in what was presumably his first formal meeting with the team.

Notably present was Jeffrey Carroll and notably absent was Jawun Evans.

Boynton went on to talk about his core principles for the program and even talked about his first memory of Oklahoma State basketball, when Bryant Reeves broke a backboard in a Final Four practice in 1995.

“We’ve got a chance to build something really, really special here,” said Boynton. “You young guys got a taste of what success as a college basketball team is. Going to the Tournament was fun, wasn’t it? We should do that every year. We should still be playing. And in the future we will still be playing. We’ll be coming home from somewhere this weekend and getting ready to go somewhere else, wherever they tell us the Final Four is that year.

“Those are my goals and aspirations for this program.”

Well, sign me up. I hope he’s right.

Check out the full video below.

New head coach @thacoachmike met with his Cowboys for the 1st time and let them know we’re going to be about hard work and respect. #okstate pic.twitter.com/OhwFxZgG4L

— Cowboy Basketball (@OSUMBB) March 27, 2017