A veteran big man with 1,000 points and nearly 100 starts at the Division I level will patrol the paint for Oklahoma State next season. Head coach Steve Lutz announced that Abou Ousmane (pronounced ah-BOO OOCE-mahn), a 6-foot-10 Xavier transfer who started his career at North Texas, will play his fifth and final season for the Cowboys.

Oklahoma State’s men’s golf team slipped two spots into fourth place on Tuesday during the second round of action at the NCAA Rancho Santa Fe Regional at The Farms Golf Club. The Cowboys posted an 8-over 288 to stand at 6-over 566 through 36 holes at the par-70, 6,962yard layout.

Brandon Newman, a Western Kentucky transfer who started his career at Purdue, will play his final season of college basketball at Oklahoma State, head coach Steve Lutz announced. “Experience matters in this game,” Lutz said.

Ten students from the Perry Schools Foundational Learning Program competed at the Softball Skills Special Olympics this week. The event was hosted by Frontier at the Otoe Softball Complex.

The NCAA Central Region rankings announced Wednesday have Central Oklahoma fifth heading into the final weekend of play before selection Sunday. UCO (36-14) is off this weekend after exiting the MIAA Baseball Championship in the first round.