STILLWATER — Mike Boynton had one hour before the storm hit.
At 9:20 a.m. Friday morning, he first received word that NCAA sanctions were coming. Forty minutes later, he rushed to contact each of Oklahoma State’s 13 men’s basketball players before the devastating news went public at 11 a.m.
The Cowboys’ postseason hopes were smashed. The arrival of Cade Cunningham — the nation’s top prospect — and a top-10 recruiting class in July was in doubt.
And not even a single player had reported to campus.
OSU was banned from the 2020-21 postseason, placed on probation for three years and lost three scholarships for the next three seasons along with several other recruiting penalties on Friday, the NCAA’s Division I Committee on Infractions announced.