Of all the penalties levied by the NCAA against Oklahoma State last Friday, the one that is the most confusing is this one, which you can read on the NCAA website.
A reduction of men’s basketball scholarships by a total of three during the 2020-21 through 2022-23 academic years.
I spoke to several different people about this penalty, which could be interpreted as losing three of your 13 men’s basketball scholarships every year and being stuck with 10 scholarships for each of the next three years or losing three total scholarships over the next three years, which can be applied in a number of different ways.