The Oklahoma State basketball program had a rough finish to the 2017 season before the NCAA Tournament. After winning 10 of 11 games, OK State lost their last three games. Two of the losses came against the no. 23 ranked and eventual Big 12 Tournament Champion Iowa State Cyclones. The other loss came against the no. 1 ranked Kansas Jayhawks in the regular season finale at Gallagher-Iba Arena on March 4.
OK State was once thought to finish the season with at least a six seed in the NCAA Tournament.