Steve Lutz was hired Monday as the basketball coach at Oklahoma State after one season at Western Kentucky. The 51-year-old Lutz has a 69-35 career record and has led his teams to the NCAA Tournament in each of his three seasons as a head coach — this year at Western Kentucky and the previous two at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi.
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Head Basketball Coach Steve Lutz gives instructions during a huddle in the Hilltoppers’ 78-71 win over the UTEP Miners in an NCAA college basketball game to become the Conference USA men’s basketball champions for the first time since 2013 at VBC Propst Arena in Huntington, Ala., on Saturday, March 16, 2024. WKU advances the NCAA tournament.
Lutz takes over for Mike Boynton, who had a 119-109 record in seven seasons. The Cowboys reached only one NCAA Tournament under Boynton as he dealt with the fallout from an NCAA investigation. Oklahoma State has history as an elite program, with Henry Iba and Eddie Sutton — both members of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame — having walked the sideline. The Cowboys have won two national titles and reached six Final Fours, most recently in 2004.
A strong recruiting class gave the Cowboys hope they could be competitive this season. But they finished 12-20, closing the season with six straight losses.Brunt is an Associated Press sports writer covering major college and pro sports in Oklahoma, including the Thunder, Oklahoma Sooners, Oklahoma State Cowboys and Cowgirls and the Women’s College World Series. He also covers race and equity issues.
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