STILLWATER – Oklahoma State coach Mike Boynton has hired assistant coaches David Cason and Larry Blunt.

Cason, a 25-year collegiate coaching veteran with stops at Texas, North Carolina, Notre Dame, VCU and Tulsa, spent the last three seasons as the associate head coach at FIU. He has been a part of more than 400 victories over his career, and

Cason spent 2015-17 on Shaka Smart’s staff at Texas, where he was part of more than 30 victories and an NCAA Tournament appearance. Cason followed Smart to Austin after spending the 2014-15 season at VCU, helping lead the Rams to a 26-10 overall record and No. 25 ranking in the final Associated Press Poll.

“When it comes to versatility of experience, it doesn’t get much better than David Cason,” Boynton said. Coach Cason has coached at every level of college basketball. He has proven time and time again that he has the ability to connect, recruit, develop, and coach elite players for more than 20 years and has been a part of over 400 wins in his career.”

Cason was at Tulsa from 2005-11, including the final three years as associate head coach. The Golden Hurricane posted a 123-78 (.612) overall record in his six years, including four-straight 20-win seasons, made two NIT appearances (2009 and 2010) and won the 2008 CBI Championship. Cason spent the past three seasons as the associate head coach at FIU. He came to FIU after spending the 2017-18 season at Florida Gulf Coast.He served as the director of basketball operations at Notre Dame for the 1999-00 season before moving to the same role at North Carolina from 2000-03.

Blunt spent the last three seasons at Drake, where he helped the Bulldogs win at least 20 games each year and win the 2019 Missouri Valley championship trophy.

He spent two seasons at Canisius, where he helped guide the Golden Griffins to a share of the Metro-Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) title. Blunt for three seasons was the head coach at Orangeville Prep in Mono, Ontario.

“Coach Blunt is an outstanding addition to our staff,” Boynton said. “His experience as an assistant at both Canisius and Drake, in addition to his experience running his own program, give me great confidence that he is ready to help us on our journey to build a champion in Stillwater.”

Blunt began his basketball coaching career in 2005-06 at Eastern Mennonite, a Division III school in Harrisonburg, Virginia. He spent the next two seasons on staff at Shaw University, a Division II program located in Raleigh, North Carolina. Blunt moved on to join the coaching staff at Hampden-Sydney College from 2008-12.

Blunt moved to Canada in 2012 and took over as the head coach for the Oshawa Power of the National Basketball League of Canada. During the 2012-13 season, he helped lead the Power to a franchise-record for victories in a season.

Blunt earned two varsity letters in football at Elizabeth City State University in Elizabeth City, N.C., before transferring to James Madison, where he completed his collegiate football career playing for the Dukes, helping the team to an NCAA I-AA National Championship. He earned his degree in public administration from James Madison in 2005.

Former ORU coach Scott Sutton will transition from assistant coach to the newly created position of Director of Basketball Administration, while Barry Hinson’s staff analyst position will be restored.

“Scott has been a tremendously reliable resource with his experience in our profession,”Boyton. “His last name is the foundation of our program and he has taken great pride in pouring his all into creating a championship environment for the program he loves. Scott will continue to be a valuable asset to us in the development of our players and in our defensive identity. I’m thankful to have Scott by my side on every game day as I continue to develop as a coach.”

“I’m so happy we are able to bring Barry back,” Boynton said of Hinton. There is not a greater example of loyal and true than coach Hinson. He came here to earn his keep and prove his worth two years ago. He exceeded any expectations I could ever imagine and I’m glad we are able to reward his work.”