Oklahoma State after beating OU and losing to Texas in the Big-12 tournament, missed getting into the NCAA tournament. They were invited to play in the NIT tournament as a No. 1 seed.

Their first game was on Wednesday, March 15 against Youngstown State.If they advance to the second round, they will play the winner of the Washington State vs East Washington game on March 18 or 19, at home.

OSU head coach Mike Boynton commented on not getting a bid to the NCAA tournament. “Yeah, I thought we did enough coming into the tournament to be perfectly honest,” he said. “I mean, this league presents challenges that, I’ve been in several others, that no other league does. And I think it’s historically good this year. It’s not just a good league and not just a league that is better than the others, but it’s far and away better than the other leagues. And with all due respect, because there’s really good basketball around the country, but to get eight wins in this conference, three in a row, three sweeps, to play the schedule we played overall is a testament to the character of these guys. I think we certainly deserve inclusion into the event.”