Ray Penn News

OSU coach Travis Ford said people were calling him and congratulating him for a 6-0 start and for winning the Las Vegas Invitational.

Justin Hurtt had 21 points and Bishop Wheatley added a career-high 17 to lead Tulsa past Oklahoma State 86-65 Wednesday night.

Cowboy guard Nick Sidorakis is expected to return for the first time this season in his hometown of Tulsa against the Golden Hurricane.

Oklahoma State's basketball team was supposed to get tested in Las Vegas. The Cowboys passed the exam with ease.

What happens in Vegas doesn't always stay in Vegas. Ray Penn "blew up" during a summer tournament in Las Vegas prior to his senior year of high school.

Oklahoma State players got tired of hearing about North Texas guard Josh White in the days leading up to Saturday's game.

James Anderson scored 30 points and was one of six Oklahoma State players in double figures Wednesday night as the Cowboys defeated Southern 93-61 in the second round of the Las Vegas Invitational.

James Anderson returned to Oklahoma State instead of turning pro. That's good news for the Cowboys and bad news for Byron Houston's record collection.

Cowboys basketball coach Travis Ford expected some turnovers in Oklahoma State's exhibition opener Saturday night.

Oklahoma State fields the youngest basketball team in the Big 12. The Cowboys played like it during stretches of an exhibition finale Tuesday night, but got big performances from James Anderson and Matt Pilgrim to post a 97-55 victory over Dillard University, an NAIA school from New Orleans.

But when the time came for the Fayetteville guard to make a decision about college, he wanted to go somewhere not so close to home.

Keiton Page will start in the basketball teama s first exhibition game on Saturday against UCO.

"You can put me at any position - one through five - if you want to," Page said, "as long as I'm out there on the court, I'm happy." The five? "I don't know how that would work," said the 5-foot-9 Page, "but being on the court, that's the main thing." We may soon find out how Page works out at the one, the point guard spot, as he's quickly becoming ...

Wounded list: OSU basketball coach Travis Ford said injuries have depleted his team's depth.

Most first-year head coaches go through at least one rebuilding phase. Not so for Oklahoma State coach Travis Ford, who suggests the Cowboys have skipped straight to reloading.

Welcome addition: Obi Muonelo, a 6-foot-5 senior, played the four spot for Oklahoma State last season.

Left to right) Ray Penn and Fred Gulley compete in Fridaya s Homecoming and Hoops celebration.

This is part of our series on freshmen who must make a big impact next season for their teams to challenge for league titles and get to the NCAA tournament.

Among the freshmen, F Roger Franklin and G Ray Penn were prolific scorers in high school and should provide some offensive punch as long as they adjust to the next level.