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A NEW ERA OSU BASKETBALL SEASON PREVIEW

Oklahoma State’s stars are gone. But the 2014-15 Cowboys aren’t short on talent or intrigue.

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Sayonara to the egos and mistakes that have inflicted Travis Ford teams like chronic illness.

Ford’s Cowboys enter the 2014-15 season in a different world than one year ago when they were ranked No. 8 in the country and picked as Big 12 co-favorites.

This time around, OSU isn’t popping up in any national polls. The Cowboys are picked eighth in the Big 12. NBA talents Marcus Smart and Markel Brown are gone.

It sounds catastrophic on paper.

But Ford is holding on to hope that what’s left of the old guard, plus an influx of new faces, can bring life to his program.

It starts with a new mentality, a new attitude and a new play style centered on passion for the game.

“I can’t underestimate how impressive this team is,” Ford said. “… They are really just an aggressive, competitive, gritty group of guys. That has to be our identity. That’s who we are. We aren’t going to beat anybody by being pretty.”

HOOP DREAMS Le’Bryan Nash walked onto the OSU campus four years ago, and all indications

are he didn’t plan on staying long.

“My freshman year, I ain’t think I was gonna be here four years,” Nash said. “I listened to all the people, and all the people were saying I can go one year and done.”

That, of course, wasn’t how it worked out. Nash turned into a four-year player, polarizing as any athlete around.

Now a senior, Nash has understanding.

“I don’t have no regrets,” Nash said. “I’m glad I’m where I’m at. I’m glad I’m at this school.”

More importantly, his motivation is no longer solely focused on the NBA. Instead, it’s rooted in the same love for the game that caused him to pursue basketball in the first place.

“That’s what I’ve breathed my whole life — playing basketball,” Nash said.

“That’s what I love to do.

“I was 6 years old. My momma said, ‘If you do this, you gonna have to be the best you can be.’”

Just how much does Nash love the game?

He can’t imagine a life without it.

“I want to be a sports broadcaster,” he said. “Be one of them commentators like Shaq and Charles Barkley.

They look like they having fun. They talking about basketball. That’s what I love to do, talk about basketball.”

And Nash isn’t the only one buying into the idea of throwing the pressure and expectations out the window and playing strictly out of passion.

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Center Michael Cobbins comes into his senior season after missing all of conference play with a ruptured left Achilles tendon. He’s determined to end his career on a high note.

Guard Phil Forte is known as the hardest worker on the team. He plays at a high-energy pace and spends hours by himself perfecting his shot.

But Forte said the player who put in the most work this offseason was LSU transfer Anthony Hickey.

Hickey was a three-year starter for the Tigers and led the SEC in steals as a sophomore. He left LSU after a history of disagreements with coach Johnny Jones and made his home in Stillwater.

“This is his last goaround,” Forte said. “He’s never been to the NCAA Tournament. That’s something he’s always wanted to do, and he’s been in there constantly working on his shot.”

Despite Hickey’s track record as a proven point guard, he brought little ego to Stillwater, instead getting humbled early on by workouts that Hickey said left him throwing up.

“When you bring in a guy who has started pretty much every game for three years in the SEC, you worry about when they come to a new team they might say, ‘This is my team. I’m going to prove to everybody this is going to be my year,’” Ford said.

“To this point, he’s been 100 percent the opposite. It really

surprised me, to be honest with you, how coachable he’s been.”

Hickey said that’s largely because in addition to his own desire to prove himself, the team’s energy rubbed off on him.

“I see the passion,” Hickey said. “We want to win. I think we’re hungry.”

Forte, though, will tell you the person with the most enthusiasm isn’t a player. It starts with Ford.

“You can see it in his eyes in practice and when he’s on the sideline in games,” Forte said. “As we all know, he gets very into the game and he’s very compassionate. When you have a coach, and you can see how much it matters to him, that makes you want to go and give it all you have.”

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LSU transfer Anthony Hickey has brought ample energy to OSU.

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one getting hurt.

“The grit and competitiveness this team has right now has been impressive,” Forte said.

“Every day we have guys flying everywhere.”

These Cowboys, driven by their new underdog status, are channeling their inner Bad Boys-era Detroit Pistons.

And though Ford has a tendency to exaggerate, that mentality might be this team’s only option.

“We have the chance to be a very good defensive basketball team,” Ford said. “Maybe the best I’ve ever coached.”

Even more surprising, that intensity isn’t only coming from the team’s top players.

The freshman class of Joe Burton, Tyree Griffin, Tavarius Shine and

Mitch Solomon has made a quick impression on the team’s veterans.

“They don’t mind being physical, and that’s something that I like,” Cobbins said. “They’re catching on really quick, and they’re doing some things we haven’t seen in the past, like people buying into the roles they have.”

FAMILY OVER EVERYTHING From Day One this season, Ford made a calculated effort to bring his team together.

Because the Cowboys have so many new players, he organized events like helping students move into their dorms, visiting the hospital and helping Greek houses with their homecoming decs to both build team chemistry and

make the team known around campus.

“Coach Ford always has us doing something as a team,” Hickey said.

“Whether it’s a movie or just eating. That is what brought us closer together.”

That’s an easy thing to say, but Cobbins said it’s not a cliché.

“We’ve bonded as quickly as I’ve sever seen a team bond,” Cobbins said.

“Even more so than the past four years I’ve been here … That’s more important than being gelled on the court, because if things aren’t right off the court, they won’t be right on the court.”

Locker-room egos helped create least season’s fall from national prominence to a seven-game losing streak. This time,

simply out of necessity, off-the-court bonds could fuel an OSU resurgence.

“We don’t have the talent that we’ve had in the past NBA-wise,” Forte said. “We know we have to stick together and play as a team, and all the rest will take care of itself.”

Despite the struggles of last year and the hot seat Ford sits on, players say this team has bought in more than ever before.

“We have like a chip on our shoulder now,” Nash said “… That’s all we need — this team to believe in each other. That’s what makes a family, and a family wins.

“That’s how we feel this year, that we can be the best team in America.

That’s what everybody on this teams needs to think.”

But with last season

as definitive evidence, preseason talk means nothing.

It’s Ford and his players against all odds. It won’t be a shock if the Cowboys struggle. But at the same time, don’t be too surprised if they stun the Big 12.

“The chemistry we have now, it doesn’t mean we’re going to be that way it two months,” Ford said.

“I’ve seen that before.

Right now they may think they’re the closest team in America.

“Are you still gonna be that team in two months when I’ve divvied out minutes? … If we still do that, I’ll like coaching this team. I don’t know how good we are. But I think we got a chance.” sports@ocolly.com

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Cobbins’ return an invaluable asset for OSU Cody Stavenhagen @CodyStavenhagen

Oklahoma State coach Travis Ford watched Michael Cobbins go off the court in pain on Dec. 31, and his stomach had to have been in a knot.

“I knew immediately,” Ford said after the season.

“I wasn’t going to let anyone know that, the team or anyone else, but I knew immediately where we were in our team and what he meant.”

The Cowboys were ranked No. 5 in America and rolling. But signs of internal chaos were starting to show.

Cobbins — the team’s most vocal leader and a calming presence on the court — had ruptured his left Achilles tendon and missed the rest of the season.

You probably know the rest.

Seven-game losing streak. Marcus Smart shoving a fan. First-round NCAA Tournament loss.

A season of sky-high expectations down the drain.

Ten months later, Ford watched a healthy Cobbins excel in OSU’s first practice of the 201415 season. He realized even more why Cobbins, though not a leading scorer or NBA lottery pick, is the fulcrum of his team.

“At the end of the day, I turned to my assistants

in our staff meeting after practice and I said, ‘I knew when we lost him what it did to us, but now I know even more,’” Ford said. “… He dominated the first day of practice.

“He’s just such a smart player. Such a great leader.

The most vocal leader we’ve got. He understands everything we want done.”

Although missing the crucial moments of last season was challenging for Cobbins, he came away with new perspective.

“It was pretty tough because I enjoyed being out there and being able to help my team,” Cobbins said. “I had to pick up a different role for the team and tell them what I saw from a spectators’ or a coaches’ standpoint, things I saw that you don’t always see on the court.”

Cobbins, a fifth-year senior, has a reputation for being a fierce rim protector who can send shots into the stands. He has also continued to improve as a low-post scorer over the course of his career.

Those abilities are crucial for an OSU program that

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tends to be weak in the post.

But what’s more important is the vibe Cobbins brings to the team.

“It’s like he’s the grandfather of the team,” guard Phil Forte said. “He brings that calm, calms everybody down. He’s real vocal, though. He’s always watching over everyone.”

Even point guard Anthony Hickey, who transferred in from LSU this offseason, quickly picked up on Cobbins’ importance as the team’s emotional rock.

“Cobbins is a leader,” Hickey said. “I see why it was adversity when he went down … If you sit down and talk to Cobbo, you can just tell he’s experienced. He’s been through the war.”

Cobbins is embracing his role as OSU’s patriarch, but to him, the days of cracking jokes on the bench with fellow freshmen Brian Williams and Markel Brown don’t seem so long ago.

Now Cobbins is the only member of that trio left — Brown is playing

for the Brooklyn Nets and Williams transferred to Louisiana-Lafayette after graduating in May. If anything, that’s more fuel for Cobbins’ fire.

“All three of us walked across the stage together,” Cobbins said. “That was a big accomplishment for the three of us. I still stay in contact with those guys and I know they’re gonna hold it down for them, so I have to hold it down out here.”

And based on what Cobbins has done in practice, it seems his fire is burning hot as ever.

“It looked like the first time he stepped back on the court he ain’t never had an injury,” forward Le’Bryan Nash said. “It’s crazy.”

Cobbins is 100 percent healthy. He’s back, He’s ready to finally catch good fortunate and determined to give his career at OSU a happy ending.

“Not only do I think I’m ready for it,” Cobbins said. “I’m willing to work for it.” sports@ocolly.com

‘It’s like he’s the grandfather of the team.

He brings that calm, calms everybody down. He’s real vocal, though. He’s always watching over everyone.

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Michael Cobbins dunks during Homecoming & Hoops on Oct. 24.

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Matured Nash becomes OSU’s top offensive option Kieran Steckley @Kieran_Steckley It’s never been easy to classify Le’Bryan Nash.

Prep career: McDonalds All-American, slam dunk champion, U18 FIBA gold medalist, Mr. Basketball.

Freshman year: Hype, talent, disappointment, Big 12 Freshman of the Year.

Sophomore year: Promise, third option, All-Big 12 third team, hot head.

Junior year: Still here?, power forward, most consistent, clutch, All-Big 12 third team.

Senior year: How about all the above?

“He needs to take everything he’s learned in these three years ­— good, bad, whatever it may be — and learn from every bit of it to make this his best year ever,” OSU coach Travis Ford said.

“We’ll see. Who knows?”

After years of waiting, Nash is finally the Cowboys’ go-to scoring option. He no longer lies in the shadows of Keiton Page, Markel Brown or Marcus Smart.

And he brings with him a new mentality in an old spot.

Nash had the reputation of having a bad attitude the past few years. His practice habits weren’t ideal and it was affecting the team. Not anymore. Nash is too aware of his responsibility as a senior and OSU’s leading returning scorer to let his emotion get the best of him.

“He has gotten kicked out of practice a couple times since I’ve been here for talking back to Coach Ford and

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his temper and his attitude,” OSU guard Phil Forte said.

“This year, he understands that he is a leader now, and he can’t do that, and everybody looks up to him. It’s been cool to see the maturity develop in him.”

A natural small forward, Nash was forced to play in the post due to injuries in the frontcourt for much of the past two seasons. Nash is back at small forward with an improved feel for the game.

“He understands his strengths,” Ford said. “He understands where he can score.”

With the move back to small forward, Nash will find himself with more 3-point opportunities. He attempted 68 3’s his freshman season, only six last season.

“Coach Ford trusts me more and more on the perimeter,” Nash said. “I’m just getting my jump shot

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right and my ballhandling right, and just being an allattacking player. Just being the best scorer I can be, the best player I can be, the best teammate I can be. I feel like if I can do all that, there’s a chance of my team winning.”

And his teammates trust him. They see the growth and comfort Nash displays on the court. Forte goes as far as to say it’s underrated.

“The way he passes the ball out of the post is something he doesn’t get enough credit for,” Forte said. “His basketball I.Q. is high. He knows how to play, when to pass, when to score.”

It’s hard to imagine Nash being a senior. It’s harder to imagine what the team would look like without him.

“He knows this is his last go-round, and he is excited,” Forte said. “He wants to go out on top.”

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Hickey confident he can fill Smart’s shoes

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Anthony Hickey is set to start at point guard this season after transferring from LSU.

Kieran Steckley @Kieran_Steckley Oklahoma State coach Travis Ford has an impossible task on his hands: Find a way to replace Marcus Smart.

A two-time All-American and a Big 12 Player of the Year award recipient has moved on to NBA after being the program’s first lottery pick since Bryant Reeves.

Smart’s departure means the Cowboys are without their floor general of the past two seasons.

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And this young, unproven team could use a leader more than anything else.

“What we need is somebody who can handle the rock, somebody who is going to be tough and not going to quit,” OSU center Michael Cobbins said.

“Somebody who is not going to be scared to go into

battle with anybody and is going to come out fighting no matter what.”

The Cowboys think they have found their man in the scrappy Anthony Hickey.

At 5-foot-11 and 185 pounds, he is a smaller guy that brings tenacity to the team.

“I call him my little dog,” Cobbins said. “We always barking at each other. He is great on the defensive end, he is tough, he gets in the paint, he sees the floor, and that’s somebody we needed, especially losing somebody like Marcus.”

Hickey started for three years at LSU before transferring to OSU in the summer.

The Tigers decided to move on and not bring Hickey back on the team for his senior year. He is eligible to play this season because of the NCAA’s run-off rule.

And he found a perfect match in Stillwater.

“I see how they run their offense, how they are aggressive on the defensive end,” Hickey said. “I would rather be no place else.”

Hickey had several schools after his services, but was waiting to get a call from OSU. He knew OSU was looking for a point guard with Smart gone. He took visits to Tennessee, Butler and Western Kentucky before meeting the Cowboy coaching staff and team.

OSU was his last visit.

He found a new home.

“I was like, ‘I got to

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be at Oklahoma State,’ as soon as I got here,” Hickey said.

Although the starting point guard job wasn’t handed to him, he was brought in to be Smart’s replacement.

Seeing No. 33 jerseys around campus quickly let Hickey know the impact Smart had on the program.

“I got some big shoes to fill,” Hickey said. “I wear size-10, but I think I can fill big shoes. I’m up for the challenge. I experienced three years in the SEC, so making another big step won’t hurt.”

Hickey considers himself a “Dennis Rodmantype” and plays with a lot of energy and hustle. He wants to get the crowd excited when he locks down his man on defense or sprints the ball up the court.

It took only a few

sporting a white headband during the team’s media day, so he hasn’t shown the flair Rodman is famous for.

But like Rodman, Hickey has a knack for defense.

“Anthony Hickey is one of the better defensive point guards I’ve been around, and I coached a pretty good one the last couple of years,” Ford said.

“He can change a game defensively.”

Hickey built a reputation at LSU for getting a little shot-happy at times.

But he considers himself more of a pass-first point guard at this stage of his career.

“I’ve changed that a lot,” Hickey said. “I’m more of a passer now, but I can score. Coach told me don’t turn down a shot.

But I would rather get the assist.”

While Hickey respects

‘I got some big shoes to fill. I wear size-10, but I think I can fill big shoes.’

ANTHONY HICKEY, senior OSU guard who trasnferred from LSU minutes for Hickey to bring some excitement in Gallagher-Iba Arena.

During Homecoming & Hoops, he had a few fancy assists, including one from between his legs, bringing the homecoming crowd to its feet.

Hickey’s biggest fashion statement to this point is

what Smart accomplished at OSU, this is his team now.

His position, his role, his school and his season.

“I just wanna be one of those guys who people remember me for what I did,” Hickey said. sports@ocolly.com PAGE 8

THE ‘RO’ SHOW: Cowgirls filling Bias’ void Chandler Vessels @ChandlerVessels

Tiffany Bias was the glue that held Oklahoma State together last season.

This year, though, the Cowgirls will have to learn to cope without their star point guard.

Bias, who led the team in scoring and assists a season ago, is now gone to the WNBA. “It’s really different,” Roshunda Johnson said.

“She was the leader of the team last year. But now that she’s gone, we have other people stepping up.

We all just come as one and we have to be leaders

now that she’s gone. It’s a big factor, but it’s all working together.”

Filling in the shoes of Bias will fall on the shoulders of Johnson.

Johnson averaged 5.5 points in 22 minutes and started in six games last season. Her most impressive numbers of the season came when it mattered most, in the NCAA Tournament.

She scored a personalbest 16 points in a win over Purdue to help the Cowgirls advance to the Sweet Sixteen.

Johnson acknowledges the magnitude of the task of taking over for Bias.

But she feels she’s ready for it. She says that the two talk on the phone

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Roshunda Johnson will start at point guard for the Cowgirls.

weekly, and Bias is full of advice for the young point guard.

Still, what she learned

the math is

most came firsthand last season, when she was able to sit back and marvel at Bias’s work, taking mental

notes to prepare herself for an inevitable increased role.

“It is a really big factor,” Johnson said. “You’re coming in as a freshman and doing as much as I did, it was good. I got a feeling of what the Big 12 was like and now I’m going to run the show.”

Coach Jim Littell said he likes what he has seen thus far from Johnson in the preseason, noting that she is probably one of the most improved returning players.

“I don’t know that it’s fair to expect Ro’ to step in and do the things that Tiffany Bias did as a senior,” Littell said. “But I’ve been very pleased with Ro’ and how she de-

veloped in the offseason.

She has the ability to be a scoring point guard, she shoots the ball extremely well, her handles are good.

It’s just that matter of being consistent on a daily basis and bringing that intensity level that we got out of Tiffany Bias.”

Johnson said she made a point to improve her defense and trying to balance the act of being both a scorer and floor general.

“I think I’ve took a huge step,” Johnson said. “I think everybody will see a whole lot of improvement in me and my team.

I feel like I’m able to run the team now, I’m talking more and being a leader.” sports@ocolly.com

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1‑bedroom apartment on University corner. Just redecorated, reserved parking, available end of December or January 1st. 372‑8862.

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Henneberry Properties has Tamarack Village Townhouses and 3 bedroom apartments available at Carlton Crossing.

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Complete horse stabling facilitie: Indoor/Outdoor arena, round pen, pasture available.

RV parking available also.

372‑2291.

Available Nov. 1st. 3‑bedroom, 1‑bath, 1‑block from campus.

All appliances. Call Rob 377‑ 9000.

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By Nancy Black Tribune Content Agency Today’s Birthday (11/07/14). Today’s Full Moon blesses your partnership to launch your year. With Saturn in your sign, applied discipline produces flowers with ease. Abandon procrastination and go for what you most want. Self-inquiry leads to fresh inspiration. Creative fire after 3/20 raises your professional status. After 4/4, balance mind, body and spirit with peaceful introspection. Give thanks.

To get the advantage, check the day’s rating: 10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging.

Aries (March 21-April 19) -- Today is an 8 -- Things could get chaotic, and tempers or jealousies spark easily. Watch for scheduling conflicts. Self-discipline helps. Handle priorities quietly... listen more than speaking. Don’t get greedy or overly generous... there’s less than you thought. Cool moderation works.

Taurus (April 20-May 20) -- Today is an 8 -- A possible conflict of interests invites controversy. Offer advice only if asked. It’s getting easier to advance now. Good news lifts your spirits. Work takes on a spiritual aura. Don’t forget what you’ve learned the hard way.

Gemini (May 21-June 20) -- Today is a 6 -- Love and luck seem blocked. It returns. Family considerations are paramount. Wait to see what develops. Core values guide your decision. There’s not as much as hoped, and not as little as feared. Patience.

Cancer (June 21-July 22) -- Today is a 7 -- There’s a disruption to the routine. Compromise builds a strong foundation. You may need to do something you don’t like, or to face some opposition. Getting together presents logistical complications. Solo creativity gets fun.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) -- Today is a 7 -- Career breakdowns or changes require thoughtful consideration. Renegotiate terms. Think of more ways to succeed. Speculate and fantasize. Ask someone who loves you to describe your talents. Don’t argue with reality, but perceptions change with your viewpoint.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- Today is an 8 -- Conflicts or obstacles regarding education, research or travels slow the action. Ponder the situation. Don’t go for a deal that will cost you money. Choose love.

Wait until the orders are clear. Schedule carefully.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) -- Today is a 7 -- Inventory paperwork and do the filing. Financial breakdowns could get expense, unless you take action. Choose the option that’s best for your family. Check out another’s concerns. Don’t get bogged down in details. Take it slow and think.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) -- Today is an 8 -- Listen to your partner’s considerations. A conflict of interests could get revealed. Keep it cool and cautious. You perceive underlying harmony. Don’t react blindly.

Be patient and supportive. Somewhere under that pile there’s a pony.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) -- Today is a 7 -- Something at work requires your attention. Postpone travel. Things aren’t going according to plan. Achieving the goal may take longer than expected. Don’t venture far. Stresses will ease soon. After it’s done, allow yourself a special treat.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- Today is a 7 -- You’re wise to finish what you’ve started before launching anew. Keep enough cash on hand for unexpected difficulties. Confront authority, if that’s what it takes to break through. It’s a tough job, but someone has to do it.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) -- Today is a 6 -- A home project takes an unexpected turn. Obstacles arise. Keep your promises. Leave your savings intact. A change in direction alters options. Consider implications and consequences before compromising. Be respectful.

Be prepared for slow payment. Provide motivation.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) -- Today is a 7 -- Communications could seem garbled or jumbled, lost in translation. Postpone an excursion. Curtail extravagance. Strong differences of opinion block the action. Do a lot of listening. Overwhelm is temporary. Wait for clarity and better conditions.

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