Oklahoma State's Underachieving Past Could Bring the Best Out of Cowboy Seniors

The last time Oklahoma State was in the NCAA Tournament was in 2005, thanks to the outstanding senior class of John Lucas, Daniel Bobik, Terrance Crawford, Stephen and Joey Graham, and Ivan McFarlin, along with freshman guard JamesOn Curry. This team made it to the Sweet 16, the only time Curry made it to the big dance.  The year before, the Cowboys, led by the same core of players, had senior Tony Allen, who was the defensive stopper and a great slasher who opened up for the floor for his shooters. This team made it to the Final Four after a clutch cold-blooded three by Lucas in the closing seconds against then-No. 1 seed Saint Joseph's.  Speculation was the Cowboys should be able to continue their appearances to the tournament with the explosive Curry, defensive stopper Marcus Dove, and the defensive post presence and rebounding of David Monds and Aaron Pettway. Along with signing extremely talented junior college prospects Mario Boggan, Torre Johnson, and Jamaal Brown, the Cowboys ... (link)