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Illinois Basketball: Why Dosunmu won’t pick UM, UNM, OK ST., CU & KU

By Rees Woodcock

LAS VEGAS, NV - MARCH 06: Basketballs are shown in a ball rack before a semifinal game of the West Coast Conference Basketball Tournament between the Santa Clara Broncos and the Gonzaga Bulldogs at the Orleans Arena on March 6, 2017 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Gonzaga won 77-68. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
LAS VEGAS, NV - MARCH 06: Basketballs are shown in a ball rack before a semifinal game of the West Coast Conference Basketball Tournament between the Santa Clara Broncos and the Gonzaga Bulldogs at the Orleans Arena on March 6, 2017 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Gonzaga won 77-68. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images) /
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OMAHA, NE – MARCH 20: The Oklahoma State Cowboys mascot performs against the Oregon Ducks during the second round of the 2015 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament at the CenturyLink Center on March 20, 2015 in Omaha, Nebraska. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)
OMAHA, NE – MARCH 20: The Oklahoma State Cowboys mascot performs against the Oregon Ducks during the second round of the 2015 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament at the CenturyLink Center on March 20, 2015 in Omaha, Nebraska. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images) /

Oklahoma State Cowboys

Last season, the Oklahoma State Cowboys had a good year winning 20 games and making the NCAA tournament. That success came from Brad Underwood being the head coach. He has since accepted the job at Illinois and Mike Boynton Jr. took over the program.

Boynton could possibly have a bright future but he hasn’t been a head coach previously. He was just an assistant coach before taking this job. This coaching inexperience has to hurt his chances to land a player like Dosunmu.

If Dosunmu did choose to play for the Cowboys, he wouldn’t have much talent around him. Oklahoma State secured a four-star and three three-stars from the class of 2016. They then signed only one player for 2017 which was a four-star recruit as well. And in 2018, the Cowboys haven’t signed anyone yet.

So while Dosunmu could pick a Big 12 program to play his college basketball, I doubt he ends up going to Oklahoma State because they won’t have anyone around him. He will be a superstar with a team full of average to below average players. That isn’t conducive to winning on the biggest stage.

Dosunmu won’t pick the Cowboys for these reasons. He will head elsewhere.

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