“Allow me to re-introduce myself” — the Jay-Z song that blares over the loudspeaker every time Mike Boynton enters Gallagher-Iba Arena seemed to linger a little longer on Saturday night than past on-court introductions of the Oklahoma State coach.
It was a fitting moment in the 2020-21 OSU men’s basketball home opener. For the first time in 269 days, Stillwater was reintroduced to Cowboy basketball.
As meetings between longtime acquaintances who have been separated for a long time can be, the reconnection of OSU and basketball was different than when both sides previously parted.
In the home debut of an exciting team headlined by freshman phenom Cade Cunningham, a sold-out crowd was no surprise.