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Men's basketball: Oklahoma State starting to adopt Boynton's fighter mentality

STILLWATER — Mike Boynton thinks his team might be starting to take on some of his personality.

And if he's right, that could serve the Cowboys well through their increasingly tougher Big 12 schedule.

Boynton, in his first year coaching the OSU men's basketball team, is a grinder, a fighter — qualities he learned growing up as a young basketball player in New York, then put to use to help him climb the ladder in college coaching.

Now, his basketball players seem to be finding those qualities in themselves.

As the Cowboys head to Kansas State for a 7 p.