OSU men's basketball coach Travis Ford said Mitchell Solomon, left, and Leyton Hammonds will take on larger roles for Cowboys in the 2015-16 season.
Although Big 12 coaches picked the Cowboys to finish seventh in the conference, players feel that with hard work, they could finish higher.
“We’re a blue-collar team, and we’re going to get what we give,” junior wing Leyton Hammonds said. “How hard are we going to work in practice? How many times are we going to come to practice and say, ‘OK, we’ve got to give it everything we’ve got’? We can’t slack.