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Notebook: Cowboys show support for Texas guard battling leukemia

The Oklahoma State basketball team wore special shooting shirts to show support for Texas guard Andrew Jones who was recently diagnosed with leukemia.

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As the Cowboys practiced their shots on Eddie Sutton Court, they sported warmup shirts bearing the last name of an athlete who isn’t on their team.

Instead, it was the name of someone who plays basketball for the conference rival they prepared to face.

The Oklahoma State men’s basketball team squeezed out a 65-64 thriller against Texas on Saturday in Gallagher-Iba Arena, but the significance of the Cowboys’ warmup jerseys, which read “Jones” in orange letters and displayed the numeral “1,” extended beyond the court.