COVID has made scholarships and eligibility all a little confusing, but it could help the Cowboys next season.
In normal circumstances, Division-I basketball programs are allowed to have 13 players on scholarship, but Oklahoma State could actually get to 14 for 2021-22. Bryce Williams has the opportunity to be a “super senior” next season, which would give OSU an exemption to the 13-scholarship rule. This past season didn’t count toward athletes’ eligibility. Williams was a senior, so he has the opportunity to return should he choose to.
This over-the-limit exemption applies only to players who were seniors last year.