Oklahoma State men’s basketball will serve a postseason ban in 2022 after the NCAA rejected an appeal of its decision that originally was supposed to take place in 2021, sources tell Sports Illustrated's Pat Forde (CBS Sports originally reported the news). The postseason ban ties back to the 2017 FBI investigation that uncovered illegal activity in college basketball recruiting, including bribery and fraud.
Oklahoma State was implicated in the scandal because of the actions of now-former assistant coach Lamont Evans, who was found to have accepted bribes in influence student-athletes during the 2016–17 season.