There isn’t a college basketball coach who can relate to the challenge facing Gregg Marshall to keep Wichita State a powerhouse through drastic turnover, but Oklahoma State’s Mike Boynton comes pretty close.
That’s because just like WSU, the Cowboys will be one of the most inexperienced teams in the country this season.
While OSU can’t claim as much turnover as WSU, which ranks No. 350 (out of 354) nationally with 11.2 percent of minutes returning, the Cowboys aren’t far behind — No. 330 to be exact — with 30.4 percent of minutes back. As a result, both teams have been discounted in their conference’s preseason polls (WSU was picked eighth in the 12-team AAC; OSU was picked 10th in the 10-team Big 12).