Oklahoma State Basketball: Best/worst NBA Draft picks in Cowboys history

Oklahoma State Basketball: Best and worst NBA Draft picks in Cowboys history

KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI - MARCH 12: Cade Cunningham #2 of the Oklahoma State Cowboys controls the ball as Mark Vital #11 of the Baylor Bears defends during the Big 12 basketball tournament semifinal game at the T-Mobile Center on March 12, 2021 in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images) /

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Cade Cunningham Oklahoma State Basketball (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images) /

Cade Cunningham could make Oklahoma State Basketball history.

By all accounts, Oklahoma State Mr. Everything Cade Cunningham is expected to be the No. 1 pick in the upcoming 2021 NBA draft, and for good reason. If the Detroit Pistons do indeed take the 6-8, 19-year-old with the first selection, it will be the first time ever that an OSU Cowboy has ever been selected that high.

Cunningham, who had an excellent NBA combine, was everything that Oklahoma State could have hoped for this year. He tallied 24 points, five steals, and four rebounds along with three assists in OSU’s 80-70 setback to Oregon State in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. The Arlington (TX) native averaged 20.1 points, 6.2 rebounds, and 3.5 assists while shooting 43.8% from the field as well as 40% from beyond the arc. Cunningham

The Cowboys have had 36 players taken in the NBA draft, although just three players have been chosen in the top-10 picks — Joe Bradley (1950), Bryant Reeves (1995), and Marcus Smart (2014). In fact, Oklahoma State has not had a player selected by an NBA team since the Philadelphia 76ers tabbed Juwan Evans with the 39th pick of the 2017 draft.

Here is a ranking of top-5 and biggest bust draft choices in Oklahoma State history.

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