Thursday, April 28, 2022
Anderson testing NBA draft, again Ben Creider Staff Reporter Oklahoma State may hold some NBA Draft ties. In a release Wednesday morning, the NBA announced its official list of early entry candidates for the 2022 NBA draft. Of the crop of 283 prospects, OSU point guard Avery Anderson was included. Anderson, 21, was a key contributor in 2021-22. He averaged a team-high 12.1 points, along with 3.1 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.8 steals, across 30 regular-season games. Anderson has entered the pool without an
agent, allowing the guard to return to Stillwater during the draft process if he so chooses. As a junior, Anderson is the lone member of coach Mike Boynton’s squad to enter the draft pool early. He is expected to be just one of two draft-eligible Pokes as Bryce Williams could enter the draft pool. Following a sophomore season alongside No. 1 Pick Cade Cunningham, Anderson entered his name into the ballots last season. However, he retrieved his name from entry in May, allowing him to return as an upperclassman with the Cowboys. sports.ed@ocolly.com
Courtesy of the Oklahoma State Athletic Department Bob Fenimore runs the ball during his time at Oklahoma State. Fenimore led his 1945 team to a perfect 9-0 record and was one of the first great Cowboy football players.
Fenimore entering Ring of Honor, third player to join “No. 55. Bob Fenimore.” On Wednesday, OSU announced Fenimore will enter the Cowboy Ring of Honor on Oct. 8, when OSU faces off against Texas Tech at Boone Pickens Stadium. Fenimore is still the only Gabriel Trevino former OSU football player to be Staff Reporter drafted No. 1 overall in the NFL draft, as he was selected by the A No. 1 overall draft pick, Chicago Bears with the first selecAll-American and hall of fame run- tion in 1947. ning back will join the Cowboys’ The two time All-American most exclusive club. and Heisman finalist helped take Towering above the field of OSU to a 1944 Cotton Bowl victory Boone Pickens Stadium, above the and the 1945 national championstands behind the west endzone are ship, the only national championtwo names and numbers. ship in OSU football history. “No. 21. Barry Sanders.” In those two seasons, Feni“No. 34. Thurman Thomas.” more led the nation in total rushing A third will join the wall and yards, set multiple school records stand next to the all-time greats in and earned the nickname, “Blonde OSU’s history. Bomber.”
“Bob Fenimore was one of the greatest players to ever play at Oklahoma State,” current OSU football coach Mike Gundy said. “It was obviously a different era of the game than what we see today, but the way he dominated in every facet was unbelievable.” Fenimore was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1972, and will join fellow running backs Sanders and Thomas in the Cowboy Ring of Honor later this year. “Bob Fenimore led a team that should be credited with proving early in our history that Oklahoma State can win at the highest levels of college football,” OSU Athletic Director Chad Weiberg said. “He started a long tradition of legendary running backs at OSU.” sports.ed@ocolly.com
Braden King Avery Anderson has declared for the 2022 NBA draft.
Breaking down Gundy's latest contract
File Photo Mike Gundy signed a new five year contract with OSU.
coach on the national letter of intent signing day, he will receive a retention bonus of $1 million. Other compensation includes a gas card, a suite at Boone Pickens Stadium, a loaned car, a membership to Karsten Creek and Sam Hutchens four tickets to OSU men’s basketAssistant Sports Editor ball games. In a press release, athletic Contract extensions tend to director Chad Weiberg praised follow success. Gundy. After coach Mike Gundy “Mike Gundy has been a led Oklahoma State to a Fiesta transformational head coach for Bowl win against Notre Dame Oklahoma State,” Weiberg said. in the 2021 season, he got a new “In the ultra-competitive environcontract. ment of college football, OSU The O’Colly obtained a has been one of the most consiscopy of Gundy’s new contract. tently competitive programs in the Here are some notable takeaways. country.” The contract runs for five The contract is also laced years. OSU will pay him $7.5 mil- with incentives. According to lion annually. the document, if OSU appears It is a $1 million annual in a New Year’s Six (or succesincrease from his previous deal. sor) bowl game, Gundy will get The contract increases $125,000 $125,000. He also gets that for apeach year. In addition to that, pearing in the conference champievery year Gundy is OSU’s head onship game. If he wins a confer-
ence championship game, or in the case of that game not existing, he participates in a College Football Playoff Semifinal, the bonus is increased to $150,000. In addition, if Gundy leads OSU to a CFP national championship game, he is awarded $350,000. That number is bumped to $750,000 if he wins a national championship. Many bonuses are tagged with an “or successor” disclaimer to ensure they are not irrelevant if the Big 12 or the College Football Playoff are disbanded and a new conference or playoff format emerges. If Gundy terminates his contract without prior written permission from Weiberg, there will be a hefty buyout. In 2022, the buyout is $5 million. That increases to $6 million in 2023 and beyond. To put that in perspective, USC coach Lincoln Riley’s buyout at Oklahoma was $4.5 million. sports.ed@ocolly.com