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Wichita State
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Mar 22, 2026
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New Mexico
Oct 11
Stillwater, OK
Steve Lutz
Head Coach
Steve Lutz was named Oklahoma State’s 21st head men’s basketball coach on Apr. 1, 2024 and formally introduced three days later.
A rising star who has worked under Creighton’s Greg McDermott and Purdue’s Matt Painter (making him a member of both Eddie Sutton and Henry Iba’s legendary coaching tree), Lutz has gotten his own head coaching career off to a successful start with NCAA tournament appearances in each of his first three seasons.
In rapid rebuilds at Western Kentucky (2023-24) and Texas A&M Corpus Christi (2021-23), the 51-year-old has posted a combined 69-35 record, including a perfect 8-0 mark in conference tournament play.
“Coach Lutz is known as one of the hardest-working coaches in the business,” OSU Director of Athletics Chad Weiberg said. “He has worked at all levels of college basketball and has deep ties to this part of the country, especially Texas. The work he has put into his career has resulted in success as a head coach and why I believe he is the right person to be the leader of Cowboy Basketball.”
Lutz said:
“I'd like to thank Chad Weiberg and Dr. Shrum for entrusting me with one of college basketball's most storied programs. It's a responsibility that I don't take lightly. Cowboy Nation -- I look forward to meeting you all soon and hitting the ground running. Know that my staff and I will work diligently to recruit and retain hardworking kids who will represent you well, on and off the court, and consistently compete for Big 12 championships.”
Lutz-led squads are known for playing hard and fast. WKU led the nation in adjusted tempo (75.1 possessions) in 2023-24 while topping the Conference USA leaderboard in both points (80.6) and effective field goal percentage (54.6%). The Hilltoppers finished 22-13 and punched their first NCAA tournament ticket since 2013 after winning their first ever CUSA tournament title.
Leading scorer Don McHenry (15.1 ppg) earned First Team All-CUSA status and conference sixth-man of the year Rodney Howard was one of four other Hilltoppers to earn honorable mention.
A class act, on and off the court, Lutz was also a finalist for the second straight year for the Skip Prosser Man of the Year Award, given to the head coach who achieves success while displaying strong moral character.
Lutz worked similar magic in Corpus Christi with back-to-back bids, ending what had been a 15-year March Madness drought and a run of four straight losing seasons.
The Islanders were one of the nation’s most-improved teams in 2021-22, jumping from 5-19 to 23-12 with help from a dozen new transfers and an aggressive, opportunistic defense that ranked among the NCAA leaders in steals (8.5) and forced turnovers (14th, 16.5). Lutz was on the shortlist of candidates for the 2022 Joe B. Hall Award (given to the nation’s top first-year head coach) after guiding his team to the Southland Conference tournament title as a No. 4 seed.
A&M-Corpus Christi took another step forward in 2022-23, finishing 24-11 (14-4) while pacing the league in both offensive and defensive efficiency. Lutz was a slam dunk choice for conference coach of the year after winning the school’s first SLC regular season title since 2007. The Islanders successfully defended their SLC tournament crown, then downed Southeast Missouri State in the First Four for the program’s first-ever win at the Big Dance.
Senior point guard Terrion Murdix – the SLC’s 2023 Defensive Player of the Year – averaged 15.7 points and led league in assists (5.4), assist-to-turnover ratio (2.47) and steals (2.3). He was joined on the All-SLC first team by 6-5 forward Isaac Mushila (14.5 ppg, league-best 9.9 rpg).
Including his time as an assistant at Creighton (2010-17) and Purdue (2017-21), Lutz has coached in seven straight NCAA tournaments, highlighted by Sweet 16 and Elite Eight runs with Boilermakers in 2018 and 2019. He helped Creighton to four trips in seven seasons during a successful transition from the Missouri Valley Conference to the BIG EAST.
Along the way, Lutz had a hand in the development of two national players of the year in Creighton’s Doug McDermott (2014) and Purdue’s Zach Edey (2023), whom he helped recruit to West Lafeyette prior to his final season.
As an Assistant Coach:
Lutz was named head coach at A&M-Corpus Christi in April, 2021. Prior to that, he spent 26 years climbing the coaching ladder.
In four seasons in West Lafayette, Ind., Lutz helped Purdue to a 90-42 record, as well as a 53-24 mark in Big Ten play. The Boilermakers made three NCAA tournament appearances in that span (COVID-19 canceled the 2020 event), winning 30 games enroute to the 2018 Sweet 16. A year later they captured a share of the Big Ten regular season title and advanced to the Elite Eight.
Lutz served as Matt Painter’s “defensive coordinator” helping the Boilermakers to four consecutive top-35 finishes in KenPom’s defensive efficiency rankings, highlighted by an 11th place showing in 2020.
Lutz also spearheaded the recruitment of one of the college basketball’s most-dominant big men, 7-foot-4 center Zach Edey, and was instrumental in the development of Purdue’s guards, including two-time All-American and Jerry West Award winner, Carsen Edwards, and Jaden Ivy, the No. 5 overall pick in the 2022 NBA Draft.
Prior to Purdue, Lutz helped Creighton make a successful leap from the Missouri Valley Conference to the BIG EAST with six 20-win seasons and five postseason appearances over a seven-year span. The Bluejays won two conference tournaments and one regular season title while compiling a 166-82 record.
Led by 3,000-point scorer and NBA lottery pick Doug McDermott, Creighton posted three consecutive AP top-25 finishes from 2012-14 and won at least one game in three straight NCAA tournaments. The 2014 team led the nation in three-point percentage.
Following a rebuilding year, Creighton reached the 2016 NIT quarterfinals before returning to the NCAA tournament a year later with 25 victories. The 2016-17 squad set a school record for total points and spent 16 weeks in the polls, climbing as high as No. 7.
From 2006-10, Lutz served as Matt Doherty’s recruiting coordinator at SMU, reeling in a pair of top-35 recruiting classes, per Hoop Scoop.
Lutz got his coaching start under Danny Kaspar at Incarnate Word, first serving as a graduate assistant before making the leap to full-time status. He helped the Cardinals – an NAIA program at the time – to three Heart of America regular season titles (1996, 1998, 1999) and three national tournament appearances, highlighted by a quarterfinal run in 1998.
After a year on staff at Garden City (Kan.) Community College, Lutz reunited with Kaspar at Stephen F. Austin for a six-year run at assistant coach/recruiting coordinator and helped guide the Lumberbacks to a pair of 20-win seasons in the Southland Conference.
Playing Career:
Originally from San Antonio, Texas, Lutz played basketball for one season at Ranger Junior College and for three at Texas Lutheran, serving as team captain during his senior year.
He earned his undergraduate degree in Kinesiology with a minor in Secondary Education/Business Administration from TLU in 1995 and his M.Ed. with a Concentration in Physical Education, at Incarnate Word in 1997.
Personal:
Lutz and his wife, Shannon, have three children: Caroline, McKenna and Jackson.
The Steve Lutz File:
Coaching Resume:
2024-Pr. – Oklahoma State – Head Coach
2023-24 – Western Kentucky – Head Coach
2021-23 – Texas A&M-Corpus Christi – Head Coach
2017-21 – Purdue – Assistant Coach (Matt Painter)
2010-17 – Creighton – Assistant Coach (Greg McDermott)
2006-10 – SMU – Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator (Matt Doherty)
2000-06 – Stephen F. Austin – Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator (Danny Kaspar)
1999-00 – Garden City (Kan.) CC – Assistant Coach (Jeremy Cox)
1995-99 – Incarnate Word – Assistant Coach (Danny Kaspar)
By the Numbers:
.663 – Winning Percentage (69-35)
3 – NCAA Tournament Appearances (2022, 2023, 2024)
3 -- Conference Tournament Championships (2022 SLC, 2023 SLC, 2024 CUSA)
1 -- Conference Regular Season Title (2023 SLC)
9 – All-Conference Selections
Awards:
2x Skip Prosser Man of the Year Finalist (2023, 2024)
Southland Coach of the Year (2023)
NABC District 22 Coach of the Year (2023)
Joe B. Hall Award Finalist (2022)
Coaching Lineage:
Henry Iba (2x NCAA champion) à Eddie Sutton (3x National COY) à Gene Keady (6x National COY) à Matt Painter (2019 National COY) à Steve Lutz
Personal:
Born: October 25, 1972 (51 years old)
Hometown: San Antonio, Texas
College: Texas Lutheran ‘95; Incarnate Word ‘97
Wife: Shannon, Children: Caroline, McKenna, Jackson
James Miller
Associate Head Coach
Steve Lutz’ s Oklahoma State men’s basketball staff continues to take shape with the addition of James Miller as associate head coach.
Miller held the same title on staffs at Mississippi State and New Mexico State under Chris Jans. In a six-year span he helped those programs to four NCAA appearances and five conference regular season and tournament titles.
In nine total seasons at the Division I level, Miller has been part of postseason runs at five different schools while collecting nearly 200 wins (194-97, .667). Prior to that, he was a successful head coach at New Mexico Junior College, developing 21 Division I scholarship players in three seasons, including former Oklahoma State point guard Jeff Newberry and current Oklahoma City Thunder forward Kenrich Williams
Lutz said:
“Wherever James goes, success follows. That is no accident. He’s a winner, and I’m thrilled that he and his wife Darlene and daughters Mia and Macy will be joining us in Stillwater. James is as respected and well-connected as any young coach in this business. I am excited to work with him and establish a culture of hard work.”
In Starkville, Miss., Miller and Jans earned back-to-back NCAA tournament bids, breathing life into a Mississippi State program that had danced just once in the previous 13 seasons. The Bulldogs were one of the nation’s stingiest defenses, twice finishing among the top-25 in KenPom’s defensive efficiency rankings.
Miller was elevated from assistant coach to associate head coach in the spring of 2023 after a debut season in which the Bulldogs ranked ninth in defensive efficiency and among the NCAA leaders in scoring defense (9th, .61.0), field goal percentage defense (10th, .394) and steals (23rd, 8.6).
Miller and Jans’ partnership began with a successful four-year run at New Mexico State (2018-22), the last three of which he served as associate head coach. The Aggies became the WAC’s premier program, winning more than three-quarters of their games (94-26, .783) along with three regular season titles and a pair of conference tournament crowns. NMSU’s .825 conference winning percentage (52-11) was the nation’s sixth highest in that span, and 10 Aggies earned first or second team All-WAC honors, headlined by 2022 WAC Player of the Year Teddy Allen.
The Aggies set a program record with 30 wins during the 2018-19 season and took an 18-game winning streak into the NCAA tournament before dropping a heartbreaker to eventual Final Four participant Auburn in the first round, 78-77. Despite not having a player taller than 6-foot-9, NMSU overwhelmed its opponents on the glass, posting the nation’s third-best rebounding margin (+9.7).
The 2019-20 squad was on a similar trajectory, ripping off 19-straight wins – the last 16 during an undefeated run through the WAC regular season – before COVID-19 wiped out the conference and NCAA tournaments.
The pandemic proved to be the only force powerful enough to curb New Mexico State’s dominance. Local health and safety protocols limited the team to just three games and a handful of practices during the first two months of the 2020-21 season, which ended with a 12-8 mark.
The Aggies returned to form in 2021-22 with a 27-7 record, a sweep of the WAC regular season and tournament titles, and the program’s first NCAA tournament victory in nearly in 20 years. Led by Allen’s 37 points, the No. 12 seed NMSU stunned fifth-seeded UConn, 70-63, in the first round.
Prior to New Mexico State, Miller was an assistant under Derrin Hanson at Omaha (2015-16) and under current Texas Tech coach Grant McCasland for one-year stops at Arkansas State (2016-17) and North Texas (2017-18). All three teams earned bids to the College Basketball Invitational.
North Texas, which had never won a postseason game in nearly six decades of Division I basketball, ripped off five of them during its 2018 CBI title run. The Mean Green were one of the nation’s most-improved teams, winning 20 total games (up from eight the previous year).
Miller was involved in a similar turnaround at Arkansas State (2016-17), which doubled its win total from 10 to 20 and reached the CBI semifinals.
During his season in Omaha (2015-16), Miller helped the Mavericks to their first winning season at the Division I level (18-14) and a third-place finish in the Summit League. The team ranked fourth nationally in scoring offense (85.3) and fifth in steals (9.4).
Before making the jump to the NCAA Division I level, Miller spent six years at New Mexico Junior College in Hobbs, the last three as head coach. His teams went 77-23 (.770) and ended the program’s 17-year national tournament drought with back-to-back appearances in 2013 and 2014.
Miller cut his teeth in the coaching profession as an assistant at Colorado State-Pueblo from 2005-09 after a summer interning with the Arizona State men’s basketball program. He earned his bachelor's degree from Colorado State in 2005 while serving as a student manager and added a master's degree from Northern Colorado in 2007.
Miller and his wife Darlene have two daughters: Mia and Maci.
THE MILLER FILE:
Alma Mater: Colorado State ’05, Northern Colorado ‘07
Wife: Darlene
Children: Mia & Maci
Coaching Experience:
2024-Pr. – Oklahoma State, Associate Head Coach
2023-24 – Mississippi State, Associate Head Coach
2022-23 – Mississippi State, Assistant Coach
2019-22 – New Mexico State, Associate Head Coach
2018-19 – New Mexico State, Assistant Coach
2017-18 – North Texas, Assistant Coach
2016-17 – Arkansas State, Assistant Coach
2015-16 – Omaha, Assistant Coach
2012-15 – New Mexico Junior College, Head Coach
2009-12 – New Mexico Junior College, Assistant Coach
2005-09 – Colorado State-Pueblo, Assistant Coach
Division I Postseason Experience:
NCAA Round of 32 -- NM State (2022)
NCAA Round of 64 -- Mississippi St. (2024), NM State (2019)
NCAA First Four -- Mississippi St. (2023)
CBI Champions -- North Texas (2018)
CBI Semifnals -- Arkansas St. (2017)
CBI First Round -- Omaha (2016)
Lou Gudino
Assistant Coach
Lou Gudino begins his second season as an assistant coach at Oklahoma State in 2026-27. He serves as one of the two defensive coordinators on Steve Lutz’s staff.
The 29-year collegiate coaching veteran spent the past three years as the associate head coach at Ball State after holding similar titles at Wichita State, New Mexico State and Indiana State.
Lutz announced the hiring in May 2025:
“I’ve known Lou for many years,” Lutz said. “He is one of the most prepared coaches in our profession and has helped elevate every program that he’s been a part of. His eye for talent, knack for player development and deep basketball knowledge will make an immediate impact here. I’m thrilled to welcome him and his wife Dana to Stillwater and the Cowboy Basketball family.”
At Ball State (2022-25) under head coach Michael Lewis, Gudino worked closely with the Cardinal big men, including three-time all-conference center Payton Sparks, who finished his career ranked among the program’s all-time leaders in blocks, rebounds, free throws and field goal percentage.
Gudino worked similar magic at Wichita State (2018-22) where he was a part of four straight winning seasons, highlighted by the program’s first American Athletic Conference regular season title, and coached five players who would go on to the NBA.
Gudino was also instrumental in the recruitment of future Cleveland Cavaliers point guard Craig Porter Jr. – a 6-foot-2 unicorn who finished among the program’s career top-10 in blocks, steals and assists per game.
Tyson Etienne (2021 AAC Co-Player of the Year), Dexter Dennis (2022 ACC Defensive Player of the Year) and Ricky Council IV (2022 AAC Sixth Man of the Year) were major award recipients, and center Jaime Echenique became the first Colombian-born player to appear in an NBA regular season game.
Gudino’s arrival in Wichita coincided with a full-on youth movement. A Shocker team with six freshman regulars started the year 8-11 before winning 14 of its next 17 on the way to the NIT semifinals.
That momentum carried into the following year when the Shockers posted a 23-8 record and fielded the nation’s eighth best defense, per KenPom. They were a consensus NCAA at-large pick among the bracketologists but missed out on a chance to prove it when COVID-19 put an early end to the postseason.
Faced with another rebuilding year, the 2020-21 Shockers again exceeded expectations. Picked seventh in the AAC preseason poll, WSU finished 11-2 in league play to win the league’s regular season title over Final Four-bound Houston and earned an at-large berth in the NCAA tournament.
Prior to WSU, Gudino spent a season at New Mexico State (2017-18) as top assistant to Chris Jans. The two made an immediate splash in Las Cruces, guiding the Aggies to a 28-6 record, the 2018 Western Athletic Conference regular season and tournament titles, and a No. 12 seed in the NCAA tournament. Gudino also coached Jemerrio Jones, the nation’s second-leading rebounder (13.2), to WAC Player of the Year and honorable mention AP All-American honors.
Gudino spent a decade at Indiana State (2007-17) in the Missouri Valley Conference, where he helped guide the Sycamores to five consecutive postseason trips, highlighted by a 2011 NCAA Tournament appearance and back-to-back NIT bids in 2013 and 2014.
Gudino’s 10 seasons at ISU marked the longest assistant coaching tenure in program history. Originally hired by Kevin McKenna in 2007, he was retained by new head coach Greg Lansing in 2010 and promoted to associate head coach. In the first of their seven seasons together, Lansing and Gudino guided the Sycamores to a 20-14 record and ended a decade-long NCAA Tournament drought by winning the 2011 Arch Madness (MVC Tournament) title.
Gudino served as Indiana State’s recruiting and scheduling coordinator. During his Terre Haute tenure he coached eight All-MVC honorees, including two-time first team selection Jake Odum (2013 & 2014). Brenton Scott was the 2015 MVC Freshman of the Year.
Prior to his time with the Sycamores, Gudino spent two seasons at Louisiana Tech (2005-07) in Ruston, La. as assistant coach and recruiting coordinator. The Bulldogs posted a 20-13 record in his first season and went 11-5 in WAC play on their way to an NIT bid.
Before making the jump to Division I, Gudino was the junior college head coach at Frank Phillips College in Borger, Texas (2003-05). He took a team that had won just seven games prior to his arrival to a 42-18 record over the next two seasons. Gudino was voted conference coach of the year in his final go-around after leading the Plainsmen to a 26-4 mark, a No. 16 national ranking and the program’s first ever WJCAC title.
Prior to the turnaround at Frank Phillips, Gudino served as an assistant at Incarnate Word (2000-03). He helped the school to a 62-21 record and a share of the 2002 Lone Star Conference regular season title.
Gudino spent the 1999-00 season at powerhouse Barton County Community College in Great Bend, Kan., where he helped lead the Cougars to a conference championship. Barton (32-2) earned a No. 1 national ranking and advanced to the Region VI Tournament final.
Gudino first joined the collegiate coaching ranks at Howard College (1997-99). He closed his tenure by guiding the Hawks to a conference championship, a No. 10 ranking and a Region V runner-up finish.
The Clinton, Ind. native played two seasons of college basketball at Spalding University from 1992-94 before transferring to the University of Indiana, where he got his first taste of coaching as boys varsity assistant at Martinsville High School (1994-97).
Gudino earned his bachelor's degree in financial management at Indiana in 1997 and added a Master's in Sports Management from Incarnate Word in 2003.
Gudino is married to his wife Dana.
Collegiate Coaching Experience:
2025-Pr. – Oklahoma State – Assistant Coach (Steve Lutz)
2022-25 – Ball State – Associate Head Coach (Michael Lewis)
2021-22 – Wichita State – Associate Head Coach (Isaac Brown)
2018-21 – Wichita State – Assistant Coach (Gregg Marshall/Isaac Brown)
2017-18 – New Mexico State – Associate Head Coach (Chris Jans)
2010-17 – Indiana State – Associate Head Coach (Greg Lansing)
2007-10 – Indiana State – Assistant Coach (Kevin McKenna)
2005-07 – Louisiana Tech – Assistant Coach (Keith Richard)
2003-05 – Frank Phillips College – Head Coach
2000-03 – Incarnate Word – Assistant Coach
1999-00 – Barton (Kan.) CC – Assistant Coach
1997-99 – Howard (Texas) JC – Assistant Coach
Education:
Indiana ’97 (B.S. Financial Management)
Incarnate Word ’03 (Masters in Sports Management)
Robert Guster
Assistant Coach
A 25-year veteran with deep Texas ties, Robert Guster begins his first season as an Oklahoma State assistant coach and his second working with head coach Steve Lutz.
Guster held a similar role under Lutz at Western Kentucky during the 2023-24 season. Together they led the Hilltoppers to 22 wins, a Conference USA championship and the program’s first NCAA tournament bid in 11 years.
Lutz said:
"Coach Guster is already well-versed in the Cowboy Way, having worked 10 years under former OSU guard, Brooks Thompson at UTSA. He is a builder of strong relationships and defenses – two things that often go hand-in-hand. We’ll lean on his recruiting contacts throughout the Midwest to bring in talented, high-character guys, as well as his ability to teach and motivate. Please join in me in welcoming Robert, Melissa, Alivia and Shiloh to the Cowboy Basketball Family.”
Before teaming up with Lutz, Guster spent 17 years in the San Antonio area at Texas State and UTSA.
Guster was part of four 20-wins seasons at Texas State (2016-23), highlighted by back-to-back Sun Belt Conference championships in 2021 and 2022 and the program’s first ever appearance in the National Invitation Tournament.
The Bobcats were an elite defensive unit, leading the league in scoring defense in five of his seven seasons on staff and finishing among the nation’s top 30 on three occasions. Guster worked primarily with the big men. His 2019 group led the SBC in rebounds-per-game and the 2022 squad finished with the league’s best field goal percentage. He also had a hand in the development of Lou Henson All-American and 2020 Sun Belt Player of the Year Nijal Pearson.
In 10 years at UTSA (2006-16) under Thompson, Guster helped the Roadrunners to a league championship and two conference tournament title games. The 2011 squad earned the school's first ever NCAA tournament victory in any sport.
Guster’s first Division I assistant job came at Southeast Missouri State in Cape Girardeau, Mo. (2004-06). He was heavily involved in the Redhawks’ recruiting efforts and oversaw the program’s academic affairs.
Guster started his coaching career at West Plains Community College (now Missouri State-West Plains). In his five seasons on staff (1999-2004) the Grizzlies posted a 120-36 record, and 10 of his recruits went on to earn opportunities at the Division I level.
Guster was West Plains’ starting point guard for two seasons before finishing out his playing career with back-to-back winning seasons at Missouri-Rolla (now Missouri S&T). He twice paced the team in assists and also led the MIAA Conference in assist-to-turnover ratio.
Born in Chicago and raised in West Monroe, La., Guster earned his bachelor's degree in history from Missouri-Rolla in 1999. He later received his master's degree in elementary education from Missouri State in 2002. He and his wife, Melissa, have one daughter, Alivia, and a son, Shiloh.
THE ROBERT GUSTER FILE:
Hometown: West Monroe, La.
College: Missouri-Rolla, ’99; Missouri State ‘02
Wife: Melissa
Children: Alivia, Shiloh
Coaching Resume:
1999-2004: Assistant Coach, Missouri State-West Plains
2004-2006: Assistant Coach, SEMO
2006-2016: Assistant Coach, UTSA
2016-2023: Assistant Coach, Texas State
2023-24: Assistant Coach, Western Kentucky
2024-Present: Assistant Coach, Oklahoma State
Keiton Page
Assistant Coach
The same leadership qualities, basketball knowledge and relentless work ethic that made Keiton Page one of the great scorers in Cowboy Basketball history continue to benefit the program today.
The 2024-25 season will be Page’s 17th overall at Oklahoma State his first as an assistant coach under new head man Steve Lutz.
"After visiting with Keiton, it was clear that our values and priorities align. I’m delighted to have him on our bench,” Lutz said. “His work ethic, basketball knowledge, leadership skills, and deep-rooted connection to Oklahoma State will be invaluable as we rebuild Cowboy Basketball."
The 35-year old Page spent 11 seasons on support staffs under Travis Ford, Brad Underwood and Mike Boynton Jr. before earning a promotion to assistant coach in the Spring of 2023.
Prior to that, Page was a four-year starter and two-time All-Big 12 performer for the Cowboys from 2008-12. He still ranks tenth on the school’s career scoring list with 1,651 points and is second all-time in three-point field goals (299).
Altogether, Page has helped the Cowboys to nine 20-win campaigns, seven NCAA tournament appearances and three NITs.
Page served on support staffs for three different OSU head coaches from 2012-23. He started as a graduate assistant and later assistant director of strength and conditioning under his former coach Travis Ford (2012-16). Brad Underwood retained Page as his assistant director of player development in 2016-17 and Mike Boynton Jr. promoted him to director a year later.
During that time Page took an active role in the on and off-court progress of the Cowboy student-athletes while assisting the coaching staff with game and practice film analysis. In later years, he added operations to his plate, handling team gear and scheduling while running point for a number of alumni and community outreach events, including the annual summer camps.
The 5-foot-10 Page earned the nickname “the Pawnee Pistol” for his exploits at Pawnee High School. Playing for his father, David, he won a pair of 2A state titles (2005 and 2008). As a senior he set new state records for points (1,287) and points-per-game (44.4) on his way to state player of the year honors.
Page’s family tree is packed full of Oklahoma high school coaches. His grandfather, Howard Ray, was a legendary coach at Collinsville High School. His father, Davis, won six state titles as Pawnee and Yale. Brother Brady played and assisted on those teams and is now the head coach at Hennessey.
Page and his wife Jordan – the daughter of longtime Mannford and Verdigris coach Randy Upshaw -- have three children, Blakely, Kamden and Kollyns.
THE PAGE FILE:
Alma Mater: Oklahoma State ‘12
Degree: Public Administration
Wife: Jordan
Children: Blakely, Kamden, Kollyns
Coaching Experience:
2023-Pr. – Oklahoma State, Assistant Coach
2017-23 – Oklahoma State, Director of Player Development
2016-17 – Oklahoma State, Assistant Director of Player Development
2012-16 – Oklahoma State, Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach
Playing Career:
2008-12 – Oklahoma State
2x All-Big 12
No. 10 on OSU career scoring list (1,651 points)
299 career triples are second-most in OSU history
Dana Valentine
Assistant Coach
The 2026-27 season marks Dana Valentine’s second as an assistant coach on Steve Lutz’s Cowboy Basketball staff. He serves as one of the two OSU offensive coordinators.
In his first season in Stillwater, Valentine helped lead OSU 20 wins and the second round of the NIT. Along the way, the Cowboys set a program record for points in a season (2,935) while ranking ninth nationally in adjusted tempo.
Lutz announced Valentine's hiring on June 5, 2025.
“I believe in surrounding our student-athletes with great teachers and even better people, and Dana fits that mold perfectly,” Lutz said. “He brings infectious energy, a passion for teaching, and a proven ability to help players maximize their potential. We’re excited for the impact he’s going to make here in Stillwater.”
Valentine arrives after two seasons at St. Bonaventure where he worked primarily with the wings under head coach Mark Schmidt and was a part of back-to-back 20-win seasons.
The 2024-25 Bonnies ranked 23rd nationally in scoring defense and hosted an NIT game for just the third time in school history, while the 2023-24 squad reached semifinals of the A10 tournament.
Prior to his stint at St. Bonaventure, Valentine spent five years in Connecticut at one of the nation’s premier high school programs, Putnam Science Academy. He served as head varsity coach from 2018-21 before transitioning to an assistant role with the prep team. In two seasons he helped lead that group to a 77-3 record and a pair of national championships.
Off the court, Valentine coordinated team travel and served as the school’s compliance director, supporting student-athletes through the NCAA clearinghouse and the college admissions process.
During Valentine’s time at Putnam, numerous Mustangs went on to the NCAA Division I level, including future Cowboys Benjamin Ahmed (a sophomore on Putnam’s 2022-23 national title winner), Arturo Dean (a member of its undefeated 2021-22 squad) and Abou Ousmane (2018-19).
A native of Roxbury, Massachusetts, Valentine was a college football running back at Worcester State University before taking an unlikely path into the basketball world through his involvement in the grassroots community.
He was a volunteer assistant coach at Notre Dame Prep from 2016 to 2017 and spent five years working with AAU New England (2016-21), serving as head coach of the 15U team, assistant coach for the 16U and 17U teams, and recruiting coordinator.
Scott Sutton
Special Assistant to the Head Coach
Scott Sutton’s Cowboy roots run deep. The son of legendary head coach Eddie Sutton helped lead Oklahoma State to consecutive NCAA tournaments as a player in the mid-90’s before becoming the all-time coaching wins leader at Oral Roberts. He's been an experienced hand on the Cowboy Basketball bench since 2017.
The 2026-27 season marks Sutton's tenth at OSU and third as Special Assistant to head coach Steve Lutz.,
At OSU, Sutton has been part of four 20-win seasons and eight postseason victories. The 2021 Cowboys reached the second round of the NCAA tournament and the 2018, 2023 and 2025 squads advanced to the NIT quarterfinals.
In 18 seasons as the head coach at Oral Roberts (1999-2017), Sutton guided the Golden Eagles to a program record 328 career victories. His teams reached the postseason eight times, including three tournament bids. The three-time Summit League Coach of the Year also produced four AP All-Americans and four conference players of the year.
Sutton was arguably the most efficient guard in OSU history during his two-year Cowboy career (1992-94) during which the Cowboys twice reached the second round of the NCAA tournament. He still holds the program’s season (5.67) and career records for assist-to-turnover (3.69). As a senior he tallied 119 assists with just 21 giveaways.
After graduating from OSU in 1995, Sutton made the short trip to Oral Roberts to serve on staffs under Bill Self (1995-97) and Barry Hinson (1997-99).
He was announced as the head coach at ORU on April 30, 1999 and wasted little time in returning the program to prominence. Sutton and the Golden Eagles fired off 14 consecutive winning seasons starting in 2001-02, highlighted by a run of three straight NCAA tournament appearances from 2006-08.
Sutton’s teams took down a number of notable names during his tenure, including the likes of Arkansas, Georgetown, Missouri, Nebraska, Kansas and even Oklahoma State.
A 78-71 win in Allen Fieldhouse against the No. 3 Jayhawks on Nov. 15, 2006 put the basketball world on notice – ORU had arrived. The Golden Eagles would go on to win 21 games that year, capture the Summit League regular season and tournament crowns and advance to the NCAA Tournament.
ORU returned to March Madness in each of the next two seasons marking the first time in program history that the Golden Eagles had danced in back-to-back years. Sutton’s teams logged additional postseason bids in 2011 (CIT), 2012 (NIT), 2013 (CIT) and 2015 (CBI).
Under Sutton, Caleb Green was a three-time All-American and won three Summit League Player of the Year Awards. Dominique Morrison did the same during the 2011-12 season. He also coached five Freshman All-Americans, four conference newcomers of the year, two league defensive MVPs and a pair of sixth men of the year.
Sutton’s own trophy case includes three different Summit League Coach of the Year awards (2002, 2008 and 2012). In 2005 he shared the NABC’s District 12 Coach of the Year honor with his father, Eddie, and in 2007 he was a finalist for the Clair Bee National Coach of the Year.
No head coach has won more Summit League games than Sutton (173) and his .665 conference winning percentage also ranks among the best in league history.
Sutton and his wife, Kim, are the parents of three daughters: Hallie, Lauren and Maggie.
The Scott Sutton File:
Coaching Experience:
2024-Pr.: Oklahoma State, Special Assistant to the Head Coach
2023-24.: Oklahoma State, Assistant Coach
2021-23: Oklahoma State, Director of Basketball Administration
2017-21: Oklahoma State, Assistant Coach
1999-17: Oral Roberts, Head Coach
1995-99: Oral Roberts, Assistant Coach
Playing Career:
1992-94: Oklahoma State
Personal:
Alma Mater: Oklahoma State ‘95
Degree: Business
Birthday: June 3, 1970
Spouse: Kim
Children: Hallie, Lauren and Maggie