Part 2: Josh Holliday Discusses 2023 Season

STILLWATER – Oklahoma State head coach Josh Holliday met with the media on Monday to discuss the upcoming 2023 season, which kicks off next week on Friday, Feb. 17 against Missouri.

We broke the availability up into two parts, so this is the second part. You can watch the first part here.

"I mean, of course (I want him back),” Holliday said of getting Nolan McLean back. “I looked down at my phone, I was watching a high school event, and saw his name and stepped away from the crowd. He said 'Coach, it looks like I'm going to be coming back, you got any room for me?' and I just laughed. I told him I'd love to have another year with him. Quick conversation for sure. It's a big deal, he's a pretty remarkable talent and I tell people what I'm most proud of is his work on the consistency piece. I've not coached many players that could do so many different things on a baseball field that just make you stop and watch. He's an elite talent that continues to become more and more consistent. I'm really proud of him. He's handled himself so well, and he's one of the most low-maintenance kids I've ever been around. He's very adult-like and professional in everything he does."

"I got drafted by the Orioles, and we just couldn't come to an agreement, so I called up Josh and obviously he said, 'Yeah, we'd love to have you back.' So, I still had a place here, and I was more than happy to come back and get to have one more year at this place," McLean said of coming back.

Select players of Nolan McLean, Roc Riggio, Marcus Brown and Ryan Bogusz met with the media ahead of Holliday to discuss their progressions from last season, various newcomers and returning players.