STILLWATER – Oklahoma State head coach Steve Lutz is bringing one of his players from Western Kentucky. On Friday, transfer guard Brandon Newman took to his Instagram account and announced he’s committing to the Pokes.
Newman, who transferred to Western Kentucky ahead of last season after four seasons at Purdue, checks in at 6-5, 200 pounds, and will have one season to play in Stillwater. This past year with the Hilltoppers, Newman had a solid redshirt senior season as he started in all 34 games, averaging 10.1 points and 5.3 boards per 25.7 minutes per game. He shot 40% from the field, 33% from 3-point range and 73% from the free throw line.
He was second on the team in scoring and in minutes, as well as assists with 55 on the season. He was, however, second on the team in turnovers with 58, but that number would be third on the Pokes’ stat sheet from last year’s, 39 turnovers behind Javon Small’s 97 and three behind Quion Williams’ 61.
Newman was also second on the team in steals this past season with 1.3 per game, and third with nearly two assists per game. He posted 19 double-digit scoring performances last season and was tabbed All-Conference USA honorable mention following the season.
Prior to last season, Newman transferred from Purdue, where he was no doubt recruited by Lutz when he was an assistant for the Boilermakers. In his 2022-23 season, he appeared in all 35 games, starting the final six, and averaged 6.0 points and 3.1 boards per game. He shot 36% from the field that season, along with 44% from 3-point range and 75% from the free throw line.
His sophomore season, Newman averaged nearly 5.0 points and 2.0 rebounds per game in 25 games in 2021-22 and averaged 8.0 points, 2.5 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game as a redshirt freshman in 2020-21. He played in 28 games that season, starting in 23.
Moussa is headed back to Memphis after his visit last week. They'll definitely need to figure out some bigs out of the portal, but I'm not sure I'm as stressed with how Lutz develops big guys. It'll be interesting to see how Connor Dow turns out because I think there's some potential there, but not as a big, more of a wing. Jeremiah Johnson has the potential to be a solid guard as he keeps climbing the rankings, but I wouldn't expect Lutz and Co. to go after any 2025 recruits as it's too late in the process for anyone of any kind of measure. I expect some 2026 offers to start going out.elpryor said:
What happened to Cissa? Is he still available? Is Conner Dow a project? What about Boynton's freshman recruit Johnson?Are there any 2025 high school prospects being targeted? This will be a tough year, but I think time will prove we made a good hire.
