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Oklahoma State Basketball: Top five players to ever play for the Cowboys

By Andrew Miller

Dec 30, 2016; Stillwater, OK, USA; Oklahoma State Cowboys mascot Pistol Pete motions to the crowd during the game against the West Virginia Mountaineers at Gallagher-Iba Arena. WVU won 92-75. Mandatory Credit: Rob Ferguson-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 30, 2016; Stillwater, OK, USA; Oklahoma State Cowboys mascot Pistol Pete motions to the crowd during the game against the West Virginia Mountaineers at Gallagher-Iba Arena. WVU won 92-75. Mandatory Credit: Rob Ferguson-USA TODAY Sports /
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Honorable Mention: James Anderson

Position: Shooting Guard

Years: 2007-2010

Anderson started his career with OK State back in 2007-08. He played for the Cowboys at the start of head coach Travis Ford’s tenure. Moreover, Anderson saw a rapid rise in his numbers through the development of his three years in college. His scoring went from 13.3 points per game his freshman year, to 18.2 as a sophomore, and then his career-high 22.3 his last season as a junior.

He is the second-best scorer in OK State history at 17.9 points per game. In Anderson’s first season with OK State his head coach was the son of Eddie Sutton, Sean Sutton. However, OK State made it as far as they ever would with Anderson on the roster in 2008-09, making it to the Round of 32 in the NCAA Tournament. That was also Ford’s first season with the Pokes.

The following season Anderson won Big 12 Player of the Year averaging 22.3 points per game, 5.8 rebounds, 2.4 assists, and 1.4 steals. Yet, the Cowboys were eliminated in the Round of 64 in the 2010 NCAA Tournament.

Anderson was a lethal shooter and great scorer with the Cowboys. He shot 46 percent from the field and 37.5 percent from beyond the three-point line in his career.

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