Oklahoma State says it has fired men’s basketball coach Mike Boynton.

The NCAA has upheld a one-year postseason ban and other penalties against the Oklahoma State men's basketball program.

(AP Photo/Orlin Wagner)Cade Cunningham, one of the nation's top basketball recruits, has chosen to remain at Oklahoma State despite the program being banned from the 2021 postseason. The 6-foot-7 point guard was the key piece of a highly ranked class that gave fans hope that Oklahoma State would return to its past success. Oklahoma State is appealing. Stillwater, lets work.Oklahoma State coach Mike Boynton has compared Cunninghams possible impact to that of Oklahomas Trae Young during the 2017-18 season. Center Yor Anei, a 6-10 center who started 25 games last season, has announced he is entering the transfer portal.

The NCAA ruling included three years of probation, the fine self-imposed by the school along with an additional 1% from the program budget, recruiting restrictions and a reduction in basketball scholarships. Evans also received a 10-year show-cause order in the case tied to the federal corruption investigation into college basketball, which became public in fall 2017. The school received a notice of allegations last year. Evans was later sentenced to three months in prison for accepting bribes in the criminal case. The case involving N.C. State has been accepted into the NCAAs new independent resolution process designed for complex cases.

The NCAA ruling included three years of probation, the fine self-imposed by the school along with an additional 1% from the program budget, recruiting restrictions and a reduction in basketball scholarships. The NCAA agreed with OSU that Lamont Evans acted alone and for his own personal gain, the school said. The report also states Evans failed to cooperate with the investigation after being fired by Oklahoma State in September 2017, though Parkinson said the school fully cooperated in the probe. The NCAA has issued charges against multiple other schools tied to the federal probe, including Kansas, North Carolina State, Southern California and Louisville. The case involving N.C. State has been accepted into the NCAAs new independent resolution process designed for complex cases.