Oklahoma State head men's basketball coach Steve Lutz has added former St. Bonaventure assistant Dana Valentine to the Cowboy coaching staff.

Valentine spent the past two seasons at St. Bonaventure, where the Bonnies had back-to-back 20-win seasons. Last season, the Bonnies were 23rd in the nation in scoring defense, and hosted an NIT game for the third time in program history.

Before his time 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.

During Valentine’s time at Putnam, numerous Mustangs went

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