Gary Flowers

10/05/06: "Oklahoma State basketball coach Sean Sutton dismissed freshman forward Gary Flowers from the Cowboys' team on Friday for a violation of team rules." - CNN SI

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09/20/04: no recent news plus info from a tipster. - Mike Ryan (4 to 1)

08/20/04: Listed as the 77th best player in his class. - Prepstars.com

08/03/04: Listed as the 67th best player in his class. - RivalsHoops.com

07/23/04: "When asked about his recruitment of late, Flowers listed five schools he was still interested, including UNLV, Oklahoma State, Cincinnati, Southern Cal and Kansas State. Unfortunately for Rebel fans, he said his leaders currently were OSU, Cincy and USC." - RebelNet.com (3 to 4)

07/11/04: Listed as the 8th best prospect overall and the best PF prospect at the adidas camp. - HoopScoop

07/11/04: Listed as the best PF prospect at the adidas camp. - HoopMasters.com

07/10/04: "The 6-foot-8 Texan has hit a barrage of mid-range jumpers including from 15-feet when he flashes to the free throw line. The wiry athlete has been strong in the paint, posting hard and finishing. (snip) ...is now claiming to be wide open between the Cowboys, Kansas State, UNLV and USC. - RivalsHoops.com

07/09/04: "Power forward Gary Flowers led his team in scoring with 27 points and added eight rebounds. Flowers, 6-foot-9, has a wiry but strong frame that enables him to step out and knock down the mid-range shot or post strong. Defensively, he did a nice job on the boards while also managing to block a few shots. His energy level was at full throttle as he hustled down the floor and played a solid team game." - RivalsHoops.com

06/21/04: "Oklahoma State, Georgia Tech, Kansas, and Oklahoma appear to be the favorites for 6'8 Jr Gary Flowers from Dallas (Lincoln) TX." - HoopScoop

06/21/04: "Texans Byron Eaton and Gary Flowers have said they wish to play college ball together. They listed Oklahoma State, Georgia Tech and Cincinnati. Eaton said he is still considering football even though he told reporters at the Tournament of Champions he was done." - RivalsHoops.com

06/07/04: "My top four are Oklahoma State, Kansas State, Georgia Tech, and Cincinnati," said Flowers, the No. 38 ranked player in the class of 2005. “Oklahoma State is my favorite. I like the surrounding there and at Georgia Tech also. Oklahoma State has a great program and a very nice coaching staff. I also think I could get some minutes there.” Playing time was a theme that came up while Flowers discussed both Cincinnati and Kansas State. “I don’t know if I would start at Kansas State, but I think I would have a good chance at starting there,” he said. At Cincinnati I could get some minutes early." - RivalsHoops.com

Summer 2004 - Ranked the 49th best player in his class. - HoopMasters.com