Oklahoma State Legend's Son Gets Major Surprise Before the Season Tips

After the final practice before the Oklahoma State Cowboys traveled to face Charlotte for their season opener, head coach Mike Boynton had one more order of business to take care of at home in Stillwater prior to the team catching their flight to North Carolina. It is something the players, and one in particular, will

After the final practice before the Oklahoma State Cowboys traveled to face Charlotte for their season opener, head coach Mike Boynton had one more order of business to take care of at home in Stillwater prior to the team catching their flight to North Carolina. It is something the players, and one in particular, will never forget.

For two-straight seasons, Trey Reeves, a Gans, Oklahoma native, has exemplified what it means to be a student-athlete. He has posted a perfect 4.0 GPA to earn Academic All-Big 12 honors and has been a model teammate for the Cowboys' hoops program. On Friday, the 6-foot-4, 220-pound junior walk-on was awarded a scholarship with the team.

The "Thought of the Day" after practice was extra special.

Each day @ReevesTrey brings our Thought of the Day. Today we had a special one for him. #c2e #okstate pic.twitter.com/aRdm93IlyL

— Cowboy Basketball (@OSUMBB) November 9, 2018

Can’t begin to express how grateful I am for this! Extremely blessed to be part of such an extraordinary program! Love you guys!!! https://t.co/kXZtr0vcwj

— Trey Reeves (@ReevesTrey) November 9, 2018

Reason 1,390 I respect @thacoachmike and why I am excited, even at 90, to see how @OSUMBB develops over the next decade. @reeves_bryant#okstate https://t.co/DYAI4MmMJu

— T. Boone Pickens (@boonepickens) November 9, 2018

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The son of Bryant "Big Country" Reeves, who led OSU to the 1995 Final Four before being selected No. 6 overall in the 1995 NBA Draft by the Vancouver Grizzlies, Trey Reeves hasn't been much of a factor on the court during games. In fact, he only saw one minute of action in the Cowboys' big exhibition win over Ouachita Baptist last week.

That doesn't mean he isn't an important part to the team.

"In two years-plus, there's been nobody that I have been more proud of for how they have represented us, the commitment that they've shown to doing everything they can. Trey has probably played in 15 games total, but every time you guys need him, he's right there to do his part because he cares and he appreciates the opportunity to be here." — Oklahoma State head coach Mike Boynton

Reeves, who averaged 13 points and eight rebounds while becoming the valedictorian at Muldrow High School, still might get a lot of playing time with the Pokes this season, but you better believe he earned this scholarship

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