Oklahoma State University Athletics
Cowboy Basketball adds Curry to backcourt blend
May 01, 2025 | Cowboy Basketball
STILLWATER – Oklahoma State coach Steve Lutz added another experienced playmaker to his roster with the signing of point guard Jaylen Curry.
The 6-foot lefty will be a junior this fall following a two-year run at UMass. He averaged 13.3 points, 3.9 assists and 1.2 steals for the Minutemen in 2024-25 while posting the nation's 22nd-best assist-to-turnover ratio (2.67-to-1).
"Jaylen brings speed, toughness and scoring ability to our backcourt," Lutz said. "He's got a great feel for the game and plays with an edge that I really like. He's someone who can get downhill, make plays for others, and defend the length of the floor. I'm excited to welcome him to Stillwater."
With Curry at the controls, UMass was of college basketball's fastest teams, finishing 46th out of 364 Division I schools in KenPom's adjusted tempo rankings. Nearly 1-in-5 possessions came in transition (19.7%), placing the Minutemen among the 92nd percentile nationally, per Synergy.
Curry collected four 20-point games, with a season-high 24 against Northeastern in mid-December. He handed out a career-high 12 assists in UMass' season-opening win over New Hampshire and had seven dimes in 34 turnover-free minutes at West Virginia.
Before college, Curry competed at some of the highest levels of youth basketball.
The Charlotte native won a gold medal with the United States at the 2021 FIBA Americas U16 Championship, averaging 8.0 points, 5.7 assists and 3.8 steals over six games, highlighted by a 13-point, 10-assist effort in the Americans' quarterfinal victory over Mexico.
A top-140 recruit in the Class of 2023, per 247sports, Curry relocated to Fort Lauderdale, Fla. for his senior season at Calvary Christian Academy and put up 16.5 points, 5.4 assists and 2.1 steals against a national schedule. Prior to that, he averaged 14.8 points and 10.2 assists as a junior at hometown Julius L. Chambers High, earning all-conference and all-district honors.
Curry is the tenth member of OSU's 2025 recruiting class and the seventh Division I transfer.
The 6-foot lefty will be a junior this fall following a two-year run at UMass. He averaged 13.3 points, 3.9 assists and 1.2 steals for the Minutemen in 2024-25 while posting the nation's 22nd-best assist-to-turnover ratio (2.67-to-1).
"Jaylen brings speed, toughness and scoring ability to our backcourt," Lutz said. "He's got a great feel for the game and plays with an edge that I really like. He's someone who can get downhill, make plays for others, and defend the length of the floor. I'm excited to welcome him to Stillwater."
With Curry at the controls, UMass was of college basketball's fastest teams, finishing 46th out of 364 Division I schools in KenPom's adjusted tempo rankings. Nearly 1-in-5 possessions came in transition (19.7%), placing the Minutemen among the 92nd percentile nationally, per Synergy.
Curry collected four 20-point games, with a season-high 24 against Northeastern in mid-December. He handed out a career-high 12 assists in UMass' season-opening win over New Hampshire and had seven dimes in 34 turnover-free minutes at West Virginia.
Before college, Curry competed at some of the highest levels of youth basketball.
The Charlotte native won a gold medal with the United States at the 2021 FIBA Americas U16 Championship, averaging 8.0 points, 5.7 assists and 3.8 steals over six games, highlighted by a 13-point, 10-assist effort in the Americans' quarterfinal victory over Mexico.
A top-140 recruit in the Class of 2023, per 247sports, Curry relocated to Fort Lauderdale, Fla. for his senior season at Calvary Christian Academy and put up 16.5 points, 5.4 assists and 2.1 steals against a national schedule. Prior to that, he averaged 14.8 points and 10.2 assists as a junior at hometown Julius L. Chambers High, earning all-conference and all-district honors.
Curry is the tenth member of OSU's 2025 recruiting class and the seventh Division I transfer.
| Oklahoma State Men's Basketball – Class of 2025 Signees | |||||
| Name | Pos | Ht | Cl | Hometown | Previous School |
| Ben Ahmed | C | 6-9 | Fr. | Kogi State, Nigeria | Putnam Science Academy (Conn.) |
| Kanye Clary | G | 5-11 | Sr. | Virginia Beach, Va. | Mississippi St. |
| Christian Coleman | G | 6-8 | 5th | Winnsboro, La. | UAB |
| Isaiah Coleman | G | 6-5 | Jr. | Fredericksburg, Va. | Seton Hall |
| Ryan Crotty | G | 6-5 | Fr. | Holly Springs, N.C. | Miller School (Va.) |
| Jaylen Curry | G | 6-0 | Jr. | Charlotte, N.C. | UMass |
| Parsa Fallah | F | 6-9 | R-Sr. | Amol, Iran | Oregon State |
| Vyctorius Miller | G | 6-5 | So. | Los Angeles, Calif. | LSU |
| Mekhi Ragland | F | 6-10 | Fr. | Lilburn, Ga. | Sunrise Christian Academy (Kan.) |
| Anthony Roy | G | 6-5 | 5th | Oakland, Calif. | Green Bay |
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