Steve Lutz serves as Head Coach for Oklahoma State University's Men's Basketball program in Stillwater, Oklahoma. Lutz Introductory Press Conference: Video | Quotes The 2025-26 season is Steve Lutz’s second at the helm of Cowboy Basketball. A rising star, Lutz worked under Greg McDermott at Creighton and Matt Painter at Purdue -- connections that tie him to both Eddie Sutton and Henry Iba ’s legendary coaching trees.
The 53-year-old has since launched his own successful head coaching career, becoming the first in NCAA history to guide three different programs to the postseason within his first four years. In rapid rebuilds at Western Kentucky (2023-24) and Texas A&M Corpus Christi (2021-23), Lutz posted a combined 69-35 record with three NCAA tournament bids and a perfect 8-0 mark in conference tournament play. Lutz completed another impressive turnaround in his first season in Stillwater, guiding an OSU team that had lost 20 games and nearly its entire roster from the previous year to the quarterfinals of the 2025 National Invitation Tournament. In addition, the 2024-25 Cowboys:... added five wins to their previous total.... jumped 34 spots in the NCAA NET rankings.... reestablished Gallagher-Iba Arena as one of the toughest places to play in the country, with the program’s best home record in more than a decade (13-4).... played fast, ranking 12th nationally in tempo.... played aggressive defense, breaking a 36-year old school record for steals (9.1 per game).... played unselfishly, leading the Big 12 in both bench scoring (30.6 ppg) and minutes (42%).... handled business in the classroom, with a 3.51 spring GPA, eight new OSU graduates and the NABC’s Academic Team Excellence Award.
