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Is Cade Cunningham an Oklahoma State fan?

Not in his own words. What's on file is a background tie to the Oklahoma State Cowboys, not a stated fandom.

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“I’m going to go with Barry Sanders and my fellow Oklahoma State alum”

Pride Of Detroit, March 23, 2022.

Last checked November 4, 2026: the quote still matched the page word for word.

Cade Cunningham has never said he is an Oklahoma State fan. What exists is a background tie: he played his one college season there, and he has referred to himself as an alum.

The clearest example came in a Pride Of Detroit piece dated March 23, 2022. Cunningham was picking a person for a question in that interview, and he said, "I'm going to go with Barry Sanders and my fellow Oklahoma State alum." The comment is an offhand claim of shared school history, not a statement about rooting for the Cowboys, and it is the only item connected to Oklahoma State in his own words.

Where does the Oklahoma State tie come from?

Cunningham was born in Arlington, Texas, on September 25, 2001, and attended James Bowie High School in Arlington before finishing at Montverde Academy in Montverde, Florida. Oklahoma State, based in Stillwater, Oklahoma, is his alma mater, a school he attended, and not a stated fandom. He enrolled there for the 2020 to 2021 season, then entered the 2021 draft, where the Detroit Pistons took him first overall in round one.

That timeline is the whole connection. He attended for a single year and left for the NBA, so the tie is one of attendance and alma mater rather than of long-running allegiance.

What has Cade Cunningham said about the Oklahoma State Cowboys?

Beyond the Barry Sanders line, nothing further is available. He has described himself as a "fellow Oklahoma State alum" when naming Sanders, which makes clear he considers himself part of the school's alumni. It does not amount to a declaration that he follows the program or cheers for it, and nothing here suggests the fandom ended or is disputed. It is simply not a stated fandom.

Which teams does Cade Cunningham say he roots for?

The team he has named as his own is the Dallas Cowboys, in his own words. That is a separate matter from Oklahoma State, whose team is also called the Cowboys. The Oklahoma State Cowboys appear in his story as the school he attended, while the Dallas Cowboys are the team he claims.

Questions people ask

Is Cade Cunningham an Oklahoma State fan?

There is no statement from him saying so. The link is a background tie: he attended Oklahoma State in 2020 to 2021 and called himself an alum in a March 2022 Pride Of Detroit interview.

What has Cade Cunningham said about the Oklahoma State Cowboys?

He told Pride Of Detroit, "I'm going to go with Barry Sanders and my fellow Oklahoma State alum." That is the only Oklahoma State comment attributed to him.

Does Cade Cunningham like the Oklahoma State Cowboys?

No statement of that kind exists. He has acknowledged the school as his alma mater, but that is a tie rather than a stated fandom.

Which other athletes are Oklahoma State fans?

No other players are listed as Oklahoma State fans.

What other teams does Cade Cunningham root for?

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