OKLAHOMA SCENE

Oklahoma State to face Texas A&M

The semifinals of the 2017 Legends Classic will feature Oklahoma State men’s basketball facing former Big 12 rival Texas A&M and an in-state meeting of Pittsburgh and Penn State.

The games of the 11th annual tournament will be held at Barclays Center on Nov. 20-21, it was announced Tuesday.

Texas A&M and Oklahoma State renew a rivalry that began in 1917-18, but has not been played since 2011-12.

Penn State, Oklahoma State, Pittsburgh and Texas A&M will host two games on their home courts in addition to playing in Brooklyn. They are joined in the Legends Classic by Pepperdine, Montana, Oral Roberts and UC-Santa Barbara. These four teams will meet in the subregional rounds at Pepperdine beginning on Nov. 20.

Smith goes pro

Former Oklahoma City University basketball standout Xavier Smith signed his first professional contract, according to a release.

Smith signed with Girne Universitesi Spor Kulubu in Cyprus. The team competes in the Northern Cyprus Super League.

“I am very excited for Xavier Smith to be able to continue his career professionally overseas,” OCU coach Vinay Patel said in a release. “He was one of the hardest working players we had last season, and made a tremendous impact on our basketball team. There is no doubt that he will represent our program and Oklahoma City University well in everything that he does.”