‘He’s Got That It Factor’: OSU Signee Latrell Allmond Named McDonald’s All-American
By Marshall Scott | Pistols Firing
The Cowboys have signed a McDonald’s All-American for the 11th time.
The selections were announced Monday, with Oklahoma State class of 2026 signee Latrell Allmond being one of the two dozen selected to the most coveted high school All-American team. He’s the first OSU signee since Brandon Garrison (now at Kentucky) to be selected.
“First thing, for Latrell, what an unbelievable story,” OSU coach Steve Lutz said Monday. “If you guys knew who he was as a freshman and a sophomore, he was kind of a pudgy, fat little guy, and he’s worked his tail off to become the player that he is. For him at his age to put as much time and effort into his body and his nutrition and his sleep and all that, I mean, he’s a very driven basketball player. So, kudos to him. He’s worked his tail off for this, and he deserves it.
“Then just overall for the program, I mean, it’s not every day you sign a McDonald’s All-American. It just goes to show that our staff works really, really hard at the recruiting part of it and the recruiting piece. It also shows that young people are believing in what we’re doing here at Oklahoma State. Latrell Allmond is from Virginia and came to Oklahoma State. He came here because (associate head coach) James Miller worked his tail off and our staff worked our tail off to get him and make him know that he’s a priority for us. And he has an opportunity to play early.”
The McDonald’s All-American game will be held March 31 at Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale, Arizona.
Allmond is the No. 24 player in the 247Sports Composite ranking for the 2026 glass. He committed to Oklahoma State in October over final group that also included Maryland, Tennessee, Indiana and Virginia.
Through his first 15 games at Petersburg High School in Virginia this season, Allmond has averaged 23.2 points, 10.2 rebounds and 2.5 blocks a game.
He spent his first three high school seasons at John Marshall in Virginia, where he was a three-time state champ and three-time all-state pick.
Allmond was part of Team Loaded this summer on Adidas’ AAU circuit. He averaged 14.7 points, 7.4 rebounds, 1.2 assists and 1.6 blocks a game in 3SSB league play.
Here’s what Lutz said the Cowboys are getting with their newest McDonald’s All-American.
“He’s a hard-hat guy — that’s the way I look at him,” Lutz said. “He’s a lunch pail, put your boots on, put your hard hat on and go work. He plays extremely hard. He’s got a great motor. Probably 6-(foot)-7, long arms. He can dribble, he can pass, he can shoot the 3, but he rebounds the ball at a high rate and he can guard multiple positions.
“He’s got that extra gear to him or that extra — I don’t know — he’s just got an ‘it’ factor.”
Lutz also shared a story he had heard from the open gym sessions during Allmond’s visit to Stillwater.
If you lose a game in open gym, you have to run a down-and-back.
“From what I was told in open gym, he won every single sprint,” Lutz said. “He’s got that it factor where he’s gonna win the sprint, and he’s gonna look at those other guys and go, ‘Yeah, I’m gonna keep winning these sprints.’ It’s something that you look for in players, and they sometimes have it and sometimes don’t. But thus far, he’s proven that he has it. We’re excited to have him.”