List of Oregon State Beavers men's basketball head coaches

Last updated June 12, 2025

Slats Gill, the winningest head coach in Beavers men's basketball history. Slats-Gill.jpg — Slats Gill, the winningest head coach in Beavers men's basketball history.

The following is a list of Oregon State Beavers men's basketball head coaches. There have been 22 head coaches of the Beavers in their 122-season history.^[1]

Oregon State's current head coach is Wayne Tinkle. He was hired as the Beavers' head coach in May 2014,^[2] replacing Craig Robinson, who was fired after the 2013–14 season.^[3]

No.	Tenure	Coach	Years	Record	Pct.
1	1901–1902	J. B. Patterson	1	1–2	.333
2	1902–1903	J. W. Viggers	1	5–1	.833
3	1903–1907	W. O. Trine	4	39–7	.848
4	1907–1908	Roy Heater	1	7–4	.636
5	1908–1910	E. D. Angell	2	19–8	.704
6	1910–1911	Clifford Reed	1	3–5	.375
7	1911–1916	E. J. Stewart	5	67–33	.670
8	1916–1917	Everett May	1	11–7	.611
9	1917–1918	Howard Ray	1	15–0	1.000
10	1918–1920	Homer Woodson Hargiss	2	10–25	.286
11	1920–1922	Dick Rutherford	2	27–19	.587
12	1922–1928	Robert Hager	6	115–53	.685
13	1928–1964^[a]	Slats Gill	36	599–392	.604
14	1960* 1964–1970	Paul Valenti	7	91–82	.526
15	1970–1989^[b]	Ralph Miller	19	342–198	.633
16	1989–1995	Jim Anderson	6	79–90	.467
17	1995–2000	Eddie Payne	5	52–88	.371
18	2000–2002	Ritchie McKay	2	22–37	.373
19	2002–2008^[c]	Jay John	6	72–97	.426
20	2008*	Kevin Mouton	1	0–13	.000
21	2008–2014	Craig Robinson	6	94–105	.472
22	2014–present	Wayne Tinkle	9	127–158	.446
Totals		22 coaches	122 seasons	1,797–1,425	.558
Records updated through end of 2022–23 season * - Denotes interim head coach. Source^[1]

↑ Gill was sick for 12 games during the 1959–60 season. Paul Valenti served as interim coach for these 12 games.
↑ Oregon State forfeited 15 wins from the 1975–76 season, and vacated five NCAA tournament games between 1980 and 1982. Miller's on-court record is 359–186 (.659).
↑ John was fired in January 2008. Kevin Mouton served as interim head coach for the remainder of the 2007–08 season.^[4]

References

1 2 "2022-23 Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Oregon State Athletics. p. 62, 72-73. Retrieved April 3, 2023.
↑ Mizell, Gina (May 19, 2014). "Oregon State Beavers officially announce Wayne Tinkle hired as men's basketball coach". The Oregonian . Retrieved April 3, 2023.
↑ Horowitz, Gary (May 5, 2014). "Fired OSU coach Craig Robinson owed $4.2 million" . Statesman Journal . Retrieved April 3, 2023.
↑ "Oregon State fires basketball coach Jay John". The Seattle Times . January 21, 2008. Retrieved April 3, 2023.

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[GillValenti-4] Gill was sick for 12 games during the 1959–60 season. Paul Valenti served as interim coach for these 12 games.

[MillerForfeit-5] Oregon State forfeited 15 wins from the 1975–76 season, and vacated five NCAA tournament games between 1980 and 1982. Miller's on-court record is 359–186 (.659).

[JohnMouton-7] John was fired in January 2008. Kevin Mouton served as interim head coach for the remainder of the 2007–08 season.^[4]

[RecordBook-1] 1 2 "2022-23 Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Oregon State Athletics. p. 62, 72-73. Retrieved April 3, 2023.

[2] Mizell, Gina (May 19, 2014). "Oregon State Beavers officially announce Wayne Tinkle hired as men's basketball coach". The Oregonian . Retrieved April 3, 2023.

[3] Horowitz, Gary (May 5, 2014). "Fired OSU coach Craig Robinson owed $4.2 million" . Statesman Journal . Retrieved April 3, 2023.

[6] "Oregon State fires basketball coach Jay John". The Seattle Times . January 21, 2008. Retrieved April 3, 2023.

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