Oregon State Beavers men's basketball

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Oregon State Beavers men's basketball
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University Oregon State University
First season1901–02
All-time record1783–1375 (.565)
Head coach Wayne Tinkle (11th season)
Conference WCC
Location Corvallis, Oregon
Arena Gill Coliseum
(capacity: 9,604)
Nickname Beavers
Student sectionBeaver Dam
ColorsOrange and black [1]
   
Uniforms
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Alternate
NCAA tournament Final Four
1949, 1963
NCAA tournament Elite Eight
1947, 1949, 1955, 1962, 1963, 1966, 1982*, 2021
NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen
1955, 1962, 1963, 1966, 1975, 1982*, 2021
NCAA tournament round of 32
1975, 1980*, 1981*, 1982*, 2021
NCAA tournament appearances
1947, 1949, 1955, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1966, 1975, 1980*, 1981*, 1982*, 1984, 1985, 1988, 1989, 1990, 2016, 2021
Conference tournament champions
2021
Conference regular season champions
1909, 1912, 1916, 1918, 1933, 1947, 1949, 1955, 1958, 1966, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1990
*vacated by NCAA

The Oregon State Beavers men's basketball program, established in 1901, is the intercollegiate men's basketball program of Oregon State University in Corvallis, Oregon. Members of the West Coast Conference in NCAA Division I, the team plays home games on campus at Gill Coliseum, and the current head coach is Wayne Tinkle.

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Oregon State has won 14 conference championships and appeared in the NCAA tournament 18 times (three (1980–82) were later vacated by the NCAA). The Beavers have advanced to the Final Four twice (1949, 1963), and their most recent tournament appearance was in 2021, when they advanced to the Elite Eight after winning their first tournament games since 1982.

As of the 2023 season the Oregon State men's basketball holds the NCAA record for most games played against a single opponent with 362 games played against the Oregon Ducks men's basketball team and the NCAA record for 2nd most victories against a single opponent with 195 victories against the Ducks. [2]

Conferences

YearsConference
1901–1908Independent
1908–1915Northwest Conference (NWC)
1915–1959 Pacific Coast Conference (PCC)
1959–1964Independent
1964–2024 Pac-12 Conference ^
2024– West Coast Conference

^ Pac-12's previous names: AAWU (1959–1968), Pacific-8 (1968–1978), and Pacific-10 (1978–2011)

Coaches

The Oregon State men's basketball team has had 21 head coaches, with one interim (2008). Both Amory T. "Slats" Gill and Ralph Miller are members of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Craig Robinson, the coach preceding Wayne Tinkle, was hired by OSU in 2008 out of Brown University, where he had just coached the Bears to a school-record 19 wins. [3] Robinson is the brother of United States first lady Michelle Obama, and the brother-in-law to United States President Barack Obama. [4] The longest-tenured head coach was Slats Gill, who was the coach for 36 seasons, winning 599 games during his time at OSU. The current coach, Wayne Tinkle, was hired by OSU in 2014 from the University of Montana – Missoula, where he coached the Montana Grizzlies to two Big Sky Conference championships and a school-record 25 wins.

Head CoachYearsRecordPct.
J. B. Patterson19021–2.333
J. W. Viggers19035–1.883
W. O. Trine1904–190739–7.848
Roy Heater19087–4.636
E. D. Angell1909–191019–8.704
Clifford Reed 19113–5.375
E. J. Stewart 1912–191667–33.670
Everett May191711–7.611
Howard Ray191815–01.000
Homer Woodson Hargiss 1919–192010–25.286
Red Rutherford 1921–192227–19.587
Bob Hager 1923–1928115–53.685
Slats Gill 1929–1964599–392.604
Paul Valenti 1965–197091–82.526
Ralph Miller 1971–1989359–186.659
Jim Anderson 1990–199579–90.467
Eddie Payne 1996–200052–88.371
Ritchie McKay 2001–200222–37.372
Jay John 2003–200872–97.426
Kevin Mouton (interim)20080–13.000
Craig Robinson 2008–201493–104.469
Wayne Tinkle 2014–present140–177.442

History

1980–83 – Orange Express

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Steve Johnson as a freshman at OSU

The 1980–81 Oregon State men's basketball season was arguably one of the best yet most upsetting basketball seasons in Oregon State history. The team was referred to as the Orange Express and was led by Beaver legendary coach Ralph Miller. [5] [6] [7] The Orange Express season was led by Beaver great, Steve Johnson, in his last year at OSU, and the Beavers were second in the final polls, released prior to the NCAA tournament. This was the first time in OSU history that the Beavers won at UCLA, and the Orange Express spent a school record eight weeks ranked first in at least one of the AP and Coaches Polls. [8] At the end of the regular season, the Beavers were 26–1 and entered the 48-team NCAA tournament as the top seed in the West region. They had a bye in the first round, but were upset in their opening game by #8 seed Kansas State 50–48 in the second round, at Pauley Pavilion in Los Angeles. [9] Miller was awarded UPI and AP Coach of the Year honors and Steve Johnson received All-American honors. [5]

For three seasons beginning in 1980–81, OSU posted an overall record of 77–11 (.875), second only to DePaul's 79–6 record over the same seasons. The Beavers' record included a 35–1 home record at Gill Coliseum, including a school best 24 consecutive home wins. [5]

However, NCAA sanctions followed these standout teams. [10] The NCAA found that many players, from 1979 to 1983 were involved in improper arrangements with outside representative related to the purchase of complimentary basketball tickets and the receipt of other prohibited benefits. [10] The NCAA vacated appearances from the 1980, 1981, and 1982 tournaments. [11]

Postseason

NCAA tournament results

The Beavers have appeared in the NCAA tournament 18 times. Their combined record is 15–21. OSU had three NCAA Tournament appearances (1980, 1981 and 1982) vacated by the NCAA, resulting in 15 recognized appearances and an "official" NCAA Tournament record of 13–18. Their former 46-year drought between "official" tournament wins was the longest drought of any team from a major conference.

YearSeedRoundOpponentResult
1947 Elite Eight
Regional 3rd Place		 Oklahoma
Wyoming 		L 55–56
W 63–46
1949 Elite Eight
Final Four
National 3rd Place		 Arkansas
Oklahoma A&M
Illinois 		W 56–38
L 30–55
L 53–57
1955 Round of 24
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight		Bye
Seattle
San Francisco 		 
W 83–71
L 56–57
1962 Round of 25
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight		 Seattle
Pepperdine
#19 UCLA 		   W 69–65 OT
W 69–67
L 69–88
1963 Round of 25
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
Final Four
National 3rd Place		 Seattle
San Francisco
#4 Arizona State
#1 Cincinnati
#2 Duke 		W 70–66
W 65–31
W 83–65
L 46–80
L 63–85
1964 Round of 25 Seattle L 57–61
1966 Round of 22
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight		Bye
Houston
Utah 		 
W 63–60
L 64–70
1975 Round of 32
Sweet Sixteen
Regional 3rd Place		 Middle Tennessee State
#3 Indiana
Central Michigan 		W 78–67
L 71–81
L 87–88
1980*2 WRound of 48
Round of 32		Bye
(10) Lamar 		 
L 77–81*
1981*1 WRound of 48
Round of 32		Bye
(8) Kansas State 		 
L 48–50*
1982*2 WRound of 48
Round of 32
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight		Bye
(7) Pepperdine
(3) #8 Idaho
(1) #6 Georgetown 		 
W 70–51*
W 60–42*
L 45–69*
1984 6 MERound of 48(11) West Virginia L 62–64
1985 10 SRound of 64(7) Notre Dame L 70–79
1988 12 SRound of 64(5) Louisville L 61–70
1989 6 WRound of 64(11) Evansville    L 90–94 OT
1990 5 WRound of 64(12) Ball State L 53–54
2016 7 WRound of 64(10) VCU L 67–75
2021 12 MWRound of 64
Round of 32
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight		(5) Tennessee
(4) #11 Oklahoma State
(8) #17 Loyola–Chicago
(2) #6 Houston 		W 70–56
W 80–70
W 65–58
L 61–67

* Appearances and results from 1980, 1981, and 1982 were later vacated by the NCAA.

NIT results

The Beavers have appeared in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) four times, with a combined record of 3–4.

YearRoundOpponentResult
1979 First RoundNevadaL 61–62
1983 First Round
Second Round
Quarterfinals		 Idaho
New Orleans
Fresno State		W 77–59
W 88–71
L 67–76
1987 First Round
Second Round		 New Mexico
California		W 85–82
L 62–65
2005 Opening Round Cal State Fullerton L 83–85

CBI results

The Beavers have appeared in the College Basketball Invitational (CBI) four times.
Their combined record is 7–4, and they were the champions in 2009.

YearRoundOpponentResult
2009 First Round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Finals–Game 1
Finals–Game 2
Finals–Game 3		 Houston
Vermont
Stanford
UTEP
UTEP
UTEP		W 49–45
   W 71–70 OT
   W 66–63 OT
W 75–69
L 63–70
W 81–73
2010 First Round Boston University L 78–96
2012 First Round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals		 Western Illinois
TCU
Washington State 		W 80–59
W 101–81
L 55–72
2014 First Round Radford L 92–96

All-time record vs. Pac-12 opponents

OpponentWinsLossesPct.Streak
Arizona 2372.242OSU 1
Arizona St. 4555.450ASU 1
California 6287.416Cal 1
Colorado 1121.343Colorado 2
Oregon 195172.534Oregon 7
Stanford 7373.500Stanford 3
UCLA 38100.275UCLA 6
USC 6473.467OSU 1
Utah 1720.459OSU 1
Washington 140163.462Washington 3
Wash. St. 176132.570WSU 5

Rivalries

Oregon Ducks — Oregon State's main rivalry (The Civil War [12] ) is with the Ducks. As of the 2023 season the Oregon State men's basketball holds the NCAA record for most games played against a single opponent with 362 games played against the Oregon Ducks men's basketball team and the NCAA record for 2nd most victories against a single opponent with 195 victories against the Ducks. [13]

Washington Huskies — The Dog Fight is one of Oregon State's lesser-known rivalry games. As of 2023 they also have played rivals the Washington Huskies men's basketball 310 times (NCAA record 3rd most) [14]

Washington State Cougars — The Land-Grant Rivalry as land-grant universities, WSU and OSU have a longtime regional rivalry. As of 2023 they also have played rivals the Washington State Cougars men's basketball 308 times (NCAA record 4th most) and have beaten the Cougars 176 times (NCAA record 6th most) [15]

Arizona Wildcats – The Cat's Meow was coined during the 1980's Ralph Miller era when the Beavers would match-up against famed-coach Lute Olson's squad.

Notable players

Oregon State has had 75 all-conference and 32 All-America selections, five Pac-10 Players of the Year, 42 players selected in the NBA draft, and 24 players that have gone on to play in the NBA. [3] [16] Additionally, OSU basketball alumni have 4 gold medals at the Olympics, including one by Lew Beck, who never played in the NBA. A total of 9 players have won 13 NBA titles, including three by A.C. Green, two by Brent Barry, two by Mel Counts, and one each by Red Rocha, Dave Gambee, Lonnie Shelton, Eric Moreland, Gary Payton and Gary Payton II . [17]

NBA players

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Gary Payton in 2007

International league players

Retired numbers

Oregon State has retired the jersey numbers of five players:

Oregon State Beavers retired numbers
No.PlayerCareerNo. ret.Ref.
20 Gary Payton 1986–19901996 [18]
21 Mel Counts 1961–19641996 [18]
25 Ed Lewis 1930–19331999 [19]
33 Steve Johnson 1976–19811996 [18]
45 A.C. Green 1981–19851996 [18]

NCAA records

The individual and team NCAA records below are current as of the end of the 2015–16 season. [20]

Individual Records

Team Records

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