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Oregon State Beavers 
2011–12 Oregon State Beavers men's basketball team
University Oregon State University Conference Pac-12 Location Corvallis, OR Head coach Craig Robinson (3rd year) Arena Gill Coliseum
(Capacity: 10,400)Nickname Beavers Student section Beaver Dam Colors Black and Orange Uniforms 
HomeAway
AlternateNCAA Tournament Final Four 1949, 1963 NCAA Tournament Elite Eight 1949, 1963, 1955, 1962, 1966, 1982 NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen 1949, 1963, 1955, 1962, 1966, 1975, 1982 NCAA Tournament appearances 1947, 1949, 1955, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1966, 1975, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1988, 1989, 1990 Conference regular season champions 1909, 1912, 1916, 1918, 1925, 1933, 1935, 1940, 1942, 1947, 1949, 1954, 1955, 1958, 1966, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1990 
Coach Robinson in his introductory press conference as head coach
Gill Coliseum pre-gameThe Oregon State Beavers men's basketball program, established in 1901, is the intercollegiate men's basketball program of the Oregon State University Beavers. The program is classified in the NCAA's Division I, and the team competes in the Pacific-12 Conference. The team is coached by Craig Robinson. OSU is the 15th winningest program of all time as of the end of the 2008-09 season with a record of 1,594 wins and 1,180 losses.[1] The team plays home games in Gill Coliseum.
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NCAA record[citation needed]
Oregon State holds several NCAA basketball records:
Individual Records
- Field Goal Percentage (Single season)
- 1st – 74.6% — Steve Johnson, 1981 (235 of 315)
- 4th – 71.0% — Steve Johnson, 1980 (211 of 297)
- Field Goal Percentage (Career, min. 400 made and 4 made per game)
- 1st – 67.8% — Steve Johnson, 1976–81 (828 of 1,222)
- Field Goal Percentage (Single game, min. 12 field goals made)
- 1st (tie) – 100% Steve Johnson vs. Hawaii-Hilo (13 of 13), Dec. 5, 1979
- Total Rebounds (Single game)
- 15th (tie) – 36 – Swede Halbrook vs. Idaho, Feb. 15, 1955
- Assists (Career)
- 11th – 939 – Gary Payton, 1987–1990
- Average Assists Per Game (Career, min. 550 assists)
- 9th – 7.82 – Gary Payton, 1987–1990
- Steals (Career)
- 18th (tie) – 321 – Gary Payton, 1987–1990
Top Season Performances by Class
- Senior – Field Goal Percentage
- 1st – 74.6% — Steve Johnson, 1981 (235 of 315)
- Junior – Field Goal Percentage
- 1st – 71.0% — Steve Johnson, 1980 (211 of 297)
Team Records
- Free-Throw Percentage (Single game, min. 30 free throws made)
- 12th (tie) – 30–31 vs. Memphis, Dec. 19, 1990
- Steals (Single game)
- 19th (tie) – 27 vs. Hawaii-Loa, Dec. 22, 1985
- Field Goal Percentage (Season)
- 3rd – 56.4% – 1981
- 25th (tie) – 54.4% – 1980
- All-Time Victories (Min. 25 years in Division I)
- 13th – 1,546 games
- Games played vs. Single Opponent
- 1st – 332 vs. Oregon
- 2nd – 275 vs. Washington
- 4th 270 vs. Washington State
- Victories vs. Single Opponent
- 1st – 182 vs. Oregon
- 6th 159 vs. Washington State
Season-by-season results
Season Coach Overall Conference Standing Postseason Total: National Champion Conference Regular Season Champion Conference Tournament Champion
Conference Regular Season & Conference Tournament Champion Conference Division ChampionCoaches
The Oregon State men's basketball team has had 20 head coaches and one interim head coach. Both Slats Gill and Ralph Miller are members of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. The current coach, Craig Robinson, was hired by OSU in 2008 out of Brown University, where Robinson had just coached the Bears to a school record 19 wins.[2] Robinson is the brother of United States first lady Michelle Obama, and the brother-in-law to United States President Barack Obama.[3] The longest tenured coach is Slats Gill, who was the coach for 36 seasons, winning 599 games in the process.
Head Coach Years Win-Loss Pct. J.B. Patterson 1902 1–2 .333 J.W. Viggers 1903 5–1 .883 W.O. Trine 1904–1907 39–7 .848 Roy Heater 1908 7–4 .636 E.D. Angell 1909–1910 19–8 .704 Clifford Reed 1911 3–5 .375 E. J. Stewart 1912–1916 67–33 .670 Everett May 1917 11–7 .611 Howard Ray 1918 15–0 1.000 H. W. Hargiss 1919–1920 10–25 .286 R. B. Rutherford 1921–1922 27–19 .587 Bob Hager 1923–1928 115–53 .685 Slats Gill 1929–1964 599–392 .604 Paul Valenti 1965–1970 91–82 .526 Ralph Miller 1971–1989 359–186 .659 Jim Anderson 1990–1995 79–90 .467 Eddie Payne 1996–2000 52–88 .371 Ritchie McKay 2001–2002 22–37 .372 Jay John 2003–2007 72–97 .426 Kevin Mouton (interim) 2007 0–13 .000 Craig Robinson 2008-present 32-36 .471 Rivalries
Oregon Ducks — The Civil War is Oregon State's main rivalry.
Washington Huskies — The Dog Fight is one of Oregon State's lesser known rivalry games.
Washington State Cougars — The Cougars and Beavers are longtime Pac 12 (and regional) rivals.
Current roster
The team currently has 15 players on the roster.[4]
No. Position Year Player 0 
F Jr Kevin McShane 1 G So Jared Cunningham 3 G Fr Ahmad Starks 4 F Fr Chris Brown 11 F So Joe Burton 12 
C So Angus Brandt 13 F Fr Rhys Murphy 15 G Fr Eric Moreland 22 G Sr Calvin Haynes 24 F Sr Omari Johnson 30 F Sr Daniel Deane 34 G Sr Lathen Wallace 41 C Fr Daniel Jones 44 F Fr Devon Collier 55 G Fr Roberto Nelson 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.[2][5] 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 7 players have won 11 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, and Gary Payton.[6]
The players who have gone on to play in the NBA are:
- Brent Barry
- Vic Bartolome
- Corey Benjamin
- Ricky Berry
- Ray Blume
- Freddie Boyd
- Jay Carty
- Lester Conner
- Mel Counts
- Gary Freeman
- Dave Gambee
- A. C. Green
- Swede Halbrook
- Scott Haskin
- Jim Jarvis
- Steve Johnson
- John Mandic
- José Ortiz
- Gary Payton
- Loy Petersen
- Mark Radford
- Red Rocha
- Lonnie Shelton
- Charlie Sitton
Notable Seasons
Orange Express
The Orange Express with Steve Johnson as #33.The 1980-1981 Oregon State men's basketball season was arguably one of the best and ironically 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.[7][8][9] The Orange Express season was Beaver great, Steve Johnson's, last year at OSU. This season would be the first time in OSU history that the Beavers would win at UCLA. The Orange Express spent a school record 25 weeks as #1 in the polls while finishing with a 26-2 record. At 26-1 the team would go into the NCAA tournament as a number one seed and were upset by number eight seed Kansas State 50-48. Miller was awarded UPI and AP Coach of the Year honors and Steve Johnson would receive All-American honors.[7] Throughout 1980-83 OSU held a 77-11 record which at the time was only bested by DePaul's 79-6 record. This record would include a 35-1 record at Gill Coliseum including a school best 24 wins in a row.[7]
Conferences
Years Conference 1901–1908 Independent 1908–1915 Northwest Conference (NWC) 1915–1959 Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) 1959–1964 Independent 1964–1968 Athletic Association of Western Universities (AAWU) 1968–1978 Pacific-8 Conference 1978–2011 Pacific-10 Conference 2011–present Pacific-12 Conference Post-Season History[citation needed]
NCAA Tournament (16 appearances)
1947: lost to Oklahoma 56-54, beat Wyoming 63-46 (West Regional consolation)
1949: beat Arkansas 56-38, lost to Oklahoma State 55-30 (West Regional final)
1955: beat Seattle 83-71, lost to San Francisco 57-56 (West Regional final)
1962: beat Seattle 69-65 OT, beat Pepperdine 69-67, lost to UCLA 88-69 (West Regional final)
1963: beat Seattle 70-66, beat San Francisco 65-61, beat Arizona State 83-65, lost to Cincinnati 80-46, lost to Duke 85-63 (Final Four third place game)
1964: lost to Seattle 61-57 (West Regional first round)
1966: beat Houston 63-60, lost to Utah 70-64 (West Regional final)
1975: beat Middle Tennessee State 78-67, lost to Indiana 81-71, lost to Central Michigan 88-87 (Midwest Regional consolation)
1980: (2), lost to (10) Lamar 81-77 (West Regional second round)
1981: (1), lost to (8) Kansas State 50-48 (West Regional second round)
1982: (2), beat (7) Pepperdine 70-51, beat (3) Idaho 60-42, lost to (1) Georgetown 69-45 (West Regional final)
1984: (6), lost to (11) West Virginia 64-62 (Mideast Regional first round)
1985: (10), lost to (7) Notre Dame 79-70 (Southeast Regional first round)
1988: (12), lost to (5) Louisville 70-61 (Southeast Regional first round)
1989: (6), lost to (11) Evansville 94-90 OT (West Regional first round)
1990: (5), lost to (12) Ball State 54-53 (West Regional first round)[10]
National Invitational Tournament (4 appearances)
1979: lost to Nevada 61-62 (1st Round)
1983: beat Idaho 77-59, beat New Orleans 88-71, lost to Fresno State 67-76 (Quarterfinal)
1987: beat New Mexico 85-82, lost to California 62-65 (2nd Round)
2005: lost to Cal State Fullerton 83-85 (opening round)
College Basketball Invitational (2 appearances, 1 Championship)
2009: beat Houston 49-45, beat Vermont 71-70 OT, beat Stanford 65-62 OT, beat UTEP 75-69, lost to UTEP 63-70, beat UTEP 81-73 (Tournament Champions)
2010: lost to Boston University 78-96 (first round)
See also
- 2008–09 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball season
- 2009-10 Oregon State Beavers men's basketball team
- 2010-11 Oregon State Beavers men's basketball team
- List of teams with the most victories in NCAA Division I men's college basketball
References
- ^ "NCAA Men's Basketball Statistics". http://www.ncaa.org/wps/ncaa?ContentID=1014. Retrieved 2008-12-19.[dead link]
- ^ a b "Craig Robinson Era Begins at Oregon State". http://www.osubeavers.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/040808aad.html. Retrieved 2008-12-21.
- ^ Reynolds, Bill (2008-02-14). "He’s much more than Obama’s brother-in-law". The Providence Journal. http://www.projo.com/sports/billreynolds/sp_bkc_rencol10_02-10-08_RR8V36O_v13.32c51e2.html. Retrieved 2008-11-09.
- ^ "Men's Basketball - 2000-10 Roster & Bios". http://www.osubeavers.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/orst-m-baskbl-mtt.htmlDB_OEM_ID=4700&KEY=&SPID=1954&SPSID=24842. Retrieved 2017-12-12.[dead link]
- ^ "NBA/ABA Players who attended Oregon State University". http://www.databasebasketball.com/players/bycollege.htm?sch=Oregon+State+University. Retrieved 2017-12-12.
- ^ "Barry Wins Another NBA Title". http://www.osubeavers.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/091907aab.html. Retrieved 2008-12-21.
- ^ a b c "OSU Sports History Minute". http://alumni.oregonstate.edu/eclips/history/bballhistory01.html. Retrieved 2010-12-22.
- ^ "1980-81 OSU Basketball Team". http://oregonsportshall.org/osb81.html. Retrieved 2010-12-22.
- ^ "Orange Distress". http://www.osualum.com/s/359/file_lib/1/18/200804_Orange_Distress_633441207175875741.pdf. Retrieved 2010-12-22.
- ^ http://www.oregonlive.com/collegebasketball/index.ssf/2008/03/postseason_history.html
External links
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