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2015–16 Oregon State Beavers men's basketball team

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2015–16 Oregon State Beavers men's basketball
NCAA tournament, First Round
ConferencePac-12 Conference
Record19–13 (9–9 Pac-12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaGill Coliseum
Seasons
2015–16 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 5 Oregon 14 4   .778 31 7   .816
No. 13 Utah 13 5   .722 27 9   .750
No. 17 Arizona 12 6   .667 25 9   .735
No. 23 California 12 6   .667 23 11   .676
Colorado 10 8   .556 22 12   .647
USC 9 9   .500 21 13   .618
Oregon State 9 9   .500 19 13   .594
Washington 9 9   .500 19 15   .559
Stanford 8 10   .444 15 15   .500
UCLA 6 12   .333 15 17   .469
Arizona State 5 13   .278 15 17   .469
Washington State 1 17   .056 9 22   .290
Pac-12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll


The 2015–16 Oregon State Beavers men's basketball team represented Oregon State University in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Beavers were led by second-year head coach Wayne Tinkle, and played their home games at Gill Coliseum in Corvallis, Oregon as members of the Pac-12 Conference. The Beavers finished the season 19–13, 9–9 in Pac-12 play to finish in a three-way tie for sixth place. They defeated Arizona State in the first round of the Pac-12 tournament before losing to California in the quarterfinals. OSU received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 7 seed in the West Region, marking the Beavers' first NCAA Tournament appearance since 1990.[1] The Beavers lost in the first round of the Tournament to VCU.

Previous season

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The Beavers finished the 2014–15 season 17–14, 8–10 in Pac-12 play to finish in seventh place. OSU lost to Colorado in the first round of the Pac-12 tournament. They received an invitation to the College Basketball Invitational tournament, but declined.[2]

Off-season

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Victor Robbins 4 G/F 6'7" 197 Junior Compton, California Dismissed from team.[3]

2015 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Drew Eubanks
C
Troutdale, OR Reynolds High School 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Aug 26, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Stephen Thompson Jr.
SG
Torrance, CA Bishop Montgomery High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Sep 2, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Tres Tinkle
SF
Missoula, MT Hellgate High School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sep 2, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Derrick Bruce
PG
Orlando, FL West Oaks Academy 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Sep 2, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Gligorije Rakocevic
C
Montebello, CA Cantwell-Sacred Heart of Mary High School 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 250 lb (110 kg) Nov 11, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:2/5 stars
Noah Togiai
SF
West Valley City, UT Hunter High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Feb 3, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

Roster

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2015–16 Oregon State Beavers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 1 Gary Payton II 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Las Vegas, Nevada
G 2 Stephen Thompson Jr. 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Torrance, California
F 3 Tres Tinkle 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Missoula, Montana
G 4 Derrick Bruce 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Orlando, Florida
C 5 Cheikh N'diaye 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr Dakar, Senegal
G 11 Malcolm Duvivier 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Toronto, Ontario
C 12 Drew Eubanks 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Fr Troutdale, Oregon
G 13 Langston Morris-Walker 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Berkeley, California
F 14 Daniel Gomis 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) RS Sr Thiès, Senegal
C 23 Gligorije Rakocevic 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Fr Montebello, California
F 30 Olaf Schaftenaar 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Sr Utrecht, Netherlands
F 31 Matt Dahlen (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS So Redmond, Oregon
F 32 Jarmal Reid 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Sr Decatur, Georgia
C 40 Justin Stangel 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Milwaukie, Oregon
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: June 24, 2015

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Nov. 5*
5:00 pm, P12N
Western Oregon W 76–57 
Gill Coliseum (4,725)
Corvallis, OR
Non-conference regular season
Nov. 14*
4:30 pm, P12N
Northwest Christian
Beaver Showcase
W 74–52  1–0
Gill Coliseum (4,594)
Corvallis, OR
Nov. 17*
7:00 pm, P12N
Iona
Beaver Showcase
W 93–73  2–0
Gill Coliseum (4,344)
Corvallis, OR
Nov. 19*
6:00 pm
at Rice W 77–69  3–0
Tudor Fieldhouse (1,981)
Houston, TX
Nov. 21*
2:00 pm
at UC Santa Barbara W 71–59  4–0
The Thunderdome (2,108)
Santa Barbara, CA
Nov. 24*
6:00 pm, P12N
Valparaiso
Beaver Showcase
L 57–63  4–1
Gill Coliseum (5,235)
Corvallis, OR
Dec. 2*
7:00 pm, P12N
Loyola Marymount W 79–70  5–1
Gill Coliseum (4,576)
Corvallis, OR
Dec. 5*
1:00 pm, P12N
Nevada W 66–62  6–1
Gill Coliseum (4,891)
Corvallis, OR
Dec. 12*
5:00 pm, ESPN2
vs. No. 2 Kansas
Kansas City Shootout
L 67–82  6–2
Sprint Center (18,612)
Kansas City, MO
Dec. 18*
8:00 pm, P12N
vs. Cal State Fullerton
Far West Classic
W 82–69  7–2
Moda Center (8,032)
Portland, OR
Dec. 19*
8:00 pm, P12N
vs. Tulsa
Far West Classic
W 76–71  8–2
Moda Center (8,555)
Portland, OR
Dec. 21*
6:00 pm, P12N
Quinnipiac W 82–61  9–2
Gill Coliseum (4,455)
Corvallis, OR
Pac-12 regular season
Jan. 3
4:00 pm, FS1
Oregon
Civil War
W 70–57  10–2
(1–0)
Gill Coliseum (9,604)
Corvallis, OR
Jan. 6
8:00 pm, ESPNU
Stanford L 72–78  10–3
(1–1)
Gill Coliseum (5,563)
Corvallis, OR
Jan. 9
6:30 pm, P12N
California W 77–71  11–3
(2–1)
Gill Coliseum (7,208)
Corvallis, OR
Jan. 13
8:00 pm, ESPNU
at Colorado L 54–71  11–4
(2–2)
Coors Events Center (9,190)
Boulder, CO
Jan. 17
5:30 pm, ESPNU
at Utah L 53–59  11–5
(2–3)
Jon M. Huntsman Center (12,417)
Salt Lake City, UT
Jan. 20
8:00 pm, ESPNU
UCLA L 73–82  11–6
(2–4)
Gill Coliseum (5,321)
Corvallis, OR
Jan. 24
12:00 pm, P12N
No. 21 USC W 85–70  12–6
(3–4)
Gill Coliseum (7,020)
Corvallis, OR
Jan. 28
5:30 pm, P12N
at Arizona State L 68–86  12–7
(3–5)
Wells Fargo Arena (6,074)
Tempe, AZ
Jan. 30
6:30 pm, P12N
at No. 18 Arizona L 63–80  12–8
(3–6)
McKale Center (14,644)
Tucson, AZ
Feb. 4
8:00 pm, ESPN2
Utah W 71–69  13–8
(4–6)
Gill Coliseum (5,242)
Corvallis, OR
Feb. 6
5:30 pm, P12N
Colorado W 60–56  14–8
(5–6)
Gill Coliseum (6,517)
Corvallis, OR
Feb. 11
8:00 pm, FS1
at Stanford W 62–50  15–8
(6–6)
Maples Pavilion (4,519)
Stanford, CA
Feb. 13
3:30 pm, P12N
at California L 71–83  15–9
(6–7)
Haas Pavilion (10,906)
Berkeley, CA
Feb. 20
7:00 pm, P12N
at No. 16 Oregon
Civil War
L 81–91  15–10
(6–8)
Matthew Knight Arena (12,364)
Eugene, OR
Feb. 24
8:00 pm, ESPNU
Washington W 82–81  16–10
(7–8)
Gill Coliseum (5,593)
Corvallis, OR
Feb. 28
3:30 pm, P12N
Washington State W 69–49  17–10
(8–8)
Gill Coliseum (9,604)
Corvallis, OR
Mar. 2
8:00 pm, FS1
at USC L 70–81  17–11
(8–9)
Galen Center (4,588)
Los Angeles, CA
Mar. 5
3:30 pm, P12N
at UCLA W 86–82  18–11
(9–9)
Pauley Pavilion (7,940)
Los Angeles, CA
Pac-12 tournament
Mar. 9
8:30 pm, P12N
(6) vs. (11) Arizona State
First Round
W 75–66  19–11
MGM Grand Garden Arena (12,916)
Paradise, NV
Mar. 10
8:30 pm, FS1
(6) vs. (3) No. 24 California
Quarterfinals
L 68–76  19–12
MGM Grand Garden Arena (12,916)
Paradise, NV
NCAA tournament
Mar. 18*
10:30 am, TNT
(7 W) vs. (10 W) VCU
First Round
L 67–75  19–13
Chesapeake Energy Arena (15,662)
Oklahoma City, OK
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
W=West Region.
All times are in Pacific Time.

References

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  1. ^ "Magical Season Comes To An End". OSUBeavers.com. OSU Athletics. Retrieved March 29, 2016.
  2. ^ Letourneau, Connor (March 16, 2015). "Oregon State Beavers end season by declining CBI bid". OregonLive.com. The Oregonian. Retrieved April 8, 2015.
  3. ^ Gaither, Steven. "Oregon State dismisses Victor Robbins, team's third-leading scorer". SportingNews.com. Retrieved June 9, 2015.