2015–16 Oregon State Beavers men's basketball team

2015–16 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball standings
	† Pac-12 Tournament winner ; Rankings from AP Poll

Oregon State Beavers men's basketball
2015–16 Oregon State Beavers men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, First Round
Conference	Pac-12 Conference
2015–16 record	19–13 (9–9 Pac-12)
Head coach	Wayne Tinkle (2nd season)
Assistant coaches	Kerry Rupp; Gregg Gottlieb; Stephen Thompson;
Home arena	Gill Coliseum

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

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

Departures

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

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
Drew Eubanks C	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Stephen Thompson Jr. SG	Torrance, CA	Bishop Montgomery High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Sep 2, 2014
Stephen Thompson Jr. SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Tres Tinkle SF	Missoula, MT	Hellgate High School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Sep 2, 2014
Tres Tinkle SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Derrick Bruce PG	Orlando, FL	West Oaks Academy	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Sep 2, 2014
Derrick Bruce PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
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
Gligorije Rakocevic C	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Noah Togiai SF	West Valley City, UT	Hunter High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Feb 3, 2015
Noah Togiai SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
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

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

Wayne Tinkle (Montana)

Assistant coach(es)

Kerry Rupp
Gregg Gottlieb
Stephen Thompson

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: June 24, 2015

Schedule

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		vs. Arizona State First round	W 75–66	19–11	MGM Grand Garden Arena (12,916) Paradise, NV
Mar. 10 8:30 PM, P12N		vs. 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

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

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[1] "Magical Season Comes To An End". OSUBeavers.com. OSU Athletics. Retrieved 29 March 2016.

[2] Letourneau, Connor. "Oregon State Beavers end season by declining CBI bid". OregonLive.com. The Oregonian. Retrieved 8 April 2015.

[3] Gaither, Steven. "Oregon State dismisses Victor Robbins, team's third-leading scorer". SportingNews.com. Retrieved 9 June 2015.

Oregon State Beavers men's basketball
Venues	Men's Gymnasium (1915–1949) Gill Coliseum (1949–present)
Rivalries	Oregon (series)
Culture & lore	Benny Beaver "Hail to Old OSU"
People	Head coaches Notable players Statistical leaders
Seasons	1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20
NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

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