2014–15 Oregon State Beavers men's basketball team

2014–15 Oregon State Beavers men's basketball

Conference	Pacific-12 Conference
2014–15 record	17–14 (8–10 Pac-12)
Head coach	Wayne Tinkle (1st year)
Assistant coach	Kerry Rupp
Assistant coach	Gregg Gottlieb
Assistant coach	Stephen Thompson
Home arena	Gill Coliseum

	Conf				Overall
2014–15 Pacific-12 Conference men's basketball standings
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#5 Arizona †	16	–	2	.889	34	–	4	.895
Oregon	13	–	5	.722	26	–	10	.722
#19 Utah	13	–	5	.722	26	–	9	.743
UCLA	11	–	7	.611	22	–	14	.611
Stanford	9	–	9	.500	24	–	13	.649
Arizona State	9	–	9	.500	18	–	16	.529
Oregon State	8	–	10	.444	17	–	14	.548
California	7	–	11	.389	18	–	15	.545
Colorado	7	–	11	.389	16	–	18	.471
Washington State	7	–	11	.389	13	–	18	.419
Washington	5	–	13	.278	16	–	15	.516
USC	3	–	15	.167	12	–	20	.375


† 2015 Pac-12 Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 2014–15 Oregon State Beavers men's basketball team represented Oregon State University in the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by first year head coach Wayne Tinkle, the Beavers played their home games at Gill Coliseum in Corvallis, Oregon as members of the Pacific-12 Conference. The Beavers 17–14, 8–10 in Pac-12 play to finish 7th in the conference standings and lost to Colorado in the first round of the Pac-12 Tournament. Oregon St. was invited to play in the College Basketball Invitational for the 5th time, but declined.^[1]

Previous Season

The 2013–14 Oregon State Beavers finished the season with an overall record of 16–16, and 8–10 in the Pac-12. In the 2014 Pac-12 Tournament, the team was defeated by Oregon, 74-88 in the first round. The Beavers were defeated by Radford, 92-96 in the first round of the 2014 College Basketball Invitational.

Off Season

On May 4, 2014, Oregon State fired Craig Robinson as head coach of the basketball program.

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Angus Brandt	12	C	6’10”	246	RS Senior	Sydney, Australia	Graduated.
Michael Moyer	2	G	6’3”	207	RS Senior	Turner, Oregon	Graduated.
Devon Collier	44	F	6’8”	216	Senior	Bronx, New York	Graduated.
Daniel Jones	10	C	6’11”	219	Senior	Orland, California	Graduated.
C.J. Mitchell	24	G	6’1”	182	Senior	Portland, Oregon	Graduated.
Roberto Nelson	55	G	6’4”	198	Senior	Santa Barbara, California	Graduated.
Eric Moreland	15	F	6'10"	218	RS Junior	Missouri City, Texas	Declared for 2014 NBA Draft.
Challe Barton	4	G	6'3"	197	Junior	Gothenburg, Sweden	Elected to forgo remaining eligibility to play professionally overseas.
Hallice Cook	3	G	6'3"	185	Freshman	Union City, New Jersey	Elected to transfer.

2014 Recruiting Class

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Isaiah Manderson C	Oldsmar, FL	Oldsmar Christian HS	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	250 lb (110 kg)	Jul 22, 2013
Isaiah Manderson C	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Chai Baker SG	Malone, FL	Malone HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sep 7, 2013
Chai Baker SG	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Cameron Oliver PF	Sacramento, CA	Grant HS	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Apr 2, 2014
Cameron Oliver PF	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: "2014 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2014-03-30.

Roster

2014–15 Oregon State Beavers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Home town
1.5 !G	1	Payton II, GaryGary Payton II	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 175 lb (79 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Las Vegas, Nevada
1.5 !G	2	Baker, ChaiChai Baker (I)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 175 lb (79 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Malone, Florida
2.5 !G/F	4	Robbins, VictorVictor Robbins	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 197 lb (89 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Compton, California
5.0 !C	5	N'diaye, CheikhCheikh N'diaye	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 84 !7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 230 lb (104 kg)	2.0 !So	Dakar, Senegal
1.5 !G	11	Duvivier, MalcolmMalcolm Duvivier	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 205 lb (93 kg)	2.0 !So	Toronto, Ontario
1.5 !G	13	Morris-Walker, LangstonLangston Morris-Walker	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 216 lb (98 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Berkeley, California
3.5 !F	14	Gomis, DanielDaniel Gomis	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 223 lb (101 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	Thiès, Senegal
1.5 !G	15	Sanders, TannerTanner Sanders (W)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 201 lb (91 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Corvallis, Oregon
1.5 !G	22	Roth, AlexAlex Roth (W)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 183 lb (83 kg)	1.5 !RS Fr	Salem, Oregon
3.5 !F	30	Schaftenaar, OlafOlaf Schaftenaar	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 224 lb (102 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Utrecht, Netherlands
1.5 !G	31	Hedgecock, AJAJ Hedgecock (W)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 200 lb (91 kg)	2.0 !So	Dayton, Oregon
3.5 !F	32	Reid, JarmalJarmal Reid	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 231 lb (105 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Decatur, Georgia
5.0 !C	40	Stangel, JustinJustin Stangel	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 220 lb (100 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Milwaukie, Oregon
3.5 !F	44	Boswell, BryanBryan Boswell (W)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 215 lb (98 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Sisters, Oregon
1.5 !G	51	Livesay, DylanDylan Livesay (W)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 195 lb (88 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Wilsonville, Oregon
3.5 !F	52	Dahlen, MattMatt Dahlen (W)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 200 lb (91 kg)	1.5 !RS Fr	Redmond, 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: 09/20/2014

Schedule

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Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Site (Attendance)
Exhibition
11/07/2014*	Western Oregon	L 47–57	–	Gill Coliseum (4,515)
Non-conference regular season
11/14/2014*	Rice	W 67–54	1–0	Gill Coliseum (4,759)
11/18/2014*	Corban	W 86–62	2–0	Gill Coliseum (3,608)
11/21/2014*	Oral Roberts (MGM Grand Main Event)	W 55–42	3–0	Gill Coliseum (4,022)
11/24/2014*	vs. Oklahoma State (MGM Grand Main Event Semifinals)	L 53–66	3–1	MGM Grand Garden Arena (1,507)
11/26/2014*	vs. Auburn (MGM Grand Main Event Consolation)	L 69–71	3–2	MGM Grand Garden Arena (1,712)
12/03/2014*	Mississippi Valley State	W 74–50	4–2	Gill Coliseum (3,656)
12/06/2014*	at Portland	W 65–58 ^OT	5–2	Chiles Center (3,413)
12/13/2014*	Mississippi State	W 59–49	6–2	Gill Coliseum (4,211)
12/15/2014*	Grambling State	W 71–43	7–2	Gill Coliseum (3,553)
12/18/2014*	DePaul	W 90–59	8–2	Gill Coliseum (3,906)
12/21/2014*	at Quinnipiac	L 52–60	8–3	TD Bank Sports Center (1,313)
12/30/2014*	UC Santa Barbara	W 76–64	9–3	Gill Coliseum (4,803)
Pac-12 regular season
01/03/2015	at Oregon (Civil War)	L 59–71	9–4 (0–1)	Matthew Knight Arena (7,314)
01/08/2015	Arizona State	W 55–47	10–4 (1–1)	Gill Coliseum (4,603)
01/11/2015	#7 Arizona	W 58–56	11–4 (2–1)	Gill Coliseum (6,191)
01/15/2015	at Washington	L 43–56	11–5 (2–2)	Alaska Airlines Arena (6,663)
01/17/2015	at Washington State	W 62–47	12–5 (3–2)	Beasley Coliseum (5,116)
01/22/2015	UCLA	W 66–55	13–5 (4–2)	Gill Coliseum (6,024)
01/24/2015	USC	W 59–55	14–5 (5–2)	Gill Coliseum (8,877)
01/28/2015	at Arizona State	L 55–73	14–6 (5–3)	Wells Fargo Arena (5,436)
01/30/2015	at #6 Arizona	L 34–57	14–7 (5–4)	McKale Center (14,655)
02/05/2015	Washington State	W 55–50	15–7 (6–4)	Gill Coliseum (5,502)
02/08/2015	Washington	W 64–50	16–7 (7–4)	Gill Coliseum (9,114)
02/11/2015	at UCLA	L 59–75	16–8 (7–5)	Pauley Pavilion (6,346)
02/14/2015	at USC	L 55–68	16–9 (7–6)	Galen Center (3,831)
02/19/2015	#9 Utah	L 37–47	16–10 (7–7)	Gill Coliseum (6,124)
02/21/2015	Colorado	W 72–56	17–10 (8–7)	Gill Coliseum (7,117)
02/26/2015	at Stanford	L 48–75	17–11 (8–8)	Maples Pavilion (4,012)
03/01/2015	at California	L 56–73	17–12 (8–9)	Haas Pavilion (9,893)
03/04/2015	Oregon (Civil War)	L 62–65	17–13 (8–10)	Gill Coliseum (9,339)
Pac-12 Tournament
03/11/2015	vs. Colorado (First round)	L 71–78	17–14	MGM Grand Garden Arena (9,875)
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.

References

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

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 1999–00 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

NCAA Final Four appearances in italics