| 2015–16 Oregon State Beavers men's basketball | |
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NCAA tournament, First Round  | |
| Conference | Pac-12 Conference | 
| Record | 19–13 (9–9 Pac-12) | 
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| Home arena | Gill Coliseum | 
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| 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
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 | 
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| Victor Robbins | 4 | G/F | 6'7" | 197 | Junior | Compton, California | Dismissed from team.[3] | 
2015 recruiting class
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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| Drew Eubanks  C  | 
Troutdale, OR | Reynolds High School | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | Aug 26, 2014 | |
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| Stephen Thompson Jr.  SG  | 
Torrance, CA | Bishop Montgomery High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | Sep 2, 2014 | |
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| Tres Tinkle  SF  | 
Missoula, MT | Hellgate High School | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | Sep 2, 2014 | |
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| Derrick Bruce  PG  | 
Orlando, FL | West Oaks Academy | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | Sep 2, 2014 | |
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| 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 | |
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| Noah Togiai  SF  | 
West Valley City, UT | Hunter High School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | Feb 3, 2015 | |
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Roster
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Schedule
| Date time, TV  | 
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance)  city, state  | ||||||
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| 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
- ↑ "Magical Season Comes To An End". OSUBeavers.com. OSU Athletics. Retrieved March 29, 2016.
 - ↑ Letourneau, Connor (March 16, 2015). "Oregon State Beavers end season by declining CBI bid". OregonLive.com. The Oregonian. Retrieved April 8, 2015.
 - ↑ Gaither, Steven. "Oregon State dismisses Victor Robbins, team's third-leading scorer". SportingNews.com. Retrieved June 9, 2015.
 
