# 2010–11 Oregon State Beavers men's basketball team

The 2010–11 Oregon State Beavers men's basketball team represented Oregon State University in the 2010–11 college basketball season. Head coach Craig Robinson was in his third year with the team. The Beavers played their home games at Gill Coliseum in Corvallis, Oregon and were a member of the Pacific-10 conference. They finished the season 11–20, 5–13 in Pac-10 play and lost in the quarterfinals of the 2011 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball tournament to Arizona.

## 2010 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Ahmad Starks PG | Chicago, Illinois | Whitney Young | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | 145 lb (66 kg) | Aug 4, 2008 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: - ||||||
| Devon Collier PF | Jersey City, New Jersey | St. Anthony | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | Nov 5, 2009 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: - ||||||
| Eric Moreland PF | Missouri City, Texas | Hightower | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | May 14, 2010 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: - ||||||
| Chris Brown C | Mouth of Wilson, Virginia | Oak Hill Academy | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) | 250 lb (110 kg) | May 17, 2010 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: - ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: - Rivals: - ||||||
| 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: "Oregon State Commit List for 2010". Rivals.com. Retrieved December 15, 2010. "Men's Basketball Recruiting". Scout.com. Retrieved December 15, 2010. "ESPN – Oregon State Beavers Basketball Recruiting 2010". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 15, 2010. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved December 15, 2010. "2010 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved December 15, 2010. ||||||

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/09/2010* 7:00 pm | | Western Oregon | W 71–43 | — | Gill Coliseum (2,379) Corvallis, Oregon |
| Regular season ||||||
| 11/14/2010* 1:30 pm | | Texas–Arlington | W 71–56 | 1–0 | Gill Coliseum (2,614) Corvallis, Oregon |
| 11/17/2010* 7:00 pm, FSNNW | | at Seattle | L 80–83 | 1–1 | KeyArena (4,526) Seattle, Washington |
| 11/21/2010* 4:30 pm | | Texas Southern | L 60–66 | 1–2 | Gill Coliseum (5,436) Corvallis, Oregon |
| 11/24/2010* 8:00 pm, FSNNW | | Charlotte | W 83–70 | 2–2 | Gill Coliseum (3,683) Corvallis, Oregon |
| 11/27/2010* 1:00 pm | | at Howard | W 84–74 | 3–2 | Burr Gymnasium (1,827) Washington, D.C. |
| 12/01/2010* 7:00 pm | | Utah Valley | L 68–70 | 3–3 | Gill Coliseum (3,514) Corvallis, Oregon |
| 12/04/2010* 7:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Colorado Big 12/Pac-10 Hardwood Series | L 57–83 | 3–4 | Coors Events Center (6,363) Boulder, Colorado |
| 12/12/2010* 1:30 pm | | Texas–Pan American | W 89–69 | 4–4 | Gill Coliseum (3,607) Corvallis, Oregon |
| 12/15/2010* 6:00 pm | | at Montana | L 66–71 | 4–5 | Dahlberg Arena (4,378) Missoula, Montana |
| 12/18/2010* 4:30 pm, FSNNW | | George Washington | L 79–87 | 4–6 | Gill Coliseum (4,018) Corvallis, Oregon |
| 12/22/2010* 7:00 pm | | UIC | W 74–54 | 5–6 | Gill Coliseum (3,881) Corvallis, Oregon |
| 12/30/2010 7:30 pm, FSNNW | | Arizona State | W 80–58 | 6–6 (1–0) | Gill Coliseum (4,574) Corvallis, Oregon |
| 01/02/2011 7:00 pm, FSN | | Arizona | W 76–75 | 7–6 (2–0) | Gill Coliseum (5,218) Corvallis, Oregon |
| 01/06/2011 7:00 pm | | at Washington State | L 70–84 | 7–7 (2–1) | Beasley Coliseum (5,849) Pullman, Washington |
| 01/08/2011 3:30 pm, FSNNW | | at No. 23 Washington | L 72–103 | 7–8 (2–2) | Alaska Airlines Arena (9,671) Seattle, Washington |
| 01/13/2011 5:30 pm, FSNNW | | UCLA | L 57–62 | 7–9 (2–3) | Gill Coliseum (6,857) Corvallis, Oregon |
| 01/15/2011 7:30 pm, FSNNW | | USC | W 80–76 | 8–9 (3–3) | Gill Coliseum (7,257) Corvallis, Oregon |
| 01/22/2011 3:00 pm, FSN | | Oregon Civil War | L 59–63 | 8–10 (3–4) | Gill Coliseum (9,836) Corvallis, Oregon |
| 01/27/2011 8:00 pm, FSN | | at California | L 57–85 | 8–11 (3–5) | Haas Pavilion (6,996) Berkeley, California |
| 01/29/2011 7:00 pm, FSNNW | | at Stanford | L 56–70 | 8–12 (3–6) | Maples Pavilion (5,442) Stanford, California |
| 02/03/2011 7:00 pm, FSNNW | | No. 20 Washington | W 68–56 | 9–12 (4–6) | Gill Coliseum (5,783) Corvallis, Oregon |
| 02/05/2011 5:00 pm, FSNNW | | Washington State | L 55–61 | 9–13 (4–7) | Gill Coliseum (7,376) Corvallis, Oregon |
| 02/10/2011 8:00 pm, FSN | | at USC | L 56–67 | 9–14 (4–8) | Galen Center (3,853) Los Angeles, California |
| 02/12/2011 1:00 pm, FSN | | at UCLA | L 61–69 | 9–15 (4–9) | Pauley Pavilion (8,534) Los Angeles, California |
| 02/19/2011 1:00 pm, FSN | | at Oregon Civil War | L 63–82 | 9–16 (4–10) | Matthew Knight Arena (12,369) Eugene, Oregon |
| 02/24/2011 6:00 pm, FSNNW | | Stanford | W 87–80 | 10–16 (5–10) | Gill Coliseum (4,696) Corvallis, Oregon |
| 02/26/2011 3:00 pm, FSNW | | California | L 76–87 | 10–17 (5–11) | Gill Coliseum (6,741) Corvallis, Oregon |
| 03/03/2011 6:00 pm, FSN | | at No. 18 Arizona | L 59–70 | 10–18 (5–12) | McKale Center (14,588) Tucson, Arizona |
| 03/05/2011 1:00 pm | | at Arizona State | L 66–80 | 10–19 (5–13) | Wells Fargo Arena (5,114) Tempe, Arizona |
| Pac-10 tournament ||||||
| 03/09/2011 6:00 pm, FSN | (9) | vs. (8) Stanford Pac-10 First Round | W 69–67 | 11–19 | Staples Center (7,814) Los Angeles, California |
| 03/10/2011 2:30 pm, FSN | (9) | vs. (1) No. 16 Arizona Pac-10 Quarterfinals | L 69–78 | 11–20 | Staples Center (10,782) Los Angeles, California |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. ||||||

## Highlights

* The February 3 upset over the Huskies marked the first time the Beavers had beaten a Top 25 ranked team since January 2006. It was also the first time the Beavers had started five players recruited by Robinson in his tenure as head coach.
* March 12, 2011 – Jared Cunningham was named to the Pac-10 All Tournament Team.