# 2016–17 Oregon State Beavers men's basketball team

The 2016–17 Oregon State Beavers men's basketball team represented Oregon State University in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Beavers were led by third-year head coach Wayne Tinkle, and played their home games at Gill Coliseum in Corvallis, Oregon as members of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 5–27, 1–17 in Pac-12 play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the Pac-12 tournament to California.

## Previous season

The Beavers finished the 2015–16 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. The Beavers lost in the first round of the Tournament to VCU.

## Off-season
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Gary Payton II | 1 | G | 6'3" | 190 | Senior | Las Vegas, NV | Graduated. |
| Derrick Bruce | 4 | G | 6'3" | 165 | Freshman | Orlando, FL | Transferred to NW Florida State College |
| Langston Morris-Walker | 13 | G | 6'5" | 215 | Senior | Berkeley, CA | Graduated |
| Daniel Gomis | 14 | F | 6'10" | 240 | RS Senior | Thiès, Senegal | Graduated |
| Olaf Schaftenaar | 30 | F | 6'10" | 235 | Senior | Utrecht, Ukraine | Graduated |
| Jarmal Reid | 32 | F | 6'7" | 235 | Senior | Decatur, GA | Graduated |
| Justin Stangel | 40 | C | 6'10" | 225 | Junior | Milwaukie, OR | Walk-on; left the team for personal reasons |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Num | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Ronnie Stacey | 2 | G | 6'4" | | Jr. | Alexander City, AL | Junior college transfer from Tyler Junior College |
| Keondre Dew | 13 | F | 6'8" | 220 | Jr. | San Bernardino, CA | Junior College transfer from City College of San Francisco |

### 2016 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Ben Koné PF | San Jose, CA | Archbishop Mitty HS | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 240 lb (110 kg) | Aug 11, 2015 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ||||||
| JaQuori McLaughlin PG | Gig Harbor, WA | Peninsula HS | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Sep 25, 2015 |
| 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: "2016 Basketball Player Commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 20, 2016. "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 20, 2016. ||||||

## Roster

* Nov. 27 - Sophomore forward Tres Tinkle out since game against Fresno State with a broken right wrist. Would miss the rest of the season.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| Nov. 4 7:00 PM | | Corban | W 96–58 | – | Gill Coliseum (4,663) Corvallis, OR |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov. 11* 6:00 PM, P12N | | Prairie View A&M | W 78–58 | 1–0 | Gill Coliseum (4,765) Corvallis, OR |
| Nov. 13* 2:00 PM, P12N | | UTSA | W 72–64 | 2–0 | Gill Coliseum (4,070) Corvallis, OR |
| Nov. 16* 6:00 PM, P12N | | Lamar | L 60–63 | 2–1 | Gill Coliseum (4,182) Corvallis, OR |
| Nov. 18* 7:00 PM, ESPN3 | | at Nevada | L 58–83 | 2–2 | Lawlor Events Center (8,090) Reno, NV |
| Nov. 22* 6:00 PM, ESPNews | | at Tulsa | L 64–75 | 2–3 | Reynolds Center (3,372) Tulsa, OK |
| Nov. 25* 6:00 PM, P12N | | Fresno State | L 58–63 | 2–4 | Gill Coliseum (5,005) Corvallis, OR |
| Nov. 28* 6:00 PM, P12N | | Southern Oregon | W 84–59 | 3–4 | Gill Coliseum (4,010) Corvallis, OR |
| Dec. 1* 6:00 PM, ESPNU | | at Mississippi State | L 57–74 | 3–5 | Humphrey Coliseum (7,684) Starkville, MS |
| Dec. 3* 4:00 PM | | at Charlotte | L 66–69 | 3–6 | Dale F. Halton Arena (5,366) Charlotte, NC |
| Dec. 11* 3:00 PM, P12N | | Savannah State | L 90–93 $^{OT}$ | 3–7 | Gill Coliseum (4,268) Corvallis, OR |
| Dec. 16* 8:00 PM, P12N | | vs. Long Beach State Dam City Classic | L 67–71 | 3–8 | Moda Center (6,521) Portland, OR |
| Dec. 18* 3:00 PM, P12N | | vs. Portland Dam City Classic | L 45–53 | 3–9 | Moda Center (8,334) Portland, OR |
| Dec. 21* 8:00 PM, ESPNU | | Kent State | W 69–50 | 4–9 | Gill Coliseum (4,020) Corvallis, OR |
| Pac-12 regular season ||||||
| Dec. 28 8:00 PM, P12N | | No. 22 USC | L 63–70 | 4–10 (0–1) | Gill Coliseum (4,580) Corvallis, OR |
| Dec. 30 8:00 PM, P12N | | No. 2 UCLA | L 63–76 | 4–11 (0–2) | Gill Coliseum (5,596) Corvallis, OR |
| Jan. 4 8:00 PM, P12N | | vs. Washington State | L 62–75 | 4–12 (0–3) | Spokane Arena (2,237) Spokane, WA |
| Jan. 7 12:00 PM, P12N | | at Washington | L 61–87 | 4–13 (0–4) | Alaska Airlines Arena (7,781) Seattle, WA |
| Jan. 14 7:30 PM, P12N | | at No. 13 Oregon Civil War | L 43–85 | 4–14 (0–5) | Matthew Knight Arena (12,364) Eugene, OR |
| Jan. 19 8:00 PM, P12N | | Stanford | L 46–62 | 4–15 (0–6) | Gill Coliseum (4,585) Corvallis, OR |
| Jan. 21 7:30 PM, P12N | | California | L 58–69 | 4–16 (0–7) | Gill Coliseum (4,945) Corvallis, OR |
| Jan. 26 5:30 PM, FS1 | | at Colorado | L 78–85 | 4–17 (0–8) | Coors Events Center (7,341) Boulder, CO |
| Jan. 28 4:00 PM, P12N | | at Utah | L 78–86 | 4–18 (0–9) | Jon M. Huntsman Center (13,115) Salt Lake City, UT |
| Feb. 2 6:00 PM, ESPN2 | | No. 5 Arizona | L 54–71 | 4–19 (0–10) | Gill Coliseum (4,745) Corvallis, OR |
| Feb. 4 3:00 PM, P12N | | Arizona State | L 68–81 | 4–20 (0–11) | Gill Coliseum (4,927) Corvallis, OR |
| Feb. 9 8:00 PM, P12N | | at USC | L 66–92 | 4–21 (0–12) | Galen Center (3,989) Los Angeles, CA |
| Feb. 12 2:00 PM, FS1 | | at No. 10 UCLA | L 60–78 | 4–22 (0–13) | Pauley Pavilion (12,649) Los Angeles, CA |
| Feb. 16 6:00 PM, P12N | | Colorado | L 52–60 | 4–23 (0–14) | Gill Coliseum (4,281) Corvallis, OR |
| Feb. 19 5:30 PM, ESPNU | | Utah | W 68–67 | 5–23 (1–14) | Gill Coliseum (5,186) Corvallis, OR |
| Feb. 22 8:00 PM, ESPNU | | at Stanford | L 66–79 | 5–24 (1–15) | Maples Pavilion (3,007) Stanford, CA |
| Feb. 24 7:00 PM, FS1 | | at California | L 46–76 | 5–25 (1–16) | Haas Pavilion (9,500) Berkeley, CA |
| Mar. 4 3:00 PM, ESPN2 | | No. 6 Oregon Civil War | L 59–80 | 5–26 (1–17) | Gill Coliseum (9,201) Corvallis, OR |
| Pac-12 tournament ||||||
| Mar. 8 2:30 PM, P12N | (12) | vs. (5) California First round | L 62–67 | 5–27 | T-Mobile Arena (7,846) Paradise, NV |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. ||||||