# 2008–09 Oregon State Beavers men's basketball team

The 2008–09 Oregon State Beavers men's basketball team represented Oregon State University in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I men's basketball during the 2008–09 season. Playing in the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) and led by first-year head coach Craig Robinson, the Beavers finished the season with a 18–18 overall record and won the 2009 College Basketball Invitational. It was Oregon State's first-ever postseason tournament championship. Their 12-win improvement over the previous season was the third-highest turnaround in Division I in 2008–09.
In Pac-10 play, the Beavers finished in eighth place with a 7–11 record. They lost in the first round of the 2009 Pac-10 tournament to Stanford, 62–54.

## Schedule and Results

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## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/02/2009* 5:30 pm | | St. Martin's | W 80–76 | 1—0 | Gill Coliseum (2,937) Corvallis, OR |
| 11/08/2009* 7:00 pm | | Concordia | W 82–57 | 2—0 | Gill Coliseum (2,619) Corvallis, OR |
| Regular season ||||||
| 11/14/2008* 4:00 pm | | at Howard | L 45–47 | 0–1 | Burr Gymnasium (1,752) Washington D.C. |
| 11/22/2008* 7:00 pm | | at Nevada | L 71–79 | 0–2 | Lawlor Events Center (7,629) Reno, NV |
| 11/24/2008* 7:00 pm | | Yale | L 52–53 | 0–3 | Gill Coliseum (3,413) Corvallis, OR |
| 11/26/2008* 8:00 pm | | Montana State | L 79–82 | 0–4 | Gill Coliseum (3,109) Corvallis, OR |
| 11/30/2009* 2:00 pm | | at Fresno State | W 62–54 | 1–4 | Save Mart Center (8,548) Fresno, CA |
| 12/6/2008* 11:00 am, ESPNU | | at Iowa State Big 12/Pac-10 Hardwood Series | L 50–63 | 1–5 | Hilton Coliseum (13,668) Ames, IA |
| 12/13/2008* 5:00 pm, FSNNW, FSN Midwest | | Nebraska | W 64–63 | 2–5 | Gill Coliseum (3,359) Corvallis, OR |
| 12/16/2008* 7:00 pm | | Seattle Pacific | W 71–67 | 3–5 | Gill Coliseum (2,619) Corvallis, OR |
| 12/20/2008* 7:00 pm | | Howard | W 90–54 | 4–5 | Gill Coliseum (2,859) Corvallis, OR |
| 12/29/2008* 7:00 pm, FSNNW | | Seattle | W 59–50 | 5–5 | Gill Coliseum (3,109) Corvallis, OR |
| 01/02/2009 7:30 pm, FSN | | UCLA | L 46–69 | 5–6 (0–1) | Gill Coliseum (5,629) Corvallis, OR |
| 01/04/2009 2:30 pm, FSN West | | USC | W 62–58 $^{OT}$ | 6–6 (1–1) | Gill Coliseum (4,719) Corvallis, OR |
| 01/08/2009 7:30 pm, FSN | | at Arizona State | L 38–69 | 6–7 (1–2) | Wells Fargo Arena (7,004) Tempe, AZ |
| 01/10/2009 1:00 pm, FS Arizona | | at Arizona | L 47–64 | 6–8 (1–3) | McKale Center (13,144) Tucson, AZ |
| 01/15/2009* 6:00 pm, FSN | | Washington State | L 57–61 $^{OT}$ | 6–9 (1–4) | Gill Coliseum (5,454) Corvallis, OR |
| 01/17/2009 7:00 pm, FSNNW | | Washington | L 59–85 | 6–10 (1–5) | Gill Coliseum (6,648) Corvallis, OR |
| 01/22/2009 7:30 pm | | at California | W 69–65 | 7–10 (2–5) | Haas Pavilion (8,236) Berkeley, CA |
| 01/24/2009 7:00 pm, FSNNW, CSN BA | | at Stanford | W 77–62 | 8–10 (3–5) | Maples Pavilion (7,329) Stanford, CA |
| 01/26/2009* 7:00 pm | | Cal State Bakersfield | W 65–59 | 9–10 (3–5) | Gill Coliseum (5,229) Corvallis, OR |
| 01/31/2009 4:30 pm, FSNNW | | Oregon Civil War | W 57–54 | 10–10 (4–5) | Gill Coliseum (10,129) Corvallis, OR |
| 02/05/2009 5:30 pm, FSNNW | | Arizona | L 53–56 | 10–11 (4–6) | Gill Coliseum (6,537) Corvallis, OR |
| 02/07/2009 5:30 pm, FSNNW/ FS AZ | | Arizona State | L 38–49 | 10–12 (4–7) | Gill Coliseum (7,449) Corvallis, OR |
| 02/12/2009 8:00 pm, FSNNW | | Washington | L 60–79 | 10–13 (4–8) | Bank of America Arena (10,000) Seattle, WA |
| 02/14/2009 4:00 pm, FSNNW | | at Washington State | W 54–52 | 11–13 (5–8) | Beasley Coliseum (7,452) Pullman, WA |
| 02/19/2009 7:00 pm | | Stanford | W 66–54 | 12–13 (6–8) | Gill Coliseum (6,229) Corvallis, OR |
| 02/21/2009 2:00 pm, FSNNW | | California | W 65–54 | 13–13 (7–8) | Gill Coliseum (7,619) Corvallis, OR |
| 03/01/2009 7:00 pm, FSN | | at Oregon Civil War | L 69–79 | 13–14 (7–9) | McArthur Court (8,769) Eugene, OR |
| 03/05/2009 5:00 pm, FSN/FSN Prime Ticket | | at UCLA | L 54–69 | 13–15 (7–10) | Pauley Pavilion (10,348) Los Angeles, CA |
| 03/07/2009 5:00 pm, FSN | | at USC | L 52–68 | 13–16 (7–11) | Galen Center (6,603) Los Angeles, CA |
| Pac-10 tournament ||||||
| 03/11/10 7:40 pm, FSN | (8) | vs. (9) Stanford First Round | L 52–59 | 13–17 | Staples Center (10,964) Los Angeles, CA |
| CBI ||||||
| 03/18/2009 7:00 pm, HDNet | | Houston First Round | W 49–45 | 14–17 | Gill Coliseum (3,511) Corvallis, OR |
| 03/23/2009 7:00 pm, HDNet | | Vermont Quarterfinals | W 71–70 | 15–17 | Gill Coliseum (4,053) Corvallis, OR |
| 03/25/2009 7:00 pm, HDNet | | Stanford Semifinals | W 65–62 | 16–17 | Gill Coliseum (4,759) Corvallis, OR |
| 03/30/2009 7:00 pm, HDNet | | UTEP Finals, Game 1 | W 75–69 | 17–17 | Gill Coliseum (8,029) Corvallis, OR |
| 04/01/2009 7:00 pm, HDNet | | at UTEP Finals, Game 2 | L 63–70 | 17–18 | Don Haskins Center (12,000) El Paso, TX |
| 02/19/2009 7:00 pm, HDNet | | at UTEP Finals, Game 3 | W 81–73 | 18–18 | Don Haskins Center (12,000) El Paso, TX |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. ||||||