# 2014–15 Oregon State Beavers men's basketball team

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 Pac-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.

## 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

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| 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 |
| Recruiting star ratings: 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 |
| Recruiting star ratings: 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 |
| 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: "2014 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved March 30, 2014. ||||||

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||
| 11/07/2014* 7:00 pm | Western Oregon | L 47–57 | – | Gill Coliseum (4,515) Corvallis, OR |
| Non-conference regular season |||||
| 11/14/2014* 7:00 pm, P12N | Rice | W 67–54 | 1–0 | Gill Coliseum (4,759) Corvallis, OR |
| 11/18/2014* 7:00 pm, P12N | Corban | W 86–62 | 2–0 | Gill Coliseum (3,608) Corvallis, OR |
| 11/21/2014* 6:00 pm, P12N | Oral Roberts MGM Grand Main Event | W 55–42 | 3–0 | Gill Coliseum (4,022) Corvallis, OR |
| 11/24/2014* 5:30 pm, ESPN3 | vs. Oklahoma State MGM Grand Main Event Semifinals | L 53–66 | 3–1 | MGM Grand Garden Arena (1,507) Paradise, NV |
| 11/26/2014* 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | vs. Auburn MGM Grand Main Event Consolation | L 69–71 | 3–2 | MGM Grand Garden Arena (1,712) Paradise, NV |
| 12/03/2014* 9:00 pm, P12N | Mississippi Valley State | W 74–50 | 4–2 | Gill Coliseum (3,656) Corvallis, OR |
| 12/06/2014* 7:00 pm | at Portland | W 65–58 $^{OT}$ | 5–2 | Chiles Center (3,413) Portland, OR |
| 12/13/2014* 1:00 pm, P12N | Mississippi State | W 59–49 | 6–2 | Gill Coliseum (4,211) Corvallis, OR |
| 12/15/2014* 7:00 pm, P12N | Grambling State | W 71–43 | 7–2 | Gill Coliseum (3,553) Corvallis, OR |
| 12/18/2014* 7:00 pm, P12N | DePaul | W 90–59 | 8–2 | Gill Coliseum (3,906) Corvallis, OR |
| 12/21/2014* 10:00 am | at Quinnipiac | L 52–60 | 8–3 | TD Bank Sports Center (1,313) Hamden, CT |
| 12/30/2014* 6:30 pm, P12N | UC Santa Barbara | W 76–64 | 9–3 | Gill Coliseum (4,803) Corvallis, OR |
| Pac-12 regular season |||||
| 01/03/2015 5:00 pm, ESPNU | at Oregon Civil War | L 59–71 | 9–4 (0–1) | Matthew Knight Arena (7,314) Eugene, OR |
| 01/08/2015 6:00 pm, FS1 | Arizona State | W 55–47 | 10–4 (1–1) | Gill Coliseum (4,603) Corvallis, OR |
| 01/11/2015 7:00 pm, FS1 | No. 7 Arizona | W 58–56 | 11–4 (2–1) | Gill Coliseum (6,191) Corvallis, OR |
| 01/15/2015 6:00 pm, P12N | at Washington | L 43–56 | 11–5 (2–2) | Alaska Airlines Arena (6,663) Seattle, WA |
| 01/17/2015 6:00 pm, P12N | at Washington State | W 62–47 | 12–5 (3–2) | Beasley Coliseum (5,116) Pullman, WA |
| 01/22/2015 6:00 pm, P12N | UCLA | W 66–55 | 13–5 (4–2) | Gill Coliseum (6,024) Corvallis, OR |
| 01/24/2015 3:00 pm, P12N | USC | W 59–55 | 14–5 (5–2) | Gill Coliseum (8,877) Corvallis, OR |
| 01/28/2015 5:00 pm, P12N | at Arizona State | L 55–73 | 14–6 (5–3) | Wells Fargo Arena (5,436) Tempe, AZ |
| 01/30/2015 7:00 pm, P12N | at No. 6 Arizona | L 34–57 | 14–7 (5–4) | McKale Center (14,655) Tucson, AZ |
| 02/05/2015 7:00 pm, P12N | Washington State | W 55–50 | 15–7 (6–4) | Gill Coliseum (5,502) Corvallis, OR |
| 02/08/2015 1:30 pm, FS1 | Washington | W 64–50 | 16–7 (7–4) | Gill Coliseum (9,114) Corvallis, OR |
| 02/11/2015 7:00 pm, P12N | at UCLA | L 59–75 | 16–8 (7–5) | Pauley Pavilion (6,346) Los Angeles, CA |
| 02/14/2015 2:00 pm, P12N | at USC | L 55–68 | 16–9 (7–6) | Galen Center (3,831) Los Angeles, CA |
| 02/19/2015 8:00 pm, P12N | No. 9 Utah | L 37–47 | 16–10 (7–7) | Gill Coliseum (6,124) Corvallis, OR |
| 02/21/2015 8:00 pm, P12N | Colorado | W 72–56 | 17–10 (8–7) | Gill Coliseum (7,117) Corvallis, OR |
| 02/26/2015 8:00 pm, P12N | at Stanford | L 48–75 | 17–11 (8–8) | Maples Pavilion (4,012) Stanford, CA |
| 03/01/2015 12:00 pm, P12N | at California | L 56–73 | 17–12 (8–9) | Haas Pavilion (9,893) Berkeley, CA |
| 03/04/2015 8:00 pm, ESPNU | Oregon Civil War | L 62–65 | 17–13 (8–10) | Gill Coliseum (9,339) Corvallis, OR |
| Pac-12 tournament |||||
| 03/11/2015 6:00 pm, P12N | vs. Colorado First round | L 71–78 | 17–14 | MGM Grand Garden Arena (9,875) Paradise, NV |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. |||||