# 2020–21 Oregon State Beavers men's basketball team

The 2020–21 Oregon State Beavers men's basketball team represented Oregon State University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Beavers were led by seventh-year head coach Wayne Tinkle, and played their home games at Gill Coliseum in Corvallis, Oregon as members of the Pac-12 Conference.
Despite being picked to finish last in the Pac-12 standings in preseason media polls, the Beavers finished tied for sixth in conference play and received a 5-seed in the 2021 Pac-12 tournament due to Arizona's self-imposed ban. Despite the Beavers' outperforming of low expectations, the consensus among analysts entering the Pac-12 tournament was that OSU would not receive an at-large bid to the upcoming NCAA tournament, and thus needed to win the conference tournament to make the field as an automatic qualifier. The Beavers proceeded to defeat 4-seed UCLA in overtime, top-seed and rival Oregon, and 3-seed Colorado in succession to win their first Pac-12 tournament title in school history and guarantee just their second NCAA tournament berth since 1990.
Seeded 12th in the Midwest region in the 2021 NCAA tournament, the Beavers would trail for less than five combined minutes in upset wins over 5th-seeded Tennessee and 4th-seeded Oklahoma State to advance to the Sweet Sixteen. The wins were Oregon State's first in the NCAA tournament since advancing to the Elite Eight in 1982. The Beavers next overcame a slow start to defeat 8-seed Loyola-Chicago and advance to the Elite Eight, matching their 1982 run. Over their six-game postseason winning streak dating back to the Pac-12 tournament, the Beavers were not favored in a single game. They became just the second ever 12-seed to advance to the Elite Eight since the tournament expanded to 64 teams in 1985.
Facing the 2-seed Houston Cougars in the Midwest regional final, the Beavers rallied from a 17-point second half deficit to tie the game with under four minutes remaining. Houston would prevail, 67–61, to end Oregon State's Cinderella run.

## Previous season

The 2019–20 Beavers finished the 2019–20 season 18–13, 7–11 in Pac-12 play to finish in a three-way tie for eighth place. They defeated Utah in the first round of the Pac-12 tournament and were set to take on rival Oregon in the quarterfinals before the remainder of the Pac-12 Tournament was cancelled amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

## Off-season
### Departures

| Name | Num | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Sean Miller-Moore | 1 | G | 6'5" | 200 | Junior | Toronto, ON | Graduate transferred to Grand Canyon |
| Tres Tinkle | 3 | F | 6'7" | 225 | RS Senior | Missoula, MT | Graduated |
| Antoine Vernon | 13 | G | 6'0" | 175 | Sophomore | Hamilton, ON | Transferred to St. Francis Xavier |
| Payton Dastrup | 15 | C | 6'10" | 240 | RS Junior | Mesa, AZ | Transferred to Benedictine at Mesa |
| Kylor Kelley | 24 | F | 7'0" | 215 | RS Senior | Gervais, OR | Graduated |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Num | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Maurice Calloo | 1 | F | 6'10" | | Junior | Windsor, ON | Junior college transferred from Indian Hills CC |
| Warith Alatishe | 10 | F | 6'7" | 200 | Junior | Houston, TX | Transferred from Nicholls. |
| Rodrigue Andela | 35 | F | 6'8" | 230 | RS Junior | Cameroon | Junior college transferred from Kilgore College |
| Tariq Silver | 55 | G | 6'5" | 200 | RS Junior | Clarksville, TN | Junior college transferred from Tallahassee CC |

### 2020 recruiting class

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Isaiah Johnson PF | Torrance, CA | Bishop Montgomery High School | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Oct 14, 2019 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: 0 ||||||
| 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: "2020 Basketball Player Commits". ESPN.com. "2020 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. ||||||

### 2021 Recruiting class

College recruiting information (2021) :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Dashawn Davis SG | Bronx, NY | Trinity Community College | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Jul 23, 2020 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: JC |||||||
| 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: "2021 Basketball Player Commits". ESPN.com. "2021 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. |||||||

## Schedule and results

Source:
| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season |||||||||
| November 25, 2020* 4:00 pm, P12N | | California | W 71–63 | 1–0 | 16 – Alatishe | 11 – Andela | 6 – Thompson | Gill Coliseum (0) Corvallis, OR |
| November 27, 2020* 10:00 am, P12N | | Northwest | W 114–42 | 2–0 | 17 – Thompson | 9 – Alatishe | 5 – Reichle | Gill Coliseum (0) Corvallis, OR |
| December 2, 2020 7:00 pm, P12N | | at Washington State | L 55–59 | 2–1 (0–1) | 12 – Reichle | 10 – Alatishe | 7 – Thompson | Beasley Coliseum (0) Pullman, WA |
| December 6, 2020* 1:00 pm, P12N | | Wyoming | L 73–76 | 2–2 | 20 – Thompson | 12 – Alatishe | 4 – Hunt | Gill Coliseum (0) Corvallis, OR |
| December 10, 2020* 5:00 pm, P12N | | Portland | L 86–87 $^{OT}$ | 2–3 | 31 – Thompson | 11 – Alatishe | 7 – Reichle | Gill Coliseum (0) Corvallis, OR |
| December 16, 2020* 2:00 pm, P12N | | UTSA | W 73–61 | 3–3 | 22 – Thompson | 6 – Tied | 4 – Reichle | Gill Coliseum (0) Corvallis, OR |
| December 22, 2020* 6:00 pm, P12N | | Portland State | W 67–62 | 4–3 | 15 – Reichle | 11 – Alatishe | 4 – Reichle | Gill Coliseum (0) Corvallis, OR |
| January 2, 2021 3:00 pm, P12N | | California | W 73–64 | 5–3 (1–1) | 16 – Thompson | 11 – Andela | 6 – Hunt | Gill Coliseum (0) Corvallis, OR |
| January 4, 2021 12:00 pm, P12N | | Stanford | L 71–81 | 5–4 (1–2) | 22 – Lucas | 10 – Alatishe | 7 – Thompson | Gill Coliseum (0) Corvallis, OR |
| January 14, 2021 8:00 pm, FS1 | | Arizona | L 64–98 | 5–5 (1–3) | 13 – Thompson | 4 – Tied | 5 – Thompson | Gill Coliseum (0) Corvallis, OR |
| January 16, 2021 4:00 pm, P12N | | Arizona State | W 80–79 | 6–5 (2–3) | 18 – Lucas | 8 – Alatishe | 5 – Tied | Gill Coliseum (0) Corvallis, OR |
| January 19, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN2 | | USC | W 58–56 | 7–5 (3–3) | 13 – Tied | 4 – Tied | 6 – Reichle | Gill Coliseum (0) Corvallis, OR |
| January 23, 2021 7:30 pm, P12N | | at No. 21 Oregon Rivalry | W 75–64 | 8–5 (4–3) | 19 – Thompson | 16 – Alatishe | 4 – Reichle | Matthew Knight Arena (0) Eugene, OR |
| January 28, 2021 2:00 pm, ESPNU | | at USC | L 62–75 | 8–6 (4–4) | 20 – Thompson | 7 – Thompson | 5 – Thompson | Galen Center (0) Los Angeles, CA |
| January 30, 2021 4:00 pm, P12N | | at No. 23 UCLA | L 52–57 | 8–7 (4–5) | 16 – Thompson | 9 – Alatishe | 5 – Thompson | Pauley Pavilion (0) Los Angeles, CA |
| February 4, 2021 6:00 pm, P12N | | Washington | W 91–71 | 9–7 (5–5) | 17 – Reichle | 11 – Alatishe | 8 – Reichle | Gill Coliseum (0) Corvallis, OR |
| February 6, 2021 3:00 pm, P12N | | Washington State | W 68–66 | 10–7 (6–5) | 12 – Tied | 7 – Alatishe | 4 – Hunt | Gill Coliseum (0) Corvallis, OR |
| February 8, 2021 4:00 pm, P12N | | at Colorado | L 49–78 | 10–8 (6–6) | 10 – Thompson | 6 – Alatishe | 3 – Reichle | CU Events Center (61) Boulder, CO |
| February 11, 2021 5:00 pm, P12N | | at Arizona | L 61–70 | 10–9 (6–7) | 13 – Tied | 6 – Alatishe | 3 – Reichle | McKale Center (0) Tucson, AZ |
| February 14, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at Arizona State | L 73–75 | 10–10 (6–8) | 18 – Thompson | 10 – Alatishe | 4 – Tied | Desert Financial Arena (0) Tempe, AZ |
| February 18, 2021 5:30 pm, P12N | | Utah | W 74–56 | 11–10 (7–8) | 25 – Thompson | 9 – Alatishe | 8 – Thompson | Gill Coliseum (0) Corvallis, OR |
| February 20, 2021 5:00 pm, ESPNU | | Colorado | L 57–61 | 11–11 (7–9) | 18 – Thompson | 10 – Alatishe | 7 – Thompson | Gill Coliseum (0) Corvallis, OR |
| February 25, 2021 7:00 pm, P12N | | at California | W 59–57 | 12–11 (8–9) | 15 – Silva | 11 – Alatishe | 3 – Thompson | Haas Pavilion (0) Berkeley, CA |
| February 27, 2021 3:30 pm, P12N | | at Stanford | W 73–62 | 13–11 (9–9) | 26 – Lucas | 8 – Alatishe | 3 – Thompson | Maples Pavilion (1) Stanford, CA |
| March 3, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Utah | W 75–70 | 14–11 (10–9) | 17 – Hunt | 10 – Alatishe | 4 – Alatishe | Jon M. Huntsman Center (0) Salt Lake City, UT |
| March 7, 2021 5:00 pm, FS1 | | Oregon Rivalry | L 67–80 | 14–12 (10–10) | 16 – Thompson | 7 – Alatishe | 4 – Reichle | Gill Coliseum (0) Corvallis, OR |
| Pac-12 tournament |||||||||
| March 11, 2021 2:30 pm, P12N | (5) | vs. (4) UCLA Quarterfinals | W 83–79 $^{OT}$ | 15–12 | 22 – Alatishe | 10 – Tied | 5 – Hunt | T-Mobile Arena (0) Paradise, NV |
| March 12, 2021 5:30 pm, P12N | (5) | vs. (1) Oregon Semifinals/Rivalry | W 75–64 | 16–12 | 16 – Thompson | 12 – Alatishe | 4 – Tied | T-Mobile Arena (0) Paradise, NV |
| March 13, 2021 7:30 pm, ESPN | (5) | vs. (3) No. 23 Colorado Championship | W 70–68 | 17–12 | 15 – Calloo | 7 – Alatishe | 4 – Thompson | T-Mobile Arena (0) Paradise, NV |
| NCAA tournament |||||||||
| March 19, 2021 1:30 pm, TNT | (12 MW) | vs. (5 MW) Tennessee First Round | W 70–56 | 18–12 | 16 – Silva | 10 – Thompson | 6 – Thompson | Bankers Life Fieldhouse (2,157) Indianapolis, IN |
| March 21, 2021 6:40 pm, TBS | (12 MW) | vs. (4 MW) No. 11 Oklahoma State Second Round | W 80–70 | 19–12 | 26 – Thompson | 12 – Tied | 2 – Tied | Hinkle Fieldhouse (1,038) Indianapolis, IN |
| March 27, 2021 11:40 am, CBS | (12 MW) | vs. (8 MW) No. 17 Loyola–Chicago Sweet Sixteen | W 65–58 | 20–12 | 22 – Thompson | 11 – Alatishe | 4 – Tied | Bankers Life Fieldhouse (3,639) Indianapolis, IN |
| March 29, 2021 4:15 pm, CBS | (12 MW) | vs. (2 MW) No. 6 Houston Elite Eight | L 61–67 | 20–13 | 13 – Calloo | 7 – Thompson | 6 – Thompson | Lucas Oil Stadium (7,519) Indianapolis, IN |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. |||||||||