# 2018–19 Oregon State Beavers men's basketball team

The 2018–19 Oregon State Beavers men's basketball team represented Oregon State University in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Beavers, led by fifth-year head coach Wayne Tinkle, played their home games at Gill Coliseum in Corvallis, Oregon as members of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 18–13, 10–8 in Pac-12 play to finish in a three-way tie for fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 tournament to Colorado. Despite having 18 wins and a winning conference record they failed to get an invitation to the National Invitation Tournament and also ruled out of the College Basketball Invitational.

## Previous season

The 2017–18 Beavers finished the 2017–18 season 16–16, 7–11 in Pac-12 play to finish in tenth place. They defeated Washington in the first round of the Pac-12 tournament before losing in the quarterfinals to USC.

## Off-season
### Departures

| Name | Num | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| JaQuori McLaughlin | 0 | G | 6'4" | 185 | Sophomore | Tacoma, WA | Transferred to UC Santa Barbara |
| Ronnie Stacy | 2 | G | 6'4" | 200 | Senior | Alexander City, AL | Graduated |
| Drew Eubanks | 12 | F/C | 6'10" | 250 | Junior | Troutdale, OR | Declared for 2018 NBA draft |
| Tanner Sanders | 15 | G | 6'5" | 210 | RS Junior | Corvallis, OR | Left team |
| Xavier Smith | 22 | G | 6'4" | 180 | Freshman | Seattle, WA | Transferred to Idaho |
| Kendal Manuel | 24 | G | 6'4" | 190 | RS Sophomore | Billings, MT | Transferred to Montana |
| Cheikh N'diaye | 31 | C | 7'0" | 240 | RS Senior | Dakar, Senegal | Graduated |
| Seth Berger | 32 | F | 6'8" | 215 | RS Senior | Seattle, WA | Graduated |
| Ben Koné | 34 | F | 6'8" | 235 | Sophomore | San Jose, CA | Transferred |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Num | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Payton Dastrup | 15 | C | 6'10" | 250 | Junior | Mesa, AZ | BYU |
| Kylor Kelley | 24 | F | 7'0" | 205 | RS Junior | Gervais, OR | Lane CC |

### 2018 recruiting class

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Jack Wilson #15 C | San Mateo, CA | Junipero Serra High School | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) | N/A | Oct 22, 2016 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 81 ||||||
| Warren Washington #22 PF | Escondido, CA | Mission Hills High School | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | Oct 5, 2017 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 75 ||||||
| Antoine Vernon PG | Hamilton, ON | The RISE Centre Academy | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | N/A | |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ||||||
| Jordan Campbell #81 SG | Victorville, CA | Scale Prep | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 160 lb (73 kg) | May 1, 2018 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 63 ||||||
| 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: ||||||

### 2019 Recruiting class

College recruiting information (2019) :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Julien Franklin SG | Villa Park, CA | Villa Park High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 160 lb (73 kg) | Jan 6, 2018 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR |||||||
| 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: |||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| October 27, 2018* 7:00 pm | | Montana Tech | W 103–51 | – | 20 – Tied | 7 – Tied | 5 – Tied | Gill Coliseum (3,653) Corvallis, OR |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| November 6, 2018* 6:00 pm, P12N | | UC Riverside | W 72–59 | 1–0 | 19 – Tinkle | 8 – Tinkle | 7 – Tinkle | Gill Coliseum (3,590) Corvallis, OR |
| November 10, 2018* 12:00 pm, P12N | | Wyoming | W 83–64 | 2–0 | 28 – Tinkle | 11 – Tinkle | 5 – Tinkle | Gill Coliseum (3,931) Corvallis, OR |
| November 16, 2018* 10:00 am, FloSports | | vs. Old Dominion Paradise Jam quarterfinals | W 61–56 | 3–0 | 17 – Thompson Jr. | 12 – Tinkle | 5 – Tinkle | Sports and Fitness Center (522) St. Thomas, VI |
| November 18, 2018* 2:30 pm, FloSports | | vs. Missouri Paradise Jam semifinals | L 63–69 | 3–1 | 17 – Tinkle | 10 – Tinkle | 6 – Tinkle | Sports and Fitness Center St. Thomas, VI |
| November 19, 2018* 2:30 pm, FloSports | | vs. Penn Paradise Jam 3rd place game | W 74–58 | 4–1 | 32 – Tinkle | 12 – Tinkle | 6 – Thompson Jr. | Sports and Fitness Center St. Thomas, VI |
| November 25, 2018* 2:00 pm | | at Long Beach State | W 75–72 | 5–1 | 18 – Thompson | 9 – Tinkle | 4 – Tinkle | Walter Pyramid (2,082) Long Beach, CA |
| December 1, 2018* 4:00 pm, P12N | | Missouri State | W 101–77 | 6–1 | 25 – Thompson Jr. | 9 – Thompson | 7 – Hollins | Gill Coliseum (4,369) Corvallis, OR |
| December 9, 2018* 12:30 pm, ESPNU | | at Saint Louis | L 61–65 | 6–2 | 22 – Thompson | 11 – Thompson | 5 – Thompson Jr. | Chaifetz Arena (6,853) St. Louis, MO |
| December 15, 2018* 8:00 pm, P12N | | vs. Texas A&M Dam City Classic | L 64–67 | 6–3 | 20 – Thompson | 10 – Hollins | 2 – Tied | Moda Center (5,802) Portland, OR |
| December 17, 2018* 7:00 pm, P12N | | Pepperdine | W 82–67 | 7–3 | 21 – Tinkle | 9 – Kelley | 7 – Tinkle | Gill Coliseum (3,534) Corvallis, OR |
| December 21, 2018* 12:00 pm, P12N | | Kent State | L 63–66 | 7–4 | 20 – Tinkle | 9 – Kelley | 4 – Thompson | Gill Coliseum (4,587) Corvallis, OR |
| December 29, 2018* 5:00 pm, P12N | | Central Connecticut | W 80–59 | 8–4 | 20 – Tinkle | 8 – Tied | 4 – Thompson Jr. | Gill Coliseum (4,210) Corvallis, OR |
| Pac-12 regular season |||||||||
| January 5, 2019 5:00 pm, P12N | | at Oregon Civil War | W 77–72 | 9–4 (1–0) | 28 – Tinkle | 8 – Tied | 6 – Thompson Jr. | Matthew Knight Arena (11,204) Eugene, OR |
| January 10, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPNU | | USC | W 79–74 $^{OT}$ | 10–4 (2–0) | 34 – Thompson Jr. | 10 – Thompson Jr. | 5 – Thompson Jr. | Gill Coliseum (4,935) Corvallis, OR |
| January 13, 2019 7:30 pm, FS1 | | UCLA | W 79–66 | 11–4 (3–0) | 17 – Tied | 6 – Tied | 6 – Tied | Gill Coliseum (5,853) Corvallis, OR |
| January 17, 2019 7:00 pm, FS1 | | at Arizona State | L 67–70 | 11–5 (3–1) | 21 – Tied | 7 – Tinkle | 6 – Tinkle | Wells Fargo Arena (9,705) Tempe, AZ |
| January 19, 2019 4:00 pm, P12N | | at Arizona | L 71–82 | 11–6 (3–2) | 25 – Tinkle | 10 – Tinkle | 4 – Tied | McKale Center (14,410) Tucson, AZ |
| January 24, 2019 8:00 pm, P12N | | Washington State | W 90–77 | 12–6 (4–2) | 22 – Thompson Jr. | 7 – Kelley | 7 – Thompson Jr. | Gill Coliseum (5,100) Corvallis, OR |
| January 26, 2019 1:00 pm, P12N | | Washington | L 69–79 | 12–7 (4–3) | 30 – Thompson Jr. | 9 – Tinkle | 6 – Thompson | Gill Coliseum (6,462) Corvallis, OR |
| January 31, 2019 6:00 pm, P12N | | at Colorado | W 76–74 | 13–7 (5–3) | 21 – Thompson Jr. | 8 – Tinkle | 4 – Thompson Jr. | CU Events Center (6,839) Boulder, CO |
| February 2, 2019 2:00 pm, P12N | | at Utah | W 81–72 | 14–7 (6–3) | 31 – Tinkle | 7 – Thompson Jr. | 4 – Tinkle | Jon M. Huntsman Center (11,884) Salt Lake City, UT |
| February 7, 2019 7:00 pm, P12N | | Stanford | L 60–83 | 14–8 (6–4) | 16 – Tinkle | 6 – Thompson | 5 – Thompson | Gill Coliseum (4,293) Corvallis, OR |
| February 9, 2019 2:30 pm, P12N | | California | W 79–71 | 15–8 (7–4) | 21 – Thompson Jr. | 7 – Thompson | 6 – Thompson Jr. | Gill Coliseum (5,122) Corvallis, OR |
| February 16, 2019 7:30 pm, P12N | | Oregon Civil War | W 72–57 | 16–8 (8–4) | 21 – Thompson Jr. | 6 – Tinkle | 7 – Tinkle | Gill Coliseum (9,301) Corvallis, OR |
| February 21, 2019 8:00 pm, FS1 | | at UCLA | L 67–68 | 16–9 (8–5) | 21 – Thompson Jr. | 16 – Tinkle | 7 – Thompson Jr. | Pauley Pavilion (6,944) Los Angeles, CA |
| February 23, 2019 3:00 pm, P12N | | at USC | W 67–62 | 17–9 (9–5) | 15 – Tied | 13 – Tinkle | 7 – Tinkle | Galen Center (4,772) Los Angeles, CA |
| February 28, 2019 6:00 pm, FS1 | | Arizona | L 72–74 | 17–10 (9–6) | 24 – Tinkle | 5 – Tinkle | 5 – Thompson | Gill Coliseum (5,468) Corvallis, OR |
| March 3, 2019 5:00 pm, ESPNU | | Arizona State | L 71–74 | 17–11 (9–7) | 24 – Tinkle | 13 – Thompson | 9 – Thompson | Gill Coliseum (6,023) Corvallis, OR |
| March 6, 2019 7:00 pm, P12N | | at Washington | L 76–81 $^{OT}$ | 17–12 (9–8) | 31 – Tinkle | 10 – Tinkle | 5 – Thompson | Alaska Airlines Arena (9,863) Seattle, WA |
| March 9, 2019 12:00 pm, P12N | | at Washington State | W 85–77 | 18–12 (10–8) | 26 – Tied | 12 – Tinkle | 11 – Thompson | Beasley Coliseum (2,549) Pullman, WA |
| Pac-12 tournament |||||||||
| March 14, 2019 2:30 pm, P12N | (4) | vs. (5) Colorado Quarterfinals | L 58–73 | 18–13 | 23 – Tinkle | 7 – Thompson | 2 – Tied | T-Mobile Arena (10,556) Paradise, NV |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. |||||||||