# 2023–24 Oregon State Beavers men's basketball team

The 2023–24 Oregon State Beavers men's basketball team represented Oregon State University in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Beavers were led by tenth-year head coach Wayne Tinkle, and played their home games at Gill Coliseum in Corvallis, Oregon, as members of the Pac-12 Conference; it was their final season in the Pac-12 before they join the West Coast Conference as an affiliate member for the next two years.

## Previous season

The Beavers finished the 2022–23 season 11–21, 5–15 in Pac-12 play to finish in eleventh place. They lost to Arizona State in the first round of the Pac-12 tournament.

## Off-season
### Departures

| Name | Num | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Nick Krass | 2 | G | 6'4" | 190 | Freshman | Gulfport, MS | Transferred to Mississippi Gulf Coast CC |
| Dzimtry Ryuny | 11 | F | 6'9" | 205 | Senior | Minsk, Belrus | Graduated |
| Rodrigue Andela | 34 | F | 6'8" | 250 | RS Senior | Yaoundé, Cameroon | Graduated |
| Glenn Taylor Jr. | 35 | F | 6'6" | 200 | Sophomore | Las Vegas, NV | Transferred to St. John's |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Num | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Nate Meithof | 13 | G | 6'5" | | Junior | Salem, OR | College of Southern Idaho |

### 2023 recruiting class

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Dajohn Craig PG | Indianapolis, IN | Lawrence Central High School | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | N/A | |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Gavin Marrs PF | Ellensburg, WA | Ellensburg High School | 6 ft 12 in (2.13 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Sep 27, 2022 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Thomas Ndong PF | Montreal, QC | NBA Academy Latin America | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | N/A | Nov 15, 2022 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A 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: "2023 Basketball Player Commits". ESPN.com. "2023 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 |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| October 29, 2023* 5:00 p.m. | | Southern Oregon | W 84–61 | – | 15 – Bilodeau | 6 – Bilodeau | 5 – Pope | Gill Coliseum (2,107) Corvallis, OR |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| November 6, 2023* 2:30 p.m., P12N | | Linfield | W 82–46 | 1–0 | 16 – Pope | 7 – Bilodeau | 7 – Lake | Gill Coliseum (2,483) Corvallis, OR |
| November 10, 2023* 4:00 p.m., P12N | | Troy | W 81–80 $^{2OT}$ | 2–0 | 18 – Tied | 12 – Bilodeau | 3 – Wright | Gill Coliseum (2,934) Corvallis, OR |
| November 14, 2023* 7:00 p.m., P12N | | Appalachian State | W 81–71 $^{OT}$ | 3–0 | 25 – Pope | 9 – Bilodeau | 5 – Pope | Gill Coliseum (2,766) Corvallis, OR |
| November 18, 2023* 1:00 p.m., Peacock | | vs. Nebraska | L 63–84 | 3–1 | 25 – Pope | 7 – Bilodeau | 3 – Pope | Sanford Pentagon (2,938) Sioux Falls, SD |
| November 22, 2023* 4:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | vs. No. 13 Baylor NIT Season Tip-Off semifinals | L 72–88 | 3–2 | 16 – Akanno | 7 – Rataj | 3 – Tied | Barclays Center (2,757) Brooklyn, NY |
| November 24, 2023* 12:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | vs. Pittsburgh NIT Season Tip-Off 3rd place game | L 51–76 | 3–3 | 12 – Akanno | 6 – Ibekwe | 4 – Pope | Barclays Center (–) Brooklyn, NY |
| November 30, 2023* 7:00 p.m., P12N | | UC Davis | W 71–59 | 4–3 | 18 – Marial | 10 – Marial | 2 – Tied | Gill Coliseum (2,757) Corvallis, OR |
| December 4, 2023* 7:00 p.m., P12N | | Cal Poly | W 70–63 $^{2OT}$ | 5–3 | 18 – Rataj | 10 – Rataj | 3 – Wright | Gill Coliseum (2,568) Corvallis, OR |
| December 9, 2023* 2:00 p.m., P12N | | Utah Valley | W 74–71 | 6–3 | 19 – Bilodeau | 11 – Rataj | 5 – Lake | Gill Coliseum (2,867) Corvallis, OR |
| December 17, 2023* 12:00 p.m., P12N | | UTSA | W 66–65 | 7–3 | 19 – Pope | 8 – Rataj | 4 – Tied | Gill Coliseum (2,440) Corvallis, OR |
| December 21, 2023* 4:00 p.m., P12N | | Idaho State | W 76–57 | 8–3 | 25 – Pope | 8 – Ibekwe | 8 – Pope | Gill Coliseum (2,576) Corvallis, OR |
| Pac-12 regular season |||||||||
| December 28, 2023 7:00 p.m., P12N | | UCLA | L 62–69 | 8–4 (0–1) | 22 – Akanno | 14 – Bilodeau | 4 – Pope | Gill Coliseum (3,087) Corvallis, OR |
| December 30, 2023 7:00 p.m., P12N | | USC | W 86–70 | 9–4 (1–1) | 26 – Bilodeau | 5 – Tied | 6 – Pope | Gill Coliseum (4,318) Corvallis, OR |
| January 4, 2024 8:00 p.m., P12N | | at Washington State | L 58–65 | 9–5 (1–2) | 20 – Pope | 8 – Ibekwe | 2 – Pope | Beasley Coliseum (2,524) Pullman, WA |
| January 6, 2024 3:00 p.m., P12N | | at Washington | L 72–79 | 9–6 (1–3) | 29 – Pope | 7 – Bilodeau | 5 – Pope | Alaska Airlines Arena (7,376) Seattle, WA |
| January 11, 2024 8:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | Stanford | L 84–88 $^{OT}$ | 9–7 (1–4) | 21 – Pope | 9 – Rataj | 5 – Pope | Gill Coliseum (3,423) Corvallis, OR |
| January 18, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPNU | | at Utah | L 47–74 | 9–8 (1–5) | 12 – Akanno | 5 – Rataj | 3 – Pope | CU Events Center (8,063) Boulder, CO |
| January 20, 2024 4:00 p.m., P12N | | at Colorado | L 57–90 | 9–9 (1–6) | 18 – Bilodeau | 6 – Rataj | 2 – Tied | CU Events Center (7,944) Boulder, CO |
| January 25, 2024 8:00 p.m., P12N | | No. 9 Arizona | W 83–80 | 10–9 (2–6) | 31 – Pope | 7 – Tied | 5 – Pope | Gill Coliseum (4,239) Corvallis, OR |
| January 27, 2024 4:00 p.m., P12N | | Arizona State | W 84–71 | 11–9 (3–6) | 19 – Pope | 10 – Rataj | 6 – Pope | Gill Coliseum (3,842) Corvallis, OR |
| February 1, 2024 7:30 p.m., P12N | | at UCLA | L 63–71 | 11–10 (3–7) | 18 – Bilodeau | 6 – Tied | 2 – Rataj | Pauley Pavilion (6,095) Los Angeles, CA |
| February 3, 2024 4:00 p.m., P12N | | at USC | L 54–82 | 11–11 (3–8) | 14 – Pope | 4 – Lake | 4 – Akanno | Galen Center (6,541) Los Angeles, CA |
| February 8, 2024 7:00 p.m., P12N | | Washington State | L 58–64 | 11–12 (3–9) | 12 – Pope | 6 – Ibekwe | 3 – Akanno | Gill Coliseum (3,562) Corvallis, OR |
| February 10, 2024 4:00 p.m., P12N | | Washington | L 55–67 | 11–13 (3–10) | 19 – Pope | 8 – Rataj | 4 – Pope | Gill Coliseum (3,675) Corvallis, OR |
| February 14, 2024 6:00 p.m., P12N | | at Arizona State | L 61–79 | 11–14 (3–11) | 21 – Bilodeau | 8 – Rataj | 4 – Tied | Desert Financial Arena (6,689) Tempe, AZ |
| February 17, 2024 7:00 p.m., P12N | | Oregon Rivalry | L 58–60 | 11–15 (3–11) | 17 – Rataj | 9 – Rataj | 4 – Pope | Gill Coliseum (7,574) Corvallis, OR |
| February 22, 2024 7:00 p.m., P12N | | at California | L 73–81 | 11–16 (3–13) | 23 – Pope | 10 – Bilodeau | 4 – Pope | Haas Pavilion (3,012) Berkeley, CA |
| February 24, 2024 2:00 p.m., P12N | | at Stanford | W 85–73 | 12–16 (4–13) | 30 – Pope | 10 – Rataj | 2 – Tied | Maples Pavilion (3,755) Stanford, CA |
| February 28, 2024 8:00 p.m., FS1 | | at Oregon Rivalry | L 71–78 | 12–17 (4–14) | 26 – Bilodeau | 8 – Bilodeau | 5 – Pope | Matthew Knight Arena (8,365) Eugene, OR |
| March 7, 2024 8:00 p.m., ESPNU | | Utah | W 92–85 | 13–17 (5–14) | 24 – Pope | 7 – Rataj | 4 – Pope | Gill Coliseum (3,362) Corvallis, OR |
| March 9, 2024 2:00 p.m., P12N | | Colorado Senior Night | L 57–73 | 13–18 (5–15) | 15 – Akanno | 7 – Tied | 3 – Pope | Gill Coliseum (3,172) Corvallis, OR |
| Pac-12 tournament |||||||||
| March 13, 2024 2:30 p.m., P12N | (12) | vs. (5) UCLA First round | L 57–67 | 13–19 | 16 – Pope | 7 – Rochelin | 3 – Pope | T-Mobile Arena (10,050) Paradise, NV |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. |||||||||