# 2015–16 Oregon State Beavers men's basketball team

The 2015–16 Oregon State Beavers men's basketball team represented Oregon State University in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Beavers were led by second-year head coach Wayne Tinkle, and played their home games at Gill Coliseum in Corvallis, Oregon as members of the Pac-12 Conference. The Beavers finished the season 19–13, 9–9 in Pac-12 play to finish in a three-way tie for sixth place. They defeated Arizona State in the first round of the Pac-12 tournament before losing to California in the quarterfinals. OSU received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 7 seed in the West Region, marking the Beavers' first NCAA Tournament appearance since 1990. The Beavers lost in the first round of the Tournament to VCU.

## Previous season

The Beavers finished the 2014–15 season 17–14, 8–10 in Pac-12 play to finish in seventh place. OSU lost to Colorado in the first round of the Pac-12 tournament. They received an invitation to the College Basketball Invitational tournament, but declined.

## Off-season
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Victor Robbins | 4 | G/F | 6'7" | 197 | Junior | Compton, California | Dismissed from team. |

### 2015 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Drew Eubanks C | Troutdale, OR | Reynolds High School | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | Aug 26, 2014 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ||||||
| Stephen Thompson Jr. SG | Torrance, CA | Bishop Montgomery High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | Sep 2, 2014 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ||||||
| Tres Tinkle SF | Missoula, MT | Hellgate High School | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | Sep 2, 2014 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ||||||
| Derrick Bruce PG | Orlando, FL | West Oaks Academy | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | Sep 2, 2014 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ||||||
| Gligorije Rakocevic C | Montebello, CA | Cantwell-Sacred Heart of Mary High School | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 250 lb (110 kg) | Nov 11, 2014 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ||||||
| Noah Togiai SF | West Valley City, UT | Hunter High School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | Feb 3, 2015 |
| 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: ||||||

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| Nov. 5* 5:00 pm, P12N | | Western Oregon | W 76–57 | | Gill Coliseum (4,725) Corvallis, OR |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov. 14* 4:30 pm, P12N | | Northwest Christian Beaver Showcase | W 74–52 | 1–0 | Gill Coliseum (4,594) Corvallis, OR |
| Nov. 17* 7:00 pm, P12N | | Iona Beaver Showcase | W 93–73 | 2–0 | Gill Coliseum (4,344) Corvallis, OR |
| Nov. 19* 6:00 pm | | at Rice | W 77–69 | 3–0 | Tudor Fieldhouse (1,981) Houston, TX |
| Nov. 21* 2:00 pm | | at UC Santa Barbara | W 71–59 | 4–0 | The Thunderdome (2,108) Santa Barbara, CA |
| Nov. 24* 6:00 pm, P12N | | Valparaiso Beaver Showcase | L 57–63 | 4–1 | Gill Coliseum (5,235) Corvallis, OR |
| Dec. 2* 7:00 pm, P12N | | Loyola Marymount | W 79–70 | 5–1 | Gill Coliseum (4,576) Corvallis, OR |
| Dec. 5* 1:00 pm, P12N | | Nevada | W 66–62 | 6–1 | Gill Coliseum (4,891) Corvallis, OR |
| Dec. 12* 5:00 pm, ESPN2 | | vs. No. 2 Kansas Kansas City Shootout | L 67–82 | 6–2 | Sprint Center (18,612) Kansas City, MO |
| Dec. 18* 8:00 pm, P12N | | vs. Cal State Fullerton Far West Classic | W 82–69 | 7–2 | Moda Center (8,032) Portland, OR |
| Dec. 19* 8:00 pm, P12N | | vs. Tulsa Far West Classic | W 76–71 | 8–2 | Moda Center (8,555) Portland, OR |
| Dec. 21* 6:00 pm, P12N | | Quinnipiac | W 82–61 | 9–2 | Gill Coliseum (4,455) Corvallis, OR |
| Pac-12 regular season ||||||
| Jan. 3 4:00 pm, FS1 | | Oregon Civil War | W 70–57 | 10–2 (1–0) | Gill Coliseum (9,604) Corvallis, OR |
| Jan. 6 8:00 pm, ESPNU | | Stanford | L 72–78 | 10–3 (1–1) | Gill Coliseum (5,563) Corvallis, OR |
| Jan. 9 6:30 pm, P12N | | California | W 77–71 | 11–3 (2–1) | Gill Coliseum (7,208) Corvallis, OR |
| Jan. 13 8:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Colorado | L 54–71 | 11–4 (2–2) | Coors Events Center (9,190) Boulder, CO |
| Jan. 17 5:30 pm, ESPNU | | at Utah | L 53–59 | 11–5 (2–3) | Jon M. Huntsman Center (12,417) Salt Lake City, UT |
| Jan. 20 8:00 pm, ESPNU | | UCLA | L 73–82 | 11–6 (2–4) | Gill Coliseum (5,321) Corvallis, OR |
| Jan. 24 12:00 pm, P12N | | No. 21 USC | W 85–70 | 12–6 (3–4) | Gill Coliseum (7,020) Corvallis, OR |
| Jan. 28 5:30 pm, P12N | | at Arizona State | L 68–86 | 12–7 (3–5) | Wells Fargo Arena (6,074) Tempe, AZ |
| Jan. 30 6:30 pm, P12N | | at No. 18 Arizona | L 63–80 | 12–8 (3–6) | McKale Center (14,644) Tucson, AZ |
| Feb. 4 8:00 pm, ESPN2 | | Utah | W 71–69 | 13–8 (4–6) | Gill Coliseum (5,242) Corvallis, OR |
| Feb. 6 5:30 pm, P12N | | Colorado | W 60–56 | 14–8 (5–6) | Gill Coliseum (6,517) Corvallis, OR |
| Feb. 11 8:00 pm, FS1 | | at Stanford | W 62–50 | 15–8 (6–6) | Maples Pavilion (4,519) Stanford, CA |
| Feb. 13 3:30 pm, P12N | | at California | L 71–83 | 15–9 (6–7) | Haas Pavilion (10,906) Berkeley, CA |
| Feb. 20 7:00 pm, P12N | | at No. 16 Oregon Civil War | L 81–91 | 15–10 (6–8) | Matthew Knight Arena (12,364) Eugene, OR |
| Feb. 24 8:00 pm, ESPNU | | Washington | W 82–81 | 16–10 (7–8) | Gill Coliseum (5,593) Corvallis, OR |
| Feb. 28 3:30 pm, P12N | | Washington State | W 69–49 | 17–10 (8–8) | Gill Coliseum (9,604) Corvallis, OR |
| Mar. 2 8:00 pm, FS1 | | at USC | L 70–81 | 17–11 (8–9) | Galen Center (4,588) Los Angeles, CA |
| Mar. 5 3:30 pm, P12N | | at UCLA | W 86–82 | 18–11 (9–9) | Pauley Pavilion (7,940) Los Angeles, CA |
| Pac-12 tournament ||||||
| Mar. 9 8:30 pm, P12N | (6) | vs. (11) Arizona State First Round | W 75–66 | 19–11 | MGM Grand Garden Arena (12,916) Paradise, NV |
| Mar. 10 8:30 pm, FS1 | (6) | vs. (3) No. 24 California Quarterfinals | L 68–76 | 19–12 | MGM Grand Garden Arena (12,916) Paradise, NV |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| Mar. 18* 10:30 am, TNT | (7 W) | vs. (10 W) VCU First Round | L 67–75 | 19–13 | Chesapeake Energy Arena (15,662) Oklahoma City, OK |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West Region. All times are in Pacific Time. ||||||