# 2009–10 Oregon State Beavers men's basketball team

The 2009–10 Oregon State Beavers men's basketball team represented Oregon State University in the 2009-10 college basketball season. Their head coach was Craig Robinson who was in his 2nd year. The team played their home games at Gill Coliseum in Corvallis, Oregon and are members of the Pacific-10 Conference. They finished the season 14–18, 8–10 in Pac-10 play and lost in the quarterfinals of the 2010 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball tournament. Despite a sub .500 record, the Beavers were invited to the 2010 College Basketball Invitational where they lost in the first round.

## 2009 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Angus Brandt C | Lake Forest, IL | Lake Forest Academy | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | Feb 19, 2009 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 84 ||||||
| Rhys Murphy SF | Lee, ME | Lee Academy | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Feb 23, 2009 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 74 ||||||
| Jared Cunningham PG | San Leandro, CA | San Leandro High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | Jan 7, 2009 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 79 ||||||
| Roberto Nelson SG | Santa Barbara, CA | Santa Barbara High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Sep 9, 2008 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 92 ||||||
| Joe Burton C | Hemet, CA | West Valley High School | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 270 lb (120 kg) | Aug 4, 2008 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 87 ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 25 Rivals: 23 ||||||
| 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: "Oregon State Commit List for 2009". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 15, 2009. "Men's Basketball Recruiting". Scout.com. Retrieved April 15, 2009. "ESPN - Oregon State Beavers Basketball Recruiting 2009". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 15, 2009. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved April 15, 2009. "2009 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 15, 2009. ||||||

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/01/2009* 2:00 pm | | Southern Oregon | W 94–53 | — | Gill Coliseum (2,477) Corvallis, OR |
| 11/07/2009* 1:00 pm | | Western Oregon | W 75–55 | — | Gill Coliseum (2,047) Corvallis, OR |
| Regular season ||||||
| 11/13/2009* 6:00 pm | | vs. Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Dual at the Desert | L 43–67 | 0–1 | United Spirit Arena (8,541) Lubbock, TX |
| 11/14/2009* 6:00 pm | | vs. South Dakota Dual at the Desert | W 62–47 | 1–1 | United Spirit Arena (7,761) Lubbock, TX |
| 11/15/2009* 1:00 pm | | at Texas Tech Dual at the Desert | L 60–64 | 1–2 | United Spirit Arena (7,860) Lubbock, TX |
| 11/21/2009* 12:00 pm | | Sacramento State | L 63–65 | 1–3 | Gill Coliseum (4,316) Corvallis, OR |
| 11/28/2009* 11:00 am | | at George Washington | W 64–57 | 2–3 | Charles E. Smith Athletic Center (2,401) Washington, D.C. |
| 12/04/2009* 8:00 pm, FSN | | Colorado Big 12/Pac-10 Hardwood Series | W 74–69 | 3–3 | Gill Coliseum (5,417) Corvallis, OR |
| 12/06/2009* 2:00 pm | | Cal State Bakersfield | W 74–39 | 4–3 | Gill Coliseum (4,927) Corvallis, OR |
| 12/12/2009* 5:00 pm | | at Nebraska | L 44–50 | 4–4 | Bob Devaney Sports Center (10,553) Lincoln, NE |
| 12/16/2009* 5:00 pm | | at UIC | L 61–63 | 4–5 | UIC Pavilion (3,906) Chicago, IL |
| 12/19/2009* 7:00 pm | | Mississippi Valley State | W 76–62 | 5–5 | Gill Coliseum (4,723) Corvallis, OR |
| 12/23/2009* 5:30 pm, FSNNW | | Fresno State | W 73–65 | 6–5 | Gill Coliseum (4,167) Corvallis, OR |
| 12/31/2009 7:00 pm, FSNNW | | at Washington | L 70–76 | 6–6 (0–1) | Bank of America Arena (9,843) Seattle, WA |
| 01/02/2010 4:00 pm, FSNNW | | at Washington State | L 60–65 | 6–7 (0–2) | Beasley Coliseum (5,967) Pullman, WA |
| 01/06/2010* 5:30 pm, FSNNW | | Seattle | L 48–99 | 6–8 | Gill Coliseum (4,622) Corvallis, OR |
| 01/10/2010 7:30 pm, FSN | | at Oregon Civil War | W 64–57 | 7–8 (1–2) | McArthur Court (8,217) Eugene, OR |
| 01/14/2010 7:00 pm | | Arizona | W 67–64 | 8–8 (2–2) | Gill Coliseum (6,746) Corvallis, OR |
| 01/16/2010 3:30 pm, FSNNW | | Arizona State | L 57–66 | 8–9 (2–3) | Gill Coliseum (7,472) Corvallis, OR |
| 01/21/2010 7:00 pm | | at Stanford | L 35–59 | 8–10 (2–4) | Maples Pavilion (6,460) Stanford, CA |
| 01/23/2010 11:00 am, CBS | | at California | L 61–65 | 8–11 (2–5) | Haas Pavilion (8,666) Berkeley, CA |
| 01/28/2010 5:30 pm, FSNNW | | USC | W 51–45 | 9–11 (3–5) | Gill Coliseum (6,654) Corvallis, OR |
| 01/30/2010 4:30 pm, FSNNW | | UCLA | L 52–62 | 9–12 (3–6) | Gill Coliseum (8,067) Corvallis, OR |
| 02/06/2010 3:00 pm, FSNNW | | Oregon Civil War | W 62–42 | 10–12 (4–6) | Gill Coliseum (9,124) Corvallis, OR |
| 02/11/2010 5:30 pm | | at Arizona State | L 46–56 | 10–13 (4–7) | Wells Fargo Arena (6,962) Tempe, AZ |
| 02/13/2010 5:00 pm | | at Arizona | W 63–55 | 11–13 (5–7) | McKale Center (14,566) Tucson, AZ |
| 02/18/2010 7:30 pm, FSN | | California | W 80–64 | 12–13 (6–7) | Gill Coliseum (6,609) Corvallis, OR |
| 02/20/2010 12:00 pm, FSN | | Stanford | L 55–65 | 12–14 (6–8) | Gill Coliseum (7,061) Corvallis, OR |
| 02/25/2010 8:00 pm, FSN | | at UCLA | L 56–65 | 12–15 (6–9) | Pauley Pavilion (7,589) Los Angeles, CA |
| 02/27/2010 4:30 pm | | at USC | W 49–44 | 13–15 (7–9) | Galen Center (6,158) Los Angeles, CA |
| 03/04/2010 7:00 pm | | Washington State | W 59–55 | 14–15 (8–9) | Gill Coliseum (6,507) Corvallis, OR |
| 03/06/2010 5:00 pm, FSNNW | | Washington | L 70–82 | 14–16 (8–10) | Gill Coliseum (8,014) Corvallis, OR |
| Pac-10 tournament ||||||
| 03/11/10 7:40 pm, FSN | (6) | vs. (3) Washington Pac-10 Quarterfinals | L 52–59 | 14–17 | Staples Center (12,255) Los Angeles, CA |
| CBI ||||||
| 03/17/2010 7:00 pm | | Boston University CBI First Round | L 78–96 | 14–18 | Gill Coliseum (2,913) Corvallis, OR |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. ||||||

## Highlights

* December 6, 2009 – After winning just one of their first four games, the Beavers won their next three games in a row.
* Sweeps of archrival Oregon, 2009 Pac-10 Tournament Champion USC, and perennial power Arizona.
* February 13, 2010 - First win at Arizona (McKale Center, Tucson) in 27 years
* Seth Tarver was awarded Pac-10 Defensive Player of the Year
* Calvin Haynes was named to the All-Pac-10 Second Team