# 2017–18 Oregon State Beavers men's basketball team

The 2017–18 Oregon State Beavers men's basketball team represented Oregon State University in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Beavers were led by fourth-year head coach Wayne Tinkle, and played their home games at Gill Coliseum in Corvallis, Oregon as members of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the 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.

## Previous season

The 2016–17 Beavers finished the 2016–17 season 5–27, 1–17 in the Pac-12 to finish last. They lost to California in the first round of the Pac-12 Tournament.

## Off-season
### Departures

| Name | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for Departure |
| Matt Dahlen | F | 6'6" | 205 | Jr. | Redmond, OR | Walk-on; Will graduate and transfer. |
| Daine Muller | G | 6'4" | 200 | Jr. | Billings, MT | Retire due to injuries. |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Seth Berger | F | 6'8" | 212 | RS Sr. | Seattle, WA | Graduate transfer from UMass. |
| Kylor Kelley | C | 7'1" | 210 | RS Jr. | Gervais, OR | Transfer who last played for Northwest Christian University. |

### 2017 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Ethan Thompson G | Los Angeles, CA | Bishop Montgomery HS | 6 ft 4.5 in (1.94 m) | 173 lb (78 kg) | Sep 19, 2016 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 88 ||||||
| Zach Reichle G | Wilsonville, OR | Wilsonville HS | 6 ft 4.5 in (1.94 m) | 186 lb (84 kg) | Oct 18, 2016 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 76 ||||||
| Alfred Hollins F | San Francisco, CA | Hillcrest Prep Academy (AZ) | 6 ft 5.5 in (1.97 m) | 189 lb (86 kg) | Mar 21, 2017 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 81 ||||||
| Xavier Smith SG | Seattle, WA | O'Dea HS | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | May 9, 2017 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 72 ||||||
| 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: ||||||

## Roster

* Sophomore guard JaQuori McLaughlin elected to transfer after seven games into the season.

### Depth chart

| Pos. | Starting 5 | Bench 1 | Bench 2 | Bench 3 |
| C | Drew Eubanks | Gligorije Rakocevic | Cheikh N'diaye | |
| PF | Seth Berger | | Ben Koné | Isaac Barnes |
| SF | Tres Tinkle | Alred Hollins | Ronnie Stacy | |
| SG | Ethan Thompson | Zach Reichle | | Tanner Sanders |
| PG | Stephen Thompson Jr. | Kendal Manuel | | Xavier Smith |

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| Nov 3, 2017* 7:00 pm, P12N | | Pacific (OR) | W 91–69 | – | 21 – Thompson Jr. | 8 – Tinkle | 3 – 6 tied | Gill Coliseum (4,192) Corvallis, OR |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| Nov 10, 2017* 7:00 pm, P12N | | Southern Utah | W 99–82 | 1–0 | 24 – Tinkle | 8 – E. Thompson | 5 – Tied | Gill Coliseum (4,588) Corvallis, OR |
| Nov 13, 2017* 8:00 pm, P12N | | Wyoming | L 66–75 | 1–1 | 20 – Tinkle | 14 – Tinkle | 4 – Tied | Gill Coliseum (3,874) Corvallis, OR |
| Nov 18, 2017* 8:00 pm, P12N | | Long Beach State | W 89–81 | 2–1 | 26 – Eubanks | 11 – Eubanks | 5 – Tied | Gill Coliseum (5,438) Corvallis, OR |
| Nov 23, 2017* 11:00 am, ESPNU | | vs. St. John's AdvoCare Invitational quarterfinals | L 77–82 | 2–2 | 22 – Thompson Jr. | 9 – Eubanks | 5 – Tinkle | HP Field House (2,712) Lake Buena Vista, FL |
| Nov 24, 2017* 10:00 am, ESPN3 | | vs. Long Beach State AdvoCare Invitational 2nd round consolation | L 69–74 | 2–3 | 24 – Thompson Jr. | 10 – Tinkle | 5 – McLaughlin | HP Field House (2,367) Lake Buena Vista, FL |
| Nov 26, 2017* 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | | vs. Marist AdvoCare Invitational 7th place game | W 65–46 | 3–3 | 16 – Tinkle | 9 – Thompson Jr. | 4 – Tied | HP Field House (2,591) Lake Buena Vista, FL |
| Dec 2, 2017* 2:00 pm, P12N | | Loyola Marymount | W 78–74 | 4–3 | 22 – Eubanks | 7 – Tinkle | 7 – Tinkle | Gill Coliseum (3,985) Corvallis, OR |
| Dec 5, 2017* 7:00 pm, P12N | | Eastern Kentucky | W 74–62 | 5–3 | 26 – Thompson Jr. | 8 – Tinkle | 6 – Thompson Jr. | Gill Coliseum (3,571) Corvallis, OR |
| Dec 9, 2017* 7:00 pm, P12N | | Arkansas–Pine Bluff | W 85–58 | 6–3 | 19 – Eubanks | 5 – E. Thompson | 8 – Thompson Jr. | Gill Coliseum (4,344) Corvallis, OR |
| Dec 12, 2017* 7:00 pm, P12N | | Jacksonville State | W 70–69 | 7–3 | 18 – Thompson Jr. | 11 – Eubanks | 5 – Tied | Gill Coliseum (3,900) Corvallis, OR |
| Dec 16, 2017* 7:30 pm, P12N | | vs. Saint Louis Dam City Classic | W 63–60 | 8–3 | 16 – Tinkle | 8 – Tinkle | 5 – Thompson Jr. | Moda Center (8,110) Portland, OR |
| Dec 21, 2017* 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Kent State | L 78–79 | 8–4 | 25 – Tied | 9 – Tinkle | 3 – Tied | MAC Center (3,279) Kent, OH |
| Pac-12 regular season |||||||||
| Dec 29, 2017 8:00 pm, ESPNU | | Colorado | W 76–57 | 9–4 (1–0) | 24 – Thompson Jr. | 9 – Eubanks | 6 – Tinkle | Gill Coliseum (4,481) Corvallis, OR |
| Dec 31, 2017 3:00 pm, P12N | | Utah | L 64–66 | 9–5 (1–1) | 14 – Tinkle | 5 – Tied | 5 – Tinkle | Gill Coliseum (4,751) Corvallis, OR |
| Jan 5, 2018 7:00 pm, FS1 | | Oregon Civil War | W 76–64 | 10–5 (2–1) | 19 – Tinkle | 12 – Tinkle | 6 – Thompson Jr. | Gill Coliseum (6,482) Corvallis, OR |
| Jan 11, 2018 6:00 pm, P12N | | at No. 17 Arizona | L 53–62 | 10–6 (2–2) | 18 – Tinkle | 9 – Tinkle | 2 – 3 tied | McKale Center (14,644) Tucson, AZ |
| Jan 13, 2018 3:00 pm, P12N | | at No. 11 Arizona State | L 75–77 | 10–7 (2–3) | 21 – Thompson Jr. | 10 – Tinkle | 7 – E. Thompson | Wells Fargo Arena (13,459) Tempe, AZ |
| Jan 18, 2018 8:00 pm, FS1 | | UCLA | W 69–63 | 11–7 (3–3) | 16 – Tinkle | 7 – Eubanks | 3 – 3 tied | Gill Coliseum (5,330) Corvallis, OR |
| Jan 20, 2018 5:00 pm, P12N | | USC | L 67–74 | 11–8 (3–4) | 21 – Tinkle | 7 – Tied | 6 – Berger | Gill Coliseum (6,301) Corvallis, OR |
| Jan 27, 2018 5:00 pm, P12N | | at Oregon Civil War | L 57–66 | 11–9 (3–5) | 16 – Thompson Jr. | 9 – Eubanks | 5 – Tinkle | Matthew Knight Arena (12,364) Eugene, OR |
| Feb 1, 2018 8:00 pm, FS1 | | at Stanford | L 71–80 | 11–10 (3–6) | 19 – Eubanks | 6 – Eubanks | 5 – E. Thompson | Maples Pavilion (3,601) Stanford, CA |
| Feb 3, 2018 5:00 pm, P12N | | at California | L 70–74 | 11–11 (3–7) | 24 – Thompson Jr. | 8 – Eubanks | 6 – E. Thompson | Haas Pavilion (8,581) Berkeley, CA |
| Feb 8, 2018 7:30 pm, P12N | | Washington State | W 94–62 | 12–11 (4–7) | 20 – Tinkle | 10 – Eubanks | 6 – E. Thompson | Gill Coliseum (4,235) Corvallis, OR |
| Feb 10, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPNU | | Washington | W 97–94 $^{2OT}$ | 13–11 (5–7) | 29 – Tinkle | 13 – Eubanks | 8 – Tinkle | Gill Coliseum (5,630) Corvallis, OR |
| Feb 15, 2018 8:00 pm, FS1 | | at UCLA | L 68–75 | 13–12 (5–8) | 24 – Hollins | 9 – Eubanks | 7 – Tinkle | Pauley Pavilion (8,890) Los Angeles, CA |
| Feb 17, 2018 8:00 pm, FS1 | | at USC | L 59–72 | 13–13 (5–9) | 16 – Tied | 10 – Tinkle | 6 – Thompson Jr. | Galen Center (4,542) Los Angeles, CA |
| Feb 22, 2018 6:00 pm, FS1 | | No. 14 Arizona | L 65–75 $^{OT}$ | 13–14 (5–10) | 20 – E. Thompson | 8 – E. Thompson | 6 – Tinkle | Gill Coliseum (4,963) Corvallis, OR |
| Feb 24, 2018 5:00 pm, ESPNU | | Arizona State | W 79–75 | 14–14 (6–10) | 16 – Eubanks | 8 – 2 tied | 8 – Tinkle | Gill Coliseum (6,147) Corvallis, OR |
| Mar 1, 2018 8:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at Washington | L 77–79 | 14–15 (6–11) | 22 – Tinkle | 7 – 2 tied | 3 – E. Thompson | Alaska Airlines Arena (6,480) Seattle, WA |
| Mar 3, 2018 3:30 pm, P12N | | at Washington State | W 92–67 | 15–15 (7–11) | 23 – E. Thompson | 12 – Tinkle | 6 – E. Thompson | Beasley Coliseum (3,148) Pullman, WA |
| Pac-12 tournament |||||||||
| Mar 7, 2018 6:00 pm, P12N | (10) | vs. (7) Washington First round | W 69–66 $^{OT}$ | 16–15 | 19 – Eubanks | 10 – Tinkle | 4 – Thompson | T-Mobile Arena (10,458) Paradise, NV |
| Mar 8, 2018 6:00 pm, P12N | (10) | vs. (2) USC Quarterfinals | L 48–61 | 16–16 | 12 – Thompson Jr. | 9 – Eubanks | 5 – Thompson | T-Mobile Arena (13,194) Paradise, NV |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. |||||||||