List of Oregon State Beavers men's basketball head coaches

The following is a list of Oregon State Beavers men's basketball head coaches. There have been 22 head coaches of the Beavers in their 122-season history.[1]

Wayne Tinkle coaching the Oregon State Beavers during a 2017 game
Wayne Tinkle, the current head coach of the Oregon State Beavers.
A drawing of Slats Gill, published in the 1933 Oregon State Beaver yearbook
Slats Gill, the winningest head coach in Beavers men's basketball history.

Oregon State's current head coach is Wayne Tinkle. He was hired as the Beavers' head coach in May 2014,[2] replacing Craig Robinson, who was fired after the 2013–14 season.[3]

No. Tenure Coach Years Record Pct.
1 1901–1902 J. B. Patterson 1 1–2 .333
2 1902–1903 J. W. Viggers 1 5–1 .833
3 1903–1907 W. O. Trine 4 39–7 .848
4 1907–1908 Roy Heater 1 7–4 .636
5 1908–1910 E. D. Angell 2 19–8 .704
6 1910–1911 Clifford Reed 1 3–5 .375
7 1911–1916 E. J. Stewart 5 67–33 .670
8 1916–1917 Everett May 1 11–7 .611
9 1917–1918 Howard Ray 1 15–0 1.000
10 1918–1920 Homer Woodson Hargiss 2 10–25 .286
11 1920–1922 R. B. Rutherford 2 27–19 .587
12 1922–1928 Robert Hager 6 115–53 .685
13 1928–1964[a] Slats Gill 36 599–392 .604
14 1960*
1964–1970
Paul Valenti 7 91–82 .526
15 1970–1989[b] Ralph Miller 19 342–198 .633
16 1989–1995 Jim Anderson 6 79–90 .467
17 1995–2000 Eddie Payne 5 52–88 .371
18 2000–2002 Ritchie McKay 2 22–37 .373
19 2002–2008[c] Jay John 6 72–97 .426
20 2008* Kevin Mouton 1 0–13 .000
21 2008–2014 Craig Robinson 6 94–105 .472
22 2014–present Wayne Tinkle 9 127–158 .446
Totals 22 coaches 122 seasons 1,797–1,425 .558
Records updated through end of 2022–23 season
* - Denotes interim head coach.
Source[1]
  1. ^ Gill was sick for 12 games during the 1959–60 season. Paul Valenti served as interim coach for these 12 games.
  2. ^ Oregon State forfeited 15 wins from the 1975–76 season, and vacated five NCAA tournament games between 1980 and 1982. Miller's on-court record is 359–186 (.659).
  3. ^ John was fired in January 2008. Kevin Mouton served as interim head coach for the remainder of the 2007–08 season.[4]

References edit

  1. ^ a b "2022-23 Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Oregon State Athletics. p. 62, 72-73. Retrieved April 3, 2023.
  2. ^ Mizell, Gina (May 19, 2014). "Oregon State Beavers officially announce Wayne Tinkle hired as men's basketball coach". The Oregonian. Retrieved April 3, 2023.
  3. ^ Horowitz, Gary (May 5, 2014). "Fired OSU coach Craig Robinson owed $4.2 million". Statesman Journal. Retrieved April 3, 2023.
  4. ^ "Oregon State fires basketball coach Jay John". The Seattle Times. January 21, 2008. Retrieved April 3, 2023.