2008–09 Oregon State Beavers men's basketball team

The 2008–09 Oregon State Beavers men's basketball team represented Oregon State University in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I men's basketball during the 2008–09 season. Playing in the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) and led by first-year head coach Craig Robinson, the Beavers finished the season with a 18–18 overall record and won the 2009 College Basketball Invitational.[1][2] It was Oregon State's first-ever postseason tournament championship.[3] Their 12-win improvement over the previous season was the third-highest turnaround in Division I in 2008–09.[4][5][6]

2008–09 Oregon State Beavers men's basketball
CBI Champions
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Record18–18 (7–11 Pac-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Doug Stewart (1st season)
  • Nate Pomeday (1st season)
  • David Grace (1st season)
Home arenaGill Coliseum
Seasons
2008–09 Pacific-10 Conference
men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 15 Washington 14 4   .778 26 9   .743
No. 18 UCLA 13 5   .722 26 9   .743
No. 19 Arizona State 11 7   .611 25 10   .714
California 11 7   .611 22 11   .667
USC 9 9   .500 22 13   .629
Arizona 9 9   .500 21 14   .600
Washington State 8 10   .444 17 16   .515
Oregon State 7 11   .389 18 18   .500
Stanford 6 12   .333 20 14   .588
Oregon 2 16   .111 8 23   .258
Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

In Pac-10 play, the Beavers finished in eighth place with a 7–11 record.[7] They lost in the first round of the 2009 Pac-10 tournament to Stanford, 62–54.

Roster

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2008–09 Oregon State Beavers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 Kevin McShane 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Fr Clackamas CC Portland, Oregon
G 1 Kyle Bjornstad 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Northwest Christian Eugene, Oregon
F 2 Calvin Hampton 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 250 lb (113 kg) RS Jr New Hampton School Fort Washington, Maryland
G 3 Chris Richard 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Fr Richmond Portland, Oregon
F 4 David Sturner 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Philomath HS Philomath, Oregon
G 5 Josh Tarver 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Jesuit HS Portland, Oregon
F/C 10 Roeland Schaftenaar 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr Gerrit Rietveld College Utrecht, Netherlands
G 11 Rickey Claitt 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Mineral Area JC Orlando, Florida
G 12 Joey McConnell 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Madras HS Madras, Oregon
G/F 15 Seth Tarver 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Jesuit HS Portland, Oregon
G 22 Calvin Haynes 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So South Kent School Reseda, California
F 24 Omari Johnson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Susan Miller Dorsey HS Los Angeles, California
F 30 Daniel Deane 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 245 lb (111 kg) So Utah Park City, Utah
G 34 Lathen Wallace 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Jefferson HS Portland, Oregon
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 9–8–2019

Schedule and Results

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Sources:[8][9]

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/02/2009*
5:30 pm
St. Martin's W 80–76  1—0
Gill Coliseum (2,937)
Corvallis, OR
11/08/2009*
7:00 pm
Concordia W 82–57  2—0
Gill Coliseum (2,619)
Corvallis, OR
Regular season
11/14/2008*
4:00 pm
at Howard L 45–47  0–1
Burr Gymnasium (1,752)
Washington D.C.
11/22/2008*
7:00 pm
at Nevada L 71–79  0–2
Lawlor Events Center (7,629)
Reno, NV
11/24/2008*
7:00 pm
Yale L 52–53  0–3
Gill Coliseum (3,413)
Corvallis, OR
11/26/2008*
8:00 pm
Montana State L 79–82  0–4
Gill Coliseum (3,109)
Corvallis, OR
11/30/2009*
2:00 pm
at Fresno State W 62–54  1–4
Save Mart Center (8,548)
Fresno, CA
12/6/2008*
11:00 am, ESPNU
at Iowa State
Big 12/Pac-10 Hardwood Series
L 50–63  1–5
Hilton Coliseum (13,668)
Ames,IA
12/13/2008*
5:00 pm, FSNNW, FSN Midwest
Nebraska W 64–63  2–5
Gill Coliseum (3,359)
Corvallis, OR
12/16/2008*
7:00 pm
Seattle Pacific W 71–67  3–5
Gill Coliseum (2,619)
Corvallis, OR
12/20/2008*
7:00 pm
Howard W 90–54  4–5
Gill Coliseum (2,859)
Corvallis, OR
12/29/2008*
7:00 pm, FSNNW
Seattle W 59–50  5–5
Gill Coliseum (3,109)
Corvallis, OR
01/02/2009
7:30 pm, FSN
UCLA L 46–69  5–6 (0–1)
Gill Coliseum (5,629)
Corvallis, OR
01/04/2009
2:30 pm, FSN West
USC W 62–58 OT 6–6 (1–1)
Gill Coliseum (4,719)
Corvallis, OR
01/08/2009
7:30 pm, FSN
at Arizona State L 38–69  6–7 (1–2)
Wells Fargo Arena (7,004)
Tempe, AZ
01/10/2009
1:00 pm, FS Arizona
at Arizona L 47–64  6–8 (1–3)
McKale Center (13,144)
Tucson, AZ
01/15/2009*
6:00 pm, FSN
Washington State L 57–61 OT 6–9 (1–4)
Gill Coliseum (5,454)
Corvallis, OR
01/17/2009
7:00 pm, FSNNW
Washington L 59–85  6–10 (1–5)
Gill Coliseum (6,648)
Corvallis, OR
01/22/2009
7:30 pm
at California W 69–65  7–10 (2–5)
Haas Pavilion (8,236)
Berkeley, CA
01/24/2009
7:00 pm, FSNNW, CSN BA
at Stanford W 77–62  8–10 (3–5)
Maples Pavilion (7,329)
Stanford, CA
01/26/2009*
7:00 pm
Cal State Bakersfield W 65–59  9–10 (3–5)
Gill Coliseum (5,229)
Corvallis, OR
01/31/2009
4:30 pm, FSNNW
Oregon
Civil War
W 57–54  10–10 (4–5)
Gill Coliseum (10,129)
Corvallis, OR
02/05/2009
5:30 pm, FSNNW
Arizona L 53–56  10–11 (4–6)
Gill Coliseum (6,537)
Corvallis, OR
02/07/2009
5:30 pm, FSNNW/ FS AZ
Arizona State L 38–49  10–12 (4–7)
Gill Coliseum (7,449)
Corvallis, OR
02/12/2009
8:00 pm, FSNNW
Washington L 60–79  10–13 (4–8)
Bank of America Arena (10,000)
Seattle, WA
02/14/2009
4:00 pm, FSNNW
at Washington State W 54–52  11–13 (5–8)
Beasley Coliseum (7,452)
Pullman, WA
02/19/2009
7:00 pm
Stanford W 66–54  12–13 (6–8)
Gill Coliseum (6,229)
Corvallis, OR
02/21/2009
2:00 pm, FSNNW
California W 65–54  13–13 (7–8)
Gill Coliseum (7,619)
Corvallis, OR
03/01/2009
7:00 pm, FSN
at Oregon
Civil War
L 69–79  13–14 (7–9)
McArthur Court (8,769)
Eugene, OR
03/05/2009
5:00 pm, FSN/FSN Prime Ticket
at UCLA L 54–69  13–15 (7–10)
Pauley Pavilion (10,348)
Los Angeles, CA
03/07/2009
5:00 pm, FSN
at USC L 52–68  13–16 (7–11)
Galen Center (6,603)
Los Angeles, CA
Pac-10 tournament
03/11/10
7:40 pm, FSN
(8) vs. (9) Stanford
First Round
L 52–59  13–17
Staples Center (10,964)
Los Angeles, CA
CBI
03/18/2009
7:00 pm, HDNet
Houston
First Round
W 49–45  14–17
Gill Coliseum (3,511)
Corvallis, OR
03/23/2009
7:00 pm, HDNet
Vermont
Quarterfinals
W 71–70  15–17
Gill Coliseum (4,053)
Corvallis, OR
03/25/2009
7:00 pm, HDNet
Stanford
Semifinals
W 65–62  16–17
Gill Coliseum (4,759)
Corvallis, OR
03/30/2009
7:00 pm, HDNet
UTEP
Finals, Game 1
W 75–69  17–17
Gill Coliseum (8,029)
Corvallis, OR
04/01/2009
7:00 pm, HDNet
at UTEP
Finals, Game 2
L 63–70  17–18
Don Haskins Center (12,000)
El Paso, TX
02/19/2009
7:00 pm, HDNet
at UTEP
Finals, Game 3
W 81–73  18–18
Don Haskins Center (12,000)
El Paso, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

References

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  1. ^ "2018–19 Oregon State Beavers Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Oregon State University. 2018. Retrieved September 8, 2019.
  2. ^ "CBI – History". GazelleGroup.com. 2019. Retrieved September 8, 2019.
  3. ^ "Tarver rises with opportunity". Corvallis Gazette-Times. April 1, 2009. p. B1. Retrieved September 9, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Bertalotto, Jake (April 4, 2009). "Beavers Take CBI Championship in Game 3, 81–73". SBNation. Retrieved September 9, 2019.
  5. ^ "Beavers set for deciding game". Albany Democrat-Herald. April 3, 2009. p. B1. Retrieved September 9, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Beavers capture CBI title". Statesman Journal. April 4, 2009. p. 11. Retrieved September 9, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "2008–09 Oregon State Beavers Roster & Stats". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 8, 2019.
  8. ^ "Oregon State Beavers Men's Basketball Schedule". OSU Beavers.
  9. ^ "2008-2009 Oregon State Beavers Men's Basketball Stats" (PDF). OSU Beavers.