Beavs In Spain: The Schedule Is Set

CORVALLIS, Ore. – The Oregon State men's basketball team will embark on a trip to Spain, giving the Beavers competition against quality opponents that will benefit the mixture of veterans and newcomers heading into the 2017-18 season.

The Beavers will leave Corvallis on Monday, Aug. 14 and return to the Best College Town in the Pac-12 on Sunday, Aug. 27. The 13-day trip includes five games and stops in four cities -- Barcelona (Aug. 15-17), Valencia (Aug. 18-19), Granada (Aug. 20-22) and Malaga (Aug. 23-26).

College basketball teams get 10 official practices before international trips, and Oregon State held its first practice on Tuesday, Aug. 1 at the OSU Basketball Center. Here's a video recap from that practice.

The Beavers are scheduled to play five games during the trip (there is a nine-hour time difference from Corvallis to Spain):

Thursday, Aug. 17 -- vs. Mataro Parc Boel -- 12:15 p.m. PT (9:15 p.m. CEST)
Saturday, Aug. 19 -- vs. Combinado Valenciano -- 8 a.m. PT (5 p.m. CEST)
Monday, Aug. 21 -- vs. Multiópticas Baza -- 9:30 a.m. PT (6:30 p.m. CEST)
Wednesday, Aug. 23 -- vs. Club Baloncesto Unicaja Malaga -- 10:30 a.m. PT (7:30 p.m. CEST)
Friday, Aug. 25 -- vs. CB Benahavis Costa del Sol -- 11 a.m. PT (8 p.m. CEST)

Follow @BeaverMBB on Twitter and Facebook for scores, statistics and updates during the trip.

The Oregon State men's basketball team has 16 players on its roster, featuring 10 returning letterwinners and six newcomers. All five starters return -- Stephen Thompson Jr., JaQuori McLaughlin, Kendal Manuel, Drew Eubanks and Gligorije Rakocevic -- as does Tres Tinkie, who missed all but six games last season with an injury. The newcomers are led by UMASS graduate transfer Seth Berger, MaxPreps First Team All-American Ethan Thompson and Gatorade Oregon Boys Basketball Player of the Year Zach Reichle.

For only a $50 deposit fans can secure men's basketball season tickets by clicking here or calling 800-GO-BEAVS. For returning ticket holders, season tickets will be $349 as part of the "Committ2Wayne" plan and all new chair back season tickets will be $384. New bench season tickets will remain at $219.

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Players Mentioned

Seth Berger

Drew Eubanks

Kendal Manuel

Gligorije Rakocevic

Zach Reichle

Ethan Thompson

Stephen Thompson Jr.

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