Beavers Look To Take Bite Out Of Dawgs Sunday At Gill Coliseum
Feb. 10, 2012
THE GAME: Oregon State (15-9, 5-7 Pac-12) returns to the court on Sunday when it hosts the co-Pac-12-leading Washington Huskies (16-8, 9-3) in a nationally-televised game at 2:30 p.m. at Gill Coliseum. TELEVISION: The game will be televised regionally on ROOT Sports and nationally on FSN with Joel Meyers and Don MacLean calling the action. RADIO: The game will air live on Beaver Sports Radio Network with Mike Parker calling the action. It can also be heard on Sirius 92 and XM 190. ONLINE: Live updates are available by visiting osubeavers.com and clicking on Gametracker. SOCIAL MEDIA: Live updates will be available on Twitter and Facebook. vs. WASHINGTON: Oregon State and Washington meet for the 290th time, making it the third-most contested rivalry in college basketball, with the Huskies holding a 153-136 advantage. Washington won the Pac-12 season opener for both schools this season, 95-80, on Dec. 29 in Seattle. The Huskies jumped out to a 20-point first half lead before the Beavers battled back to cut the lead to 83-80 with 2:55 to play, but Washington scored the game's final 15 points for the win. Freshman Tony Wroten led six Husky players in double-figures with 26 points and nine rebounds, while C.J. Wilcox had 15 off the bench and Abdul Gaddy had 13 points and a game-high six assists. Joe Burton led the Beavers with 18 points and seven rebounds, while Angus Brandt had 16 points, Jared Cunningham had 15 and Ahmad Starks added 14. Oregon State defeated the 20th ranked Huskies 68-56 on Feb. 3 at Gill Coliseum last season, its first win over a ranked team since 2006, but Washington has won 15 of the past 18 games in the series. QUICKLY: Oregon State is sixth in the nation in scoring (80.8) and third in steals (10.13) ... The Beavers are outscoring their opponents 260-132 on fast break points and 525-347 on points off turnovers ... Jared Cunningham continues to lead the Pac-12 in scoring (18.6) and steals (2.8, fourth in the nation) ... Cunningham has a steal in 26 consecutive games dating back to last season, the third longest streak in school history ... Cunningham moved into 28th on Oregon State's career scoring list with 1,073 points after scoring 33 against Washington State, the third time this season he has scored 30+ in a game ... The starting frontline of Devon Collier (.618), Joe Burton (.548) and Angus Brandt (.545) are 1-8-10 in the Pac-12 in field goal percentage ... Ahmad Starks has made a triple in 22 of 24 games this season and has attempted 158 from beyond the arc, the fifth-most in a season in Oregon State history ... Eric Moreland set the school's freshman blocked shot record and is fifth on the school's freshman rebounding list with a team-best 153 boards. PAC-12 PLAYER OF THE YEAR? HISTORY SAYS YES: Jared Cunningham leads the Pac-12 in scoring (18.6) and steals (2.8) and could become just the sixth player to lead the conference in both categories since they started keeping steals statistics in 1978. All five players who led the conference in scoring and steals were named Pac-10 Player of the Year that season. Players to Lead the Pac-12 in Scoring and Steals
JARED MOVING UP THE LIST: Jared Cunningham is fourth in the nation at 2.83 steals per game. He has 196 in his career and is fourth on Oregon State's career steals list and only three behind Brent Barry who had 199 in his four seasons at Oregon State. He also passed Ray Blume to move into second on the school's junior steals list with 68 and trails only Gary Payton who had 91 in 1988-89. Cunningham has a steal in all 24 games this season and has a consecutive game streak of 26 games dating back to last season, the third longest in school history, trailing only streaks of 34 and 29 by Gary Payton. Oregon State Career Steals List
Oregon State Junior Steals List
Consecutive Games With A Steal By An Oregon State Player
CUNNINGHAM SCORING WATCH: Jared Cunningham moved into 28th on Oregon State's career scoring list with 1,073 points after passing Sam Whitehead in his 33-point game against Washington State and is one of 36 players on the 1,000-point club. Oregon State Career Scoring List
JARED FROM THE STRIPE: Jared Cunningham is tied for fifth in the nation in free throws made (154) and third in free throws attempted (202) to lead the Pac-12 in both categories by a wide margin. He holds six different Oregon State free throw records and is moving up the school's career lists in makes and attempts. Oregon State Career Free Throws Made List
Oregon State Career Free Throws Attempted List
OFFENSIVELY: Oregon State is first in the Pac-12 and sixth in the nation in scoring at 80.8 points per game. The Beavers have NEVER led the conference in scoring (team statistics began in 1959-60). Oregon State's highest scoring average in a full season was 78.4 points per game in 1989-90. NCAA Division I Team Points Per Game
MORE OFFENSIVE RANKINGS: In addition to leading the Pac-12 in scoring, Oregon State is first in assists (16.7) and second in field goal percentage (.474) and scoring margin (+8.5). The 16.7 assists per game ranks tied for 11th in the nation and the Beavers' best since 1991-92 (17.7). Oregon State also leads the conference in free throws made (448, eighth in the nation) and free throws attempted (649, fourth in the nation). 100+ SCORING GAMES: Oregon State has scored 100 or more points three times this season, matching a team record for 100-point games in a season that had previously been accomplished in 1978-79, 1979-80 and 1988-89. 90+ SCORING GAMES: Oregon State has scored 90 or more points in a school-record eight games this season (1979-80 and 1988-89 teams did it six times). The Beavers scored at least 90 points in four consecutive games for just the second time in school history to equal the 1980-81 team and scored 90 or more points in consecutive conference games (92 vs. California, 101 vs. Stanford) for the first time since 1978-79. 80+ SCORING GAMES: Oregon State has scored 80 or more points in 12 games this season, including streaks of four consecutive games on two occasions (OSU hadn't scored 80 or more points in four consecutive games since 1989-90). The Beavers scored 80+ points 10 times in Robinson's first three years and are now 19-3 under his watch when it happens, including a 10-2 record this season. LARGE MARGIN VICTORIES: Oregon State has notched eight wins by at least 20 points, the most in a season since the 1981-82 team did it 10 times en route to a 25-5 record and Pac-10 title. MISCELLANEOUS STATISTICS: The Beavers are outscoring their opponent in every specialty statistic, including points off turnovers (525-347), second chance points (314-297), points in the paint (884-716), fast break points (260-132) and bench scoring (482-470). DEFENSIVELY: Oregon State leads the Pac-12 and is third in the nation in steals at 10.13 per game. The Beavers led the conference in steals last season (9.5, fifth in the nation) and in 2009-10 (8.2). Individually, an Oregon State player led the conference in steals the past two seasons with Jared Cunningham (2.8) in 2010-11 and Seth Tarver (2.2) in 2009-10. NCAA Division I Team Steals Per Game
DEFENSIVELY II: Oregon State has forced a Pac-12 best 435 turnovers (18.1 per game) this season, including 20 or more turnovers in nine games. The Beavers have fewer turnovers than their opponent in 19 of their 24 games this season and are second in the Pac-12 with a +3.7 turnover margin. STARTING FIVE: Oregon State has used three different starting lineups this season, including the current lineup of Ahmad Starks, Jared Cunningham, Joe Burton, Devon Collier and Angus Brandt in the last four games and the first 14 games of the season. The Beavers used 11 different starting lineups last season, including nine different groups through the first 28 games. STARKS FROM DEEP: Ahmad Starks leads the team in three-pointers made (55) and attempted (158) after doing the same last season as a freshman (42-for-130). He has knocked down a triple in 22 of the 24 games, including two or more in 16 games, and had a consecutive game streak with a three-pointer made of 19 games this season, the fourth longest in school history. Oregon State Sophomore Three-Pointers Made List
Consecutive Games With A Three-Pointer By An Oregon State Player
STARKS STEALING: Ahmad Starks has 44 steals this season, after coming away with 18 all of last season, and is fourth in the Pac-12 at 1.8 per game. The 44 steals is the ninth most by a sophomore in Oregon State history (Cunningham leads the list with 85). BLOCK PARTY: Eric Moreland (1.5) and Devon Collier (1.3) are third and fifth, respectively, in the Pac-12 in blocked shots per game. Moreland has already crushed Collier's Oregon State freshman blocked shots record with 37 thus far, including six swats against Stanford to tie a single-game school record. Collier has 31 this season, after setting the frosh record with 23 last year, and is third on the Oregon State sophomore list. Oregon State Sophomore Blocked Shots List
Oregon State Freshman Blocked Shots List
COLLIER SCORING: Devon Collier has scored in double-figures in 18 games this season, including a current streak of nine consecutive games, the longest in his career. He led the team in scoring against Vanderbilt and Towson and scored 20-plus points in back-to-back games against Arizona State and UCLA, accomplishing both for the first time in his career. COLLIER SHOOTING: Devon Collier leads the Pac-12 in field goal percentage at 61.8 percent (115-of-186) and has made 50 percent of his shots or better in 20 of the 24 games. The last Oregon State players to lead the conference in field goal percentage was Scott Haskin in 1991-92 (.612), while Steve Johnson still holds the NCAA record at .746 that he set in 1980-81. DOING EVERYTHING ON THE COURT: The versatile Joe Burton does everything on the court to help the team and it showed against Utah when he filled up the box score with eight points, 11 rebounds, five assists and a career-high six steals. He has led the team in scoring twice, rebounding six times, assists eight times (with a career-high 11 dimes) and steals and blocked shots four times apiece. He's eighth in the Pac-12 in field goal percentage at 54.8 percent (86-of-157), and third in conference games at 59.8 percent (49-of-82), and is 10th in rebounding (6.1) and 13th in assists (3.1). MORELAND CRASHING THE BOARDS: Eric Moreland leads the Beavers and is eighth in the Pac-12 in rebounding at 6.4 per game. He has led the Beavers in rebounding in nine games, including double-figures in six of those, and has a team-high two double-doubles this season. He is also moving up the Oregon State freshman rebounding list. Oregon State Freshman Rebounding List
EVERY SHOT IN THE BAG: Angus Brandt is 10th in the Pac-12 in field goal percentage at 54.5 percent (79-of-145) and makes shots in a variety of ways, including right-handed and left-handed, inside and out. He scored in double-figures in four consecutive games, the longest streak of his career, including a career-best 21 against Howard. He is also shooting a team-best 45.9 percent (17-of-37) from three-point land. "FIRST TIME SINCE" AND "MOST SINCE" NOTES: Oregon State has several "first time since" and "most since" notes this season that are included in the above copy. Here are some others: PAC-12 PLAYER OF THE WEEK HONORS: Jared Cunningham (Nov. 14-20 games and Jan. 23-29 games) and Ahmad Starks (Dec. 12-18 games) have been honored as the Pac-12 Player of the Week this season. It's the first time since 1991-92 that Oregon State had two players named the conference's player of the week in the same season and Cunningham became the first Beaver since David Lucas in 2005 to win it twice in the same season. RIGHT ON TRACK: If you compare Craig Robinson's first three years to Hall of Famers Slats Gill and Ralph Miller, you realize he's right on track to a very successful career with the Beavers. Gill and Miller each won 45 games in their first three seasons at Oregon State, while Robinson had 43 wins. Gill won 12 games in his fourth season and had 57 wins through four seasons before finishing with 599 in his 36-year career. Miller won 13 games in year four and had 58 in four seasons before retiring with 359 wins in 19 seasons. To do the math, Robinson needs just one more win to have more in his first four seasons than the two coaching legends. 2012-13 RECRUITING CLASS: Langston Morris-Walker, a 6-foot-5, 200-pound small forward from Berkeley, Calif., Jarmal Reid, a 6-foot-7, 225-pound small forward from Decatur, Ga., and Maika Ostling, a 6-foot-10, 230-pound center from Dayton, Ore., all signed a National Letter of Intent on Nov. 9 to play for the Beavers next season. Morris-Walker is ranked the 29th best small forward and 146th best player in the nation by Rivals.com. Reid is ranked 73rd on the ESPNU Classic of 2012 with an 88 rating and the 52nd best small forward in the nation by ESPN.com. Ostling is rated the 30th best center in the nation by ESPN.com. PAC-12 SCHEDULE: With the start of the Pac-12, the Beavers will play Arizona, Arizona State, UCLA and USC only one time each this season. Oregon State will play the Arizona schools on the road and the Los Angeles schools at home. The Beavers will play everyone else in the conference twice, including new members Colorado and Utah. BEAVER SPORTS TALK: "Beaver Sports Talk", a weekly statewide call-in show, takes place every Tuesday during the season, and will feature Oregon State men's basketball head coach Craig Robinson and Mike Parker. The show is live from McMenamins Brewpub on Monroe Street in Corvallis from 7-8 p.m. and airs on most of the Beaver Sports Radio Network stations and is streamed live on Beaver Nation Online at osubeavers.com. BEAVERS ALL-ACCESS: ROOT SPORTS will again air the popular magazine show tentatively on Wednesday nights during the season. The show will also be replayed several times each week on FSN's ROOT SPORTS, a part of the DIRECTV Sports Networks that comprises three regional sports networks that reach more than 8.5 million viewers across 17 states. Through its subsidiaries and affiliated companies in the United States, Brazil, Mexico and other countries in Latin America, DIRECTV, the world's most popular television service, serves more than 18.4 million households. BEAVER NATION ONLINE: The subscription-based site within osubeavers.com offers exclusive interviews, highlights, webcasts and special features from Oregon State coaches and players during the year. More than 500 videos are added to Beaver Nation Online during the year, including more than 40 live baseball games, game replays, weekly and postgame press conferences, special features, highlights, classic games and much more. Support Oregon State University Athletics by making your tax deductible donation to the Beaver Athletic Student Fund. For more information follow this link or call 541-737-2370. Former Student-Athletes are invited to join the Varsity O Facebook Page for upcoming Alumni events. Follow Oregon State Athletics On YouTube.
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