Oregon State
University of North Texas
Beavers Headed to Lone Star State for Matchup with North Texas
November 22, 2024 | Men's Basketball
TELEVISION:Â The game will be televised on ESPN+
RADIO: The game will air live on Beaver Sports Radio Network with Mike Parker calling the action.
LIVE STATS: Live stats will be available at this link
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QUICKLY: Monday will mark the first ever meeting between the Beavers and the Mean Green ... Oregon State is 12th in the nation in blocks per game and set the program record for blocks in a game with 14 against Western Oregon on Nov. 12 ... The Beavers are allowing just 58.4 points per game this season, the No. 21 scoring defense in the nation ... Michael Rataj is one of 16 players in the nation with three or more double-doubles on the year ... The Beavers have scored over 70 points in every game this season ... The Oregon State bench is shooting 50.6 percent through the first five games of the year ... As a team, the Beavers are shooting 52.4 percent in the second half of games and 46.7 from 3-point range in the second half ... Damarco Minor leads the WCC in steals per game, and Michael Rataj is fifth in the conference in that category ... Head coach Wayne Tinkle is looking for his 303rd career win ... Oregon State's squad features nine newcomers ... The Beavers roster represents nine different nations (USA, Canada, Denmark, Iran, Lithania, England, France, Germany, Turkey), the second most of any Division I men's basketball team trailing only UT Martin with 12 ... The Beavers are sixth in the nation in blocks per game and seventh in defensive field goal percentage.
THE TEAM: Here are some quick-hitters about the 2024-25 Oregon State men's basketball team:
- The Beavers' team features nine international players, representing eight different countries (Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Iran, Lithuania, Turkey, United Kingdom).
- Oregon State continued its rivalry with Oregon on Nov. 21, the 365th meeting of the most often contested matchup in Division I men's basketball.
- Nine of the Beavers' first 10 games on the season will be played at Gill Coliseum.
- The Oregon State men's basketball squad is one of 10 OSU programs slated to compete in the West Coast Conference beginning in the fall of 2024 as part of the two-year conference affiliation agreement announced on Dec. 22.
- The 2024-25 WCC schedule will see the Beavers face some foes they have not often seen during their history. The following is Oregon State's total games played against each WCC opponent (excluding Washington State) along with the last season the two teams met. Portland - 71 meetings, last in 2020-21; Gonzaga - 27 meetings, last in 1991-92; Santa Clara - 10 meetings, last in 1997-98; San Francisco - 10 meetings, last in 1968-69; Pepperdine - 5 meetings, last in 2018-19; LMU - 5 meetings, last in 2017-18; Saint Mary's 4 meetings, last in 1968-69; San Diego - 3 meetings, last in 2012-13; Pacific - 3 meetings, last in 1994-95.
- The Oregon State men's basketball program received a $1.5 million endowment from Joth Ricci and his family, part of a $3 million gift to the Beavers' men's and women's basketball programs. Ricci, known for leadership roles with Dutch Bros, Stumptown Coffee Roasters, Adelsheim Vineyards, Jones Soda and, most recently, Burgerville, is a 1990 Oregon State graduate now serving as executive in residence for the College of Business.
