Oregon State
Sacramento State
Beavers to Host Sac State Tuesday
December 16, 2024 | Men's Basketball
THE GAME:Â Oregon State will host Sacramento State Tuesday afternoon at Gill Coliseum.
TELEVISION:Â The game will be televised on ESPN+
RADIO:Â 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
QUICKLY: Tuesday will game will mark the seventh ever meeting between Oregon State and Sacrameto State, and the first since the 2009-10 season ... This is the fourth time during Wayne Tinkle's tenure that the Beavers have opened a season 7-2 or better ... Oregon State has recorded 20 or more assists in a game three times this season, the most games at that mark since the 2020-21 campaign ... The Beavers are among the nation's leaders in a number of defensive categories: 6th in scoring defense (58.2); 9th in Field Goal Percentage Defense (.373); 41st in blocks per game (4.9) ... OSU has held seven of its nine opponents below 38 percent shooting from the floor, and has allowed over 62 points just one time ... Parsa Fallah is first in the WCC and 16th in the nation in field goal percentage at 63.5 pct. ... Three Beavers are in the top-11 of the WCC in steals per game (Minor - 1st; Rataj - 3rd; Lake - 11th) ... The Oregon State bench is shooting 52.3 percent through the first nine games of the year ... As a team, the Beavers are shooting 51.5 percent in the second half of games and 46.4 percent from 3-point range in the second half ... Oregon State's two losses this season have come by a total margin of six points. By contrast, Oregon State's avarage margin of victory in its seven wins is 23.9 ... Michael Rataj is top-10 in the WCC in points per game, rebounds per game, field goal percentage, blocks per game and steals per game ... Head coach Wayne Tinkle is looking for his 306th career win ... 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 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).
- 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.
Saturday vs. UC IRVINE:Â
- Damarco Minor filled the stat-sheet with 19 points, nine rebounds, five assists and a pair of steals
- The Beavers held the Anteaters to 37.0 percent shooting in the contest.
- Oregon State handed UC Irvine its first loss of the season, as it moved to 9-1
- The Beavers out-rebounded the Anteaters 37-27
