Oregon State

Official Name: 
Oregon State University
Nickname: 
Beavers
Mailing Address: 

Gill Coliseum 103
Corvallis, OR 97331

Website: 
www.osubeavers.com
Telephone: 
(541) 737-3720
Fax: 
(541) 737-3072
Enrollment: 
19,000
Arena: 

Gill Coliseum
Capacity: 10,400
Year Opened: 1949

School Colors: 
Orange and Black
Conference: 

Pacific-10 (1916-59 and since 1965)

Final AP Top 10 Rankings: 

(5) 1955, 1964, 1980, 1981, and 1982

NCAA Division I Tournament Appearances: 

(16) 1947, 1949, 1955, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1966, 1975, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1988, 1989, and 1990
12-19 record (.387)
Reached Final Four in 1949 (4th) and 1963 (4th)

NIT Appearances: 

(4) 1979, 1983, 1987, and 2005
3-4 record (.429)

All-Time Winningest Coach: 

Amory Slats Gill (36 years from 1929-64, 599-392 record, .604)

All-Time Scoring Leader: 

Gary Payton (2,172 points from 1987-90)

All-Time Rebounding Leader: 

Mel Counts (1,375 from 1962-64)

Single-Game Individual Scoring Record: 

Gary Payton (58 points as senior vs. Southern California in overtime on 2/22/90)

All-American Selections: 

(18) G Lew Beck (1947), G Ray Blume (1980 and 1981), G Fred Boyd (1982), G Lester Conner (1982), C Mel Counts (1963 and 1964), F-G Cliff Crandall (1949), F Dave Gambee (1958), F A.C. Green (1985), G Jim Jarvis (1965), C Steve Johnson (1980 and 1981), C John Mandic (1942), F Wally Palmberg (1936), G Gary Payton (1990), F Charlie Sitton (1983 and 1984)

NCAA Consensus First-Team All-Americans: 

(2) Steve Johnson (1981), Gary Payton (1990)

NCAA Consensus Second-Team All-Americans: 

(3) John Mandic (1942), Dave Gambee (1958), Mel Counts (1964)

Additional School Information on this Page:

Individual Single-Game Scoring Record Box Score
Coaching Chronolgy

Individual Single-Game Scoring Record Box Score:

Gary Payton (58 vs. southern California in OT)
February 22, 1990 (senior/25.7 ppg)

1

2

OT

Total

Oregon State

35

51

12

98

Southern California

47

39

8

94

Oregon State

Name

FG

3PT

FT

PTS

Alibegovic

2-6

0-1

2-2

6

Martin

2-11

0-0

2-4

6

Haskin

4-8

0-0

4-4

12

Payton

22-38

0-0

13-16

58

Celestine

0-2

0-0

2-3

2

McKinney

0-1

0-0

4-4

4

Anderson

4-7

0-0

2-4

10

Totals

34-73

1-12

29-37

98

Percentages

.466

.083

.784

Southern California

Name

FG

3PT

FT

PTS

Coleman

11-18

0-0

2-7

24

Banks

0-1

0-0

0-0

0

Munk

1-3

0-0

5-6

7

Pack

8-12

0-0

6-9

22

Miner

10-22

1-4

6-6

27

Greeley

0-2

0-0

0-0

0

Chatman

3-6

0-0

3-4

9

Glenn

1-1

1-1

0-0

3

Robinson

1-2

0-1

0-0

2

Fuller

0-0

0-0

0-0

0

Totals

35-67

2-6

22-32

94

Percentages

.522

.333

.688
Coaching Chronology:

Coach

Seasons

Years

Record

W-L %

Best Season(s)

Record

J.B. Patterson

1

1902

1-2

.333

1902

1-2

J.W. Viggers

1

1903

5-1

.833

1903

5-1

W.O. Trine

5

1903-07

40-5

.889

1906

10-0

Zopher Thorpe

1

1904

2-2

.500

1904

2-2

Roy Heater

1

1908

7-4

.636

1908

7-4

Emmett D. Angell

2

1909-10

19-8

.704

1909

10-1

Clifford Reed

1

1911

3-5

.375

1911

3-5

Edward J. "Doc" Stewart

5

1912-16

67-33

.670

1912

16-3

Everett May

1

1917

11-7

.611

1917

11-7

Howard Ray

1

1918

15-0

1.000

1918

15-0

H.W. Hargiss

2

1919-20

10-25

.286

1920

7-12

R.B. Rutherford

2

1921-22

27-19

.587

1922

21-2

Robert H. Hager

6

1923-28

115-53

.685

1924

20-5

Amory "Slats" Gill

36

1929-64

599-392

.604

1964

25-4

Paul Valenti

7

1960, 1965-70

91-82

.526

1966

21-7

Ralph Miller

19

1971-89

359-186

.659

1981

26-2

Jim Anderson

6

1990-95

79-90

.467

1990

22-7

Eddie Payne

5

1996-2000

50-90

.357

1999

13-14

Ritchie McKay

2

2001-02

22-37

.373

2002

12-17

Jay John

6

2003-08

72-97

.426

2005

17-15

Kevin Mouton

1

2008

0-13

.000

2008

0-13

Craig Robinson

3

2009-11

43-56

.434

2009

18-18
  • All-Time W-L Record: 1,619-1,218 (.571) from 1902 through 2011.
  • NOTES: Gill compiled a 9-3 record in the 1959-60 season before missing 14 games due to illness. His replacement was Valenti (6-8 mark)
  • A total of 15 victories in 1975-76 were later forfeited by action of the NCAA Council
  • The Beavers vacated five NCAA Tournament games in 1980 (0-1 record), 1981 (0-1) and 1982 (2-1)
  • Payne's record does not reflect two forfeit victories awarded from California in 1995-96 for using an ineligible player
  • John compiled a 6-12 record in 2007-08 when Mouton replaced him as interim coach.