2008–09 Oregon State Beavers men's basketball team

2008–09 Oregon State Beavers men's basketball
2008–09 Oregon State Beavers men's basketball
CBI Champions
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
Record	18–18 (7–11 Pac-10)
Head coach	Craig Robinson (1st season);
Assistant coaches	Doug Stewart (1st season); Nate Pomeday (1st season); David Grace (1st season);
Home arena	Gill Coliseum
	Seasons ← 2007–08 2009–10 →

2008–09 Pacific-10 Conference
men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 15 Washington	14	–	4	.778	26	–	9	.743
No. 18 UCLA	13	–	5	.722	26	–	9	.743
No. 19 Arizona State	11	–	7	.611	25	–	10	.714
California	11	–	7	.611	22	–	11	.667
USC†	9	–	9	.500	22	–	13	.629
Arizona	9	–	9	.500	21	–	14	.600
Washington State	8	–	10	.444	17	–	16	.515
Oregon State	7	–	11	.389	18	–	18	.500
Stanford	6	–	12	.333	20	–	14	.588
Oregon	2	–	16	.111	8	–	23	.258

† Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 2008–09 Oregon State Beavers men's basketball team represented Oregon State University in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I men's basketball during the 2008–09 season. Playing in the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) and led by first-year head coach Craig Robinson, the Beavers finished the season with a 18–18 overall record and won the 2009 College Basketball Invitational.^[1]^[2] It was Oregon State's first-ever postseason tournament championship.^[3] Their 12-win improvement over the previous season was the third-highest turnaround in Division I in 2008–09.^[4]^[5]^[6]

In Pac-10 play, the Beavers finished in eighth place with a 7–11 record.^[7] They lost in the first round of the 2009 Pac-10 tournament to Stanford, 62–54.

Roster

2008–09 Oregon State Beavers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	0	Kevin McShane	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	RS Fr	Clackamas CC	Portland, Oregon
G	1	Kyle Bjornstad	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Sr	Northwest Christian	Eugene, Oregon
F	2	Calvin Hampton	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	RS Jr	New Hampton School	Fort Washington, Maryland
G	3	Chris Richard	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	RS Fr	Richmond	Portland, Oregon
F	4	David Sturner	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Fr	Philomath HS	Philomath, Oregon
G	5	Josh Tarver	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Jesuit HS	Portland, Oregon
F/C	10	Roeland Schaftenaar	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Jr	Gerrit Rietveld College	Utrecht, Netherlands
G	11	Rickey Claitt	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Sr	Mineral Area JC	Orlando, Florida
G	12	Joey McConnell	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sr	Madras HS	Madras, Oregon
G/F	15	Seth Tarver	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Jesuit HS	Portland, Oregon
G	22	Calvin Haynes	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	South Kent School	Reseda, California
F	24	Omari Johnson	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	So	Susan Miller Dorsey HS	Los Angeles, California
F	30	Daniel Deane	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	So	Utah	Park City, Utah
G	34	Lathen Wallace	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Jefferson HS	Portland, Oregon

Head coach

Craig Robinson (Princeton '83)

Assistant coach(es)

Doug Stewart (Brown '94)
Nate Pomeday (Northwestern '99)
David Grace (Park '03)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 9–8–2019

Schedule and Results

Sources:^[8]^[9]

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/02/2009* 5:30 pm		St. Martin's	W 80–76	1—0	Gill Coliseum (2,937) Corvallis, OR
11/08/2009* 7:00 pm		Concordia	W 82–57	2—0	Gill Coliseum (2,619) Corvallis, OR
Regular season
11/14/2008* 4:00 pm		at Howard	L 45–47	0–1	Burr Gymnasium (1,752) Washington D.C.
11/22/2008* 7:00 pm		at Nevada	L 71–79	0–2	Lawlor Events Center (7,629) Reno, NV
11/24/2008* 7:00 pm		Yale	L 52–53	0–3	Gill Coliseum (3,413) Corvallis, OR
11/26/2008* 8:00 pm		Montana State	L 79–82	0–4	Gill Coliseum (3,109) Corvallis, OR
11/30/2009* 2:00 pm		at Fresno State	W 62–54	1–4	Save Mart Center (8,548) Fresno, CA
12/6/2008* 11:00 am, ESPNU		at Iowa State Big 12/Pac-10 Hardwood Series	L 50–63	1–5	Hilton Coliseum (13,668) Ames, IA
12/13/2008* 5:00 pm, FSNNW, FSN Midwest		Nebraska	W 64–63	2–5	Gill Coliseum (3,359) Corvallis, OR
12/16/2008* 7:00 pm		Seattle Pacific	W 71–67	3–5	Gill Coliseum (2,619) Corvallis, OR
12/20/2008* 7:00 pm		Howard	W 90–54	4–5	Gill Coliseum (2,859) Corvallis, OR
12/29/2008* 7:00 pm, FSNNW		Seattle	W 59–50	5–5	Gill Coliseum (3,109) Corvallis, OR
01/02/2009 7:30 pm, FSN		UCLA	L 46–69	5–6 (0–1)	Gill Coliseum (5,629) Corvallis, OR
01/04/2009 2:30 pm, FSN West		USC	W 62–58 ^OT	6–6 (1–1)	Gill Coliseum (4,719) Corvallis, OR
01/08/2009 7:30 pm, FSN		at Arizona State	L 38–69	6–7 (1–2)	Wells Fargo Arena (7,004) Tempe, AZ
01/10/2009 1:00 pm, FS Arizona		at Arizona	L 47–64	6–8 (1–3)	McKale Center (13,144) Tucson, AZ
01/15/2009* 6:00 pm, FSN		Washington State	L 57–61 ^OT	6–9 (1–4)	Gill Coliseum (5,454) Corvallis, OR
01/17/2009 7:00 pm, FSNNW		Washington	L 59–85	6–10 (1–5)	Gill Coliseum (6,648) Corvallis, OR
01/22/2009 7:30 pm		at California	W 69–65	7–10 (2–5)	Haas Pavilion (8,236) Berkeley, CA
01/24/2009 7:00 pm, FSNNW, CSN BA		at Stanford	W 77–62	8–10 (3–5)	Maples Pavilion (7,329) Stanford, CA
01/26/2009* 7:00 pm		Cal State Bakersfield	W 65–59	9–10 (3–5)	Gill Coliseum (5,229) Corvallis, OR
01/31/2009 4:30 pm, FSNNW		Oregon Civil War	W 57–54	10–10 (4–5)	Gill Coliseum (10,129) Corvallis, OR
02/05/2009 5:30 pm, FSNNW		Arizona	L 53–56	10–11 (4–6)	Gill Coliseum (6,537) Corvallis, OR
02/07/2009 5:30 pm, FSNNW/ FS AZ		Arizona State	L 38–49	10–12 (4–7)	Gill Coliseum (7,449) Corvallis, OR
02/12/2009 8:00 pm, FSNNW		Washington	L 60–79	10–13 (4–8)	Bank of America Arena (10,000) Seattle, WA
02/14/2009 4:00 pm, FSNNW		at Washington State	W 54–52	11–13 (5–8)	Beasley Coliseum (7,452) Pullman, WA
02/19/2009 7:00 pm		Stanford	W 66–54	12–13 (6–8)	Gill Coliseum (6,229) Corvallis, OR
02/21/2009 2:00 pm, FSNNW		California	W 65–54	13–13 (7–8)	Gill Coliseum (7,619) Corvallis, OR
03/01/2009 7:00 pm, FSN		at Oregon Civil War	L 69–79	13–14 (7–9)	McArthur Court (8,769) Eugene, OR
03/05/2009 5:00 pm, FSN/FSN Prime Ticket		at UCLA	L 54–69	13–15 (7–10)	Pauley Pavilion (10,348) Los Angeles, CA
03/07/2009 5:00 pm, FSN		at USC	L 52–68	13–16 (7–11)	Galen Center (6,603) Los Angeles, CA
Pac-10 tournament
03/11/10 7:40 pm, FSN	(8)	vs. (9) Stanford First Round	L 52–59	13–17	Staples Center (10,964) Los Angeles, CA
CBI
03/18/2009 7:00 pm, HDNet		Houston First Round	W 49–45	14–17	Gill Coliseum (3,511) Corvallis, OR
03/23/2009 7:00 pm, HDNet		Vermont Quarterfinals	W 71–70	15–17	Gill Coliseum (4,053) Corvallis, OR
03/25/2009 7:00 pm, HDNet		Stanford Semifinals	W 65–62	16–17	Gill Coliseum (4,759) Corvallis, OR
03/30/2009 7:00 pm, HDNet		UTEP Finals, Game 1	W 75–69	17–17	Gill Coliseum (8,029) Corvallis, OR
04/01/2009 7:00 pm, HDNet		at UTEP Finals, Game 2	L 63–70	17–18	Don Haskins Center (12,000) El Paso, TX
02/19/2009 7:00 pm, HDNet		at UTEP Finals, Game 3	W 81–73	18–18	Don Haskins Center (12,000) El Paso, TX
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.

References

^ "2018–19 Oregon State Beavers Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Oregon State University. 2018. Retrieved September 8, 2019.
^ "CBI – History". GazelleGroup.com. 2019. Retrieved September 8, 2019.
^ "Tarver rises with opportunity". Corvallis Gazette-Times. April 1, 2009. p. B1. Retrieved September 9, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Bertalotto, Jake (April 4, 2009). "Beavers Take CBI Championship in Game 3, 81–73". SBNation. Retrieved September 9, 2019.
^ "Beavers set for deciding game". Albany Democrat-Herald. April 3, 2009. p. B1. Retrieved September 9, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
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[mguide-1] "2018–19 Oregon State Beavers Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Oregon State University. 2018. Retrieved September 8, 2019.

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[4] Bertalotto, Jake (April 4, 2009). "Beavers Take CBI Championship in Game 3, 81–73". SBNation. Retrieved September 9, 2019.

[5] "Beavers set for deciding game". Albany Democrat-Herald. April 3, 2009. p. B1. Retrieved September 9, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.

[6] "Beavers capture CBI title". Statesman Journal. April 4, 2009. p. 11. Retrieved September 9, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.

[7] "2008–09 Oregon State Beavers Roster & Stats". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 8, 2019.

[8] "Oregon State Beavers Men's Basketball Schedule". OSU Beavers.

[9] "2008-2009 Oregon State Beavers Men's Basketball Stats" (PDF). OSU Beavers.

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