Returning to the Big Dance - Oregon State Basketball (CH2K8)

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OREGON STATE'S DO-EVERYTHING,
SAY-ANYTHING GARY PAYTON

It's a reminder of a better day. For sixty-years from 1929-to-1989, Oregon State's men basketball program won 1,049 games under three different head coaches, made 15 trips to the NCAA tournament and appeared in two Final Fours. The program has since fallen on rough times following Gary Payton's senior season in 1990 and has not returned to the NCAA tournament.

Oregon State ranks 17th in Division I men's college basketball for most victories all-time as a program with 1,608. However, the Beavers have not won a NCAA tournament game since 1982 when 2-seed Oregon State defeated 3-seed Idaho 60-42.

Things could soon be changing in Corvallis, Oregon though, under the direction of head coach Craig Robinson. After guiding Brown University to a school-record 19 wins in 2007-08, Robinson quickly accepted the open head coaching position in Corvallis. Posting 18 victories in his first year with the Beavers including a run through the CBI tournament, Robinson's team took a slight step back in 2009-10 recording just fourteen wins in what was a very inconsistent year for the Beavers.

Now, Robinson will try to build off last year's perplexing outcome without taking a major step backward. It will not be easy though. The Beavers were pathetic on the offensive end finishing 334th out of 347 Division I teams in points per game. Considering Oregon State loses two of its top three scorers, that is not a good sign. That is their style of play though under Robinson. The Beavers like to grind it out with a slow down style of play while working hard on the defensive end.

Leading scorer Calvin Haynes returns to run the show while a plethora of forwards including UTEP transfer Eric Moreland, will try to find some consistency up front. Redshirt freshman Roberto Nelson will provide some spark on the offensive end, but Oregon State could be in for a long year in what should be another down season in the Pac-10.

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2010-11 Roster

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2010-11 Schedule

Non-Conference

11/13 - vs UT-Arlington
11/22 - vs Texas Southern
11/24 - vs UNC-Charlotte
11/28 - at Howard
12/02 - vs Utah Valley St.
12/05 - at Colorado
12/12 - vs UT-Pan American
12/16 - at Montana
12/19 - vs George Washington
12/23 - vs Illinois-Chicago

Conference

01/03 - at Arizona
01/05 - at Arizona St.
01/10 - vs Stanford
01/12 - vs California
01/17 - at Washington St.
01/19 - at Washington
01/24 - vs Southern Cal
01/26 - vs UCLA
02/02 - at Oregon
02/07 - at California
02/09 - at Stanford
02/14 - vs Washington St.
02/16 - vs Washington
02/21 - at UCLA
02/23 - at Southern Cal
03/02 - vs Oregon
03/06 - vs Arizona
03/08 - vs Arizona St.

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UT-Arlington [1-1] at Oregon State [1-0]
Gill Coliseum
Corvallis, OR.
November 13th, 2010

Beavers knock off Texas-Arlington in opening game

UT-Arlington -- 25 - 28 --- 53
Oregon State -- 47 - 35 --- 82

Oregon State and coach Craig Robinson kicked off their 2010-11 campaign earlier tonight with an 82-53 victory over the Mavericks of UT-Arlington. The outcome was never in question as the Beavers started hot and led the entire game. After building a 22-point halftime margin, Oregon State let off the pedal just a bit in the second half and coasted the rest of the way.

The Beavers back-court duo of Ahmad Starks and Chris Richard were the driving force behind the offense as Starks finished with 14 points and Richard added thirteen of his own. Sophomore center Joe Burton barely missed out on a double-double performance with ten points and nine rebounds.

On the other side, senior guard Brandon Long carried his team in a losing effort with fourteen points on 6-of-13 shooting. The Mavericks as a team shot 22-for-59 (.372) from the floor and 5-of-17 from three-point territory.

Oregon State received strong play from its bench in this game with senior forward Omari Johnson and sophomore guard Roberto Nelson each contributing twelve points in their sixteen minutes of play each.

Coach Robinson and his squad will have some time off before returning to the court on November 22nd against Texas Southern.

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Texas Southern [3-2] at Oregon State [2-0]
Gill Coliseum
Corvallis, OR.
November 22nd, 2010

In a close contest, Oregon State comes out on top

Tex. Southern -- 33 - 38 --- 71
Oregon State --- 37 - 37 --- 74

Sharp-shooting Rhys Murphy led the Beavers with 26 points as they narrowly escaped with a victory against Texas Southern. Murphy was 10-of-16 from the floor and shot 3-for-6 beyond the arc. Junior guard Calvin Haynes added thirteen points from the bench and connected on all three of his 3PT attempts. Coach Robinson was pleased with his teams effort tonight saying, "they handled the pressure of a close game like veterans which should be a huge advantage later in the season."

For the Tigers, starting guard David Burrell scored a team-high 13 points while shooting 3-for-7 from three-point range. Freshman Aaron Clayborn provided a big spark off the bench with eleven points and six rebounds. Texas Southern ended the game shooting 28-for-60 from the floor.

Oregon State's front-court of Devon Collier and Joe Burton were a bit disappointing offensively but made up for it with their defense and rebounds. Collier scored four points while grabbing ten rebounds, Burton recorded eight boards and two points. The back-court of Ahmad Starks and Chris Richard both contributed twelve points with Starks also dishing out nine assists.

The Beavers will have a day off before facing the UNC-Charlotte 49ers on Saturday at Gill Coliseum.

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Charlotte [3-3] at Oregon State [3-0]
Gill Coliseum
Corvallis, OR.
November 24th, 2010

Oregon State handles Charlotte with ease, improve to 3-0

Charlotte --- 19 - 42 --- 61
Oregon St. -- 33 - 43 --- 76

For the second consecutive game forward Rhys Murphy put the Beavers on his back, leading all players with 23 points. Murphy recorded four rebounds and two assists while shooting 10-of-16 for the game including 3-for-4 from the arc. Murphy added two steals and a block in the 76-61 win over Charlotte.

Calvin Haynes poured in fourteen points off the bench, picking up right where he left off two days prior against Texas Southern. While not a starter, Haynes seems to be excelling in his new role on the team this season.

Off to a quick 3-0 start this season, the Beavers travel to Howard University next week for their first road test.

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Oregon St. [4-0] at Howard [2-6]
Burr Gymnasium
Washington, D.C.
November 28th, 2010

Murphy, Haynes, power Beavers past Bison

Oregon St. -- 45 - 24 --- 69
Howard ------ 29 - 21 --- 50

Different night, same story.

Oregon State made the trip across the country to Washington, D.C. for a match-up with Howard University. The players will have plenty to be happy about on the flight back to Corvallis after the Beavers picked up the 69-50 victory over the Bison.

But Oregon State fans were used to this script as Rhys Murphy led all players with 18 points, and Calvin Haynes was right behind him with seventeen of his own.

The Bison offense went through senior guard C.J. Prince who netted 17 points. No other Howard player reached double-digits in scoring, providing Prince with little help. It did not help that Prince's team shot a combined 23-for-63 on the night, including 3-for-16 from three-point range.

The next game for Oregon State will be back in their home gym against Utah Valley State.

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Utah Valley St. [3-4] at Oregon State [5-0]
Gill Coliseum
Corvallis, OR.
December 2nd, 2010

Starters play sparingly, Beavers still cruise

Utah Valley St. -- 14 - 23 --- 37
Oregon State ----- 38 - 37 --- 75

Coach Craig Robinson didn't want to push his luck and risk a serious injury earlier this afternoon, limiting all five of his starting players to under 20 minutes playing time. It didn't matter as Utah Valley State was run out of the gym losing 75-37 in Corvallis.

In only eleven minutes on the court, forward Rhys Murphy made sure to make the most of his time connecting on 6-of-8 shots from the floor and 4-of-5 from beyond the arc. Murphy finished with a team-high 16 points, three rebounds and two assists.

The Wolverines struggled all game long finishing 12-for-53 from the floor, 0-of-15 from three-point range, however they did shoot 13-of-16 from the charity stripe. Not a single Utah Valley State player reached double-digits in scoring.

Next up the Beavers will travel to Boulder, Colorado to face the 6-1 Buffaloes. This will be a great test for an Oregon State team who has played a fairly weak schedule to this point.

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Oregon St. [5-1] at Colorado [7-1]
Coors Events Center
Boulder, CO.
December 5th, 2010

Buffaloes deal Oregon State first defeat of season

Oregon St. -- 18 - 35 --- 53
Colorado ---- 41 - 32 --- 73

The Beavers tasted their first loss on the season earlier tonight in Boulder, Colorado, losing 73-53 to the Buffaloes. Oregon State fell into a deep hole early on in the first half and were unable to find the offensive firepower for a comeback in the second half. Junior forward Marcus Relphorde scored 21 points for the Buffs to lead all scorers in the game.

Oregon State played the game without their leading scorer Rhys Murphy who suffered a high ankle sprain in their last game. The Beavers severely missed his 18 points a game, but Murphy should make a full recovery in time for conference play.

Adding to the Beavers misfortunes junior guard Calvin Haynes also went down with an injury after four minutes against Colorado. The diagnosis did not come back good as Haynes is expected to miss up to two weeks with a severe ankle sprain.

In the absence of both players, Chris Richard led the Beavers with 15 points on 6-of-11 shooting, and 3-of-5 from beyond the three-point arc. Senior Omari Johnson slid into the starting lineup for Murphy and added eight points of his own to go with five rebounds and two assists.

With only four games left on the non-conference schedule, Oregon State will have an opportunity to find out how much depth they have along the bench.

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Good and Bad along the Recruiting Trail
Beavers pickup one for 2011 class, lose a few others

The early signing period has come and gone, but Oregon State was not left empty-handed as they were able to lock up one recruit for the 2011-12 season. Four-star forward Brad Braxton didn't waste any time in deciding his future, placing a call to coach Craig Robinson just minutes after the early signing period opened. The entire Beavers staff was glad to hear the good news, the 6'6" small forward out of Fremont, California would be attending Oregon State next fall.

Braxton put up solid numbers this past summer on the ABL circuit with his team Cold Cash, averaging 15.5 points and 8.5 rebounds a contest. The numbers definitely put him on the recruiting map and other schools certainly noticed. Braxton was rated as the 59th best player in the country by one recruiting service and had offers from a few other Pac-10 schools before choosing Oregon State.

But not everything went the way that the Beavers had hoped. Coach Robinson was unable to convince local product R.J. Samabaly to stay close to home and help out the local team. From nearby Portland, Oregon, Samabaly was ranked at #4 overall in the country and was a longshot to sign with Oregon State to begin with. During the middle of the week Samabaly held a press conference to announce his decision to attend the University of Washington next fall.

A couple other recruits that Oregon State had contacted but not offered scholarships to signed on elsewhere as well. Four-star power forward Wil Bracy from Washington signed with Oregon and three-star small forward Fernandez Cammon stayed in-state and will be joining Samabaly with the Huskies.

The Beavers still have one scholarship left and will have to re-evaluate their recruiting board following the early signing period. The early favorite to receive the open scholarship is three-star power forward Dainmon Quick who is a junior college freshman out of Fresno, California.

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Good start out of the gate for the Beavers, well, other than that shalacking you suffered from Colorado. Love to see you go after the local talent in Samabaly. Even if you don't have a good chance at signing the kid, you got to let the Northwest know that you are going to be putting in work to get the top talent in the region. Looking at your roster, Brad Braxton will most likely be your starter at SF next season and could be a program changer for the Beavers. Good luck and I'll be following!

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Very interesting dynasty bro, good luck this season hopefully you can finish above .500 because those Conference games are going to really bring that record down.

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Very nice read man. I'm following.