2008–09 Oregon State Beavers men's basketball team

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]

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

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

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