2020–21 Oregon State Beavers men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Elite Eight
ConferencePac-12 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 20
Record20–13 (10–10 Pac-12)
Head coach
Associate head coachKerry Rupp (7th season)
Assistant coaches
Home arenaGill Coliseum
2020–21 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Oregon144 .778217  .750
No. 23 USC155 .750258  .758
No. 22 Colorado146 .700239  .719
UCLA136 .6842210  .688
Arizona*119 .550179  .654
Oregon State1010 .5002013  .606
Stanford1010 .5001413  .519
Utah811 .4211213  .480
Arizona State710 .4121114  .440
Washington State712 .3681413  .519
Washington416 .200521  .192
California317 .150920  .310
*Ineligible for the conference and NCAA tournaments due to self-imposed postseason ban.
Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2020–21 Oregon State Beavers men's basketball team represented Oregon State University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Beavers were led by seventh-year head coach Wayne Tinkle, and played their home games at Gill Coliseum in Corvallis, Oregon as members of the Pac-12 Conference.

Despite being picked to finish last in the Pac-12 standings in preseason media polls, the Beavers finished tied for sixth in conference play and received a 5-seed in the 2021 Pac-12 tournament due to Arizona's self-imposed ban. Despite the Beavers' outperforming of low expectations, the consensus among analysts entering the Pac-12 tournament was that OSU would not receive an at-large bid to the upcoming NCAA tournament, and thus needed to win the conference tournament to make the field as an automatic qualifier. The Beavers proceeded to defeat 4-seed UCLA in overtime, top-seed and rival Oregon, and 3-seed Colorado in succession to win their first Pac-12 tournament title in school history and guarantee just their second NCAA tournament berth since 1990.

Seeded 12th in the Midwest region in the 2021 NCAA tournament, the Beavers would trail for less than five combined minutes in upset wins over 5th-seeded Tennessee and 4th-seeded Oklahoma State to advance to the Sweet Sixteen. The wins were Oregon State's first in the NCAA tournament since advancing to the Elite Eight in 1982. The Beavers next overcame a slow start to defeat 8-seed Loyola-Chicago and advance to the Elite Eight, matching their 1982 run. Over their six-game postseason winning streak dating back to the Pac-12 tournament, the Beavers were not favored in a single game. They became just the second ever 12-seed to advance to the Elite Eight since the tournament expanded to 64 teams in 1985.

Facing the 2-seed Houston Cougars in the Midwest regional final, the Beavers rallied from a 17-point second half deficit to tie the game with under four minutes remaining. Houston would prevail, 67–61, to end Oregon State's Cinderella run.

Previous season

The 2019–20 Beavers finished the 2019–20 season 18–13, 7–11 in Pac-12 play to finish in a three-way tie for eighth place. They defeated Utah in the first round of the Pac-12 tournament and were set to take on rival Oregon in the quarterfinals before the remainder of the Pac-12 Tournament was cancelled amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Off-season

Departures

NameNumPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for departure
Sean Miller-Moore1G6'5"200JuniorToronto, ONGraduate transferred to Grand Canyon
Tres Tinkle3F6'7"225RS SeniorMissoula, MTGraduated
Antoine Vernon13G6'0"175SophomoreHamilton, ONTransferred to St. Francis Xavier
Payton Dastrup15C6'10"240RS JuniorMesa, AZTransferred to Benedictine at Mesa
Kylor Kelley24F7'0"215RS SeniorGervais, ORGraduated

Incoming transfers

NameNumPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious School
Maurice Calloo1F6'10"JuniorWindsor, ONJunior college transferred from Indian Hills CC
Warith Alatishe10F6'7"200JuniorHouston, TXTransferred from Nicholls.
Rodrigue Andela35F6'8"230RS JuniorCameroonJunior college transferred from Kilgore College
Tariq Silver55G6'5"200RS JuniorClarksville, TNJunior college transferred from Tallahassee CC

2020 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Isaiah Johnson
PF
Torrance, CA Bishop Montgomery High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Oct 14, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: 0
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2020 Basketball Player Commits". ESPN.com.
  • "2020 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

2021 Recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2021 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Dashawn Davis
SG
Bronx, NY Trinity Community College 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jul 23, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: JC
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

Roster

2020–21 Oregon State Beavers men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Gianni Hunt 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)180 lb (82 kg) SoBishop Montgomery HS Lakewood, California
F 1 Maurice Calloo 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)220 lb (100 kg) JrIndian Hills CC Windsor, Ontario
G 2 Jarod Lucas 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)195 lb (88 kg) SoLos Altos HS Hacienda Heights, California
G 5 Ethan Thompson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)195 lb (88 kg) SrBishop Montgomery HS Los Angeles, California
F 10 Warith Alatishe 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)200 lb (91 kg) JrNicholls Houston, Texas
G 11 Zach Reichle 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)205 lb (93 kg) SrWilsonville HS Wilsonville, Oregon
C 12 Roman Silva 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)265 lb (120 kg) SrSan Bernardino Valley College Rancho Cucamonga, California
G 22 Julien Franklin 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)200 lb (91 kg) RS FrVilla Park HS Brea, California
F 23 Joey Potts (W) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)200 lb (91 kg) RS JrCollege of Marin Petaluma, California
F 24 Isaiah Johnson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)209 lb (95 kg) FrBishop Montgomery HS Torrance, California
F 34 Rodrigue Andela 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)248 lb (112 kg) JrKilgore College Yaoundé, Cameroon
F 35 DeAron Tucker 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)240 lb (109 kg) SoLegacy Early College Dallas, Texas
G 55 Tariq Silver 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)200 lb (91 kg) RS JrTallahassee CC Clarksville, Tennessee
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

Source:[1]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 25, 2020*
4:00 pm, P12N
California[lower-alpha 1] W 71–63  1–0
 16  Alatishe  11  Andela  6  Thompson  Gill Coliseum (0)
Corvallis, OR
November 27, 2020*
10:00 am, P12N
Northwest W 114–42  2–0
 17  Thompson  9  Alatishe  5  Reichle  Gill Coliseum (0)
Corvallis, OR
December 2, 2020
7:00 pm, P12N
at Washington State L 55–59  2–1
(0–1)
 12  Reichle  10  Alatishe  7  Thompson  Beasley Coliseum (0)
Pullman, WA
December 6, 2020*
1:00 pm, P12N
Wyoming L 73–76  2–2
 20  Thompson  12  Alatishe  4  Hunt  Gill Coliseum (0)
Corvallis, OR
December 10, 2020*
5:00 pm, P12N
Portland L 86–87 OT 2–3
 31  Thompson  11  Alatishe  7  Reichle  Gill Coliseum (0)
Corvallis, OR
December 16, 2020*
2:00 pm, P12N
UTSA W 73–61  3–3
 22  Thompson  6  Tied  4  Reichle  Gill Coliseum (0)
Corvallis, OR
December 22, 2020*
6:00 pm, P12N
Portland State W 67–62  4–3
 15  Reichle  11  Alatishe  4  Reichle  Gill Coliseum (0)
Corvallis, OR
January 2, 2021
3:00 pm, P12N
California W 73–64  5–3
(1–1)
 16  Thompson  11  Andela  6  Hunt  Gill Coliseum (0)
Corvallis, OR
January 4, 2021
12:00 pm, P12N
Stanford L 71–81  5–4
(1–2)
 22  Lucas  10  Alatishe  7  Thompson  Gill Coliseum (0)
Corvallis, OR
January 14, 2021
8:00 pm, FS1
Arizona L 64–98  5–5
(1–3)
 13  Thompson  4  Tied  5  Thompson  Gill Coliseum (0)
Corvallis, OR
January 16, 2021
4:00 pm, P12N
Arizona State W 80–79  6–5
(2–3)
 18  Lucas  8  Alatishe  5  Tied  Gill Coliseum (0)
Corvallis, OR
January 19, 2021
4:00 pm, ESPN2
USC W 58–56  7–5
(3–3)
 13  Tied  4  Tied  6  Reichle  Gill Coliseum (0)
Corvallis, OR
January 23, 2021
7:30 pm, P12N
at No. 21 Oregon
Rivalry
W 75–64  8–5
(4–3)
 19  Thompson  16  Alatishe  4  Reichle  Matthew Knight Arena (0)
Eugene, OR
January 28, 2021
2:00 pm, ESPNU
at USC L 62–75  8–6
(4–4)
 20  Thompson  7  Thompson  5  Thompson  Galen Center (0)
Los Angeles, CA
January 30, 2021
4:00 pm, P12N
at No. 23 UCLA L 52–57  8–7
(4–5)
 16  Thompson  9  Alatishe  5  Thompson  Pauley Pavilion (0)
Los Angeles, CA
February 4, 2021
6:00 pm, P12N
Washington W 91–71  9–7
(5–5)
 17  Reichle  11  Alatishe  8  Reichle  Gill Coliseum (0)
Corvallis, OR
February 6, 2021
3:00 pm, P12N
Washington State W 68–66  10–7
(6–5)
 12  Tied  7  Alatishe  4  Hunt  Gill Coliseum (0)
Corvallis, OR
February 8, 2021
4:00 pm, P12N
at Colorado L 49–78  10–8
(6–6)
 10  Thompson  6  Alatishe  3  Reichle  CU Events Center (61)
Boulder, CO
February 11, 2021
5:00 pm, P12N
at Arizona L 61–70  10–9
(6–7)
 13  Tied  6  Alatishe  3  Reichle  McKale Center (0)
Tucson, AZ
February 14, 2021
4:00 pm, ESPN2
at Arizona State L 73–75  10–10
(6–8)
 18  Thompson  10  Alatishe  4  Tied  Desert Financial Arena (0)
Tempe, AZ
February 18, 2021
5:30 pm, P12N
Utah W 74–56  11–10
(7–8)
 25  Thompson  9  Alatishe  8  Thompson  Gill Coliseum (0)
Corvallis, OR
February 20, 2021
5:00 pm, ESPNU
Colorado L 57–61  11–11
(7–9)
 18  Thompson  10  Alatishe  7  Thompson  Gill Coliseum (0)
Corvallis, OR
February 25, 2021
7:00 pm, P12N
at California W 59–57  12–11
(8–9)
 15  Silva  11  Alatishe  3  Thompson  Haas Pavilion (0)
Berkeley, CA
February 27, 2021
3:30 pm, P12N
at Stanford W 73–62  13–11
(9–9)
 26  Lucas  8  Alatishe  3  Thompson  Maples Pavilion (1)
Stanford, CA
March 3, 2021
4:00 pm, ESPNU
at Utah W 75–70  14–11
(10–9)
 17  Hunt  10  Alatishe  4  Alatishe  Jon M. Huntsman Center (0)
Salt Lake City, UT
March 7, 2021
5:00 pm, FS1
Oregon
Rivalry
L 67–80  14–12
(10–10)
 16  Thompson  7  Alatishe  4  Reichle  Gill Coliseum (0)
Corvallis, OR
Pac-12 tournament
March 11, 2021
2:30 pm, P12N
(5) vs. (4) UCLA
Quarterfinals
W 83–79 OT 15–12
 22  Alatishe  10  Tied  5  Hunt  T-Mobile Arena (0)
Paradise, NV
March 12, 2021
5:30 pm, P12N
(5) vs. (1) Oregon
Semifinals/Rivalry
W 75–64  16–12
 16  Thompson  12  Alatishe  4  Tied  T-Mobile Arena (0)
Paradise, NV
March 13, 2021
7:30 pm, ESPN
(5) vs. (3) No. 23 Colorado
Championship
W 70–68  17–12
 15  Calloo  7  Alatishe  4  Thompson  T-Mobile Arena (0)
Paradise, NV
NCAA tournament
March 19, 2021
1:30 pm, TNT
(12 MW) vs. (5 MW) Tennessee
First Round
W 70–56  18–12
 16  Silva  10  Thompson  6  Thompson  Bankers Life Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN
March 21, 2021
6:40 pm, TBS
(12 MW) vs. (4 MW) No. 11 Oklahoma State
Second Round
W 80–70  19–12
 26  Thompson  12  Tied  2  Tied  Hinkle Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN
March 27, 2021
11:40 am, CBS
(12 MW) vs. (8 MW) No. 17 Loyola–Chicago
Sweet Sixteen
W 65–58  20–12
 22  Thompson  11  Alatishe  4  Tied  Bankers Life Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN
March 29, 2021
4:15 pm, CBS
(12 MW) vs. (2 MW) No. 6 Houston
Elite Eight
L 61–67  20–13
 13  Calloo  7  Thompson  6  Thompson  Lucas Oil Stadium 
Indianapolis, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

Notes

  1. This game was arranged last-minute due to Colorado State dropping out due to COVID-19-related concerns. Due to these emergency circumstances, despite California being a member of the Pac-12, this game was considered a non-conference game and did not count towards the conference standings.[2]

References

  1. "2020–2021 Schedule". osubeavers.com. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
  2. "Alatishe, Thompson lead Oregon State past Cal 71-63". ESPN.com. AP. November 25, 2020. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
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