Beavers Participate In Pac-12 Media Day
October 15, 2015 | Men's Basketball
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – The Pac-12 Conference held its annual Men's Basketball Media Day on Thursday at the Pac-12 Studios, and head coach Wayne Tinkle and senior guard Gary Payton II were to represent Oregon State.
Click on this link to watch their interview session with the media.
Oregon State was picked to finish sixth in the 2015-16 Pac-12 Conference race, according to a poll of media members who cover the conference.
It's the highest the Beavers have been picked since the conference expanded to 12 teams in 2011. The Beavers were picked to finish third in 1993 and fifth in 2000 and 2010. The preseason media poll began in 1993.
The Beavers were picked to finish 12th in 2014-15. However, they far exceeded expectations by going 8-10 in conference play, 17-14 overall, and 15-2 at Gill Coliseum in Wayne Tinkle's first season as head coach.
Tinkle returns all five starters and nine letterwinners from that team. The Beavers have also added six talented freshmen who make up the highest-ranked recruiting class in program history.
Fans can secure new men's basketball season tickets by visiting this link, or by calling 800-GO-BEAVS. Tickets for the Dec. 18-19 Far West Classic Invite at the Moda Center in Portland are included in all men's basketball season-ticket packages. That gives fans 18 games to watch in Corvallis and Portland during the 2015-16 season, starting with a Nov. 5 exhibition game against Western Oregon at Gill Coliseum.
2015-16 Pac-12 Men's Basketball Media Poll1. Arizona
2. California
3. Utah
4. Oregon
5. UCLA
6. Oregon State
7. Colorado
8. Arizona State
9. Stanford
10. USC
11. Washington
12. Washington State
