Gardiner and Beers Named to Naismith All-Americans
March 02, 2022 | Women's Basketball
Oregon State is one of two programs with multiple selections
CORVALLIS – Future Beavers Timea Gardiner and Raegan Beers added another piece of national recognition on Wednesday, as they were named Naismith High School All-Americans. Both players are slated to join the Beavers for the 2022-23 season after signing National Letters of Intent in November.
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Both players were selected to the All-America Second Team, making Oregon State one of two programs with multiple players on the Naismith All-America teams. Gardiner and Beers both were named McDonald's All-Americans and were semifinalists for Naismith Player of the Year.
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Gardiner (Ogden, Utah) is a five-star recruit and ESPN's No. 6 rated player in this year's signing class. The forward is a three-time all-state honoree, as well as an All-Region selection. She averaged 14.7 points and 6.7 rebounds per game during her sophomore campaign, and followed that up with 13.5 points and 7.1 boards per contest last season.
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Gardiner has made her mark with USA Basketball as well, helping lead the USA U-16 squad to a Gold Medal at the 2019 FIBA America's in Puerto Aysen, Chile. She averaged 7.0 points and 6.5 rebounds per contest, as the USA went a perfect 6-0 at the event. Gardiner also took part in trials for the 2018 USA U-17 World Cup Team.
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Beers (Littleton, Colo.) is a five-star recruit and is among ESPN's top 10 players in the nation, as well as the site's No. 3 rated post. She is a two-time all-state honoree in Colorado, and was a Max Preps All-America Honorable Mention in 2020. Beers earned Jefferson County Player of the Year recognition in 2019, and made the County First Team in 2020.
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Beers averaged 15.5 points and 10.1 rebounds per game during her sophomore year, and is a two-time Academic All-State selection. She also was selected to compete at USA Basketball Trials in 2019.
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The Beavers will face Arizona State this afternoon in the Pac-12 Tournament.
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Oregon State Athletics strives to Build Excellent Authentic Visionary Student-Athletes (Go BEAVS).
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Both players were selected to the All-America Second Team, making Oregon State one of two programs with multiple players on the Naismith All-America teams. Gardiner and Beers both were named McDonald's All-Americans and were semifinalists for Naismith Player of the Year.
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Gardiner (Ogden, Utah) is a five-star recruit and ESPN's No. 6 rated player in this year's signing class. The forward is a three-time all-state honoree, as well as an All-Region selection. She averaged 14.7 points and 6.7 rebounds per game during her sophomore campaign, and followed that up with 13.5 points and 7.1 boards per contest last season.
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Gardiner has made her mark with USA Basketball as well, helping lead the USA U-16 squad to a Gold Medal at the 2019 FIBA America's in Puerto Aysen, Chile. She averaged 7.0 points and 6.5 rebounds per contest, as the USA went a perfect 6-0 at the event. Gardiner also took part in trials for the 2018 USA U-17 World Cup Team.
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Beers (Littleton, Colo.) is a five-star recruit and is among ESPN's top 10 players in the nation, as well as the site's No. 3 rated post. She is a two-time all-state honoree in Colorado, and was a Max Preps All-America Honorable Mention in 2020. Beers earned Jefferson County Player of the Year recognition in 2019, and made the County First Team in 2020.
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Beers averaged 15.5 points and 10.1 rebounds per game during her sophomore year, and is a two-time Academic All-State selection. She also was selected to compete at USA Basketball Trials in 2019.
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The Beavers will face Arizona State this afternoon in the Pac-12 Tournament.
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OUR MISSION
Oregon State Athletics strives to Build Excellent Authentic Visionary Student-Athletes (Go BEAVS).
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