Oregon State
Idaho
Beavers Ready to Host Idaho Saturday
December 05, 2024 | Men's Basketball
TELEVISION:Â The game will be televised on ESPN+
RADIO: The game will air live on Beaver Sports Radio Network with Mike Parker calling the action.
LIVE STATS: Live stats will be available at this link
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QUICKLY: Saturday will mark the 174th all-time meeting between Oregon State and Idaho ... The Beavers and Vandals have not gone head-to-head since the 2011-12 season ... Oregon State and Idaho faced off four times per season every year between 1929-30 and 1954-55 ... The Beavers are among the nation's leaders in a number of defensive categories: 7th in scoring defense (58.1); 14th in Field Goal Percentage Defense (.366); 22nd in blocks per game (5.6) ... OSU has held six of its seven opponents below 38 percent shooting from the floor, and has allowed over 60 points just one time ... Michael Rataj is one of 26 players in the nation with four or more double-doubles on the year ... The Oregon State bench is shooting 51.9 percent through the first seven games of the year ... As a team, the Beavers are shooting 53.5 percent in the second half of games and 50.0 percent from 3-point range in the second half ... Michael Rataj is top-10 in the WCC in points per game, rebounds per game, field goal percentage, blocks per game and steals per game ... Head coach Wayne Tinkle is looking for his 304th career win ... Oregon State's squad features nine newcomers ... The Beavers roster represents nine different nations (USA, Canada, Denmark, Iran, Lithania, England, France, Germany, Turkey), the second most of any Division I men's basketball team trailing only UT Martin with 12.
THE TEAM: Here are some quick-hitters about the 2024-25 Oregon State men's basketball team:
- The Beavers' team features nine international players, representing eight different countries (Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Iran, Lithuania, Turkey, United Kingdom).
- Nine of the Beavers' first 10 games on the season will be played at Gill Coliseum.
- The Oregon State men's basketball squad is one of 10 OSU programs slated to compete in the West Coast Conference beginning in the fall of 2024 as part of the two-year conference affiliation agreement announced on Dec. 22.
- The 2024-25 WCC schedule will see the Beavers face some foes they have not often seen during their history. The following is Oregon State's total games played against each WCC opponent (excluding Washington State) along with the last season the two teams met. Portland - 71 meetings, last in 2020-21; Gonzaga - 27 meetings, last in 1991-92; Santa Clara - 10 meetings, last in 1997-98; San Francisco - 10 meetings, last in 1968-69; Pepperdine - 5 meetings, last in 2018-19; LMU - 5 meetings, last in 2017-18; Saint Mary's 4 meetings, last in 1968-69; San Diego - 3 meetings, last in 2012-13; Pacific - 3 meetings, last in 1994-95.
- The Oregon State men's basketball program received a $1.5 million endowment from Joth Ricci and his family, part of a $3 million gift to the Beavers' men's and women's basketball programs. Ricci, known for leadership roles with Dutch Bros, Stumptown Coffee Roasters, Adelsheim Vineyards, Jones Soda and, most recently, Burgerville, is a 1990 Oregon State graduate now serving as executive in residence for the College of Business.
Saturday vs. UC Davis:Â
- Oregon State's 60.4 percent shooting was the programs highest against a Division I porgram since OSU shot 60.9 percent vs. Missouri State in 2018
- The 33-point win was the biggest by the Beavers over a Division I opponent since OSU defeated Arkansas-Pine Bluff 80-46 on Dec. 14, 2019.
- The Beavers allowed just 17 UC Davis rebounds, the lowest total by an opponent since Washington also pulled down 17 on March 8, 2018
