Men's Basketball Concludes Season at Oregon
March 7, 2000
Corvallis, Ore. - THE SCHEDULE: Oregon State (13-15, 5-12 in Pac-10) concludes its 1999-2000 season Sat., March 11 at the No. 25 University of Oregon (21-7, 12-5). Game time from McArthur Court is 7:05 p.m., and the contest will be televised by the Oregon Sports Network. The Civil War is presented by your Northwest Dodge Dealers.
STREAKS: Oregon State is attempting to break a six-game road losing streak this week. The Beavers are also in search of their third Pac-10 Conference road victory of the season, which would be their most since winning three away from Gill Coliseum in 1993 (UW, Stanford, Cal). The Beavers have lost 21 straight games vs. nationally ranked opponents on the road.
IT MUST BE THE SOCKS: Ever since junior guard Josh Steinthal has sported the "high" socks look Feb. 17 vs. Washington, he has made 24 of 45 (.533) from three-point range. Coming into the Washington game (Feb. 17), Steinthal was shooting .330 from the three-point arc for the season, including 4-for-15 (.267) in the previous four games. His recent barrage has upped his percentage for the season to .394.
EXTRA INNINGS: Oregon State has won seven of its last 10 overtime games, with all three of the losses coming to Arizona State. The seven victories have been over USC (4), Arizona (1), Washington (1), and Oregon (1). Last week was the first time OSU has played in back-to-back overtime games since playing Washington State twice in Northern Division play in 1938.
OSU VS. OREGON SERIES: Oregon State leads the all-time series 176-135, according to the Pacific-10 Conference. Oregon has won two straight and 12 of the last 13. The Ducks won this season's earlier encounter over the cold-shooting Beavers 67-49 at Gill Coliseum (Jan. 8). A.D. Smith scored a game-high 22 points for UO, while Brian Jackson had 17 for OSU. OSU fell behind 37-16 at the half thanks to a .269 (7-26) shooting percentage, and a 24-5 UO run to start the game. Oregon won last year's game at McArthur Court 73-68, with Alex Scales scoring 16. The Beavers were led by Deaundra Tanner's game-high 21 points.
TENTATIVE STARTERS: OREGON STATE F--3 Brian Jackson, 6-9, Fr., 12.8 pts, 5.2 reb C--40 Jason Heide, 6-10, Jr., 10.7 pts, 5.0 reb G--4 Deaundra Tanner, 6-2, Jr., 14.0, 5.1 ast G--25 Josh Steinthal, 6-4, Jr., 9.0 pts, 1.5 reb G--31 Ramunas Petraitis, 6-4, Sr.,5.0 pts, 3.0 reb or 15 Josiah Lake, 6-1, Sr., 2.6 pts, 1.6 reb or 1 Jimmie Haywood, 6-2, Fr., 4.8 pts, 2.0 rebOREGON F--00 A.D. Smith, 6-8, Sr., 15.0 pts, 5.8 reb C--54 Flo Hartenstein, 6-9, Jr., 3.8 pts, 3.8 reb G--33 Alex Scales, 6-4, Sr., 16.4 pts, 4.3 reb G--4 Darius Wright, 6-0, Sr., 9.9 pts, 4.8 ast G--20 Frederick Jones, 6-4, So., 9.5 pts, 3.8 reb
INJURY REPORT: Oregon State played virtually an injury-free 1998-99, but that has not been the case this season. Freshman forward Brian Jackson missed the first five games of the season with a knee injury, junior center Jason Heide missed four games and was generally ineffective in two other contests with a broken right thumb and sprained right ankle, senior forward Iyan Walker was sidelined 10 games with two knee injuries, and senior guard/forward Ramunas Petraitis missed one game with a bruised hip.
THREE-POINT THREAT: Oregon State has set a new school record for three-point field goals converted in one season with 197 (2nd in the Pac-10), and attempted with 555 (most in the Pac-10). The team also set a school record for threes attempted in one game with 30 vs. UCLA Jan. 27. OSU entered the week averaging one three attempt per every 2.8 field goal attempts, the highest ratio in the conference. The rest of the league follows with Stanford (2.9), Oregon (3.2), Washington State (3.2), USC (3.5), UCLA (3.7), California (3.8), Washington (3.8), Arizona (4.2), and Arizona State (4.5).
A LITTLE HELP FROM YOUR FRIENDS: Oregon State continues to be impressive in the assist category, averaging 15.6 per game. The team had a season-high 23 vs. South Carolina State. The Beavers were ninth in the Pac-10 last year for assists at 12.6 per game, and for the season haven't averaged over 15 since 1992-93 (15.7). OSU's opponents are averaging 13.2. Sixty-six percent of OSU's field goals have had a credited assist, while its opponents have a 56 percent ratio.
DOUBLE-DOUBLE BEAVERS: The following list includes Beavers who have achieved double-doubles this season:
Clifton Jones vs. UCLA (12 pts, 10 reb) Jason Heide vs. Washington (15 pts, 10 reb) Clifton Jones at Washington (13 pts, 13 reb) Jason Heide vs. Denver (14 pts, 10 reb) Brian Jackson vs. Texas A&M--Corpus Christi (32 pts, 10 reb) Brian Jackson vs. Oregon (17 pts, 10 reb) Deaundra Tanner vs. Wyoming (21 pts, 10 ast)"STARTING FOR OREGON STATE IS..." Beaver Head Coach Eddie Payne has made numerous starting lineup changes (12 times) due to injuries, playing prowess, etc.ODDS AND ENDS: The following information includes things you might have missed: *The last time OSU defeated a team ranked as high as No. 3 Arizona (Mar. 2) was Dec. 2, 1989 over then No. 2 Arizona at Gill Coliseum. *OSU swept the Washington schools for the first time since 1989. *OSU had leads of 32 and 27 points vs. Washington this season. *USC hit a Pac-10 record 20 threes (29 att.) in its 82-69 win at Gill Coliseum Jan. 29. *OSU attempted a school record 30 three-point field goals Jan. 27 vs. UCLA. *OSU earned its first conference road sweep since 1993, winning at UW and WSU. *Clifton Jones recorded his third career double-double, with a 13-point, 13-rebound (career-high) effort at Washington. *Ramunas Petraitis matched his career-high with 17 points at Washington. *Adam Masten scored a career-high 15 points at Washington State (Jan. 20). *OSU broke a 10-game Pac-10 road losing streak with its victory at WSU (Jan. 20). *Deaundra Tanner scored a career-high 28 points vs. California (Jan. 15). *Brian Jackson scored an OSU freshman record 32 points vs. Texas A&M--CC. *Junior forward James Jones will redshirt this season. *OSU scored the first 25 points vs. South Carolina State, and the first 18 vs. Idaho. *Clemson scored 35 points vs. OSU, the fewest by the Tigers since the last game of the 1970 season. *OSU's 44-point margin of victory vs. Chico State was its largest since Jan. 2, 1993. *OSU hit a school record 13 threes at Colorado State. *OSU scored two points in an 11:55 stretch vs. Stanford (Jan. 13). *OSU three top "paint" players (Heide, Jones, Jackson) all fouled out at Colorado State. *OSU shot .642 from the field vs. South Carolina State. *Colorado State made 11 of 12 free throw attempts in the final 1:07. *Denver had three technical fouls, zero called on active players on the court.
F F/C G G G Number Jones Heide Tanner Petraitis Masten 5 Jackson Jones Tanner Petraitis Steinthal 5 Jackson Jones Tanner Haywood Masten 5 Jackson Heide Tanner Petraitis Lake 3 Walker Heide Haywood Petraitis Masten 2 Jackson Heide Tanner Haywood Steinthal 2 Jones Walker Tanner Lake Petraitis 1 Jackson Heide Steinthal Haywood Lake 1 Jackson Heide Tanner Petraitis Steinthal 1 Jackson Heide Tanner Haywood Steinthal 1 Jackson Jones Tanner Petraitis Masten 1 Jackson vonBacks Tanner Petraitis Steinthal 1EDDIE PAYNE: Oregon State Head Coach Eddie Payne is in his fifth year at the helm of the Beaver program. He has recorded a record of 52-87. His overall record is now 211-196 in 13 seasons at four-year institutions. Payne has also been the head coach at Belmont Abbey College in North Carolina where he recorded a record of 103-51 in five seasons, and at East Carolina University for four seasons, posting a record of 70-72. Payne's year-by-year marks: 13-14 at OSU (1999), 13-17 at OSU (1998), 7-20 at OSU (1997), 6-21 at OSU (1996), 18-11 at East Carolina (1995), 15-12 at East Carolina (1994), 13-17 at East Carolina (1993), 10-18 at East Carolina (1992), 24-6 at Belmont Abbey (1986), 21-10 at Belmont Abbey (1985), 26-11 at Belmont Abbey (1984), 15-14 at Belmont Abbey (1983), 17-10 at Belmont Abbey (1982).
BEAVERS SIGN CANUCK DURING EARLY PERIOD: Oregon State signed North Vancouver, B.C. center Derek Potter to a letter of intent during the fall signing period. Potter stands 6'11" 1/2 and averaged 27 points, 13 rebounds and four blocked shots last season for Handsworth Secondary School. The Beavers have three scholarships available for the spring period that runs April 5-May 15.
MIKE COKLEY, Fr., Guard: The true-freshman guard has played in four, and scored his first OSU points with a three-pointer late in the game vs. Clemson.
TIM EUHUS, Fr., Forward: Euhus is a walk-on to the basketball program, but he is on a football scholarship as a tight end...redshirted this year in football...practiced two-to-three times a week with the basketball program during the football season...scored 12 points in the season opener vs. Chico State...shooting .533 (8-15) from the field...played 20 minutes vs. Idaho...strong hard-nosed player...has played in 11 of the 17 conference games, but not in the last four.
JIMMIE HAYWOOD, Fr., Guard: True-freshman guard who has played every game...started 11 times...possibly the quickest player at Oregon State since Gary Payton...scored a career-high 12 points at Colorado State and at Arizona...also had an 11-point effort vs. Denver...plays either the point or two-guard...averaging 22.2 minutes...played just 13 minutes vs. Oregon earlier this season, his second-lowest total within the conference.
JASON HEIDE, Jr., Center: Jason is slowly returning to physical condition after being bothered by a sprained right ankle, broken right thumb, and back spasms...he has missed four games, and was generally not effective in two others...he broke his thumb against Wyoming (Dec. 20) but was not diagnosed until Dec. 27...averaging 10.7 points...third for the team in rebounding at 5.0...over the last three games he has averaged 14.3 points...shooting .485 from the field for the season, but over the last three games has shot .581 (18-33)...matched his season-high with 10 rebounds vs. Washington...member of the SoCon Holiday Hoops All-Tournament team...matched his career-high with 21 points vs. Eastern Washington and Wyoming...played a career-high 36 minutes vs. Ole Miss...had the team's first double-double for the season, a 14-point, 10-rebound effort vs. Denver...notched his second double-double for the year, and fifth for his career, scoring 15 points and grabbing 10 rebounds vs. Washington.
BRIAN JACKSON, Fr., Forward: Jackson made his OSU debut at Colorado State after missing the first five games with a knee injury suffered Nov. 22...he made his first start vs. Eastern Washington Dec. 15...began his career with 12 points and four rebounds at Colorado State...scored a team-high 20 points vs. Denver...had his first career double-double, scoring 32 points and grabbing 10 rebounds vs. Texas A&M-CC, followed by a 17-point, 10 rebound effort vs. Oregon...has led the team in scoring six times...the 32 points are the most ever by a Beaver freshman...the 32-point game ranks sixth in the Pac-10...he has 295 points, the seventh-highest total for a freshman at OSU...has been plagued by foul problems, and has been disqualified twice...second for the team for scoring (12.8) and second for rebounding (5.2)...had started 20 consecutive games before the Mar. 4 Arizona State game where he did not start due to senior night...his shooting has dropped off lately, hitting 8 of 34 (.235) from the field over the last five games...has made 2 of 16 (.125) from three-point range over the last five games...had one of his two double-doubles for the season when he scored 17 points and grabbed 10 rebounds vs. Oregon in this season's earlier meeting.
CLIFTON JONES, Sr., Forward: Jones is averaging 8.3 points and a team-high 5.6 rebounds...has 66 career blocked shots, sixth all-time at OSU -- he needs one to tie Brent Barry for fifth...in three-plus years of post-high school basketball, he has rejected 286 shots...had a season-high 15 points vs. Eastern Washington...scored 13 points and grabbed a career-high 13 rebounds at Washington...shooting .682 (94-146) from the field...tied his career-high with four assists vs. South Carolina State...second for the team for steals with 42...his .647 shooting percentage would rank first in the Pac-10, but does not have enough makes to qualify...hit 16 of 21 (.762) from the field over the last three games...has fouled out of seven conference games, including five of the last nine...has two double-doubles this season, at UCLA and at Washington...averaging 6.0 points and 5.7 rebounds in three games vs. Oregon.
JOSIAH LAKE, Sr., Guard: Lake is a walk-on...scored seven points in the season opener vs. Chico State, and at USC...one of the more athletic players on the team...averaging 2.6 points in 12.6 minutes per game...started his first OSU game of his career Feb. 17 against Washington and responded with six points in 22 minutes...has played 148 minutes in the last seven games, after playing just one minute in the previous seven...played a career-high 30 minutes at UCLA...had a career-high six rebounds vs. Washington State..
ADAM MASTEN, So., Guard: Masten is the lone sophomore in the program...scored a career-high 15 points at Washington State...has 15 career starts, including 13 games this season...third for the team for assists with 47...had a career-high four steals vs. Texas A&M--Corpus Christi...attempted just 11 field goals in his last 82 minutes...played just 38 minutes over the last eight games...played a career-high 35 minutes at Washington...tied his career-high with seven rebounds vs. UCLA, plus he added seven points.
RAMUNAS PETRAITS, Sr., Guard: Ramunas is averaging 5.0 points for the season...did not play at UCLA, marking the first time he has not had playing time other than for an injury in his career...had his streak of starting every game of his OSU career snapped at 34 games, after he did not play vs. Eastern Washington due to a bruised right hip...matched his career-high with 17 points at Washington...also had a 15-point game vs. South Carolina State, and had a team-high 13 vs. Clemson..tallied a season-high eight rebounds vs. Utah.
JOSH STEINTHAL, Jr., Guard: Josh was selected to the Pac-10 Conference's All-Newcomer Team in 1999...fourth all-time at OSU for career threes with 113...tallied a team-high 18 points vs. Chico State, and grabbed a career-high six rebounds...matched his season-high 18 points vs. Washington State, after scoring 16 two nights earlier vs. Washington...averaging 9.0 points for the season, but over the last six games has upped his average to 15.5 points...shooting .403 from the field...64 percent of his field goal attempts are from three-point range...has made at least four three-point field goals in seven games this season, including five of the last six...shooting .533 (24-45) from three-point range over the last six games...scored 11 points in the previous meeting vs. Oregon, and for his career is averaging 12.3 vs. the Ducks.
DEAUNDRA TANNER, Jr., Guard: Tanner was selected to the NABC District 14 Second Team last week...hit the game-winning three-point basket at the buzzer to beat No. 3 Arizona March 2 in Gill Coliseum...scored a career-high 28 points vs. California Jan. 15...scored 24 points at Utah, and had 23 points at Colorado State...leads the team for scoring at 14.0 points per game and is the team-leader for assists with 133 (5.1/2nd in Pac-10 entering the week)...had a career-high 10 assists vs. Wyoming...he has had four games this season (Utah, Colorado State, Cal, UCLA) where he has made four three-point field goals...recorded the team's second double-double when he had 21 points and 10 assists against Wyoming...team-leader for free throw shooting, hitting 76 of 97 (.784)...shooting .406 (56-138) from the three-point stripe -- sixth in the Pac-10...third all-time at OSU for threes with 144...his 56 threes this season is tied for fifth for a single season at OSU with teammate Josh Steinthal...eighth all-time at OSU for thefts with 150...tied for fifth in the Pac-10 for steals entering the week at 2.0...did not score at UCLA, only the second time in his OSU career he has been held scoreless...he has 1,075 career points, tied for 22nd all-time at OSU...played a career-high 41 minutes vs. Arizona March 2....averaging 13.0 points in five career games vs. Oregon.
GEORGE von BACKSTROM, Sr., Center: George is averaging 2.5 points and 1.5 rebounds...shooting .476 (20-42) from the field...had a season-high eight points vs. South Carolina State and Stanford...played a season-high 17 minutes vs. Cal...started at Arizona, his first start this season.
IYAN WALKER, Sr., Forward: Iyan is in his fifth year in the program...played in 86 career games...scored nine points with a career-high eight rebounds vs. Chico State...shooting .440 from the field (11-25)...dislocated his patella (knee-cap) vs. Clemson, and missed four games...played 10 minutes vs. Arizona, the most he has played during the conference season.
