2008–09 Oregon State Beavers men's basketball team
The 2008–09 Oregon State Beavers men's basketball team represented Oregon State University in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I men's basketball during the 2008–09 season. Playing in the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) and led by first-year head coach Craig Robinson, the Beavers finished the season with a 18–18 overall record and won the 2009 College Basketball Invitational.[1][2] It was Oregon State's first-ever postseason tournament championship.[3] Their 12-win improvement over the previous season was the third-highest turnaround in Division I in 2008–09.[4][5][6]
2008–09 Oregon State Beavers men's basketball | |
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CBI Champions | |
Conference | Pacific-10 Conference |
Record | 18–18 (7–11 Pac-10) |
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Home arena | Gill Coliseum |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 15 Washington | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 26 | – | 9 | .743 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 18 UCLA | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 26 | – | 9 | .743 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 19 Arizona State | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 25 | – | 10 | .714 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
California | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 22 | – | 11 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
USC† | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 22 | – | 13 | .629 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arizona | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 21 | – | 14 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington State | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 17 | – | 16 | .515 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oregon State | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 18 | – | 18 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stanford | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 20 | – | 14 | .588 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oregon | 2 | – | 16 | .111 | 8 | – | 23 | .258 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll |
In Pac-10 play, the Beavers finished in eighth place with a 7–11 record.[7] They lost in the first round of the 2009 Pac-10 tournament to Stanford, 62–54.
Roster
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Schedule
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
11/02/2009* 5:30 pm |
St. Martin's | W 80–76 | 1—0 |
Gill Coliseum (2,937) Corvallis, OR | |||||||
11/08/2009* 7:00 pm |
Concordia | W 82–57 | 2—0 |
Gill Coliseum (2,619) Corvallis, OR | |||||||
Regular season | |||||||||||
11/14/2008* 4:00 pm |
at Howard | L 45–47 | 0–1 |
Burr Gymnasium (1,752) Washington D.C. | |||||||
11/22/2008* 7:00 pm |
at Nevada | L 71–79 | 0–2 |
Lawlor Events Center (7,629) Reno, NV | |||||||
11/24/2008* 7:00 pm |
Yale | L 52–53 | 0–3 |
Gill Coliseum (3,413) Corvallis, OR | |||||||
11/26/2008* 8:00 pm |
Montana State | L 79–82 | 0–4 |
Gill Coliseum (3,109) Corvallis, OR | |||||||
11/30/2009* 2:00 pm |
at Fresno State | W 62–54 | 1–4 |
Save Mart Center (8,548) Fresno, CA | |||||||
12/6/2008* 11:00 am, ESPNU |
at Iowa State Big 12/Pac-10 Hardwood Series |
L 50–63 | 1–5 |
Hilton Coliseum (13,668) Ames,IA | |||||||
12/13/2008* 5:00 pm, FSNNW, FSN Midwest |
Nebraska | W 64–63 | 2–5 |
Gill Coliseum (3,359) Corvallis, OR | |||||||
12/16/2008* 7:00 pm |
Seattle Pacific | W 71–67 | 3–5 |
Gill Coliseum (2,619) Corvallis, OR | |||||||
12/20/2008* 7:00 pm |
Howard | W 90–54 | 4–5 |
Gill Coliseum (2,859) Corvallis, OR | |||||||
12/29/2008* 7:00 pm, FSNNW |
Seattle | W 59–50 | 5–5 |
Gill Coliseum (3,109) Corvallis, OR | |||||||
01/02/2009 7:30 pm, FSN |
UCLA | L 46–69 | 5–6 (0–1) |
Gill Coliseum (5,629) Corvallis, OR | |||||||
01/04/2009 2:30 pm, FSN West |
USC | W 62–58 OT | 6–6 (1–1) |
Gill Coliseum (4,719) Corvallis, OR | |||||||
01/08/2009 7:30 pm, FSN |
at Arizona State | L 38–69 | 6–7 (1–2) |
Wells Fargo Arena (7,004) Tempe, AZ | |||||||
01/10/2009 1:00 pm, FS Arizona |
at Arizona | L 47–64 | 6–8 (1–3) |
McKale Center (13,144) Tucson, AZ | |||||||
01/15/2009* 6:00 pm, FSN |
Washington State | L 57–61 OT | 6–9 (1–4) |
Gill Coliseum (5,454) Corvallis, OR | |||||||
01/17/2009 7:00 pm, FSNNW |
Washington | L 59–85 | 6–10 (1–5) |
Gill Coliseum (6,648) Corvallis, OR | |||||||
01/22/2009 7:30 pm |
at California | W 69–65 | 7–10 (2–5) |
Haas Pavilion (8,236) Berkeley, CA | |||||||
01/24/2009 7:00 pm, FSNNW, CSN BA |
at Stanford | W 77–62 | 8–10 (3–5) |
Maples Pavilion (7,329) Stanford, CA | |||||||
01/26/2009* 7:00 pm |
Cal State Bakersfield | W 65–59 | 9–10 (3–5) |
Gill Coliseum (5,229) Corvallis, OR | |||||||
01/31/2009 4:30 pm, FSNNW |
Oregon Civil War |
W 57–54 | 10–10 (4–5) |
Gill Coliseum (10,129) Corvallis, OR | |||||||
02/05/2009 5:30 pm, FSNNW |
Arizona | L 53–56 | 10–11 (4–6) |
Gill Coliseum (6,537) Corvallis, OR | |||||||
02/07/2009 5:30 pm, FSNNW/ FS AZ |
Arizona State | L 38–49 | 10–12 (4–7) |
Gill Coliseum (7,449) Corvallis, OR | |||||||
02/12/2009 8:00 pm, FSNNW |
Washington | L 60–79 | 10–13 (4–8) |
Bank of America Arena (10,000) Seattle, WA | |||||||
02/14/2009 4:00 pm, FSNNW |
at Washington State | W 54–52 | 11–13 (5–8) |
Beasley Coliseum (7,452) Pullman, WA | |||||||
02/19/2009 7:00 pm |
Stanford | W 66–54 | 12–13 (6–8) |
Gill Coliseum (6,229) Corvallis, OR | |||||||
02/21/2009 2:00 pm, FSNNW |
California | W 65–54 | 13–13 (7–8) |
Gill Coliseum (7,619) Corvallis, OR | |||||||
03/01/2009 7:00 pm, FSN |
at Oregon Civil War |
L 69–79 | 13–14 (7–9) |
McArthur Court (8,769) Eugene, OR | |||||||
03/05/2009 5:00 pm, FSN/FSN Prime Ticket |
at UCLA | L 54–69 | 13–15 (7–10) |
Pauley Pavilion (10,348) Los Angeles, CA | |||||||
03/07/2009 5:00 pm, FSN |
at USC | L 52–68 | 13–16 (7–11) |
Galen Center (6,603) Los Angeles, CA | |||||||
Pac-10 tournament | |||||||||||
03/11/10 7:40 pm, FSN |
(8) | vs. (9) Stanford First Round |
L 52–59 | 13–17 |
Staples Center (10,964) Los Angeles, CA | ||||||
CBI | |||||||||||
03/18/2009 7:00 pm, HDNet |
Houston First Round |
W 49–45 | 14–17 |
Gill Coliseum (3,511) Corvallis, OR | |||||||
03/23/2009 7:00 pm, HDNet |
Vermont Quarterfinals |
W 71–70 | 15–17 |
Gill Coliseum (4,053) Corvallis, OR | |||||||
03/25/2009 7:00 pm, HDNet |
Stanford Semifinals |
W 65–62 | 16–17 |
Gill Coliseum (4,759) Corvallis, OR | |||||||
03/30/2009 7:00 pm, HDNet |
UTEP Finals, Game 1 |
W 75–69 | 17–17 |
Gill Coliseum (8,029) Corvallis, OR | |||||||
04/01/2009 7:00 pm, HDNet |
at UTEP Finals, Game 2 |
L 63–70 | 17–18 |
Don Haskins Center (12,000) El Paso, TX | |||||||
02/19/2009 7:00 pm, HDNet |
at UTEP Finals, Game 3 |
W 81–73 | 18–18 |
Don Haskins Center (12,000) El Paso, TX | |||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. |
References
- "2018–19 Oregon State Beavers Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Oregon State University. 2018. Retrieved September 8, 2019.
- "CBI – History". GazelleGroup.com. 2019. Retrieved September 8, 2019.
- "Tarver rises with opportunity". Corvallis Gazette-Times. April 1, 2009. p. B1. Retrieved September 9, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- Bertalotto, Jake (April 4, 2009). "Beavers Take CBI Championship in Game 3, 81–73". SBNation. Retrieved September 9, 2019.
- "Beavers set for deciding game". Albany Democrat-Herald. April 3, 2009. p. B1. Retrieved September 9, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Beavers capture CBI title". Statesman Journal. April 4, 2009. p. 11. Retrieved September 9, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- "2008–09 Oregon State Beavers Roster & Stats". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 8, 2019.
- "Oregon State Beavers Men's Basketball Schedule". OSU Beavers.
- "2008-2009 Oregon State Beavers Men's Basketball Stats" (PDF). OSU Beavers.