2025–26 Oregon State Beavers men's basketball team

2025–26 Oregon State Beavers men's basketball
ConferenceWest Coast Conference
Record7–6 (0–0 WCC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaGill Coliseum
(Capacity: 9,301)
2025–26 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 7 Gonzaga 0 0   12 1   .923
Saint Mary's 0 0   11 2   .846
Seattle 0 0   11 2   .846
Loyola Marymount 0 0   9 4   .692
Pacific 0 0   9 4   .692
Santa Clara 0 0   9 4   .692
San Francisco 0 0   8 5   .615
Oregon State 0 0   7 6   .538
Portland 0 0   7 6   .538
San Diego 0 0   5 7   .417
Pepperdine 0 0   5 8   .385
Washington State 0 0   5 8   .385
† 2026 WCC tournament winner
As of December 23, 2025
Rankings from AP poll

The 2025–26 Oregon State Beavers men's basketball team represents Oregon State University during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Beavers, led by twelve-year head coach Wayne Tinkle, play their home games at Gill Coliseum in Corvallis, Oregon as a member of the West Coast Conference. This will mark the second and final year of Oregon State's affiliate membership with the West Coast Conference before transitioning back to the reformed Pac-12 Conference on July 1, 2026.[1][2]

Previous season

The Beavers finished the 2025-26 season 20–13, 10–8 in WCC play to finish fifth in the conference. As the 5-seed in the WCC Tournament they were defeated by 9-seed Pepperdine 73–77 in the Third Round.[3] The Beavers were invited to participate in the inaugural College Basketball Crown where they were defeated in the First Round by UCF 75–76 to end their season.[4][5]

Offseason

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Damarco Minor 0 G 6'0" 190 Senior Chicago, IL Transferred to Pittsburgh
DaJohn Craig 3 G 6'1" 160 Sophomore Indianapolis, IN Transferred to Coastal Carolina
Nate Kingz 4 F 6'5" 190 Junior Salem, OR Transferred to Syracuse
Grey Garrison 10 G 6'7" 200 Sophomore Bellingham, WA Transferred to Henderson State
Parsa Fallah 11 F 6'9" 260 Junior Amol, Iran Transferred to Oklahoma State
Michael Rataj 12 F 6'9" 220 Junior Augsburg, Germany Transferred to Baylor
Thomas Ndong 22 F 6'10" 245 Sophomore Montreal, QC, Canada Out of eligibility
Liutauras Lelevicius 37 G 6'7" 217 Sophomore Kaunas, Lithuania Transferred to TCU
Maxim Logue 77 F 6'9" 215 Freshman Lyon, France Transferred to Florida Atlantic

Incoming transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous college
Dez White 0 G 6'2" 180 Junior Jefferson City, MO Missouri State
Malcolm Cristie 3 G 6'5" 200 Senior Fredericton, NB, Canada Oakland
Yaak Yaak 4 C 6'11" 230 Junior Adelaide, Australia Colorado Mesa
Keziah Ekissi 7 G 6'3" 210 Freshman Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer, France Howard College
Stephen Olowoniyi 12 F 6'8" 210 Junior Melbourne, Australia Southern Indiana
Jorge Diaz Graham 30 F 6'11" 205 Senior Canary Islands, Spain Pittsburgh
Noah Amenhauser 40 C 7'2" 270 Junior Goodyear, AZ Coastal Carolina

2025 recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name Hometown School Height Weight Commit date
Matija Samar
SG
Jesenice, Slovenia CB Ciudad de Ponferrada 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jun 20, 2025 
Recruit ratings: No ratings found
Olavi Suutela
PF
Helsinki, Finland HBA-Märsky 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) N/A Nov 19, 2024 
Recruit ratings: No ratings found
Overall recruit ranking:   Scout: –    Rivals: –
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2025 Oregon State Basketball Recruiting Commits". Scout.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.
  • "2025 Team Ranking". Rivals.

Roster

2025–26 Oregon State Beavers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Dez White 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Missouri State Jefferson City, Missouri
G 1 Ja'Quavis Williford 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Red Rock Academy Tampa, Florida
G 2 Josiah Lake II 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Tualatin HS Tualatin, Oregon
G 3 Malcolm Christie 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Oakland Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada
C 4 Yaak Yaak 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Colorado Mesa Adelaide, Australia
F 6 Kaan Yarkut 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Türk Telekom B.K. Ankara, Turkey
G 7 Keziah Ekissi 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Howard College Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer, France
F 8 Gavin Marrs 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Ellensburg HS Ellensburg, Washington
F 12 Stephen Olowoniyi 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Southern Indiana Melbourne, Australia
F 13 Isaiah Sy 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Cloud County CC Marseille, France
F 24 Johan Munch 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 222 lb (101 kg) So Orangeville Academy Copenhagen, Denmark
G 26 Matija Samar 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr CB Ciudad de Ponferrada Jesenice, Slovenia
F 30 Jorge Diaz Graham 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Pittsburgh Canary Islands, Spain
F 37 Olavi Suutela 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr HBA-Märsky Helsinki, Finland
C 40 Noah Amenhauser 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 270 lb (122 kg) Jr Coastal Carolina Goodyear, Arizona
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 2025-10-27

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 25, 2025*
2:00 p.m.
Western Oregon W 73–44 
 13  Munch   8  Yaak   5  Lake II  Gill Coliseum (-)
Corvallis, OR
Non-conference regular season
November 3, 2025*
5:30 p.m., ESPN+
North Dakota State W 67–65  1–0
 12  Sy   8  Lake II   5  Lake II  Gill Coliseum (2,829)
Corvallis, OR
November 7, 2025*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
UIC W 76–73  2–0
 22  Lake II   10  Munch   6  Samar  Gill Coliseum (3,476)
Corvallis, OR
November 12, 2025*
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
North Texas W 66–64  3–0
 10  Tied   6  Munch   3  Lake II  Gill Coliseum (2,561)
Corvallis, OR
November 17, 2025*
7:00 p.m., FS1
at Oregon
Rivalry
L 75–87  3–1
 14  Sy   4  Tied   3  Lake II  Matthew Knight Arena (7,616)
Eugene, OR
November 21, 2025*
5:00 p.m., ESPN+
vs. Evansville
Paradise Jam quarterfinals
L 69–73  3–2
 17  Amenhauser   5  Amenhauser   5  Sy  Sports and Fitness Center (1,012)
Charlotte Amalie West, VI
November 22, 2025*
2:30 p.m., ESPN+
vs. Iona
Paradise Jam consolation semifinals
L 84–91 2OT 3–3
 20  Amenhauser   10  Amenhauser   5  Munch  Sports and Fitness Center (1,824)
Charlotte Amalie West, VI
November 24, 2025*
9:30 a.m., ESPN+
vs. UMass
Paradise Jam 7th place game
L 65–73  3–4
 17  Christie   7  Suutela   3  Sy  Sports and Fitness Center 
Charlotte Amalie West, VI
November 29, 2025*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
California Baptist L 69–75  3–5
 14  White   8  Tied   4  Lake II  Gill Coliseum (2,130)
Corvallis, OR
December 3, 2025*
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
Vermont W 80–58  4–5
 18  Lake II   6  Suutela   5  Suutela  Gill Coliseum (2,361)
Corvallis, OR
December 6, 2025*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Southern Utah W 81–70  5–5
 20  White   8  Lake II   5  Diaz Graham  Gill Coliseum (2,364)
Corvallis, OR
December 13, 2025*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Montana State W 67–57  6–5
 16  Lake II   8  Tied   6  Lake II  Gill Coliseum (2,292)
Corvallis, OR
December 17, 2025*
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
Sam Houston L 75–85  6–6
 19  Lake II   5  Tied   4  Lake II  Gill Coliseum (2,011)
Corvallis, OR
December 21, 2025*
12:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Arizona State W 78–75  7–6
 23  Lake II   9  Diaz Graham   9  Lake II  Desert Financial Arena (7,896)
Tempe, AZ
WCC regular season
December 28, 2025
3:00 p.m., ESPN+
Santa Clara       Gill Coliseum 
Corvallis, OR
December 30, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
San Francisco       Gill Coliseum 
Corvallis, OR
January 2, 2026
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Pacific       Alex G. Spanos Center 
Stockton, CA
January 4, 2026
TBD, ESPN+
at Washington State       Beasley Coliseum 
Pullman, WA
January 8, 2026
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Seattle U       Gill Coliseum 
Corvallis, OR
January 10, 2026
5:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Portland       Chiles Center 
Portland, OR
January 14, 2026
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Loyola Marymount       Gill Coliseum 
Corvallis, OR
January 17, 2026
3:00 p.m., ESPN+
Pacific       Gill Coliseum 
Corvallis, OR
January 21, 2026
8:00 p.m., CBSSN
at Saint Mary's       University Credit Union Pavilion 
Moraga, CA
January 28, 2026
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Loyola Marymount       Gersten Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
January 31, 2026
TBD, ESPN+
at San Diego       Jenny Craig Pavilion 
San Diego, CA
February 4, 2026
8:00 p.m., CBSSN
Washington State       Gill Coliseum 
Corvallis, OR
February 7, 2026
3:00 p.m., ESPN+
Gonzaga       Gill Coliseum 
Corvallis, OR
February 12, 2026
6:00 p.m., ESPN
at San Francisco       Sobrato Center 
San Francisco, CA
February 15, 2026
5:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Seattle U       Redhawk Center 
Seattle, WA
February 21, 2026
3:00 p.m., ESPN+
Pepperdine       Gill Coliseum 
Corvallis, OR
February 25, 2026
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
San Diego       Gill Coliseum 
Corvallis, OR
February 28, 2026
5:00 p.m., CBSSN
at Santa Clara       Leavey Center 
Santa Clara, CA
WCC tournament
March 5–10, 2026
vs.        Orleans Arena 
Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

Source[6]

References

  1. ^ Daschel, Nick (September 12, 2024). "Pac-12 says it has accepted 4 Mountain West schools to join Oregon State and Washington State in rebuilt conference". Oregonian. Retrieved October 28, 2025.
  2. ^ Bonagura, Kyle (December 22, 2023). "WCC, OSU, WSU partner for hoops, other sports". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 28, 2025.
  3. ^ Daschel, Nick (March 9, 2025). "Pepperdine rides hot hand of Stefan Todorovic as Oregon State ousted from WCC men's tournament". Oregonian. Retrieved October 28, 2025.
  4. ^ "UCF edges Oregon State 76-75 in College Basketball Crown". CBS Sports. April 2, 2025. Retrieved October 28, 2025.
  5. ^ Clarke, Ryan (April 1, 2025). "Besieged by the portal, Oregon State drops heartbreaker to UCF in College Basketball Crown". Oregonian. Retrieved October 28, 2025.
  6. ^ "2025-26 Men's Basketball Schedule". osubeavers.com. Retrieved October 27, 2025.