2009–10 Oregon State Beavers men's basketball team

2009–10 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball standings
	† 2010 Pacific-10 Tournament winner ; As of March 25, 2010; Rankings from AP Poll; * Ineligible for conference tournament; y-Clinched regular season championship

2009–10 Oregon State Beavers men's basketball
2009–10 Oregon State Beavers men's basketball
CBI First Round
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
2009–10 record	14–18 (8–10 Pac-10)
Head coach	Craig Robinson;
Assistant coaches	Doug Stewart; Nate Pomeday; David Grace;
Home arena	Gill Coliseum
	Seasons ← 2008–09 2010–11 →

The 2009–10 Oregon State Beavers men's basketball team represented Oregon State University in the 2009-10 college basketball season. Their head coach was Craig Robinson who was in his 2nd year. The team played their home games at Gill Coliseum in Corvallis, Oregon and are members of the Pacific-10 Conference. They finished the season 14–18, 8–10 in Pac-10 play and lost in the quarterfinals of the 2010 Pacific-10 Conference Men's Basketball Tournament. Despite a sub .500 record, the Beavers were invited to the 2010 College Basketball Invitational where they lost in the first round.

2009 recruiting class[]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Angus Brandt C	Lake Forest, IL	Lake Forest Academy	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Feb 19, 2009
Angus Brandt C	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 84
Rhys Murphy SF	Lee, ME	Lee Academy	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Feb 23, 2009
Rhys Murphy SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 74
Jared Cunningham PG	San Leandro, CA	San Leandro High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Jan 7, 2009
Jared Cunningham PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 79
Roberto Nelson SG	Santa Barbara, CA	Santa Barbara High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sep 9, 2008
Roberto Nelson SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 92
Joe Burton C	Hemet, CA	West Valley High School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	270 lb (120 kg)	Aug 4, 2008
Joe Burton C	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 87
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 25 Rivals: 23
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, 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: "Oregon State Commit List for 2009". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2009-04-15. "Men's Basketball Recruiting". Scout.com. Retrieved 2009-04-15. "ESPN - Oregon State Beavers Basketball Recruiting 2009". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2009-04-15. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved 2009-04-15. "2009 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2009-04-15.

Roster[]

2009–10 Oregon State Beavers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
F	0	Kevin McShane	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	So	Clackamas, Oregon
G	1	Jared Cunningham	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Fr	San Leandro, California
C	2	Calvin Hampton	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	Sr	Fort Washington, Maryland
G	3	Chris Richard	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Portland, Oregon
F	4	David Sturner	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Fr	Philomath, Oregon
G	5	Josh Tarver	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr	Portland, Oregon
C	10	Roeland Schaftenaar	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Sr	Utrecht, Netherlands
F	11	Joe Burton	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	270 lb (122 kg)	Fr	Hemet, California
C	12	Angus Brandt	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Fr	Sydney, Australia
F	13	Rhys Murphy	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Sydney, Australia
F	15	Seth Tarver	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Sr	Portland, Oregon
G	22	Calvin Haynes	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Reseda, California
F	24	Omari Johnson	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jr	Los Angeles, California
F	30	Daniel Deane	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	Jr	Park City, Utah
G	34	Lathen Wallace	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	Portland, Oregon
G	55	Roberto Nelson	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Santa Barbara, California

Head coach

Craig Robinson (Princeton)

Assistant coach(es)

Doug Stewart (Brown)
(Northwestern)
David Grace (Park)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2009-11-24

Schedule[]

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/01/2009* 2:00 pm	Southern Oregon	W 94–53	–	Gill Coliseum (2,477) Corvallis, OR
11/07/2009* 1:00 pm	Western Oregon	W 75–55	–	Gill Coliseum (2,047) Corvallis, OR
Regular season
11/13/2009* 6:00 pm	vs. Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Dual at the Desert	L 43–67	0–1	United Spirit Arena (8,541) Lubbock, TX
11/14/2009* 6:00 pm	vs. South Dakota Dual at the Desert	W 62–47	1–1	United Spirit Arena (7,761) Lubbock, TX
11/15/2009* 1:00 pm	at Texas Tech Dual at the Desert	L 60–64	1–2	United Spirit Arena (7,860) Lubbock, TX
11/21/2009* 12:00 pm	Sacramento State	L 63–65	1–3	Gill Coliseum (4,316) Corvallis, OR
11/28/2009* 11:00 am	at George Washington	W 64–57	2–3	Charles E. Smith Athletic Center (2,401) Washington, D.C.
12/04/2009* 8:00 pm, FSN	Colorado Big 12/Pac-10 Hardwood Series	W 74–69	3–3	Gill Coliseum (5,417) Corvallis, OR
12/06/2009* 2:00 pm	Cal State Bakersfield	W 74–39	4–3	Gill Coliseum (4,927) Corvallis, OR
12/12/2009* 5:00 pm	at Nebraska	L 44–50	4–4	Bob Devaney Sports Center (10,553) Lincoln, NE
12/16/2009* 5:00 pm	at Illinois–Chicago	L 61–63	4–5	UIC Pavilion (3,906) Chicago, IL
12/19/2009* 7:00 pm	Mississippi Valley State	W 76–62	5–5	Gill Coliseum (4,723) Corvallis, OR
12/23/2009* 5:30 pm, FSNNW	Fresno State	W 73–65	6–5	Gill Coliseum (4,167) Corvallis, OR
12/31/2009 7:00 pm, FSNNW	at Washington	L 70–76	6–6 (0–1)	Bank of America Arena (9,843) Seattle, WA
01/02/2010 4:00 pm, FSNNW	at Washington State	L 60–65	6–7 (0–2)	Beasley Coliseum (5,967) Pullman, WA
01/06/2010* 5:30 pm, FSNNW	Seattle	L 48–99	6–8	Gill Coliseum (4,622) Corvallis, OR
01/10/2010 7:30 pm, FSN	at Oregon Civil War	W 64–57	7–8 (1–2)	McArthur Court (8,217) Eugene, OR
01/14/2010 7:00 pm	Arizona	W 67–64	8–8 (2–2)	Gill Coliseum (6,746) Corvallis, OR
01/16/2010 3:30 pm, FSNNW	Arizona State	L 57–66	8–9 (2–3)	Gill Coliseum (7,472) Corvallis, OR
01/21/2010 7:00 pm	at Stanford	L 35–59	8–10 (2–4)	Maples Pavilion (6,460) Stanford, CA
01/23/2010 11:00 am, CBS	at California	L 61–65	8–11 (2–5)	Haas Pavilion (8,666) Berkeley, CA
01/28/2010 5:30 pm, FSNNW	USC	W 51–45	9–11 (3–5)	Gill Coliseum (6,654) Corvallis, OR
01/30/2010 4:30 pm, FSNNW	UCLA	L 52–62	9–12 (3–6)	Gill Coliseum (8,067) Corvallis, OR
02/06/2010 3:00 pm, FSNNW	Oregon Civil War	W 62–42	10–12 (4–6)	Gill Coliseum (9,124) Corvallis, OR
02/11/2010 5:30 pm	at Arizona State	L 46–56	10–13 (4–7)	Wells Fargo Arena (6,962) Tempe, AZ
02/13/2010 5:00 pm	at Arizona	W 63–55	11–13 (5–7)	McKale Center (14,566) Tucson, AZ
02/18/2010 7:30 pm, FSN	California	W 80–64	12–13 (6–7)	Gill Coliseum (6,609) Corvallis, OR
02/20/2010 12:00 pm, FSN	Stanford	L 55–65	12–14 (6–8)	Gill Coliseum (7,061) Corvallis, OR
02/25/2010 8:00 pm, FSN	at UCLA	L 56–65	12–15 (6–9)	Pauley Pavilion (7,589) Los Angeles, CA
02/27/2010 4:30 pm	at USC	W 49–44	13–15 (7–9)	Galen Center (6,158) Los Angeles, CA
03/04/2010 7:00 pm	Washington State	W 59–55	14–15 (8–9)	Gill Coliseum (6,507) Corvallis, OR
03/06/2010 5:00 pm, FSNNW	Washington	L 70–82	14–16 (8–10)	Gill Coliseum (8,014) Corvallis, OR
Pac-10 Tournament
03/11/10 7:40 pm, FSN	vs. Washington Quarterfinals	L 52–59	14–17	Staples Center (12,255) Los Angeles, CA
CBI
03/17/2010 7:00 pm	Boston University First Round	L 78–96	14–18	Gill Coliseum (2,913) Corvallis, OR
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.

Highlights[]

December 6, 2009 – After winning just one of their first four games, the Beavers won their next three games in a row.
Sweeps of archrival Oregon, 2009 Pac-10 Tournament Champion USC, and perennial power Arizona.
February 13, 2010 - First win at Arizona (McKale Center, Tucson) in 27 years
Seth Tarver was awarded Pac-10 Defensive Player of the Year
was named to the All-Pac-10 Second Team

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Rivalries	Oregon (series)
Culture & lore	Benny Beaver "Hail to Old OSU"
People	Statistical leaders
	1901–02 1962–63 1981–82 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22
NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

2009–10 Oregon State Beavers men's basketball team

Contents

2009 recruiting class[]

Roster[]

Schedule[]

Highlights[]

References[]

2009–10 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball standings
v t	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
California y	13	–	5	.722	24	–	11	.686
Arizona State	12	–	6	.667	22	–	11	.667
Washington †	11	–	7	.611	26	–	10	.722
Arizona	10	–	8	.556	16	–	15	.516
USC*	8	–	10	.444	16	–	14	.533
Oregon State	8	–	10	.444	14	–	18	.438
UCLA	8	–	10	.444	14	–	18	.438
Stanford	7	–	11	.389	14	–	17	.452
Oregon	7	–	11	.389	16	–	16	.500
Washington State	6	–	12	.333	16	–	15	.516

† 2010 Pacific-10 Tournament winner As of March 25, 2010; Rankings from AP Poll * Ineligible for conference tournament y-Clinched regular season championship