By SuperWest Sports Staff

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In this series of updates on the history of SuperWest hoops program, we provide a brief coaching summary, list of the current coaches, along with postseason results, conference titles, award winners, and all-time coaching records.

The Oregon State men’s basketball program, established in 1901, has won 14 conference championships (counting two in the Northwest Intercollegiate Athletic Association in 1909 and 1912) and has appeared in the NCAA Tournament 18 times.

The Beavers have advanced to the Final Four twice (in 1949 and 1963), and in their 2021 NCAA appearance, they advanced to the Elite Eight after winning their first tournament games since 1982.

OSU basketball first took flight with the hiring of Slats Gill in 1928. Gill, for whom the school’s Coliseum is named, remains the winningest coach in program history with 599 wins to 393 losses.

In his 19-year career in Corvallis, Miller compiled a record of 359-198 (though 17 of those wins were later vacated) with only two losing seasons in that span.

Wayne Tinkle assumed the reins in 2014 and has compiled a 116-137 record to date, including six .500-or-better seasons in his eight-year tenure.

In 2020-21, Tinkle’s team won the Pac-12 Tournament after going 10-10 in conference play, making a magical run to the Elite Eight.

The performance led to a three-year contract extension worth up to $3 million per year. However, the Beavers fell back to earth in 2021-22, posting a disappointing 3-27 mark.

Tinkle’s Beavers improved in 2022-23, but still posted a losing mark, going 11-21 and not making a postseason tournament.

In 2023-24, Oregon State went 13-19 under Tinkle, missing the postseason for a third straight season.