February 26, 2026
By Carter Bahns, CBS Sports: Oregon State men’s basketball coach Wayne Tinkle will not return after the 2025-26 season, the school announced Thursday. Tinkle has the option to finish the campaign before departing from his post, but has not yet decided whether to see the season out, according to John Canzano. The Beavers are 16-14 this season and 9-8 in West Coast Conference play.
Tinkle’s exit comes after a 12-year run with the Beavers that featured some of the program’s highest highs and lowest lows. It also coincides with Oregon State’s move from the WCC back into the Pac-12, which debuts as a reconstructed conference beginning next season.
Oregon State never finished higher than fourth in the Pac-12 during Tinkle’s decade in the conference and concluded its first year in the WCC with a fifth-place finish. Tinkle has a 175-204 overall record for his tenure, with an 82-141 mark in conference games
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