Beavers Set to Host Saturday Exhibition

THE GAME: The Oregon State men's basketball team will host Western Oregon in an exhibition game at 2 p.m. on Saturday at Gill Coliseum.

TELEVISION: The game will not be televised.

RADIO: The game will not be broadcasted.

TICKETS: Admission to Saturday's exhibition is free. Season and single game tickets for the regular season are available now at BeaverTickets.com.

WHAT'S COMING UP: Oregon State will open the 2025-26 regular season on Monday Nov. 3 when North Dakota State visits Gill Coliseum. The Beavers start the campaign with three consecutive home games, hosting UIC and North Texas following their game vs. NDSU.

OTHER NOTABLES:

The Beavers are coming off their third 20-win season in the last 35 years, and their second during Wayne Tinkle's tenure as head coach.
OSU earned a berth in the inaugural College Basketball Crown in 2024-25
The Beavers' 2024-25 season was highlighted by an overtime victory over No. 16 Gonzaga.
Oregon State finished the 2024-25 season 21st in the nation in field goal percentage and 14th in the nation in free throw percentage.
The Beavers set the program record for free throw percentage last season, shooting 78.6 percent from the stripe. The Beavers have been over 75 percent as a team in four of the last six seasons
Oregon State's squad features 10 international student-athletes
As a team, the Beavers represent nine different nations, including the United States
As part of the 2025-26 unbalanced WCC schedule, the Beavers will not play road games at Gonzaga or Pepperdine and will not host Saint Mary's or Portland.
Oregon State's squad features a total of nine newcomers - seven transfers and two freshmen.
Among Oregon State's notable additions is Dez White, a junior guard from Missouri State. White averaged 14.0 points per game last season and scored in double-figures 23 times.
Highly touted junior college transfer Keziah Ekissi averaged 12.3 points, 41. rebounds and 3.6 assists last season at Howard College.
The Beavers earned the NABC Team Academic Excellence Award last season for the third-straight year
Oregon State will continue its rivalry with Oregon on Nov. 17, the 366th all-time meeting between the two teams - the most often contested matchup in Division I men's basketball.
The Beavers will take part in the Paradise Jam Nov. 21-24 in the Virgin Islands

OUR MISSION
Oregon State Athletics strives to Build Excellent Authentic Visionary Student-Athletes (Go BEAVS).

Players Mentioned

Keziah Ekissi

Dez White

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