October 29, 2026 | Men's Basketball
CORVALLIS  – Oregon State's Josiah Lake II and Daniel Freitag have been named to the Pac-12 Preseason Impact List, the conference office announced Thursday.
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Lake II was a First Team All-Conference selection last season, after averaging 13.1 points per game, and scoring in double-figures 23 times. He led the Beavers in points, assists and steals, and narrowly missed a double-double with 23 points and nine assists in Oregon State's road win at Arizona state last year. Lake II is the lone returner from the 2025-26 Oregon State squad, and enters this season shooting 47.7 percent from the floor in his career with a total of 754 points.
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Freitag joins the Beavers this season after spending his sophomore campaign at Buffalo, where he averaged 19.8 points and 4.3 rebounds per game. He scored in double-figures 20 times on the year, including 10 20-point performances. An All-MAC Honorable Mention, Freitag put up a career-high 33 points on three occasions last season.
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As a team, the Beavers were picked fifth in the Pac-12 Preseason Media Poll.
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Oregon State will open the regular season Nov. 2 when Weber State visits Gill Coliseum.
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OUR MISSION
Oregon State Athletics strives to Build Excellent Authentic Visionary Student-Athletes (Go BEAVS).
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Lake II was a First Team All-Conference selection last season, after averaging 13.1 points per game, and scoring in double-figures 23 times. He led the Beavers in points, assists and steals, and narrowly missed a double-double with 23 points and nine assists in Oregon State's road win at Arizona state last year. Lake II is the lone returner from the 2025-26 Oregon State squad, and enters this season shooting 47.7 percent from the floor in his career with a total of 754 points.
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Freitag joins the Beavers this season after spending his sophomore campaign at Buffalo, where he averaged 19.8 points and 4.3 rebounds per game. He scored in double-figures 20 times on the year, including 10 20-point performances. An All-MAC Honorable Mention, Freitag put up a career-high 33 points on three occasions last season.
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As a team, the Beavers were picked fifth in the Pac-12 Preseason Media Poll.
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Oregon State will open the regular season Nov. 2 when Weber State visits Gill Coliseum.
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OUR MISSION
Oregon State Athletics strives to Build Excellent Authentic Visionary Student-Athletes (Go BEAVS).
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