<body><div><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=3YC3lo_1Guuw1i400" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=3YC3lo_1Guuw1i400" width="2001" height="1340" >Editor’s note: Statistics and game scores are as of Nov. 1.The Oregon State Men’s Basketball team looks completely different from last year, with only two returning members: guard Josiah Lake II and Strength and Conditioning Coach Chandler Morrison.With 12 new players, an almost entirely new coaching staff and a renewed Pac-12 conference, OSU prepares to climb the mountain towards March Madness.“We are hungry to prove that we are a force to be reckoned with,” Head Coach Justin Joyner said after the exhibition game against the University of California, Berkeley or on Oct. 24. After 12 seasons with Wayne Tinkle as head coach, Oregon State hired Michigan’s assistant coach Joyner to lead the squad heading into the new season. Joyner will take on a roster full of transfers and new faces, navigating a route complete with 12 home games and five neutral games prior to their first road game at Boise State University, not including exhibition games.The Beavers played two exhibition games prior to the start of the regular season, a road game against reigning champions, the Michigan Wolverines, followed by a home match at Gill Coliseum against the California Golden Bears.The Beavs fell to the Wolverines by only five points in their first game, with Fresno State University transfer DeShawn Gory leading the way in scoring with 20 points, followed by University of San Francisco transfer Legend Smiley, who had 19.The second game saw the Beavers beat the Golden Bears by double-digit points, with University at Buffalo transfer Daniel Freitag putting up 17, and University of Central Florida transfer Chris Johnson adding 14.“I love our bigs and our guards are good,” Joyner said after the home exhibition game. “I really think that is the strength of our team. It is headlined by Daniel Freitag and Josiah Lake II, but you know, DeShawn Gory had nine assists tonight. He is a really good player. We had guys like Legend Smiley, Chris Johnson and Jemai Lake coming off your bench, so I think we have six really good guards, and as we continue to grow and play against different types of teams … I think we are wired and equipped to play a lot of different ways.”The big “Civil War” matchup will be played at a neutral site on Nov. 19 in the Moda Center, where the Portland Trailblazers play, in Portland, Oregon, marking the 367th meeting all-time between the University of Oregon’s Ducks and the Beavers.“Playing this game is important for both fan bases, as we will continue a rivalry that dates back to 1903 — the most played matchup in college basketball,” Joyner said in a statement posted by Beaver Athletics. Between their season opener against Weber State University and up until their Pac-12 opener against San Diego State University on Jan. 6, 2027, the Beavers will play five teams for the first time in school history.One home and one away game will be played against every Pac-12 school, including a game against No. 15 Gonzaga on Jan. 24, 2027, in Gill Coliseum.Joyner will look to become the first Beaver men’s basketball coach to have a winning record in his tenure since Ralph Miller, who last coached in 1989.</div></body>

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Editor’s note: Statistics and game scores are as of Nov. 1. The Oregon State Men’s Basketball team looks completely different from last year, with only two returning members: guard Josiah Lake II and Strength and Conditioning Coach Chandler Morrison. With 12 new players, an almost entirely new coaching...

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Editor’s note: Statistics and game scores are as of Nov. 1. The Oregon State Men’s Basketball team looks completely different from last year, with only two

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