The Beavers knew Boston University shoots the 3 and that’s exactly what the Terriers did on Wednesday at Gill Coliseum in the first round of the College Basketball Invitational.
BU hit 12 3 -pointers and shot 38 of 67 from the field. That was too much for the Beavers in a 96-78 loss.
The Terriers took a [...]
There’s an e-mail circulating about Craig Robinson that is quite interesting. Here’s the text:
Some have said that the stimulus hasn’t saved any jobs, but here is a case where at least one job was saved.
According to an unnamed source, Oregon State University Athletic Director Bob DeCarolis was considering firing their basketball coach, Craig Robinson, after [...]
Oregon State has to pony up a guarantee of reportedly $60,000 to host tonight’s College Basketball Invitational game against Boston Univeristy.
A risk? Of course, especially with the current economic climate and the athletic department’s debt.
But AD Bob De Carolis was faced with a similar situation last year and gave the go-ahead for the Beavers to [...]
Expect a lot of 3-pointers to be tossed up on Wednesday night when Boston University plays at Oregon State in the first round of the CBI tournament.
The Terriers like to drive to the hoop and either go in for a layup or kick the ball out for a 3-point try.
They are not particularly big and [...]
OSU men’s basketball coach Craig Robinson was incredulous at the thought that some programs would not want to play in the postseason simply because their team did not meet expectations.
The Beavers are back in the College Basketball Invitational and host Boston University on Wednesday.
Robinson was all for getting his team more playing time and practice. [...]
The OSU men’s basketball team has been waiting for a postseason bid since Thursday after the Beavers lost their Pac-10 tournament game to Washington.
Will the Beavers land a bid? Probably. With so many slots to fill, OSU is almost a lock to keep playing.
Coach Craig Robinson said the team is eager to keep playing.
“When you [...]
Well, the third time was almost the charm.
The Beavers gave Washington all it could handle in a 59-52 loss at the Pac-10 tournament on Thursday in Los Angeles at the Staples Center.
Craig Robinson did some tinkering with the Beavers’ defense and it worked for the better part of a half. He was concerned about UW’s [...]
The Oakland Tribune held a media poll in which Pacific-10 Conference men’s basketball writers voted for their all-Pac-10 team, MVP, coach of the year, etc.
For my five-man team I had: Landry Fields, Stanford; Quincy Pondexter, UW; Jerome Randle, Cal; Derrick Williams, UA and Klay Thompson, WSU.
I went with Landry Fields as player of the year [...]
OSU men’s basketball coach Craig Robinson was asked to comment on Seth Tarver being named Pac-10 Defensive Player of the Year during Tuesday’s press conference.
Robinson said the Beavers have been fortunate to have Tarver and he’s deserving of the award because of the impact he’s had.
“Now that’s he’s gotten it, that it is just amazing [...]
It’s never easy to lose on senior day.
For Roeland Schaftenaar, Calvin Hampton and Seth and Josh Tarver, Saturday’s 82-70 loss to Washington was a tough one to swallow.
Not only did they lose their senior day game, but the Beavers had a shot at a .500 record and a higher finish in the Pac-10 (they wound [...]
