The 2012 Pac-12 Men's Basketball Tournament gets underway on Wednesday afternoon at Staples Center in Los Angeles. Here is a look at the Oregon St. Beavers, who lost six of their last nine regular-season games and enter the tournament as the No. 9 seed.
Team: Oregon State Beavers
Head Coach: Craig Robinson, fourth year at Oregon State
2011-2012 Record: 17-13, 7-11 in conference
RPI Rank: 149
Tournament Seed: 9
First Round Opponent: No. 8 seed Washington St. Cougars
Season vs. Opponent: The Beavers came up empty twice against the Cougars by scores of 81-76 and 83-73. WSU hold the No. 8 seed as a result, as both teams finished their season with a 7-11 conference record
Up Next If They Win: No.1 seed Washington Huskies
Leading Scorer: Jared Cunningham leads all OSU scorers with 18.2 points per game
Leading Rebounder: Eric Moreland may only be putting up 4.8 points per game, but his 6.4 rebounds per game lead the Beavers
2011 Pac-12 Tournament Finish: Oregon State also entered last year's tournament as the No. 9 seed. They defeated the Stanford Cardinal in the first round, 69-67, but came up short against No. 1 seed the Arizona St. Sun Devils in the quarterfinals, losing by a score of 78-69.
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