The 2008–09 Oregon State Beavers men's basketball team represented

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(NCAA) Division I men's

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during the 2008–09 season. Playing in the

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(Pac-10) and led by first-year head coach Craig Robinson, the Beavers finished the season with a 18–18 overall record and won the

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. It was Oregon State's first-ever postseason tournament championship. Their 12-win improvement over the previous season was the third-highest turnaround in in 2008–09. In Pac-10 play, the Beavers finished in eighth place with a 7–11 record. They lost in the first round of the 2009 Pac-10 tournament to

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, 62–54.

Roster

Schedule and Results

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Schedule

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References

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College Basketball Invitational championship seasons

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