Coaches
The Oregon State men's basketball team has had 20 head coaches and one interim head coach. Both Slats Gill and Ralph Miller are members of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. The current coach, Craig Robinson, was hired by OSU in 2008 out of Brown University, where Robinson had just coached the Bears to a school record 19 wins. Robinson is the brother of United States first lady Michelle Obama, and the brother-in-law to United States President Barack Obama. The longest tenured coach is Slats Gill, who was the coach for 36 seasons, winning 599 games in the process.
| Head Coach | Years | Win-Loss | Pct. |
|---|---|---|---|
| J.B. Patterson | 1902 | 1–2 | .333 |
| J.W. Viggers | 1903 | 5–1 | .883 |
| W.O. Trine | 1904–1907 | 39–7 | .848 |
| Roy Heater | 1908 | 7–4 | .636 |
| E.D. Angell | 1909–1910 | 19–8 | .704 |
| Clifford Reed | 1911 | 3–5 | .375 |
| E. J. Stewart | 1912–1916 | 67–33 | .670 |
| Everett May | 1917 | 11–7 | .611 |
| Howard Ray | 1918 | 15–0 | 1.000 |
| H. W. Hargiss | 1919–1920 | 10–25 | .286 |
| R. B. Rutherford | 1921–1922 | 27–19 | .587 |
| Bob Hager | 1923–1928 | 115–53 | .685 |
| Slats Gill | 1929–1964 | 599–392 | .604 |
| Paul Valenti | 1965–1970 | 91–82 | .526 |
| Ralph Miller | 1971–1989 | 359–186 | .659 |
| Jim Anderson | 1990–1995 | 79–90 | .467 |
| Eddie Payne | 1996–2000 | 52–88 | .371 |
| Ritchie McKay | 2001–2002 | 22–37 | .372 |
| Jay John | 2003–2007 | 72–97 | .426 |
| Kevin Mouton (interim) | 2007 | 0–2-11 | . |
| Craig Robinson | 2008-present | 32-36 | .471 |
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—Eric Hoffer (1902–1983)