Notable Players
Oregon State has had 75 all-conference and 32 All-America selections, five Pac-10 Players of the Year, 42 players selected in the NBA Draft, and 24 players that have gone on to play in the NBA. Additionally, OSU basketball alumni have 4 gold medals at the Olympics, including one by Lew Beck, who never played in the NBA. A total of 7 players have won 11 NBA titles, including three by A. C. Green, two by Brent Barry, two by Mel Counts, and one each by Red Rocha, Dave Gambee, Lonnie Shelton, and Gary Payton.
The players who have gone on to play in the NBA are:
- Brent Barry
- Vic Bartolome
- Corey Benjamin
- Ricky Berry
- Ray Blume
- Freddie Boyd
- Jay Carty
- Lester Conner
- Mel Counts
- Gary Freeman
- Dave Gambee
- A. C. Green
- Swede Halbrook
- Scott Haskin
- Jim Jarvis
- Steve Johnson
- John Mandic
- José Ortiz
- Gary Payton
- Loy Petersen
- Mark Radford
- Red Rocha
- Lonnie Shelton
- Charlie Sitton
Oregon State has retired the jersey numbers of five players:
- Gary Payton, #20
- Mel Counts, #21
- Ed Lewis, #25
- Steve Johnson, #33
- A.C. Green, #45
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