Oregon State

Pac 12 Preview:  Oregon State

 

Last Season:  17-14, 6-9.  

The Coaches:

Scott Rueck is in his 13^th year and has been an outstanding coach, turning the then lowly Beavers into a Final 4/Elite 8 team.

James Chatterton is in his 9th year.   He is the Associate Head Coach.  

Jenny Huth is in her 2nd year after 3 seasons as Head Coach at Northern Colorado.  Before that she was an assistant at UCLA for 7 years.

Deven Hunter is in her 2nd year after 2 years as a Grad assistant at U of San Diego.  Hunter played for Oregon State 2012-16.   

 

Losses:

Kennedy Brown Averaged 8 points and 6 rebounds and transferred to Duke.

Taylor Jones averaged 12 points 7 rebounds and shot 57% but injuries caused her to play just 9 games.  Jones transferred to Texas.

Tara Corosdale averaged 7 points and 7 rebounds and transferred to Duke 

Tea Adams averaged 3 points and Graduated.

Ellie Mack averaged 9 points and 4 rebounds and graduated.

Greta Kampschroeder averaged 5 points and transferred to Michigan. 

 

Additions:

Shalexxus Aaron 6-1, 6^th year Wing.  She missed two years at USC with injuries.  Last season Aaron was at Texas Southern and averaged 12 points and 4 rebounds. 

Bendu Yeaney 5-10 Guard 6^th year last season at Arizona she averaged 6 ppg

Adlee Blacklock, 6-0 Wing from Texas, #64 ASGR

Reagan Beers 6-2 Post from Colorado ranked # 10.   A McDonalds All American.

Timea Gardiner, 6-3 Forward from UT Ranked # 6.  A McDonalds All American.

Lily Hansford, 6-2 Wing from WI Unranked.

Martha Pietsch 5-5 From Germany.  Pietsch has played on several German National Youth Teams.

 

The Returning Team:

Talia von Oelhoffen, 5-11 Soph Guard ranked # 10 out of HS but graduated early so has played a year plus already.  Last season she averaged 14 points and 3 assists 

Jelena Mitrovic, 6-9 5^th Year Post who averaged 5 points and 5 rebounds. 

AJ Marotte, 6-1 Soph Wing who averaged 4 ppg   

Noelle Mannen, 5-6 Redshirt Jr Guard a former walk on who averaged 1.6ppg.

 

The Schedule:  Iowa, LSU and either Duke or UConn are the only Power 5 teams on their non-conference schedule.  

 

Predictions:  

Losing 4 starters 3 who transferred and 1 who graduated hurts.   This left 4 returning players, one who started and one who played a lot.  The Beavers do have 2 top 10 frosh and another good frosh from Germany and add to that 2 transfers who will help but how much other than the team is so thin remains to be seen.   It doesn’t like at top 6 team in the league which the Beavers have been for years now.

 

2023 Recruiting:  

Donovyn Hunter, 5-11 G from Oregon ranked # 98

Kennedie Shuler, 5-10 PG from Oregon not ranked.