Final Four players return to Gill 60 years later — ‘We were pretty good’
CORVALLIS — There they were, together again, 60-plus years after joining forces to put Oregon State into college basketball’s Final Four.
They played, they thrived, and a half-century later, they’re still together
In 1970, Ralph Miller came from Iowa to become the head basketball coach at Oregon State, replacing Paul Valenti.
Ex-Beaver greats weigh in on Tinkle, 2020-21 Beavers …
We asked a collection of names familiar to Beaver Nation — most of them former players — for their opinion of this year’s Oregon State team, which faces Loyola of Chicago at 11:40 a.m. PDT in a Sweet Sixteen showdown of underdogs. Their responses, in alphabetical order:
JIMMY ANDERSON (player from 1957-59, assistant coach from 1961-90, head coach from 1990-95):
“I haven’t missed a practice all year, so I have a pretty good handle on why the season has gone like it has. They brought in five new and (coach Wayne Tinkle’s) defensive system is a little complicated.