The Oregon State men’s basketball team opens its regular season on Saturday, Nov. 14 against Northwest Christian at Gill Coliseum. To help preview the 115th season in school history, and Year II of the Wayne Tinkle coaching era, we sat down with the team’s newcomers to find out more about them.
Guard Stephen Thompson Jr. was a MaxPreps All-American and the CIF Southern Section Division IV Player of the Year as a senior at Bishop Montgomery High School. He was a Del Rey league all-star three years in a row, participated in numerous top prospect camps and was ranked in the top 63 players in the country by Rivals.