On Thursday (the eve of the college basketball season), SB Nation rolled out their in-depth college basketball preview, which included Mike Rutherford’s list of the Top 100 players in the country. And to the surprise of almost nobody in Beaver Nation, Oregon State forward Tres Tinkle came in at the #93 overall spot on the list, surrounded by a host of extremely talented players including Tennessee’s James Daniel III and Campbell’s Chris Clemons.
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The Beavers stand-out was accompanied by a host of Pac-12 players on the list, including #7 Allonzo Trier (Arizona), #22 DeAndre Ayton (Arizona), #28 Bennie Boatwright (USC), #29 Chimezie Metu (USC), #30 Reid Travis (Stanford), #31 Aaron Holiday (UCLA), #42 Rawle Alkins (Arizona), #44 Troy Brown (Oregon), #56 Thomas Welsh (UCLA), #59 Jordan McLaughlin (USC), #67 Elijah Brown (Oregon), #70 De’Anthony Melton (USC) and #96 Jaylen Hands (UCLA).