How does Oregon State basketball rebound from last season’s flop?

Stephen R. Sylvanie-USA TODAY SportsIn 2017, Oregon State’s basketball team couldn’t sniff a win. After being only one season removed from its first NCAA Tournament appearance in twenty-six years, OSU had arguably its worst season in program history.

The Beavers finished 5-27, a .156 winning percentage. Out of 351 Division 1 Men’s Basketball teams, Oregon State finished 348th, only beating out St. Francis Brooklyn, North Carolina A&T State, and Alabama A&M.

KenPom.com was a little nicer to the Beavers by ranking them at 264, giving their schedule against a Power Five conference the benefit of the doubt. This was still the lowest ranking of any Power Five team, and its non-conference losses to…