Oregon State is 3-1 in conference for the first time since 1993 (4-0). Oregon State is exactly 3-1 for the first time since 1991, the year after Gary Payton I graduated.
Oregon State's best 16-game start since 2016, when the Beavers last went to the Tournament.
Oregon State won at least two-thirds of its games in non-conference play and is now 3-1 in conference.
This is the first that that this has happened in the same season since 1990, when Oregon State last won the Pac-10 Championship, Gary Payton I's senior year. (Oregon State started 8-0 in conference and 15-2 overall.)
The time before that was 1988, when the Beavers last finished second second in the Pac-10, Gary Payton I's sophomore year.
The time before that was 1985, when the Beavers last finished third in the Pac-10, A.C. Green's senior year.
The time before that was 1982, the last time the Beavers went to the Elite Eight. Oregon State featured two first round draft picks in senior Lester "The Molester" Conner and freshman A.C. Green. Sophomore
Charlie Sitton would be a second round pick and future gold medalist.
The time before that was 1981, Oregon State's second Pac-10 Championship. Oregon State featured two first round draft picks in senior Steve Johnson and junior Lester "The Molester" Conner, two second round draft picks in senior Ray Blume and freshman Charlie Sitton, and a third-round pick in senior Mark Radford.
The time before that was 1980, Oregon State's first Pac-10 Championship. Oregon State featured a first round draft pick in junior Steve Johnson, a second round draft pick in junior Ray Blume, and a third-round pick in junior Mark Radford.