On November 4, Oregon State tips off its basketball season with a matchup against the Utah Tech Trailblazers, a Western Athletic Conference team that went 11-20
last season. It will be the first time the two teams have played in the schools' history as the Beavers look to continue their undefeated streak in home openers under Wayne Tinkle.
Utah Tech, formerly known as Dixie State, has only had a Division-I basketball program for five years, joining the WAC in 2019 after being Division-II beforehand. Since their jump to the D-I level, their record is 46-70, with their best season coming in 2022-23 when they went 14-19. Their head coach Jon Judkins has overseen the program since this change began, and leads the Trailblazers into this season as well., who averaged 12.
Last season, Tinkle's Beavers went 13-19 overall and 5-15 in conference. They lost several players off of last year's roster, including point guardWith essentially an entirely flipped roster, Tinkle has his work cut out for him as far as establishing a new culture amongst these players and getting them to gel on the court. Even with these issues to sort out, they should still be able to get a fairly easy victory over a team that has struggled since its transition to Division-I.
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