Oregon State men’s basketball coach Wayne Tinkle’s 12-year tenure is about to come to an end.
Tinkle and OSU will part ways at the conclusion of the season, Oregon State athletic director Scott Barnes announced Feb. 26 in a statement.
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“As we approach the dawn of the new Pac-12 era, we believe it is in the best interest of our men’s basketball program to transition to its next chapter,” Barnes said in the statement. “These decisions are never easy, but we are focused on positioning our program for sustained success in a rapidly evolving collegiate athletics landscape.”
A national search for the next head coach will begin immediately, the statement said.
Oregon State’s head coach Wayne Tinkle calls out a play during the men’s basketball game against Bushnell on Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2022 at OSU in Corvallis, Ore.
Tinkle’s tenure with the Beavers has delivered six winning seasons. His career at OSU is highlighted by the Beavers’ 2021 campaign that resulted in a Pac-12 tournament championship and March Madness Elite Eight run, just the second in program history.
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Oregon State also made the NCAA tournament in 2016, Tinkle’s second season.
The Beavers are currently 16-14 record, with six wins in their last eight games in the West Coast Conference.
The 60-year-old Milwaukee native was hired by Oregon State in 2014 and joined a program with just two winning seasons in the prior 24 years.
He’ll leave Corvallis third in all-time men’s basketball wins.
Oregon State head coach Wayne Tinkle talks to his player Michael Rataj after subbing out the game during an NCAA basketball game at Gill Coliseum on Saturday, Jan. 4, 2025, in Corvallis, Ore.
Landon Bartlett covers Oregon State and high school sports for the Statesman Journal. He can be reached at LBartlett@statesmanjournal.com or on X, TikTok or Instagram @bartlelo.
This article originally appeared on Salem Statesman Journal: Oregon State and men’s basketball coach Wayne Tinkle to part ways
