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ASU Basketball: 2019 Pac-12 Week 2 Power Rankings

By Trevor Booth

LAS VEGAS, NV - MARCH 08: A Pac-12 basketball logo is displayed on the court after a quarterfinal game of the Pac-12 basketball tournament between the Stanford Cardinal and the UCLA Bruins at T-Mobile Arena on March 8, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Bruins won 88-77. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
LAS VEGAS, NV - MARCH 08: A Pac-12 basketball logo is displayed on the court after a quarterfinal game of the Pac-12 basketball tournament between the Stanford Cardinal and the UCLA Bruins at T-Mobile Arena on March 8, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Bruins won 88-77. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images) /
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TEMPE, AZ – JANUARY 13: Head coach Wayne Tinkle of the Oregon State Beavers reacts during the second half of the college basketball game against the Arizona State Sun Devils at Wells Fargo Arena on January 13, 2018 in Tempe, Arizona. The Sun Devils defeated the Beavers 77-75. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
TEMPE, AZ – JANUARY 13: Head coach Wayne Tinkle of the Oregon State Beavers reacts during the second half of the college basketball game against the Arizona State Sun Devils at Wells Fargo Arena on January 13, 2018 in Tempe, Arizona. The Sun Devils defeated the Beavers 77-75. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images) /

10. Oregon State Beavers

The good news for Beavers fans is that junior Tres Tinkle is back for another year and he looks to be improving on a sophomore campaign in which he earned a spot on the All-Pac-12 First Team. However, the bad news – Oregon State might not have much more talent to pair with him.

The Beavers are 2-0 on the season with both wins coming at home over the likes of UC Riverside and Wyoming. In the first two contests, Tinkle led the team in points, assists, and rebounds while finishing second in blocks and steals.

Behind Tinkle, guard Stephen Thompson Jr. has been the secondary source of offense in Corvallis. The senior is averaging 17 points per game as well as four rebounds and over three assists.

Last season, Thompson led the team in minutes, playing over 36 per contest. That role will likely extend into the new year to help mask the Beavers’ lack of depth.

With a shortage of resources on the OSU bench, coach Wayne Tinkle will have to rely heavily on Thompson Jr. and his son to play quality minutes if they hope to make any noise in the Pac-12.

Oregon State has one game set for the upcoming week as they travel to the U.S. Virgin Islands for a matchup with Old Dominion on Friday in the U.S. Virgin Islands Paradise Jam.

– Bo Wilkinson 

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