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Transfer portal bites Oregon State, UCF heading into Crown

Oregon State and UCF will square off for the first time Tuesday afternoon during the inaugural College Basketball Crown in Las Vegas. Both teams hit Sin City missing several players due to the transfer portal, but the Oregon State lineup has been impacted more. After the Beavers (20-12) posted their third 20-win season in the last 35 years, all-West Coast Conference forward Michael Rataj -- who led them in scoring and rebounding (16.9 points, 7.2 rebounds) -- Parsa Fallah (12.8 ppg) and Nate Kingz (11.8 ppg) entered the portal along with lightly used backup DaJohn Craig. The Beavers will rely on guards Damarco Minor (9.