What a strange season it was a year ago in Corvallis.
After a 2-0 start to the 2016-2017 campaign, that included less-than-impressive victories over Prairie View A&M and UT-San Antonio, the Beavers free-fall suddenly began as they would go on to drop 22 of their next 23 games against Division I foes, a futility mark closely associated with the loss of forward Tres Tinkle (20.2 PPG) to injury. However, the problem seemed much deeper rooted than simply a lack of talent without Tinkle, as the Beavers often looked lethargic and unorganized in contests and failed to even execute against much-inferior opponents.