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Ask a random sports fan if they have ever heard of the University of Pacific Athletics, and they probably would say “no.” Ask that same fan if they have heard of Oregon State Athletics, and they almost certainly would say “yes.”
Oregon State University (OSU) and Washington State University (WSU) are two schools that have produced plenty of high skilled teams such as Oregon State’s 2021 Men’s Basketball team that went to the Elite Eight and skilled players such as Klay Thompson, a WSU alum and former NBA champion.