During the team's media day on Tuesday afternoon in Portland, Oregon State men's basketball players noted their high expectations for themselves and each other as they get set to kick off the 2026-27 season.

Led by first-year head coach Justin Joyner, the Beavers also expressed a lot of gratitude for their summer trip to play in Canada, their recent exhibition match against Michigan, and what those experience did for their chemistry.

"It was really great getting to play in Canada early on, but getting to play that exhibition, I feel like we really showed that we can hang with anybody. What we're building here in Corvallis, it's gonna be special," BYU transfer forward Xavion Staton noted of the team's five-point loss to the defending national champions.

Staton, a former four-star recruit, joined the Beavers this offseason after one season in Provo that was shortened to nine games due to injury. Staton looks forward to playing the versatile role of a modern big man in Joyner's system.…