The 1962-63 Oregon State Beavers reached the NCAA Final Four in men’s basketball. The Beavers were coached by the legendary Slats Gill, who was assisted by Paul Valenti. The team compiled a 22-9 season record that included its Final Four losses to Cincinnati and Duke. Team members were Mel Counts, Terry Baker, Steve Pauly, Frank Peters, Jim Kraus, Jim Jarvis, Rex Benner, Grant Harter, Lynn Baxter, Gary Rossi, Tim Campbell, Dave Hayward and Ray Torgerson. Counts, the starting center, averaged 21.3 points and 15.6 rebounds per game and was a second-team All-American. Baker scored 13.4 points per game. Pauly averaged 9.2 points per game, Peters 9.1 and Jarvis 6.2.

1962-63 Oregon State Beavers:
Coach Slats Gill, Asst. Coach Paul Valenti, Manager Corky Smith, Terry Baker, Lynn Baxter, Rex Benner, Tim Campbell, Mel Counts, Grant Harter, Dave Hayward, Jim Jarvis, Jim Kraus, Steve Pauly, Frank Peters, Gary Rossi, Ray Torgeson