Wayne Tinkle Out at Oregon State After 12 Seasons

Former Montana Grizzly Men's Basketball Head Coach Wayne Tinkle could be coaching his final few games with the Oregon State Beavers.

Or, he may have already coached his final games in Corvallis, per John Canzano.

With Oregon State, he's racked up a 176-204 record and made two NCAA Tournament appearances (2016 and 2021). Tinkle's time will be most remembered for the 2021 run, where the Beavs went on a tear, winning the Pac-12 Tournament and reaching the Elite Eight for the first time since 1982.

Tinkle coached during the COVID-19-laden 2021 March Madness Tournament in Indianapolis. Credit: Jamie Squire (Getty Images)

The 2021 run was as epic as they come. Oregon State was a 10-10 team during the Pac-12 regular season. During the March run, OSU defeated UCLA, Oregon, Colorado, Tennessee, Oklahoma State, and Loyola Chicago before losing to Houston.

Tinkle went 158-91 at Montana with two regular-season championships and three tournament titles, and three NCAA Tourney appearances.

Tinkle is the third-winningest winningest head coach at UM.

We wish Coach Tinkle nothing but the best moving forward.