Overview
- Oregon State announced Tinkle will not return next season and offered him the option to coach the remainder of 2025–26, a decision he has not made.
- The Beavers are 16–14 overall and 9–8 in WCC play, closing the regular season at Santa Clara on Saturday before the WCC tournament in Las Vegas next week.
- Athletic director Scott Barnes framed the decision as a program transition for sustained success entering a new Pac‑12 era.
- Reports put Tinkle’s buyout at roughly $3 million, while the school begins a nationwide search for his successor.
- Tinkle went 175–204 over 12 seasons with two NCAA Tournament bids, highlighted by a 2021 Pac‑12 title and Elite Eight run, as the program returns to a reconfigured Pac‑12 that includes Gonzaga.