Tinkle, Thompson Jr., Kelley Earn Pac-12 Honors
CORVALLIS, Ore. – Tres Tinkle, Stephen Thompson Jr. and Kylor Kelley all received Pac-12 honors on Monday, as selected by a vote of the 12 conference coaches.
Tinkle was selected to the All-Pac-12 First Team, Thompson Jr. was named to the All-Pac-12 Second Team and Kelley was picked for the Pac-12 All-Defensive Team.
inkle is the only repeat honoree in the conference to make the All-Pac-12 First Team. He’s the only player in the Pac-12 in the top 10 in the league in scoring (second, 20.7), rebounding (fifth, 8.2), assists (ninth, 3.9) and steals (fourth, 1.7).
A redshirt junior from Missoula, Mont., Tinkle has scored in double figures in 64 consecutive games, the second-longest streak in Oregon State history, and is seventh on the program’s career scoring list (1,638) and 10th on the career rebounding list (664).
Thompson Jr. was selected to the All-Pac-12 Second Team after recently being named the 2018-19 Pac-12 Scholar-Athlete of the Year.
A senior from Los Angeles, Calif., Thompson Jr. holds the Oregon State record with 230 career 3-pointers and is fourth on the program’s career scoring list with 1,757 points, trailing only Beaver legends Gary Payton, Steve Johnson and Mel Counts.
Kelley is just the fifth Oregon State player to be selected to the Pac-12 All-Defensive Team since the recognition began in 2008. He leads the conference and is second in the nation in blocked shots per game (3.40) and has multiple blocks in 25 of the 30 games.
The junior from Gervais, Ore., has set three school records this season - blocked shots in a game (9 vs. Pepperdine), blocked shots in a season (102 and counting) and consecutive games with multiple blocked shots (15).
It’s the 11th straight year an Oregon State player has earned All-Pac-12 recognition. The Beavers now have 40 All-Pac-12 selections since 1979.
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Oregon State Players to Earn All-Pac-12 Honors
From 1979 to present.
1979 — Steve Johnson
1980 — Ray Blume
1980 — Steve Johnson
1981 — Ray Blume
1981 — Steve Johnson
1981 — Mark Radford
1982 — Lester Conner
1982 — Charlie Sitton
1983 — A.C. Green
1983 — Charlie Sitton
1984 — A.C. Green
1984 — Charlie Sitton
1985 — A.C. Green
1986 — Jose Ortiz
1987 — Jose Ortiz
1988 — Gary Payton
1989 — Gary Payton
1990 — Gary Payton
1991 — Teo Alibegovic
1992 — Scott Haskin
1993 — Scott Haskin
1995 — Brent Barry
1999 — Deaundra Tanner
2003 — Philip Ricci
2004 — David Lucas
2005 — David Lucas
2009 — Calvin Haynes (hm)
2009 — Roeland Schaftenaar (hm)
2010 — Calvin Haynes (2nd)
2010 — Roeland Schaftenaar (hm)
2011 — Jared Cunningham (2nd)
2012 — Jared Cunningham
2013 — Roberto Nelson (hm)
2014 — Roberto Nelson (2nd)
2015 — Gary Payton II
2016 — Gary Payton II
2017 — Drew Eubanks (hm)
2018 — Tres Tinkle
2019 — Tres Tinkle
2019 — Stephen Thompson Jr. (2nd)
Oregon State Players to be Selected to the Pac-12 All-Defensive Team
From 2008 to present.
2010 — Seth Tarver
2011 — Jared Cunningham
2012 — Jared Cunningham
2013 — Eric Moreland (hm)
2014 — Eric Moreland (hm)
2015 — Gary Payton II
2016 — Gary Payton II
2019 — Kylor Kelley