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NCAA Basketball: Injury Report (Is Bennie Boatwright any closer to a return?)

By Carmine Carcieri

Nov 30, 2016; San Diego, CA, USA; USC Trojans forward Bennie Boatwright (L) lays on the court after being injured against the San Diego Toreros during the first half at Jenny Craig Pavilion. Mandatory Credit: Jake Roth-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 30, 2016; San Diego, CA, USA; USC Trojans forward Bennie Boatwright (L) lays on the court after being injured against the San Diego Toreros during the first half at Jenny Craig Pavilion. Mandatory Credit: Jake Roth-USA TODAY Sports /
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Feb 28, 2016; Corvallis, OR, USA; Oregon State Beavers forward Tres Tinkle (3) and guard Langston Morris-Walker (13) celebrate in the second half in a game against the Washington State Cougars at Gill Coliseum. The Beavers won 69-49. Mandatory Credit: Troy Wayrynen-USA TODAY Sports
Feb 28, 2016; Corvallis, OR, USA; Oregon State Beavers forward Tres Tinkle (3) and guard Langston Morris-Walker (13) celebrate in the second half in a game against the Washington State Cougars at Gill Coliseum. The Beavers won 69-49. Mandatory Credit: Troy Wayrynen-USA TODAY Sports /

Tres Tinkle will not return against UCLA

Oregon State has had an ugly start to the 2016-17 college basketball campaign, as the Beavers head into Friday night’s Pac-12 showdown with a 4-10 record. Wayne Tinkle’s squad has lost to Lamar, Nevada, Fresno State, Tulsa, Mississippi State, Charlotte, Savannah State, Long Beach State, Portland and USC.

There is only one surefire NCAA Tournament team on that list – the Trojans.

While their losses are unacceptable no matter who is missing, the Beavers haven’t had the services of sophomore big Tres Tinkle since he scored 31 points and 10 rebounds versus Fresno State.

Tinkle broke his non-shooting hand in the loss against the Bulldogs, and hasn’t played in the last eight outings.

There was some speculation that Tinkle was going to return this week, but FanRag is reporting that the 6’8″ forward will not make his return against the UCLA Bruins on Friday evening.

Before suffering the injury, Tinkle played in six games and averaged 20.2 points, 8.3 rebounds, 2.3 assists, 2.2 steals and 0.8 blocks per game. With Gary Payton II in the D-League, Tinkle is the leader of this Oregon State roster. He needs to be healthy if they’re going to avoid embarrassment in Pac-12 play. For now, this game against UCLA could get real ugly.

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