This list of Oregon State University athletes includes graduates, non-graduate former students and current students of Oregon State University who are notable for their achievements within athletics, sometimes before or after their time at Oregon State. Other alumni can be found in the list of Oregon State University alumni; notable administration, faculty, and staff can be found on the list of Oregon State University faculty and staff. All intercollegiate sports teams at Oregon State are called the Oregon State Beavers.
Baseball Name Attended Notability Reference Scott Anderson 1981–1984† Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher in 1987, 1990, and 1995 Andy Baldwin 2003–2004† Minor league pitcher for the Rochester Red Wings Brian Barden 2000–2002† MLB infielder, 2007–2010; current Nippon Professional Baseball infielder for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp Lute Barnes 1967–1969† MLB player, 1972–1973 Darwin Barney 2005–2007† MLB second baseman for the Chicago Cubs Bob Beall 1968–1970† MLB player in 1975, 1978–1980 Dallas Buck 2004–2005† Minor league pitcher for the Carolina Mudcats Jamie Burke 1992–1993† MLB player in 2001, 2003–2005, and 2007–2010 Mitch Canham 2004–2007† Minor league catcher for the Midland RockHounds Ed Coleman 1924† MLB outfielder, 1932–1936 Ralph Coleman‡ 1918† Oregon State Beavers baseball head coach, 1923–1928, 1930–1931, and 1938–1966Michael ConfortoMLB All-Star and former New York Mets outfielder Jeff Doyle 1975–1977† MLB second baseman in 1983 Glenn Elliott 1940–1942† MLB pitcher, 1947–1949 2003–2005 MLB outfielder for the New York Yankees; MLB champion with the Boston Red Sox in 2007 and 2013; 2011 MLB All-Star; first Native American of Navajo descent to reach the Major Leagues Ken Forsch 1967–1968† MLB pitcher, 1970–1986; two-time MLB All-Star Cole Gillespie 2004–2006† MLB outfielder for the Arizona Diamondbacks Don Johnson 1932† MLB player, 1943–1948; two-time MLB All-Star Eddie Kunz 2005–2007† MLB pitcher for the San Diego PadresSteven KwanCleveland Guardians outfielder, 2022 Gold Glove Award, and 2022 Fielding Bible Award winner John Leovich 1940† MLB catcher in 1941 Steve Lyons 1979–1981† MLB player, 1985–1993; current television sportscaster Mark McLemore 2000–2002† MLB pitcher in 2007Wade MecklerOutfielder for the San Francisco Giants Jonah Nickerson 2004–2006† 2006 College World Series Most Outstanding Player; current Minor league pitcher for the Erie SeaWolves Jorge Reyes 2007–2009† 2007 College World Series Most Outstanding Player; current Minor league pitcher for the San Antonio Missions Adley Rutschman 2017–2019† 2023 MLB All-Star, Baltimore Orioles catcher, and 2019 Golden Spikes winner Wes Schulmerich 1925–1927† MLB outfielder, 1931–1934 Mike Stutes 2005–2008† MLB pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies Mike Thurman 1992–1994† MLB pitcher, 1997–2002 Chris Wakeland 1995–1996† MLB right fielder in 2001 Jim Wilson 1980–1982† MLB player in 1985, 1989 Trevor Wilson 1985Never played for the Oregon State Beavers baseball team MLB pitcher, 1988–1993, 1995, 1998 Bob Wolcott 2005–? MLB pitcher, 1995–1999
Basketball Name Attended Notability Reference Brent Barry 1990–1995 NBA shooting guard for the San Antonio Spurs; 1996 Slam Dunk Contest winner; 2005 and 2007 NBA champion Vic Bartolome 1967–1970† NBA center, 1971–1972 Lew Beck ?–1947 1948 Summer Olympics gold medalist as a member of the United States men's national basketball team Corey Benjamin 1996–1998† NBA guard, 1998–2003 Ricky Berry 1983–1984† NBA power forward, 1988–1989 Ray Blume 1977–1981† NBA guard, 1981–1982 Fred Boyd 1969–1972† NBA guard, 1972–1978 Jay Carty 1959–1962† NBA power forward, 1968–1969 Lester Conner 1980–1982† NBA point guard, 1982–1995 1961–1964† NBA center, 1964–1976; 1965 and 1966 NBA champion; 1960 Summer Olympics gold medalist as a member of the United States men's national team, a squad inducted as a unit to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Jared Cunningham 2009–2012† 2011–12 All-Pac-12 First Team selection; playing in the Israeli Basketball Premier League Chelle Flamoe 1986–1989† Former member of the United States women's national basketball team Gary Freeman 1967–1970† NBA power forward, 1970–1971 Dave Gambee 1955–1958† NBA small forward, 1958–1970; 1967 NBA champion Slats Gill‡ 1920–1924 Former head coach of the Oregon State Beavers baseball and men's basketball teams;Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame member A.C. Green 1981–1985† NBA power forward, 1985–2001; one-time NBA All-Star; 1987, 1988, and 2000 NBA champion; holds the NBA record for consecutive games played, at 1,192 Swede Halbrook 1953–1956† NBA center, 1960–1962 Scott Haskin 1988–1993† NBA power forward, 1993–1994 Jim Jarvis 1962–1965† NBA guard, 1967–1969 Steve Johnson 1976–1981 NBA center, 1981–1991; holds the NCAA men's basketball records for career field goal percentage, single season field goal percentage, and field goal percentage as a junior and senior, and is tied for the single game field goal percentage record (12+ field goals attempted) Tanja Kostic 1992–1996† Consensus All-American as a member of the Oregon State Beavers women's basketball team in 1996 and Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) Player of the Year in 1995 and 1996 John Mandic 1939–1942† NBA small forward, 1948–1950 Carol Menken-Schaudt 1978–1981† 1984 Summer Olympics gold medalist as a member of the United States women's national basketball team José Ortiz 1985–1987† NBA power forward, 1988–1990; former member of the Puerto Rico national basketball team Gary Payton 1986–1990† NBA point guard, 1990–2007; nine-time NBA All-Star; two-time All-NBA First Team member; 2006 NBA champion; 1996 and 2000 Summer Olympics gold medalist as a member of the United States men's national basketball team; Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame memberGary Payton II2022 NBA champion, currently playing for the Golden State Warriors Loy Petersen 1965–1968† NBA guard, 1968–1970 Mark Radford 1977–1981† NBA guard, 1981–1983 Felicia Ragland 1998–2002† WNBA player, 2002–2005 Red Rocha 1944–1947† NBA center, 1947–1957; two-time NBA All-Star; 1955 NBA champion; former head coach of the Detroit Pistons and the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors men's basketball team Lonnie Shelton 1973–1973† NBA small forward, 1976–1986; 1979 NBA champion Charlie Sitton 1980–1984† NBA small forward, 1984–1985Bill WoldBasketball player for the Hapoel Tel Aviv basketball team in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
Football (American)