Craig Robinson's 'cavalry' has finally arrived.

When Oregon State men's basketball coach Craig Robinson took over the job in 2008, he brought with him a winner's mentality, and a knack for recruiting big-time players.

When he got to Corvallis, he was faced with a team accustomed to losing and short on talent. The previous season (2007-08), the Beavers went 6-25 overall and an unheard of 0-18 against Pac-10 competition. Simply put, this was one of the toughest coaching jobs in the country.

Year by year, the original players from that 0-18 team graduated and more of Craig Robinson's recruits walked in the doors of Gill, ready to make and impact and ready t...

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