Oregon State loses 3 players to the transfer portal

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Oregon State men’s basketball continues to lose players to the transfer portal after Nate Kingz, Michael Rataj and guard Da’John Craig put their names in on Tuesday. Two of the three players were starters for the Beavers throughout the 2024-25 season.

Oregon State is coming off a 20-win season, their best year since their 2021 Elite Eight run.

Rataj made the 2025 all-WCC first-team after averaging 16.9 points, shooting 48.4% this season, and 7.2 rebounds. The German native spent three seasons with the Beavers playing in 29 games his sophomore year and all 32 games his freshman year.

He played for the German U15, U16 and U18 National teams. Rataj also played for Ratiopharm Ulm in the German BBL and is the second-youngest player to compete in the EuroCup.

Another loss for the Beavers is Kingz who averaged 11.8 points, shot 50.4% from the field, 81.1% from free throw line, and 45% from three-point range this season.

As a freshman, Kingz played at Westmont in California where he earned Golden State Athletic Conference Freshman of the Year and First-Team all-conference honors. Kingz then went to the College of Southern Idaho and finally Oregon State in 2023. He had to sit out his first year with the Beavs due to an ACL injury.

For the 2024-25 season, Kingz played all but one game and led the Beavers in three-point percentage.

Sophomore Da’John Craig didn’t clock in the most minutes, but still appeared in 10 games this season averaging just over a point and shooting 46.7% from the field. His career-high was nine points in 18 minutes against Western Oregon.

As a freshman, he played in 15 games shooting 33.3% from the floor and 31.6% from beyond the arc. As a high schooler, Craig was ranked the No. 9 point guard in the state of Indiana.