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Three top-150 recruits verbally commit to Oregon State

Three heralded recruits -- small forward Tres Trinkle, point guard Derrick Bruce and shooting guard Stephen Thompson -- verbally committed to Oregon State on Tuesday.

Three heralded recruits -- small forward Tres Trinkle, point guard Derrick Bruce and shooting guard Stephen Thompson -- verbally committed to Oregon State on Tuesday, according to reports.

Tinkle, the son of Beavers coach Wayne Tinkle, is the No. 88-ranked player in the class of 2015, while Thompson, the son of OSU assistant coach Stephen Thompson, is ranked 74th and Bruce 123rd.

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The only other player verbally committed to Oregon State in the class of 2015 is forward Drew Eubanks, who is ranked 133rd.

Oregon State went 16-16 last season and hired Tinkle to replace Craig Robinson, who was fired in May.

- Chris Johnson