Scott Rueck
Scott Rueck is the Head Coach of the Oregon State University Women's Basketball Team. Rueck assumed leadership of the program on June 30, 2010. Before his arrival, the women's program had been in decline due to a mass exodus of players from the team.
Despite the difficult situation, the Oregon State University Athletics website aptly summarizes Rueck's phenomenal success during his tenure at OSU:
Rueck has been the architect of an accelerated turnaround of the women’s basketball program at Oregon State, bringing the team onto the national stage.
Rueck has led the Beavers to the NCAA Tournament in four-straight seasons for the first time in program history. Oregon State won it’s third-straight Pac-12 title in 2016-17, and tallied the second-highest win total in OSU history with 31.
Rueck is also a homegrown talent who attended Glencoe High School in Hillsboro, where he played basketball and his father, Marv, served as head coach.
After graduating from high school, Rueck earned a bachelor’s degree in exercise and sports science from Oregon State in 1991 while adding a master’s in physical education in 1992.
Rueck started coaching while an undergraduate at Oregon State, serving as an assistant coach at Santiam Christian High School for the boys' basketball team from 1989-93. He then became a women’s basketball assistant at George Fox University under former head coach Sherri Murrell, helping the Bruins to a 37-23 overall record and two NAIA postseason appearances.
After 14 successful seasons at George Fox University, Rueck was inducted into the George Fox Sports Hall of Fame.
Basketball is a family passion. Rueck's sister, Heidi, was an NAIA All-American point guard at George Fox.
By building a strong family-based culture at OSU, Rueck's Beavers have compiled a 179-88 (.670) record in eight seasons, appearing in the NCAA Tournament's Sweet Sixteen, Elite Eight, and Final Four. In the process, the Beavers have defeated legendary women's basketball programs from Baylor and Tennessee,
Rueck has earned numerous Coach of the Year awards and nominations during his career.
After graduating from high school, Rueck earned a bachelor’s degree in exercise and sports science from Oregon State in 1991 while adding a master’s in physical education in 1992.
Rueck started coaching while an undergraduate at Oregon State, serving as an assistant coach at Santiam Christian High School for the boys' basketball team from 1989-93. He then became a women’s basketball assistant at George Fox University under former head coach Sherri Murrell, helping the Bruins to a 37-23 overall record and two NAIA postseason appearances.
After 14 successful seasons at George Fox University, Rueck was inducted into the George Fox Sports Hall of Fame.
Basketball is a family passion. Rueck's sister, Heidi, was an NAIA All-American point guard at George Fox.
By building a strong family-based culture at OSU, Rueck's Beavers have compiled a 179-88 (.670) record in eight seasons, appearing in the NCAA Tournament's Sweet Sixteen, Elite Eight, and Final Four. In the process, the Beavers have defeated legendary women's basketball programs from Baylor and Tennessee,
Rueck has earned numerous Coach of the Year awards and nominations during his career.
Scott Rueck is the son of Marvin Carl and Mary Lou Rueck, the grandson of Carl and Ella May Rueck, and the great-grandson of Johann Georg Rück and Anna Maria Maier, who were Volga German immigrants who migrated to the United States in the early 1900s and settled in Portland, Oregon. The Rueck family later moved to Scholls, where their family farm remains operational today.
Sources
Oregon State University Athletics website. Accessed July 13, 2018.
Research performed by Trina Kay Rolfsness and Steven Schreiber.
"Scott Rueck's roots now paying off with Oregon State Beavers". OregonLive.com, March 20, 2015.
Research performed by Trina Kay Rolfsness and Steven Schreiber.
"Scott Rueck's roots now paying off with Oregon State Beavers". OregonLive.com, March 20, 2015.
Last updated October 7, 2025