HELENA, Mont. -- The Carroll College men's basketball team opens up the season with a high-profile exhibition against Oregon State in Corvallis, Oregon, on Wednesday. 

"Excited to take the team out to a Pac-12 venue," Saints coach Kurt Paulson said. "We'll have our young group play in that atmosphere will be a great experience and help us down the road."

It will be the first chance for a Saints roster that features Frontier Conference preseason Player of the Year Dane Warp and a host of underclassmen to get their feet wet. 

The Saints have ties to OSU as current head men's basketball Paulson served as the Director of Basketball Operations under Beavers head coach Wayne Tinkle from 2014 until joining the Saints. 

The game begins at 8 p.m. MST. 

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