 In April 2002, John was introduced as the 19th head basketball coach in Oregon State's storied history.In his first season at Oregon State, John's team earned its most conference victories in eight seasons, going 6–12 in the Pac-10 (6th-T), Oregon State's highest conference standing in 10 years.His team won at USC and UCLA in the same season for the first time in 15 years and captured the most road victories in one season in a decade.