Today, basketball fans across the globe mourn the passing of legendary big man José Ortiz - an Oregon State alum - who passed away at the age of 62. Ortiz' time in Corvallis was star-studded: he was recruited by the namesake of Oregon State's home court, head coach Ralph Miller, and he played alongside future Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame inductee Gary Payton Sr. Ortiz soon made a name for himself at Oregon State, averaging 19.8 points per game across two seasons, earning back-to-back First Team All-Pac 10 honors, and winning the Pac-10 Player of the Year award for the 1986-87 season. Beyond Oregon State, Ortiz is known as the greatest Puerto Rican basketball player of his generation, and arguably the best basketball player to ever emerge from La Isla del Encanto . The 6'10" center first represented his homeland at the 1987 Pan American Games, competing against elite American college stars like David Robinson and Danny Manning.…