2017–18 Oregon Ducks men's basketball team

2017–18 Oregon Ducks men's basketball
NIT, Second Round
Conference Pac-12 Conference
2017–18 record 23–13 (10–8 Pac-12)
Head coach Dana Altman (8th season)
Assistant coach Kevin McKenna
Assistant coach Tony Stubblefield
Assistant coach Mike Mennenga
Home arena Matthew Knight Arena
2017–18 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 12 Arizona †14–4 .778  27–8  .771
USC12–6 .667  24–12  .667
UCLA11–7 .611  21–12  .636
Utah11–7 .611  23–12  .657
Stanford11–7 .611  19–16  .543
Oregon10–8 .556  23–13  .639
Washington10–8 .556  21–13  .618
Colorado8–10 .444  17–15  .531
Arizona State8–10 .444  20–12  .625
Oregon State7–11 .389  16–16  .500
Washington State4–14 .222  12–19  .387
California2–16 .111  8–24  .250
† 2018 Pac-12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
Oregon recruit Troy Brown Jr. at the 2017 McDonald's All-American Boys Game.

The 2017–18 Oregon Ducks men's basketball team represented the University of Oregon during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Ducks, led by eighth-year head coach Dana Altman, played their home games at Matthew Knight Arena as members of the Pac–12 Conference. They finished the season 23–13, 10–8 in Pac-12 play to finish in a tie for sixth place. As the No. 6 seed in the Pac-12 Tournament, they defeated Washington State in the first round and Utah in the quarterfinals before being defeated by USC in the semifinals. They received an invitation to the National Invitation Tournament, where they defeated Rider in the first round before losing to Marquette in the second round.

Previous season

The Ducks finished the 2016–17 season 33–6, 16–2 in Pac-12 play to win a share of the regular season Pac-12 championship. They defeated Arizona State and California in the Pac-12 Tournament before losing in the final to Arizona. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as a No. 3 seed in the Midwest Region where they defeated Iona and Rhode Island to advance to the Sweet Sixteen. In the Sweet Sixteen, they defeated Michigan to advance to the Elite Eight where they defeated Kansas.[1] The win marked the first time the Ducks advanced to the Final Four since 1939.[2] There, they lost to the eventual champions, North Carolina.[3]

Off-season

Departures

Name Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for Departure
Dylan Ennis G 6'2" 195 GS Bramton, ON Graduated
Chris Boucher F 6'10" 200 Sr. Montreal, QC Graduated; Undrafted; GSW
Charlie Noebel G 6'2" 178 Sr. Irvine, CA Walk-on; Graduated
Kavell Bigby-Williams F 6'11" 230 Jr. London, GB Transferred to LSU
Jordan Bell F 6'9" 225 Jr. Long Beach, CA Declared for 2017 NBA draft.[4]; Drafted 38th Overall by CHI; traded to GSW for financial compensation
Dillon Brooks F 6'7" 225 Jr. Mississauga, ON Declared for 2017 NBA draft.[5]; Drafted 45th Overall by HOU; Traded to MEM for 2nd Round Pick
Casey Benson G 6'3" 185 Jr. Tempe, AZ Graduate transferred to Grand Canyon
Tyler Dorsey G 6'4" 195 So. Los Angeles, CA Declared for 2017 NBA draft.[6]; Drafted 41st Overall to ATL

Incoming transfers

Name Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Elijah Brown G 6'4" 200 RS Sr. Orange County, CA Graduated transfer from New Mexico, Brown is eligible to play immediately for the 2017–18 season.
MiKyle McIntosh F 6'7" 234 RS Jr. Pickering, ON Graduate transfer from Illinois State.

2017 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Victor Bailey Jr.
G		 Austin, TX McNeil HS 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Oct 11, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 82
Abu Kigab
SF		 St. Catharines, ON Prolific Prep 6 ft 6.5 in (1.99 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Oct 14, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 81
Troy Brown Jr.
G/F		 Las Vegas, NV Centennial HS 6 ft 6.5 in (1.99 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Nov 7, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:5/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports:5/5 stars    ESPN:5/5 stars   ESPN grade: 93
Kenny Wooten
PF		 Manteca, CA Trinity International (NV) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Apr 24, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 80
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "Oregon 2017 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com.
  • "2017 Oregon Ducks Recruiting Class". ESPN.com.
  • "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

    2018 recruiting class

    Roster

    2017–18 Oregon Ducks men's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    F 0 Troy Brown Jr. 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)215 lb (98 kg) FrCentennial HS Las Vegas, Nevada
    F 1 Kenny Wooten 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)220 lb (100 kg) FrTrinity Intl (NV) Manteca, California
    G 3 Payton Pritchard 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)195 lb (88 kg) SoWest Linn HS West Linn, Oregon
    F 4 M.J. Cage 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)225 lb (102 kg) RS FrMater Dei HS Santa Ana, California
    G 5 Elijah Brown 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)200 lb (91 kg) RS SrNew Mexico Orange County, California
    G 10 Victor Bailey Jr. 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)185 lb (84 kg) FrMcNeil HS Austin, Texas
    F 11 Keith Smith 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)215 lb (98 kg) SoRainier Beach HS Seattle, Washington
    F 13 Paul White 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)225 lb (102 kg) RS JrGeorgetown Chicago, Illinois
    G 21 Evan Gross (W) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)165 lb (75 kg) RS SrOak Ridge HS Sacramento, California
    F 22 MiKyle McIntosh 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)240 lb (109 kg) RS SrIllinois State Pickering, Ontario
    F 24 Abu Kigab 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)215 lb (98 kg) FrProlific Prep St. Catharines, Ontario
    F 41 Roman Sorkin 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)230 lb (104 kg) SrHof HaSharon HS Ashdod, Israel
    G 54 Will Johnson (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)180 lb (82 kg) FrPalisades HS Pacific Palisades, California
    Head coach
    Assistant coach(es)
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • (W) Walk-on

    Roster
    Last update: October 6, 2017

    Schedule and results

    Date
    time, TV    		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Exhibition
    Oct 28, 2017*
    11:00 am    		 Idaho
    Charity Exhibition for Oregon Wildfire Fund    		 W 81–57  –
    		  20 – Bailey Jr.  6 – 3 tied  5 – Pritchard  Matthew Knight Arena 
    Eugene, OR
    Oct 30, 2017*
    7:00 pm, P12N    		 Northwest Christian W 124–72  –
    		  25 – Pritchard  6 – Tied  9 – T. Brown Jr.  Matthew Knight Arena (7,028)
    Eugene, OR
    Non-conference regular season
    Nov 10, 2017*
    9:00 pm, P12N    		 Coppin State W 70–54  1–0
    		  23 – Sorkin  8 – Pritchard  4 – Tied  Matthew Knight Arena (7,232)
    Eugene, OR
    Nov 13, 2017*
    6:00 pm, P12N    		 Prairie View A&M W 100–67  2–0
    		  17 – T. Brown Jr.  8 – Brown  4 – 3 tied  Matthew Knight Arena (6,428)
    Eugene, OR
    Nov 17, 2017*
    8:00 pm, P12N    		 Alabama State W 114–56  3–0
    		  19 – Wooten  13 – Wooten  7 – Pritchard  Matthew Knight Arena (8,100)
    Eugene, OR
    Nov 19, 2017*
    6:00 pm, P12N    		 Ball State W 95–71  4–0
    		  20 – Pritchard  8 – T. Brown Jr.  8 – Pritchard  Matthew Knight Arena (6,916)
    Eugene, OR
    Nov 23, 2017*
    6:00 pm, ESPNU    		 vs. Connecticut
    PK80-Phil Knight Invitational Victory quarterfinals    		 L 63–71  4–1
    		  14 – Prichard  11 – McIntosh  3 – E. Brown  Moda Center (13,439)
    Portland, OR
    Nov 24, 2017*
    6:30 pm, ESPNU    		 vs. DePaul
    PK80-Phil Knight Invitational Victory consolation 2nd round    		 W 89–79 OT 5–1
    		  29 – Pritchard  9 – T. Brown Jr.  8 – Pritchard  Veterans Memorial Coliseum (8,853)
    Portland, OR
    Nov 26, 2017*
    10:00 am, ESPN2    		 vs. Oklahoma
    PK80-Phil Knight Invitational Victory 5th place game    		 L 80–90  5–2
    		  17 – White  8 – T. Brown Jr.  5 – Pritchard  Veterans Memorial Coliseum (5,910)
    Portland, OR
    Dec 1, 2017*
    6:30 pm, P12N    		 Boise State L 70–73  5–3
    		  28 – Pritchard  5 – Smith  4 – E. Brown  Matthew Knight Arena (7,688)
    Eugene, OR
    Dec 8, 2017*
    7:00 pm, P12N    		 Colorado State W 95–65  6–3
    		  20 – E. Brown  10 – T. Brown Jr.  5 – E. Brown Jr.  Matthew Knight Arena (7,153)
    Eugene, OR
    Dec 11, 2017*
    7:00 pm, P12N    		 Texas Southern W 74–68  7–3
    		  16 – Pritchard  12 – T. Brown Jr.  4 – Tied  Matthew Knight Arena (6,249)
    Eugene, OR
    Dec 13, 2017*
    7:00 pm, P12N    		 Portland State W 95–84  8–3
    		  22 – E. Brown  10 – T. Brown Jr.  9 – T. Brown Jr.  Matthew Knight Arena (6,905)
    Eugene, OR
    Dec 16, 2017*
    3:00 pm, CBSSN    		 at Fresno State W 68–61  9–3
    		  20 – E. Brown  10 – Wooten  2 – E. Brown  Save Mart Center (9,225)
    Fresno, CA
    Dec 20, 2017*
    7:00 pm, P12N    		 Central Arkansas W 96–82  10–3
    		  24 – Pritchard  6 – 3 tied  8 – Pritchard  Matthew Knight Arena (6,908)
    Eugene, OR
    Pac-12 regular season
    Dec. 29, 2017
    7:00 pm, FS1    		 Utah L 56–66  10–4
    (0–1)    		  16 – T. Brown Jr.  6 – T. Brown Jr.  5 – E. Brown  Matthew Knight Arena (9,661)
    Eugene, OR
    Dec. 31, 2017
    7:00 pm, P12N    		 Colorado W 77–62  11–4
    (1–1)    		  21 – T. Brown Jr.  7 – Tied  4 – Prichard  Matthew Knight Arena (7,458)
    Eugene, OR
    Jan. 5, 2018
    7:00 pm, FS1    		 at Oregon State
    Civil War    		 L 64–76  11–5
    (1–2)    		  16 – White  8 – T. Brown Jr.  5 – White  Gill Coliseum (6,482)
    Corvallis, OR
    Jan. 11, 2018
    7:00 pm, FS1    		 at No. 11 Arizona State W 76–72  12–5
    (2–2)    		  18 – Tied  13 – McIntosh  6 – Pritchard  Wells Fargo Arena (13,693)
    Tempe, AZ
    Jan. 13, 2018
    11:00 am, ESPN2    		 at No. 17 Arizona L 83–90  12–6
    (2–3)    		  25 – E. Brown  7 – McIntosh  7 – Pritchard  McKale Center (14,644)
    Tucson, AZ
    Jan. 18, 2018
    6:00 pm, ESPN2    		 USC L 70–75  12–7
    (2–4)    		  18 – Prichard  10 – McIntosh  7 – Prichard  Matthew Knight Arena (9,202)
    Eugene, OR
    Jan. 20, 2018
    7:00 pm, ESPN    		 UCLA W 94–91  13–7
    (3–4)    		  25 – Prichard  8 – McIntosh  5 – T. Brown Jr.  Matthew Knight Arena (12,364)
    Eugene, OR
    Jan. 27, 2018
    5:00 pm, P12N    		 Oregon State
    Civil War    		 W 66–57  14–7
    (4–4)    		  20 – E. Brown  6 – Tied  7 – Prichard  Matthew Knight Arena (12,364)
    Eugene, OR
    Feb. 1, 2018
    6:00 pm, P12N    		 at California W 66–53  15–7
    (5–4)    		  16 – T. Brown  11 – McIntosh  4 – Pritchard  Haas Pavilion (7,531)
    Berkeley, CA
    Feb. 3, 2018
    2:00 pm, FOX    		 at Stanford L 61–96  15–8
    (5–5)    		  15 – T. Brown  6 – T. Brown  3 – Tied  Maples Pavilion (4,894)
    Stanford, CA
    Feb. 8, 2018
    7:00 pm, FS1    		 Washington W 65–40  16–8
    (6–5)    		  21 – T. Brown  9 – McIntosh  8 – Pritchard  Matthew Knight Arena (9,938)
    Eugene, OR
    Feb. 11, 2018
    5:00 pm, ESPNU    		 Washington State W 84–57  17–8
    (7–5)    		  19 – Pritchard  10 – T. Brown  10 – Pritchard  Matthew Knight Arena (9,419)
    Eugene, OR
    Feb. 15, 2018
    6:00 pm, ESPN2    		 at USC L 70–72  17–9
    (7–6)    		  23 – McIntosh  7 – T. Brown  4 – Pritchard  Galen Center (4,322)
    Los Angeles, CA
    Feb. 17, 2018
    7:15 pm, ESPN    		 at UCLA L 78–86 OT 17–10
    (7–7)    		  23 – Pritchard  9 – McIntosh  7 – T. Brown  Pauley Pavilion (13,001)
    Los Angeles, CA
    Feb. 22, 2018
    8:30 pm, FS1    		 Arizona State W 75–68  18–10
    (8–7)    		  19 – E. Brown  7 – E. Brown  6 – Pritchard  Matthew Knight Arena (9,940)
    Eugene, OR
    Feb. 24, 2018
    7:15 pm, ESPN    		 No. 14 Arizona W 98–93 OT 19–10
    (9–7)    		  30 – E. Brown  5 – Tied  8 – Pritchard  Matthew Knight Arena (12,364)
    Eugene, OR
    Mar. 1, 2018
    6:00 pm, ESPN2    		 at Washington State L 76–78  19–11
    (9–8)    		  18 – E. Brown  7 – McIntosh  4 – McIntosh  Beasley Coliseum (2,592)
    Pullman, WA
    Mar. 3, 2018
    1:30 pm, P12N    		 at Washington W 72–64  20–11
    (10–8)    		  14 – Prichard  7 – McIntosh  6 – T.Brown  Alaska Airlines Arena (9,912)
    Seattle, WA
    Pac-12 Tournament
    March 7, 2018
    8:30 pm, P12N    		 (6) vs. (11) Washington State
    First round    		 W 64–62 OT 21–11
    		  18 – McIntosh  9 – T.Brown  5 – White  T-Mobile Arena (10,458)
    Paradise, NV
    March 8, 2018
    8:45 pm, FS1    		 (6) vs. (3) Utah
    Quarterfinals    		 W 68–66  22–11
    		  21 – E.Brown  8 – Wooten  3 – McIntosh  T-Mobile Arena (13,194)
    Paradise, NV
    March 9, 2018
    8:45 pm, FS1    		 (6) vs. (2) USC
    Semifinals    		 L 54–74  22–12
    		  21 – McIntosh  5 – Tied  7 – Pritchard  T-Mobile Arena (16,596)
    Paradise, NV
    NIT
    March 13, 2018*
    7:00 pm, ESPN3    		 (3) (6) Rider
    First Round – Notre Dame Bracket    		 W 99–86  23–12
    		  23 – Tied  10 – Wooten  8 – Pritchard  Matthew Knight Arena (2,327)
    Eugene, OR
    March 18, 2018*
    1:30 pm, ESPN2    		 (3) at (2) Marquette
    Second Round – Notre Dame Bracket    		 L 92–101  23–13
    		  25 – McIntosh  4 – Tied  5 – Brown  Al McGuire Center (3,618)
    Milwaukee, WI
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    All times are in Pacific Time.

    References

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    2. ↑ TEGNA. "Oregon advances to Final Four after 74-60 win over Kansas". KGW. Retrieved 2017-08-21.
    3. ↑ "Oregon Ducks lose heartbreaker to North Carolina Tar Heels at Final Four 2017: Live updates recap, game highlights". OregonLive.com. Retrieved 2017-08-21.
    4. ↑ Greif, Andrew. "Oregon Ducks' Jordan Bell forgoing senior season to enter NBA draft, sign agent". OregonLive.com. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
    5. ↑ Greif, Andrew. "Dillon Brooks' Oregon career is over as he declares for NBA draft, hires agent". OregonLive.com. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
    6. ↑ Moran, Danny. "Oregon Ducks guard Tyler Dorsey to declare for NBA draft, hire agent". OregonLive.com. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
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