2007–08 Oregon Ducks men's basketball team
American college basketball season
2007–08 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
PCT
W
L
PCT
No. 2 UCLA †
16
–
2
.889
35
–
4
.897
No. 11 Stanford
13
–
5
.722
28
–
8
.778
No. 21 Washington State
11
–
7
.611
26
–
9
.743
Arizona State
9
–
9
.500
21
–
13
.618
Oregon
9
–
9
.500
18
–
14
.563
Arizona
8
–
10
.444
19
–
15
.559
Washington
7
–
11
.389
16
–
17
.485
California
6
–
12
.333
17
–
16
.515
Oregon State
0
–
18
.000
6
–
25
.194
USC *
0
–
7
.000
0
–
12
.000
† Conference tournament winner As of April 5, 2008 Rankings from AP
Poll *USC vacated 11 conference and 21 overall wins, due to NCAA rules violations.
The 2007–08 Oregon Ducks men's basketball team represented the University of Oregon in the college basketball season of 2007–08. The team was coached by Ernie Kent and played their home games at McArthur Court .
Previous season
The 2006–07 Oregon Ducks experienced what many would argue as one of their most memorable and successful seasons in school history. Freshman Tajuan Porter, who was not heavily recruited, along with senior and leader Aaron Brooks helped lead the Ducks to a successful season. They began their season by completing their non-conference schedule at a perfect 12–0, including a come-from-behind win at Rice and an important east-coast win at then ranked #19 Georgetown . The Ducks suffered their first loss of the season against USC but were able to bounce back and defeat then ranked #1 UCLA marking the second time in school history the Ducks had defeated a #1 Bruins team. Towards the end of the season Oregon suffered a streak in which they lost 6 of 8 games, the skid dropped the Ducks from #7 to #23 in the AP Poll . However the Ducks managed to bounce back, winning 9 games in a row, including a sweep of the Pac-10 Championship Tournament – in dominating fashion – first round wins over Miami University (Ohio) , Winthrop University , and a Sweet Sixteen victory over UNLV . Their final game of the season was a 77–85 loss to eventual NCAA men's basketball tournament champions, Florida .
Pre-season
June 28 – Aaron Brooks was selected in the 2007 NBA draft as the 26th selection overall during the 1st round by the Houston Rockets .[ 1]
July – Guard Tajuan Porter played on the United States' U19 team in the 2007 FIBA U19 World Championship . The tournament was played in Novi Sad, Serbia and the United States' team placed 2nd, suffering their first loss of the tournament to Serbia 69–74 in the championship game.[ 2] Also, Forward Maarty Leunen played on the United States' Pan American Games team. The team place 5th in the tournament after a poor 3–2 final record in which the team lost the first two games.[ 3]
November 1 – During the Pac-10's media day, the pre-season media poll picks the Ducks to finish third in the Pac-10.[ 4]
Recruiting
The 2008 University of Oregon Men's Basketball Recruiting Class was selected by Scout.com as the 11th best recruiting class of 2008 and was selected by Rivals.com as the 11th best recruiting class of 2008 as well.[ 5]
Class of 2008 Recruits
College recruiting information
Name
Hometown
High school / college
Height
Weight
Commit date
Josh Crittle C
Elmhurst, IL
Timothy Christian HS
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
Oct 17, 2007
Star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 80
Michael Dunigan C
Chicago, IL
Farragut Career Academy HS
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
240 lb (110 kg)
Jul 16, 2007
Star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 90
Matthew Humphrey SG
Chicago, IL
Hales Franciscan HS I
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
Jul 16, 2007
Star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 89
Drew Wiley SF
Vida, OR
McKenzie River HS
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Dec 23, 2006
Star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 80
Teondre Williams SG
Norcross, GA
Meadowcreek HS
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
Nov 5, 2007
Star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 86
Schedule
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance) city, state
11/10/2007 *4:00 pm, OSN
No. 12
Pepperdine
W 100–70
1–0
McArthur Court (8,601)Eugene, OR
11/11/2007 *6:00 pm, OSN
No. 12
Pacific
W 80–64
2–0
McArthur Court (8,405)Eugene, OR
11/12/2007 *7:30 pm, OSN
No. 11
Western Michigan
W 97–88
3–0
McArthur Court (8,341)Eugene, OR
11/17/2007 *7:00 pm, CSN
No. 11
at Portland
W 85–61
4–0
Chiles Center (4,881)Portland, OR
11/20/2007 *7:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 12
at St. Mary's
L 87–99
4–1
McKeon Pavilion (3,500)Moraga, CA
11/24/2007 *7:00 pm
No. 12
San Francisco
W 110–79
5–1
McArthur Court (7,033)Eugene, OR
11/29/2007 *6:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 17
at No. 25 Kansas State
W 80–77 OT
6–1
Bramlage Coliseum (12,528)Manhattan, KS
12/08/2007 *3:00 pm, OSN
No. 19
Utah
W 75–64
7–1
Rose Garden (11,447)Portland, OR
12/11/2007 *7:00 pm
No. 16
Sacramento State
W 93–66
8–1
McArthur Court (8,125)Eugene, OR
12/15/2007 *11:00 am, OSN
No. 16
at Nebraska
L 79–88 OT
8–2
Bob Devaney Sports Center (12,109)Omaha, NE
12/22/2007 *6:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 23
vs. Oakland
L 62–68
8–3
The Palace of Auburn Hills (22,076)Auburn Hills, MI
12/28/2007 *7:00 pm
Mount St. Mary's
W 81–73
9–3
McArthur Court (8,916)Eugene, OR
01/03/2008 6:00 pm
at Arizona State
L 54–62
9–4
Wells Fargo Arena (7,690)Tempe, AZ
01/05/2008 11:00 am, FSN
at No. 21 Arizona
W 84–74
10–4
McKale Center (14,575)Tucson, AZ
01/10/2008 6:00 pm, OSN
California
W 79–70
11–4
McArthur Court (8,817)Eugene, OR
01/13/2008 1:30 pm, CBS
No. 23 Stanford
W 71–66
12–4
McArthur Court (9,087)Eugene, OR
01/17/2008 6:00 pm, OSN /FSN
at Washington
L 70–78
12–5
Bank of America Arena (9,628)Seattle, WA
01/20/2008 5:00 pm, FSN
at No. 8 Washington State
L 60–69
12–6
Beasley Coliseum (11,120)Pullman, WA
01/24/2008 7:30 pm, FSN
No. 8 UCLA
L 75–80
12–7
McArthur Court (9,087)Eugene, OR
01/26/2008 6:00 pm, FSN
USC
L 86–95 OT
12–8
McArthur Court (9,087)Eugene, OR
02/02/2008 3:00 pm, OSN
Oregon State Civil War
W 79–63
13–8
McArthur Court (9,087)Eugene, OR
02/07/2008 7:00 pm
at No. 9 Stanford
L 43–72
13–9
Maples Pavilion (7,329)Stanford, CA
02/09/2008 4:00 pm, OSN
at California
W 92–70
14–9
Haas Pavilion (10,407)Berkeley, CA
02/14/2008 5:30 pm, OSN
Washington
W 71–58
15–9
McArthur Court (8,866)Eugene, OR
02/16/2008 6:00 pm, FSN
No. 21 Washington State
L 53–62
15–10
McArthur Court (9,087)Eugene, OR
02/21/2008 8:00 pm, FSN
at USC
L 75–81
15–11
Galen Center (8,721)Los Angeles
02/23/2008 12:30 pm, ABC
at No. 6 UCLA
L 65–75
15–12
Pauley Pavilion (11,355)Los Angeles
03/02/2008 7:00 pm, FSN
at Oregon State Civil War
W 80–68
16–12
Gill Coliseum (7,031)Corvallis, OR
03/06/2008 6:00 pm, OSN
Arizona State
W 67–61
17–12
McArthur Court (8,895)Eugene, OR
03/08/2008 7:30 pm, FSN
Arizona
W 78–69
18–12
McArthur Court (9,087)Eugene, OR
Pac-10 tournament
03/13/2008 6:00 pm, FSN
(6)
vs. (3) No. 21 Washington State Pac-10 Conference tournament quarterfinal
L 70–75
18–13
Staples Center (N/A)Los Angeles
NCAA tournament
03/21/2008 *07:25 pm, CBS
(9 S)
vs. (8 S) Mississippi State NCAA tournament first round
L 69–76
18–14
Alltel Arena (16,060)Little Rock, AR
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Pacific Time .
Roster
Centers
3 Mitch Platt – Senior – Henderson, Nev.
45 Ray Schafer – Senior – Wasilla, Alaska
Forwards
10 Maarty Leunen – Senior – Redmond, Ore.
11 Frantz Dorsainvil – Junior – Montreal, Quebec
33 Drew Viney – Freshman – Villa Park, Calif.
50 Joevan Catron – Sophomore – Phoenix, Ill.
Guards
1 Malik Hairston – Senior – Detroit, Mich.
4 Bryce Taylor – Senior – Encino, Calif.
4 Ben Voogd – Junior – Florence, Ore.
12 Tajuan Porter – Sophomore – Detroit, Mich.
13 Churchill Odia – Junior – Lagos, Nigeria
15 John Elorriaga – Freshman – Portland, Ore.
21 Nicholas Fearn – Freshman – Seattle, Wash.
24 LeKendric Longmire – Freshman – Pascagoula, Miss.
34 Kamyron Brown – Freshman – Santa Ana, Calif.
Coaching staff
Ernie Kent – Head Coach
Mark Hudson – Assistant Coach
Kenny Payne – Assistant Coach
Yasir Rosemond – Assistant Coach
Josh Jamieson – Director of Basketball Operations
Clay Jamieson – Athletic Trainer
Nathan Bain – Manager
H.J. Cohn – Student Manager
David Flasch – Manager
Shawn Harriett – Manager
Josh Suh – Manager
Season Notes
Awards
Records
On December 3, the Oregon Ducks men's basketball team set the school record for most consecutive weeks ranked in the AP Poll as a Top-25 team. Oregon had been ranked by the AP since December 11, 2006, which was a total of 19 polls released with the Ducks in the Top-25. The previous record was 18 weeks, set between February 4, 2002, and January 27, 2003.[ 7]
Game notes
Pepperdine @ Oregon
1
2
Total
Waves
23
47
70
Ducks
53
47
100
Game Leaders
Pepperdine
Oregon
Scoring
Malcolm Thomas: 22 Points
Malik Hariston: 17 Points
Rebounds
Malcolm Thomas: 8 Rebounds
Maarty Leunen: 14 Rebounds
Assists
Rico Tucker: 5 Assists
Tajuan Porter: 9 Assists
Steals
Tyrone Shelley: 3 Steals
Bryce Taylor: 3 Steals
Blocks
Malcolm Thomas: 2 Blocks
Maarty Leunen: 3 Blocks
Pacific @ Oregon
1
2
Total
Tigers
27
37
64
Ducks
34
46
80
Game Leaders
Pacific
Oregon
Scoring
Steffan Johnson: 22 Points
Tajuan Porter: 23 Points
Rebounds
Michael Nunnally: 7 Rebounds
Maarty Leunen: 10 Rebounds
Assists
Steffan Johnson: 5 Assists
Joevan Catron: 3 Assists
Steals
Steffan Johnson: 1 Steals
Kamyron Brown: 2 Steals
Blocks
Michael Nunnally: 2 Blocks
Bryce Taylor: 2 Blocks
Western Michigan @ Oregon
1
2
Total
Broncos
30
58
88
Ducks
46
51
97
Game Leaders
Western Michigan
Oregon
Scoring
David Kool: 24 Points
Malik Hariston: 29 Points
Rebounds
Derek Drews: 6 Rebounds
Joevan Catron: 10 Rebounds
Assists
Andre Ricks: 4 Assists
Joevan Catron: 4 Assists
Steals
Andrew Hershberger: 3 Steals
Maarty Leunen: 1 Steals
Blocks
Donald Lawson: 1 Blocks
Malik Hariston: 4 Blocks
Oregon @ Portland
1
2
Total
Ducks
31
54
85
Pilots
29
32
61
Game Leaders
Oregon
Portland
Scoring
Malik Hariston: 24 Points
Taishi Ito: 13 Points
Rebounds
Maarty Leunen: 10 Rebounds
Luke Sikma: 10 Rebounds
Assists
Kamyron Brown: 10 Assists
Luke Sikma: 4 Assists
Steals
Tajuan Porter: 2 Steals
Luke Sikma: 3 Steals
Blocks
Joevan Catron: 2 Blocks
Luke Sikma: 2 Blocks
Oregon @ Saint Mary's
1
2
Total
Ducks
35
52
87
Gaels
38
61
99
Game Leaders
Oregon
Saint Mary's
Scoring
Kamyron Brown: 20 Points
Patrick Mills: 37 Points
Rebounds
Maarty Leunen: 11 Rebounds
Diamon Simpson: 12 Rebounds
Assists
Maarty Leunen: 2 Assists
Patrick Mills: 5 Assists
Steals
Kamyron Brown: 2 Steals
Patrick Mills: 2 Steals
Blocks
Kamyron Brown: 2 Blocks
Diamon Simpson: 2 Blocks
San Francisco @ Oregon
1
2
Total
Dons
50
29
79
Ducks
62
48
110
Game Leaders
San Francisco
Oregon
Scoring
Manny Quezada: 30 Points
Maarty Leunen: 18 Points
Rebounds
Dior Lowhorn: 7 Rebounds
Joevan Catron: 14 Rebounds
Assists
Myron Strong: 7 Assists
Joevan Catron: 4 Assists
Steals
Manny Quezada: 2 Steals
Joevan Catron: 2 Steals
Blocks
Diamon Simpson: 2 Blocks
Kamyron Brown: 2 Blocks
Oregon @ Kansas State
1
2 OT
Total
Ducks
29
42 9
80
Wildcats
32
39 6
77
Game Leaders
Oregon
Kansas State
Scoring
Bryce Taylor: 18 Points
Michael Beasley: 24 Points
Rebounds
Maarty Leunen: 13 Rebounds
Michael Beasley: 12 Rebounds
Assists
Tajuan Porter: 5 Assists
Jacob Pullen: 5 Assists
Steals
Malik Hairston: 2 Steals
Jacob Pullen: 3 Steals
Blocks
Malik Hairston: 3 Blocks
Michael Beasley: 3 Blocks
Utah @ Oregon
1
2
Total
Utes
33
31
64
Ducks
38
37
75
Game Leaders
Utah
Oregon
Scoring
Tyler Kepkay: 23 Points
Bryce Taylor: 20 Points
Rebounds
Luke Nevill: 5 Rebounds
Joevan Catron: 7 Rebounds
Assists
Tyler Kepkay: 3 Assists
Kamyron Brown: 4 Assists
Steals
Tyler Kepkay: 2 Steals
Maarty Leunen: 3 Steals
Blocks
Luke Nevill: 1 Blocks
Malik Hariston: 1 Blocks
Sacramento @ Oregon
1
2
Total
Hornets
36
30
66
Ducks
46
47
93
Game Leaders
Sacramento State
Oregon
Scoring
Loren Leath: 21 Points
Maarty Leunen: 23 Points
Rebounds
Randy Adams: 8 Rebounds
Maarty Leunen: 11 Rebounds
Assists
Vinnie McGhee Jr.: 7 Assists
Kamyron Brown: 6 Assists
Steals
Loren Leath: 2 Steals
Kamyron Brown: 2 Steals
Blocks
Clark Woods: 1 Blocks
Joevan Catron: 1 Blocks
Oregon @ Nebraska
1
2 OT
Total
Ducks
34
40 5
79
Cornhuskers
38
36 14
88
Game Leaders
Oregon
Nebraska
Scoring
Tajuan Porter: 29 Points
Aleks Maric: 23 Points
Rebounds
Joevan Catron: 9 Rebounds
Ryan Anderson: 9 Rebounds
Assists
Kamyron Brown: 4 Assists
Jay-R Strowbridge: 5 Assists
Steals
Joevan Catron: 2 Steals
Ryan Anderson: 4 Steals
Blocks
Joevan Catron: 1 Blocks
Aleks Maric: 3 Blocks
Oregon vs. Oakland
1
2
Total
Ducks
26
36
62
Golden Grizzlies
37
31
68
Game Leaders
Oregon
Oakland
Scoring
Joevan Catron: 15 Points
Derick Nelson: 22 Points
Rebounds
Maarty Leunen: 12 Rebounds
Derick Nelson: 9 Rebounds
Assists
Maarty Leunen: 5 Assists
Johnathon Jones : 8 Assists
Steals
Maarty Leunen: 1 Steal
Derick Nelson: 2 Steals
Blocks
None
Keith Benson : 2 Blocks
Stats
Team
Ore
Opp
Scoring
639
538
Points per Game
91.3
76.9
Scoring Margin
+14.4
–
Field Goals-Att
229–451
195–471
Field Goal Pct.
.508
.414
3-Point FG-Att
61–144
49–170
3-Point FG pct.
.424
.288
3-Point FG Made per Game
8.7
7.0
Free Throws-Att
120–190
99–143
Free Throw Pct.
.632
.692
Ore
Opp
Rebounds
294
252
Rebounds per Game
42.0
36.0
Rebounding Margin
+6.0
–
Assists
118
105
Assists per Game
16.9
15.0
Turnovers
92
100
Turnovers per Game
13.1
14.3
Turnover Margin
+1.1
–
Assist-Turnover Ratio
1.3
1.1
Ore
Opp
Steals
38
42
Steals per Game
5.4
6.0
Blocks
36
24
Blocks per Game
5.1
3.4
Winning Streak
2
–
Home Win Streak
4
–
Attendance
32,380
20,909
Games/Avg per Game
4/8,095
3/6,970
Scores by half
1
2 OT
Total
Oregon
1089
1196 26
2311
Opponents
1007
1122 41
2170
Individual
Name
GP
MIN
FGM
FGA
FTM
FTA
3PM
3PA
PTS
OFF
DEF
TOT
AST
TO
STL
BLK
PF
Malik Hairston
29
911
162
307
91
126
48
110
463
41
95
136
66
50
18
26
81
Maarty Leunen
30
1045
148
259
108
136
57
107
461
64
216
280
88
47
26
11
70
Tajuan Porter
30
967
140
364
53
67
75
213
408
14
56
70
73
69
14
4
66
Joevan Catron
24
637
82
160
56
84
5
13
225
52
92
144
55
50
13
11
73
Bryce Taylor
28
921
130
274
59
73
49
123
368
31
75
106
40
46
20
12
69
Kamyron Brown
28
535
41
102
35
61
8
31
125
2
47
49
93
67
22
3
42
LeKendrick Longmire
26
296
43
79
8
27
3
10
97
21
19
40
4
10
11
5
35
Frantz Dorsainvil
19
153
27
47
8
24
0
0
62
16
17
30
2
16
4
2
29
Mitch Platt
22
169
14
24
4
12
0
0
32
6
16
22
12
10
2
2
15
Churchill Odia
26
347
16
40
0
0
13
35
45
6
30
36
21
7
6
1
37
Drew Viney
10
76
6
17
2
6
4
11
18
3
10
13
2
4
1
2
14
Ray Schafer
6
18
2
4
3
4
0
0
7
2
1
3
0
1
2
0
4
Total
30
6075
811
1677
427
620
262
653
2311
309
722
1031
456
379
139
79
535
Glossary
GP : Games Played, MIN : Minutes, FGM : Field goals made, FGA : Field goals attempted, FTM : Free throws made, FTA : Free throws attempted, 3PM : 3-pointers made, 3PA : 3-pointers attempted, PTS : Points, OFF : Offensive rebounds, DEF : Defensive rebounds, REB : Rebounds, TOT : Total rebounds AST : Assists, TO : Turnovers, STL : Steals, BLK : Blocks, PF : Personal fouls
References
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^ "Porter Nets 10 as U.S. Pulls Away from Argentina" . GoDucks.com. July 20, 2007. Archived from the original on September 28, 2011. Retrieved October 24, 2007 .
^ "Leunen's 12 Points Helps USA Finish Fifth" . GoDucks.com. July 29, 2007. Archived from the original on September 28, 2011. Retrieved October 24, 2007 .
^ "Picked Third at Pac-10 Media Day, Ducks Open Exhibition Season Friday" . GoDucks.com. November 1, 2007. Archived from the original on February 8, 2012. Retrieved November 2, 2007 .
^ "Basketball Signs Five Acclaimed Players to NLIs" . GoDucks.com. November 14, 2007. Archived from the original on February 8, 2012. Retrieved November 16, 2007 .
^ "Hairston Named to Wooden Preseason List" . GoDucks.com. October 24, 2007. Archived from the original on September 28, 2011. Retrieved October 24, 2007 .
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