2015–16 Oregon Ducks men's basketball team
American college basketball season
The 2015–16 Oregon Ducks men's basketball team represented the University of Oregon during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season . The Ducks were led by sixth year head coach Dana Altman . They played their home games at Matthew Knight Arena and were members of the Pac–12 Conference . They finished the season 31–7, 14–4 in Pac-12 play to win the Pac-12 regular season championship. They defeated Washington , Arizona and Utah to be champions of the Pac-12 tournament . They received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they defeated Holy Cross , Saint Joseph's , and Duke to advance to the Elite Eight where they lost to Oklahoma .
Previous season
The 2014–15 Oregon Ducks finished the season with an overall record of 26–10, and 13–5 in the Pac-12. In the Pac–12 Tournament , the Ducks made it to the Championship game where they lost to Arizona , 52–80. They received an at-large bid in the NCAA tournament as an 8-seed in the West Region. They defeated Oklahoma State in the second round before losing to Wisconsin in the round of 32.[ 1]
Off-season
Departures
Incoming transfers
Name
Number
Pos.
Height
Weight
Year
Hometown
Notes
Chris Boucher
25
F
6'10"
200
Junior
Montreal , Quebec
National Junior College Player of the Year at Northwest College .
Dylan Ennis
31
G
6'2"
192
RS Senior
Brampton , Ontario
Elected to transfer from Villanova . Ennis is eligible to play immediately.
2015 recruiting class
College recruiting information
Name
Hometown
High school / college
Height
Weight
Commit date
Kendall Small PG
Anaheim, CA
Mayfair HS
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
Apr 29, 2014
Star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN :
Trevor Manuel PF
Lansing, MI
Everett HS
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
Sep 11, 2014
Star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN :
Tyler Dorsey SG
Pasadena, CA
Maranatha HS
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
Feb 2, 2015
Star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN :
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:
Roster
2015–16 Oregon Ducks men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Hometown
F
0
Dwayne Benjamin
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
Sr
Lafayette, Louisiana
F
1
Jordan Bell
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
So
Long Beach, California
G
2
Casey Benson
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
So
Tempe, Arizona
G
4
Max Heller
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
RS Sr
Del Mar, California
G
5
Tyler Dorsey
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
Fr
Pasadena, California
G
10
Charlie Noebel (W)
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
178 lb (81 kg)
Jr
Irvine, California
G
11
Phil Richmond (W)
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
RS Jr
Calabasas, California
G
21
Kendall Small
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
Fr
Anaheim, California
F
23
Elgin Cook
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
RS Sr
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
F
24
Dillon Brooks
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
So
Mississauga, Ontario
F
25
Chris Boucher
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Jr
Montreal, Quebec
G
31
Dylan Ennis
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
RS Sr
Brampton, Ontario
F
41
Roman Sorkin
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
So
Ashdod , Israel
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Roster Last update: February 8, 2016
Roster notes
January 5, 2016 – Freshman Trevor Manuel asked for release and will transfer.[ 2]
January 6, 2016 – Redshirt Senior Dylan Ennis to miss rest of the season due to a foot injury.[ 3]
March 16, 2016 – Oregon announced that the NCAA had awarded senior Chris Boucher an extra year of eligibility. In the Quebec educational system , students complete high school a year earlier than in the rest of North America, and normally attend a pre-university school known as a CEGEP . After Boucher's final year of high school in 2010–11, he did not academically qualify for CEGEP, and was out of school in 2011–12 before attending a prep school in Alma, Quebec for 2012–13 and playing 13 games in that season (considerably fewer that a typical U.S. prep school schedule). The NCAA initially treated the end of his final year of high school as his graduation date and his prep school year as his first year of college competition. Oregon applied for a waiver from the NCAA, citing serious family hardship during Boucher's high school years, the abbreviated nature of his prep school basketball season, and his satisfactory academic progress at Oregon.[ 4] [ 5]
Schedule
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
Nov. 3 *7:00 pm, P12N
Northwest Christian
W 92–44
–
Matthew Knight Arena (5,499)Eugene, OR
Nov. 8 *6:00 pm, P12N
Southern Oregon
W 91–40
–
Matthew Knight Arena (5,623)Eugene, OR
Non-conference regular season
Nov. 13 *7:00 pm, P12N
Jackson State Global Sports Shootout
W 80–52
1–0
Matthew Knight Arena (5,577)Eugene, OR
Nov. 16 *8:30 pm, ESPN2
No. 25
No. 20 Baylor College Hoops Tip-Off Marathon/ Global Sports Shootout
W 74–67
2–0
Matthew Knight Arena (7,718)Eugene, OR
Nov. 20 *8:00 pm, P12N
No. 25
Savannah State Global Sports Shootout
W 77–59
3–0
Matthew Knight Arena (6,465)Eugene, OR
Nov. 22 *3:00 pm, P12N
No. 25
Valparaiso
W 73–67
4–0
Matthew Knight Arena (5,752)Eugene, OR
Nov. 25 *4:00 pm, P12N
No. 21
Arkansas State Global Sports Shootout
W 91–68
5–0
Matthew Knight Arena (5,465)Eugene, OR
Nov. 30 *5:00 pm, P12N
No. 15
Fresno State
W 78–73
6–0
Matthew Knight Arena (5,205)Eugene, OR
Dec. 4 *8:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 15
at UNLV MGM Grand Showcase
L 69–80
6–1
MGM Grand Garden Arena (12,117)Paradise, NV
Dec. 7 *6:30 pm, FS1
No. 24
vs. Navy Pearl Harbor Classic
W 67–47
7–1
Bloch Arena (4,024)Honolulu , HI
Dec. 12 *4:00 pm, CBSSN
No. 24
at Boise State
L 72–74
7–2
Taco Bell Arena (10,239)Boise, ID
Dec. 15 *8:00 pm, P12N
UC Irvine
W 78–63
8–2
Matthew Knight Arena (5,863)Eugene, OR
Dec. 18 *6:00 pm, P12N
Long Beach State
W 94–73
9–2
Matthew Knight Arena (6,112)Eugene, OR
Dec. 21 *6:00 pm, ESPNU
at Alabama Vulcan Classic
W 72–68
10–2
BJCC (14,508)Birmingham, AL
Dec. 29 *6:00 pm, P12N
Western Oregon
W 88–60
11–2
Matthew Knight Arena (6,137)Eugene, OR
Pac-12 regular season
Jan. 3 4:00 pm, FS1
at Oregon State Civil War
L 57–70
11–3 (0–1)
Gill Coliseum (9,604)Corvallis, OR
Jan. 6 6:00 pm, ESPN2
California
W 68–65
12–3 (1–1)
Matthew Knight Arena (6,948)Eugene, OR
Jan. 10 7:00 pm, ESPNU
Stanford
W 71–58
13–3 (2–1)
Matthew Knight Arena (7,318)Eugene, OR
Jan. 14 7:00 pm, P12N
at Utah
W 77–59
14–3 (3–1)
Jon M. Huntsman Center (12,733)Salt Lake City, UT
Jan. 17 4:00 pm, P12N
at Colorado
L 87–91
14–4 (3–2)
Coors Events Center (8,459)Boulder, CO
Jan. 21 6:00 pm, P12N
No. 21 USC
W 89–81
15–4 (4–2)
Matthew Knight Arena (8,471)Eugene, OR
Jan. 23 1:00 pm, CBS
UCLA
W 86–72
16–4 (5–2)
Matthew Knight Arena (10,525)Eugene, OR
Jan. 28 8:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 23
at No. 18 Arizona
W 83–75
17–4 (6–2)
McKale Center (14,644)Tucson, AZ
Jan. 31 5:30 pm, ESPNU
No. 23
at Arizona State
W 91–74
18–4 (7–2)
Wells Fargo Arena (6,760)Tempe, AZ
Feb. 4 6:00 pm, FS1
No. 16
Colorado
W 76–56
19–4 (8–2)
Matthew Knight Arena (7,226)Eugene, OR
Feb. 7 1:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 16
Utah
W 76–66
20–4 (9–2)
Matthew Knight Arena (6,807)Eugene, OR
Feb. 11 6:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 11
at California
L 63–83
20–5 (9–3)
Haas Pavilion (10,628)Berkeley, CA
Feb. 13 1:00 pm, P12N
No. 11
at Stanford
L 72–76
20–6 (9–4)
Maples Pavilion (5,462)Stanford, CA
Feb. 20 7:00 pm, P12N
No. 16
Oregon State Civil War
W 91–81
21–6 (10–4)
Matthew Knight Arena (12,364)Eugene, OR
Feb. 24 7:00 pm, P12N
No. 13
Washington State
W 76–62
22–6 (11–4)
Matthew Knight Arena (8,088)Eugene, OR
Feb. 28 5:30 pm, ESPNU
No. 13
Washington
W 86–73
23–6 (12–4)
Matthew Knight Arena (12,364)Eugene, OR
Mar. 2 6:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 9
at UCLA
W 76–68
24–6 (13–4)
Pauley Pavilion (6,578)Los Angeles, CA
Mar. 5 1:00 pm, P12N
No. 9
at USC
W 76–66
25–6 (14–4)
Galen Center (6,834)Los Angeles, CA
Pac-12 tournament
Mar. 10 12:00 pm, P12N
(1) No. 8
vs. (8) Washington Quarterfinals
W 83–77
26–6
MGM Grand Garden Arena (12,916)Paradise, NV
Mar. 11 6:00 pm, P12N
(1) No. 8
vs. (4) No. 15 Arizona Semifinals
W 95–89 OT
27–6
MGM Grand Garden Arena (12,916)Paradise, NV
Mar. 12 7:00 pm, FS1
(1) No. 8
vs. (2) No. 12 Utah Championship
W 88–57
28–6
MGM Grand Garden Arena (12,916)Paradise, NV
NCAA tournament
Mar. 18 *4:27 pm, truTV
(1 W) No. 5
vs. (16 W) Holy Cross First Round
W 91–52
29–6
Spokane Arena (11,274)Spokane, WA
Mar. 20 *6:40 pm, TBS
(1 W) No. 5
vs. (8 W) Saint Joseph's Second Round
W 69–64
30–6
Spokane Arena (11,296)Spokane, WA
Mar. 24 *6:55 pm, TBS
(1 W) No. 5
vs. (4 W) No. 19 Duke Sweet Sixteen
W 82–68
31–6
Honda Center (17,601)Anaheim, CA
Mar. 26 *3:09 pm, CBS
(1 W) No. 5
vs. (2 W) No. 7 Oklahoma Elite Eight
L 68–80
31–7
Honda Center (16,232)Anaheim, CA
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
W=West Region.
All times are in
Pacific Time .
Ranking movement
Ranking movementLegend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week. RV=Others receiving votes.
Poll
Pre
Wk 2
Wk 3
Wk 4
Wk 5
Wk 6
Wk 7
Wk 8
Wk 9
Wk 10
Wk 11
Wk 12
Wk 13
Wk 14
Wk 15
Wk 16
Wk 17
Wk 18
Post
Final
AP
RV
25
21
15
24
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
23
16
11
16
13
9
8
5
N/A
Coaches
RV
RV
23
16
23
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
24
17
12
17
13
10
9
4
6
References
^ Alger, Tyson. "No. 1 Wisconsin holds off No. 8 Oregon Ducks, 72-65: NCAA Tournament live chat recap" . The Oregonian/OregonLive . Oregon Live LLC. Retrieved March 27, 2015 .
^ Moran, Danny. "Trevor Manuel intends to transfer from Oregon Ducks" . OregonLive.com . Retrieved February 9, 2016 .
^ Alger, Tyson. "Dylan Ennis, Oregon Ducks point guard, out for season with foot injury" . OregonLive.com . Retrieved February 9, 2016 .
^ Uthman, Daniel (February 24, 2016). "Basketball gives Oregon's Chris Boucher a shot at life" . USA Today . Retrieved March 17, 2016 .
^ Cooper, Sam (March 16, 2016). "Oregon's Chris Boucher awarded extra year of eligibility" . The Dagger . Yahoo! Sports . Retrieved March 17, 2016 .
Venues Rivalries Culture & lore People Seasons NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics