2018–19 Oregon Ducks men's basketball team
American college basketball season
The 2018–19 Oregon Ducks men's basketball team represented the University of Oregon during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season . The Ducks, led by ninth-year head coach Dana Altman , played their home games at Matthew Knight Arena as members of the Pac–12 Conference . They finished the season with a 25–13 record, 10–8 in conference play, and finished tied for 4th in the Pac-12.[ 1] Pac-12 tournament , upsetting the No. 1 seed Washington and receiving the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament .[ 2] Wisconsin in the first round, beat UC Irvine in the Second Round before losing in the Sweet Sixteen to Virginia .
Previous season
The Ducks 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.[ 3]
Off-season
Departures
Name
Pos.
Height
Weight
Year
Hometown
Reason for Departure
MiKyle McIntosh F
6'7"
240
GS
Pickering, Ontario
Completed athletic eligibility
Elijah Brown G
6'4"
200
GS
Orange County, California
Completed athletic eligibility
Evan Gross G
5'10"
165
RS Sr.
Sacramento, California
Graduated
Roman Sorkin F
6'10"
230
Sr.
Ashdod, Israel
Graduated
Keith Smith F
6'7"
215
So.
Seattle, Washington
Transferred[ 4]
M.J. Cage F
6'10"
225
RS Fr.
Santa Ana, California
Transferred[ 5]
Troy Brown Jr. F
6'7"
215
Fr.
Las Vegas, Nevada
Declared for 2018 NBA draft [ 6]
Incoming transfers
2018 recruiting class
College recruiting information
Name
Hometown
High school / college
Height
Weight
Commit date
Miles Norris PF
San Diego, CA
Brewster Academy
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
May 10, 2017
Star ratings :Scout :Rivals :247Sports :ESPN :
Louis King SF
Columbus, NJ
Hudson Catholic Regional HS
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
Sep 21, 2017
Star ratings :Scout :Rivals :247Sports :ESPN :
Will Richardson PG
Hinesville, GA
Oak Hill Academy
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
Nov 16, 2017
Star ratings :Scout :Rivals :247Sports :ESPN :
Bol Bol C
Olathe, Kansas
Findlay Prep (NV)
7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
Nov 20, 2017
Star ratings :Scout :Rivals :247Sports :ESPN :
Francis Okoro C
Normal, IL
Normal Community West
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
May 14, 2018
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
2018–19 Oregon Ducks men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Previous school
Hometown
G 0
Will Richardson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg)
Fr Oak Hill Academy
Hinesville, Georgia
C 1
Bol Bol 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 235 lb (107 kg)
Fr Findlay Prep
Olathe, Kansas
F 2
Louis King 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 205 lb (93 kg)
Fr Hudson Catholic HS
Jersey City, New Jersey
G 3
Payton Pritchard 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg)
Jr West Linn HS
West Linn, Oregon
G 4
Ehab Amin 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg)
GS Texas A&M–Corpus Christi
Alexandria, Egypt
F 5
Miles Norris 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 210 lb (95 kg)
Fr Brewster Academy
San Diego, California
G 10
Victor Bailey Jr. 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg)
So McNeil HS
Austin, Texas
F 13
Paul White 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg)
RS Sr Georgetown
Chicago, Illinois
F 14
Kenny Wooten 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg)
So Trinity International
Manteca, California
G 25
Luke Osborn (W)
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg)
RS So Tualatin HS
Clackamas, Oregon
C 33
Francis Okoro 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg)
Fr Normal Community West HS
Imo, Nigeria
G 54
Will Johnson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg)
RS Fr Palisades HS
Pacific Palisades, California
Head coach Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain(S) Suspended(I) Ineligible(W) Walk-on Roster
Jan. 2, 2019 - Sophomore Forward, Abu Kigab elected to transfer.[ 8]
Jan. 3, 2019 - Freshman Center, Bol Bol out for remainder of season with a left foot injury.[ 9]
Schedule and results
Date
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Site (attendance)
Exhibition
November 1, 2018 *7:00 pm, P12N
No. 14
Western Oregon W 77–58 19 – Bol
10 – Okoro
4 – Tied
Matthew Knight Arena Eugene, OR
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2018 *8:00 pm, P12N
No. 14
Portland State W 84–57 1–0
22 – Pritchard
12 – Bol
3 – Pritchard
Matthew Knight Arena (8,212)Eugene, OR
November 9, 2018 *6:00 pm, P12N
No. 14
Eastern Washington 2K Classic campus-site gameW 81–47 2–0
23 – Bol
12 – Bol
8 – Pritchard
Matthew Knight Arena (8,009)Eugene, OR
November 15, 2018 *6:30 pm, ESPN2
No. 13
vs. Iowa 2K Classic semifinals L 69–77 2–1
25 – Amin
9 – Bol
5 – Pritchard
Madison Square Garden New York, NY
November 16, 2018 *1:30 pm, ESPN2
No. 13
vs. No. 15 Syracuse 2K Classic 3rd place game W 80–65 3–1
26 – Bol
9 – Bol
4 – Amin
Madison Square Garden (10,909)New York, NY
November 20, 2018 *7:00 pm, P12N
No. 21
Green Bay 2K Classic campus-site game W 83–72 4–1
21 – Bol
9 – Bol
5 – Pritchard
Matthew Knight Arena (6,569)Eugene, OR
November 26, 2018 *8:00 pm, P12N
No. 18
Texas Southern L 84–89 4–2
32 – Bol
11 – Bol
7 – Pritchard
Matthew Knight Arena (6,926)Eugene, OR
December 1, 2018 *6:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 18
at Houston
L 61–65 4–3
23 – Bol
7 – Tied
5 – Richardson
Fertitta Center Houston, TX
December 8, 2018 *5:00 pm, P12N
Omaha W 84–61 5–3
20 – Wooten
10 – Bol
7 – Pritchard
Matthew Knight Arena (8,052)Eugene, OR
December 12, 2018 *7:00 pm, P12N
San Diego W 65–55 6–3
20 – Bol
9 – Bol
7 – Pritchard
Matthew Knight Arena (7,191)Eugene, OR
December 15, 2018 *6:00 pm, P12N
Boise State W 66–54 7–3
19 – Pritchard
5 – Tied
3 – Wooten
Matthew Knight Arena (8,506)Eugene, OR
December 18, 2018 *3:00 pm, P12N
Florida A&M W 71–64 8–3
16 – Bailey Jr.
7 – Wooten
4 – White
Matthew Knight Arena (6,909)Eugene, OR
December 21, 2018 *4:00 pm, ESPN2
at Baylor
L 47–57 8–4
14 – Pritchard
4 – Wooten
4 – King
Ferrell Center Waco, TX
December 29, 2018 *4:30 pm, CBSSN
at Boise State
W 62–50 9–4
23 – Amin
6 – Tied
5 – Pritchard
Taco Bell Arena Boise, ID
Pac-12 regular season
January 5, 2019 5:00 pm, P12N
Oregon State Civil War L 72–77 9–5
17 – King
10 – King
6 – Pritchard
Matthew Knight Arena (11,204)Eugene, OR
January 10, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPN
UCLA L 84–87 OT
9–6
22 – King
10 – King
6 – Richardson
Matthew Knight Arena (10,105)Eugene, OR
January 13, 2019 5:00 pm, ESPNU
USC W 81–60 10–6
19 – Tied
8 – King
6 – King
Matthew Knight Arena (8,148)Eugene, OR
January 17, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPN
at Arizona
W 59–54 11–6
16 – White
9 – King
4 – Pritchard
McKale Center Tucson, AZ
January 19, 2019 6:30 pm, P12N
at Arizona State
L 64–78 11–7
20 – Pritchard
6 – Pritchard
4 – Pritchard
Wells Fargo Arena Tempe, AZ
January 24, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPN2
Washington L 56–61 11–8
19 – King
6 – Okoro
4 – Tied
Matthew Knight Arena (9,464)Eugene, OR
January 27, 2019 5:00 pm, ESPNU
Washington State W 78–58 12–8
22 – King
6 – White
8 – Pritchard
Matthew Knight Arena (8,929)Eugene, OR
January 31, 2019 6:00 pm, FS1
at Utah
W 78–72 13–8
19 – Richardson
7 – Pritchard
3 – Tied
Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, UT
February 2, 2019 6:30 pm, P12N
at Colorado
L 51–73 13–9
12 – King
8 – King
3 – Pritchard
CU Events Center Boulder, CO
February 6, 2019 6:30 pm, FS1
California W 73–62 14–9
20 – Pritchard
10 – Pritchard
9 – Richardson
Matthew Knight Arena (8,768)Eugene, OR
February 10, 2019 5:00 pm, ESPN2
Stanford W 69–46 15–9
20 – Pritchard
7 – King
4 – Richardson
Matthew Knight Arena (9,014)Eugene, OR
February 16, 2019 7:30 pm, P12N
at Oregon State Civil War L 57–72 15–10
12 – King
8 – King
7 – Pritchard
Gill Coliseum Corvallis, OR
February 21, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPN
at USC
L 49–66 15–11
16 – King
6 – King
3 – King
Galen Center Los Angeles, CA
February 23, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN2
at UCLA
L 83–90 15–12
18 – Tied
9 – Wooten
8 – Pritchard
Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
February 28, 2019 8:00 pm, P12N
Arizona State W 79–51 16–12
19 – King
10 – Okoro
4 – Pritchard
Matthew Knight Arena (7,682)Eugene, OR
March 2, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN2
Arizona W 73–47 17–12
14 – King
7 – King
3 – Pritchard
Matthew Knight Arena (11,339)Eugene, OR
March 6, 2019 8:00 pm, FS1
at Washington State
W 72–61 18–12
21 – White
6 – White
7 – Pritchard
Beasley Coliseum Pullman, WA
March 9, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN
at Washington
W 55–47 19–12
16 – Pritchard
10 – Okoro
3 – Tied
Alaska Airlines Arena Seattle, WA
Pac-12 Tournament
March 13, 2019 8:30 pm, P12N
(6)
vs. (11) Washington State First Round W 84–51 20–12
17 – Amin
8 – Okoro
5 – Richardson
T-Mobile Arena Paradise, NV
March 14, 2019 8:30 pm, ESPN
(6)
vs. (3) Utah Quarterfinals W 66–54 21–12
20 – Tied
7 – King
5 – Pritchard
T-Mobile Arena (13,012)Paradise, NV
March 15, 2019 8:30 pm, ESPN
(6)
vs. (2) Arizona State Semifinals W 79–75 OT
22–12
19 – King
7 – Tied
8 – Pritchard
T-Mobile Arena (13,955)Paradise, NV
March 16, 2019 7:30 pm, ESPN
(6)
vs. (1) Washington Championship W 68–48 23–12
20 – Pritchard
7 – Wooten
7 – Pritchard
T-Mobile Arena (12,877)Paradise, NV
NCAA tournament
March 22, 2019 *1:30 pm, TBS
(12 S)
vs. (5 S) No. 21 Wisconsin First Round W 72–54 24–12
19 – Pritchard
6 – Wooten
8 – Pritchard
SAP Center San Jose, CA
March 24, 2019 *6:40 pm, TBS
(12 S)
vs. (13 S) UC Irvine Second Round W 73–54 25–12
18 – Pritchard
8 – Wooten
7 – Pritchard
SAP Center (14,802)San Jose, CA
March 28, 2019 *6:00 pm, TBS
(12 S)
vs. (1 S) No. 2 Virginia Sweet Sixteen L 49–53 25–13
16 – King
7 – Pritchard
4 – Pritchard
KFC Yum! Center Louisville, KY
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
S=South Region.
All times are in
Pacific Time .
Ranking movement
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Final AP 14 13 21 18 RV — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Not released Coaches 16 16^ 20 21 RV — — — — — — — — — — — — — RV 21
*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings.
References
^ "2018-19 Oregon Ducks Roster and Stats" . Retrieved March 23, 2019 .^ Martini, Pete. "Oregon Ducks win Pac-12 title, clinch NCAA tournament berth" . Retrieved March 23, 2019 . ^ "Ducks' season ends in NIT second round loss at Marquette" . GoDucks.com . University of Oregon Athletics. Retrieved June 23, 2018 .^ Alger, Tyson. "Keith Smith announces he will seek transfer from Oregon Ducks" . OregonLive.com . Retrieved June 23, 2018 . ^ Alger, Tyson. "M.J. Cage leaves Oregon Ducks men's basketball program" . OregonLive.com . Retrieved June 23, 2018 . ^ Alger, Tyson. "NBA draft 2018: Oregon's Troy Brown selected by Washington Wizards with pick No. 15" . OregonLive.com . Retrieved June 23, 2018 . ^ Nemec, Andrew. "Ehab Amin, former NCAA steals leader, commits to Oregon Ducks men's basketball" . OregonLive.com . Retrieved June 29, 2018 . ^ Crepea, James. "Oregon forward Abu Kigab to transfer" . OregonLive.com . Retrieved January 2, 2019 . ^ Crepea, James. "Bol Bol's Oregon Ducks basketball career ends after 9 games due to foot injury" . OregonLive.com . Retrieved January 6, 2019 .
Venues Rivalries Culture & lore People Seasons NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics
