2017–18 Oregon Ducks men's basketball team

2017–18 Oregon Ducks men's basketball
NIT, Second Round
ConferencePac-12 Conference
Record23–13 (10–8 Pac-12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMatthew Knight Arena
Seasons
2017–18 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 12 Arizona † 14 – 4   .778 27 – 8   .771
USC 12 – 6   .667 24 – 12   .667
UCLA 11 – 7   .611 21 – 12   .636
Utah 11 – 7   .611 23 – 12   .657
Stanford 11 – 7   .611 19 – 16   .543
Oregon 10 – 8   .556 23 – 13   .639
Washington 10 – 8   .556 21 – 13   .618
Colorado 8 – 10   .444 17 – 15   .531
Arizona State 8 – 10   .444 20 – 12   .625
Oregon State 7 – 11   .389 16 – 16   .500
Washington State 4 – 14   .222 12 – 19   .387
California 2 – 16   .111 8 – 24   .250
† 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

Main article: 2016–17 Oregon Ducks men's basketball team

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 Graduate 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, McIntosh is eligible to play immediately for the 2017–18 season.

2017 recruiting class

College recruiting information
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 
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 
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 
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 
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.

Roster

2017–18 Oregon Ducks men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 Troy Brown Jr. 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Centennial HS Las Vegas, Nevada
F 1 Kenny Wooten 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Trinity Intl (NV) Manteca, California
G 3 Payton Pritchard 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So West Linn HS West Linn, Oregon
F 4 M.J. Cage 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Fr Mater Dei HS Santa Ana, California
G 5 Elijah Brown 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) GS New Mexico Orange County, California
G 10 Victor Bailey Jr. 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr McNeil HS Austin, Texas
F 11 Keith Smith 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Rainier Beach HS Seattle, Washington
F 13 Paul White 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Jr Georgetown Chicago, Illinois
G 21 Evan Gross (W) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) RS Sr Oak Ridge HS Sacramento, California
F 22 MiKyle McIntosh 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 240 lb (109 kg) GS Illinois State Pickering, Ontario
F 24 Abu Kigab 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Prolific Prep St. Catharines, Ontario
F 41 Roman Sorkin 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Hof HaSharon HS Ashdod, Israel
G 54 Will Johnson (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Palisades 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. UConn
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.

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