2014–15 Oregon Ducks men's basketball team

The 2014–15 Oregon Ducks men's basketball team represented the University of Oregon during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Ducks were led by their fifth 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 26–10, 13–5 in Pac-12 play to finish in a tie for second place. They advanced to the championship game of the Pac-12 Tournament where they lost to Arizona. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they defeated Oklahoma State in the second round before losing in the third round to Wisconsin.

2014–15 Oregon Ducks men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, Third Round
ConferencePac-12 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 25
2014–15 record26–10 (13–5 Pac-12)
Head coachDana Altman (5th season)
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMatthew Knight Arena
2014–15 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 5 Arizona †16–2 .889  34–4  .895
No. 25 Oregon13–5 .722  26–10  .722
No. 19 Utah13–5 .722  26–9  .743
UCLA11–7 .611  22–14  .611
Stanford9–9 .500  24–13  .649
Arizona State9–9 .500  18–16  .529
Oregon State8–10 .444  17–14  .548
California7–11 .389  18–15  .545
Colorado7–11 .389  16–18  .471
Washington State7–11 .389  13–18  .419
Washington5–13 .278  16–15  .516
USC3–15 .167  12–20  .375
† Pac-12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

The 2013–14 Oregon Ducks finished the season with a record of 24–10 after advancing to the 2014 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. The team went 10–8 in the Pac-12 regular season. In the 2014 Pac-12 Tournament, the team defeated Oregon State 88–74, before losing to UCLA, 63–82 in the Quarterfinals. The Ducks were a #7-seed in the West Region of the NCAA Tournament. Oregon won its first tournament game, defeating #10-seed BYU 87–68. Oregon eventually lost to #2-seed Wisconsin 77–85, in the Round of 32.[1]

Off-season

Departures
NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Richard Amardi13F6’8”224RS SeniorToronto, ONGraduated.
Jason Calliste12G6’1”171RS SeniorScarborough, ONGraduated.
Mike Moser0F6’8”211RS SeniorPortland, ORGraduated.
Waverly Austin20C6’11”257SeniorFredericksburg, VAGraduated.
Johnathan Loyd10G5’8”163SeniorLas Vegas, NVGraduated.
Nicholas Lucenti4G6’2”205SeniorLos Angeles, CAGraduated.
Brian Crow35F6’6”220SeniorNovato, CAGraduated.
Dominic Artis1G6’1”186JuniorOakland, CADismissed from the team due to sexual assault allegations.[2]
Damyean Dotson21G6’5”209JuniorHouston, TXDismissed from the team due to sexual assault allegations.[2]
Ben Carter32F6'8"220SophomoreLas Vegas, NVElected to transfer to UNLV.[3]
A.J. Lapray24G6'5"187FreshmanSalem, ORElected to transfer to Pepperdine.[4]

Incoming transfers
NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Dwayne Benjamin0SF6’6”190JuniorLafayette, LouisianaJunior College transfer from San Jacinto College.
Michael Chandler25C6’10”245JuniorIndianapolis, IndianaJunior College transfer from Northwest Florida State College.

2014 recruiting class
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Casey Benson
PG		 Tempe, AZ Corona Del Sol High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jul 7, 2013 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Ray Kasongo
PF		 Toronto, ON Phase One Academy 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Oct 26, 2013 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Ahmaad Rorie
PG		 Tacoma, WA Lincoln High School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) May 22, 2014 
Recruiting 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:

  • "2014 Oregon Basketball Commits". ESPN.com.

    2015 recruiting class

    Roster
    2014–15 Oregon Ducks men's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
    F 0 Dwayne Benjamin 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)210 lb (95 kg) Jr Lafayette, Louisiana
    F 1 Jordan Bell 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)215 lb (98 kg) Fr Long Beach, California
    G 2 Casey Benson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)185 lb (84 kg) Fr Tempe, Arizona
    G 3 Joseph Young 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)180 lb (82 kg) RS Sr Houston, Texas
    G 4 Max Heller (W) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)170 lb (77 kg) RS Jr Del Mar, California
    G 10 Charlie Noebel (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)178 lb (81 kg) So Irvine, California
    G 11 Theo Friedman (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)175 lb (79 kg) So Portland, Oregon
    G 14 Ahmaad Rorie 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)175 lb (79 kg) Fr Tacoma, Washington
    G 15 Jalil Abdul-Bassit 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)197 lb (89 kg) Sr Anchorage, Alaska
    F 23 Elgin Cook 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)205 lb (93 kg) RS Jr Milwaukee, Wisconsin
    F 24 Dillon Brooks 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)225 lb (102 kg) Fr Mississauga, Ontario
    C 25 Michael Chandler 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)240 lb (109 kg) Jr Indianapolis, Indiana
    F 32 Tim Jensen (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)225 lb (102 kg) RS Sr Manistee, Michigan
    G 33 Hayden Coppedge (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)180 lb (82 kg) Fr West Linn, Oregon
    G 35 Anthony Piganelli (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)195 lb (88 kg) Sr Oakland, California
    F 41 Roman Sorkin 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)225 lb (102 kg) Fr Ashdod, Israel
    Head coach
    Assistant coach(es)
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • (W) Walk-on

    Roster
    Last update: 01/24/2015

    Roster Notes
    • On January 6, 2015, Oregon added Freshman forward Roman Sorkin from the Israeli Junior National Team. He is eligible to play immediately.[5]

    Schedule
    Date
    time, TV    		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Exhibition
    11/04/2014*
    7:00 PM, P12N    		 Northwest Christian W 101–69  –
    		 Matthew Knight Arena (5,775)
    Eugene, OR
    11/09/2014*
    6:00 PM, –    		 Western Oregon W 104–55  –
    		 Matthew Knight Arena (5,344)
    Eugene, OR
    Non-conference regular season
    11/14/2014*
    8:00 PM, P12N    		 Coppin State W 107–65  1–0
    		 Matthew Knight Arena (5,467)
    Eugene, OR
    11/17/2014*
    8:00 PM, ESPNU    		 Detroit
    Legends Classic Regional Round    		 W 83–66  2–0
    		 Matthew Knight Arena (5,051)
    Eugene, OR
    11/21/2014*
    4:00 PM, P12N    		 Toledo
    Legends Classic Regional Round    		 W 78–68  3–0
    		 Matthew Knight Arena (5,790)
    Eugene, OR
    11/24/2014*
    6:00 PM, ESPN3    		 vs. No. 19 Michigan
    Legends Classic Semifinals    		 L 63–70  3–1
    		 Barclays Center (8,465)
    Brooklyn, NY
    11/25/2014*
    4:30 PM, ESPNU    		 vs. No. 14 VCU
    Legends Classic Consolation    		 L 63–77  3–2
    		 Barclays Center (8,093)
    Brooklyn, NY
    11/30/2014*
    5:00 PM, P12N    		 Portland State W 81–59  4–2
    		 Matthew Knight Arena (5,040)
    Eugene, OR
    12/03/2014*
    7:00 PM, P12N    		 Concordia (Oregon) W 94–63  5–2
    		 Matthew Knight Arena (4,909)
    Eugene, OR
    12/07/2014*
    1:00 PM, FS1    		 Ole Miss L 73–79  5–3
    		 Matthew Knight Arena (6,256)
    Eugene, OR
    12/13/2014*
    4:00 PM, BTN    		 vs. Illinois W 77–70  6–3
    		 United Center (13,759)
    Chicago, IL
    12/17/2014*
    8:00 PM, P12N    		 Cal State Northridge W 79–56  7–3
    		 Matthew Knight Arena (4,914)
    Eugene, OR
    12/20/2014*
    12:00 PM, P12N    		 Delaware State W 83–70  8–3
    		 Matthew Knight Arena (5,530)
    Eugene, OR
    12/22/2014*
    6:00 PM, P12N    		 UC Santa Barbara W 82–78 OT 9–3
    		 Matthew Knight Arena (5,396)
    Eugene, OR
    12/29/2014*
    8:00 PM, P12N    		 UC Irvine W 69–67 OT 10–3
    		 Matthew Knight Arena (5,421)
    Eugene, OR
    Pac-12 regular season
    01/03/2015
    5:00 PM, ESPNU    		 Oregon State
    Civil War    		 W 71–59  11–3
    (1–0)    		 Matthew Knight Arena (7,314)
    Eugene, OR
    01/08/2015
    7:30 PM, P12N    		 No. 7 Arizona L 62–80  11–4
    (1–1)    		 Matthew Knight Arena (8,829)
    Eugene, OR
    01/10/2015
    2:00 PM, P12N    		 Arizona State W 59–56  12–4
    (2–1)    		 Matthew Knight Arena (5,637)
    Eugene, OR
    01/15/2015
    8:00 PM, P12N    		 at Washington State L 99–108 OT 12–5
    (2–2)    		 Beasley Coliseum (3,584)
    Pullman, WA
    01/18/2015
    5:30 PM, ESPNU    		 at Washington L 77–85  12–6
    (2–3)    		 Alaska Airlines Arena (6,912)
    Seattle, WA
    01/22/2015
    8:00 PM, P12N    		 USC W 75–67  13–6
    (3–3)    		 Matthew Knight Arena (5,652)
    Eugene, OR
    01/24/2015
    1:00 PM, CBS    		 UCLA W 82–64  14–6
    (4–3)    		 Matthew Knight Arena (7,301)
    Eugene, OR
    01/28/2015
    7:00 PM, P12N    		 at No. 6 Arizona L 56–90  14–7
    (4–4)    		 McKale Center (14,655)
    Tucson, AZ
    01/30/2015
    5:00 PM, P12N    		 at Arizona State W 68–67 OT 15–7
    (5–4)    		 Wells Fargo Arena (6,127)
    Tempe, AZ
    02/04/2015
    6:00 PM, ESPN2    		 Washington W 78–74  16–7
    (6–4)    		 Matthew Knight Arena (5,866)
    Eugene, OR
    02/08/2015
    4:00 PM, P12N    		 Washington State W 95–72  17–7
    (7–4)    		 Matthew Knight Arena (7,121)
    Eugene, OR
    02/11/2015
    6:00 PM, ESPN2    		 at USC W 80–75  18–7
    (8–4)    		 Galen Center (2,836)
    Los Angeles, CA
    02/14/2015
    12:00 PM, FOX    		 at UCLA L 63–72  18–8
    (8–5)    		 Pauley Pavilion (10,006)
    Los Angeles, CA
    02/18/2015
    8:00 PM, ESPNU    		 Colorado W 73–60  19–8
    (9–5)    		 Matthew Knight Arena (5,734)
    Eugene, OR
    02/22/2015
    12:00 PM, FS1    		 No. 9 Utah W 69–58  20–8
    (10–5)    		 Matthew Knight Arena (10,725)
    Eugene, OR
    02/25/2015
    8:00 PM, ESPNU    		 at California W 80–69  21–8
    (11–5)    		 Haas Pavilion (8,566)
    Berkeley, CA
    03/01/2015
    4:00 PM, FS1    		 at Stanford W 73–70  22–8
    (12–5)    		 Maples Pavilion (7,233)
    Stanford, CA
    03/04/2015
    8:00 PM, ESPNU    		 at Oregon State
    Civil War    		 W 65–62  23–8
    (13–5)    		 Gill Coliseum (9,339)
    Corvallis, OR
    Pac-12 Tournament
    03/12/2015
    6:00 PM, P12N    		 vs. Colorado
    Quarterfinals    		 W 93–85  24–8
    		 MGM Grand Garden Arena (12,916)
    Paradise, NV
    03/13/2015
    8:30 PM, ESPN    		 vs. No. 17 Utah
    Semifinals    		 W 67–64  25–8
    		 MGM Grand Garden Arena (12,916)
    Paradise, NV
    03/14/2015
    8:00 PM, ESPN    		 vs. No. 5 Arizona
    Championship    		 L 52–80  25–9
    		 MGM Grand Garden Arena (12,916)
    Paradise, NV
    NCAA Tournament
    03/20/2015*
    3:50 PM, TBS    		 No. (8 W) vs. (9 W) Oklahoma State
    Second round    		 W 79–73  26–9
    		 CenturyLink Center (17,534)
    Omaha, NE
    03/22/2015*
    4:45 PM, truTV    		 No. (8 W) vs. No. 3 (1 W) Wisconsin
    Third round    		 L 65–72  26–10
    		 CenturyLink Center (17,563)
    Omaha, NE
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    All times are in Pacific Time. (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region W=West.

    Ranking movement
    See also: 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
    Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
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    AP NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR RV NR NR NR NR NR RV RV RV RV N/A
    Coaches RV RV RV NR NR NR NR NR RV NR NR NR NR NR NR RV RV RV 25 25
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    References
    1. "2012‐13 University of Oregon Basketball Season Stats" (PDF). The University of Oregon - Official Athletics Website. March 22, 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-03-23. Retrieved 2014-03-23.
    2. "Damyean Dotson, Dominic Artis, Brandon Austin dismissed by Oregon Ducks". Pac–12 Networks. Retrieved May 5, 2014.
    3. "Oregon Ducks forward Ben Carter to transfer to UNLV". SB Nation. Retrieved April 16, 2014.
    4. "Former Oregon guard A.J. Lapray transferring to Pepperdine". NBC Sports. Retrieved April 16, 2014.
    5. Alger, Tyson (January 6, 2015). "Oregon basketball signs 6-10 Israeli junior national team player Roman Sorkin, will join team this week". The Oregonian.
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