2018–19 Oregon Ducks men's basketball team

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] Oregon won the Pac-12 Tournament, upsetting the No. 1 seed Washington and receiving the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.[2] Oregon entered the NCAA Tournament as a No. 12 seed and upset the No. 5 seed Wisconsin in the first round.[3]

2018–19 Oregon Ducks men's basketball
Pac-12 Tournament champions
NCAA Tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference	Pac-12 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 21
2018–19 record	25–13 (10–8 Pac-12)
Head coach	Dana Altman (9th season)
Assistant coaches	Kevin McKenna Tony Stubblefield Mike Mennenga
Home arena	Matthew Knight Arena

2018–19 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Washington	15	–	3		.833			27	–	9		.750
Arizona State	12	–	6		.667			23	–	11		.676
Utah	11	–	7		.611			17	–	14		.548
Oregon State	10	–	8		.556			18	–	13		.581
Colorado	10	–	8		.556			23	–	13		.639
Oregon †	10	–	8		.556			25	–	13		.658
UCLA	9	–	9		.500			17	–	16		.515
USC	8	–	10		.444			16	–	17		.485
Arizona	8	–	10		.444			17	–	15		.531
Stanford	8	–	10		.444			15	–	16		.484
Washington State	4	–	14		.222			11	–	21		.344
California	3	–	15		.167			8	–	23		.258
† Pac-12 Tournament winner

Previous season

Main article: 2017–18 Oregon Ducks men's basketball team

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.[4]

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[5]
M.J. Cage	F	6'10"	225	RS Fr.	Santa Ana, California	Transferred[6]
Troy Brown Jr.	F	6'7"	215	Fr.	Las Vegas, Nevada	Declared for 2018 NBA draft[7]

Incoming transfers

Name	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Ehab Amin	G	6'4"	200	GS	Alexandria, Egypt	Graduate transfer from Texas A&M Corpus Christi. Amin is eligible to play immediately under NCAA transfer rules.[8]

2018 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

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
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 87
Louis King SF	Columbus, NJ	Hudson Catholic Regional HS	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sep 21, 2017
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 91
Will Richardson PG	Hinesville, GA	Oak Hill Academy	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Nov 16, 2017
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 88
Bol Bol C	Olathe, Kansas	Findlay Prep (NV)	7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Nov 20, 2017
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 95
Francis Okoro C	Normal, IL	Normal Community West	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	May 14, 2018
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 85
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 Dana Altman (Eastern New Mexico) Assistant coach(es) Kevin McKenna (Creighton) Tony Stubblefield (Omaha) Mike Mennenga (Morehead State) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: January 6, 2018

• Jan. 2, 2019 - Sophomore Forward, Abu Kigab elected to transfer.[9]
• Jan. 3, 2019 - Freshman Center, Bol Bol out for remainder of season with a left foot injury.[10]

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 1, 2018* 7:00 pm, P12N	No. 14	Western Oregon	W 77–58		19 – Bol	10 – Okoro	4 – Tied	Matthew Knight Arena (7,697) 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 game	W 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 (14,417) 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 (7,035) 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 (7,411) 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 (7,563) Boise, ID
Pac-12 regular season
January 5, 2019 5:00 pm, P12N		Oregon State Civil War	L 72–77	9–5 (0–1)	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 (0–2)	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 (1–2)	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 (2–2)	16 – White	9 – King	4 – Pritchard	McKale Center (14,032) Tucson, AZ
January 19, 2019 6:30 pm, P12N		at Arizona State	L 64–78	11–7 (2–3)	20 – Pritchard	6 – Pritchard	4 – Pritchard	Wells Fargo Arena (12,751) Tempe, AZ
January 24, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPN2		Washington	L 56–61	11–8 (2–4)	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 (3–4)	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 (4–4)	19 – Richardson	7 – Pritchard	3 – Tied	Jon M. Huntsman Center (11,301) Salt Lake City, UT
February 2, 2019 6:30 pm, P12N		at Colorado	L 51–73	13–9 (4–5)	12 – King	8 – King	3 – Pritchard	CU Events Center (8,654) Boulder, CO
February 6, 2019 6:30 pm, FS1		California	W 73–62	14–9 (5–5)	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 (6–5)	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 (6–6)	12 – King	8 – King	7 – Pritchard	Gill Coliseum (9,301) Corvallis, OR
February 21, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPN		at USC	L 49–66	15–11 (6–7)	16 – King	6 – King	3 – King	Galen Center (3,425) Los Angeles, CA
February 23, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN2		at UCLA	L 83–90	15–12 (6–8)	18 – Tied	9 – Wooten	8 – Pritchard	Pauley Pavilion (10,588) Los Angeles, CA
February 28, 2019 8:00 pm, P12N		Arizona State	W 79–51	16–12 (7–8)	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 (8–8)	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 (9–8)	21 – White	6 – White	7 – Pritchard	Beasley Coliseum (2,065) Pullman, WA
March 9, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN		at Washington	W 55–47	19–12 (10–8)	16 – Pritchard	10 – Okoro	3 – Tied	Alaska Airlines Arena (10,000) 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 (8,876) 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 (14,331) 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 (19,831) Louisville, KY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S=South Region. All times are in Pacific Time.

Ranking movement

See also: 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.

	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	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	Not released
Coaches	16	16^	20	21	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	RV	21

*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings.
^Coaches did not release a Week 1 poll.

References

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2. Martini, Pete. "Oregon Ducks win Pac-12 title, clinch NCAA tournament berth". Retrieved March 23, 2019.
3. Polacek, Scott. "Payton Pritchard, Kenny Wooten Lead No. 12 Oregon to Upset over No. 5 Wisconsin". Retrieved March 23, 2019.
4. "Ducks' season ends in NIT second round loss at Marquette". GoDucks.com. University of Oregon Athletics. Retrieved June 23, 2018.
5. Alger, Tyson. "Keith Smith announces he will seek transfer from Oregon Ducks". OregonLive.com. Retrieved June 23, 2018.
6. Alger, Tyson. "M.J. Cage leaves Oregon Ducks men's basketball program". OregonLive.com. Retrieved June 23, 2018.
7. Alger, Tyson. "NBA draft 2018: Oregon's Troy Brown selected by Washington Wizards with pick No. 15". OregonLive.com. Retrieved June 23, 2018.
8. Nemec, Andrew. "Ehab Amin, former NCAA steals leader, commits to Oregon Ducks men's basketball". OregonLive.com. Retrieved June 29, 2018.
9. Crepea, James. "Oregon forward Abu Kigab to transfer". OregonLive.com. Retrieved January 2, 2019.
10. Crepea, James. "Bol Bol's Oregon Ducks basketball career ends after 9 games due to foot injury". OregonLive.com. Retrieved January 6, 2019.