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, beat UC Irvine in the Second Round before losing in the Sweet Sixteen to Virginia.

2018–19 Oregon Ducks men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferencePac-12 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 21
Record25–13 (10–8 Pac-12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMatthew Knight Arena
Seasons
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 Conference tournament winner

Previous season

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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

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Departures

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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

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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.[7]

2018 recruiting class

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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

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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
Last update: January 6, 2018

  • 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

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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

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
AP14132118RVNot released
Coaches1616^2021RVRV21

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

References

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  1. ^ "2018-19 Oregon Ducks Roster and Stats". Retrieved March 23, 2019.
  2. ^ Martini, Pete. "Oregon Ducks win Pac-12 title, clinch NCAA tournament berth". Retrieved March 23, 2019.
  3. ^ "Ducks' season ends in NIT second round loss at Marquette". GoDucks.com. University of Oregon Athletics. Retrieved June 23, 2018.
  4. ^ Alger, Tyson. "Keith Smith announces he will seek transfer from Oregon Ducks". OregonLive.com. Retrieved June 23, 2018.
  5. ^ Alger, Tyson. "M.J. Cage leaves Oregon Ducks men's basketball program". OregonLive.com. Retrieved June 23, 2018.
  6. ^ Alger, Tyson. "NBA draft 2018: Oregon's Troy Brown selected by Washington Wizards with pick No. 15". OregonLive.com. Retrieved June 23, 2018.
  7. ^ Nemec, Andrew. "Ehab Amin, former NCAA steals leader, commits to Oregon Ducks men's basketball". OregonLive.com. Retrieved June 29, 2018.
  8. ^ Crepea, James. "Oregon forward Abu Kigab to transfer". OregonLive.com. Retrieved January 2, 2019.
  9. ^ Crepea, James. "Bol Bol's Oregon Ducks basketball career ends after 9 games due to foot injury". OregonLive.com. Retrieved January 6, 2019.