2020–21 Oregon Ducks men's basketball team

The 2020–21 Oregon Ducks men's basketball team represented the University of Oregon during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Ducks, led by 11th-year head coach Dana Altman, played their home games at Matthew Knight Arena as members of the Pac–12 Conference. They finished the season 21-7, 14-4 in Pac-12 Play to finish as regular season champions. They defeated Arizona State in the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 tournament before losing in the semifinals to Oregon State. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they advanced to the Second Round due to a positive COVID-19 test from VCU.[1] They defeated Iowa in the second round to advance to the Sweet Sixteen where they lost to USC.

2020–21 Oregon Ducks men's basketball
Pac-12 regular season champions
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferencePac-12 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 17
Record21–7 (14–4 Pac-12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMatthew Knight Arena
Seasons
2020–21 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 17 Oregon 14 4   .778 21 7   .750
No. 9 USC 15 5   .750 25 8   .758
No. 23 Colorado 14 6   .700 23 9   .719
No. 7 UCLA 13 6   .684 22 10   .688
Arizona* 11 9   .550 17 9   .654
No. 20 Oregon State 10 10   .500 20 13   .606
Stanford 10 10   .500 14 13   .519
Utah 8 11   .421 12 13   .480
Arizona State 7 10   .412 11 14   .440
Washington State 7 12   .368 14 13   .519
Washington 4 16   .200 5 21   .192
California 3 17   .150 9 20   .310
*Ineligible for the conference and NCAA tournaments due to self-imposed postseason ban.
Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

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The Ducks finished the season 24–7, 13–5 in Pac-12 play to win the regular season Pac-12 championship. They were set to take on rival Oregon State in the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 tournament. However, the Pac-12 Tournament, along with all postseason tournaments, was cancelled amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Off-season

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Departures

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Oregon Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for Departure
Payton Pritchard 3 G 6'2" 190 Senior West Linn, OR Graduated/2020 NBA draft
Shakur Juiston 10 F 6'7" 225 RS Senior Paterson, NJ Graduated
C. J. Walker 14 F 6'8" 200 Freshman Sanford, FL Transferred to UCF
Addison Patterson 22 G 6'6" 195 Freshman Milton, ON Transferred to Nevada
Anthony Mathis 32 G 6'4" 185 RS Senior West Linn, OR Graduated/Signed to play professionally in Greece with Charilaos Trikoupis
Francis Okoro 33 F 6'9" 235 Sophomore Imo, Nigeria Transferred to Saint Louis

Incoming transfers

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Oregon Incoming Transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Amauri Hardy 11 G 6'2" 190 Senior Farmington Hills, MI Transferred from UNLV. Will be eligible to play immediately since Hardy graduated from UNLV, and will have two years of eligibility due to an NCAA ruling that the 2020–21 season will not be counted against athletic eligibility. His younger brother is Jaden Hardy.
Aaron Estrada 24 G 6'4" 207 Sophomore Woodbury, NJ Transferred from Saint Peter's. Under NCAA transfer rules, will have to redshirt the 2020–21 season. Because he is redshirting the 2020–21 season, he is not covered by the aforementioned NCAA ruling.
L. J. Figueroa 30 G/F 6'6" 200 Senior Lawrence, MA Transferred from St. John's. Will be eligible to play immediately since Figueroa graduated from St. John's, and will have two years of eligibility due to the aforementioned NCAA ruling.

2020 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Jalen Terry
PG
Flint, MI Beecher (MI) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Jan 18, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 82
Franck Kepnang
C
Yaoundé, Cameroon Westtown School (PA) 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 247 lb (112 kg) Oct 10, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 89
Overall recruiting rankings:   Rivals: 68  247Sports: 47
  • 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.

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2021 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for 2021 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Nathan Bittle
#2 C
Central Point, OR Prolific Prep 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sep 15, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 94
Johnathan Lawson
#19 SF
West Chester, PA Westtown School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Oct 7, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 84
Overall recruiting rankings:   Rivals: 30  247Sports: 37
  • 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.

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Roster

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2020–21 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) Jr Oak Hill Academy Hinesville, Georgia
C 1 N'Faly Dante   6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Sunrise Christian Academy Bamako, Mali
F 2 Eugene Omoruyi 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 235 lb (107 kg) RS Sr Rutgers Rexdale, Ontario
G 3 Jalen Terry 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Beecher HS Flint, Michigan
G 4 Eddy Ionescu (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Sr City College of San Francisco Walnut Creek, California
G 5 Chris Duarte 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Northwest Florida State College Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic
G 10 Gabe Reichle (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Wilsonville HS Wilsonville, Oregon
G 11 Amauri Hardy 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr UNLV Detroit, Michigan
G/F 12 L. J. Figueroa 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr St. John's Lawrence, Massachusetts
F 13 Chandler Lawson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Wooddale HS Memphis, Tennessee
F 15 Lök Wur 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Fr Papillion-La Vista South HS Omaha, Nebraska
C 22 Franck Kepnang 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Fr Westtown School Yaoundé, Cameroon
G 24 Aaron Estrada   6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 207 lb (94 kg) So Saint Peter's Woodbury, New Jersey
G 25 Luke Osborn (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Sr Tualatin HS Clackamas, Oregon
G 50 Eric Williams Jr. 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Jr Duquesne Port Huron, Michigan
G 54 Will Johnson (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Jr Palisades HS Pacific Palisades, California
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 25, 2020*
6:00 pm, P12N
No. 20 Eastern Washington Postponed due to COVID-19 issues[3] Matthew Knight Arena 
Eugene, OR
December 2, 2020*
6:00 pm, FS1
No. 21 vs. Missouri L 75–83  0–1
 31  Omoruyi   11  Omoruyi   5  Hardy  CHI Health Center (89)
Omaha, NE
December 4, 2020*
6:00 pm, FS1
No. 21 vs. Seton Hall W 83–70  1–1
 22  Omoruyi   9  Figueroa   6  Duarte  CHI Health Center (81)
Omaha, NE
December 7, 2020
4:00 pm, P12N
Eastern Washington W 69–52  2–1
 21  Omoruyi   10  Tied   5  Hardy  Matthew Knight Arena (0)
Eugene, OR
December 9, 2020*
8:00 pm, P12N
Florida A&M W 87–66  3–1
 23  Duarte   6  Williams Jr.   5  Terry  Matthew Knight Arena (0)
Eugene, OR
December 12, 2020
5:00 pm, P12N
at Washington W 74–71  4–1
(1–0)
 14  Duarte   10  Dante   3  Omoruyi  Alaska Airlines Arena (0)
Seattle, WA
December 17, 2020*
5:00 pm, P12N
San Francisco W 74–64  5–1
 19  Omoruyi   9  Figueroa   3  Hardy  Matthew Knight Arena (0)
Eugene, OR
December 19, 2020
12:00 pm, P12N
Portland W 80–41  6–1
 21  Duarte   6  Tied   5  Tied  Matthew Knight Arena (0)
Eugene, OR
December 31, 2020
7:00 pm, P12N
No. 21 California W 82–69  7–1
(2–0)
 26  Omoruyi   6  Tied   5  Hardy  Matthew Knight Arena (0)
Eugene, OR
January 2, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 21 Stanford W 73–56  8–1
(3–0)
 23  Duarte   12  Figueroa   7  Hardy  Matthew Knight Arena (0)
Eugene, OR
January 7, 2021
2:00 pm, FS1
No. 17 at Colorado L 72–79  8–2
(3–1)
 27  Duarte   6  Tied   2  Tied  CU Events Center (0)
Boulder, CO
January 10, 2021
11:00 am, P12N
No. 17 at Utah W 79–73  9–2
(4–1)
 25  Duarte   6  Tied   4  Tied  Jon M. Huntsman Center (0)
Salt Lake City, UT
January 14, 2021
6:00 pm, ESPN
No. 22 Arizona State Postponed due to COVID-19 issues Matthew Knight Arena 
Eugene, OR
January 23, 2021
7:30 pm, P12N
No. 21 Oregon State
Rivalry
L 64–75  9–3
(4–2)
 15  Omoruyi   9  Omoruyi   3  Hardy  Matthew Knight Arena (0)
Eugene, OR
January 28, 2021
6:00 pm, ESPN
at No. 23 UCLA Postponed due to COVID-19 issues Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
February 4, 2021
8:00 pm, FS1
Washington State L 71–74  9–4
(4–3)
 21  Omoruyi   11  Figueroa   5  Richardson  Matthew Knight Arena (0)
Eugene, OR
February 6, 2021
1:00 pm, CBS
Washington W 86–74  10–4
(5–3)
 25  Omoruyi   9  Figueroa   5  Tied  Matthew Knight Arena (0)
Eugene, OR
February 11, 2021
6:00 pm, ESPN
at Arizona State W 75–64  11–4
(6–3)
 18  Tied   10  Omoruyi   4  Duarte  Desert Financial Arena (0)
Tempe, AZ
February 13, 2021
11:00 am, ESPN2
at Arizona W 63–61  12–4
(7–3)
 19  Omoruyi   6  Figueroa   4  Duarte  McKale Center (0)
Tucson, AZ
February 18, 2021
8:00 pm, ESPN2
Colorado W 60–56  13–4
(8–3)
 18  Duarte   7  Duarte   2  Duarte  Matthew Knight Arena (0)
Eugene, OR
February 20, 2021
6:00 pm, P12N
Utah W 67–64  14–4
(9–3)
 15  Duarte   6  Omoruyi   3  Omoruyi  Matthew Knight Arena (0)
Eugene, OR
February 22, 2021
6:00 pm, FS1
at No. 19 USC L 58–72  14–5
(9–4)
 14  Tied   9  Williams Jr.   4  Duarte  Galen Center (0)
Los Angeles, CA
February 25, 2021
6:00 pm, ESPNU
at Stanford W 71–68  15–5
(10–4)
 24  Duarte   10  Omoruyi   4  Omoruyi  Maples Pavilion (1)
Stanford, CA
February 27, 2021
1:00 pm, FS1
at California W 74–63  16–5
(11–4)
 21  Omoruyi   11  Figueroa   3  Richardson  Haas Pavilion (0)
Berkeley, CA
March 1, 2021
6:00 pm, ESPN2
Arizona W 80–69  17–5
(12–4)
 22  Duarte   7  Duarte   5  Richardson  Matthew Knight Arena (0)
Eugene, OR
March 3, 2021
6:00 pm, ESPN2
UCLA W 82–74  18–5
(13–4)
 23  Duarte   8  Williams Jr.   4  Omoruyi  Matthew Knight Arena (0)
Eugene, OR
March 7, 2021
5:00 pm, FS1
at Oregon State
Rivalry
W 80–67  19–5
(14–4)
 22  Richardson   6  Williams Jr.   6  Duarte  Gill Coliseum (0)
Corvallis, OR
Pac-12 tournament
March 11, 2021
11:30 am, P12N
(1) vs. (8) Arizona State
Quarterfinals
W 91–73  20–5
 21  Figueroa   7  Richardson   9  Richardson  T-Mobile Arena (0)
Paradise, NV
March 11, 2021
5:30 pm, P12N
(1) vs. (5) Oregon State
Semifinals/Rivalry
L 64–75  20–6
 14  Tied   7  Richardson   6  Richardson  T-Mobile Arena (0)
Paradise, NV
NCAA tournament
March 20, 2021
6:57 pm, TNT
(7 W) vs. (10 W) VCU
First Round
Advanced due to COVID-19 protocols from VCU Indiana Farmers Coliseum 
Indianapolis, IN
March 22, 2021
9:10 am, CBS
(7 W) vs. (2 W) No. 8 Iowa
Second Round
W 95–80  21–6
 23  Duarte   7  Figueroa   7  Tied  Bankers Life Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN
March 28, 2021
6:45 pm, TBS
(7 W) vs. (6 W) No. 23 USC
Sweet Sixteen
L 68–82  21–7
 28  Omoruyi   10  Omoruyi   6  Duarte  Bankers Life Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
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 т = Tied with team above or below
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516Final
AP2021RVRV2521т172221RVRVRVRVRVRVRVNot released
Coaches2020^RVRV241715172125RVRV252325252517

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

References

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  1. ^ "Oregon-VCU declared no-contest; Ducks advance". ESPN.com. March 20, 2021. Archived from the original on March 16, 2022. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
  2. ^ "2020–2021 Schedule". goducks.com. Retrieved October 9, 2019.
  3. ^ "DUCKS-EWU GAME POSTPONED". November 23, 2020. Retrieved November 23, 2020.