2022–23 Oregon Ducks men's basketball team

The 2022–23 Oregon Ducks men's basketball team represented the University of Oregon during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Ducks, led by 13th-year head coach Dana Altman, played their home games at Matthew Knight Arena as members of the Pac–12 Conference. They finished the season 18–13, 12–8 in Pac-12 play to finish in fourth place. As the No. 4 seed in the Pac-12 tournament, they defeated Washington State in the quarterfinals before losing to UCLA in the semifinal round. They received an invitation to the National Invitation Tournament, where they defeated UC Irvine in the first round and UCF in the second round, before losing to Wisconsin in the quarterfinals.

2022–23 Oregon Ducks men's basketball
NIT, Quarterfinals
Conference	Pac-12 Conference
Record	21–15 (12–8 Pac-12)
Head coach	Dana Altman (13th season)
Assistant coaches	Chuck Martin Kevin McKenna Mike Mennenga
Home arena	Matthew Knight Arena

2022–23 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 7 UCLA	18	–	2		.900			31	–	6		.838
No. 8 Arizona†	14	–	6		.700			28	–	7		.800
USC	14	–	6		.700			22	–	11		.667
Oregon	12	–	8		.600			21	–	15		.583
Arizona State	11	–	9		.550			23	–	13		.639
Washington State	11	–	9		.550			17	–	17		.500
Utah	10	–	10		.500			17	–	15		.531
Washington	8	–	12		.400			16	–	16		.500
Colorado	8	–	12		.400			18	–	17		.514
Stanford	7	–	13		.350			14	–	19		.424
Oregon State	5	–	15		.250			11	–	21		.344
California	2	–	18		.100			3	–	29		.094
† Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

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The Ducks finished the season 20–15, 11–9 in Pac-12 play to finish in a tie for 5th place for the regular season. They defeated Oregon State in the first round of the Pac-12 tournament before losing to Colorado in the quarterfinals. They did not receive an invitation to the NCAA tournament but did receive a bid to the NIT tournament as 4 seed in the Texas A&M. They defeated Utah State 83–72 in their first round matchup and would be defeated in the second round by Texas A&M 60–75.

Off-season

Departures

Oregon Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for Departure
De'Vion Harmon	5	G	6'2"	198	Senior	Dallas, TX	Transferred to Texas Tech
Isaac Johnson	33	C	7'0"	225	Sophomore	American Fork, UT	Transferred to Utah State
Franck Kepnang	22	C	6'11"	250	Junior	Yaoundé, Cameroon	Transferred to Washington
Eric Williams Jr.	50	G	6'7"	195	Grad Senior	Port Huron, MI	Transferred to San Diego
Jacob Young	42	G	6'3"	190	RS Senior	Houston, TX	Graduated

Incoming transfers

Oregon Incoming Transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous school
Tyrone Williams	2	G	6'5"	200	Junior	Philadelphia, PA	Transferred from Grayson CC.
Keeshawn Barthelemy	3	G	6'2"	170	RS Junior	Montreal, QC	Transferred from Colorado.
Brennan Rigsby	4	G	6'3"	180	Sophomore	De Beque, CO	Transferred from NW Florida State.
Jermaine Couisnard	5	G	6'4"	210	RS Senior	East Chicago, IN	Transferred from South Carolina.

2022 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Kel'el Ware #3 C	North Little Rock, AR	North Little Rock High School	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Sep 11, 2021
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 93
Overall recruiting rankings:   Rivals: 41  247Sports: 48
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:

2023 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2023 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Jackson Shelstad PG	West Linn, OR	West Linn High School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Nov 14, 2021
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 87
Kwame Evans Jr. PF	Baltimore, MD	Montverde Academy	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Aug 2, 2022
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 91
Mookie Cook SF	Portland, OR	Compass Prep	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Aug 12, 2022
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 89
Overall recruiting rankings:   Rivals: 7  247Sports: 8
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

2022–23 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) Sr Oak Hill Academy Hinesville, Georgia C 1 N'Faly Dante 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Sunrise Christian Academy Bamako, Mali G 2 Tyrone Williams 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Grayson College Philadelphia, Pennsylvania G 3 Keeshawn Barthelemy 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) RS Jr Colorado Montreal, Quebec G 4 Brennan Rigsby 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So NW Florida State De Beque, Colorado G 5 Jermaine Couisnard 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Sr South Carolina East Chicago, Indiana C 10 Kel'el Ware 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr North Little Rock HS North Little Rock, Arkansas G 11 Rivaldo Soares 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr South Plains College Boston, Massachusetts F 12 James Cooper (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Mauldin HS Mauldin, South Carolina F 13 Quincy Guerrier 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Syracuse Montreal, Quebec F 14 Ethan Butler 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Fr Southwest Academy Toronto, Ontario F 15 Lök Wur 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Jr Papillion-La Vista South HS Omaha, Nebraska G 23 Gabe Reichle (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Wilsonville HS Wilsonville, Oregon G 24 Brady Parris (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Sr Mullen HS Lakewood, Colorado C 32 Nathan Bittle 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Prolific Prep Central Point, Oregon	Head coach Dana Altman (Eastern New Mexico) Assistant coach(es) Chuck Martin (Monmouth) Kevin McKenna (Creighton) Mike Mennenga (Morehead State) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 7, 2022* 7:00 p.m., P12N	No. 21	Florida A&M Pac-12/SWAC Legacy Series	W 80–45	1–0	16 – Dante	10 – Dante	4 – Richardson	Matthew Knight Arena (5,897) Eugene, OR
November 11, 2022* 8:00 p.m., P12N	No. 21	UC Irvine	L 56–69	1–1	20 – Dante	9 – Dante	4 – Richardson	Matthew Knight Arena (6,454) Eugene, OR
November 15, 2022* 6:00 p.m., P12N		Montana State	W 81–51	2–1	16 – Ware	7 – Tied	6 – Richardson	Matthew Knight Arena (5,347) Eugene, OR
November 20, 2022* 6:30 p.m., ESPN		No. 3 Houston	L 56–66	2–2	16 – Dante	11 – Dante	4 – Dante	Matthew Knight Arena (7,002) Eugene, OR
November 24, 2022* 5:00 p.m., ESPN2		vs. No. 20 UConn Phil Knight Invitational quarterfinals	L 59–83	2–3	18 – Ware	9 – Ware	3 – Dante	Moda Center (5,598) Portland, OR
November 25, 2022* 9:00 p.m., ESPN2		vs. No. 12 Michigan State Phil Knight Invitational consolation round	L 70–74	2–4	28 – Richardson	9 – Ware	8 – Richardson	Veterans Memorial Coliseum (3,603) Portland, OR
November 27, 2022* 12:00 p.m., ESPN2		vs. Villanova Phil Knight Invitational 7th-place game	W 74–67	3–4	21 – Guerrier	8 – Tied	8 – Richardson	Chiles Center  Portland, OR
December 1, 2022 7:30 p.m., P12N		Washington State	W 74–60	4–4 (1–0)	22 – Dante	7 – Dante	8 – Richardson	Matthew Knight Arena (5,379) Eugene, OR
December 4, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN		at No. 21 UCLA	L 56–65	4–5 (1–1)	15 – Guerrier	5 – Wur	5 – Richardson	Pauley Pavilion (8,093) Los Angeles, CA
December 10, 2022* 4:00 p.m., P12N		Nevada	W 78–65	5–5	26 – Guerrier	10 – Richardson	11 – Richardson	Matthew Knight Arena (5,416) Eugene, OR
December 14, 2022* 6:00 p.m., P12N		UC Riverside	W 71–65	6–5	19 – Rigsby	10 – Guerrier	5 – Richardson	Matthew Knight Arena (4,738) Eugene, OR
December 17, 2022* 5:00 p.m., P12N		Portland	W 78–56	7–5	16 – Soares	6 – Tied	12 – Richardson	Matthew Knight Arena (5,074) Eugene, OR
December 20, 2022* 7:30 p.m., P12N		Utah Valley	L 72–77	7–6	26 – Richardson	14 – Dante	4 – Richardson	Matthew Knight Arena (5,064) Eugene, OR
December 31, 2022 5:00 p.m., P12N		Oregon State Rivalry	W 77–68	8–6 (2–1)	22 – Richardson	8 – Dante	3 – Tied	Matthew Knight Arena (7,001) Eugene, OR
January 5, 2023 6:00 p.m., ESPN2		at Colorado	L 41–68	8–7 (2–2)	10 – Guerrier	5 – Dante	1 – Tied	CU Events Center (6,325) Boulder, CO
January 7, 2023 4:00 p.m., P12N		at Utah	W 70–60	9–7 (3–2)	17 – Dante	12 – Dante	4 – Couisnard	Jon M. Huntsman Center (8,235) Salt Lake City, UT
January 12, 2023 6:00 p.m., FS1		Arizona State	L 73–90	9–8 (3–3)	16 – Richardson	8 – Dante	3 – Tied	Matthew Knight Arena (5,955) Eugene, OR
January 14, 2023 3:00 p.m., ESPN		No. 9 Arizona	W 87–68	10–8 (4–3)	27 – Couisnard	10 – Dante	5 – Richardson	Matthew Knight Arena (7,970) Eugene, OR
January 18, 2023 7:00 p.m., P12N		at California	W 87–58	11–8 (5–3)	13 – Soares	7 – Dante	10 – Richardson	Haas Pavilion (2,341) Berkeley, CA
January 21, 2023 8:00 p.m., FS1		at Stanford	L 64–71	11–9 (5–4)	18 – Couisnard	15 – Dante	4 – Couisnard	Maples Pavilion (3,542) Stanford, CA
January 26, 2023 6:00 p.m., P12N		Colorado	W 75–69	12–9 (6–4)	16 – Guerrier	13 – Bittle	6 – Richardson	Matthew Knight Arena (5,680) Eugene, OR
January 28, 2023 5:00 p.m., P12N		Utah	W 68–56	13–9 (7–4)	18 – Couisnard	10 – Dante	7 – Richardson	Matthew Knight Arena (8,228) Eugene, OR
February 2, 2023 7:30 p.m., ESPN		at No. 5 Arizona	L 76–91	13–10 (7–5)	22 – Richardson	6 – Guerrier	5 – Richardson	McKale Center (14,688) Tucson, AZ
February 4, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN2		at Arizona State	W 75–70	14–10 (8–5)	18 – Dante	6 – Bittle	5 – Barthelemy	Desert Financial Arena (9,815) Tempe, AZ
February 9, 2023 8:00 p.m., ESPN2		USC	W 78–60	15–10 (9–5)	17 – Dante	6 – Tied	9 – Richardson	Matthew Knight Arena (7,005) Eugene, OR
February 11, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN		No. 7 UCLA	L 63–70	15–11 (9–6)	19 – Couisnard	9 – Dante	3 – Tied	Matthew Knight Arena (10,272) Eugene, OR
February 15, 2023 8:00 p.m., ESPNU		at Washington	L 71–72 OT	15–12 (9–7)	19 – Dante	13 – Dante	5 – Richardson	Alaska Airlines Arena (7,079) Seattle, WA
February 19, 2023 4:00 p.m., FS1		at Washington State	L 65–68	15–13 (9–8)	17 – Barthelemy	11 – Dante	2 – 3 tied	Beasley Coliseum (4,467) Pullman, WA
February 25, 2023 7:00 p.m., P12N		at Oregon State Rivalry	W 69–67	16–13 (10–8)	16 – Dante	18 – Dante	7 – Richardson	Gill Coliseum (7,270) Corvallis, OR
March 2, 2023 8:00 p.m., FS1		California	W 84–51	17–13 (11–8)	17 – Couisnard	8 – Dante	5 – Barthelemy	Matthew Knight Arena (5,908) Eugene, OR
March 4, 2023 1:00 p.m., CBS		Stanford	W 73–68	18–13 (12–8)	15 – Dante	12 – Dante	6 – Richardson	Matthew Knight Arena (7,458) Eugene, OR
Pac-12 tournament
March 9, 2023 2:30 p.m., P12N	(4)	vs. (5) Washington State Quarterfinals	W 75–70	19–13	17 – Tied	11 – Dante	4 – Richardson	T-Mobile Arena (10,406) Paradise, NV
March 10, 2023 6:00 p.m., P12N	(4)	vs. (1) No. 2 UCLA Semifinals	L 56–75	19–14	10 – Tied	10 – Dante	3 – Tied	T-Mobile Arena (13,788) Paradise, NV
NIT
March 15, 2023 8:00 p.m., ESPN2	(1)	UC Irvine First Round – Oregon Bracket	W 84–58	20–14	21 – Soares	10 – Soares	5 – Barthelemy	Matthew Knight Arena (2,431) Eugene, OR
March 19, 2023 4:30 p.m., ESPNU	(1)	UCF Second Round – Oregon Bracket	W 68–54	21–14	21 – Bittle	13 – Bittle	8 – Barthelemy	Matthew Knight Arena (3,019) Eugene, OR
March 21, 2023 6:00 p.m., ESPN	(1)	(2) Wisconsin Quarterfinals – Oregon Bracket	L 58–61	21–15	15 – Barthelemy	8 – Guerrier	5 – Soares	Matthew Knight Arena (3,384) Eugene, OR
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.

Awards & milestones

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Ranking movement

See also: 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
RV = Received votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Final
AP	21	RV																		Not released
Coaches	21	RV

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings.