2017–18 Oregon Ducks men's basketball team

The 2017–18 Oregon Ducks men's basketball team represented the University of Oregon during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Ducks, led by eighth-year head coach Dana Altman, played their home games at Matthew Knight Arena as members of the Pac–12 Conference. They 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.

2017–18 Oregon Ducks men's basketball
NIT, Second Round
ConferencePac-12 Conference
Record23–13 (10–8 Pac-12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMatthew Knight Arena
Seasons
2017–18 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 12 Arizona144 .778278 .771
USC126 .6672412 .667
UCLA117 .6112112 .636
Utah117 .6112312 .657
Stanford117 .6111916 .543
Oregon108 .5562313 .639
Washington108 .5562113 .618
Colorado810 .4441715 .531
Arizona State810 .4442012 .625
Oregon State711 .3891616 .500
Washington State414 .2221219 .387
California216 .111824 .250
Pac-12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll
Oregon recruit Troy Brown Jr. at the 2017 McDonald's All-American Boys Game.

Previous season

The Ducks finished the 2016–17 season 33–6, 16–2 in Pac-12 play to win a share of the regular season Pac-12 championship. They defeated Arizona State and California in the Pac-12 tournament before losing in the final to Arizona. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as a No. 3 seed in the Midwest Region where they defeated Iona and Rhode Island to advance to the Sweet Sixteen. In the Sweet Sixteen, they defeated Michigan to advance to the Elite Eight where they defeated Kansas.[1] The win marked the first time the Ducks advanced to the Final Four since 1939.[2] There, they lost to the eventual champions, North Carolina.[3]

Off-season

Departures

NamePos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for Departure
Dylan EnnisG6'2"195GSBramton, ONGraduated
Chris BoucherF6'10"200Sr.Montreal, QCGraduated; Undrafted; GSW
Charlie NoebelG6'2"178Sr.Irvine, CAWalk-on; Graduated
Kavell Bigby-WilliamsF6'11"230Jr.London, GBTransferred to LSU
Jordan BellF6'9"225Jr.Long Beach, CADeclared for 2017 NBA draft;[4] Drafted 38th Overall by CHI; traded to GSW for financial compensation
Dillon BrooksF6'7"225Jr.Mississauga, ONDeclared for 2017 NBA draft;[5] Drafted 45th Overall by HOU; Traded to MEM for 2nd Round Pick
Casey BensonG6'3"185Jr.Tempe, AZGraduate transferred to Grand Canyon
Tyler DorseyG6'4"195So.Los Angeles, CADeclared for 2017 NBA draft;[6] Drafted 41st Overall to ATL

Incoming transfers

NamePos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Elijah BrownG6'4"200RS Sr.Orange County, CAGraduate transfer from New Mexico, Brown is eligible to play immediately for the 2017–18 season.
MiKyle McIntoshF6'7"234RS Jr.Pickering, ONGraduate transfer from Illinois State, McIntosh is eligible to play immediately for the 2017–18 season.

2017 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
NameHometownHigh school / collegeHeightWeightCommit date
Victor Bailey Jr.
G
Austin, TXMcNeil HS6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)170 lb (77 kg)Oct 11, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    ESPN grade: 82
Abu Kigab
SF
St. Catharines, ONProlific Prep6 ft 6.5 in (1.99 m)200 lb (91 kg)Oct 14, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    ESPN grade: 81
Troy Brown Jr.
G/F
Las Vegas, NVCentennial HS6 ft 6.5 in (1.99 m)205 lb (93 kg)Nov 7, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    ESPN grade: 93
Kenny Wooten
PF
Manteca, CATrinity International (NV)6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)205 lb (93 kg)Apr 24, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    ESPN grade: 80
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:

  • "Oregon 2017 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com.
  • "2017 Oregon Ducks Recruiting Class". ESPN.com.
  • "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2017–18 Oregon Ducks men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F0Troy Brown Jr.6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)215 lb (98 kg)FrCentennial HSLas Vegas, Nevada
F1Kenny Wooten6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)220 lb (100 kg)FrTrinity Intl (NV)Manteca, California
G3Payton Pritchard6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)195 lb (88 kg)SoWest Linn HSWest Linn, Oregon
F4M.J. Cage6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)225 lb (102 kg)RS FrMater Dei HSSanta Ana, California
G5Elijah Brown6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)200 lb (91 kg)GSNew MexicoOrange County, California
G10Victor Bailey Jr.6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)185 lb (84 kg)FrMcNeil HSAustin, Texas
F11Keith Smith6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)215 lb (98 kg)SoRainier Beach HSSeattle, Washington
F13Paul White6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)225 lb (102 kg)RS JrGeorgetownChicago, Illinois
G21Evan Gross (W)5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)165 lb (75 kg)RS SrOak Ridge HSSacramento, California
F22MiKyle McIntosh6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)240 lb (109 kg)GSIllinois StatePickering, Ontario
F24Abu Kigab6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)215 lb (98 kg)FrProlific PrepSt. Catharines, Ontario
F41Roman Sorkin6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)230 lb (104 kg)SrHof HaSharon HSAshdod, Israel
G54Will Johnson (W)6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)180 lb (82 kg)FrPalisades HSPacific Palisades, California
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: October 6, 2017

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsSite (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Oct 28, 2017*
11:00 am
Idaho
Charity Exhibition for Oregon Wildfire Fund
W 81–57 
 20  Bailey Jr.  6  3 tied  5  Pritchard Matthew Knight Arena 
Eugene, OR
Oct 30, 2017*
7:00 pm, P12N
Northwest ChristianW 124–72 
 25  Pritchard  6  Tied  9  T. Brown Jr. Matthew Knight Arena (7,028)
Eugene, OR
Non-conference regular season
Nov 10, 2017*
9:00 pm, P12N
Coppin StateW 70–54 1–0
 23  Sorkin  8  Pritchard  4  Tied Matthew Knight Arena (7,232)
Eugene, OR
Nov 13, 2017*
6:00 pm, P12N
Prairie View A&MW 100–67 2–0
 17  T. Brown Jr.  8  Brown  4  3 tied Matthew Knight Arena (6,428)
Eugene, OR
Nov 17, 2017*
8:00 pm, P12N
Alabama StateW 114–56 3–0
 19  Wooten  13  Wooten  7  Pritchard Matthew Knight Arena (8,100)
Eugene, OR
Nov 19, 2017*
6:00 pm, P12N
Ball StateW 95–71 4–0
 20  Pritchard  8  T. Brown Jr.  8  Pritchard Matthew Knight Arena (6,916)
Eugene, OR
Nov 23, 2017*
6:00 pm, ESPNU
vs. UConn
PK80-Phil Knight Invitational Victory quarterfinals
L 63–71 4–1
 14  Prichard  11  McIntosh  3  E. Brown Moda Center (13,439)
Portland, OR
Nov 24, 2017*
6:30 pm, ESPNU
vs. DePaul
PK80-Phil Knight Invitational Victory consolation 2nd round
W 89–79 OT5–1
 29  Pritchard  9  T. Brown Jr.  8  Pritchard Veterans Memorial Coliseum (8,853)
Portland, OR
Nov 26, 2017*
10:00 am, ESPN2
vs. Oklahoma
PK80-Phil Knight Invitational Victory 5th place game
L 80–90 5–2
 17  White  8  T. Brown Jr.  5  Pritchard Veterans Memorial Coliseum (5,910)
Portland, OR
Dec 1, 2017*
6:30 pm, P12N
Boise StateL 70–73 5–3
 28  Pritchard  5  Smith  4  E. Brown Matthew Knight Arena (7,688)
Eugene, OR
Dec 8, 2017*
7:00 pm, P12N
Colorado StateW 95–65 6–3
 20  E. Brown  10  T. Brown Jr.  5  E. Brown Jr. Matthew Knight Arena (7,153)
Eugene, OR
Dec 11, 2017*
7:00 pm, P12N
Texas SouthernW 74–68 7–3
 16  Pritchard  12  T. Brown Jr.  4  Tied Matthew Knight Arena (6,249)
Eugene, OR
Dec 13, 2017*
7:00 pm, P12N
Portland StateW 95–84 8–3
 22  E. Brown  10  T. Brown Jr.  9  T. Brown Jr. Matthew Knight Arena (6,905)
Eugene, OR
Dec 16, 2017*
3:00 pm, CBSSN
at Fresno StateW 68–61 9–3
 20  E. Brown  10  Wooten  2  E. Brown Save Mart Center (9,225)
Fresno, CA
Dec 20, 2017*
7:00 pm, P12N
Central ArkansasW 96–82 10–3
 24  Pritchard  6  3 tied  8  Pritchard Matthew Knight Arena (6,908)
Eugene, OR
Pac-12 regular season
Dec. 29, 2017
7:00 pm, FS1
UtahL 56–66 10–4
(0–1)
 16  T. Brown Jr.  6  T. Brown Jr.  5  E. Brown Matthew Knight Arena (9,661)
Eugene, OR
Dec. 31, 2017
7:00 pm, P12N
ColoradoW 77–62 11–4
(1–1)
 21  T. Brown Jr.  7  Tied  4  Prichard Matthew Knight Arena (7,458)
Eugene, OR
Jan. 5, 2018
7:00 pm, FS1
at Oregon State
Civil War
L 64–76 11–5
(1–2)
 16  White  8  T. Brown Jr.  5  White Gill Coliseum (6,482)
Corvallis, OR
Jan. 11, 2018
7:00 pm, FS1
at No. 11 Arizona StateW 76–72 12–5
(2–2)
 18  Tied  13  McIntosh  6  Pritchard Wells Fargo Arena (13,693)
Tempe, AZ
Jan. 13, 2018
11:00 am, ESPN2
at No. 17 ArizonaL 83–90 12–6
(2–3)
 25  E. Brown  7  McIntosh  7  Pritchard McKale Center (14,644)
Tucson, AZ
Jan. 18, 2018
6:00 pm, ESPN2
USCL 70–75 12–7
(2–4)
 18  Prichard  10  McIntosh  7  Prichard Matthew Knight Arena (9,202)
Eugene, OR
Jan. 20, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN
UCLAW 94–91 13–7
(3–4)
 25  Prichard  8  McIntosh  5  T. Brown Jr. Matthew Knight Arena (12,364)
Eugene, OR
Jan. 27, 2018
5:00 pm, P12N
Oregon State
Civil War
W 66–57 14–7
(4–4)
 20  E. Brown  6  Tied  7  Prichard Matthew Knight Arena (12,364)
Eugene, OR
Feb. 1, 2018
6:00 pm, P12N
at CaliforniaW 66–53 15–7
(5–4)
 16  T. Brown  11  McIntosh  4  Pritchard Haas Pavilion (7,531)
Berkeley, CA
Feb. 3, 2018
2:00 pm, FOX
at StanfordL 61–96 15–8
(5–5)
 15  T. Brown  6  T. Brown  3  Tied Maples Pavilion (4,894)
Stanford, CA
Feb. 8, 2018
7:00 pm, FS1
WashingtonW 65–40 16–8
(6–5)
 21  T. Brown  9  McIntosh  8  Pritchard Matthew Knight Arena (9,938)
Eugene, OR
Feb. 11, 2018
5:00 pm, ESPNU
Washington StateW 84–57 17–8
(7–5)
 19  Pritchard  10  T. Brown  10  Pritchard Matthew Knight Arena (9,419)
Eugene, OR
Feb. 15, 2018
6:00 pm, ESPN2
at USCL 70–72 17–9
(7–6)
 23  McIntosh  7  T. Brown  4  Pritchard Galen Center (4,322)
Los Angeles, CA
Feb. 17, 2018
7:15 pm, ESPN
at UCLAL 78–86 OT17–10
(7–7)
 23  Pritchard  9  McIntosh  7  T. Brown Pauley Pavilion (13,001)
Los Angeles, CA
Feb. 22, 2018
8:30 pm, FS1
Arizona StateW 75–68 18–10
(8–7)
 19  E. Brown  7  E. Brown  6  Pritchard Matthew Knight Arena (9,940)
Eugene, OR
Feb. 24, 2018
7:15 pm, ESPN
No. 14 ArizonaW 98–93 OT19–10
(9–7)
 30  E. Brown  5  Tied  8  Pritchard Matthew Knight Arena (12,364)
Eugene, OR
Mar. 1, 2018
6:00 pm, ESPN2
at Washington StateL 76–78 19–11
(9–8)
 18  E. Brown  7  McIntosh  4  McIntosh Beasley Coliseum (2,592)
Pullman, WA
Mar. 3, 2018
1:30 pm, P12N
at WashingtonW 72–64 20–11
(10–8)
 14  Prichard  7  McIntosh  6  T.Brown Alaska Airlines Arena (9,912)
Seattle, WA
Pac-12 Tournament
March 7, 2018
8:30 pm, P12N
(6) vs. (11) Washington State
First Round
W 64–62 OT21–11
 18  McIntosh  9  T.Brown  5  White T-Mobile Arena (10,458)
Paradise, NV
March 8, 2018
8:45 pm, FS1
(6) vs. (3) Utah
Quarterfinals
W 68–66 22–11
 21  E.Brown  8  Wooten  3  McIntosh T-Mobile Arena (13,194)
Paradise, NV
March 9, 2018
8:45 pm, FS1
(6) vs. (2) USC
Semifinals
L 54–74 22–12
 21  McIntosh  5  Tied  7  Pritchard T-Mobile Arena (16,596)
Paradise, NV
NIT
March 13, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
(3) (6) Rider
First Round – Notre Dame Bracket
W 99–86 23–12
 23  Tied  10  Wooten  8  Pritchard Matthew Knight Arena (2,327)
Eugene, OR
March 18, 2018*
1:30 pm, ESPN2
(3) at (2) Marquette
Second Round – Notre Dame Bracket
L 92–101 23–13
 25  McIntosh  4  Tied  5  Brown Al McGuire Center (3,618)
Milwaukee, WI
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

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