2014–15 Oregon Ducks men's basketball team

The 2014–15 Oregon Ducks men's basketball team represented the University of Oregon during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Ducks were led by their fifth year head coach Dana Altman. They played their home games at Matthew Knight Arena and were members of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 26–10, 13–5 in Pac-12 play to finish in a tie for second place. They advanced to the championship game of the Pac-12 tournament where they lost to Arizona. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they defeated Oklahoma State in the second round before losing in the third round to Wisconsin.

2014–15 Oregon Ducks men's basketball
NCAA tournament, round of 32
ConferencePac-12 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 25
Record26–10 (13–5 Pac-12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMatthew Knight Arena
2014–15 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 5 Arizona162 .889344  .895
No. 25 Oregon135 .7222610  .722
No. 19 Utah135 .722269  .743
UCLA117 .6112214  .611
Stanford99 .5002413  .649
Arizona State99 .5001816  .529
Oregon State810 .4441714  .548
California711 .3891815  .545
Colorado711 .3891618  .471
Washington State711 .3891318  .419
Washington513 .2781615  .516
USC315 .1671220  .375
Pac-12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

The 2013–14 Oregon Ducks finished the season with a record of 24–10 after advancing to the 2014 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. The team went 10–8 in the Pac-12 regular season. In the 2014 Pac-12 tournament, the team defeated Oregon State 88–74, before losing to UCLA, 63–82 in the quarterfinals. The Ducks were a #7-seed in the West Region of the NCAA tournament. Oregon won its first tournament game, defeating #10-seed BYU 87–68. Oregon eventually lost to #2-seed Wisconsin 77–85, in the Round of 32.[1]

Off-season

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Richard Amardi13F6’8”224RS SeniorToronto, ONGraduated.
Jason Calliste12G6’1”171RS SeniorScarborough, ONGraduated.
Mike Moser0F6’8”211RS SeniorPortland, ORGraduated.
Waverly Austin20C6’11”257SeniorFredericksburg, VAGraduated.
Johnathan Loyd10G5’8”163SeniorLas Vegas, NVGraduated.
Nicholas Lucenti4G6’2”205SeniorLos Angeles, CAGraduated.
Brian Crow35F6’6”220SeniorNovato, CAGraduated.
Dominic Artis1G6’1”186JuniorOakland, CADismissed from the team due to sexual assault allegations.[2]
Damyean Dotson21G6’5”209JuniorHouston, TXDismissed from the team due to sexual assault allegations.[2]
Ben Carter32F6'8"220SophomoreLas Vegas, NVElected to transfer to UNLV.[3]
A.J. Lapray24G6'5"187FreshmanSalem, ORElected to transfer to Pepperdine.[4]

Incoming transfers

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Dwayne Benjamin0SF6’6”190JuniorLafayette, LouisianaJunior College transfer from San Jacinto College.
Michael Chandler25C6’10”245JuniorIndianapolis, IndianaJunior College transfer from Northwest Florida State College.

2014 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Casey Benson
PG
Tempe, AZ Corona Del Sol High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jul 7, 2013 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Ray Kasongo
PF
Toronto, ON Phase One Academy 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Oct 26, 2013 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Ahmaad Rorie
PG
Tacoma, WA Lincoln High School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) May 22, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
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:

  • "2014 Oregon Basketball Commits". ESPN.com.

2015 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2015 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Kendall Small
#16 PG
Anaheim, CA Mayfair HS 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Apr 29, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Trevor Manuel
#29 PF
Lansing, MI Everett HS 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sep 11, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Tyler Dorsey
#10 SG
Pasadena, CA Maranatha HS 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Feb 2, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports:5/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
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

2014–15 Oregon Ducks men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
F 0 Dwayne Benjamin 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)210 lb (95 kg) Jr Lafayette, Louisiana
F 1 Jordan Bell 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)215 lb (98 kg) Fr Long Beach, California
G 2 Casey Benson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)185 lb (84 kg) Fr Tempe, Arizona
G 3 Joe Young 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)180 lb (82 kg) RS Sr Houston, Texas
G 4 Max Heller (W) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)170 lb (77 kg) RS Jr Del Mar, California
G 10 Charlie Noebel (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)178 lb (81 kg) So Irvine, California
G 11 Theo Friedman (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)175 lb (79 kg) So Portland, Oregon
G 14 Ahmaad Rorie 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)175 lb (79 kg) Fr Tacoma, Washington
G 15 Jalil Abdul-Bassit 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)197 lb (89 kg) Sr Anchorage, Alaska
F 23 Elgin Cook 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)205 lb (93 kg) RS Jr Milwaukee, Wisconsin
F 24 Dillon Brooks 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)225 lb (102 kg) Fr Mississauga, Ontario
C 25 Michael Chandler 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)240 lb (109 kg) Jr Indianapolis, Indiana
F 32 Tim Jensen (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)225 lb (102 kg) RS Sr Manistee, Michigan
G 33 Hayden Coppedge (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)180 lb (82 kg) Fr West Linn, Oregon
G 35 Anthony Piganelli (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)195 lb (88 kg) Sr Oakland, California
F 41 Roman Sorkin 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)225 lb (102 kg) Fr Ashdod, Israel
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: 01/24/2015

Roster Notes

  • On January 6, 2015, Oregon added Freshman forward Roman Sorkin from the Israeli Junior National Team. He is eligible to play immediately.[5]

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/04/2014*
7:00 pm, P12N
Northwest Christian W 101–69 
Matthew Knight Arena (5,775)
Eugene, OR
11/09/2014*
6:00 pm, 
Western Oregon W 104–55 
Matthew Knight Arena (5,344)
Eugene, OR
Non-conference regular season
11/14/2014*
8:00 pm, P12N
Coppin State W 107–65  1–0
Matthew Knight Arena (5,467)
Eugene, OR
11/17/2014*
8:00 pm, ESPNU
Detroit
Legends Classic Regional Round
W 83–66  2–0
Matthew Knight Arena (5,051)
Eugene, OR
11/21/2014*
4:00 pm, P12N
Toledo
Legends Classic Regional Round
W 78–68  3–0
Matthew Knight Arena (5,790)
Eugene, OR
11/24/2014*
6:00 pm, ESPN3
vs. No. 19 Michigan
Legends Classic Semifinals
L 63–70  3–1
Barclays Center (8,465)
Brooklyn, NY
11/25/2014*
4:30 pm, ESPNU
vs. No. 14 VCU
Legends Classic Consolation
L 63–77  3–2
Barclays Center (8,093)
Brooklyn, NY
11/30/2014*
5:00 pm, P12N
Portland State W 81–59  4–2
Matthew Knight Arena (5,040)
Eugene, OR
12/03/2014*
7:00 pm, P12N
Concordia (Oregon) W 94–63  5–2
Matthew Knight Arena (4,909)
Eugene, OR
12/07/2014*
1:00 pm, FS1
Ole Miss L 73–79  5–3
Matthew Knight Arena (6,256)
Eugene, OR
12/13/2014*
4:00 PM, BTN
vs. Illinois W 77–70  6–3
United Center (13,759)
Chicago, IL
12/17/2014*
8:00 PM, P12N
Cal State Northridge W 79–56  7–3
Matthew Knight Arena (4,914)
Eugene, OR
12/20/2014*
12:00 PM, P12N
Delaware State W 83–70  8–3
Matthew Knight Arena (5,530)
Eugene, OR
12/22/2014*
6:00 PM, P12N
UC Santa Barbara W 82–78 OT 9–3
Matthew Knight Arena (5,396)
Eugene, OR
12/29/2014*
8:00 PM, P12N
UC Irvine W 69–67 OT 10–3
Matthew Knight Arena (5,421)
Eugene, OR
Pac-12 regular season
01/03/2015
5:00 pm, ESPNU
Oregon State
Civil War
W 71–59  11–3
(1–0)
Matthew Knight Arena (7,314)
Eugene, OR
01/08/2015
7:30 pm, P12N
No. 7 Arizona L 62–80  11–4
(1–1)
Matthew Knight Arena (8,829)
Eugene, OR
01/10/2015
2:00 pm, P12N
Arizona State W 59–56  12–4
(2–1)
Matthew Knight Arena (5,637)
Eugene, OR
01/15/2015
8:00 pm, P12N
at Washington State L 99–108 OT 12–5
(2–2)
Beasley Coliseum (3,584)
Pullman, WA
01/18/2015
5:30 pm, ESPNU
at Washington L 77–85  12–6
(2–3)
Alaska Airlines Arena (6,912)
Seattle, WA
01/22/2015
8:00 pm, P12N
USC W 75–67  13–6
(3–3)
Matthew Knight Arena (5,652)
Eugene, OR
01/24/2015
1:00 pm, CBS
UCLA W 82–64  14–6
(4–3)
Matthew Knight Arena (7,301)
Eugene, OR
01/28/2015
7:00 pm, P12N
at No. 6 Arizona L 56–90  14–7
(4–4)
McKale Center (14,655)
Tucson, AZ
01/30/2015
5:00 pm, P12N
at Arizona State W 68–67 OT 15–7
(5–4)
Wells Fargo Arena (6,127)
Tempe, AZ
02/04/2015
6:00 pm, ESPN2
Washington W 78–74  16–7
(6–4)
Matthew Knight Arena (5,866)
Eugene, OR
02/08/2015
4:00 pm, P12N
Washington State W 95–72  17–7
(7–4)
Matthew Knight Arena (7,121)
Eugene, OR
02/11/2015
6:00 pm, ESPN2
at USC W 80–75  18–7
(8–4)
Galen Center (2,836)
Los Angeles, CA
02/14/2015
12:00 pm, FOX
at UCLA L 63–72  18–8
(8–5)
Pauley Pavilion (10,006)
Los Angeles, CA
02/18/2015
8:00 pm, ESPNU
Colorado W 73–60  19–8
(9–5)
Matthew Knight Arena (5,734)
Eugene, OR
02/22/2015
12:00 pm, FS1
No. 9 Utah W 69–58  20–8
(10–5)
Matthew Knight Arena (10,725)
Eugene, OR
02/25/2015
8:00 pm, ESPNU
at California W 80–69  21–8
(11–5)
Haas Pavilion (8,566)
Berkeley, CA
03/01/2015
4:00 pm, FS1
at Stanford W 73–70  22–8
(12–5)
Maples Pavilion (7,233)
Stanford, CA
03/04/2015
8:00 pm, ESPNU
at Oregon State
Civil War
W 65–62  23–8
(13–5)
Gill Coliseum (9,339)
Corvallis, OR
Pac-12 tournament
03/12/2015
6:00 pm, P12N
(2) vs. (10) Colorado
Quarterfinals
W 93–85  24–8
MGM Grand Garden Arena (12,916)
Paradise, NV
03/13/2015
8:30 pm, ESPN
(2) vs. (3) No. 17 Utah
Semifinals
W 67–64  25–8
MGM Grand Garden Arena (12,916)
Paradise, NV
03/14/2015
8:00 pm, ESPN
(2) vs. (1) No. 5 Arizona
Championship
L 52–80  25–9
MGM Grand Garden Arena (12,916)
Paradise, NV
NCAA tournament
03/20/2015*
3:50 pm, TBS
(8 W) vs. (9 W) Oklahoma State
Second round
W 79–73  26–9
CenturyLink Center (17,534)
Omaha, NE
03/22/2015*
4:45 pm, truTV
(8 W) vs. (1 W) No. 3 Wisconsin
Third round
L 65–72  26–10
CenturyLink Center (17,563)
Omaha, NE
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time. (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region W=West.

Ranking movement

Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
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AP NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR RV NR NR NR NR NR RV RV RV RV N/A
Coaches RV RV RV NR NR NR NR NR RV NR NR NR NR NR NR RV RV RV 25 25

References

  1. "2012‐13 University of Oregon Basketball Season Stats" (PDF). The University of Oregon - Official Athletics Website. March 22, 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 23, 2014. Retrieved March 23, 2014.
  2. "Damyean Dotson, Dominic Artis, Brandon Austin dismissed by Oregon Ducks". Pac–12 Networks. Retrieved May 5, 2014.
  3. "Oregon Ducks forward Ben Carter to transfer to UNLV". SB Nation. Retrieved April 16, 2014.
  4. "Former Oregon guard A.J. Lapray transferring to Pepperdine". NBC Sports. Retrieved April 16, 2014.
  5. Alger, Tyson (January 6, 2015). "Oregon basketball signs 6-10 Israeli junior national team player Roman Sorkin, will join team this week". The Oregonian.
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