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
2018–19 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Washington15–3 .83327–9  .750
Arizona State12–6 .66723–11  .676
Utah11–7 .61117–14  .548
Oregon State10–8 .55618–13  .581
Colorado10–8 .55623–13  .639
Oregon †10–8 .55625–13  .658
UCLA9–9 .50017–16  .515
USC8–10 .44416–17  .485
Arizona8–10 .44417–15  .531
Stanford8–10 .44415–16  .484
Washington State4–14 .22211–21  .344
California3–15 .1678–23  .258
† Conference tournament winner

Previous season
Main article: 2017–18 Oregon Ducks men's basketball team

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

Departures
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
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
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:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   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:5/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports:5/5 stars    ESPN:5/5 stars   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:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   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:5/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports:5/5 stars    ESPN:5/5 stars   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:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   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
2018–19 Oregon Ducks men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Will Richardson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)180 lb (82 kg) FrOak Hill Academy Hinesville, Georgia
C 1 Bol Bol Injured 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m)235 lb (107 kg) FrFindlay Prep Olathe, Kansas
F 2 Louis King 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)205 lb (93 kg) FrHudson Catholic HS Jersey City, New Jersey
G 3 Payton Pritchard 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)195 lb (88 kg) JrWest Linn HS West Linn, Oregon
G 4 Ehab Amin 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)200 lb (91 kg) GSTexas A&M–Corpus Christi Alexandria, Egypt
F 5 Miles Norris 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)210 lb (95 kg) FrBrewster Academy San Diego, California
G 10 Victor Bailey Jr. 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)190 lb (86 kg) SoMcNeil HS Austin, Texas
F 13 Paul White 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)230 lb (104 kg) RS SrGeorgetown Chicago, Illinois
F 14 Kenny Wooten 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)235 lb (107 kg) SoTrinity International Manteca, California
G 25 Luke Osborn (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)215 lb (98 kg) RS SoTualatin HS Clackamas, Oregon
C 33 Francis Okoro 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)235 lb (107 kg) FrNormal Community West HS Imo, Nigeria
G 54 Will Johnson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)180 lb (82 kg) RS FrPalisades 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
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
See also: 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
— = Not ranked. RV = Received votes.
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
AP14132118RV——————————————Not released
Coaches1616^2021RV—————————————RV21

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

References
  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.
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