No one would blame the Oregon basketball teams for taking some time off this spring. Both the men and the women had unforgettable postseason runs just a couple months ago. But the best in the business keep their foot on the gas pedal all year long, doing whatever it takes to get a leg up on the competition. That approach …
Coach Dana Altman filled a big piece of the Ducks’ roster on Saturday. Eric Williams Jr., a 6’6″ shooting guard/wing is transferring immediately to Oregon from Duquesne. The left-handed Williams averaged 14 points and over seven rebounds per game for the Dukes. A Michigan native, he once scored 50 in a high school game and led his team to the state …
With signing period starting tomorrow, Sabrina Ionescu’s impending return was great news for the Oregon Duck program. Louis King’s announcement on Twitter that he’s hiring an agent was not. The men have two or three spots they can fill, and the women still have one. King has clearly been told by someone that his stock could rise at the NBA …
Oregon lost its Final Four game to Baylor because the players didn’t hit shots, plain and simple. Baylor won the previous four NCAA Tournament games by an average of 38 points, so the Ducks have nothing to be ashamed of at all. They had as good of a chance as anyone to win the whole thing, but they just couldn’t …
Baylor is incredible. The Bears are huge. They’re like giants who roam the earth just taking whatever they want from others. Why would anyone even think they can play with them? Does Oregon stand a chance? Of course. Baylor is the best team in the nation this year, but they’re not unbeatable. Much has already been written about the Bears’ …
Sabrina Ionescu embodies everything that is right with college sports: she’s unselfish, a leader, good in the classroom, team first … the list goes on and on. She put on a display for the ages with her 31 points, 7 rebounds and 8 assists in Oregon’s win that sent them to their first Final Four. They’ll play in Tampa on …
The Oregon Ducks’ season is over, and there are a lot of reasons they didn’t win. Some bad shot selection, poor blocking out on the defensive glass, and a lack of strong screens to open up shooters. Before I get into that, I want to thank this team for giving us this ride. Nobody questions the heart of any of …
The defense stole the show for the Oregon men’s defense on Friday and Sunday. On Sunday, Ehab Amin took over by creating a series of extra possessions for the Ducks. He had a save of a ball already out of bounds, slapping a rebound off an opponent’s leg, another offensive rebound and a steal so quick all six TV cameras …
Oregon’s defense is what got them into the NCAA Tournament, and it’s their defense that can carry them to the Sweet 16. We’ve touched on the brilliance of Coach Dana Altman’s defensive schemes all season. Today we present a deeper look. “The Chameleon” looks like one defense, morphs into another, then shows itself as even another — sometimes in the …
Oregon will play Wisconsin in the first round of the NCAA tournament. Let’s get this out of the way. Wisconsin is formidable, but they are beatable if Oregon does a few things right. The NCAA Selection Committee did Oregon a favor on Sunday, scheduling the game in San Jose, barely a half travel day away. So on game day, the …
Is there a more mentally tough team in NCAA basketball right now than the Oregon men’s basketball team? Some will point to the LSU team on the men’s side, but their issues have only been going on for a couple of weeks. Here is what has happened to the Oregon men: they lost Bol Bol, didn’t have their current best …
“Oregon is always a different team by late February.” You hear that every year about Oregon under coach Dana Altman. It’s true again this year, as the men are starting to come together and play closer to the way we all thought they might when the season started. As for the women’s team, the nation’s best offense showed up and played …