The 2014-2015 Oregon Ducks menās basketball team had one of the most exciting regular seasons in recent memory. Not only did the Ducks finish in a two-way tie for second place in the conference, but they also played in the Pac-12 championship game against the Arizona Wildcats and, for the third straight season, they qualified for the NCAA Tournament. The ā¦
The Oregon Ducks (22-8, 12-5 Pac-12) and the Oregon State Beavers (17-12, 8-9 Pac-12), have one of the most storied rivalries in all of college basketball. The famed rivalry dates all the way back to 1903 and the twoĀ ball clubs have met 343 times, which is an all-time record. Despite the match-upās rich history, both the Ducks and the Beavers ā¦
The Lane County District Attorney rejected two newspapersā appeal for the University of Oregon to disclose public records from the sexual assault caseĀ involving three former Oregon menās basketball players:Ā Damyean Dotson, Dominic Artis and Brandon Austin. One newspaper, The Register-Guard, willĀ sue the UO in Lane County Circuit Court as a result. āThe rejection of our appeal [ā¦]
Ā Football Recruiting News Last week, following the first day of spring practice, Oregon head man Mark Helfrich was asked if there was a chance of adding players who had not yet signed with the program in February. āThatās always a possibility,ā said Helfrich. āThere are always a couple [of irons in]Ā the fire that way.ā Not more than 72 hours ā¦
Basketball Recruiting Commitments Amid swirling rumors, heavily-touted point guard JaQuan Lyle (5-Star/Huntington, WV/Rivals150) made his college decision public last Wednesday naming Oregon as his future destination. Ā One of the last nationally-ranked five stars to commit, Lyle left no doubt at the press conference mic. āNext year, Iām going to attend the University of Oregon ā¦ā Lyle, standing 6-foot-5 and tipping ā¦
The Ducks held off the battling Beavers in Sundayās Civil War game, but not necessarily because of the starting lineup. Ā Seeing the double-digit scoring figures by four of the five starters, people tend to focus all praise towards the fab five, but what about the ābenchwarmers?ā Bench playersĀ are an important aspect of the game. Ā They serve as encouragers and theyāre ā¦
In November, the Oregon Ducks (15-8, 3-8 Pac-12) seemed to be a prime contender for a deep run intoĀ March Madness, winning its first 13 games and reachingĀ the No. 10 ranking in the AP Poll.Ā That incredible start now seems miles away since they reached conference play, as the Ducks are 10th in the Pac-12 standings, and they have only seven ā¦
For a team in disarray on offense and playing matador defense during the last 5 games ā all losses ā Jason Calliste, the 6-2 senior guard from the Detroit area, said āEnough!ā by dumping 20Ā on the Cougs,Ā on 8-10 shooting (4-of-6 from behind the arc), to lead a 71-44 Duck victory.Ā Had the Ducks lost to last placeĀ Wazzu, the season would ā¦
Basketball: a sport that many a casual fan judges merely by points scored. Ā Points, however, ultimately have little to do with final outcomes. Ā As we know, teams can score 90 points and lose, then score 65 and win. Ā This is a complex game where, as in many sports, many interdependent movements determine success. Ā The points scored result from,Ā not in spite ā¦
Ā EUGENE, OR.- Thereās no other way to put it, the Ducks are in big, big, BIG trouble. After such an impressive start to the season, the Ducks havenāt been able to carry their mojo into league play, as they are now 1-3 in the PAC-12 after their heart-breaking 82-80 loss to the Stanford Cardinal on Sunday afternoon. Just when ā¦
SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH. ā The undefeated Oregon Ducks came into the Huntsman Center, Thursday afternoon,Ā to take on the 11-1 Utah Utes,Ā in the first PAC-12 conference game of the year.Ā Ā AfterĀ playing only two road games this season āĀ one of which was at the Moda Center in Portland, basically in the Ducksā backyard āĀ this one would not only test Oregonās ability to ā¦
Oregon leads the nation in Scoring and comes in atĀ No. 7 in Field Goal Efficiency āĀ but whereās the love?Ā Granted, some of the other stats rankingsĀ arenāt as special: assists, No. 24 (which is certainly solid but not elite) andĀ rebounding, No. 155. On the surface, rebounding isĀ by far their biggest weakness, but when the ball goes through the hoop the first ā¦
