2020–21 Oregon Ducks men's basketball team

2020–21 Oregon Ducks men's basketball
2020–21 Oregon Ducks men's basketball
Conference	Pac-12 Conference
Record	9–3 (4–2 Pac-12)
Head coach	Dana Altman (11th season);
Assistant coaches	Kevin McKenna; Tony Stubblefield; Mike Mennenga;
Home arena	Matthew Knight Arena
	Seasons ← 2019–20 2021–22 →

2020–21 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 17 Oregon	14	–	4	.778	21	–	7	.750
No. 9 USC	15	–	5	.750	25	–	8	.758
No. 23 Colorado	14	–	6	.700	23	–	9	.719
No. 7 UCLA	13	–	6	.684	22	–	10	.688
Arizona*	11	–	9	.550	17	–	9	.654
No. 20 Oregon State †	10	–	10	.500	20	–	13	.606
Stanford	10	–	10	.500	14	–	13	.519
Utah	8	–	11	.421	12	–	13	.480
Arizona State	7	–	10	.412	11	–	14	.440
Washington State	7	–	12	.368	14	–	13	.519
Washington	4	–	16	.200	5	–	21	.192
California	3	–	17	.150	9	–	20	.310
*Ineligible for the conference and NCAA tournaments due to self-imposed postseason ban.

† Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The 2020–21 Oregon Ducks men's basketball team represented the University of Oregon during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Ducks, led by 11th-year head coach Dana Altman, played their home games at Matthew Knight Arena as members of the Pac–12 Conference.

Previous season

The Ducks finished the season 24–7, 13–5 in Pac-12 play to win the regular season Pac-12 championship. They were set to take on rival Oregon State in the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 Tournament. However, the Pac-12 Tournament, along with all postseason tournaments, was cancelled amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Off-season

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for Departure
Payton Pritchard	3	G	6'2"	190	Senior	West Linn, OR	Graduated/2020 NBA draft
Shakur Juiston	10	F	6'7"	225	RS Senior	Paterson, NJ	Graduated
C. J. Walker	14	F	6'8"	200	Freshman	Sanford, FL	Transferred to UCF
Addison Patterson	22	G	6'6"	195	Freshman	Milton, ON	Transferred to Nevada
Anthony Mathis	32	G	6'4"	185	RS Senior	West Linn, OR	Gradated/Signed to play professionally in Greece with Charilaos Trikoupis
Francis Okoro	33	F	6'9"	235	Sophomore	Imo, Nigeria	Transferred to Saint Louis

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Amauri Hardy	11	G	6'2"	190	Senior	Farmington Hills, MI	Transferred from UNLV. Will be eligible to play immediately since Hardy graduated from UNLV.
Aaron Estrada	24	G	6'4"	207	Sophomore	Woodbury, NJ	Transferred from Saint Peter's. Under NCAA transfer rules, will have to redshirt the 2020–21 season. Will have three year of remaining eligibility.
L. J. Figueroa	30	G/F	6'6"	200	Senior	Lawrence, KS	Transferred from St. John's. Will be eligible to play immediately since Figueroa graduated from St. John's.

2020 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Jalen Terry #21 PG	Flint, MI	Beecher High School	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Jan 18, 2020
Jalen Terry #21 PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 82
Overall recruiting rankings: Rivals: 7 247Sports: 4
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:

2021 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2021 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Nate Bittle #2 C	Central Point, OR	Prolific Prep	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	173 lb (78 kg)	Sep 15, 2020
Nate Bittle #2 C	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 94
Franck Kepnang #4 C	West Chester, PA	Westtown School	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Oct 10, 2020
Franck Kepnang #4 C	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 88
Johnathan Lawson #10 PF	West Chester, PA	Westtown School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Oct 7, 2020
Johnathan Lawson #10 PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 85
Overall recruiting rankings: Rivals: 7 247Sports: 4
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

2020–21 Oregon Ducks men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Will Richardson	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	Oak Hill Academy	Hinesville, Georgia
C	1	N'Faly Dante	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	So	Sunrise Christian Academy	Bamako, Mali
F	2	Eugene Omoruyi	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	RS Sr	Rutgers	Rexdale, Ontario
G	3	Jalen Terry	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Fr	Beecher HS	Flint, Michigan
G	4	Eddy Ionescu (W)	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	RS Sr	City College of San Francisco	Walnut Creek, California
G	5	Chris Duarte	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	Northwest Florida State College	Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic
G	10	Gabe Reichle (W)	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	Wilsonville HS	Wilsonville, Oregon
G	11	Amauri Hardy	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	UNLV	Detroit, Michigan
F	13	Chandler Lawson	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	So	Wooddale HS	Memphis, Tennessee
F	15	Lök Wur	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	RS Fr	Papillion-La Vista South HS	Omaha, Nebraska
G	24	Aaron Estrada	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	207 lb (94 kg)	So	Saint Peter's	Woodbury, New Jersey
G	25	Luke Osborn (W)	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	RS Sr	Tualatin HS	Clackamas, Oregon
G/F	12	L. J. Figueroa	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sr	St. John's	Lawrence, Massachusetts
G	50	Eric Williams Jr.	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	RS Jr	Duquense	Port Huron, Michigan
G	54	Will Johnson (W)	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	RS Jr	Palisades HS	Pacific Palisades, California

Head coach

Dana Altman (Eastern New Mexico)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 25, 2020* 6:00 pm, P12N	No. 20	Eastern Washington	Postponed due to COVID-19 issues^[2]					Matthew Knight Arena Eugene, OR
December 2, 2020* 6:00 pm, FS1	No. 21	vs. Missouri	L 75–83	0–1	31 – Omoruyi	11 – Omoruyi	5 – Hardy	CHI Health Center (89) Omaha, NE
December 4, 2020* 6:00 pm, FS1	No. 21	vs. Seton Hall	W 83–70	1–1	22 – Omoruyi	9 – Figueroa	6 – Duarte	CHI Health Center (81) Omaha, NE
December 7, 2020 4:00 pm, P12N		Eastern Washington	W 69–52	2–1	21 – Omoruyi	10 – 2 Tied	5 – Hardy	Matthew Knight Arena (0) Eugene, OR
December 9, 2020* 8:00 pm, P12N		Florida A&M	W 87–66	3–1	23 – Duarte	6 – Williams Jr.	5 – Terry	Matthew Knight Arena (0) Eugene, OR
December 12, 2020 5:00 pm, P12N		at Washington	W 74–71	4–1 (1–0)	14 – Duarte	10 – Dante	3 – Omoruyi	Alaska Airlines Arena (0) Seattle, WA
December 17, 2020* 5:00 pm, P12N		San Francisco	W 74–64	5–1	19 – Omoruyi	9 – Figueroa	3 – Hardy	Matthew Knight Arena (0) Eugene, OR
December 19, 2020 12:00 pm, P12N		Portland	W 80–41	6–1	21 – Duarte	6 – 2 Tied	5 – 2 Tied	Matthew Knight Arena (0) Eugene, OR
December 23, 2020 12:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 25	UCLA	Postponed due to COVID 19 issues					Matthew Knight Arena Eugene, OR
December 31, 2020 7:00 pm, P12N	No. 21	California	W 82–69	7–1 (2–0)	26 – Omoruyi	6 – Tied	5 – Hardy	Matthew Knight Arena (0) Eugene, OR
January 2, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPNU	No. 21	Stanford	W 73–56	8–1 (3–0)	23 – Duarte	12 – Figueroa	7 – Hardy	Matthew Knight Arena (0) Eugene, OR
January 7, 2021 2:00 pm, FS1	No. 17	at Colorado	L 72–79	8–2 (3–1)	27 – Duarte	6 – Tied	2 – Tied	CU Events Center (0) Boulder, CO
January 10, 2021 11:00 am, P12N	No. 17	at Utah	W 79–73	9–2 (4–1)	25 – Duarte	6 – Tied	4 – Tied	Jon M. Huntsman Center (0) Salt Lake City, UT
January 14, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN	No. 22	Arizona State	Postponed due to COVID-19 issues					Matthew Knight Arena Eugene, OR
January 16, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN	No. 22	Arizona	Postponed due to COVID-19 issues					Matthew Knight Arena Eugene, OR
January 23, 2021 7:30 pm, P12N	No. 21	Oregon State Rivalry	L 64–75	9–3 (4–2)	15 – Omoruyi	9 – Omoruyi	3 – Hardy	Matthew Knight Arena (0) Eugene, OR
January 28, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN		at No. 23 UCLA	Postponed due to COVID-19 issues					Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
January 30, 2021 2:30 pm, FOX		at USC	Postponed due to COVID-19 issues					Galen Center Los Angeles, CA
February 1, 2021 2:00 pm, ESPN2		at No. 21 UCLA	Postponed due to COVID-19 issues					Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
February 4, 2021 8:00 pm, FS1		Washington State						Matthew Knight Arena Eugene, OR
February 6, 2021 1:00 pm, CBS		Washington						Matthew Knight Arena Eugene, OR
February 11, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN2/ESPNU		at Arizona State						Desert Financial Arena Tempe, AZ
February 13, 2021 1:00 pm, ESPN2/ESPNU		at Arizona						McKale Center Tucson, AZ
February 18, 2021 TBD, ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU		Colorado						Matthew Knight Arena Eugene, OR
February 20, 2021 TBD, P12N		Utah						Matthew Knight Arena Eugene, OR
February 25, 2021 TBD, ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU		at Stanford						Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA
February 27, 2021 TBD, FS1		at California						Haas Pavilion Berkeley, CA
March 6, 2021 TBD, P12N		at Oregon State Rivalry						Gill Coliseum Corvallis, OR
Pac-12 Tournament
March 10–13, 2021 TBD, P12N/ESPN/ESPN2		vs.						T-Mobile Arena Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.

Ranking movement

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP	20	21	RV	RV	25	21т	17	22	21	RV
Coaches	20	20^	RV	RV	24	17	15	17	21	25											Not released

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

References

^ "2020–2021 Schedule". goducks.com. Retrieved October 9, 2019.
^ "DUCKS-EWU GAME POSTPONED". November 23, 2020. Retrieved November 23, 2020.

[1] "2020–2021 Schedule". goducks.com. Retrieved October 9, 2019.

[Ducks-EWU_Postponed-2] "DUCKS-EWU GAME POSTPONED". November 23, 2020. Retrieved November 23, 2020.

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