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2015–16 Oregon Ducks men's basketball team

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2015–16 Oregon Ducks men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Elite Eight
ConferencePac-12 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 6
APNo. 5
Record31–7 (14–4 Pac-12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMatthew Knight Arena
Seasons
2015–16 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 5 Oregon 14 4   .778 31 7   .816
No. 13 Utah 13 5   .722 27 9   .750
No. 17 Arizona 12 6   .667 25 9   .735
No. 23 California 12 6   .667 23 11   .676
Colorado 10 8   .556 22 12   .647
USC 9 9   .500 21 13   .618
Oregon State 9 9   .500 19 13   .594
Washington 9 9   .500 19 15   .559
Stanford 8 10   .444 15 15   .500
UCLA 6 12   .333 15 17   .469
Arizona State 5 13   .278 15 17   .469
Washington State 1 17   .056 9 22   .290
Pac-12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll


The 2015–16 Oregon Ducks men's basketball team represented the University of Oregon during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Ducks were led by sixth 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 31–7, 14–4 in Pac-12 play to win the Pac-12 regular season championship. They defeated Washington, Arizona and Utah to be champions of the Pac-12 tournament. They received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they defeated Holy Cross, Saint Joseph's, and Duke to advance to the Elite Eight where they lost to Oklahoma.

Previous season

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The 2014–15 Oregon Ducks finished the season with an overall record of 26–10, and 13–5 in the Pac-12. In the Pac–12 Tournament, the Ducks made it to the Championship game where they lost to Arizona, 52–80. They received an at-large bid in the NCAA tournament as an 8-seed in the West Region. They defeated Oklahoma State in the second round before losing to Wisconsin in the round of 32.[1]

Off-season

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Joe Young 3 G 6'2" 180 RS Senior Houston, TX Graduated/2015 NBA draft
Ahmaad Rorie 14 G 6'1" 175 Freshman Tacoma, WA Transferred to Montana
Jalil Abdul-Bassit 15 G 6'4" 197 Senior Anchorage, AK Graduated
Michael Chandler 25 C 6'10" 240 Junior Indianapolis, IN Transferred to Waldorf College
Tim Jensen 32 F 6'6" 225 RS Senior Manistee, MI Graduated
Anthony Piganelli 35 G 6'4" 195 Senior Oakland, CA Graduated

Incoming transfers

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Chris Boucher 25 F 6'10" 200 Junior Montreal, Quebec National Junior College Player of the Year at Northwest College.
Dylan Ennis 31 G 6'2" 192 RS Senior Brampton, Ontario Elected to transfer from Villanova. Ennis is eligible to play immediately.

2015 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Kendall Small
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
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
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:

  • "2015 Player Commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 14, 2015.
  • "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 14, 2015.

Roster

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2015–16 Oregon Ducks men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F 0 Dwayne Benjamin 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Lafayette, Louisiana
F 1 Jordan Bell 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Long Beach, California
G 2 Casey Benson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Tempe, Arizona
G 4 Max Heller 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) RS Sr Del Mar, California
G 5 Tyler Dorsey 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Pasadena, California
G 10 Charlie Noebel (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 178 lb (81 kg) Jr Irvine, California
G 11 Phil Richmond (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Jr Calabasas, California
G 21 Kendall Small 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Anaheim, California
F 23 Elgin Cook 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Sr Milwaukee, Wisconsin
F 24 Dillon Brooks 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Mississauga, Ontario
F 25 Chris Boucher 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Montreal, Quebec
G 31 Dylan Ennis Injured 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Sr Brampton, Ontario
F 41 Roman Sorkin 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Ashdod, Israel
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: February 8, 2016

Roster notes
  • January 5, 2016 – Freshman Trevor Manuel asked for release and will transfer.[2]
  • January 6, 2016 – Redshirt Senior Dylan Ennis to miss rest of the season due to a foot injury.[3]
  • March 16, 2016 – Oregon announced that the NCAA had awarded senior Chris Boucher an extra year of eligibility. In the Quebec educational system, students complete high school a year earlier than in the rest of North America, and normally attend a pre-university school known as a CEGEP. After Boucher's final year of high school in 2010–11, he did not academically qualify for CEGEP, and was out of school in 2011–12 before attending a prep school in Alma, Quebec for 2012–13 and playing 13 games in that season (considerably fewer that a typical U.S. prep school schedule). The NCAA initially treated the end of his final year of high school as his graduation date and his prep school year as his first year of college competition. Oregon applied for a waiver from the NCAA, citing serious family hardship during Boucher's high school years, the abbreviated nature of his prep school basketball season, and his satisfactory academic progress at Oregon.[4][5]

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Nov. 3*
7:00 pm, P12N
Northwest Christian W 92–44 
Matthew Knight Arena (5,499)
Eugene, OR
Nov. 8*
6:00 pm, P12N
Southern Oregon W 91–40 
Matthew Knight Arena (5,623)
Eugene, OR
Non-conference regular season
Nov. 13*
7:00 pm, P12N
Jackson State
Global Sports Shootout
W 80–52  1–0
Matthew Knight Arena (5,577)
Eugene, OR
Nov. 16*
8:30 pm, ESPN2
No. 25 No. 20 Baylor
College Hoops Tip-Off Marathon/
Global Sports Shootout
W 74–67  2–0
Matthew Knight Arena (7,718)
Eugene, OR
Nov. 20*
8:00 pm, P12N
No. 25 Savannah State
Global Sports Shootout
W 77–59  3–0
Matthew Knight Arena (6,465)
Eugene, OR
Nov. 22*
3:00 pm, P12N
No. 25 Valparaiso W 73–67  4–0
Matthew Knight Arena (5,752)
Eugene, OR
Nov. 25*
4:00 pm, P12N
No. 21 Arkansas State
Global Sports Shootout
W 91–68  5–0
Matthew Knight Arena (5,465)
Eugene, OR
Nov. 30*
5:00 pm, P12N
No. 15 Fresno State W 78–73  6–0
Matthew Knight Arena (5,205)
Eugene, OR
Dec. 4*
8:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 15 at UNLV
MGM Grand Showcase
L 69–80  6–1
MGM Grand Garden Arena (12,117)
Paradise, NV
Dec. 7*
6:30 pm, FS1
No. 24 vs. Navy
Pearl Harbor Classic
W 67–47  7–1
Bloch Arena (4,024)
Honolulu, HI
Dec. 12*
4:00 pm, CBSSN
No. 24 at Boise State L 72–74  7–2
Taco Bell Arena (10,239)
Boise, ID
Dec. 15*
8:00 pm, P12N
UC Irvine W 78–63  8–2
Matthew Knight Arena (5,863)
Eugene, OR
Dec. 18*
6:00 pm, P12N
Long Beach State W 94–73  9–2
Matthew Knight Arena (6,112)
Eugene, OR
Dec. 21*
6:00 pm, ESPNU
at Alabama
Vulcan Classic
W 72–68  10–2
BJCC (14,508)
Birmingham, AL
Dec. 29*
6:00 pm, P12N
Western Oregon W 88–60  11–2
Matthew Knight Arena (6,137)
Eugene, OR
Pac-12 regular season
Jan. 3
4:00 pm, FS1
at Oregon State
Civil War
L 57–70  11–3
(0–1)
Gill Coliseum (9,604)
Corvallis, OR
Jan. 6
6:00 pm, ESPN2
California W 68–65  12–3
(1–1)
Matthew Knight Arena (6,948)
Eugene, OR
Jan. 10
7:00 pm, ESPNU
Stanford W 71–58  13–3
(2–1)
Matthew Knight Arena (7,318)
Eugene, OR
Jan. 14
7:00 pm, P12N
at Utah W 77–59  14–3
(3–1)
Jon M. Huntsman Center (12,733)
Salt Lake City, UT
Jan. 17
4:00 pm, P12N
at Colorado L 87–91  14–4
(3–2)
Coors Events Center (8,459)
Boulder, CO
Jan. 21
6:00 pm, P12N
No. 21 USC W 89–81  15–4
(4–2)
Matthew Knight Arena (8,471)
Eugene, OR
Jan. 23
1:00 pm, CBS
UCLA W 86–72  16–4
(5–2)
Matthew Knight Arena (10,525)
Eugene, OR
Jan. 28
8:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 23 at No. 18 Arizona W 83–75  17–4
(6–2)
McKale Center (14,644)
Tucson, AZ
Jan. 31
5:30 pm, ESPNU
No. 23 at Arizona State W 91–74  18–4
(7–2)
Wells Fargo Arena (6,760)
Tempe, AZ
Feb. 4
6:00 pm, FS1
No. 16 Colorado W 76–56  19–4
(8–2)
Matthew Knight Arena (7,226)
Eugene, OR
Feb. 7
1:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 16 Utah W 76–66  20–4
(9–2)
Matthew Knight Arena (6,807)
Eugene, OR
Feb. 11
6:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 11 at California L 63–83  20–5
(9–3)
Haas Pavilion (10,628)
Berkeley, CA
Feb. 13
1:00 pm, P12N
No. 11 at Stanford L 72–76  20–6
(9–4)
Maples Pavilion (5,462)
Stanford, CA
Feb. 20
7:00 pm, P12N
No. 16 Oregon State
Civil War
W 91–81  21–6
(10–4)
Matthew Knight Arena (12,364)
Eugene, OR
Feb. 24
7:00 pm, P12N
No. 13 Washington State W 76–62  22–6
(11–4)
Matthew Knight Arena (8,088)
Eugene, OR
Feb. 28
5:30 pm, ESPNU
No. 13 Washington W 86–73  23–6
(12–4)
Matthew Knight Arena (12,364)
Eugene, OR
Mar. 2
6:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 9 at UCLA W 76–68  24–6
(13–4)
Pauley Pavilion (6,578)
Los Angeles, CA
Mar. 5
1:00 pm, P12N
No. 9 at USC W 76–66  25–6
(14–4)
Galen Center (6,834)
Los Angeles, CA
Pac-12 tournament
Mar. 10
12:00 pm, P12N
(1) No. 8 vs. (8) Washington
Quarterfinals
W 83–77  26–6
MGM Grand Garden Arena (12,916)
Paradise, NV
Mar. 11
6:00 pm, P12N
(1) No. 8 vs. (4) No. 15 Arizona
Semifinals
W 95–89 OT 27–6
MGM Grand Garden Arena (12,916)
Paradise, NV
Mar. 12
7:00 pm, FS1
(1) No. 8 vs. (2) No. 12 Utah
Championship
W 88–57  28–6
MGM Grand Garden Arena (12,916)
Paradise, NV
NCAA tournament
Mar. 18*
4:27 pm, truTV
(1 W) No. 5 vs. (16 W) Holy Cross
First Round
W 91–52  29–6
Spokane Arena (11,274)
Spokane, WA
Mar. 20*
6:40 pm, TBS
(1 W) No. 5 vs. (8 W) Saint Joseph's
Second Round
W 69–64  30–6
Spokane Arena (11,296)
Spokane, WA
Mar. 24*
6:55 pm, TBS
(1 W) No. 5 vs. (4 W) No. 19 Duke
Sweet Sixteen
W 82–68  31–6
Honda Center (17,601)
Anaheim, CA
Mar. 26*
3:09 pm, CBS
(1 W) No. 5 vs. (2 W) No. 7 Oklahoma
Elite Eight
L 68–80  31–7
Honda Center (16,232)
Anaheim, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
W=West Region.
All times are in Pacific Time.

Ranking movement

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Ranking movement
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week. RV=Others receiving votes.
Poll Pre Wk 2 Wk 3 Wk 4 Wk 5 Wk 6 Wk 7 Wk 8 Wk 9 Wk 10 Wk 11 Wk 12 Wk 13 Wk 14 Wk 15 Wk 16 Wk 17 Wk 18 Post Final
AP RV 25 21 15 24 RV RV RV RV RV RV 23 16 11 16 13 9 8 5 N/A
Coaches RV RV 23 16 23 RV RV RV RV RV RV 24 17 12 17 13 10 9 4 6

References

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  1. ^ Alger, Tyson. "No. 1 Wisconsin holds off No. 8 Oregon Ducks, 72-65: NCAA Tournament live chat recap". The Oregonian/OregonLive. Oregon Live LLC. Retrieved March 27, 2015.
  2. ^ Moran, Danny. "Trevor Manuel intends to transfer from Oregon Ducks". OregonLive.com. Retrieved February 9, 2016.
  3. ^ Alger, Tyson. "Dylan Ennis, Oregon Ducks point guard, out for season with foot injury". OregonLive.com. Retrieved February 9, 2016.
  4. ^ Uthman, Daniel (February 24, 2016). "Basketball gives Oregon's Chris Boucher a shot at life". USA Today. Retrieved March 17, 2016.
  5. ^ Cooper, Sam (March 16, 2016). "Oregon's Chris Boucher awarded extra year of eligibility". The Dagger. Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved March 17, 2016.