2019–20 Oregon Ducks men's basketball team

The 2019–20 Oregon Ducks men's basketball team represented the University of Oregon during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Ducks, led by 10th-year head coach Dana Altman, played their home games at Matthew Knight Arena as members of the Pac–12 Conference. They 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.

2019–20 Oregon Ducks men's basketball
Pac-12 regular season champions
Conference	Pac-12 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 14
AP	No. 13
2019–20 record	24–7 (13–5 Pac-12)
Head coach	Dana Altman (10th season)
Assistant coaches	Kevin McKenna Tony Stubblefield Mike Mennenga
Home arena	Matthew Knight Arena

2019–20 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 13 Oregon	13	–	5		.722			24	–	7		.774
UCLA	12	–	6		.667			19	–	12		.613
USC	11	–	7		.611			22	–	9		.710
Arizona State	11	–	7		.611			20	–	11		.645
Arizona	10	–	8		.556			21	–	11		.656
Colorado	10	–	8		.556			21	–	11		.656
Stanford	9	–	9		.500			20	–	12		.625
Oregon State	7	–	11		.389			18	–	13		.581
Utah	7	–	11		.389			16	–	15		.516
California	7	–	11		.389			14	–	18		.438
Washington State	6	–	12		.333			16	–	16		.500
Washington	5	–	13		.278			15	–	17		.469
Rankings from AP Poll NOTE: The 2020 Pac-12 Tournament was canceled prior to the quarterfinals due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Previous season

The Ducks finished the season with a 25–13 record, 10–8 in conference play, and finished tied for fourth in the Pac-12.[1] As the 6 seed in the Pac-12 Tournament, Oregon upset No. 3-seeded Utah, No. 2-seeded Arizona State, and No. 1-seeded Washington to win the tournament championship and receive 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.[3] Oregon made it to the Sweet Sixteen where they lost to Virginia, who would eventually become National Champions.

Off-season

Departures

Name	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for Departure
Ehab Amin	G	6'4"	200	GS	Alexandria, Egypt	Completed athletic eligibility.
Paul White	F	6'9"	230	RS Sr.	Chicago, Illinois	Graduated.
Kenny Wooten	F	6'9"	235	So.	Manteca, California	Declared for 2019 NBA draft
Victor Bailey Jr.	G	6'4"	190	So.	Austin, Texas	Elected to transfer.
Abu Kigab	F	6'7"	190	So.	St. Catharines, Ontario	Transferred to Boise State
Bol Bol	C	7'2"	235	Fr.	Olathe, Kansas	Declared for 2019 NBA draft
Miles Norris	F	6'10"	210	Fr.	San Diego, California	Elected to transfer
Louis King	F	6'9"	205	Fr.	Jersey City, New Jersey	Declared for 2019 NBA draft

Incoming transfers

Name	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Shakur Juiston	F	6'7"	225	GS	Newark, New Jersey	Graduate transfer from UNLV
Anthony Mathis	G	6'4"	185	GS	West Linn, Oregon	Graduate transfer from New Mexico
Eugene Omoruyi	F	6'6"	235	Sr.	Rexdale, Ontario	Transfer from Rutgers
Eric Williams Jr.	F	6'6"	200	Jr.	Port Huron, Michigan	Transfer from Duquense
Chris Duarte	G	6'6"	190	Jr.	Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic	Junior college transfer from NW Florida State College
Eddy Ionescu	G	6'6"	190	Jr.	Walnut Creek, California	Walk-on; played at City College of San Francisco before spending the 2018–19 school year at Oregon as strictly a student. Twin brother of Oregon women's star Sabrina Ionescu.[4]

2019 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Isaac Johnson C	American Fork, UT	American Fork High School	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Nov 8, 2018
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 88
Chandler Lawson PF	Memphis, TN	Wooddale High School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Nov 14, 2018
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 84
C. J. Walker PF	Sanford, FL	Oak Ridge High School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	198 lb (90 kg)	Nov 21, 2018
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 92
Lok Wur PF	Papillion, NE	LaVista South High School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jun 23, 2019
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: NR
N'Faly Dante C	Bamako, Mali	Sunrise Christian Academy (KS)	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	230 lb (100 kg)	Aug 13, 2019
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 89
Addison Patterson SG	Milton, ON	Bella Vista College Prep	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Aug 19, 2019
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 88
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

2019–20 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) So Oak Hill Academy Hinesville, Georgia C 1 N'Faly Dante 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Sunrise Christian Academy Bamako, Mali F 2 Eugene Omoruyi  6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Sr Rutgers Rexdale, Ontario G 3 Payton Pritchard 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr West Linn HS West Linn, Oregon G 4 Eddy Ionescu (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr City College of San Francisco Walnut Creek, California G 5 Chris Duarte 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Northwest Florida State College Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic F 10 Shakur Juiston 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Sr UNLV Paterson, New Jersey F 13 Chandler Lawson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Wooddale HS Memphis, Tennessee F 14 C. J. Walker 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Oak Ridge HS Sanford, Florida F 15 Lök Wur  6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Papillion-La Vista South HS Omaha, Nebraska G 22 Addison Patterson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Bella Vista College Prep Milton, Ontario G 25 Luke Osborn (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Jr Tualatin HS Clackamas, Oregon G 32 Anthony Mathis 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Sr New Mexico West Linn, Oregon F 33 Francis Okoro 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) So Normal Community West HS Imo, Nigeria G 50 Eric Williams Jr.  6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Duquense Port Huron, Michigan G 54 Will Johnson (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS So Palisades HS Pacific Palisades, California	Head coach Dana Altman (Eastern New Mexico) Assistant coach(es) Kevin McKenna (Creighton) Tony Stubblefield (Omaha) Mike Mennenga (Morehead State) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

• Freshman center N'Faly Dante missed first nine games of the season due to academic ineligibility.[5]

Depth chart

Pos.	Starting 5	Bench
C	Francis Okoro	N'Faly Dante
PF	Shakur Juiston	Chandler Lawson
SF	Chris Duarte	C. J. Walker
SG	Anthony Mathis	Addison Patterson
PG	Payton Pritchard	Will Richardson

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Schedule and results

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 5, 2019* 6:00 pm, P12N	No. 15	Fresno State	W 71–57	1–0	24 – Pritchard	10 – Okoro	7 – Pritchard	Matthew Knight Arena (6,779) Eugene, OR
November 9, 2019* 8:00 pm, P12N	No. 15	Boise State	W 106–75	2–0	30 – Mathis	9 – Lawson	9 – Juiston	Matthew Knight Arena (7,260) Eugene, OR
November 12, 2019* 6:00 pm, ESPN	No. 14	vs. No. 13 Memphis Phil Knight Invitational	W 82–74	3–0	17 – Juiston	10 – Juiston	6 – Tied	Moda Center (7,296) Portland, OR
November 17, 2019* 5:00 pm, P12N	No. 14	UT Arlington Battle 4 Atlantis on-campus game	W 67–47	4–0	24 – Pritchard	8 – Tied	3 – Pritchard	Matthew Knight Arena (6,017) Eugene, OR
November 22, 2019* 6:00 pm, P12N	No. 11	Houston	W 78–66	5–0	18 – Mathis	6 – Juiston	5 – Pritchard	Matthew Knight Arena (8,095) Eugene, OR
November 27, 2019* 6:30 pm, ESPN2	No. 11	vs. No. 13 Seton Hall Battle 4 Atlantis quarterfinals	W 71–69	6–0	16 – Pritchard	9 – Juiston	6 – Pritchard	Imperial Arena (1,565) Nassau, Bahamas
November 28, 2019* 1:00 pm, ESPN	No. 11	vs. No. 8 Gonzaga Battle 4 Atlantis semifinals	L 72–73 ^OT	6–1	17 – Pritchard	9 – Duarte	4 – Pritchard	Imperial Arena (1,432) Nassau, Bahamas
November 29, 2019* 8:30 am, ESPN	No. 11	vs. No. 6 North Carolina Battle 4 Atlantis 3rd place game	L 74–78	6–2	19 – Pritchard	7 – Tied	6 – Pritchard	Imperial Arena (2,110) Nassau, Bahamas
December 7, 2019* 6:00 pm, P12N	No. 13	Hawaii	W 89–64	7–2	20 – Pritchard	7 – Okoro	11 – Pritchard	Matthew Knight Arena (6,599) Eugene, OR
December 14, 2019* 9:00 am, CBS	No. 10	at No. 5 Michigan	W 71–70 ^OT	8–2	23 – Pritchard	6 – Tied	4 – Pritchard	Crisler Center (12,707) Ann Arbor, MI
December 18, 2019* 8:00 pm, P12N	No. 8	Montana	W 81–48	9–2	14 – Tied	17 – Okoro	7 – Pritchard	Matthew Knight Arena (5,803) Eugene, OR
December 21, 2019* 7:30 pm, P12N	No. 8	Texas Southern	W 84–78	10–2	29 – Pritchard	7 – Okoro	6 – Pritchard	Matthew Knight Arena (6,764) Eugene, OR
December 29, 2019* 1:00 pm, P12N	No. 6	Alabama State	W 98–59	11–2	31 – Duarte	8 – Lawson	9 – Pritchard	Matthew Knight Arena (6,771) Eugene, OR
Pac-12 regular season
January 2, 2020 6:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 4	at Colorado	L 65–74	11–3 (0–1)	21 – Pritchard	6 – Pritchard	5 – Lawson	CU Events Center (10,770) Boulder, CO
January 4, 2020 2:00 pm, P12N	No. 4	at Utah	W 69–64	12–3 (1–1)	19 – Pritchard	8 – Lawson	5 – Tied	Jon M. Huntsman Center (13,104) Salt Lake City, UT
January 9, 2020 6:00 pm, ESPN	No. 9	No. 24 Arizona	W 74–73 ^OT	13–3 (2–1)	21 – Richardson	8 – Duarte	6 – Pritchard	Matthew Knight Arena (10,113) Eugene, OR
January 11, 2020 7:30 pm, P12N	No. 9	Arizona State	W 78–69	14–3 (3–1)	29 – Pritchard	9 – Juiston	6 – Pritchard	Matthew Knight Arena (9,213) Eugene, OR
January 16, 2020 6:30 pm, FS1	No. 8	at Washington State	L 61–72	14–4 (3–2)	22 – Pritchard	7 – Juiston	5 – Pritchard	Beasley Coliseum (3,082) Pullman, WA
January 18, 2020 12:45 pm, CBS	No. 8	at Washington	W 64–61 ^OT	15–4 (4–2)	22 – Pritchard	12 – Lawson	4 – Duarte	Alaska Airlines Arena (9,268) Seattle, WA
January 23, 2020 8:00 pm, ESPNU	No. 12	USC	W 79–70 ^2OT	16–4 (5–2)	30 – Duarte	11 – Duarte	7 – Pritchard	Matthew Knight Arena (7,497) Eugene, OR
January 26, 2020 2:00 pm, FOX	No. 12	UCLA	W 96–75	17–4 (6–2)	24 – Duarte	6 – Duarte	6 – Pritchard	Matthew Knight Arena (9,309) Eugene, OR
January 30, 2020 6:00 pm, P12N	No. 11	at California	W 77–72	18–4 (7–2)	21 – Pritchard	7 – Juiston	8 – Pritchard	Haas Pavilion (6,117) Berkeley, CA
February 1, 2020 3:00 pm, P12N	No. 11	at Stanford	L 60–70	18–5 (7–3)	17 – Richardson	8 – Duarte	4 – Pritchard	Maples Pavilion (5,523) Stanford, CA
February 8, 2020 7:30 pm, P12N	No. 14	at Oregon State Civil War	L 53–63	18–6 (7–4)	16 – Pritchard	10 – Juiston	9 – Pritchard	Gill Coliseum (9,301) Corvallis, OR
February 13, 2020 6:00 pm, ESPN	No. 17	No. 16 Colorado	W 68–60	19–6 (8–4)	21 – Richardson	11 – Pritchard	6 – Pritchard	Matthew Knight Arena (9,275) Eugene, OR
February 16, 2020 6:00 pm, FS1	No. 17	Utah	W 80–62	20–6 (9–4)	25 – Pritchard	6 – Richardson	6 – Richardson	Matthew Knight Arena (8,542) Eugene, OR
February 20, 2020 6:00 pm, ESPN	No. 14	at Arizona State	L 72–77	20–7 (9–5)	18 – Tied	6 – Tied	5 – Lawson	Desert Financial Arena (12,951) Tempe, AZ
February 22, 2020 6:00 pm, ESPN	No. 14	at No. 24 Arizona	W 73–72 ^OT	21–7 (10–5)	38 – Pritchard	10 – Duarte	4 – Pritchard	McKale Center (14,644) Tucson, AZ
February 27, 2020 8:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 14	Oregon State Civil War	W 69–54	22–7 (11–5)	23 – Pritchard	6 – Okoro	3 – Tied	Matthew Knight Arena (10,098) Eugene, OR
March 5, 2020 8:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 13	California	W 90–56	23–7 (12–5)	20 – Pritchard	6 – Walker	9 – Pritchard	Matthew Knight Arena (7,651) Eugene, OR
March 7, 2020 8:00 pm, FS1	No. 13	Stanford	W 80–67	24–7 (13–5)	29 – Pritchard	9 – Juiston	5 – Pritchard	Matthew Knight Arena (10,862) Eugene, OR
Pac-12 Tournament
March 12, 2020 12:00 pm, P12N	(1)	vs. (8) Oregon State Quarterfinals/Civil War	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[8]					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.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Final
AP	15	14	11	11	13	10	8	6	4	9	8	12	11	14	17	14	14	13	13	13
Coaches	14	14^	11	10	14	13	10	7	6	9	8	13	12	15	18	16	16	13	13	14

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings.
^Coaches did not release a Week 2 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. Polacek, Scott. "Payton Pritchard, Kenny Wooten Lead No. 12 Oregon to Upset over No. 5 Wisconsin". Retrieved March 23, 2019.
4. Merrill, Elizabeth (March 22, 2019). "Sabrina's Obsession". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 11, 2020.
5. West, Jenna. "Oregon's N'Faly Dante to Miss Start of Season After NCAA Missed His Clearance Date". SI.com. ABG-SI LLC. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
6. https://goducks.com/cumestats.aspx?path=mbball
7. "2019–2020 Schedule". goducks.com. Retrieved October 9, 2019.
8. https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/2020-pac-12-tournament-canceled-thursday-amid-coronavirus-pandemic-concerns/live/