2016–17 Oregon Ducks men's basketball team

2016–17 Oregon Ducks men's basketball
Conference Pac-12 Conference
Ranking
Coaches No. 20
AP No. 23
2016–17 record 7–2 (0–0 Pac-12)
Head coach Dana Altman (7th year)
Assistant coach Kevin McKenna
Assistant coach Tony Stubblefield
Assistant coach Mike Mennenga
Home arena Matthew Knight Arena
2016–17 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#11 UCLA 0 0       9 0   1.000
USC 0 0       8 0   1.000
California 0 0       6 1   .857
Utah 0 0       5 1   .833
#23 Oregon 0 0       7 2   .778
#16 Arizona 0 0       6 2   .750
Colorado 0 0       6 2   .750
Stanford 0 0       6 3   .667
Arizona State 0 0       5 3   .625
Washington 0 0       4 3   .571
Washington State 0 0       4 4   .500
Oregon State 0 0       3 6   .333
2017 Pac-12 Tournament winner
As of Dec. 3, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016–17 Oregon Ducks men's basketball team represents the University of Oregon during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Ducks are led by seventh year head coach Dana Altman. They play their home games at Matthew Knight Arena and are members of the Pac–12 Conference.

Previous season

The 2015-16 Oregon Ducks finished the season with an overall record of 31–7, and 14–4 in the Pac-12. In the Pac–12 Tournament, the Ducks made it to the Championship game where they win over Utah, 80-52. They received an auto-large bid in the NCAA Tournament as an 1-seed in the West Region for the first time in school's history. They defeated Holy Cross in the first round, then Saint Joseph's in the second round, then Duke in the Sweet Sixteen before losing to Oklahoma in the Elite Eight, 80-68.

Departures

Name Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Elgin Cook F 6'6" 205 RS Senior Milwaukee, WI Graduated
Max Heller G 5'11" 170 RS Senior Del Mar, CA Graduated
Dwayne Benjamin F 6'7" 210 Senior Lafayette, LA Graduated
Kendall Small G 6'0" 175 Freshman Anaheim, CA Transferred to Pacific

Incoming transfers

Name Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Kavell Bigby-Williams PF 6'10" 225 Jr. London, England Junior college transfer from Gillette College[1]
Paul White PF 6'9" 235 Jr. Chicago, Illinois Transfer from Georgetown. Will have to redshirt for the 2016–17 season per NCAA transfer rules, and have two seasons eligibility.[2]

2016 Recruiting class

Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Keith Smith
SF
Seattle, WA Rainier Beach HS 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Apr 24, 2015 
Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 78
Payton Pritchard
PG
West Linn, OR West Linn HS 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Aug 28, 2015 
Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 85
Michael Cage Jr.
PF
Santa Ana, CA Mater Dei HS 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sep 26, 2015 
Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 77
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:

Roster

2016–17 Oregon Ducks men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Home town
F 1 Bell, JordanJordan Bell 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Long Beach, California
G 2 Benson, CaseyCasey Benson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Tempe, Arizona
G 3 Pritchard, PaytonPayton Pritchard 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr West Linn, Oregon
F 4 Cage, M.J.M.J. Cage 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Santa Ana, California
G 5 Dorsey, TylerTyler Dorsey 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Pasadena, California
G 10 Noebel, CharlieCharlie Noebel (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 178 lb (81 kg) Sr Irvine, California
F 11 Smith, KeithKeith Smith 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Seattle, Washington
F 13 White, PaulPaul White  6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr Chicago, Illinois
F 24 Brooks, DillonDillon Brooks 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Mississauga, Ontario
F 25 Boucher, ChrisChris Boucher (C) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Montreal, Quebec
G 31 Ennis, DylanDylan Ennis 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Sr Brampton, Ontario
F 35 Bigby-Williams, KavellKavell Bigby-Williams 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr London, England
F 41 Sorkin, RomanRoman Sorkin 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Ashdod, Israel
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: October 3, 2016

Schedule

Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition

Nov. 7, 2016*
7:00 PM, P12N
No. 5 Northwest Christian W 86–51 
 25  Boucher  9  Boucher  5  Pritchard  Matthew Knight Arena (7,090)
Eugene, OR
Non-conference regular season

Nov. 11, 2016*
8:00 PM, P12N
No. 5 Army
Maui on the Mainland
W 91–77  1–0
 21  Dorsey  8  Tied  4  Pritchard  Matthew Knight Arena (12,364)
Eugene, OR

Nov. 15, 2016*
12:30 PM, ESPN2
No. 4 at Baylor
College Hoops Tip-Off Marathon
L 49–66  1–1
 16  Ennis  11  Bell  4  Benson  Ferrell Center (5,891)
Waco, TX

Nov. 17, 2016*
6:00 PM, P12N
No. 4 Valparaiso W 76–54  2–1
 25  Boucher  9  Boucher  5  Pritchard  Matthew Knight Arena (7,509)
Eugene, OR

Nov. 21, 2016*
2:00 PM, ESPN2
No. 13 vs. Georgetown
Maui Invitational quarterfinal
L 61–65  2–2
 18  Pritchard  13  Boucher  4  Ennis  Lahaina Civic Center (2,400)
Maui, HI

Nov. 22, 2016*
11:30 AM, ESPN2
No. 13 vs. Tennessee
Maui Invitational 2nd round consolation
W 69–65 OT 3–2
 17  Brooks  9  Bell  4  Ennis  Lahaina Civic Center (2,400)
Maui, Hi

Nov. 23, 2016*
1:30 PM, ESPN2
No. 13 vs. Connecticut
Maui Invitational 5th place game
W 79–69  4–2
 21  Boucher  8  Tied  6  Ennis  Lahaina Civic Center (2,400)
Maui, HI

Nov. 28, 2016*
8:00 PM, P12N
No. 23 Boise State W 68–63  5–2
 18  Ennis  8  Boucher  3  Bell  Matthew Knight Arena (6,824)
Eugene, OR

Nov. 30, 2016*
7:00 PM, P12N
No. 23 Western Oregon W 93–54  6–2
 21  Brooks  12  Bell  5  Pritchard  Matthew Knight Arena (6,138)
Eugene, OR

Dec. 3, 2016*
3:00 PM, P12N
No. 23 Savannah State W 128–59  7–2
 29  Dorsey  11  Bigby-Williams  13  Pritchard  Matthew Knight Arena (6,447)
Eugene, OR

Dec. 11, 2016*
3:00 PM, ESPNU
Alabama   
                   Matthew Knight Arena 
Eugene, OR

Dec. 13, 2016*
7:00 PM, P12N
Montana   
                   Matthew Knight Arena 
Eugene, OR

Dec. 17, 2016*
8:00 PM, ESPN2
vs. UNLV
Portland Showcase
  
                   Moda Center 
Portland, OR

Dec. 20, 2016*
8:00 PM, P12N
Fresno State   
                   Matthew Knight Arena 
Eugene, OR
Pac-12 regular season

Dec. 28, 2016
6:00 PM, ESPN2
UCLA   
                   Matthew Knight Arena 
Eugene, OR

Dec. 30, 2016
7:00 PM, FS1
USC   
                   Matthew Knight Arena 
Eugene, OR

Jan. 4, 2017
6:00 PM, ESPN2
at Washington   
                   Alaska Airlines Arena 
Seattle, WA

Jan. 7, 2017
4:00 PM, P12N
at Washington State   
                   Beasley Coliseum 
Pullman, WA

Jan. 14, 2017
7:30 PM, P12N
Oregon State
Civil War
  
                   Matthew Knight Arena 
Eugene, OR

Jan. 19, 2017
6:00 PM, ESPN/ESPN2
California   
                   Matthew Knight Arena 
Eugene, OR

Jan. 21, 2017
3:00 PM, P12N
Stanford   
                   Matthew Knight Arena 
Eugene, OR

Jan. 26, 2017
7:30 PM, FS1
at Utah   
                   Jon M. Huntsman Center 
Salt Lake City, UT

Jan. 28, 2017
6:30 PM, P12N
at Colorado   
                   Coors Events Center 
Boulder, CO

Feb. 2, 2017
8:00 PM, FS1
Arizona State   
                   Matthew Knight Arena 
Eugene, OR

Feb. 4, 2017
TBD, ESPN
Arizona   
                   Matthew Knight Arena 
Eugene, OR

Feb. 9, 2017
7:00 PM, ESPN
at UCLA   
                   Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA

Feb. 11, 2017
7:30 PM, P12N
at USC   
                   Galen Center 
Los Angeles, CA

Feb. 16, 2017
8:00 PM, ESPN2
Utah   
                   Matthew Knight Arena 
Eugene, OR

Feb. 19, 2017
12:00 PM, FOX
Colorado   
                   Matthew Knight Arena 
Eugene, OR

Feb. 22, 2017
6:00 PM, ESPN2
at California   
                   Haas Pavilion 
Berkeley, CA

Feb. 25, 2017
1:00 PM, P12N
at Stanford   
                   Maples Pavilion 
Stanford, CA

Mar. 4, 2017
3:00 PM, ESPN/ESPN2
at Oregon State   
                   Gill Coliseum 
Corvallis, OR
Pac-12 Tournament

Mar. 8–11, 2017
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 movement
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. RV=Received 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 5 (1) 4 13 23 N/A*
Coaches 5 (1) 4 (1) 12 20

References

  1. Nemec, Andrew. "Kavell Bigby-Williams, 4-star JC PF, commits to Oregon Ducks". OregonLive.com. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
  2. Alger, Tyson. "Paul White, Oregon basketball's new transfer, will give Ducks versatility for 2017-18 season". OregonLive.com. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
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