2014–15 Oregon Ducks men's basketball team

2014–15 Oregon Ducks men's basketball

NCAA Tournament, Round of 32
Conference	Pac-12 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 25
2014–15 record	26–10 (13–5 Pac-12)
Head coach	Dana Altman (5th year)
Assistant coach	Kevin McKenna
Assistant coach	Tony Stubblefield
Assistant coach	Mike Mennenga
Home arena	Matthew Knight Arena

2014–15 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#5 Arizona †	16	–	2	.889	34	–	4	.895
#25 Oregon	13	–	5	.722	26	–	10	.722
#19 Utah	13	–	5	.722	26	–	9	.743
UCLA	11	–	7	.611	22	–	14	.611
Stanford	9	–	9	.500	24	–	13	.649
Arizona State	9	–	9	.500	18	–	16	.529
Oregon State	8	–	10	.444	17	–	14	.548
California	7	–	11	.389	18	–	15	.545
Colorado	7	–	11	.389	16	–	18	.471
Washington State	7	–	11	.389	13	–	18	.419
Washington	5	–	13	.278	16	–	15	.516
USC	3	–	15	.167	12	–	20	.375


† Pac-12 Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 2014–15 Oregon Ducks men's basketball team represented the University of Oregon during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Ducks were led by their fifth 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 26–10, 13–5 in Pac-12 play to finish in a tie for second place. They advanced to the championship game of the Pac-12 Tournament where they lost to Arizona. They received at at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they defeated Oklahoma State in the second round before losing in the third round to Wisconsin.

Previous season

The 2013–14 Oregon Ducks finished the season with a record of 24–10 after advancing to the 2014 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. The team went 10–8 in the Pac-12 regular season. In the 2014 Pac-12 Tournament, the team defeated Oregon State 88–74, before losing to UCLA, 63–82 in the Quarterfinals. The Ducks were a #7-seed in the West Region of the NCAA Tournament. Oregon won its first tournament game, defeating #10-seed BYU 87–68. Oregon eventually lost to #2-seed Wisconsin 77–85, in the Round of 32.^[1]

Off-season

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Richard Armandi	13	F	6’8”	224	RS Senior	Toronto, ON	Graduated.
Jason Calliste	12	G	6’1”	171	RS Senior	Scarborough, ON	Graduated.
Mike Moser	0	F	6’8”	211	RS Senior	Portland, OR	Graduated.
Waverly Austin	20	C	6’11”	257	Senior	Fredericksburg, VA	Graduated.
Johnathan Loyd	10	G	5’8”	163	Senior	Las Vegas, NV	Graduated.
Nicholas Lucenti	4	G	6’2”	205	Senior	Los Angeles, CA	Graduated.
Brian Crow	35	F	6’6”	220	Senior	Novato, CA	Graduated.
Dominic Artis	1	G	6’1”	186	Junior	Oakland, CA	Dismissed from the team due to sexual assault allegations.^[2]
Damyean Dotson	21	G	6’5”	209	Junior	Houston, TX	Dismissed from the team due to sexual assault allegations.^[2]
Ben Carter	32	F	6'8"	220	Sophomore	Las Vegas, NV	Elected to transfer to UNLV.^[3]
A.J. Lapray	24	G	6'5"	187	Freshman	Salem, OR	Elected to transfer to Pepperdine.^[4]

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Dwayne Benjamin	0	SF	6’6”	190	Junior	Lafayette, Louisiana	Junior College transfer from San Jacinto College.
Michael Chandler	25	C	6’10”	245	Junior	Indianapolis, Indiana	Junior College transfer from Northwest Florida State College.

2014 recruiting class

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Casey Benson PG	Tempe, AZ	Corona Del Sol High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jul 7, 2013
Casey Benson PG	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Ray Kasongo PF	Toronto, ON	Phase One Academy	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Oct 26, 2013
Ray Kasongo PF	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Ahmaad Rorie PG	Tacoma, WA	Lincoln High School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	May 22, 2014
Ahmaad Rorie PG	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
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: "2014 Oregon Basketball Commits". ESPN.com.

2015 recruiting class

2015 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Kendall Small #16 PG	Anaheim, CA	Mayfair HS	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Apr 29, 2014
Kendall Small #16 PG	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Trevor Manuel #29 PF	Lansing, MI	Everett HS	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sep 11, 2014
Trevor Manuel #29 PF	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Tyler Dorsey #10 SG	Pasadena, CA	Maranatha HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Feb 2, 2015
Tyler Dorsey #10 SG	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
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

2014–15 Oregon Ducks men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Home town
3.5 !F	0	Benjamin, DwayneDwayne Benjamin	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Lafayette, Louisiana
3.5 !F	1	Bell, JordanJordan Bell	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Long Beach, California
1.5 !G	2	Benson, CaseyCasey Benson	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Tempe, Arizona
1.5 !G	3	Young, JosephJoseph Young	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	4.5 !RS Sr	Houston, Texas
1.5 !G	4	Heller, MaxMax Heller (W)	70 !5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	Del Mar, California
1.5 !G	10	Noebel, CharlieCharlie Noebel (W)	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	178 lb (81 kg)	2.0 !So	Irvine, California
1.5 !G	11	Friedman, TheoTheo Friedman (W)	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	2.0 !So	Portland, Oregon
1.5 !G	14	Rorie, AhmaadAhmaad Rorie	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Tacoma, Washington
1.5 !G	15	Abdul-Bassit, JalilJalil Abdul-Bassit	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	197 lb (89 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Anchorage, Alaska
3.5 !F	23	Cook, ElginElgin Cook	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	Milwaukee, Wisconsin
3.5 !F	24	Brooks, DillonDillon Brooks	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Mississauga, Ontario
5.0 !C	25	Chandler, MichaelMichael Chandler	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Indianapolis, Indiana
3.5 !F	32	Jensen, TimTim Jensen (W)	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	4.5 !RS Sr	Manistee, Michigan
1.5 !G	33	Coppedge, HaydenHayden Coppedge (W)	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1.0 !Fr	West Linn, Oregon
1.5 !G	35	Piganelli, AnthonyAnthony Piganelli (W)	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Oakland, California
3.5 !F	41	Sorkin, RomanRoman Sorkin	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Ashdod, Israel

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
Last update: 01/24/2015

Roster Notes

On January 6, 2015, Oregon added Freshman forward Roman Sorkin from the Israeli Junior National Team. He is eligible to play immediately.^[5]

Schedule

Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Exhibition
11/04/2014* 7:00 PM, P12N		Northwest Christian	W 101–69	–	Matthew Knight Arena (5,775) Eugene, OR
11/09/2014* 6:00 PM, –		Western Oregon	W 104–55	–	Matthew Knight Arena (5,344) Eugene, OR
Non-conference regular season
11/14/2014* 8:00 PM, P12N		Coppin State	W 107–65	1–0	Matthew Knight Arena (5,467) Eugene, OR
11/17/2014* 8:00 PM, ESPNU		Detroit Legends Classic Regional Round	W 83–66	2–0	Matthew Knight Arena (5,051) Eugene, OR
11/21/2014* 4:00 PM, P12N		Toledo Legends Classic Regional Round	W 78–68	3–0	Matthew Knight Arena (5,790) Eugene, OR
11/24/2014* 6:00 PM, ESPN3		vs. No. 19 Michigan Legends Classic Semifinals	L 63–70	3–1	Barclays Center (8,465) Brooklyn, NY
11/25/2014* 4:30 PM, ESPNU		vs. No. 14 VCU Legends Classic Consolation	L 63–77	3–2	Barclays Center (8,093) Brooklyn, NY
11/30/2014* 5:00 PM, P12N		Portland State	W 81–59	4–2	Matthew Knight Arena (5,040) Eugene, OR
12/03/2014* 7:00 PM, P12N		Concordia (Oregon)	W 94–63	5–2	Matthew Knight Arena (4,909) Eugene, OR
12/07/2014* 1:00 PM, FS1		Ole Miss	L 73–79	5–3	Matthew Knight Arena (6,256) Eugene, OR
12/13/2014* 4:00 PM, BTN		vs. Illinois	W 77–70	6–3	United Center (13,759) Chicago, IL
12/17/2014* 8:00 PM, P12N		Cal State Northridge	W 79–56	7–3	Matthew Knight Arena (4,914) Eugene, OR
12/20/2014* 12:00 PM, P12N		Delaware State	W 83–70	8–3	Matthew Knight Arena (5,530) Eugene, OR
12/22/2014* 6:00 PM, P12N		UC Santa Barbara	W 82–78 ^OT	9–3	Matthew Knight Arena (5,396) Eugene, OR
12/29/2014* 8:00 PM, P12N		UC Irvine	W 69–67 ^OT	10–3	Matthew Knight Arena (5,421) Eugene, OR
Pac-12 regular season
01/03/2015 5:00 PM, ESPNU		Oregon State Civil War	W 71–59	11–3 (1–0)	Matthew Knight Arena (7,314) Eugene, OR
01/08/2015 7:30 PM, P12N		No. 7 Arizona	L 62–80	11–4 (1–1)	Matthew Knight Arena (8,829) Eugene, OR
01/10/2015 2:00 PM, P12N		Arizona State	W 59–56	12–4 (2–1)	Matthew Knight Arena (5,637) Eugene, OR
01/15/2015 8:00 PM, P12N		at Washington State	L 99–108 ^OT	12–5 (2–2)	Beasley Coliseum (3,584) Pullman, WA
01/18/2015 5:30 PM, ESPNU		at Washington	L 77–85	12–6 (2–3)	Alaska Airlines Arena (6,912) Seattle, WA
01/22/2015 8:00 PM, P12N		USC	W 75–67	13–6 (3–3)	Matthew Knight Arena (5,652) Eugene, OR
01/24/2015 1:00 PM, CBS		UCLA	W 82–64	14–6 (4–3)	Matthew Knight Arena (7,301) Eugene, OR
01/28/2015 7:00 PM, P12N		at No. 6 Arizona	L 56–90	14–7 (4–4)	McKale Center (14,655) Tucson, AZ
01/30/2015 5:00 PM, P12N		at Arizona State	W 68–67 ^OT	15–7 (5–4)	Wells Fargo Arena (6,127) Tempe, AZ
02/04/2015 6:00 PM, ESPN2		Washington	W 78–74	16–7 (6–4)	Matthew Knight Arena (5,866) Eugene, OR
02/08/2015 4:00 PM, P12N		Washington State	W 95–72	17–7 (7–4)	Matthew Knight Arena (7,121) Eugene, OR
02/11/2015 6:00 PM, ESPN2		at USC	W 80–75	18–7 (8–4)	Galen Center (2,836) Los Angeles, CA
02/14/2015 12:00 PM, FOX		at UCLA	L 63–72	18–8 (8–5)	Pauley Pavilion (10,006) Los Angeles, CA
02/18/2015 8:00 PM, ESPNU		Colorado	W 73–60	19–8 (9–5)	Matthew Knight Arena (5,734) Eugene, OR
02/22/2015 12:00 PM, FS1		No. 9 Utah	W 69–58	20–8 (10–5)	Matthew Knight Arena (10,725) Eugene, OR
02/25/2015 8:00 PM, ESPNU		at California	W 80–69	21–8 (11–5)	Haas Pavilion (8,566) Berkeley, CA
03/01/2015 4:00 PM, FS1		at Stanford	W 73–70	22–8 (12–5)	Maples Pavilion (7,233) Stanford, CA
03/04/2015 8:00 PM, ESPNU		at Oregon State Civil War	W 65–62	23–8 (13–5)	Gill Coliseum (9,339) Corvallis, OR
Pac-12 Tournament
03/12/2015 6:00 PM, P12N		vs. Colorado Quarterfinals	W 93–85	24–8	MGM Grand Garden Arena (12,916) Paradise, NV
03/13/2015 8:30 PM, ESPN		vs. No. 17 Utah Semifinals	W 67–64	25–8	MGM Grand Garden Arena (12,916) Paradise, NV
03/14/2015 8:00 PM, ESPN		vs. No. 5 Arizona Championship game	L 52–80	25–9	MGM Grand Garden Arena (12,916) Paradise, NV
NCAA Tournament
03/20/2015* 3:50 PM, TBS	No. (8 W)	vs. (9 W) Oklahoma State Second round	W 79–73	26–9	CenturyLink Center (17,534) Omaha, NE
03/22/2015* 4:45 PM, truTV	No. (8 W)	vs. No. 3 (1 W) Wisconsin Third round	L 65–72	26–10	CenturyLink Center (17,563) Omaha, NE
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region W=West.

Ranking movement

**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
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	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	RV	RV	RV	RV	N/A
Coaches	RV	RV	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	RV	RV	RV	25	25

References

↑ "2012‐13 University of Oregon Basketball Season Stats" (PDF). The University of Oregon - Official Athletics Website. March 22, 2014.
1 2 "Damyean Dotson, Dominic Artis, Brandon Austin dismissed by Oregon Ducks". Pac–12 Networks. Retrieved May 5, 2014.
↑ "Oregon Ducks forward Ben Carter to transfer to UNLV". SB Nation. Retrieved April 16, 2014.
↑ "Former Oregon guard A.J. Lapray transferring to Pepperdine". NBC Sports. Retrieved April 16, 2014.
↑ Alger, Tyson (January 6, 2015). "Oregon basketball signs 6-10 Israeli junior national team player Roman Sorkin, will join team this week". The Oregonian.

Oregon Ducks men's basketball

Venues	McArthur Court (1927–2010) Matthew Knight Arena (2011–present)

Rivalries	Oregon State (series)

Culture & lore	Kamikaze Kids The Oregon Duck "Mighty Oregon" Oregon Basketball Band Green Garter Band

People	Head coaches Retired jerseys

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NCAA national championship in bold

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