2014–15 Oregon Ducks men's basketball team

2014–15 Oregon Ducks men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Round of 32
ConferencePac-12 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 25
Record26–10 (13–5 Pac-12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMatthew Knight Arena
Seasons
2014–15 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 5 Arizona 16 2   .889 34 4   .895
No. 25 Oregon 13 5   .722 26 10   .722
No. 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 an 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

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The 2013–14 Oregon Ducks finished the season with a record of 24–10 after advancing to the 2014 NCAA Division I men's 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

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Richard Amardi 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

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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

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College recruiting information
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 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Ray Kasongo
PF
Toronto, ON Phase One Academy 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Oct 26, 2013 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Ahmaad Rorie
PG
Tacoma, WA Lincoln High School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) May 22, 2014 
Star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 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:

  • "2014 Oregon Basketball Commits". ESPN.com.

2015 recruiting class

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College recruiting information (2015)
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 
Star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Trevor Manuel
#29 PF
Lansing, MI Everett HS 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sep 11, 2014 
Star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Tyler Dorsey
#10 SG
Pasadena, CA Maranatha HS 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Feb 2, 2015 
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:

Roster

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2014–15 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) Jr Lafayette, Louisiana
F 1 Jordan Bell 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Long Beach, California
G 2 Casey Benson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Tempe, Arizona
G 3 Joe Young 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Sr Houston, Texas
G 4 Max Heller (W) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) RS Jr Del Mar, California
G 10 Charlie Noebel (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 178 lb (81 kg) So Irvine, California
G 11 Theo Friedman (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Portland, Oregon
G 14 Ahmaad Rorie 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Tacoma, Washington
G 15 Jalil Abdul-Bassit 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 197 lb (89 kg) Sr Anchorage, Alaska
F 23 Elgin Cook 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Jr Milwaukee, Wisconsin
F 24 Dillon Brooks 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Mississauga, Ontario
C 25 Michael Chandler 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr Indianapolis, Indiana
F 32 Tim Jensen (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Sr Manistee, Michigan
G 33 Hayden Coppedge (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr West Linn, Oregon
G 35 Anthony Piganelli (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Oakland, California
F 41 Roman Sorkin 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Ashdod, Israel
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: 01/24/2015

Roster Notes

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

Schedule

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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
(2) vs. (10) Colorado
Quarterfinals
W 93–85  24–8
MGM Grand Garden Arena (12,916)
Paradise, NV
03/13/2015
8:30 pm, ESPN
(2) vs. (3) No. 17 Utah
Semifinals
W 67–64  25–8
MGM Grand Garden Arena (12,916)
Paradise, NV
03/14/2015
8:00 pm, ESPN
(2) vs. (1) No. 5 Arizona
Championship
L 52–80  25–9
MGM Grand Garden Arena (12,916)
Paradise, NV
NCAA tournament
03/20/2015*
3:50 pm, TBS
(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
(8 W) vs. (1 W) No. 3 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

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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

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  1. ^ "2012‐13 University of Oregon Basketball Season Stats" (PDF). The University of Oregon - Official Athletics Website. March 22, 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 23, 2014. Retrieved March 23, 2014.
  2. ^ a b "Damyean Dotson, Dominic Artis, Brandon Austin dismissed by Oregon Ducks". Pac–12 Networks. Archived from the original on May 12, 2014. Retrieved May 5, 2014.
  3. ^ "Oregon Ducks forward Ben Carter to transfer to UNLV". SB Nation. Retrieved April 16, 2014.
  4. ^ "Former Oregon guard A.J. Lapray transferring to Pepperdine". NBC Sports. Retrieved April 16, 2014.
  5. ^ Alger, Tyson (January 6, 2015). "Oregon basketball signs 6-10 Israeli junior national team player Roman Sorkin, will join team this week". The Oregonian.