Eugene, OR – The No. 13-ranked Oregon Ducks hosted the SMU Mustangs at Matthew Knight Arena Friday night. Having cruised to easy wins in their opening games, both squads were looking to build on early season success. The Ducks shot 63.7 percent from the field, including connecting on seven 3-pointers in the first-half to jump […]
Oregon Opens Season with Win Over Texas Southern
Eugene, OR – The No. 13-ranked Oregon Ducks opened their season against a Texas Southern team that won 17 games, a SWAC tournament title and an NCAA tournament First Four win. Oregon overcame some poor early shooting and pulled away for an 83-66 win in front of 7,037 fans. Point guard Will Richardson came on […]
Oregon Women Trounce D2 Opponent in Exhibition Opener
Eugene, OR – The No. 10-ranked Oregon women destroyed a very overmatched St. Martin’s team 93-26 in their first exhibition game of the new season. Point guard Te-Hina Paopao led the Ducks with 22 points in 20 minutes of play, connecting on 4-of-5 three-pointers. It was the first women’s basketball game in front of fans […]
JUCO All-American Rivaldo Soares Heads to Oregon
Rivaldo Soares of South Plains Junior College in Texas, a first team NJCAA All-American, has announced that he will attend the University of Oregon. The 6-7, 200-pound sophomore selected the Ducks over a final group of schools that included Oklahoma State, San Diego State, DePaul, St. John’s and Florida. He will have three years of […]
Sorkin Leads Oregon to Uninspiring Win
Eugene, OR – The Oregon Ducks returned just one starter and three players from last season’s Final Four team. It showed in their season opening 70-54 win over Coppin State. Their second half ball movement was not good, they settled too often for three-point shots and their defense clearly needs more effort and improvement. Even […]
Basketball Times Column – St. Mary’s and Gonzaga
Our February Basketball Times column features coverage of the recent St. Mary’s – Gonzaga clash. Those teams have a combined 14 international players on their rosters. We also feature Canadian Devoe Joseph who has led Oregon to an early share of the Pac-12 lead and Albany’s Gerardo Suero from the Dominican Republic who is 4th […]
