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 
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 
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 
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:

2015 recruiting class

Roster

2014–15 Oregon Ducks men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Home town
F 0 Benjamin, DwayneDwayne Benjamin 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Lafayette, Louisiana
F 1 Bell, JordanJordan Bell 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Long Beach, California
G 2 Benson, CaseyCasey Benson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Tempe, Arizona
G 3 Young, JosephJoseph Young 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Sr Houston, Texas
G 4 Heller, MaxMax Heller (W) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) RS Jr Del Mar, California
G 10 Noebel, CharlieCharlie Noebel (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 178 lb (81 kg) So Irvine, California
G 11 Friedman, TheoTheo Friedman (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Portland, Oregon
G 14 Rorie, AhmaadAhmaad Rorie 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Tacoma, Washington
G 15 Abdul-Bassit, JalilJalil Abdul-Bassit 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 197 lb (89 kg) Sr Anchorage, Alaska
F 23 Cook, ElginElgin Cook 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Jr Milwaukee, Wisconsin
F 24 Brooks, DillonDillon Brooks 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Mississauga, Ontario
C 25 Chandler, MichaelMichael Chandler 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr Indianapolis, Indiana
F 32 Jensen, TimTim Jensen (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Sr Manistee, Michigan
G 33 Coppedge, HaydenHayden Coppedge (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr West Linn, Oregon
G 35 Piganelli, AnthonyAnthony Piganelli (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Oakland, California
F 41 Sorkin, RomanRoman 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

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

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References

  1. "2012‐13 University of Oregon Basketball Season Stats" (PDF). The University of Oregon - Official Athletics Website. March 22, 2014.
  2. 1 2 "Damyean Dotson, Dominic Artis, Brandon Austin dismissed by Oregon Ducks". Pac–12 Networks. 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.
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