# 2014–15 Oregon Ducks men's basketball team

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

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.

## Off-season
### Departures

| 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. |
| Damyean Dotson | 21 | G | 6’5” | 209 | Junior | Houston, TX | Dismissed from the team due to sexual assault allegations. |
| Ben Carter | 32 | F | 6'8" | 220 | Sophomore | Las Vegas, NV | Elected to transfer to UNLV. |
| A.J. Lapray | 24 | G | 6'5" | 187 | Freshman | Salem, OR | Elected to transfer to Pepperdine. |

### 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

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| 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 |
| Recruiting star ratings: 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 |
| Recruiting star ratings: 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 |
| Recruiting star ratings: 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

US college sports recruiting information for 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 |
| Recruiting star ratings: 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 |
| Recruiting star ratings: 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 |
| Recruiting star ratings: 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
### Roster Notes

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

## 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 | (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

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 |