# 2023–24 Oregon Ducks men's basketball team

The 2023–24 Oregon Ducks men's basketball team represented the University of Oregon during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Ducks, led by 14th-year head coach Dana Altman, played their home games at Matthew Knight Arena as members of the Pac–12 Conference. They were competing in the 2024 NCAA Tournament, clinching a spot after beating Colorado 75–68 in the Pac-12 Tournament final.
This was the final season the Ducks are members of the Pac-12 conference, as they will join the Big Ten Conference on July 1, 2024.

## Previous season

The Ducks finished the season 21–15, 12–8 in Pac-12 play to finish in 4th place for the regular season. They defeated Washington State in the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 tournament before losing to UCLA in the semifinals. They did not receive an invitation to the NCAA tournament but did receive a bid to the NIT tournament as a No. 1 seed. They defeated UC Irvine 84–58 in their first round matchup, they defeated UCF 68–54 in their second round matchup and would be defeated by Wisconsin 58–61 in the quarterfinals.

## Off-season
### Departures

Oregon Departures :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for Departure |
| Kel'el Ware | 10 | C | 7'0" | 210 | Freshman | North Little Rock, AR | Transferred to Indiana |
| Rivaldo Soares | 11 | G | 6'6" | 205 | Senior | Boston, MA | Transferred to Oklahoma |
| Quincy Guerrier | 0 | F | 6'8" | 220 | Senior | Montreal, Quebec | Transferred to Illinois |
| Tyrone Williams | 2 | G | 6'5" | 200 | Senior | Philadelphia, PA | Transferred to Old Dominion |
| Lök Wur | 15 | F | 6'9" | 205 | Senior | Omaha, Nebraska | Transferred to Grand Canyon |
| Ethan Butler | 14 | F | 6'6" | 205 | Sophomore | Toronto, Ontario | Transferred to Northern Illinois |

### Incoming transfers

Oregon Incoming Transfers :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous school |
| Kario Oquendo | 13 | G | 6'4" | 215 | Senior | Titusville, FL | Transferred from Georgia. |
| Jadrian Tracey | 2 | G | 6'6" | 210 | Junior | Fort Myers, FL | Transferred from Florida SouthWestern State College. |
| Jesse Zarzuela | 34 | G | 6'3" | 180 | Junior | Houston, TX | Transferred from Central Michigan. |

### 2023 recruiting class

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Jackson Shelstad PG | West Linn, OR | West Linn High School | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Nov 14, 2021 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 87 ||||||
| Kwame Evans Jr. PF | Baltimore, MD | Montverde Academy | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Aug 2, 2022 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 91 ||||||
| Mookie Cook SF | Portland, OR | Compass Prep | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Aug 12, 2022 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 89 ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: Rivals: 7 247Sports: 8 ||||||
| 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: ||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| November 6, 2023* 1:30 p.m., TruTV | | vs. Georgia 2023 Hall of Fame Series | W 82–71 | 1–0 | 16 – Dante | 21 – Dante | 5 – Couisnard | T-Mobile Arena (–) Paradise, NV |
| November 10, 2023* 6:00 p.m., P12N | | Montana | W 75–61 | 2–0 | 17 – Bittle | 10 – Evans Jr. | 3 – Tied | Matthew Knight Arena (7,141) Eugene, OR |
| November 17, 2023* 6:00 p.m., P12N | | Tennessee State Emerald Coast Classic campus site game | W 92–67 | 3–0 | 15 – Tracey | 8 – Evans Jr. | 6 – Barthelemy | Matthew Knight Arena (5,279) Eugene, OR |
| November 20, 2023* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Florida A&M Pac-12/SWAC Legacy Series | W 67–54 | 4–0 | 14 – Zarzuela | 6 – Tracey | 1 – Tied | Al Lawson Center (2,587) Tallahassee, FL |
| November 24, 2023* 7:02 p.m., CBSSN | | vs. Santa Clara Emerald Coast Classic semifinals | L 82–88 | 4–1 | 17 – Barthelemy | 6 – Tied | 4 – Oquendo | The Arena at NFSC (2,196) Niceville, FL |
| November 25, 2023* 1:00 p.m., FloHoops | | vs. No. 17 Alabama Emerald Coast Classic 3rd place game | L 91–99 | 4–2 | 24 – Couisnard | 6 – Diawara | 6 – Cousinard | The Arena at NFSC (2,196) Niceville, FL |
| December 2, 2023* 12:30 p.m., FS1 | | Michigan | W 86–83 $^{OT}$ | 5–2 | 19 – Rigsby | 7 – Tracey | 6 – Couisnard | Matthew Knight Arena (11,241) Eugene, OR |
| December 9, 2023* 6:00 p.m., P12N | | UTEP | W 71–49 | 6–2 | 18 – Couisnard | 9 – Diawara | 3 – Tied | Matthew Knight Arena (5,084) Eugene, OR |
| December 12, 2023* 7:00 p.m., P12N | | California Baptist | W 76–55 | 7–2 | 20 – Oquendo | 8 – Couisnard | 8 – Shelstad | Matthew Knight Arena (4,582) Eugene, OR |
| December 17, 2023* 10:00 a.m., CBSSN | | vs. Syracuse | L 63–83 | 7–3 | 17 – Evans Jr. | 8 – Evans Jr. | 3 – Tied | Sanford Pentagon (3,138) Sioux Falls, SD |
| December 21, 2023* 6:00 p.m., P12N | | Kent State | W 84–70 | 8–3 | 27 – Couisnard | 10 – Couisnard | 5 – Shelstad | Matthew Knight Arena (5,056) Eugene, OR |
| Pac-12 regular season |||||||||
| December 28, 2023 6:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | USC | W 82–74 | 9–3 (1–0) | 22 – Evans Jr. | 8 – Evans Jr. | 3 – Couisnard | Matthew Knight Arena (8,934) Eugene, OR |
| December 30, 2023 1:00 p.m., CBS | | UCLA | W 64–59 | 10–3 (2–0) | 20 – Shelstad | 8 – Evans Jr. | 4 – Tracey | Matthew Knight Arena (7,268) Eugene, OR |
| January 4, 2024 6:00 p.m., P12N | | at Washington | W 76–74 | 11–3 (3–0) | 17 – Shelstad | 8 – Tied | 5 – Barthelemy | Alaska Airlines Arena (8,522) Seattle, WA |
| January 6, 2024 3:00 p.m., P12N | | at Washington State | W 89–84 | 12–3 (4–0) | 18 – Rigsby | 7 – Couisnard | 3 – Tied | Beasley Coliseum (2,892) Pullman, WA |
| January 13, 2024 5:00 p.m., P12N | | California | W 80–73 | 13–3 (5–0) | 18 – Couisnard | 6 – Shelstad | 5 – Barthelemy | Matthew Knight Arena (6,748) Eugene, OR |
| January 18, 2024 7:30 p.m., FS1 | | at Colorado | L 70–86 | 13–4 (5–1) | 11 – Couisnard | 5 – Dante | 2 – Tied | CU Events Center (8,177) Boulder, CO |
| January 21, 2024 12:00 p.m., ESPN | | at Utah | L 77–80 | 13–5 (5–2) | 26 – Couisnard | 9 – Dante | 5 – Dante | Jon M. Huntsman Center (7,919) Salt Lake City, UT |
| January 25, 2024 6:00 p.m., P12N | | Arizona State | W 80–61 | 14–5 (6–2) | 19 – Couisnard | 8 – Tracey | 4 – Tracey | Matthew Knight Arena (6,170) Eugene, OR |
| January 27, 2024 2:30 p.m., FOX | | No. 9 Arizona | L 78–87 | 14–6 (6–3) | 20 – Couisnard | 5 – Tied | 5 – Couisnard | Matthew Knight Arena (12,364) Eugene, OR |
| February 1, 2024 7:30 p.m., ESPN | | at USC | W 78–69 | 15–6 (7–3) | 20 – Shelstad | 7 – Couisnard | 5 – Shelstad | Galen Center (4,862) Los Angeles, CA |
| February 3, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | at UCLA | L 63–71 | 15–7 (7–4) | 16 – Dante | 8 – Dante | 4 – Dante | Pauley Pavilion (8,723) Los Angeles, CA |
| February 8, 2024 7:00 p.m., FS1 | | Washington | W 85–80 | 16–7 (8–4) | 27 – Couisnard | 9 – Dante | 6 – Shelstad | Matthew Knight Arena (7,617) Eugene, OR |
| February 10, 2024 2:00 p.m., P12N | | Washington State | L 56–62 | 16–8 (8–5) | 16 – Couisnard | 13 – Dante | 4 – Shelstad | Matthew Knight Arena (7,617) Eugene, OR |
| February 17, 2024 7:00 p.m., P12N | | at Oregon State Rivalry | W 60–58 | 17–8 (9–5) | 22 – Dante | 8 – Tied | 5 – Tracey | Gill Coliseum (7,574) Corvallis, OR |
| February 22, 2024 8:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | at Stanford | W 78–65 | 18–8 (10–5) | 20 – Tracey | 11 – Dante | 7 – Shelstad | Maples Pavilion (3,284) Stanford, CA |
| February 24, 2024 6:00 p.m., P12N | | at California | L 64–69 | 18–9 (10–6) | 19 – Couisnard | 9 – Dante | 3 – Couisnard | Haas Pavilion (6,105) Berkeley, CA |
| February 28, 2024 8:00 p.m., FS1 | | Oregon State Rivalry | W 78–71 | 19–9 (11–6) | 22 – Evans | 9 – Evans | 6 – Cousinard | Matthew Knight Arena (8,365) Eugene, OR |
| March 2, 2024 11:00 a.m., ESPN | | at No. 6 Arizona | L 83–103 | 19–10 (11–7) | 39 – Couisnard | 10 – Dante | 5 – Couisnard | McKale Center (14,688) Tucson, AZ |
| March 7, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | Colorado | L 75–79 | 19–11 (11–8) | 23 – Shelstad | 12 – Dante | 6 – Shelstad | Matthew Knight Arena (7,794) Eugene, OR |
| March 9, 2024 4:00 p.m., P12N | | Utah | W 66–65 | 20–11 (12–8) | 19 – Dante | 12 – Dante | 4 – Couisnard | Matthew Knight Arena (8,668) Eugene, OR |
| Pac-12 Tournament |||||||||
| March 14, 2024 2:30 p.m., P12N | (4) | vs. (5) UCLA Quarterfinals | W 68–66 | 21–11 | 22 – Dante | 7 – Couisnard | 6 – Couisnard | T-Mobile Arena (14,076) Paradise, NV |
| March 15, 2024 5:00 p.m., P12N | (4) | vs. (1) No. 6 Arizona Semifinals | W 67–59 | 22–11 | 21 – Shelstad | 10 – Dante | 7 – Cousinard | T-Mobile Arena (17,502) Paradise, NV |
| March 16, 2024 6:00 p.m., FOX | (4) | vs. (3) Colorado Championship | W 75–68 | 23–11 | 25 – Dante | 9 – Dante | 8 – Couisnard | T-Mobile Arena (12,912) Paradise, NV |
| NCAA tournament |||||||||
| March 21, 2024* 1:00 p.m., TNT | (11 MW) | vs. (6 MW) No. 16 South Carolina First Round | W 87–73 | 24–11 | 40 – Couisnard | 6 – Tied | 6 – Couisnard | PPG Paints Arena (17,698) Pittsburgh, PA |
| March 23, 2024* 6:40 p.m., TBS | (11 MW) | vs. (3 MW) No. 11 Creighton Second Round | L 73–86 $^{2OT}$ | 24–12 | 32 – Couisnard | 20 – Dante | 5 – Tracey | PPG Paints Arena (18,595) Pittsburgh, PA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest region. All times are in Pacific Time. |||||||||

## Ranking movement

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes :
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