# 2007–08 Oregon Ducks men's basketball team

The 2007–08 Oregon Ducks men's basketball team represented the University of Oregon in the college basketball season of 2007–08. The team was coached by Ernie Kent and played their home games at McArthur Court.

## Previous season

The 2006–07 Oregon Ducks experienced what many would argue as one of their most memorable and successful seasons in school history. Freshman Tajuan Porter, who was not heavily recruited, along with senior and leader Aaron Brooks helped lead the Ducks to a successful season. They began their season by completing their non-conference schedule at a perfect 12–0, including a come-from-behind win at Rice and an important east-coast win at then ranked #19 Georgetown. The Ducks suffered their first loss of the season against USC but were able to bounce back and defeat then ranked #1 UCLA marking the second time in school history the Ducks had defeated a #1 Bruins team. Towards the end of the season Oregon suffered a streak in which they lost 6 of 8 games, the skid dropped the Ducks from #7 to #23 in the AP Poll. However the Ducks managed to bounce back, winning 9 games in a row, including a sweep of the Pac-10 Championship Tournament – in dominating fashion – first round wins over Miami University (Ohio), Winthrop University, and a Sweet Sixteen victory over UNLV. Their final game of the season was a 77–85 loss to eventual NCAA men's basketball tournament champions, Florida.

## Pre-season

June 28 – Aaron Brooks was selected in the 2007 NBA draft as the 26th selection overall during the 1st round by the Houston Rockets.
July – Guard Tajuan Porter played on the United States' U19 team in the 2007 FIBA U19 World Championship. The tournament was played in Novi Sad, Serbia and the United States' team placed 2nd, suffering their first loss of the tournament to Serbia 69–74 in the championship game. Also, Forward Maarty Leunen played on the United States' Pan American Games team. The team place 5th in the tournament after a poor 3–2 final record in which the team lost the first two games.
November 1 – During the Pac-10's media day, the pre-season media poll picks the Ducks to finish third in the Pac-10.

## Recruiting

The 2008 University of Oregon Men's Basketball Recruiting Class was selected by Scout.com as the 11th best recruiting class of 2008 and was selected by Rivals.com as the 11th best recruiting class of 2008 as well.
Class of 2008 Recruits
College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Josh Crittle C | Elmhurst, IL | Timothy Christian HS | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 225 lb (102 kg) | Oct 17, 2007 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 80 ||||||
| Michael Dunigan C | Chicago, IL | Farragut Career Academy HS | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 240 lb (110 kg) | Jul 16, 2007 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 90 ||||||
| Matthew Humphrey SG | Chicago, IL | Hales Franciscan HS I | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Jul 16, 2007 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 89 ||||||
| Drew Wiley SF | Vida, OR | McKenzie River HS | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Dec 23, 2006 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 80 ||||||
| Teondre Williams SG | Norcross, GA | Meadowcreek HS | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Nov 5, 2007 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 86 ||||||

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| 11/10/2007* 4:00 pm, OSN | No. 12 | Pepperdine | W 100–70 | 1–0 | McArthur Court (8,601) Eugene, OR |
| 11/11/2007* 6:00 pm, OSN | No. 12 | Pacific | W 80–64 | 2–0 | McArthur Court (8,405) Eugene, OR |
| 11/12/2007* 7:30 pm, OSN | No. 11 | Western Michigan | W 97–88 | 3–0 | McArthur Court (8,341) Eugene, OR |
| 11/17/2007* 7:00 pm, CSN | No. 11 | at Portland | W 85–61 | 4–0 | Chiles Center (4,881) Portland, OR |
| 11/20/2007* 7:00 pm, ESPNU | No. 12 | at St. Mary's | L 87–99 | 4–1 | McKeon Pavilion (3,500) Moraga, CA |
| 11/24/2007* 7:00 pm | No. 12 | San Francisco | W 110–79 | 5–1 | McArthur Court (7,033) Eugene, OR |
| 11/29/2007* 6:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 17 | at No. 25 Kansas State | W 80–77 $^{OT}$ | 6–1 | Bramlage Coliseum (12,528) Manhattan, KS |
| 12/08/2007* 3:00 pm, OSN | No. 19 | Utah | W 75–64 | 7–1 | Rose Garden (11,447) Portland, OR |
| 12/11/2007* 7:00 pm | No. 16 | Sacramento State | W 93–66 | 8–1 | McArthur Court (8,125) Eugene, OR |
| 12/15/2007* 11:00 am, OSN | No. 16 | at Nebraska | L 79–88 $^{OT}$ | 8–2 | Bob Devaney Sports Center (12,109) Omaha, NE |
| 12/22/2007* 6:00 pm, ESPNU | No. 23 | vs. Oakland | L 62–68 | 8–3 | The Palace of Auburn Hills (22,076) Auburn Hills, MI |
| 12/28/2007* 7:00 pm | | Mount St. Mary's | W 81–73 | 9–3 | McArthur Court (8,916) Eugene, OR |
| 01/03/2008 6:00 pm | | at Arizona State | L 54–62 | 9–4 | Wells Fargo Arena (7,690) Tempe, AZ |
| 01/05/2008 11:00 am, FSN | | at No. 21 Arizona | W 84–74 | 10–4 | McKale Center (14,575) Tucson, AZ |
| 01/10/2008 6:00 pm, OSN | | California | W 79–70 | 11–4 | McArthur Court (8,817) Eugene, OR |
| 01/13/2008 1:30 pm, CBS | | No. 23 Stanford | W 71–66 | 12–4 | McArthur Court (9,087) Eugene, OR |
| 01/17/2008 6:00 pm, OSN/FSN | | at Washington | L 70–78 | 12–5 | Bank of America Arena (9,628) Seattle, WA |
| 01/20/2008 5:00 pm, FSN | | at No. 8 Washington State | L 60–69 | 12–6 | Beasley Coliseum (11,120) Pullman, WA |
| 01/24/2008 7:30 pm, FSN | | No. 8 UCLA | L 75–80 | 12–7 | McArthur Court (9,087) Eugene, OR |
| 01/26/2008 6:00 pm, FSN | | USC | L 86–95 $^{OT}$ | 12–8 | McArthur Court (9,087) Eugene, OR |
| 02/02/2008 3:00 pm, OSN | | Oregon State Civil War | W 79–63 | 13–8 | McArthur Court (9,087) Eugene, OR |
| 02/07/2008 7:00 pm | | at No. 9 Stanford | L 43–72 | 13–9 | Maples Pavilion (7,329) Stanford, CA |
| 02/09/2008 4:00 pm, OSN | | at California | W 92–70 | 14–9 | Haas Pavilion (10,407) Berkeley, CA |
| 02/14/2008 5:30 pm, OSN | | Washington | W 71–58 | 15–9 | McArthur Court (8,866) Eugene, OR |
| 02/16/2008 6:00 pm, FSN | | No. 21 Washington State | L 53–62 | 15–10 | McArthur Court (9,087) Eugene, OR |
| 02/21/2008 8:00 pm, FSN | | at USC | L 75–81 | 15–11 | Galen Center (8,721) Los Angeles |
| 02/23/2008 12:30 pm, ABC | | at No. 6 UCLA | L 65–75 | 15–12 | Pauley Pavilion (11,355) Los Angeles |
| 03/02/2008 7:00 pm, FSN | | at Oregon State Civil War | W 80–68 | 16–12 | Gill Coliseum (7,031) Corvallis, OR |
| 03/06/2008 6:00 pm, OSN | | Arizona State | W 67–61 | 17–12 | McArthur Court (8,895) Eugene, OR |
| 03/08/2008 7:30 pm, FSN | | Arizona | W 78–69 | 18–12 | McArthur Court (9,087) Eugene, OR |
| Pac-10 tournament ||||||
| 03/13/2008 6:00 pm, FSN | (6) | vs. (3) No. 21 Washington State Pac-10 Conference tournament quarterfinal | L 70–75 | 18–13 | Staples Center (N/A) Los Angeles |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| 03/21/2008* 07:25 pm, CBS | (9 S) | vs. (8 S) Mississippi State NCAA tournament first round | L 69–76 | 18–14 | Alltel Arena (16,060) Little Rock, AR |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. ||||||

## Roster
### Centers

* 3 Mitch Platt – Senior – Henderson, Nev.
* 45 Ray Schafer – Senior – Wasilla, Alaska

### Forwards

* 10 Maarty Leunen – Senior – Redmond, Ore.
* 11 Frantz Dorsainvil – Junior – Montreal, Quebec
* 33 Drew Viney – Freshman – Villa Park, Calif.
* 50 Joevan Catron – Sophomore – Phoenix, Ill.

### Guards

* 1 Malik Hairston – Senior – Detroit, Mich.
* 4 Bryce Taylor – Senior – Encino, Calif.
* 4 Ben Voogd – Junior – Florence, Ore.
* 12 Tajuan Porter – Sophomore – Detroit, Mich.
* 13 Churchill Odia – Junior – Lagos, Nigeria
* 15 John Elorriaga – Freshman – Portland, Ore.
* 21 Nicholas Fearn – Freshman – Seattle, Wash.
* 24 LeKendric Longmire – Freshman – Pascagoula, Miss.
* 34 Kamyron Brown – Freshman – Santa Ana, Calif.

## Coaching staff

* Ernie Kent – Head Coach
* Mark Hudson – Assistant Coach
* Kenny Payne – Assistant Coach
* Yasir Rosemond – Assistant Coach
* Josh Jamieson – Director of Basketball Operations
* Clay Jamieson – Athletic Trainer
* Nathan Bain – Manager
* H.J. Cohn – Student Manager
* David Flasch – Manager
* Shawn Harriett – Manager
* Josh Suh – Manager

## Season Notes
### Awards

* Malik Hairston
** Named as one of the John R. Wooden Award's pre-season top 50 candidates.

### Records

* On December 3, the Oregon Ducks men's basketball team set the school record for most consecutive weeks ranked in the AP Poll as a Top-25 team. Oregon had been ranked by the AP since December 11, 2006, which was a total of 19 polls released with the Ducks in the Top-25. The previous record was 18 weeks, set between February 4, 2002, and January 27, 2003.

## Game notes

Pepperdine @ Oregon
| | 1 | 2 | Total |
| Waves | 23 | 47 | 70 |
| Ducks | 53 | 47 | 100 |
Game Leaders :
| | Pepperdine | Oregon |
| Scoring | Malcolm Thomas: 22 Points | Malik Hariston: 17 Points |
| Rebounds | Malcolm Thomas: 8 Rebounds | Maarty Leunen: 14 Rebounds |
| Assists | Rico Tucker: 5 Assists | Tajuan Porter: 9 Assists |
| Steals | Tyrone Shelley: 3 Steals | Bryce Taylor: 3 Steals |
| Blocks | Malcolm Thomas: 2 Blocks | Maarty Leunen: 3 Blocks |
Pacific @ Oregon
| | 1 | 2 | Total |
| Tigers | 27 | 37 | 64 |
| Ducks | 34 | 46 | 80 |
Game Leaders :
| | Pacific | Oregon |
| Scoring | Steffan Johnson: 22 Points | Tajuan Porter: 23 Points |
| Rebounds | Michael Nunnally: 7 Rebounds | Maarty Leunen: 10 Rebounds |
| Assists | Steffan Johnson: 5 Assists | Joevan Catron: 3 Assists |
| Steals | Steffan Johnson: 1 Steals | Kamyron Brown: 2 Steals |
| Blocks | Michael Nunnally: 2 Blocks | Bryce Taylor: 2 Blocks |
Western Michigan @ Oregon
| | 1 | 2 | Total |
| Broncos | 30 | 58 | 88 |
| Ducks | 46 | 51 | 97 |
Game Leaders :
| | Western Michigan | Oregon |
| Scoring | David Kool: 24 Points | Malik Hariston: 29 Points |
| Rebounds | Derek Drews: 6 Rebounds | Joevan Catron: 10 Rebounds |
| Assists | Andre Ricks: 4 Assists | Joevan Catron: 4 Assists |
| Steals | Andrew Hershberger: 3 Steals | Maarty Leunen: 1 Steals |
| Blocks | Donald Lawson: 1 Blocks | Malik Hariston: 4 Blocks |
Oregon @ Portland
| | 1 | 2 | Total |
| Ducks | 31 | 54 | 85 |
| Pilots | 29 | 32 | 61 |
Game Leaders :
| | Oregon | Portland |
| Scoring | Malik Hariston: 24 Points | Taishi Ito: 13 Points |
| Rebounds | Maarty Leunen: 10 Rebounds | Luke Sikma: 10 Rebounds |
| Assists | Kamyron Brown: 10 Assists | Luke Sikma: 4 Assists |
| Steals | Tajuan Porter: 2 Steals | Luke Sikma: 3 Steals |
| Blocks | Joevan Catron: 2 Blocks | Luke Sikma: 2 Blocks |
Oregon @ Saint Mary's
| | 1 | 2 | Total |
| Ducks | 35 | 52 | 87 |
| Gaels | 38 | 61 | 99 |
Game Leaders :
| | Oregon | Saint Mary's |
| Scoring | Kamyron Brown: 20 Points | Patrick Mills: 37 Points |
| Rebounds | Maarty Leunen: 11 Rebounds | Diamon Simpson: 12 Rebounds |
| Assists | Maarty Leunen: 2 Assists | Patrick Mills: 5 Assists |
| Steals | Kamyron Brown: 2 Steals | Patrick Mills: 2 Steals |
| Blocks | Kamyron Brown: 2 Blocks | Diamon Simpson: 2 Blocks |
San Francisco @ Oregon
| | 1 | 2 | Total |
| Dons | 50 | 29 | 79 |
| Ducks | 62 | 48 | 110 |
Game Leaders :
| | San Francisco | Oregon |
| Scoring | Manny Quezada: 30 Points | Maarty Leunen: 18 Points |
| Rebounds | Dior Lowhorn: 7 Rebounds | Joevan Catron: 14 Rebounds |
| Assists | Myron Strong: 7 Assists | Joevan Catron: 4 Assists |
| Steals | Manny Quezada: 2 Steals | Joevan Catron: 2 Steals |
| Blocks | Diamon Simpson: 2 Blocks | Kamyron Brown: 2 Blocks |
Oregon @ Kansas State
| | 1 | 2 | OT | Total |
| Ducks | 29 | 42 | 9 | 80 |
| Wildcats | 32 | 39 | 6 | 77 |
Game Leaders :
| | Oregon | Kansas State |
| Scoring | Bryce Taylor: 18 Points | Michael Beasley: 24 Points |
| Rebounds | Maarty Leunen: 13 Rebounds | Michael Beasley: 12 Rebounds |
| Assists | Tajuan Porter: 5 Assists | Jacob Pullen: 5 Assists |
| Steals | Malik Hairston: 2 Steals | Jacob Pullen: 3 Steals |
| Blocks | Malik Hairston: 3 Blocks | Michael Beasley: 3 Blocks |
Utah @ Oregon
| | 1 | 2 | Total |
| Utes | 33 | 31 | 64 |
| Ducks | 38 | 37 | 75 |
Game Leaders :
| | Utah | Oregon |
| Scoring | Tyler Kepkay: 23 Points | Bryce Taylor: 20 Points |
| Rebounds | Luke Nevill: 5 Rebounds | Joevan Catron: 7 Rebounds |
| Assists | Tyler Kepkay: 3 Assists | Kamyron Brown: 4 Assists |
| Steals | Tyler Kepkay: 2 Steals | Maarty Leunen: 3 Steals |
| Blocks | Luke Nevill: 1 Blocks | Malik Hariston: 1 Blocks |
Sacramento @ Oregon
| | 1 | 2 | Total |
| Hornets | 36 | 30 | 66 |
| Ducks | 46 | 47 | 93 |
Game Leaders :
| | Sacramento State | Oregon |
| Scoring | Loren Leath: 21 Points | Maarty Leunen: 23 Points |
| Rebounds | Randy Adams: 8 Rebounds | Maarty Leunen: 11 Rebounds |
| Assists | Vinnie McGhee Jr.: 7 Assists | Kamyron Brown: 6 Assists |
| Steals | Loren Leath: 2 Steals | Kamyron Brown: 2 Steals |
| Blocks | Clark Woods: 1 Blocks | Joevan Catron: 1 Blocks |
Oregon @ Nebraska
| | 1 | 2 | OT | Total |
| Ducks | 34 | 40 | 5 | 79 |
| Cornhuskers | 38 | 36 | 14 | 88 |
Game Leaders :
| | Oregon | Nebraska |
| Scoring | Tajuan Porter: 29 Points | Aleks Maric: 23 Points |
| Rebounds | Joevan Catron: 9 Rebounds | Ryan Anderson: 9 Rebounds |
| Assists | Kamyron Brown: 4 Assists | Jay-R Strowbridge: 5 Assists |
| Steals | Joevan Catron: 2 Steals | Ryan Anderson: 4 Steals |
| Blocks | Joevan Catron: 1 Blocks | Aleks Maric: 3 Blocks |
Oregon vs. Oakland
| | 1 | 2 | Total |
| Ducks | 26 | 36 | 62 |
| Golden Grizzlies | 37 | 31 | 68 |
Game Leaders :
| | Oregon | Oakland |
| Scoring | Joevan Catron: 15 Points | Derick Nelson: 22 Points |
| Rebounds | Maarty Leunen: 12 Rebounds | Derick Nelson: 9 Rebounds |
| Assists | Maarty Leunen: 5 Assists | Johnathon Jones: 8 Assists |
| Steals | Maarty Leunen: 1 Steal | Derick Nelson: 2 Steals |
| Blocks | None | Keith Benson: 2 Blocks |

## Stats
### Team

| | Ore | Opp |
| Scoring | 639 | 538 |
| Points per Game | 91.3 | 76.9 |
| Scoring Margin | +14.4 | – |
| Field Goals-Att | 229–451 | 195–471 |
| Field Goal Pct. | .508 | .414 |
| 3-Point FG-Att | 61–144 | 49–170 |
| 3-Point FG pct. | .424 | .288 |
| 3-Point FG Made per Game | 8.7 | 7.0 |
| Free Throws-Att | 120–190 | 99–143 |
| Free Throw Pct. | .632 | .692 |
| | Ore | Opp |
| Rebounds | 294 | 252 |
| Rebounds per Game | 42.0 | 36.0 |
| Rebounding Margin | +6.0 | – |
| Assists | 118 | 105 |
| Assists per Game | 16.9 | 15.0 |
| Turnovers | 92 | 100 |
| Turnovers per Game | 13.1 | 14.3 |
| Turnover Margin | +1.1 | – |
| Assist-Turnover Ratio | 1.3 | 1.1 |
| | Ore | Opp |
| Steals | 38 | 42 |
| Steals per Game | 5.4 | 6.0 |
| Blocks | 36 | 24 |
| Blocks per Game | 5.1 | 3.4 |
| Winning Streak | 2 | – |
| Home Win Streak | 4 | – |
| Attendance | 32,380 | 20,909 |
| Games/Avg per Game | 4/8,095 | 3/6,970 |

### Scores by half

| | 1 | 2 | OT | Total |
| Oregon | 1089 | 1196 | 26 | 2311 |
| Opponents | 1007 | 1122 | 41 | 2170 |

### Individual

| Name | GP | MIN | FGM | FGA | FTM | FTA | 3PM | 3PA | PTS | OFF | DEF | TOT | AST | TO | STL | BLK | PF |
| Malik Hairston | 29 | 911 | 162 | 307 | 91 | 126 | 48 | 110 | 463 | 41 | 95 | 136 | 66 | 50 | 18 | 26 | 81 |
| Maarty Leunen | 30 | 1045 | 148 | 259 | 108 | 136 | 57 | 107 | 461 | 64 | 216 | 280 | 88 | 47 | 26 | 11 | 70 |
| Tajuan Porter | 30 | 967 | 140 | 364 | 53 | 67 | 75 | 213 | 408 | 14 | 56 | 70 | 73 | 69 | 14 | 4 | 66 |
| Joevan Catron | 24 | 637 | 82 | 160 | 56 | 84 | 5 | 13 | 225 | 52 | 92 | 144 | 55 | 50 | 13 | 11 | 73 |
| Bryce Taylor | 28 | 921 | 130 | 274 | 59 | 73 | 49 | 123 | 368 | 31 | 75 | 106 | 40 | 46 | 20 | 12 | 69 |
| Kamyron Brown | 28 | 535 | 41 | 102 | 35 | 61 | 8 | 31 | 125 | 2 | 47 | 49 | 93 | 67 | 22 | 3 | 42 |
| LeKendrick Longmire | 26 | 296 | 43 | 79 | 8 | 27 | 3 | 10 | 97 | 21 | 19 | 40 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 35 |
| Frantz Dorsainvil | 19 | 153 | 27 | 47 | 8 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 16 | 17 | 30 | 2 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 29 |
| Mitch Platt | 22 | 169 | 14 | 24 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 15 |
| Churchill Odia | 26 | 347 | 16 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 35 | 45 | 6 | 30 | 36 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 37 |
| Drew Viney | 10 | 76 | 6 | 17 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 |
| Ray Schafer | 6 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Total | 30 | 6075 | 811 | 1677 | 427 | 620 | 262 | 653 | 2311 | 309 | 722 | 1031 | 456 | 379 | 139 | 79 | 535 |
Glossary
GP: Games Played, MIN: Minutes, FGM: Field goals made, FGA: Field goals attempted, FTM: Free throws made, FTA: Free throws attempted, 3PM: 3-pointers made, 3PA: 3-pointers attempted, PTS: Points, OFF: Offensive rebounds, DEF: Defensive rebounds, REB: Rebounds, TOT: Total rebounds AST: Assists, TO: Turnovers, STL: Steals, BLK: Blocks, PF: Personal fouls