# 2017–18 Oregon Ducks men's basketball team

The 2017–18 Oregon Ducks men's basketball team represented the University of Oregon during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Ducks, led by eighth-year head coach Dana Altman, played their home games at Matthew Knight Arena as members of the Pac–12 Conference. They finished the season 23–13, 10–8 in Pac-12 play to finish in a tie for sixth place. As the No. 6 seed in the Pac-12 tournament, they defeated Washington State in the first round and Utah in the quarterfinals before being defeated by USC in the semifinals. They received an invitation to the National Invitation Tournament, where they defeated Rider in the first round before losing to Marquette in the second round.

## Previous season

The Ducks finished the 2016–17 season 33–6, 16–2 in Pac-12 play to win a share of the regular season Pac-12 championship. They defeated Arizona State and California in the Pac-12 tournament before losing in the final to Arizona. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as a No. 3 seed in the Midwest Region where they defeated Iona and Rhode Island to advance to the Sweet Sixteen. In the Sweet Sixteen, they defeated Michigan to advance to the Elite Eight where they defeated Kansas. The win marked the first time the Ducks advanced to the Final Four since 1939. There, they lost to the eventual champions, North Carolina.

## Off-season
### Departures

| Name | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for Departure |
| Dylan Ennis | G | 6'2" | 195 | GS | Bramton, ON | Graduated |
| Chris Boucher | F | 6'10" | 200 | Sr. | Montreal, QC | Graduated; Undrafted; GSW |
| Charlie Noebel | G | 6'2" | 178 | Sr. | Irvine, CA | Walk-on; Graduated |
| Kavell Bigby-Williams | F | 6'11" | 230 | Jr. | London, GB | Transferred to LSU |
| Jordan Bell | F | 6'9" | 225 | Jr. | Long Beach, CA | Declared for 2017 NBA draft; Drafted 38th Overall by CHI; traded to GSW for financial compensation |
| Dillon Brooks | F | 6'7" | 225 | Jr. | Mississauga, ON | Declared for 2017 NBA draft; Drafted 45th Overall by HOU; Traded to MEM for 2nd Round Pick |
| Casey Benson | G | 6'3" | 185 | Jr. | Tempe, AZ | Graduate transferred to Grand Canyon |
| Tyler Dorsey | G | 6'4" | 195 | So. | Los Angeles, CA | Declared for 2017 NBA draft; Drafted 41st Overall to ATL |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Elijah Brown | G | 6'4" | 200 | RS Sr. | Orange County, CA | Graduate transfer from New Mexico, Brown is eligible to play immediately for the 2017–18 season. |
| MiKyle McIntosh | F | 6'7" | 234 | RS Jr. | Pickering, ON | Graduate transfer from Illinois State, McIntosh is eligible to play immediately for the 2017–18 season. |

### 2017 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Victor Bailey Jr. G | Austin, TX | McNeil HS | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Oct 11, 2016 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 82 ||||||
| Abu Kigab SF | St. Catharines, ON | Prolific Prep | 6 ft 6.5 in (1.99 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Oct 14, 2016 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 81 ||||||
| Troy Brown Jr. G/F | Las Vegas, NV | Centennial HS | 6 ft 6.5 in (1.99 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | Nov 7, 2016 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 93 ||||||
| Kenny Wooten PF | Manteca, CA | Trinity International (NV) | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | Apr 24, 2017 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 80 ||||||
| 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: "Oregon 2017 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. "2017 Oregon Ducks Recruiting Class". ESPN.com. "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. ||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| Oct 28, 2017* 11:00 am | | Idaho Charity Exhibition for Oregon Wildfire Fund | W 81–57 | – | 20 – Bailey Jr. | 6 – 3 tied | 5 – Pritchard | Matthew Knight Arena Eugene, OR |
| Oct 30, 2017* 7:00 pm, P12N | | Northwest Christian | W 124–72 | – | 25 – Pritchard | 6 – Tied | 9 – T. Brown Jr. | Matthew Knight Arena (7,028) Eugene, OR |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| Nov 10, 2017* 9:00 pm, P12N | | Coppin State | W 70–54 | 1–0 | 23 – Sorkin | 8 – Pritchard | 4 – Tied | Matthew Knight Arena (7,232) Eugene, OR |
| Nov 13, 2017* 6:00 pm, P12N | | Prairie View A&M | W 100–67 | 2–0 | 17 – T. Brown Jr. | 8 – Brown | 4 – 3 tied | Matthew Knight Arena (6,428) Eugene, OR |
| Nov 17, 2017* 8:00 pm, P12N | | Alabama State | W 114–56 | 3–0 | 19 – Wooten | 13 – Wooten | 7 – Pritchard | Matthew Knight Arena (8,100) Eugene, OR |
| Nov 19, 2017* 6:00 pm, P12N | | Ball State | W 95–71 | 4–0 | 20 – Pritchard | 8 – T. Brown Jr. | 8 – Pritchard | Matthew Knight Arena (6,916) Eugene, OR |
| Nov 23, 2017* 6:00 pm, ESPNU | | vs. UConn PK80-Phil Knight Invitational Victory quarterfinals | L 63–71 | 4–1 | 14 – Prichard | 11 – McIntosh | 3 – E. Brown | Moda Center (13,439) Portland, OR |
| Nov 24, 2017* 6:30 pm, ESPNU | | vs. DePaul PK80-Phil Knight Invitational Victory consolation 2nd round | W 89–79 $^{OT}$ | 5–1 | 29 – Pritchard | 9 – T. Brown Jr. | 8 – Pritchard | Veterans Memorial Coliseum (8,853) Portland, OR |
| Nov 26, 2017* 10:00 am, ESPN2 | | vs. Oklahoma PK80-Phil Knight Invitational Victory 5th place game | L 80–90 | 5–2 | 17 – White | 8 – T. Brown Jr. | 5 – Pritchard | Veterans Memorial Coliseum (5,910) Portland, OR |
| Dec 1, 2017* 6:30 pm, P12N | | Boise State | L 70–73 | 5–3 | 28 – Pritchard | 5 – Smith | 4 – E. Brown | Matthew Knight Arena (7,688) Eugene, OR |
| Dec 8, 2017* 7:00 pm, P12N | | Colorado State | W 95–65 | 6–3 | 20 – E. Brown | 10 – T. Brown Jr. | 5 – E. Brown Jr. | Matthew Knight Arena (7,153) Eugene, OR |
| Dec 11, 2017* 7:00 pm, P12N | | Texas Southern | W 74–68 | 7–3 | 16 – Pritchard | 12 – T. Brown Jr. | 4 – Tied | Matthew Knight Arena (6,249) Eugene, OR |
| Dec 13, 2017* 7:00 pm, P12N | | Portland State | W 95–84 | 8–3 | 22 – E. Brown | 10 – T. Brown Jr. | 9 – T. Brown Jr. | Matthew Knight Arena (6,905) Eugene, OR |
| Dec 16, 2017* 3:00 pm, CBSSN | | at Fresno State | W 68–61 | 9–3 | 20 – E. Brown | 10 – Wooten | 2 – E. Brown | Save Mart Center (9,225) Fresno, CA |
| Dec 20, 2017* 7:00 pm, P12N | | Central Arkansas | W 96–82 | 10–3 | 24 – Pritchard | 6 – 3 tied | 8 – Pritchard | Matthew Knight Arena (6,908) Eugene, OR |
| Pac-12 regular season |||||||||
| Dec. 29, 2017 7:00 pm, FS1 | | Utah | L 56–66 | 10–4 (0–1) | 16 – T. Brown Jr. | 6 – T. Brown Jr. | 5 – E. Brown | Matthew Knight Arena (9,661) Eugene, OR |
| Dec. 31, 2017 7:00 pm, P12N | | Colorado | W 77–62 | 11–4 (1–1) | 21 – T. Brown Jr. | 7 – Tied | 4 – Prichard | Matthew Knight Arena (7,458) Eugene, OR |
| Jan. 5, 2018 7:00 pm, FS1 | | at Oregon State Civil War | L 64–76 | 11–5 (1–2) | 16 – White | 8 – T. Brown Jr. | 5 – White | Gill Coliseum (6,482) Corvallis, OR |
| Jan. 11, 2018 7:00 pm, FS1 | | at No. 11 Arizona State | W 76–72 | 12–5 (2–2) | 18 – Tied | 13 – McIntosh | 6 – Pritchard | Wells Fargo Arena (13,693) Tempe, AZ |
| Jan. 13, 2018 11:00 am, ESPN2 | | at No. 17 Arizona | L 83–90 | 12–6 (2–3) | 25 – E. Brown | 7 – McIntosh | 7 – Pritchard | McKale Center (14,644) Tucson, AZ |
| Jan. 18, 2018 6:00 pm, ESPN2 | | USC | L 70–75 | 12–7 (2–4) | 18 – Prichard | 10 – McIntosh | 7 – Prichard | Matthew Knight Arena (9,202) Eugene, OR |
| Jan. 20, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN | | UCLA | W 94–91 | 13–7 (3–4) | 25 – Prichard | 8 – McIntosh | 5 – T. Brown Jr. | Matthew Knight Arena (12,364) Eugene, OR |
| Jan. 27, 2018 5:00 pm, P12N | | Oregon State Civil War | W 66–57 | 14–7 (4–4) | 20 – E. Brown | 6 – Tied | 7 – Prichard | Matthew Knight Arena (12,364) Eugene, OR |
| Feb. 1, 2018 6:00 pm, P12N | | at California | W 66–53 | 15–7 (5–4) | 16 – T. Brown | 11 – McIntosh | 4 – Pritchard | Haas Pavilion (7,531) Berkeley, CA |
| Feb. 3, 2018 2:00 pm, FOX | | at Stanford | L 61–96 | 15–8 (5–5) | 15 – T. Brown | 6 – T. Brown | 3 – Tied | Maples Pavilion (4,894) Stanford, CA |
| Feb. 8, 2018 7:00 pm, FS1 | | Washington | W 65–40 | 16–8 (6–5) | 21 – T. Brown | 9 – McIntosh | 8 – Pritchard | Matthew Knight Arena (9,938) Eugene, OR |
| Feb. 11, 2018 5:00 pm, ESPNU | | Washington State | W 84–57 | 17–8 (7–5) | 19 – Pritchard | 10 – T. Brown | 10 – Pritchard | Matthew Knight Arena (9,419) Eugene, OR |
| Feb. 15, 2018 6:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at USC | L 70–72 | 17–9 (7–6) | 23 – McIntosh | 7 – T. Brown | 4 – Pritchard | Galen Center (4,322) Los Angeles, CA |
| Feb. 17, 2018 7:15 pm, ESPN | | at UCLA | L 78–86 $^{OT}$ | 17–10 (7–7) | 23 – Pritchard | 9 – McIntosh | 7 – T. Brown | Pauley Pavilion (13,001) Los Angeles, CA |
| Feb. 22, 2018 8:30 pm, FS1 | | Arizona State | W 75–68 | 18–10 (8–7) | 19 – E. Brown | 7 – E. Brown | 6 – Pritchard | Matthew Knight Arena (9,940) Eugene, OR |
| Feb. 24, 2018 7:15 pm, ESPN | | No. 14 Arizona | W 98–93 $^{OT}$ | 19–10 (9–7) | 30 – E. Brown | 5 – Tied | 8 – Pritchard | Matthew Knight Arena (12,364) Eugene, OR |
| Mar. 1, 2018 6:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at Washington State | L 76–78 | 19–11 (9–8) | 18 – E. Brown | 7 – McIntosh | 4 – McIntosh | Beasley Coliseum (2,592) Pullman, WA |
| Mar. 3, 2018 1:30 pm, P12N | | at Washington | W 72–64 | 20–11 (10–8) | 14 – Prichard | 7 – McIntosh | 6 – T.Brown | Alaska Airlines Arena (9,912) Seattle, WA |
| Pac-12 Tournament |||||||||
| March 7, 2018 8:30 pm, P12N | (6) | vs. (11) Washington State First Round | W 64–62 $^{OT}$ | 21–11 | 18 – McIntosh | 9 – T.Brown | 5 – White | T-Mobile Arena (10,458) Paradise, NV |
| March 8, 2018 8:45 pm, FS1 | (6) | vs. (3) Utah Quarterfinals | W 68–66 | 22–11 | 21 – E.Brown | 8 – Wooten | 3 – McIntosh | T-Mobile Arena (13,194) Paradise, NV |
| March 9, 2018 8:45 pm, FS1 | (6) | vs. (2) USC Semifinals | L 54–74 | 22–12 | 21 – McIntosh | 5 – Tied | 7 – Pritchard | T-Mobile Arena (16,596) Paradise, NV |
| NIT |||||||||
| March 13, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | (3) | (6) Rider First Round – Notre Dame Bracket | W 99–86 | 23–12 | 23 – Tied | 10 – Wooten | 8 – Pritchard | Matthew Knight Arena (2,327) Eugene, OR |
| March 18, 2018* 1:30 pm, ESPN2 | (3) | at (2) Marquette Second Round – Notre Dame Bracket | L 92–101 | 23–13 | 25 – McIntosh | 4 – Tied | 5 – Brown | Al McGuire Center (3,618) Milwaukee, WI |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. |||||||||