# 2015–16 Oregon Ducks men's basketball team

The 2015–16 Oregon Ducks men's basketball team represented the University of Oregon during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Ducks were led by sixth 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 31–7, 14–4 in Pac-12 play to win the Pac-12 regular season championship. They defeated Washington, Arizona and Utah to be champions of the Pac-12 tournament. They received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they defeated Holy Cross, Saint Joseph's, and Duke to advance to the Elite Eight where they lost to Oklahoma.

## Previous season

The 2014–15 Oregon Ducks finished the season with an overall record of 26–10, and 13–5 in the Pac-12. In the Pac–12 Tournament, the Ducks made it to the Championship game where they lost to Arizona, 52–80. They received an at-large bid in the NCAA tournament as an 8-seed in the West Region. They defeated Oklahoma State in the second round before losing to Wisconsin in the round of 32.

## Off-season
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Joe Young | 3 | G | 6'2" | 180 | RS Senior | Houston, TX | Graduated/2015 NBA draft |
| Ahmaad Rorie | 14 | G | 6'1" | 175 | Freshman | Tacoma, WA | Transferred to Montana |
| Jalil Abdul-Bassit | 15 | G | 6'4" | 197 | Senior | Anchorage, AK | Graduated |
| Michael Chandler | 25 | C | 6'10" | 240 | Junior | Indianapolis, IN | Transferred to Waldorf College |
| Tim Jensen | 32 | F | 6'6" | 225 | RS Senior | Manistee, MI | Graduated |
| Anthony Piganelli | 35 | G | 6'4" | 195 | Senior | Oakland, CA | Graduated |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Chris Boucher | 25 | F | 6'10" | 200 | Junior | Montreal, Quebec | National Junior College Player of the Year at Northwest College. |
| Dylan Ennis | 31 | G | 6'2" | 192 | RS Senior | Brampton, Ontario | Elected to transfer from Villanova. Ennis is eligible to play immediately. |

### 2015 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Kendall Small 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 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 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

* January 5, 2016 – Freshman Trevor Manuel asked for release and will transfer.
* January 6, 2016 – Redshirt Senior Dylan Ennis to miss rest of the season due to a foot injury.
* March 16, 2016 – Oregon announced that the NCAA had awarded senior Chris Boucher an extra year of eligibility. In the Quebec educational system, students complete high school a year earlier than in the rest of North America, and normally attend a pre-university school known as a CEGEP. After Boucher's final year of high school in 2010–11, he did not academically qualify for CEGEP, and was out of school in 2011–12 before attending a prep school in Alma, Quebec for 2012–13 and playing 13 games in that season (considerably fewer that a typical U.S. prep school schedule). The NCAA initially treated the end of his final year of high school as his graduation date and his prep school year as his first year of college competition. Oregon applied for a waiver from the NCAA, citing serious family hardship during Boucher's high school years, the abbreviated nature of his prep school basketball season, and his satisfactory academic progress at Oregon.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| Nov. 3* 7:00 pm, P12N | | Northwest Christian | W 92–44 | – | Matthew Knight Arena (5,499) Eugene, OR |
| Nov. 8* 6:00 pm, P12N | | Southern Oregon | W 91–40 | – | Matthew Knight Arena (5,623) Eugene, OR |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov. 13* 7:00 pm, P12N | | Jackson State Global Sports Shootout | W 80–52 | 1–0 | Matthew Knight Arena (5,577) Eugene, OR |
| Nov. 16* 8:30 pm, ESPN2 | No. 25 | No. 20 Baylor College Hoops Tip-Off Marathon/ Global Sports Shootout | W 74–67 | 2–0 | Matthew Knight Arena (7,718) Eugene, OR |
| Nov. 20* 8:00 pm, P12N | No. 25 | Savannah State Global Sports Shootout | W 77–59 | 3–0 | Matthew Knight Arena (6,465) Eugene, OR |
| Nov. 22* 3:00 pm, P12N | No. 25 | Valparaiso | W 73–67 | 4–0 | Matthew Knight Arena (5,752) Eugene, OR |
| Nov. 25* 4:00 pm, P12N | No. 21 | Arkansas State Global Sports Shootout | W 91–68 | 5–0 | Matthew Knight Arena (5,465) Eugene, OR |
| Nov. 30* 5:00 pm, P12N | No. 15 | Fresno State | W 78–73 | 6–0 | Matthew Knight Arena (5,205) Eugene, OR |
| Dec. 4* 8:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 15 | at UNLV MGM Grand Showcase | L 69–80 | 6–1 | MGM Grand Garden Arena (12,117) Paradise, NV |
| Dec. 7* 6:30 pm, FS1 | No. 24 | vs. Navy Pearl Harbor Classic | W 67–47 | 7–1 | Bloch Arena (4,024) Honolulu, HI |
| Dec. 12* 4:00 pm, CBSSN | No. 24 | at Boise State | L 72–74 | 7–2 | Taco Bell Arena (10,239) Boise, ID |
| Dec. 15* 8:00 pm, P12N | | UC Irvine | W 78–63 | 8–2 | Matthew Knight Arena (5,863) Eugene, OR |
| Dec. 18* 6:00 pm, P12N | | Long Beach State | W 94–73 | 9–2 | Matthew Knight Arena (6,112) Eugene, OR |
| Dec. 21* 6:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Alabama Vulcan Classic | W 72–68 | 10–2 | BJCC (14,508) Birmingham, AL |
| Dec. 29* 6:00 pm, P12N | | Western Oregon | W 88–60 | 11–2 | Matthew Knight Arena (6,137) Eugene, OR |
| Pac-12 regular season ||||||
| Jan. 3 4:00 pm, FS1 | | at Oregon State Civil War | L 57–70 | 11–3 (0–1) | Gill Coliseum (9,604) Corvallis, OR |
| Jan. 6 6:00 pm, ESPN2 | | California | W 68–65 | 12–3 (1–1) | Matthew Knight Arena (6,948) Eugene, OR |
| Jan. 10 7:00 pm, ESPNU | | Stanford | W 71–58 | 13–3 (2–1) | Matthew Knight Arena (7,318) Eugene, OR |
| Jan. 14 7:00 pm, P12N | | at Utah | W 77–59 | 14–3 (3–1) | Jon M. Huntsman Center (12,733) Salt Lake City, UT |
| Jan. 17 4:00 pm, P12N | | at Colorado | L 87–91 | 14–4 (3–2) | Coors Events Center (8,459) Boulder, CO |
| Jan. 21 6:00 pm, P12N | | No. 21 USC | W 89–81 | 15–4 (4–2) | Matthew Knight Arena (8,471) Eugene, OR |
| Jan. 23 1:00 pm, CBS | | UCLA | W 86–72 | 16–4 (5–2) | Matthew Knight Arena (10,525) Eugene, OR |
| Jan. 28 8:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 23 | at No. 18 Arizona | W 83–75 | 17–4 (6–2) | McKale Center (14,644) Tucson, AZ |
| Jan. 31 5:30 pm, ESPNU | No. 23 | at Arizona State | W 91–74 | 18–4 (7–2) | Wells Fargo Arena (6,760) Tempe, AZ |
| Feb. 4 6:00 pm, FS1 | No. 16 | Colorado | W 76–56 | 19–4 (8–2) | Matthew Knight Arena (7,226) Eugene, OR |
| Feb. 7 1:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 16 | Utah | W 76–66 | 20–4 (9–2) | Matthew Knight Arena (6,807) Eugene, OR |
| Feb. 11 6:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 11 | at California | L 63–83 | 20–5 (9–3) | Haas Pavilion (10,628) Berkeley, CA |
| Feb. 13 1:00 pm, P12N | No. 11 | at Stanford | L 72–76 | 20–6 (9–4) | Maples Pavilion (5,462) Stanford, CA |
| Feb. 20 7:00 pm, P12N | No. 16 | Oregon State Civil War | W 91–81 | 21–6 (10–4) | Matthew Knight Arena (12,364) Eugene, OR |
| Feb. 24 7:00 pm, P12N | No. 13 | Washington State | W 76–62 | 22–6 (11–4) | Matthew Knight Arena (8,088) Eugene, OR |
| Feb. 28 5:30 pm, ESPNU | No. 13 | Washington | W 86–73 | 23–6 (12–4) | Matthew Knight Arena (12,364) Eugene, OR |
| Mar. 2 6:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 9 | at UCLA | W 76–68 | 24–6 (13–4) | Pauley Pavilion (6,578) Los Angeles, CA |
| Mar. 5 1:00 pm, P12N | No. 9 | at USC | W 76–66 | 25–6 (14–4) | Galen Center (6,834) Los Angeles, CA |
| Pac-12 tournament ||||||
| Mar. 10 12:00 pm, P12N | (1) No. 8 | vs. (8) Washington Quarterfinals | W 83–77 | 26–6 | MGM Grand Garden Arena (12,916) Paradise, NV |
| Mar. 11 6:00 pm, P12N | (1) No. 8 | vs. (4) No. 15 Arizona Semifinals | W 95–89 $^{OT}$ | 27–6 | MGM Grand Garden Arena (12,916) Paradise, NV |
| Mar. 12 7:00 pm, FS1 | (1) No. 8 | vs. (2) No. 12 Utah Championship | W 88–57 | 28–6 | MGM Grand Garden Arena (12,916) Paradise, NV |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| Mar. 18* 4:27 pm, truTV | (1 W) No. 5 | vs. (16 W) Holy Cross First Round | W 91–52 | 29–6 | Spokane Arena (11,274) Spokane, WA |
| Mar. 20* 6:40 pm, TBS | (1 W) No. 5 | vs. (8 W) Saint Joseph's Second Round | W 69–64 | 30–6 | Spokane Arena (11,296) Spokane, WA |
| Mar. 24* 6:55 pm, TBS | (1 W) No. 5 | vs. (4 W) No. 19 Duke Sweet Sixteen | W 82–68 | 31–6 | Honda Center (17,601) Anaheim, CA |
| Mar. 26* 3:09 pm, CBS | (1 W) No. 5 | vs. (2 W) No. 7 Oklahoma Elite Eight | L 68–80 | 31–7 | Honda Center (16,232) Anaheim, CA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West Region. All times are in Pacific Time. ||||||

## Ranking movement

Ranking movement Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week. RV=Others receiving votes. :
| 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 | RV | 25 | 21 | 15 | 24 | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 23 | 16 | 11 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 5 | N/A |
| Coaches | RV | RV | 23 | 16 | 23 | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 24 | 17 | 12 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 6 |