# 2019–20 Oregon Ducks men's basketball team

The 2019–20 Oregon Ducks men's basketball team represented the University of Oregon during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Ducks, led by 10th-year head coach Dana Altman, played their home games at Matthew Knight Arena as members of the Pac–12 Conference. They finished the season 24–7, 13–5 in Pac-12 play to win the regular season Pac-12 championship. They were set to take on rival Oregon State in the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 tournament. However, the Pac-12 Tournament, along with all postseason tournaments, was cancelled amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

## Previous season

The Ducks finished the season with a 25–13 record, 10–8 in conference play, and finished tied for fourth in the Pac-12. As the 6 seed in the Pac-12 tournament, Oregon upset No. 3-seeded Utah, No. 2-seeded Arizona State, and No. 1-seeded Washington to win the tournament championship and receive the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. Oregon entered the NCAA Tournament as a No. 12 seed and upset the No. 5 seed Wisconsin in the first round. Oregon made it to the Sweet Sixteen where they lost to Virginia, who would eventually become National Champions.

## Off-season
### Departures

| Name | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for Departure |
| Ehab Amin | G | 6'4" | 200 | GS | Alexandria, Egypt | Completed athletic eligibility. |
| Paul White | F | 6'9" | 230 | RS Sr. | Chicago, Illinois | Graduated. |
| Kenny Wooten | F | 6'9" | 235 | So. | Manteca, California | Declared for 2019 NBA draft |
| Victor Bailey Jr. | G | 6'4" | 190 | So. | Austin, Texas | Elected to transfer. |
| Abu Kigab | F | 6'7" | 190 | So. | St. Catharines, Ontario | Transferred to Boise State |
| Bol Bol | C | 7'2" | 235 | Fr. | Olathe, Kansas | Declared for 2019 NBA draft |
| Miles Norris | F | 6'10" | 210 | Fr. | San Diego, California | Elected to transfer |
| Louis King | F | 6'9" | 205 | Fr. | Jersey City, New Jersey | Declared for 2019 NBA draft |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Shakur Juiston | F | 6'7" | 225 | GS | Newark, New Jersey | Graduate transfer from UNLV |
| Anthony Mathis | G | 6'4" | 185 | GS | West Linn, Oregon | Graduate transfer from New Mexico |
| Eugene Omoruyi | F | 6'6" | 235 | Sr. | Rexdale, Ontario | Transfer from Rutgers |
| Eric Williams Jr. | F | 6'6" | 200 | Jr. | Port Huron, Michigan | Transfer from Duquesne |
| Chris Duarte | G | 6'6" | 190 | Jr. | Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic | Junior college transfer from NW Florida State College |
| Eddy Ionescu | G | 6'6" | 190 | Jr. | Walnut Creek, California | Walk-on; played at City College of San Francisco before spending the 2018–19 school year at Oregon as strictly a student. Twin brother of Oregon women's star Sabrina Ionescu. |

### 2019 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Isaac Johnson C | American Fork, UT | American Fork High School | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 235 lb (107 kg) | Nov 8, 2018 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 88 ||||||
| Chandler Lawson PF | Memphis, TN | Wooddale High School | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | Nov 14, 2018 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 84 ||||||
| C. J. Walker PF | Sanford, FL | Oak Ridge High School | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 198 lb (90 kg) | Nov 21, 2018 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 92 ||||||
| Lok Wur PF | Papillion, NE | LaVista South High School | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Jun 23, 2019 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| N'Faly Dante C | Bamako, Mali | Sunrise Christian Academy (KS) | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) | 230 lb (100 kg) | Aug 13, 2019 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 89 ||||||
| Addison Patterson SG | Milton, ON | Bella Vista College Prep | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Aug 19, 2019 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 88 ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: Rivals: 7 247Sports: 4 ||||||
| 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: ||||||

## Roster

* Freshman center N'Faly Dante missed first nine games of the season due to academic ineligibility.

### Depth chart

| Pos. | Starting 5 | Bench |
| C | Francis Okoro | N'Faly Dante |
| PF | Shakur Juiston | Chandler Lawson |
| SF | Chris Duarte | C. J. Walker |
| SG | Anthony Mathis | Addison Patterson |
| PG | Payton Pritchard | Will Richardson |

## 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 5, 2019* 6:00 pm, P12N | No. 15 | Fresno State | W 71–57 | 1–0 | 24 – Pritchard | 10 – Okoro | 7 – Pritchard | Matthew Knight Arena (6,779) Eugene, OR |
| November 9, 2019* 8:00 pm, P12N | No. 15 | Boise State | W 106–75 | 2–0 | 30 – Mathis | 9 – Lawson | 9 – Juiston | Matthew Knight Arena (7,260) Eugene, OR |
| November 12, 2019* 6:00 pm, ESPN | No. 14 | vs. No. 13 Memphis Phil Knight Invitational | W 82–74 | 3–0 | 17 – Juiston | 10 – Juiston | 6 – Tied | Moda Center (7,296) Portland, OR |
| November 17, 2019* 5:00 pm, P12N | No. 14 | UT Arlington Battle 4 Atlantis on-campus game | W 67–47 | 4–0 | 24 – Pritchard | 8 – Tied | 3 – Pritchard | Matthew Knight Arena (6,017) Eugene, OR |
| November 22, 2019* 6:00 pm, P12N | No. 11 | Houston | W 78–66 | 5–0 | 18 – Mathis | 6 – Juiston | 5 – Pritchard | Matthew Knight Arena (8,095) Eugene, OR |
| November 27, 2019* 6:30 pm, ESPN2 | No. 11 | vs. No. 13 Seton Hall Battle 4 Atlantis quarterfinals | W 71–69 | 6–0 | 16 – Pritchard | 9 – Juiston | 6 – Pritchard | Imperial Arena (1,565) Nassau, Bahamas |
| November 28, 2019* 1:00 pm, ESPN | No. 11 | vs. No. 8 Gonzaga Battle 4 Atlantis semifinals | L 72–73 $^{OT}$ | 6–1 | 17 – Pritchard | 9 – Duarte | 4 – Pritchard | Imperial Arena (1,432) Nassau, Bahamas |
| November 29, 2019* 8:30 am, ESPN | No. 11 | vs. No. 6 North Carolina Battle 4 Atlantis 3rd place game | L 74–78 | 6–2 | 19 – Pritchard | 7 – Tied | 6 – Pritchard | Imperial Arena (2,110) Nassau, Bahamas |
| December 7, 2019* 6:00 pm, P12N | No. 13 | Hawaii | W 89–64 | 7–2 | 20 – Pritchard | 7 – Okoro | 11 – Pritchard | Matthew Knight Arena (6,599) Eugene, OR |
| December 14, 2019* 9:00 am, CBS | No. 10 | at No. 5 Michigan | W 71–70 $^{OT}$ | 8–2 | 23 – Pritchard | 6 – Tied | 4 – Pritchard | Crisler Center (12,707) Ann Arbor, MI |
| December 18, 2019* 8:00 pm, P12N | No. 8 | Montana | W 81–48 | 9–2 | 14 – Tied | 17 – Okoro | 7 – Pritchard | Matthew Knight Arena (5,803) Eugene, OR |
| December 21, 2019* 7:30 pm, P12N | No. 8 | Texas Southern | W 84–78 | 10–2 | 29 – Pritchard | 7 – Okoro | 6 – Pritchard | Matthew Knight Arena (6,764) Eugene, OR |
| December 29, 2019* 1:00 pm, P12N | No. 6 | Alabama State | W 98–59 | 11–2 | 31 – Duarte | 8 – Lawson | 9 – Pritchard | Matthew Knight Arena (6,771) Eugene, OR |
| Pac-12 regular season |||||||||
| January 2, 2020 6:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 4 | at Colorado | L 65–74 | 11–3 (0–1) | 21 – Pritchard | 6 – Pritchard | 5 – Lawson | CU Events Center (10,770) Boulder, CO |
| January 4, 2020 2:00 pm, P12N | No. 4 | at Utah | W 69–64 | 12–3 (1–1) | 19 – Pritchard | 8 – Lawson | 5 – Tied | Jon M. Huntsman Center (13,104) Salt Lake City, UT |
| January 9, 2020 6:00 pm, ESPN | No. 9 | No. 24 Arizona | W 74–73 $^{OT}$ | 13–3 (2–1) | 21 – Richardson | 8 – Duarte | 6 – Pritchard | Matthew Knight Arena (10,113) Eugene, OR |
| January 11, 2020 7:30 pm, P12N | No. 9 | Arizona State | W 78–69 | 14–3 (3–1) | 29 – Pritchard | 9 – Juiston | 6 – Pritchard | Matthew Knight Arena (9,213) Eugene, OR |
| January 16, 2020 6:30 pm, FS1 | No. 8 | at Washington State | L 61–72 | 14–4 (3–2) | 22 – Pritchard | 7 – Juiston | 5 – Pritchard | Beasley Coliseum (3,082) Pullman, WA |
| January 18, 2020 12:45 pm, CBS | No. 8 | at Washington | W 64–61 $^{OT}$ | 15–4 (4–2) | 22 – Pritchard | 12 – Lawson | 4 – Duarte | Alaska Airlines Arena (9,268) Seattle, WA |
| January 23, 2020 8:00 pm, ESPNU | No. 12 | USC | W 79–70 $^{2OT}$ | 16–4 (5–2) | 30 – Duarte | 11 – Duarte | 7 – Pritchard | Matthew Knight Arena (7,497) Eugene, OR |
| January 26, 2020 2:00 pm, FOX | No. 12 | UCLA | W 96–75 | 17–4 (6–2) | 24 – Duarte | 6 – Duarte | 6 – Pritchard | Matthew Knight Arena (9,309) Eugene, OR |
| January 30, 2020 6:00 pm, P12N | No. 11 | at California | W 77–72 | 18–4 (7–2) | 21 – Pritchard | 7 – Juiston | 8 – Pritchard | Haas Pavilion (6,117) Berkeley, CA |
| February 1, 2020 3:00 pm, P12N | No. 11 | at Stanford | L 60–70 | 18–5 (7–3) | 17 – Richardson | 8 – Duarte | 4 – Pritchard | Maples Pavilion (5,523) Stanford, CA |
| February 8, 2020 7:30 pm, P12N | No. 14 | at Oregon State Civil War | L 53–63 | 18–6 (7–4) | 16 – Pritchard | 10 – Juiston | 9 – Pritchard | Gill Coliseum (9,301) Corvallis, OR |
| February 13, 2020 6:00 pm, ESPN | No. 17 | No. 16 Colorado | W 68–60 | 19–6 (8–4) | 21 – Richardson | 11 – Pritchard | 6 – Pritchard | Matthew Knight Arena (9,275) Eugene, OR |
| February 16, 2020 6:00 pm, FS1 | No. 17 | Utah | W 80–62 | 20–6 (9–4) | 25 – Pritchard | 6 – Richardson | 6 – Richardson | Matthew Knight Arena (8,542) Eugene, OR |
| February 20, 2020 6:00 pm, ESPN | No. 14 | at Arizona State | L 72–77 | 20–7 (9–5) | 18 – Tied | 6 – Tied | 5 – Lawson | Desert Financial Arena (12,951) Tempe, AZ |
| February 22, 2020 6:00 pm, ESPN | No. 14 | at No. 24 Arizona | W 73–72 $^{OT}$ | 21–7 (10–5) | 38 – Pritchard | 10 – Duarte | 4 – Pritchard | McKale Center (14,644) Tucson, AZ |
| February 27, 2020 8:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 14 | Oregon State Civil War | W 69–54 | 22–7 (11–5) | 23 – Pritchard | 6 – Okoro | 3 – Tied | Matthew Knight Arena (10,098) Eugene, OR |
| March 5, 2020 8:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 13 | California | W 90–56 | 23–7 (12–5) | 20 – Pritchard | 6 – Walker | 9 – Pritchard | Matthew Knight Arena (7,651) Eugene, OR |
| March 7, 2020 8:00 pm, FS1 | No. 13 | Stanford | W 80–67 | 24–7 (13–5) | 29 – Pritchard | 9 – Juiston | 5 – Pritchard | Matthew Knight Arena (10,862) Eugene, OR |
| Pac-12 tournament |||||||||
| March 12, 2020 12:00 pm, P12N | (1) No.13 | vs. (8) Oregon State Quarterfinals/Civil War | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | T-Mobile Arena Paradise, NV |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. |||||||||

## Ranking movement

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Final |
| AP | 15 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Coaches | 14 | 14^ | 11 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings. ^Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll.