# 2018–19 Oregon Ducks men's basketball team

The 2018–19 Oregon Ducks men's basketball team represented the University of Oregon during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Ducks, led by ninth-year head coach Dana Altman, played their home games at Matthew Knight Arena as members of the Pac–12 Conference. They finished the season with a 25–13 record, 10–8 in conference play, and finished tied for 4th in the Pac-12. Oregon won the Pac-12 tournament, upsetting the No. 1 seed Washington and receiving 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, beat UC Irvine in the Second Round before losing in the Sweet Sixteen to Virginia.

## Previous season

The Ducks 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.

## Off-season
### Departures

| Name | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for Departure |
| MiKyle McIntosh | F | 6'7" | 240 | GS | Pickering, Ontario | Completed athletic eligibility |
| Elijah Brown | G | 6'4" | 200 | GS | Orange County, California | Completed athletic eligibility |
| Evan Gross | G | 5'10" | 165 | RS Sr. | Sacramento, California | Graduated |
| Roman Sorkin | F | 6'10" | 230 | Sr. | Ashdod, Israel | Graduated |
| Keith Smith | F | 6'7" | 215 | So. | Seattle, Washington | Transferred |
| M.J. Cage | F | 6'10" | 225 | RS Fr. | Santa Ana, California | Transferred |
| Troy Brown Jr. | F | 6'7" | 215 | Fr. | Las Vegas, Nevada | Declared for 2018 NBA draft |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Ehab Amin | G | 6'4" | 200 | GS | Alexandria, Egypt | Graduate transfer from Texas A&M Corpus Christi. Amin is eligible to play immediately under NCAA transfer rules. |

### 2018 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Miles Norris PF | San Diego, CA | Brewster Academy | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | May 10, 2017 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 87 ||||||
| Louis King SF | Columbus, NJ | Hudson Catholic Regional HS | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | Sep 21, 2017 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 91 ||||||
| Will Richardson PG | Hinesville, GA | Oak Hill Academy | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Nov 16, 2017 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 88 ||||||
| Bol Bol C | Olathe, Kansas | Findlay Prep (NV) | 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) | 225 lb (102 kg) | Nov 20, 2017 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 95 ||||||
| Francis Okoro C | Normal, IL | Normal Community West | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 225 lb (102 kg) | May 14, 2018 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 85 ||||||
| 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: ||||||

## Roster

* Jan. 2, 2019 - Sophomore Forward, Abu Kigab elected to transfer.
* Jan. 3, 2019 - Freshman Center, Bol Bol out for remainder of season with a left foot injury.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| November 1, 2018* 7:00 pm, P12N | No. 14 | Western Oregon | W 77–58 | | 19 – Bol | 10 – Okoro | 4 – Tied | Matthew Knight Arena (7,697) Eugene, OR |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| November 6, 2018* 8:00 pm, P12N | No. 14 | Portland State | W 84–57 | 1–0 | 22 – Pritchard | 12 – Bol | 3 – Pritchard | Matthew Knight Arena (8,212) Eugene, OR |
| November 9, 2018* 6:00 pm, P12N | No. 14 | Eastern Washington 2K Classic campus-site game | W 81–47 | 2–0 | 23 – Bol | 12 – Bol | 8 – Pritchard | Matthew Knight Arena (8,009) Eugene, OR |
| November 15, 2018* 6:30 pm, ESPN2 | No. 13 | vs. Iowa 2K Classic semifinals | L 69–77 | 2–1 | 25 – Amin | 9 – Bol | 5 – Pritchard | Madison Square Garden (14,417) New York, NY |
| November 16, 2018* 1:30 pm, ESPN2 | No. 13 | vs. No. 15 Syracuse 2K Classic 3rd place game | W 80–65 | 3–1 | 26 – Bol | 9 – Bol | 4 – Amin | Madison Square Garden (10,909) New York, NY |
| November 20, 2018* 7:00 pm, P12N | No. 21 | Green Bay 2K Classic campus-site game | W 83–72 | 4–1 | 21 – Bol | 9 – Bol | 5 – Pritchard | Matthew Knight Arena (6,569) Eugene, OR |
| November 26, 2018* 8:00 pm, P12N | No. 18 | Texas Southern | L 84–89 | 4–2 | 32 – Bol | 11 – Bol | 7 – Pritchard | Matthew Knight Arena (6,926) Eugene, OR |
| December 1, 2018* 6:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 18 | at Houston | L 61–65 | 4–3 | 23 – Bol | 7 – Tied | 5 – Richardson | Fertitta Center (7,035) Houston, TX |
| December 8, 2018* 5:00 pm, P12N | | Omaha | W 84–61 | 5–3 | 20 – Wooten | 10 – Bol | 7 – Pritchard | Matthew Knight Arena (8,052) Eugene, OR |
| December 12, 2018* 7:00 pm, P12N | | San Diego | W 65–55 | 6–3 | 20 – Bol | 9 – Bol | 7 – Pritchard | Matthew Knight Arena (7,191) Eugene, OR |
| December 15, 2018* 6:00 pm, P12N | | Boise State | W 66–54 | 7–3 | 19 – Pritchard | 5 – Tied | 3 – Wooten | Matthew Knight Arena (8,506) Eugene, OR |
| December 18, 2018* 3:00 pm, P12N | | Florida A&M | W 71–64 | 8–3 | 16 – Bailey Jr. | 7 – Wooten | 4 – White | Matthew Knight Arena (6,909) Eugene, OR |
| December 21, 2018* 4:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at Baylor | L 47–57 | 8–4 | 14 – Pritchard | 4 – Wooten | 4 – King | Ferrell Center (7,411) Waco, TX |
| December 29, 2018* 4:30 pm, CBSSN | | at Boise State | W 62–50 | 9–4 | 23 – Amin | 6 – Tied | 5 – Pritchard | Taco Bell Arena (7,563) Boise, ID |
| Pac-12 regular season |||||||||
| January 5, 2019 5:00 pm, P12N | | Oregon State Civil War | L 72–77 | 9–5 (0–1) | 17 – King | 10 – King | 6 – Pritchard | Matthew Knight Arena (11,204) Eugene, OR |
| January 10, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPN | | UCLA | L 84–87 $^{OT}$ | 9–6 (0–2) | 22 – King | 10 – King | 6 – Richardson | Matthew Knight Arena (10,105) Eugene, OR |
| January 13, 2019 5:00 pm, ESPNU | | USC | W 81–60 | 10–6 (1–2) | 19 – Tied | 8 – King | 6 – King | Matthew Knight Arena (8,148) Eugene, OR |
| January 17, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPN | | at Arizona | W 59–54 | 11–6 (2–2) | 16 – White | 9 – King | 4 – Pritchard | McKale Center (14,032) Tucson, AZ |
| January 19, 2019 6:30 pm, P12N | | at Arizona State | L 64–78 | 11–7 (2–3) | 20 – Pritchard | 6 – Pritchard | 4 – Pritchard | Wells Fargo Arena (12,751) Tempe, AZ |
| January 24, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPN2 | | Washington | L 56–61 | 11–8 (2–4) | 19 – King | 6 – Okoro | 4 – Tied | Matthew Knight Arena (9,464) Eugene, OR |
| January 27, 2019 5:00 pm, ESPNU | | Washington State | W 78–58 | 12–8 (3–4) | 22 – King | 6 – White | 8 – Pritchard | Matthew Knight Arena (8,929) Eugene, OR |
| January 31, 2019 6:00 pm, FS1 | | at Utah | W 78–72 | 13–8 (4–4) | 19 – Richardson | 7 – Pritchard | 3 – Tied | Jon M. Huntsman Center (11,301) Salt Lake City, UT |
| February 2, 2019 6:30 pm, P12N | | at Colorado | L 51–73 | 13–9 (4–5) | 12 – King | 8 – King | 3 – Pritchard | CU Events Center (8,654) Boulder, CO |
| February 6, 2019 6:30 pm, FS1 | | California | W 73–62 | 14–9 (5–5) | 20 – Pritchard | 10 – Pritchard | 9 – Richardson | Matthew Knight Arena (8,768) Eugene, OR |
| February 10, 2019 5:00 pm, ESPN2 | | Stanford | W 69–46 | 15–9 (6–5) | 20 – Pritchard | 7 – King | 4 – Richardson | Matthew Knight Arena (9,014) Eugene, OR |
| February 16, 2019 7:30 pm, P12N | | at Oregon State Civil War | L 57–72 | 15–10 (6–6) | 12 – King | 8 – King | 7 – Pritchard | Gill Coliseum (9,301) Corvallis, OR |
| February 21, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPN | | at USC | L 49–66 | 15–11 (6–7) | 16 – King | 6 – King | 3 – King | Galen Center (3,425) Los Angeles, CA |
| February 23, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at UCLA | L 83–90 | 15–12 (6–8) | 18 – Tied | 9 – Wooten | 8 – Pritchard | Pauley Pavilion (10,588) Los Angeles, CA |
| February 28, 2019 8:00 pm, P12N | | Arizona State | W 79–51 | 16–12 (7–8) | 19 – King | 10 – Okoro | 4 – Pritchard | Matthew Knight Arena (7,682) Eugene, OR |
| March 2, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | | Arizona | W 73–47 | 17–12 (8–8) | 14 – King | 7 – King | 3 – Pritchard | Matthew Knight Arena (11,339) Eugene, OR |
| March 6, 2019 8:00 pm, FS1 | | at Washington State | W 72–61 | 18–12 (9–8) | 21 – White | 6 – White | 7 – Pritchard | Beasley Coliseum (2,065) Pullman, WA |
| March 9, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN | | at Washington | W 55–47 | 19–12 (10–8) | 16 – Pritchard | 10 – Okoro | 3 – Tied | Alaska Airlines Arena (10,000) Seattle, WA |
| Pac-12 Tournament |||||||||
| March 13, 2019 8:30 pm, P12N | (6) | vs. (11) Washington State First Round | W 84–51 | 20–12 | 17 – Amin | 8 – Okoro | 5 – Richardson | T-Mobile Arena (8,876) Paradise, NV |
| March 14, 2019 8:30 pm, ESPN | (6) | vs. (3) Utah Quarterfinals | W 66–54 | 21–12 | 20 – Tied | 7 – King | 5 – Pritchard | T-Mobile Arena (13,012) Paradise, NV |
| March 15, 2019 8:30 pm, ESPN | (6) | vs. (2) Arizona State Semifinals | W 79–75 $^{OT}$ | 22–12 | 19 – King | 7 – Tied | 8 – Pritchard | T-Mobile Arena (13,955) Paradise, NV |
| March 16, 2019 7:30 pm, ESPN | (6) | vs. (1) Washington Championship | W 68–48 | 23–12 | 20 – Pritchard | 7 – Wooten | 7 – Pritchard | T-Mobile Arena (12,877) Paradise, NV |
| NCAA tournament |||||||||
| March 22, 2019* 1:30 pm, TBS | (12 S) | vs. (5 S) No. 21 Wisconsin First Round | W 72–54 | 24–12 | 19 – Pritchard | 6 – Wooten | 8 – Pritchard | SAP Center (14,331) San Jose, CA |
| March 24, 2019* 6:40 pm, TBS | (12 S) | vs. (13 S) UC Irvine Second Round | W 73–54 | 25–12 | 18 – Pritchard | 8 – Wooten | 7 – Pritchard | SAP Center (14,802) San Jose, CA |
| March 28, 2019* 6:00 pm, TBS | (12 S) | vs. (1 S) No. 2 Virginia Sweet Sixteen | L 49–53 | 25–13 | 16 – King | 7 – Pritchard | 4 – Pritchard | KFC Yum! Center (19,831) Louisville, KY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S=South Region. All times are in Pacific Time. |||||||||

## Ranking movement

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes :
| | 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 | 14 | 13 | 21 | 18 | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Not released |
| Coaches | 16 | 16^ | 20 | 21 | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | RV | 21 |
*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings. ^Coaches did not release a Week 1 poll.