# 2021–22 Oregon Ducks men's basketball team

The 2021–22 Oregon Ducks men's basketball team represented the University of Oregon during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Ducks, led by 12th-year head coach Dana Altman, played their home games at Matthew Knight Arena as members of the Pac–12 Conference.

## Previous season

The Ducks finished the season 21–7, 14–4 in Pac-12 play to win the regular season Pac-12 championship. They defeated Arizona State in the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 tournament before losing to their rival Oregon State in the semifinals. They were invited in the NCAA Tournament as a at-large bid where they moved on because VCU had Coronavirus. They beat Iowa in the second round before losing to PAC-12 member USC in the Sweet Sixteen.

## Off-season
### Departures

Note that all players in the 2020–21 season, regardless of their classification, had the option to return to the program. Due to COVID-19 impacts, the NCAA declared that the 2020–21 season would not count against the athletic eligibility of any student-athlete in any of the organization's winter sports, including basketball. This led the NBA and its players union to agree that for the 2021 draft only, players who were seniors in 2020–21 had to declare their eligibility for the draft.
Oregon Departures :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for Departure |
| Eugene Omoruyi | 2 | F | 6'6" | 235 | RS Senior | Rexdale, ON | Graduated and declared for the 2021 NBA draft; undrafted |
| Jalen Terry | 3 | G | 6'0" | 165 | Freshman | Flint, MI | Transferred to DePaul |
| Eddy Ionescu | 4 | G | 6'6" | 190 | RS Senior | Walnut Creek, CA | Walk-on; graduated and chose not to return |
| Chris Duarte | 5 | G | 6'6" | 190 | Senior | Puerto Plata, DR | Graduated and declared for the 2021 NBA draft; selected 13th overall by the Indiana Pacers |
| Amauri Hardy | 11 | G | 6'2" | 190 | Senior | Detroit, MI | Graduated and chose not to return |
| L. J. Figueroa | 12 | G/F | 6'6" | 200 | Senior | Lawrence, MA | Graduated and chose not to return |
| Chandler Lawson | 13 | F | 6'8" | 205 | Sophomore | Memphis, TN | Transferred to Memphis |
| Aaron Estrada | 24 | G | 6'4" | 207 | Sophomore | Woodbury, NJ | Transferred to Hofstra |
| Luke Osborn | 25 | G | 6'6" | 200 | RS Senior | Clackamas, OR | Walk-on; graduated and chose not to return |
| Will Johnson | 54 | G | 6'1" | 180 | RS Junior | Pacific Palisades, CA | Walk-on; graduate transferred to Humboldt State |

### Incoming transfers

Oregon Incoming Transfers :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| De'Vion Harmon | 5 | G | 6'2" | 198 | Junior | Denton, TX | Transferred from Oklahoma. |
| Rivaldo Soares | 11 | G | 6'6" | 205 | Junior | Boston, MA | Junior college transferred from South Plains College. |
| Quincy Guerrier | 13 | F | 6'8" | 220 | Junior | Montreal, QC | Transferred from Syracuse. |
| Jacob Young | 42 | G | 6'3" | 190 | Redshirt Senior | Houston, TX | Transferred from Rutgers. Will be eligible to play immediately since Young graduated from Rutgers. |

### 2021 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Nathan Bittle #2 C | Central Point, OR | Prolific Prep | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | Sep 15, 2020 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 94 ||||||
| Isaac Johnson #16 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 ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: Rivals: 30 247Sports: 37 ||||||
| 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: ||||||

### 2022 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2022 recruits :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Dior Johnson #1 PG | Lakewood, CA | Centennial High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Jun 22, 2021 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 92 |||||||
| Kel'el Ware #13 C | North Little Rock, AR | North Little Rock High School | 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | Aug 9, 2021 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 90 |||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: Rivals: 18 247Sports: 14 |||||||
| 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: |||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season |||||||||
| November 9, 2021* 4:00 p.m., P12N | No. 13 | Texas Southern | W 83–66 | 1–0 | 20 – Richardson | 12 – Guerrier | 4 – Richardson | Matthew Knight Arena (7,037) Eugene, OR |
| November 12, 2021* 8:00 p.m., P12N | No. 13 | SMU | W 86–63 | 2–0 | 19 – Williams Jr. | 7 – Soares | 3 – Williams Jr. | Matthew Knight Arena (8,164) Eugene, OR |
| November 16, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN | No. 12 | vs. BYU Phil Knight Invitational | L 49–81 | 2–1 | 12 – Williams Jr. | 4 – Tied | 3 – Harmon | Moda Center (4,400) Portland, OR |
| November 22, 2021* 6:00 p.m., ESPNU | | vs. Chaminade Maui Invitational Quarterfinals | W 73–49 | 3–1 | 14 – Williams Jr. | 8 – Guerrier | 5 – Richardson | Michelob Ultra Arena Paradise, NV |
| November 23, 2021* 5:00 p.m., ESPN | | vs. Saint Mary's Maui Invitational Semifinals | L 50–62 | 3–2 | 13 – Williams Jr. | 6 – Harmon | 4 – Harmon | Michelob Ultra Arena Paradise, NV |
| November 24, 2021* 1:30 p.m., ESPN2 | | vs. No. 12 Houston Maui Invitational 3rd place game | L 49–78 | 3–3 | 13 – Williams Jr. | 5 – Williams Jr. | 3 – Williams Jr. | Michelob Ultra Arena Paradise, NV |
| November 29, 2021* 7:00 p.m., P12N | | Montana | W 87–47 | 4–3 | 18 – Richardson | 7 – 2 tied | 4 – Williams Jr. | Matthew Knight Arena (5,739) Eugene, OR |
| December 1, 2021* 7:00 p.m., P12N | | UC Riverside | W 71–65 | 5–3 | 17 – Richardson | 8 – Williams Jr. | 5 – Richardson | Matthew Knight Arena (5,739) Eugene, OR |
| December 5, 2021 4:00 p.m., P12N | | Arizona State | L 67–69 $^{OT}$ | 5–4 (0–1) | 17 – Kepnang | 7 – Richardson | 7 – Richardson | Matthew Knight Arena (6,130) Eugene, OR |
| December 12, 2021 4:00 p.m., P12N | | at Stanford | L 69–72 | 5–5 (0–2) | 18 – Guerrier | 9 – Guerrier | 3 – Young | Maples Pavilion (4,181) Stanford, CA |
| December 15, 2021* 6:00 p.m., P12N | | Portland | W 96–71 | 6–5 | 20 – Dante | 9 – Dante | 6 – Richardson | Matthew Knight Arena (5,251) Eugene, OR |
| December 18, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | No. 1 Baylor | L 70–78 | 6–6 | 18 – Harmon | 5 – Richardson | 6 – Richardson | Matthew Knight Arena (7,682) Eugene, OR |
| December 21, 2021* 6:00 p.m., P12N | | Pepperdine | W 68–59 | 7–6 | 19 – Richardson | 9 – Guerrier | 7 – Richardson | Matthew Knight Arena (5,350) Eugene, OR |
| January 1, 2022 7:30 p.m., P12N | | Utah | W 79–66 | 8–6 (1–2) | 26 – Richardson | 10 – Dante | 4 – Young | Matthew Knight Arena (5,655) Eugene, OR |
| January 10, 2022 7:00 p.m., P12N | | at Oregon State Rivalry | W 78–76 | 9–6 (2–2) | 16 – Young | 11 – 2 tied | 5 – Harmon | Gill Coliseum (5,422) Corvallis, OR |
| January 13, 2022 6:30 p.m., ESPN | | at No. 3 UCLA | W 84–81 $^{OT}$ | 10–6 (3–2) | 23 – Young | 7 – Dante | 2 – Harmon | Pauley Pavilion (119) Los Angeles, CA |
| January 15, 2022 8:00 p.m., FS1 | | at No. 5 USC | W 79–69 | 11–6 (4–2) | 28 – Richardson | 7 – Dante | 4 – 2 tied | Galen Center (0) Los Angeles, CA |
| January 23, 2022 7:00 p.m., FS1 | | Washington | W 86–54 | 12–6 (5–2) | 21 – Richardson | 4 – Guerrier | 5 – Harmon | Matthew Knight Arena (6,378) Eugene, OR |
| January 25, 2022 9:00 p.m., P12N | | Colorado Rescheduled from January 3 | L 78–82 | 12–7 (5–3) | 22 – Guerrier | 5 – Dante | 4 – Richardson | Matthew Knight Arena (6,176) Eugene, OR |
| January 29, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | Oregon State Rivalry | W 78–56 | 13–7 (6–3) | 17 – Young | 10 – Dante | 4 – Young | Matthew Knight Arena (10,712) Eugene, OR |
| February 3, 2022 7:00 p.m., FS1 | | at Colorado | W 66–51 | 14–7 (7–3) | 21 – Young | 9 – Guerrier | 3 – Richardson | CU Events Center (7,611) Boulder, CO |
| February 5, 2022 5:30 p.m., FS1 | | at Utah | W 80–77 | 15–7 (8–3) | 25 – Richardson | 10 – Williams Jr. | 6 – Harmon | Jon M. Huntsman Center (7,756) Salt Lake City, UT |
| February 10, 2022 6:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | Stanford | W 68–60 | 16–7 (9–3) | 21 – Harmon | 7 – Dante | 5 – Richardson | Matthew Knight Arena (6,952) Eugene, OR |
| February 12, 2022 1:00 p.m., P12N | | California | L 64–78 | 16–8 (9–4) | 22 – Richardson | 9 – Richardson | 4 – Young | Matthew Knight Arena (6,762) Eugene, OR |
| February 14, 2022 6:00 p.m., ESPNU | | Washington State Rescheduled from January 20 | W 62–59 | 17–8 (10–4) | 13 – 2 tied | 10 – Dante | 5 – Richardson | Matthew Knight Arena (5,786) Eugene, OR |
| February 17, 2022 6:00 p.m., ESPN | | at Arizona State | L 57–81 | 17–9 (10–5) | 12 – Richardson | 6 – Tied | 3 – Richardson | Desert Financial Arena (8,296) Tempe, AZ |
| February 19, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN | | at No. 3 Arizona College GameDay | L 81–84 | 17–10 (10–6) | 22 – Richardson | 15 – Dante | 5 – Young | McKale Center (14,644) Tucson, AZ |
| February 24, 2022 6:30 p.m., ESPN | | No. 12 UCLA | W 68–63 | 18–10 (11–6) | 17 – Harmon | 9 – Tied | 6 – Young | Matthew Knight Arena (8,950) Eugene, OR |
| February 26, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | No. 16 USC | L 69–70 | 18–11 (11–7) | 15 – Guerrier | 10 – Guerrier | 8 – Richardson | Matthew Knight Arena (10,021) Eugene, OR |
| March 3, 2022 7:00 p.m., P12N | | at Washington | L 67–78 | 18–12 (11–8) | 17 – Harmon | 7 – Richardson | 7 – Young | Alaska Airlines Arena (8,922) Seattle, WA |
| March 5, 2022 1:00 p.m., CBS | | at Washington State | L 74–94 | 18–13 (11–9) | 21 – Young | 5 – Soares | 4 – Young | Beasley Coliseum Pullman, WA |
| Pac-12 tournament |||||||||
| March 9, 2022 2:30 p.m., P12N | (5) | vs. (12) Oregon State First Round/Rivalry | W 86–72 | 19–13 | 23 – Young | 8 – Williams Jr. | 11 – Young | T-Mobile Arena Paradise, NV |
| March 10, 2022 2:30 p.m., P12N | (5) | vs. (4) Colorado Quarterfinals | L 69–80 | 19–14 | 25 – Guerrier | 13 – Guerrier | 7 – Young | T-Mobile Arena Paradise, NV |
| NIT |||||||||
| March 15, 2022 6:00 p.m., ESPN | | at (4) Utah State First Round – Texas A&M Bracket | W 83–72 | 20–14 | 19 – Harmon | 9 – Kepnang | 5 – Williams Jr. | Smith Spectrum (7,023) Logan, UT |
| March 19, 2022 9:00 a.m., ESPN | | at (1) Texas A&M Second Round – Texas A&M Bracket | L 60–75 | 20–15 | 13 – Tied | 13 – Dante | 4 – Young | Reed Arena (6,498) College Station, TX |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. |||||||||

## Awards & milestones
### Season highs
#### Players

* Points:
* Rebounds:
* Assists:
* Steals:
* Blocks:
* Minutes:

#### Team

* Points:
* Field Goals:
* Field Goal Attempts:
* 3 Point Field Goals Made:
* 3 Point Field Goals Attempts:
* Free Throws Made:
* Free Throws Attempts:
* Rebounds:
* Assists:
* Steals:
* Blocked Shots:
* Turnovers:
* Fouls:

### Pac-12 Conference awards and honors
## 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 | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | Final |
| AP | 13 | 12 | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | | | | Not released |
| Coaches | 12 | 12^ | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | | | | |
*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings. ^Coaches did not release a Week 1 poll.