# 2020–21 Oregon Ducks men's basketball team

The 2020–21 Oregon Ducks men's basketball team represented the University of Oregon during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Ducks, led by 11th-year head coach Dana Altman, played their home games at Matthew Knight Arena as members of the Pac–12 Conference. They finished the season 21-7, 14-4 in Pac-12 Play to finish as regular season champions. They defeated Arizona State in the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 tournament before losing in the semifinals to Oregon State. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they advanced to the Second Round due to a positive COVID-19 test from VCU. They defeated Iowa in the second round to advance to the Sweet Sixteen where they lost to USC.

## Previous season

The Ducks 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.

## Off-season
### Departures

Oregon Departures :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for Departure |
| Payton Pritchard | 3 | G | 6'2" | 190 | Senior | West Linn, OR | Graduated/2020 NBA draft |
| Shakur Juiston | 10 | F | 6'7" | 225 | RS Senior | Paterson, NJ | Graduated |
| C. J. Walker | 14 | F | 6'8" | 200 | Freshman | Sanford, FL | Transferred to UCF |
| Addison Patterson | 22 | G | 6'6" | 195 | Freshman | Milton, ON | Transferred to Nevada |
| Anthony Mathis | 32 | G | 6'4" | 185 | RS Senior | West Linn, OR | Graduated/Signed to play professionally in Greece with Charilaos Trikoupis |
| Francis Okoro | 33 | F | 6'9" | 235 | Sophomore | Imo, Nigeria | Transferred to Saint Louis |

### Incoming transfers

Oregon Incoming Transfers :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Amauri Hardy | 11 | G | 6'2" | 190 | Senior | Farmington Hills, MI | Transferred from UNLV. Will be eligible to play immediately since Hardy graduated from UNLV, and will have two years of eligibility due to an NCAA ruling that the 2020–21 season will not be counted against athletic eligibility. His younger brother is Jaden Hardy. |
| Aaron Estrada | 24 | G | 6'4" | 207 | Sophomore | Woodbury, NJ | Transferred from Saint Peter's. Under NCAA transfer rules, will have to redshirt the 2020–21 season. Because he is redshirting the 2020–21 season, he is not covered by the aforementioned NCAA ruling. |
| L. J. Figueroa | 30 | G/F | 6'6" | 200 | Senior | Lawrence, MA | Transferred from St. John's. Will be eligible to play immediately since Figueroa graduated from St. John's, and will have two years of eligibility due to the aforementioned NCAA ruling. |

### 2020 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Jalen Terry PG | Flint, MI | Beecher (MI) | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 160 lb (73 kg) | Jan 18, 2020 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 82 ||||||
| Franck Kepnang C | Yaoundé, Cameroon | Westtown School (PA) | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) | 247 lb (112 kg) | Oct 10, 2020 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 89 ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: Rivals: 68 247Sports: 47 ||||||
| 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: ||||||

### 2021 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2021 recruits :
| 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) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Sep 15, 2020 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 94 |||||||
| Johnathan Lawson #19 SF | West Chester, PA | Westtown School | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | Oct 7, 2020 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 84 |||||||
| 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: |||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season |||||||||
| November 25, 2020* 6:00 pm, P12N | No. 20 | Eastern Washington | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Matthew Knight Arena Eugene, OR |
| December 2, 2020* 6:00 pm, FS1 | No. 21 | vs. Missouri | L 75–83 | 0–1 | 31 – Omoruyi | 11 – Omoruyi | 5 – Hardy | CHI Health Center (89) Omaha, NE |
| December 4, 2020* 6:00 pm, FS1 | No. 21 | vs. Seton Hall | W 83–70 | 1–1 | 22 – Omoruyi | 9 – Figueroa | 6 – Duarte | CHI Health Center (81) Omaha, NE |
| December 7, 2020 4:00 pm, P12N | | Eastern Washington | W 69–52 | 2–1 | 21 – Omoruyi | 10 – Tied | 5 – Hardy | Matthew Knight Arena (0) Eugene, OR |
| December 9, 2020* 8:00 pm, P12N | | Florida A&M | W 87–66 | 3–1 | 23 – Duarte | 6 – Williams Jr. | 5 – Terry | Matthew Knight Arena (0) Eugene, OR |
| December 12, 2020 5:00 pm, P12N | | at Washington | W 74–71 | 4–1 (1–0) | 14 – Duarte | 10 – Dante | 3 – Omoruyi | Alaska Airlines Arena (0) Seattle, WA |
| December 17, 2020* 5:00 pm, P12N | | San Francisco | W 74–64 | 5–1 | 19 – Omoruyi | 9 – Figueroa | 3 – Hardy | Matthew Knight Arena (0) Eugene, OR |
| December 19, 2020 12:00 pm, P12N | | Portland | W 80–41 | 6–1 | 21 – Duarte | 6 – Tied | 5 – Tied | Matthew Knight Arena (0) Eugene, OR |
| December 31, 2020 7:00 pm, P12N | No. 21 | California | W 82–69 | 7–1 (2–0) | 26 – Omoruyi | 6 – Tied | 5 – Hardy | Matthew Knight Arena (0) Eugene, OR |
| January 2, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPNU | No. 21 | Stanford | W 73–56 | 8–1 (3–0) | 23 – Duarte | 12 – Figueroa | 7 – Hardy | Matthew Knight Arena (0) Eugene, OR |
| January 7, 2021 2:00 pm, FS1 | No. 17 | at Colorado | L 72–79 | 8–2 (3–1) | 27 – Duarte | 6 – Tied | 2 – Tied | CU Events Center (0) Boulder, CO |
| January 10, 2021 11:00 am, P12N | No. 17 | at Utah | W 79–73 | 9–2 (4–1) | 25 – Duarte | 6 – Tied | 4 – Tied | Jon M. Huntsman Center (0) Salt Lake City, UT |
| January 14, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN | No. 22 | Arizona State | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Matthew Knight Arena Eugene, OR |
| January 23, 2021 7:30 pm, P12N | No. 21 | Oregon State Rivalry | L 64–75 | 9–3 (4–2) | 15 – Omoruyi | 9 – Omoruyi | 3 – Hardy | Matthew Knight Arena (0) Eugene, OR |
| January 28, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN | | at No. 23 UCLA | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA |
| February 4, 2021 8:00 pm, FS1 | | Washington State | L 71–74 | 9–4 (4–3) | 21 – Omoruyi | 11 – Figueroa | 5 – Richardson | Matthew Knight Arena (0) Eugene, OR |
| February 6, 2021 1:00 pm, CBS | | Washington | W 86–74 | 10–4 (5–3) | 25 – Omoruyi | 9 – Figueroa | 5 – Tied | Matthew Knight Arena (0) Eugene, OR |
| February 11, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN | | at Arizona State | W 75–64 | 11–4 (6–3) | 18 – Tied | 10 – Omoruyi | 4 – Duarte | Desert Financial Arena (0) Tempe, AZ |
| February 13, 2021 11:00 am, ESPN2 | | at Arizona | W 63–61 | 12–4 (7–3) | 19 – Omoruyi | 6 – Figueroa | 4 – Duarte | McKale Center (0) Tucson, AZ |
| February 18, 2021 8:00 pm, ESPN2 | | Colorado | W 60–56 | 13–4 (8–3) | 18 – Duarte | 7 – Duarte | 2 – Duarte | Matthew Knight Arena (0) Eugene, OR |
| February 20, 2021 6:00 pm, P12N | | Utah | W 67–64 | 14–4 (9–3) | 15 – Duarte | 6 – Omoruyi | 3 – Omoruyi | Matthew Knight Arena (0) Eugene, OR |
| February 22, 2021 6:00 pm, FS1 | | at No. 19 USC | L 58–72 | 14–5 (9–4) | 14 – Tied | 9 – Williams Jr. | 4 – Duarte | Galen Center (0) Los Angeles, CA |
| February 25, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Stanford | W 71–68 | 15–5 (10–4) | 24 – Duarte | 10 – Omoruyi | 4 – Omoruyi | Maples Pavilion (1) Stanford, CA |
| February 27, 2021 1:00 pm, FS1 | | at California | W 74–63 | 16–5 (11–4) | 21 – Omoruyi | 11 – Figueroa | 3 – Richardson | Haas Pavilion (0) Berkeley, CA |
| March 1, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN2 | | Arizona | W 80–69 | 17–5 (12–4) | 22 – Duarte | 7 – Duarte | 5 – Richardson | Matthew Knight Arena (0) Eugene, OR |
| March 3, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN2 | | UCLA | W 82–74 | 18–5 (13–4) | 23 – Duarte | 8 – Williams Jr. | 4 – Omoruyi | Matthew Knight Arena (0) Eugene, OR |
| March 7, 2021 5:00 pm, FS1 | | at Oregon State Rivalry | W 80–67 | 19–5 (14–4) | 22 – Richardson | 6 – Williams Jr. | 6 – Duarte | Gill Coliseum (0) Corvallis, OR |
| Pac-12 tournament |||||||||
| March 11, 2021 11:30 am, P12N | (1) | vs. (8) Arizona State Quarterfinals | W 91–73 | 20–5 | 21 – Figueroa | 7 – Richardson | 9 – Richardson | T-Mobile Arena (0) Paradise, NV |
| March 11, 2021 5:30 pm, P12N | (1) | vs. (5) Oregon State Semifinals/Rivalry | L 64–75 | 20–6 | 14 – Tied | 7 – Richardson | 6 – Richardson | T-Mobile Arena (0) Paradise, NV |
| NCAA tournament |||||||||
| March 20, 2021 6:57 pm, TNT | (7 W) | vs. (10 W) VCU First Round | Advanced due to COVID-19 protocols from VCU | Advanced due to COVID-19 protocols from VCU | Advanced due to COVID-19 protocols from VCU | Advanced due to COVID-19 protocols from VCU | Advanced due to COVID-19 protocols from VCU | Indiana Farmers Coliseum Indianapolis, IN |
| March 22, 2021 9:10 am, CBS | (7 W) | vs. (2 W) No. 8 Iowa Second Round | W 95–80 | 21–6 | 23 – Duarte | 7 – Figueroa | 7 – Tied | Bankers Life Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN |
| March 28, 2021 6:45 pm, TBS | (7 W) | vs. (6 W) No. 23 USC Sweet Sixteen | L 68–82 | 21–7 | 28 – Omoruyi | 10 – Omoruyi | 6 – Duarte | Bankers Life Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN |
| *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 — = Not ranked RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below :
| | 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 | Final |
| AP | 20 | 21 | RV | RV | 25 | 21т | 17 | 22 | 21 | RV | RV | — | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | Not released |
| Coaches | 20 | 20^ | RV | RV | 24 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 21 | 25 | RV | RV | 25 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 17 |
*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings. ^Coaches did not release a Week 1 poll.