# 2022–23 Oregon Ducks men's basketball team

The 2022–23 Oregon Ducks men's basketball team represented the University of Oregon during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Ducks, led by 13th-year head coach Dana Altman, played their home games at Matthew Knight Arena as members of the Pac–12 Conference. They finished the season 18–13, 12–8 in Pac-12 play to finish in fourth place. As the No. 4 seed in the Pac-12 tournament, they defeated Washington State in the quarterfinals before losing to UCLA in the semifinal round. They received an invitation to the National Invitation Tournament, where they defeated UC Irvine in the first round and UCF in the second round, before losing to Wisconsin in the quarterfinals.

## Previous season

The Ducks finished the season 20–15, 11–9 in Pac-12 play to finish in a tie for 5th place for the regular season. They defeated Oregon State in the first round of the Pac-12 tournament before losing to Colorado in the quarterfinals. They did not receive an invitation to the NCAA tournament but did receive a bid to the NIT tournament as 4 seed in the Texas A&M. They defeated Utah State 83–72 in their first round matchup and would be defeated in the second round by Texas A&M 60–75.

## Off-season
### Departures

Oregon Departures :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for Departure |
| De'Vion Harmon | 5 | G | 6'2" | 198 | Senior | Dallas, TX | Transferred to Texas Tech |
| Isaac Johnson | 33 | C | 7'0" | 225 | Sophomore | American Fork, UT | Transferred to Utah State |
| Franck Kepnang | 22 | C | 6'11" | 250 | Junior | Yaoundé, Cameroon | Transferred to Washington |
| Eric Williams Jr. | 50 | G | 6'7" | 195 | Grad Senior | Port Huron, MI | Transferred to San Diego |
| Jacob Young | 42 | G | 6'3" | 190 | RS Senior | Houston, TX | Graduated |

### Incoming transfers

Oregon Incoming Transfers :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous school |
| Tyrone Williams | 2 | G | 6'5" | 200 | Junior | Philadelphia, PA | Transferred from Grayson CC. |
| Keeshawn Barthelemy | 3 | G | 6'2" | 170 | RS Junior | Montreal, QC | Transferred from Colorado. |
| Brennan Rigsby | 4 | G | 6'3" | 180 | Sophomore | De Beque, CO | Transferred from NW Florida State. |
| Jermaine Couisnard | 5 | G | 6'4" | 210 | RS Senior | East Chicago, IN | Transferred from South Carolina. |

### 2022 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Kel'el Ware #3 C | North Little Rock, AR | North Little Rock High School | 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | Sep 11, 2021 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 93 ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: Rivals: 41 247Sports: 48 ||||||
| 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: ||||||

### 2023 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2023 recruits :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Jackson Shelstad PG | West Linn, OR | West Linn High School | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Nov 14, 2021 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 87 |||||||
| Kwame Evans Jr. PF | Baltimore, MD | Montverde Academy | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Aug 2, 2022 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 91 |||||||
| Mookie Cook SF | Portland, OR | Compass Prep | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Aug 12, 2022 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 89 |||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: Rivals: 7 247Sports: 8 |||||||
| 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 7, 2022* 7:00 p.m., P12N | No. 21 | Florida A&M Pac-12/SWAC Legacy Series | W 80–45 | 1–0 | 16 – Dante | 10 – Dante | 4 – Richardson | Matthew Knight Arena (5,897) Eugene, OR |
| November 11, 2022* 8:00 p.m., P12N | No. 21 | UC Irvine | L 56–69 | 1–1 | 20 – Dante | 9 – Dante | 4 – Richardson | Matthew Knight Arena (6,454) Eugene, OR |
| November 15, 2022* 6:00 p.m., P12N | | Montana State | W 81–51 | 2–1 | 16 – Ware | 7 – Tied | 6 – Richardson | Matthew Knight Arena (5,347) Eugene, OR |
| November 20, 2022* 6:30 p.m., ESPN | | No. 3 Houston | L 56–66 | 2–2 | 16 – Dante | 11 – Dante | 4 – Dante | Matthew Knight Arena (7,002) Eugene, OR |
| November 24, 2022* 5:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | vs. No. 20 UConn Phil Knight Invitational quarterfinals | L 59–83 | 2–3 | 18 – Ware | 9 – Ware | 3 – Dante | Moda Center (5,598) Portland, OR |
| November 25, 2022* 9:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | vs. No. 12 Michigan State Phil Knight Invitational consolation round | L 70–74 | 2–4 | 28 – Richardson | 9 – Ware | 8 – Richardson | Veterans Memorial Coliseum (3,603) Portland, OR |
| November 27, 2022* 12:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | vs. Villanova Phil Knight Invitational 7th-place game | W 74–67 | 3–4 | 21 – Guerrier | 8 – Tied | 8 – Richardson | Chiles Center Portland, OR |
| December 1, 2022 7:30 p.m., P12N | | Washington State | W 74–60 | 4–4 (1–0) | 22 – Dante | 7 – Dante | 8 – Richardson | Matthew Knight Arena (5,379) Eugene, OR |
| December 4, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN | | at No. 21 UCLA | L 56–65 | 4–5 (1–1) | 15 – Guerrier | 5 – Wur | 5 – Richardson | Pauley Pavilion (8,093) Los Angeles, CA |
| December 10, 2022* 4:00 p.m., P12N | | Nevada | W 78–65 | 5–5 | 26 – Guerrier | 10 – Richardson | 11 – Richardson | Matthew Knight Arena (5,416) Eugene, OR |
| December 14, 2022* 6:00 p.m., P12N | | UC Riverside | W 71–65 | 6–5 | 19 – Rigsby | 10 – Guerrier | 5 – Richardson | Matthew Knight Arena (4,738) Eugene, OR |
| December 17, 2022* 5:00 p.m., P12N | | Portland | W 78–56 | 7–5 | 16 – Soares | 6 – Tied | 12 – Richardson | Matthew Knight Arena (5,074) Eugene, OR |
| December 20, 2022* 7:30 p.m., P12N | | Utah Valley | L 72–77 | 7–6 | 26 – Richardson | 14 – Dante | 4 – Richardson | Matthew Knight Arena (5,064) Eugene, OR |
| December 31, 2022 5:00 p.m., P12N | | Oregon State Rivalry | W 77–68 | 8–6 (2–1) | 22 – Richardson | 8 – Dante | 3 – Tied | Matthew Knight Arena (7,001) Eugene, OR |
| January 5, 2023 6:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | at Colorado | L 41–68 | 8–7 (2–2) | 10 – Guerrier | 5 – Dante | 1 – Tied | CU Events Center (6,325) Boulder, CO |
| January 7, 2023 4:00 p.m., P12N | | at Utah | W 70–60 | 9–7 (3–2) | 17 – Dante | 12 – Dante | 4 – Couisnard | Jon M. Huntsman Center (8,235) Salt Lake City, UT |
| January 12, 2023 6:00 p.m., FS1 | | Arizona State | L 73–90 | 9–8 (3–3) | 16 – Richardson | 8 – Dante | 3 – Tied | Matthew Knight Arena (5,955) Eugene, OR |
| January 14, 2023 3:00 p.m., ESPN | | No. 9 Arizona | W 87–68 | 10–8 (4–3) | 27 – Couisnard | 10 – Dante | 5 – Richardson | Matthew Knight Arena (7,970) Eugene, OR |
| January 18, 2023 7:00 p.m., P12N | | at California | W 87–58 | 11–8 (5–3) | 13 – Soares | 7 – Dante | 10 – Richardson | Haas Pavilion (2,341) Berkeley, CA |
| January 21, 2023 8:00 p.m., FS1 | | at Stanford | L 64–71 | 11–9 (5–4) | 18 – Couisnard | 15 – Dante | 4 – Couisnard | Maples Pavilion (3,542) Stanford, CA |
| January 26, 2023 6:00 p.m., P12N | | Colorado | W 75–69 | 12–9 (6–4) | 16 – Guerrier | 13 – Bittle | 6 – Richardson | Matthew Knight Arena (5,680) Eugene, OR |
| January 28, 2023 5:00 p.m., P12N | | Utah | W 68–56 | 13–9 (7–4) | 18 – Couisnard | 10 – Dante | 7 – Richardson | Matthew Knight Arena (8,228) Eugene, OR |
| February 2, 2023 7:30 p.m., ESPN | | at No. 5 Arizona | L 76–91 | 13–10 (7–5) | 22 – Richardson | 6 – Guerrier | 5 – Richardson | McKale Center (14,688) Tucson, AZ |
| February 4, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | at Arizona State | W 75–70 | 14–10 (8–5) | 18 – Dante | 6 – Bittle | 5 – Barthelemy | Desert Financial Arena (9,815) Tempe, AZ |
| February 9, 2023 8:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | USC | W 78–60 | 15–10 (9–5) | 17 – Dante | 6 – Tied | 9 – Richardson | Matthew Knight Arena (7,005) Eugene, OR |
| February 11, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN | | No. 7 UCLA | L 63–70 | 15–11 (9–6) | 19 – Couisnard | 9 – Dante | 3 – Tied | Matthew Knight Arena (10,272) Eugene, OR |
| February 15, 2023 8:00 p.m., ESPNU | | at Washington | L 71–72 $^{OT}$ | 15–12 (9–7) | 19 – Dante | 13 – Dante | 5 – Richardson | Alaska Airlines Arena (7,079) Seattle, WA |
| February 19, 2023 4:00 p.m., FS1 | | at Washington State | L 65–68 | 15–13 (9–8) | 17 – Barthelemy | 11 – Dante | 2 – 3 tied | Beasley Coliseum (4,467) Pullman, WA |
| February 25, 2023 7:00 p.m., P12N | | at Oregon State Rivalry | W 69–67 | 16–13 (10–8) | 16 – Dante | 18 – Dante | 7 – Richardson | Gill Coliseum (7,270) Corvallis, OR |
| March 2, 2023 8:00 p.m., FS1 | | California | W 84–51 | 17–13 (11–8) | 17 – Couisnard | 8 – Dante | 5 – Barthelemy | Matthew Knight Arena (5,908) Eugene, OR |
| March 4, 2023 1:00 p.m., CBS | | Stanford | W 73–68 | 18–13 (12–8) | 15 – Dante | 12 – Dante | 6 – Richardson | Matthew Knight Arena (7,458) Eugene, OR |
| Pac-12 tournament |||||||||
| March 9, 2023 2:30 p.m., P12N | (4) | vs. (5) Washington State Quarterfinals | W 75–70 | 19–13 | 17 – Tied | 11 – Dante | 4 – Richardson | T-Mobile Arena (10,406) Paradise, NV |
| March 10, 2023 6:00 p.m., P12N | (4) | vs. (1) No. 2 UCLA Semifinals | L 56–75 | 19–14 | 10 – Tied | 10 – Dante | 3 – Tied | T-Mobile Arena (13,788) Paradise, NV |
| NIT |||||||||
| March 15, 2023 8:00 p.m., ESPN2 | (1) | UC Irvine First Round – Oregon Bracket | W 84–58 | 20–14 | 21 – Soares | 10 – Soares | 5 – Barthelemy | Matthew Knight Arena (2,431) Eugene, OR |
| March 19, 2023 4:30 p.m., ESPNU | (1) | UCF Second Round – Oregon Bracket | W 68–54 | 21–14 | 21 – Bittle | 13 – Bittle | 8 – Barthelemy | Matthew Knight Arena (3,019) Eugene, OR |
| March 21, 2023 6:00 p.m., ESPN | (1) | (2) Wisconsin Quarterfinals – Oregon Bracket | L 58–61 | 21–15 | 15 – Barthelemy | 8 – Guerrier | 5 – Soares | Matthew Knight Arena (3,384) Eugene, OR |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. |||||||||

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

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### Pac-12 Conference awards and honors
## Ranking movement

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking 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 | 21 | RV | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Not released |
| Coaches | 21 | RV | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings.