2015–16 Oregon Ducks men's basketball team

2015–16 Oregon Ducks men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, Elite Eight
Conference Pac-12 Conference
Ranking
Coaches #6
AP #5
2015–16 record 31–7 (14–4 Pac-12)
Head coach Dana Altman (6th year)
Assistant coach Kevin McKenna
Assistant coach Tony Stubblefield
Assistant coach Mike Mennenga
Home arena Matthew Knight Arena
2015–16 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#5 Oregon 14 4   .778     31 7   .816
#13 Utah 13 5   .722     27 9   .750
#17 Arizona 12 6   .667     25 9   .735
#23 California 12 6   .667     23 11   .676
Colorado 10 8   .556     22 12   .647
USC 9 9   .500     21 13   .618
Oregon State 9 9   .500     19 13   .594
Washington 9 9   .500     19 15   .559
Stanford 8 10   .444     15 15   .500
UCLA 6 12   .333     15 17   .469
Arizona State 5 13   .278     15 17   .469
Washington State 1 17   .056     9 22   .290
2016 Pac-12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2015–16 Oregon Ducks men's basketball team represented the University of Oregon during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Ducks were led by sixth year head coach Dana Altman. They played their home games at Matthew Knight Arena and were members of the Pac–12 Conference. They finished the season 31–7, 14–4 in Pac-12 play to win the Pac-12 regular season championship. They defeated Washington, Arizona and Utah to be champions of the Pac-12 Tournament. They received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament where they defeated Holy Cross, Saint Joseph's, and Duke to advance to the Elite Eight where they lost to Oklahoma.

Previous season

The 2014–15 Oregon Ducks finished the season with an overall record of 26–10, and 13–5 in the Pac-12. In the Pac–12 Tournament, the Ducks made it to the Championship game where they lost to Arizona, 52–80. They received an at-large bid in the NCAA Tournament as an 8-seed in the West Region. They defeated Oklahoma State in the second round before losing to Wisconsin in the round of 32.[1]

Off-season

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Joseph Young 3 G 6'2" 180 RS Senior Houston, TX Graduated/2015 NBA draft
Ahmaad Rorie 14 G 6'1" 175 Freshman Tacoma, WA Transferred to Montana
Jalil Abdul-Bassit 15 G 6'4" 197 Senior Anchorage, AK Graduated
Michael Chandler 25 C 6'10" 240 Junior Indianapolis, IN Transferred to Waldorf College
Tim Jensen 32 F 6'6" 225 RS Senior Manistee, MI Graduated
Anthony Piganelli 35 G 6'4" 195 Senior Oakland, CA Graduated

Incoming transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Chris Boucher 25 F 6'10" 200 Junior Montreal, Quebec National Junior College Player of the Year at Northwest College.
Dylan Ennis 31 G 6'2" 192 RS Senior Brampton, Ontario Elected to transfer from Villanova. Ennis is be eligible to play immediately.

2015 Recruiting class

Name Home town High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Kendall Small
PG
Anaheim, CA Mayfair HS 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Apr 29, 2014 
Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Trevor Manuel
PF
Lansing, MI Everett HS 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sep 11, 2014 
Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Tyler Dorsey
SG
Pasadena, CA Maranatha HS 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Feb 2, 2015 
Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports:5/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
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

2015–16 Oregon Ducks men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Home town
F 0 Benjamin, DwayneDwayne Benjamin 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Lafayette, Louisiana
F 1 Bell, JordanJordan Bell 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Long Beach, California
G 2 Benson, CaseyCasey Benson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Tempe, Arizona
G 4 Heller, MaxMax Heller 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) RS Sr Del Mar, California
G 5 Dorsey, TylerTyler Dorsey 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Pasadena, California
G 10 Noebel, CharlieCharlie Noebel (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 178 lb (81 kg) Jr Irvine, California
G 11 Richmond, PhilPhil Richmond (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Jr Calabasas, California
G 21 Small, KendallKendall Small 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Anaheim, California
F 23 Cook, ElginElgin Cook 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Sr Milwaukee, Wisconsin
F 24 Brooks, DillonDillon Brooks 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Mississauga, Ontario
F 25 Boucher, ChrisChris Boucher 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Montreal, Quebec
G 31 Ennis, DylanDylan Ennis  6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Sr Brampton, Ontario
F 41 Sorkin, RomanRoman Sorkin 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Ashdod, Israel
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: February 8, 2016

Roster notes

Schedule

Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition

Nov. 3*
7:00 pm, P12N
Northwest Christian W 92–44 
Matthew Knight Arena (5,499)
Eugene, OR

Nov. 8*
6:00 pm, P12N
Southern Oregon W 91–40 
Matthew Knight Arena (5,623)
Eugene, OR
Non-conference regular season

Nov. 13*
7:00 pm, P12N
Jackson State
Global Sports Shootout
W 80–52  1–0
Matthew Knight Arena (5,577)
Eugene, OR

Nov. 16*
8:30 pm, ESPN2
#25 #20 Baylor
College Hoops Tip-Off Marathon/
Global Sports Shootout
W 74–67  2–0
Matthew Knight Arena (7,718)
Eugene, OR

Nov. 20*
8:00 pm, P12N
#25 Savannah State
Global Sports Shootout
W 77–59  3–0
Matthew Knight Arena (6,465)
Eugene, OR

Nov. 22*
3:00 pm, P12N
#25 Valparaiso W 73–67  4–0
Matthew Knight Arena (5,752)
Eugene, OR

Nov. 25*
4:00 pm, P12N
#21 Arkansas State
Global Sports Shootout
W 91–68  5–0
Matthew Knight Arena (5,465)
Eugene, OR

Nov. 30*
5:00 pm, P12N
#15 Fresno State W 78–73  6–0
Matthew Knight Arena (5,205)
Eugene, OR

Dec. 4*
8:00 pm, ESPN2
#15 at UNLV
MGM Grand Showcase
L 69–80  6–1
MGM Grand Garden Arena (12,117)
Paradise, NV

Dec. 7*
6:30 pm, FS1
#24 vs. Navy
Pearl Harbor Classic
W 67–47  7–1
Bloch Arena (4,024)
Honolulu, HI

Dec. 12*
4:00 pm, CBSSN
#24 at Boise State L 72–74  7–2
Taco Bell Arena (10,239)
Boise, ID

Dec. 15*
8:00 pm, P12N
UC Irvine W 78–63  8–2
Matthew Knight Arena (5,863)
Eugene, OR

Dec. 18*
6:00 pm, P12N
Long Beach State W 94–73  9–2
Matthew Knight Arena (6,112)
Eugene, OR

Dec. 21*
6:00 pm, ESPNU
at Alabama
Vulcan Classic
W 72–68  10–2
Birmingham–Jefferson Convention Complex (14,508)
Birmingham, AL

Dec. 29*
6:00 pm, P12N
Western Oregon W 88–60  11–2
Matthew Knight Arena (6,137)
Eugene, OR
Pac-12 regular season

Jan. 3
4:00 pm, FS1
at Oregon State
Civil War
L 57–70  11–3
(0–1)
Gill Coliseum (9,604)
Corvallis, OR

Jan. 6
6:00 pm, ESPN2
California W 68–65  12–3
(1–1)
Matthew Knight Arena (6,948)
Eugene, OR

Jan. 10
7:00 pm, ESPNU
Stanford W 71–58  13–3
(2–1)
Matthew Knight Arena (7,318)
Eugene, OR

Jan. 14
7:00 pm, P12N
at Utah W 77–59  14–3
(3–1)
Jon M. Huntsman Center (12,733)
Salt Lake City, UT

Jan. 17
4:00 pm, P12N
at Colorado L 87–91  14–4
(3–2)
Coors Events Center (8,459)
Boulder, CO

Jan. 21
6:00 pm, P12N
#21 USC W 89–81  15–4
(4–2)
Matthew Knight Arena (8,471)
Eugene, OR

Jan. 23
1:00 pm, CBS
UCLA W 86–72  16–4
(5–2)
Matthew Knight Arena (10,525)
Eugene, OR

Jan. 28
8:00 pm, ESPN2
#23 at #18 Arizona W 83–75  17–4
(6–2)
McKale Center (14,644)
Tucson, AZ

Jan. 31
5:30 pm, ESPNU
#23 at Arizona State W 91–74  18–4
(7–2)
Wells Fargo Arena (6,760)
Tempe, AZ

Feb. 4
6:00 pm, FS1
#16 Colorado W 76–56  19–4
(8–2)
Matthew Knight Arena (7,226)
Eugene, OR

Feb. 7
1:00 pm, ESPN2
#16 Utah W 76–66  20–4
(9–2)
Matthew Knight Arena (6,807)
Eugene, OR

Feb. 11
6:00 pm, ESPN2
#11 at California L 63–83  20–5
(9–3)
Haas Pavilion (10,628)
Berkeley, CA

Feb. 13
1:00 pm, P12N
#11 at Stanford L 72–76  20–6
(9–4)
Maples Pavilion (5,462)
Stanford, CA

Feb. 20
7:00 pm, P12N
#16 Oregon State
Civil War
W 91–81  21–6
(10–4)
Matthew Knight Arena (12,364)
Eugene, OR

Feb. 24
7:00 pm, P12N
#13 Washington State W 76–62  22–6
(11–4)
Matthew Knight Arena (8,088)
Eugene, OR

Feb. 28
5:30 pm, ESPNU
#13 Washington W 86–73  23–6
(12–4)
Matthew Knight Arena (12,364)
Eugene, OR

Mar. 2
6:00 pm, ESPN2
#9 at UCLA W 76–68  24–6
(13–4)
Pauley Pavilion (6,578)
Los Angeles, CA

Mar. 5
1:00 pm, P12N
#9 at USC W 76–66  25–6
(14–4)
Galen Center (6,834)
Los Angeles, CA
Pac-12 Tournament

Mar. 10
12:00 pm, P12N
#8 vs. Washington
Quarterfinals
W 83–77  26–6
MGM Grand Garden Arena (12,916)
Paradise, NV

Mar. 11
6:00 pm, P12N
#8 vs. #15 Arizona
Semifinals
W 95–89 OT 27–6
MGM Grand Garden Arena (12,916)
Paradise, NV

Mar. 12
7:00 pm, FS1
#8 vs. #12 Utah
Championship
W 88–57  28–6
MGM Grand Garden Arena (12,916)
Paradise, NV
NCAA Tournament

Mar. 18*
4:27 pm, truTV
(1 W) #5 vs. (16 W) Holy Cross
First Round
W 91–52  29–6
Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena (11,274)
Spokane, WA

Mar. 20*
6:40 pm, TBS
(1 W) #5 vs. (8 W) Saint Joseph's
Second Round
W 69–64  30–6
Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena (11,296)
Spokane, WA

Mar. 24*
6:55 pm, TBS
(1 W) #5 vs. (4 W) #19 Duke
Sweet Sixteen
W 82–68  31–6
Honda Center (17,601)
Anaheim, CA

Mar. 26*
3:09 pm, CBS
(1 W) #5 vs. (2 W) #7 Oklahoma
Elite Eight
L 68–80  31–7
Honda Center (16,232)
Anaheim, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West Region.
All times are in Pacific Time.

Ranking movement

Ranking movement
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week. RV=Others receiving votes.
Poll Pre Wk 2 Wk 3 Wk 4 Wk 5 Wk 6 Wk 7 Wk 8 Wk 9 Wk 10 Wk 11 Wk 12 Wk 13 Wk 14 Wk 15 Wk 16 Wk 17 Wk 18 Post Final
AP RV 25 21 15 24 RV RV RV RV RV RV 23 16 11 16 13 9 8 5 N/A
Coaches RV RV 23 16 23 RV RV RV RV RV RV 24 17 12 17 13 10 9 4 6

References

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  2. Moran, Danny. "Trevor Manuel intends to transfer from Oregon Ducks". OreganLive.com. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
  3. Alger, Tyson. "Dylan Ennis, Oregon Ducks point guard, out for season with foot injury". OregonLive.com. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
  4. Uthman, Daniel (February 24, 2016). "Basketball gives Oregon's Chris Boucher a shot at life". USA Today. Retrieved March 17, 2016.
  5. Cooper, Sam (March 16, 2016). "Oregon's Chris Boucher awarded extra year of eligibility". The Dagger. Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved March 17, 2016.
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