2016–17 Oregon Ducks men's basketball team

2016–17 Oregon Ducks men's basketball
Conference Pac-12 Conference
2016–17 record ( Pac-12)
Head coach Dana Altman (7th year)
Assistant coach Kevin McKenna
Assistant coach Tony Stubblefield
Assistant coach Mike Mennenga
Home arena Matthew Knight Arena
2016–17 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Arizona 0 0       0 0  
Arizona State 0 0       0 0  
California 0 0       0 0  
Colorado 0 0       0 0  
Oregon 0 0       0 0  
Oregon State 0 0       0 0  
Stanford 0 0       0 0  
UCLA 0 0       0 0  
USC 0 0       0 0  
Utah 0 0       0 0  
Washington 0 0       0 0  
Washington State 0 0       0 0  
2017 Pac-12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016–17 Oregon Ducks men's basketball team represents the University of Oregon during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Ducks are led by seventh year head coach Dana Altman. They play their home games at Matthew Knight Arena and are members of the Pac–12 Conference.

Previous season

The 2015-16 Oregon Ducks finished the season with an overall record of 31–7, and 14–2 in the Pac-12. In the Pac–12 Tournament, the Ducks made it to the Championship game where they win over Utah, 52–80. They received an auto-large bid in the NCAA Tournament as an 1-seed in the West Region for the first time in school's history. They defeated Holy Cross in the first round, then Saint Joseph's in the second round, then Duke in the Sweet Sixteen before losing to Oklahoma in the Elite Eight, 80-68.

Off-season

Departures

Name Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Elgin Cook F 6'6" 205 RS Sr. Milwaukee, WI Graduated
Max Heller G 5'11" 170 RS Sr. Del Mar, CA Graduated
Dwayne Benjamin F 6'7" 210 Sr. Lafayette, LA Graduated

Incoming transfers

Name Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Kavell Bigby-Williams PF 6'10" 225 Jr. London, England Junior college transfer from Gillette College[1]

2016 Recruiting class

Name Home town High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Keith Smith
SF
Seattle, WA Rainier Beach HS 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Apr 24, 2015 
Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Payton Pritchard
PG
West Linn, OR West Linn HS 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Aug 28, 2015 
Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Michael Cage Jr.
PF
Santa Ana, CA Mater Dei HS 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sep 26, 2015 
Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 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

2016–17 Oregon Ducks men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Home town
F 1 Bell, JordanJordan Bell 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Long Beach, California
G 2 Benson, CaseyCasey Benson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Tempe, Arizona
G 5 Dorsey, TylerTyler Dorsey 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Pasadena, California
G 10 Noebel, CharlieCharlie Noebel (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 178 lb (81 kg) Sr Irvine, California
G 11 Richmond, PhilPhil Richmond (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Sr Calabasas, California
G 21 Small, KendallKendall Small 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Anaheim, California
F 24 Brooks, DillonDillon Brooks 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Mississauga, Ontario
F 25 Boucher, ChrisChris Boucher 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr 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) Jr Ashdod, Israel
F Bigby-Williams, KavellKavell Bigby-Williams 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr London, England
F Cage Jr., MichaelMichael Cage Jr. 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Santa Ana, California
G Pritchard, PaytonPayton Pritchard 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr West Linn, Oregon
F Smith, KeithKeith Smith 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Seattle, Washington
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Ranking movement

Ranking movement
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. RV=Received 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 N/A*
Coaches

References

  1. Nemec, Andrew. "Kavell Bigby-Williams, 4-star JC PF, commits to Oregon Ducks". OregonLive.com. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
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