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Oregon Ducks
Oregon Ducks
The Oregon Ducks refers to the sports teams of the University of Oregon, located in Eugene, Oregon. The Oregon Ducks are part of the Pacific-12 Conference in the Division 1 of the NCAA. With seventeen varsity teams, the Oregon Ducks are best known for their football team and Track and Field...

 men’s college basketball
is an intercollegiate basketball program
College basketball
College basketball most often refers to the USA basketball competitive governance structure established by the National Collegiate Athletic Association . Basketball in the NCAA is divided into three divisions: Division I, Division II and Division III....

 that competes in the NCAA Division I and is a member of the Pac-12 Conference, representing the University of Oregon
University of Oregon
-Colleges and schools:The University of Oregon is organized into eight schools and colleges—six professional schools and colleges, an Arts and Sciences College and an Honors College.- School of Architecture and Allied Arts :...

. The Ducks play their home games at Matthew Knight Arena. Oregon, then coached by Howard Hobson
Howard Hobson
Howard Andrew "Hobby" Hobson was a college basketball coach, who authored numerous books on the subject. He also has the distinction of coaching the team who won the National Collegiate Athletic Association Championship with the Oregon Ducks in its inaugural year of 1939.-Playing career:Hobson...

, won the first NCAA men’s basketball national championship in 1939. The basketball team has appeared in the NCAA tournament 10 times and has won the conference championship four times.

Early years

The University of Oregon men's basketball team played its first season in 1902-03 with Charles Burden as the head coach. Only two games were played that season with Oregon losing both games. Oregon did not record a win until its 4th season in 1907 against Roseburg. The season ended with a winning season of 4-3, under Hugo Bezdek
Hugo Bezdek
Hugo Francis Bezdek was a Czech-American sports figure who played American football and was a coach of football, basketball, and baseball. He was the head football coach at the University of Oregon , the University of Arkansas , Penn State University , and Delaware Valley College...

 who also coached the football team. Hugo Bezdek left after that season to coach at Arkansas until 1913 when he went back to Oregon to coach until 1917. During his absence, the basketball team was coached largely by William Hayward
Bill Hayward
William Louis "Colonel Bill" Hayward was a track and field coach for the University of Oregon for 44 years, and a coach for six United States Olympics teams.-Athletic career:...

, Oregon's track coach. In 2003, William Reinhart
William Reinhart
William J. "Bill" Reinhart was an American college basketball, football, and baseball coach at the George Washington University, the University of Oregon, and the United States Merchant Marine Academy. From 1923 to 1935, he served as the head basketball coach at Oregon. He is the school's second...

 took over as the head coach and remained through the erection of McArthur Court until 1935. Coach Reinhart suffered only one losing season at Oregon.

The Tall Firs

An alumnus of the university, Howard Hobson
Howard Hobson
Howard Andrew "Hobby" Hobson was a college basketball coach, who authored numerous books on the subject. He also has the distinction of coaching the team who won the National Collegiate Athletic Association Championship with the Oregon Ducks in its inaugural year of 1939.-Playing career:Hobson...

 became the head coach in 1935, following Reinhart's departure. His ideas were considered cutting edge during his years at Oregon and was well ahead of his time. He ran a fast break offense little used by anyone else in the country at the time and his defenses were an unorthodox hybrid defense. He lobbied for the installment of a shot clock and three point field goal years before they were first introduced.

In 1939, the Oregon Ducks became the first team to win the first NCAA Basketball Championship
1939 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
-External links:* on Shrp Sports * , source for much of the information on this page.-See also:* 1939 NAIA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament...

. Sports editor L.H. Gregory coined the phrase "Tall Firs" to describe the Oregon players due to their taller stature compared to other teams in the country.
The season started with a long trip to the east coast for a series of games, ending with a loss to Stanford back west in San Francisco. The Ducks went 6-3 during that trip but gained valuable experience for the remainder of the season. Oregon went 14-2 to claim the North Division title in the Pacific Coast Conference
Pacific Coast Conference
The Pacific Coast Conference was a college athletic conference in the United States which existed from 1915 to 1959. Though the Pacific-12 Conference claims the PCC's history as part of its own, the older league had a completely different charter and was disbanded in 1959 due to a major crisis...

 which set off a best of three playoff against the California Golden Bears
University of California, Berkeley
The University of California, Berkeley , is a teaching and research university established in 1868 and located in Berkeley, California, USA...

. The Ducks won two games straight to claim the conference title.

The Ducks returned to San Francisco for the NCAA regional series where they defeated the Texas Longhorns in the first game 56-41 then the Oklahoma Sooners
Oklahoma Sooners
The University of Oklahoma features 19 varsity sports teams. Both men's and women's teams are called the Sooners, a nickname given to the early participants in the land rushes which initially opened the Oklahoma Indian Territory to non-native settlement. They participate in the NCAA's Division I-A,...

 55-37. The Ohio State Buckeyes
Ohio State Buckeyes
The Ohio State Buckeyes are the intercollegiate sports teams and players of The Ohio State University, named after the state tree, the Buckeye. The Buckeyes participate in the NCAA's Division I in all sports and the Big Ten Conference in most sports...

 had defeated Wake Forest
Wake Forest University
Wake Forest University is a private, coeducational university in the U.S. state of North Carolina, founded in 1834. The university received its name from its original location in Wake Forest, north of Raleigh, North Carolina, the state capital. The Reynolda Campus, the university's main campus, is...

 and Villanova
Villanova University
Villanova University is a private university located in Radnor Township, a suburb northwest of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the United States...

 in their regional series to earn their right in the championship game. On March 27, Oregon and Ohio State squared off to claim the national title. Oregon emerged victorious to claim the first NCAA national championship trophy, defeating Ohio State 46-33.

Howard Hobson remained as the head coach until 1947 except for a one year hiatus during the 1944-1945 season, coached by John Warren
John A. Warren
-Basketball:-External links:* * at College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com...

.

Kamikaze Kids

The years following the Tall Firs consisted of an eclectic mix of up and down years, with more down than up. Oregon returned to the NCAA playoffs only twice, in 1960 and 1961 under head coach Steve Belko. In 1971, head coach Dick Harter
Dick Harter
Dick Harter is an American basketball coach, who has served as both a head and assistant coach in both the NBA and NCAA.-Coaching career:...

 arrived at Oregon and achieved some consistency with the program. The players under Dick Harter were dubbed the Kamikaze Kids
Kamikaze Kids
The Kamikaze Kids refers to the Oregon Ducks men's basketball teams of 1971-1978. The teams were coached by Dick Harter until his departure in 1978. Harter hated the Ducks moniker and insisted that any media and public relations material refer to his teams only by the Kamikaze Kids. The Kamikaze...

, known for their hard play, diving for loose balls, and swarming defense. They were also credited for inspiring the intimidating atmosphere at McArthur Court
McArthur Court
McArthur Court is a basketball arena located on the campus of the University of Oregon in Eugene and the former home of the Oregon Ducks men's and women's basketball teams, replaced in 2011 by Matthew Knight Arena....

. Although the Kamikaze Kids never earned any championships, they were not without accomplishments. They assembled two 20 win seasons, appeared in three straight NIT
Nit
* The egg of a louse* Head lice * A trivial detail; the object of nitpicking* Nit , a unit of luminance equivalent to one candela per square metre...

s, and upset #1 ranked UCLA in 1974.

After Dick Harter's first season, he never had a losing season at Oregon. He left in 1978 and the Ducks slid, suffering five consecutive losing seasons. Oregon made an appearance in the NCAA tournament in 1995 under head coach Jerry Green
Jerry Green
Gerald B. "Jerry" Green is an American Democratic politician, who has served in the New Jersey General Assembly since 1992, where he represents the 22nd legislative district, having represented the 17th Legislative District until 2002....

 but have otherwise accrued largely mediocre records.

Ernie Kent era

In 1997, Ernie Kent
Ernie Kent
Ernie Kent is an American college basketball coach. He is the former head men's basketball coach at the University of Oregon. Kent replaced Jerry Green as coach following the 1996-97 season. Prior to becoming head coach at Oregon, Kent was an assistant at Stanford University and also coached at St...

 was hired to fill the vacancy at head coach left by Jerry Green. Ernie Kent, one of Dick Harter's Kamikaze Kids, built teams that somewhat resembled the days of the Kamikaze Kids with its up-tempo style of play. In his third season as head coach, he took the Ducks back to the NCAA tournament where they fell in the first round. In 2002, Kent led the Ducks to their first conference championship since 1945, going through the regular season undefeated at home. They earned a number 2 seed in the NCAA Tournament that year and advanced to the Elite Eight
Elite Eight
The term Elite Eight, or less commonly called "Great Eight", refers to the final eight teams in the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship or the NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Championship; and, thus, represents the national quarterfinals. In Division I, the Elite Eight consists of the...

 by defeating Montana, Wake Forest
Wake Forest University
Wake Forest University is a private, coeducational university in the U.S. state of North Carolina, founded in 1834. The university received its name from its original location in Wake Forest, north of Raleigh, North Carolina, the state capital. The Reynolda Campus, the university's main campus, is...

 and Texas. They were eliminated by Kansas and finished the season with a number 11 ranking in the AP Poll.

Luke Ridnour was selected as the Pac-10 Player of the Year in 2003 as the Ducks won the Pac-10 tournament, defeating the USC Trojans
USC Trojans
The USC Trojans are the athletic teams representing the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, California. While the men's teams are nicknamed the Trojans, the women's athletic teams are referred to as either the Trojans or Women of Troy...

 in the conference championship game 74-66. The Ducks entered the NCAA Tournament as an 8 seed and lost to Utah in the first round 58-60.

Oregon made a Final Four appearance in the NIT
Nit
* The egg of a louse* Head lice * A trivial detail; the object of nitpicking* Nit , a unit of luminance equivalent to one candela per square metre...

 in 2004 but otherwise made little impact until 2007. Oregon swept its 12 intersectional games to start 2007 and upset #1 ranked UCLA in the third Pac10 game. The Ducks finished the regular season with a 23-7 record and defeated Arizona
University of Arizona
The University of Arizona is a land-grant and space-grant public institution of higher education and research located in Tucson, Arizona, United States. The University of Arizona was the first university in the state of Arizona, founded in 1885...

, California
University of California
The University of California is a public university system in the U.S. state of California. Under the California Master Plan for Higher Education, the University of California is a part of the state's three-tier public higher education system, which also includes the California State University...

, and USC
University of Southern California
The University of Southern California is a private, not-for-profit, nonsectarian, research university located in Los Angeles, California, United States. USC was founded in 1880, making it California's oldest private research university...

 to win the 2007 Pac-10 Tournament. The Ducks earned a #3 seed in the NCAA tournament
2007 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
The 2007 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 65 NCAA schools playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball as a culmination of the 2006–07 basketball season...

 and advanced to the Elite Eight
Elite Eight
The term Elite Eight, or less commonly called "Great Eight", refers to the final eight teams in the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship or the NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Championship; and, thus, represents the national quarterfinals. In Division I, the Elite Eight consists of the...

 by defeating Miami (Ohio)
Miami University
Miami University is a coeducational public research university located in Oxford, Ohio, United States. Founded in 1809, it is the 10th oldest public university in the United States and the second oldest university in Ohio, founded four years after Ohio University. In its 2012 edition, U.S...

 58-56, Winthrop
Winthrop University
Winthrop University is a public, four-year liberal arts university in Rock Hill, South Carolina, USA. In 2006-07, Winthrop University had an enrollment of 6,292 students. The University has been recognized as South Carolina's top-rated university according to evaluations conducted by the South...

 75-61 and University of Nevada, Las Vegas. On March 25, played and lost to the eventual NCAA National Champions, the Florida Gators
Florida Gators
The Florida Gators are the intercollegiate sports teams that represent the University of Florida located in Gainesville, Florida. The "Lady Gators" is an alternative nickname sometimes used by the Gators women's teams...

, by a score of 77-85.

The Ducks were selected as a No. 9 seed in the 2008 NCAA Tournament
NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship
The NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship is a single-elimination tournament held each spring in the United States, featuring 68 college basketball teams, to determine the national championship in the top tier of college basketball...

 in the Southern Region. They lost to No. 8 seed Mississippi State Bulldogs
Mississippi State Bulldogs
The Mississippi State Bulldogs are the athletic teams of Mississippi State University. They participate in NCAA's Division I in the competitive 12-member Southeastern Conference under the mascot Bulldogs and the school colors of maroon and white...

 in first-round play on March 21, 2008, in Little Rock, Arkansas
Little Rock, Arkansas
Little Rock is the capital and the largest city of the U.S. state of Arkansas. The Metropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 699,757 people in the 2010 census...

.

On March 15, 2010, the university announced that the decision had been made to fire Ernie Kent as a result of poor performance in the previous two seasons, placing 9th and 10th in conference in the respective years. Kent departed as the longest tenured Pac-10 coach and winningest coach in school history with 235 wins.

Recent history

In April 2010, Dana Altman
Dana Altman
Dana Altman is an American college basketball coach. He became the head coach of the Oregon Ducks men's basketball team in April, 2010. Before then, he was head coach at Creighton University for 16 years...

 from Creighton University
Creighton University
Creighton University is a private, coeducational, Jesuit, Roman Catholic university located in Omaha, Nebraska, United States. Founded by the Society of Jesus in 1878, the school is one of 28 member institutions of the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities. The university is accredited by...

 was hired to replace Ernie Kent after a month long search.

Venues and facilities

McArthur Court
McArthur Court
McArthur Court is a basketball arena located on the campus of the University of Oregon in Eugene and the former home of the Oregon Ducks men's and women's basketball teams, replaced in 2011 by Matthew Knight Arena....

 was constructed in 1926 and the first Oregon basketball game was played in the arena on January 14, 1927, defeating Willamette University
Willamette University
Willamette University is an American private institution of higher learning located in Salem, Oregon. Founded in 1842, it is the oldest university in the Western United States. Willamette is a member of the Annapolis Group of colleges, and is made up of an undergraduate College of Liberal Arts and...

 38-10. The arena is located across from Pioneer Cemetery and is named after Clifton McArthur, the first student body president. McArthur Court has received a reputation as one of the most intimidating basketball arenas for opposing teams in the Pac10 Conference. A group of students known as the “Pit Crew” has at times created environments so hostile that the basket would shake as opponents attempted free throws.
In early 2009, the university broke ground on a new $227 million basketball arena designed by TVA Architects
TVA Architects
TVA Architects is a Portland, Oregon based architecture and planning firm founded in 1984 by Robert Thompson, FAIA. Current principals are Robert Thompson, FAIA, Marc Labadie, CSI, Montgomery Hill, AIA, John Heili, AIA, Tim Wybenga, and Roderick Ashley, AIA...

 to replace McArthur Court. The new arena was named Matthew Knight Arena, after Phil Knight
Phil Knight
Philip Hampson "Phil" Knight is an American business magnate. He is the co-founder and Chairman of Nike, Inc. He resigned as the company's chief executive officer in 2004, while retaining the position of chairman of the board...

’s son who drowned in a scuba diving accident in 2004. The arena is considered to be the front door to the university due to its high profile location where the majority of vehicular traffic into the university stems from. A primary goal was to create the best collegiate basketball venue in the country though many criticisms arose due to the funding and price tag associated with the design. The hardwood court was named after Patrick Kilkenny, a booster for the university and the former interim athletic director. It has been the subject of much debate upon its opening, due to its unconventional and artistic design. Designer Tinker Hatfield
Tinker hatfield
Tinker Haven Hatfield is the renowned designer of many of Nike's most popular and innovative athletic shoe designs, including the Air Jordan III through Air Jordan XV, the twentieth anniversary Air Jordan XX, the final numbered Air Jordan, the XXIII, the 2010 and other athletic sneakers including...

’s idea was to pay tribute to the 1939 national championship team, nicknamed “The Tall Firs”, by creating silhouetted firs around the edges of the court. Matthew Knight Arena opened its doors for the first time on January 13, 2011, defeating the University of Southern California
University of Southern California
The University of Southern California is a private, not-for-profit, nonsectarian, research university located in Los Angeles, California, United States. USC was founded in 1880, making it California's oldest private research university...

 68-62.

NCAA Tournament results

The Ducks have appeared in ten NCAA Tournament
NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship
The NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship is a single-elimination tournament held each spring in the United States, featuring 68 college basketball teams, to determine the national championship in the top tier of college basketball...

s. They won the inaugural NCAA tournament in 1939 for their only national championship. Their combined record is 11–9.
Year Round Opponent Result/Score
1939
1939 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
-External links:* on Shrp Sports * , source for much of the information on this page.-See also:* 1939 NAIA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament...

 
First Round
Final Four
National Championship Game
Texas
Oklahoma
Ohio State
W 56–41
W 55–37
W 46–33
1945
1945 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
The 1945 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 8 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 22, 1945, and ended with the championship game on March 27 in New York City...

 
First Round Arkansas L 79–76
1960
1960 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
The 1960 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 25 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball in the United States. It began on March 7, 1960, and ended with the championship game on March 19 in Daly City,...

 
First Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
New Mexico State
Utah
California
W 68–60
W 65–54
L 70–49
1961
1961 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
The 1961 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 24 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball in the United States. It began on March 14, 1961, and ended with the championship game on March 25 in Kansas...

 
First Round Southern California L 81–79
1995
1995 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
The 1995 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 64 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 16, 1995, and ended with the championship game on April 3 at the Kingdome in Seattle,...

 
First Round Texas L 90–73
2000
2000 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
The 2000 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 64 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 16, 2000, and ended with the championship game on April 3 in Indianapolis, Indiana...

 
First Round Seton Hall L 72–71 OT
2002
2002 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
The 2002 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 65 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 12, 2002, and ended with the championship game on April 1 in Atlanta, Georgia...

 
First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
Montana
Wake Forest
Texas
Kansas
W 81–62
W 92–87
W 72–70
L 104–86
2003
2003 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
The 2003 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 65 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 18, 2003, and ended with the championship game on April 7 in New Orleans, Louisiana...

 
First Round Utah L 60–58
2007
2007 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
The 2007 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 65 NCAA schools playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball as a culmination of the 2006–07 basketball season...

 
First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
Miami (OH)
Winthrop
UNLV
Florida
W 58–56
W 75–61
W 76–72
L 85–77
2008
2008 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
The 2008 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 65 schools playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball as a culmination of the 2007–08 basketball season...

 
First Round Mississippi State L 76–69

NIT results

The Ducks have appeared in 9 National Invitation Tournament
National Invitation Tournament
The National Invitation Tournament is a men's college basketball tournament operated by the National Collegiate Athletic Association. There are two NIT events each season. The first, played in November and known as the Dick's Sporting Goods NIT Season Tip-Off , was founded in 1985...

s. Their combined record is 11–10.
Year Round Opponent Result/Score
1975
1975 National Invitation Tournament
The 1975 National Invitation Tournament was the 1975 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition.-Selected teams:Below is a list of the 16 teams selected for the tournament.-Brackets/Results:Below is the tournament bracket....

 
First Round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Third Place Game
Saint Peter's
Oral Roberts
Princeton
St. John's
W 85–79
W 68–59
L 58–57
W 80–76
1976
1976 National Invitation Tournament
The 1976 National Invitation Tournament was the 1976 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition.-Selected teams:Below is a list of the 12 teams selected for the tournament.-Brackets/Results:Below is the tournament bracket....

 
Quarterfinals Charlotte L 79–72
1977
1977 National Invitation Tournament
The 1977 National Invitation Tournament was the 1977 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition.-Selected teams:Below is a list of the 16 teams selected for the tournament.-Brackets/Results:Below is the tournament bracket....

 
First Round
Quarterfinals
Oral Roberts
St. Bonaventure
W 90–89
L 76–73
1984
1984 National Invitation Tournament
-Semifinals & Finals:*Third Place - Virginia Tech 71, Southwestern Louisiana 70...

 
First Round Santa Clara L 66–53
1988
1988 National Invitation Tournament
-Semifinals & Finals:*Third Place - Colorado State 58, Boston College 57...

 
First Round
Sweet Sixteen
Santa Clara
New Mexico
W 81–65
L 78–59
1990
1990 National Invitation Tournament
-Semifinals & Finals:*Third Place - Penn State 83, New Mexico 81...

 
First Round New Mexico L 89–78
1997
1997 National Invitation Tournament
-Semifinals & Finals:*Third Place - Connecticut 74, Arkansas 64Michigan later forfeited its entire 1996-97 schedule after Robert Traylor, Maurice Taylor and Louis Bullock were found to have taken money from a Michigan booster....

 
First Round Hawai'i L 71–61
1999
1999 National Invitation Tournament
-Semifinals & Finals:*Third Place - Xavier 106, Oregon 75...

 
First Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
Final Four
Third Place Game
Georgia Tech
Wyoming
TCU
California
Xavier
W 67–64
W 93–72
W 77–68
L 85–69
L 106–75
2004
2004 National Invitation Tournament
-Semifinals & Finals:...

 
First Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
Final Four
Colorado
George Mason
Notre Dame
Michigan
W 77–72
W 68–54
W 65–61
L 78–53

CBI results

The Ducks have appeared in one College Basketball Invitational
College Basketball Invitational
The College Basketball Invitational is a men's college basketball tournament created in 2007 by The Gazelle Group. The inaugural tournament occurred after the conclusion of the 2007–08 men's college basketball regular season. The CBI selects 16 teams that are not selected for the NCAA Tournament...

. Their record is 5–1 and were the 2011 champions.
Year Round Opponent Result/Score
2011
2011 College Basketball Invitational
The 2011 College Basketball Invitational was a single-elimination tournament of 16 NCAA Division I teams that did not participate in the 2011 NCAA Tournament nor the 2011 National Invitation Tournament. The opening round began Tuesday, March 15...

 
First Round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Finals Game 1
Finals Game 2
Finals Game 3
Weber State
Duquesne
Boise State
Creighton
Creighton
Creighton
W 68–59
W 77–75
W 79–71
L 84–76
W 71–58
W 71–69

Current Oregon men's basketball players in professional teams

Player Year Current Team Drafted
Malik Hairston
Malik Hairston
Malik Samory Hairston is an American basketball player, chosen in the 2008 NBA Draft by the Phoenix Suns, who then traded his rights to the San Antonio Spurs. He previously played for the University of Oregon. During his professional career, Hairston has played for the San Antonio Spurs and the...

2008 Montepaschi Siena (Serie A
Serie A
Serie A , now called Serie A TIM due to sponsorship by Telecom Italia, is a professional league competition for football clubs located at the top of the Italian football league system and has been operating for over eighty years since 1929. It had been organized by Lega Calcio until 2010, but a new...

)
RD 2, 18th overall
Maarty Leunen
Maarty Leunen
Maarten "Maarty" Arthur Leunen is an American professional basketball player. A power forward formerly at the University of Oregon, he was drafted with the 54th overall pick in the 2008 NBA Draft by the Houston Rockets...

2008 Darüşşafaka
Darüssafaka S.K.
Darüşşafaka Cooper Tires, is a professional basketball club based in İstanbul, Turkey that plays in the Turkish Basketball League since 1992-93 season. Their home arena is the Ayhan Sahenk Sport Hall, sometimes called Ayhan Şahenk Arena. The club is sponsored by Çelik Motor a subsidiary of Turkish...

 (Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...

)
RD 2, 24th overall
Bryce Taylor
Bryce Taylor
Bryce Taylor is an American basketball player who played at the University of Oregon.-High school:Prior to arriving at the University of Oregon, Taylor starred at Harvard-Westlake School, where he set a school record by scoring 54 points in a game, as his team won three straight CIF...

2008 Premiata Montegranaro (Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...

)
Undrafted
Ray Schafer 2008 Lakstars (Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

)
Undrafted
Aaron Brooks
Aaron Brooks (basketball)
Aaron Jamal Brooks is an American basketball player who is currently a point guard for the Guangdong Southern Tigers. He was selected 26th overall in the 2007 NBA Draft...

2007 Phoenix Suns
Phoenix Suns
The Phoenix Suns are a professional basketball team based in Phoenix, Arizona. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association and the only team in their division not to be based in California. Their home arena since 1992 has been the US...

 (NBA)
RD 1, 26th overall
Luke Jackson 2004 Basket Club Ferrara
Basket Club Ferrara
Basket Club Ferrara is an Italian professional basketball team from the town of Ferrara. The club was established in 1999. For past club sponsorship names, see the list below.-History:...

 (Italy)
RD 1, 10th overall
Luke Ridnour
Luke Ridnour
Lucas Robin "Luke" Ridnour is an American professional basketball player for the Minnesota Timberwolves. He was born in Coeur d' Alene, Idaho and grew up in Blaine, Washington.- High school career :...

2003 Minnesota Timberwolves
Minnesota Timberwolves
The Minnesota Timberwolves are an American professional basketball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They play in the Northwest Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association . Founded in 1989, the team is currently owned by Glen Taylor...

 (NBA)
RD 1, 14th overall
Chris Christoffersen 2002 Bakken Bears
Bakken Bears
Bakken Bears is a Danish professional basketball club based in Aarhus. It was founded in 1962 and has won the Danish championship eight times so far .-Current squad:- National Honours :*Danish championship...

 (Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...

)
Undrafted
Fred Jones 2002 Pallacanestro Biella
Pallacanestro Biella
-Notable players :-Sponsorship names:In the past, due to sponsorship deals, it has also been known as:*Fila Biella *Lauretana Biella . For the 2009–10 season,*Lauretana Biella Eurocup-External links:* *...

 (Italy)
RD 1, 14th overall
Skouson Harker
Skouson Harker
Skouson Harker is a Canadian former professional basketball player of the FIBA European Leagues. Harker is from Raymond, Alberta, Canada...

1999 Worcester Wolves
Worcester Wolves
Worcester Wolves is a basketball team from the city of Worcester which plays in the British Basketball League. The Wolves currently play at in the 800-seat capacity Sports Hall of the University of Worcester, although they are to use the new Worcester Arena as their home venue once completed in...

 (BBL-England)
Undrafted

Retired jerseys

Retired Basketball Jerseys
Number Player Year
18 John Dick
John Dick (basketball)
John H. Dick was an American former basketball player and Rear Admiral in the United States Navy.-College basketball career:...

20 Bob Anet
22 Urgel "Slim" Wintermute
Slim Wintermute
Urgel "Slim" Wintermute was an American collegiate and professional basketball player.-Collegiate career:...

28 Lauren Gale
Lauren Gale
Lauren "Laddie" Gale was an American collegiate and professional basketball player.-NCAA championship:A native of Oakridge, Oregon, the 6'4" Gale played forward for the University of Oregon under head coach Howard Hobson...

30 Ron Lee
Ron Lee
Ronald Henry Lee was an All-American basketball player for the University of Oregon, and epitomized the "Kamikaze Kids" under coach Dick Harter with his all-out, fearless hustle and relentless desire to win. Lee played four seasons for the Ducks between 1972 and 1976...

32 Wally Johansen
Wally Johansen
Wallace A. "Wally" Johansen was a college basketball guard who played for the University of Oregon when it won the inaugural NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament championship in 1938–39.-Early life:...


Past Oregon men's basketball head coaches

Years Coach Record
1902–1904 Charles Burden  0-6
1904–1905 No Team
1905–1906 Walter Winslow
Walter C. Winslow
Walter C. Winslow was an American attorney in Oregon. A native of the state, he practiced law in Salem and later served temporarily on the Oregon Supreme Court. In legal practice he worked for brothers John Hugh McNary and Charles L. McNary in his early years as a lawyer.-Early life:Walter Winslow...

 
0-5
1906–1907 Hugo Bezdek
Hugo Bezdek
Hugo Francis Bezdek was a Czech-American sports figure who played American football and was a coach of football, basketball, and baseball. He was the head football coach at the University of Oregon , the University of Arkansas , Penn State University , and Delaware Valley College...

 
4-3
1907–1908 Charles Murphy 8-9
1908–1909 No Team
1909–1913 William Hayward 31-21
1913–1915 Hugo Bezdek
Hugo Bezdek
Hugo Francis Bezdek was a Czech-American sports figure who played American football and was a coach of football, basketball, and baseball. He was the head football coach at the University of Oregon , the University of Arkansas , Penn State University , and Delaware Valley College...

 
13-21
1915–1916 No Team
1916–1917 Hugo Bezdek
Hugo Bezdek
Hugo Francis Bezdek was a Czech-American sports figure who played American football and was a coach of football, basketball, and baseball. He was the head football coach at the University of Oregon , the University of Arkansas , Penn State University , and Delaware Valley College...

 
0-11
1917–1918 William Hayward
Bill Hayward
William Louis "Colonel Bill" Hayward was a track and field coach for the University of Oregon for 44 years, and a coach for six United States Olympics teams.-Athletic career:...

 
3-8
1918–1919 Dean Walker
Dean Walker
Dean Walker is an English former professional association footballer who played as a central defender. He made one appearance in the Football League.-References:...

 
13-4
1919–1920 Shy Huntington  8-9
1920–1923 George Bohler
George Bohler
-External links:* as College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com...

 
37-39
1923–1935 William Reinhart
William Reinhart
William J. "Bill" Reinhart was an American college basketball, football, and baseball coach at the George Washington University, the University of Oregon, and the United States Merchant Marine Academy. From 1923 to 1935, he served as the head basketball coach at Oregon. He is the school's second...

 
180-101
1935–1944 Howard Hobson
Howard Hobson
Howard Andrew "Hobby" Hobson was a college basketball coach, who authored numerous books on the subject. He also has the distinction of coaching the team who won the National Collegiate Athletic Association Championship with the Oregon Ducks in its inaugural year of 1939.-Playing career:Hobson...

 
178-98
1944–1945 John Warren
John A. Warren
-Basketball:-External links:* * at College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com...

 
30-15
1945–1947 Howard Hobson
Howard Hobson
Howard Andrew "Hobby" Hobson was a college basketball coach, who authored numerous books on the subject. He also has the distinction of coaching the team who won the National Collegiate Athletic Association Championship with the Oregon Ducks in its inaugural year of 1939.-Playing career:Hobson...

 
34-26
1947–1951 John Warren
John A. Warren
-Basketball:-External links:* * at College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com...

 
57-61
1951–1956 Bill Borcher
Bill Borcher
Bill Borcher was an American college basketball coach at the University of Oregon . He attended North Bend High School in North Bend, Oregon, where he played both football and basketball. After graduating in 1937, he attended the U of O where he played basketball. After his short basketball...

 
69-68
1956–1971 Steve Belko
Steve Belko
Steve Belko was an American college basketball coach at the University of Oregon and Idaho State University. At Idaho State, his team made the NCAA tournament four out of his six years there. His record at Idaho State was 109-51, and he was named "Rocky Mountain Coach of the Year" three times. From...

 
179-211
1971–1978 Dick Harter
Dick Harter
Dick Harter is an American basketball coach, who has served as both a head and assistant coach in both the NBA and NCAA.-Coaching career:...

 
112-82
1978–1983 Jim Haney
Jim Haney
Jim Haney was the head basketball coach at University of Oregon from 1978 to 1983. Haney resigned after five years because of his uninspiring record. The University of Oregon basketball program had a record of 52-80, including 26-61 in the Pac Ten conference while Haney was the head coach. Haney...

 
53-82
1983–1992 Don Monson
Don Monson
Donald L. "Don" Monson is a former college basketball head coach and the father of head coach Dan Monson...

 
116-145
1992–1997 Jerry Green  72-70
1997–2010 Ernie Kent
Ernie Kent
Ernie Kent is an American college basketball coach. He is the former head men's basketball coach at the University of Oregon. Kent replaced Jerry Green as coach following the 1996-97 season. Prior to becoming head coach at Oregon, Kent was an assistant at Stanford University and also coached at St...

 
193-119
2010–present Dana Altman
Dana Altman
Dana Altman is an American college basketball coach. He became the head coach of the Oregon Ducks men's basketball team in April, 2010. Before then, he was head coach at Creighton University for 16 years...

 
9-8
1902–2007 Totals 1,399-1,222

See also

  • 1938–39 Oregon Ducks men's basketball team
    1938–39 Oregon Ducks men's basketball team
    The 1938–39 Oregon Ducks men's basketball team was a Division I college basketball team that represented the University of Oregon. The Ducks, coached by Howard Hobson, played in the Pacific Coast Conference and compiled a 29–5 won–loss record in regular and postseason competition...

  • 2007–08 Oregon Ducks men's basketball team
    2007–08 Oregon Ducks men's basketball team
    The 2007–08 Oregon Ducks men's basketball team represents the University of Oregon in the college basketball season of 2007–08. The team was coached by Ernie Kent and plays their home games at McArthur Court.-Previous season:...

  • 2008–09 Oregon Ducks men's basketball team
    2008–09 Oregon Ducks men's basketball team
    The 2008–09 Oregon Ducks men's basketball team represented the University of Oregon in the college basketball season of 2008–09. The team was coached by Ernie Kent and played their home games at McArthur Court....

  • 2009–10 Oregon Ducks men's basketball team
    2009–10 Oregon Ducks men's basketball team
    The 2009–10 Oregon Ducks men's basketball team represented the University of Oregon in the 2009–10 college basketball season. This was head coach Ernie Kent's 13th season at Oregon. The Ducks play their home games at McArthur Court and are members of the Pacific-10 Conference...


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