2014–15 Oregon Ducks men's basketball team

2014–15 Oregon Ducks men's basketball
2014–15 Oregon Ducks men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Round of 32
Conference	Pac-12 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 25
Record	26–10 (13–5 Pac-12)
Head coach	Dana Altman (5th season);
Assistant coaches	Kevin McKenna; Tony Stubblefield; Mike Mennenga;
Home arena	Matthew Knight Arena
	Seasons ← 2013–14 2015–16 →

The 2014–15 Oregon Ducks men's basketball team represented the University of Oregon during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Ducks were led by their fifth 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 26–10, 13–5 in Pac-12 play to finish in a tie for second place. They advanced to the championship game of the Pac-12 tournament where they lost to Arizona. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they defeated Oklahoma State in the second round before losing in the third round to Wisconsin.

2014–15 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 5 Arizona †	16	–	2	.889	34	–	4	.895
No. 25 Oregon	13	–	5	.722	26	–	10	.722
No. 19 Utah	13	–	5	.722	26	–	9	.743
UCLA	11	–	7	.611	22	–	14	.611
Stanford	9	–	9	.500	24	–	13	.649
Arizona State	9	–	9	.500	18	–	16	.529
Oregon State	8	–	10	.444	17	–	14	.548
California	7	–	11	.389	18	–	15	.545
Colorado	7	–	11	.389	16	–	18	.471
Washington State	7	–	11	.389	13	–	18	.419
Washington	5	–	13	.278	16	–	15	.516
USC	3	–	15	.167	12	–	20	.375


† Pac-12 Tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

The 2013–14 Oregon Ducks finished the season with a record of 24–10 after advancing to the 2014 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. The team went 10–8 in the Pac-12 regular season. In the 2014 Pac-12 tournament, the team defeated Oregon State 88–74, before losing to UCLA, 63–82 in the quarterfinals. The Ducks were a #7-seed in the West Region of the NCAA tournament. Oregon won its first tournament game, defeating #10-seed BYU 87–68. Oregon eventually lost to #2-seed Wisconsin 77–85, in the Round of 32.^[1]

Off-season

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Richard Amardi	13	F	6’8”	224	RS Senior	Toronto, ON	Graduated.
Jason Calliste	12	G	6’1”	171	RS Senior	Scarborough, ON	Graduated.
Mike Moser	0	F	6’8”	211	RS Senior	Portland, OR	Graduated.
Waverly Austin	20	C	6’11”	257	Senior	Fredericksburg, VA	Graduated.
Johnathan Loyd	10	G	5’8”	163	Senior	Las Vegas, NV	Graduated.
Nicholas Lucenti	4	G	6’2”	205	Senior	Los Angeles, CA	Graduated.
Brian Crow	35	F	6’6”	220	Senior	Novato, CA	Graduated.
Dominic Artis	1	G	6’1”	186	Junior	Oakland, CA	Dismissed from the team due to sexual assault allegations.^[2]
Damyean Dotson	21	G	6’5”	209	Junior	Houston, TX	Dismissed from the team due to sexual assault allegations.^[2]
Ben Carter	32	F	6'8"	220	Sophomore	Las Vegas, NV	Elected to transfer to UNLV.^[3]
A.J. Lapray	24	G	6'5"	187	Freshman	Salem, OR	Elected to transfer to Pepperdine.^[4]

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Dwayne Benjamin	0	SF	6’6”	190	Junior	Lafayette, Louisiana	Junior College transfer from San Jacinto College.
Michael Chandler	25	C	6’10”	245	Junior	Indianapolis, Indiana	Junior College transfer from Northwest Florida State College.

2014 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Casey Benson PG	Tempe, AZ	Corona Del Sol High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jul 7, 2013
Casey Benson PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Ray Kasongo PF	Toronto, ON	Phase One Academy	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Oct 26, 2013
Ray Kasongo PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Ahmaad Rorie PG	Tacoma, WA	Lincoln High School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	May 22, 2014
Ahmaad Rorie PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
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: "2014 Oregon Basketball Commits". ESPN.com.

2015 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2015 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Kendall Small #16 PG	Anaheim, CA	Mayfair HS	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Apr 29, 2014
Kendall Small #16 PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Trevor Manuel #29 PF	Lansing, MI	Everett HS	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sep 11, 2014
Trevor Manuel #29 PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Tyler Dorsey #10 SG	Pasadena, CA	Maranatha HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Feb 2, 2015
Tyler Dorsey #10 SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
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: "2015 Player Commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 14, 2015. "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 14, 2015.

Roster

2014–15 Oregon Ducks men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
F	0	Dwayne Benjamin	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Lafayette, Louisiana
F	1	Jordan Bell	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Fr	Long Beach, California
G	2	Casey Benson	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Tempe, Arizona
G	3	Joe Young	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	RS Sr	Houston, Texas
G	4	Max Heller (W)	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	RS Jr	Del Mar, California
G	10	Charlie Noebel (W)	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	178 lb (81 kg)	So	Irvine, California
G	11	Theo Friedman (W)	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	So	Portland, Oregon
G	14	Ahmaad Rorie	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	Tacoma, Washington
G	15	Jalil Abdul-Bassit	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	197 lb (89 kg)	Sr	Anchorage, Alaska
F	23	Elgin Cook	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	RS Jr	Milwaukee, Wisconsin
F	24	Dillon Brooks	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Fr	Mississauga, Ontario
C	25	Michael Chandler	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Jr	Indianapolis, Indiana
F	32	Tim Jensen (W)	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	RS Sr	Manistee, Michigan
G	33	Hayden Coppedge (W)	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	West Linn, Oregon
G	35	Anthony Piganelli (W)	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sr	Oakland, California
F	41	Roman Sorkin	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Fr	Ashdod, Israel

Head coach

Dana Altman (Eastern New Mexico)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 01/24/2015

Roster Notes

On January 6, 2015, Oregon added Freshman forward Roman Sorkin from the Israeli Junior National Team. He is eligible to play immediately.^[5]

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/04/2014* 7:00 pm, P12N		Northwest Christian	W 101–69	–	Matthew Knight Arena (5,775) Eugene, OR
11/09/2014* 6:00 pm, –		Western Oregon	W 104–55	–	Matthew Knight Arena (5,344) Eugene, OR
Non-conference regular season
11/14/2014* 8:00 pm, P12N		Coppin State	W 107–65	1–0	Matthew Knight Arena (5,467) Eugene, OR
11/17/2014* 8:00 pm, ESPNU		Detroit Legends Classic Regional Round	W 83–66	2–0	Matthew Knight Arena (5,051) Eugene, OR
11/21/2014* 4:00 pm, P12N		Toledo Legends Classic Regional Round	W 78–68	3–0	Matthew Knight Arena (5,790) Eugene, OR
11/24/2014* 6:00 pm, ESPN3		vs. No. 19 Michigan Legends Classic Semifinals	L 63–70	3–1	Barclays Center (8,465) Brooklyn, NY
11/25/2014* 4:30 pm, ESPNU		vs. No. 14 VCU Legends Classic Consolation	L 63–77	3–2	Barclays Center (8,093) Brooklyn, NY
11/30/2014* 5:00 pm, P12N		Portland State	W 81–59	4–2	Matthew Knight Arena (5,040) Eugene, OR
12/03/2014* 7:00 pm, P12N		Concordia (Oregon)	W 94–63	5–2	Matthew Knight Arena (4,909) Eugene, OR
12/07/2014* 1:00 pm, FS1		Ole Miss	L 73–79	5–3	Matthew Knight Arena (6,256) Eugene, OR
12/13/2014* 4:00 PM, BTN		vs. Illinois	W 77–70	6–3	United Center (13,759) Chicago, IL
12/17/2014* 8:00 PM, P12N		Cal State Northridge	W 79–56	7–3	Matthew Knight Arena (4,914) Eugene, OR
12/20/2014* 12:00 PM, P12N		Delaware State	W 83–70	8–3	Matthew Knight Arena (5,530) Eugene, OR
12/22/2014* 6:00 PM, P12N		UC Santa Barbara	W 82–78 ^OT	9–3	Matthew Knight Arena (5,396) Eugene, OR
12/29/2014* 8:00 PM, P12N		UC Irvine	W 69–67 ^OT	10–3	Matthew Knight Arena (5,421) Eugene, OR
Pac-12 regular season
01/03/2015 5:00 pm, ESPNU		Oregon State Civil War	W 71–59	11–3 (1–0)	Matthew Knight Arena (7,314) Eugene, OR
01/08/2015 7:30 pm, P12N		No. 7 Arizona	L 62–80	11–4 (1–1)	Matthew Knight Arena (8,829) Eugene, OR
01/10/2015 2:00 pm, P12N		Arizona State	W 59–56	12–4 (2–1)	Matthew Knight Arena (5,637) Eugene, OR
01/15/2015 8:00 pm, P12N		at Washington State	L 99–108 ^OT	12–5 (2–2)	Beasley Coliseum (3,584) Pullman, WA
01/18/2015 5:30 pm, ESPNU		at Washington	L 77–85	12–6 (2–3)	Alaska Airlines Arena (6,912) Seattle, WA
01/22/2015 8:00 pm, P12N		USC	W 75–67	13–6 (3–3)	Matthew Knight Arena (5,652) Eugene, OR
01/24/2015 1:00 pm, CBS		UCLA	W 82–64	14–6 (4–3)	Matthew Knight Arena (7,301) Eugene, OR
01/28/2015 7:00 pm, P12N		at No. 6 Arizona	L 56–90	14–7 (4–4)	McKale Center (14,655) Tucson, AZ
01/30/2015 5:00 pm, P12N		at Arizona State	W 68–67 ^OT	15–7 (5–4)	Wells Fargo Arena (6,127) Tempe, AZ
02/04/2015 6:00 pm, ESPN2		Washington	W 78–74	16–7 (6–4)	Matthew Knight Arena (5,866) Eugene, OR
02/08/2015 4:00 pm, P12N		Washington State	W 95–72	17–7 (7–4)	Matthew Knight Arena (7,121) Eugene, OR
02/11/2015 6:00 pm, ESPN2		at USC	W 80–75	18–7 (8–4)	Galen Center (2,836) Los Angeles, CA
02/14/2015 12:00 pm, FOX		at UCLA	L 63–72	18–8 (8–5)	Pauley Pavilion (10,006) Los Angeles, CA
02/18/2015 8:00 pm, ESPNU		Colorado	W 73–60	19–8 (9–5)	Matthew Knight Arena (5,734) Eugene, OR
02/22/2015 12:00 pm, FS1		No. 9 Utah	W 69–58	20–8 (10–5)	Matthew Knight Arena (10,725) Eugene, OR
02/25/2015 8:00 pm, ESPNU		at California	W 80–69	21–8 (11–5)	Haas Pavilion (8,566) Berkeley, CA
03/01/2015 4:00 pm, FS1		at Stanford	W 73–70	22–8 (12–5)	Maples Pavilion (7,233) Stanford, CA
03/04/2015 8:00 pm, ESPNU		at Oregon State Civil War	W 65–62	23–8 (13–5)	Gill Coliseum (9,339) Corvallis, OR
Pac-12 tournament
03/12/2015 6:00 pm, P12N	(2)	vs. (10) Colorado Quarterfinals	W 93–85	24–8	MGM Grand Garden Arena (12,916) Paradise, NV
03/13/2015 8:30 pm, ESPN	(2)	vs. (3) No. 17 Utah Semifinals	W 67–64	25–8	MGM Grand Garden Arena (12,916) Paradise, NV
03/14/2015 8:00 pm, ESPN	(2)	vs. (1) No. 5 Arizona Championship	L 52–80	25–9	MGM Grand Garden Arena (12,916) Paradise, NV
NCAA tournament
03/20/2015* 3:50 pm, TBS	(8 W)	vs. (9 W) Oklahoma State Second round	W 79–73	26–9	CenturyLink Center (17,534) Omaha, NE
03/22/2015* 4:45 pm, truTV	(8 W)	vs. (1 W) No. 3 Wisconsin Third round	L 65–72	26–10	CenturyLink Center (17,563) Omaha, NE
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region W=West.

Ranking movement

**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
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	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	RV	RV	RV	RV	N/A
Coaches	RV	RV	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	RV	RV	RV	25	25

References

^ "2012‐13 University of Oregon Basketball Season Stats" (PDF). The University of Oregon - Official Athletics Website. March 22, 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 23, 2014. Retrieved March 23, 2014.
^ ^a ^b "Damyean Dotson, Dominic Artis, Brandon Austin dismissed by Oregon Ducks". Pac–12 Networks. Archived from the original on May 12, 2014. Retrieved May 5, 2014.
^ "Oregon Ducks forward Ben Carter to transfer to UNLV". SB Nation. Retrieved April 16, 2014.
^ "Former Oregon guard A.J. Lapray transferring to Pepperdine". NBC Sports. Retrieved April 16, 2014.
^ Alger, Tyson (January 6, 2015). "Oregon basketball signs 6-10 Israeli junior national team player Roman Sorkin, will join team this week". The Oregonian.

[2013-season-stats-1] "2012‐13 University of Oregon Basketball Season Stats" (PDF). The University of Oregon - Official Athletics Website. March 22, 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 23, 2014. Retrieved March 23, 2014.

[Pac–12_Networks-2] "Damyean Dotson, Dominic Artis, Brandon Austin dismissed by Oregon Ducks". Pac–12 Networks. Archived from the original on May 12, 2014. Retrieved May 5, 2014.

[3] "Oregon Ducks forward Ben Carter to transfer to UNLV". SB Nation. Retrieved April 16, 2014.

[4] "Former Oregon guard A.J. Lapray transferring to Pepperdine". NBC Sports. Retrieved April 16, 2014.

[5] Alger, Tyson (January 6, 2015). "Oregon basketball signs 6-10 Israeli junior national team player Roman Sorkin, will join team this week". The Oregonian.

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