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Oregon Opens Pac-10 Play at WSU, UW
12/30/09 | Men's Basketball
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EUGENE, Ore -- The University of Oregon men's basketball team (8-4), riding a four-game winning streak, will begin the Pac-10 Conference portion of its schedule this week with road games against Washington State (10-2) and Washington (9-2). The Ducks will face the Cougars at 3:30 p.m. (PST) Thursday at Friel Court in Pullman, Wash. UO will play the Huskies at 2 p.m. Saturday at Bank of America Arena in Seattle.
Oregon leads the all-time series over WSU, 154-122. The Cougars have won the last six meetings over UO, including a 62-40 victory in the opening round of last year's Pacific Life Pac-10 Tournament. Oregon's last win over WSU was a 64-59 decision on Feb. 22, 2007 at McArthur Court in Eugene. WSU enters the game having won its last four games, the most recent a 72-70 overtime win over LSU in a neutral-site game played in Seattle on Dec. 27.
Washington has a 182-102 advantage in the series history with Oregon, including a pair of wins in last year's match-ups. UO's most recent victory over UW was a 71-58 result on Feb. 14, 2007 in Eugene. The Huskies have won four of their last five games entering league play, including an 86-71 home victory over San Francisco on Dec. 27.
OREGON - WASHINGTON STATE LIVE COVERAGE
• TV: OSN on CSNNW; Scott Lynn, play by play; Rob Closs, color commentary
• Radio: Oregon Sports Network; Brian Prawitz, play-by-play
• Satellite radio: XM channel 194
• Internet: Links to live streaming audio/video and statistics at goducks.com (courtesy of wsucougars.com).
OREGON - WASHINGTON LIVE COVERAGE
• TV: OSN on CSNNW; FSNW; OSN - Joe Giansante, play by play; Rob Closs, color commentary; FSNW - Tom Glasgow, play by play; Lenny Wilkens, color commentary
• Radio: Oregon Sports Network; Jerry Allen, play-by-play
• Satellite radio: Sirius channel 215
• Internet: Links to live streaming audio and statistics at goducks.com (courtesy of gohuskies.com). Follow UO men's basketball on twitter @duckbasketball for in-game updates and the latest news on the squad.
BIG MIKE PUTS UP BIG GAME IN LAST OUTING
Sophomore center Michael Dunigan produced a career-best effort of 26 points in Monday's win over Arkansas-Pine Bluff. The 6-10 post from Chicago, Ill., made a career-best 10 of his 14 field goals to finish the game shooting 71.4 percent. He also hit 6-of-9 free throws for 66.7 percent.
Dunigan has recorded double-digit scoring efforts in four of his last five games, averaging a team-best 14.2 points per outing while making 59 percent of his shots (24-of-41) along the way.
On Dec. 22 against Idaho State he scored 14 points while setting career-highs with free throws made (8) and attempted (10).
In the home win over Oakland on Dec. 19, Dunigan recorded his third career double-double (first of season) with 16 points and 10 rebounds.
PORTER BREAKS SCHOOL RECORD, PAC-10 RECORDS IN REACH
In the first half of Oregon's 95-64 home win over UC Davis Saturday, Nov. 14, Tajuan Porter set a new school record for career 3-pointers. He passed Orlando Williams (1991-95) who held the previous mark with 282 made 3-pointers in 112 games. Porter has made 298-of-764 attempts (.390) in 106 games played (complete list on page 6).
Porter needs 45 more 3-pointers to break the Pac-10 Conference record held by Arizona's Salim Stoudamire who made 342 career 3-pointers from 2002-05. Porter is also on pace to eclipse the Pac-10's 3-point field goals attempted record held by Arizona State's Stevin Smith who took 891 career 3-pointers from 1991-94.
PORTER JUMPS INTO TOP 10 IN CAREER SCORING
Tajuan Porter recently jumped into the top 10 in career scoring at Oregon. Porter has scored 1,523 points in 106 career games (14.4 ppg). He passed Aaron Brooks who previously ranked 10th in scoring with 1,511 career points. Ron Lee (1972-76) is Oregon's all-time leading scorer, recording 2,085 points in 112 career games. Lee, UO's only 2,000-point scorer, averaged 18.6 points per game over his four-year career with the Ducks. If Porter continues to score at his 14.4 ppg clip, he will be on pace to move into fourth place in school history (behind Ron Lee, Luke Jackson and Anthony Taylor).
Last season Porter became the 29th player in school history to reach the 1,000-point mark. Porter, who has started 94 career contests, reached the milestone in the Ducks 84-77 road win over UC Irvine. He is the 10th player to reach the milestone under head coach Ernie Kent, and the fifth player in the last four seasons (Brooks, Malik Hairston, Bryce Taylor, Maarty Leunen) to eclipse the figure under Kent's direction.
LAST TIME OUT: OREGON 73, ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF 53
Sophomore center Michael Dunigan posted a career-high 26 points to lead Oregon to a 73-53 win over Arkansas-Pine Bluff on Monday night at McArthur Court in Eugene. The win was the Ducks' fourth straight, improving their season mark to 8-4 overall. The Golden Lions dropped to 0-11.
Dunigan made a career-best 10 field goals (10-of-14) and added five rebounds, three blocks and two steals in just 28 minutes of action. Senior guard Tajuan Porter had 15 points, going 5-of-7 from behind the 3-point arc. Sophomore guard Malcolm Armstead had 14 points, matched a career-best with eight assists and added a team-best three steals.
It was the first time all season that the Ducks won a game which they were out-rebounded, as UAPB finished with a 35-26 edge on the glass. Freshman forward E.J. Singler again posted a team-best in rebounds with seven, the third straight game he has led UO in rebounding. Four Golden Lions finished with four or more rebounds, led by Gavin Montgomery and Lebaron Weathers who both had five.
The Ducks shot 52.1 percent on field goals (25-of-48), while hitting 46.2 percent of their 3-pointers (6-of-13). UO went 17-of-24 on free throws for 70.8 percent. Oregon limited UAPB to 39 percent shooting (23-of-59), including 3-of-14 on 3-pointers (21.4 percent).
LOOKING AHEAD AT THE SCHEDULE
The Ducks will play their first home game of the Pac-10 slate on Sunday, Jan. 10 when they host rival Oregon State in a game televised on Fox Sports Net. UO will host Arizona State and Arizona the following weekend (Jan 14-16). The Ducks-Sun Devils game will be televised by OSN on Comcast SportsNet Northwest, while the game against the Wildcats is on Fox Sports Net.
STUDENT-ATHLETES HAVE STRONG QUARTER IN THE CLASSROOM
Six of UO's 15 men's basketball players recorded a 3.0 or higher in the most recent fall term.
DUCKS CONTINUE REBOUNDING ADVANTAGE
Oregon has a 7-1 record this season when out-rebounding opponents (1-2 when out-rebounded, 0-1 with even number of rebounds). The only time the Ducks have out-rebounded their opponent and lost came in the road loss to Missouri, where UO held a 43-35 rebounding advantage.
The Ducks have a 165-109 edge in offensive rebounds through 12 games, with that leading to the UO's 176-111 advantage in second-chance points this season. In the eight wins, UO is averaging 14.8 second-chance points per game. In the four losses, the Ducks are averaging 9.5 second-chance points.
Michael Dunigan leads UO in rebounding (4.4 rpg), one of four Ducks averaging 4+ per outing (Jeremy Jacob - 4.3, E.J. Singler - 4.3, Jamil Wilson - 4.2).
CEREMONIES PLANNED FOR FINAL MAC COURT PAC-10 GAMES
UO Athletics has announced it will celebrate the final Pac-10 men's basketball season at Mac Court with commemorative ticket giveaways, a pair of jersey retirement ceremonies and honorary captains for the final nine games at the venue. List of the honorary captains: OSU (Jan. 10) - Terrell Brandon; ASU (Jan. 14) - Luke Ridnour, Bill Frieder; ARIZ (Jan. 16) - John Dick, Lute Olson; UCLA (Jan 28.) - Larry Holiday, Bill Walton; USC (Jan. 30) - Greg Ballard; STAN (Feb. 18) - Ron Lee; CAL (Feb. 20) - Chuck Rask, Glenn Moore, Darrall Imhoff; WASH (March 4) - Dick Harter; WSU (March 6) - Kenya Wilkins, George Raveling.
KENT UO'S ALL-TIME WINNINGEST COACH
Head coach Ernie Kent became Oregon's all-time wins leader with the Ducks' 84-77 road win over UC Irvine on Dec. 21, 2008. Kent, now with 227 career victories at UO, moved by Basketball Hall of Famer Howard Hobson who boasted an 11-year mark of 212-124. Kent has a career record of 227-161 in his 13th season with the Ducks.
• 317-241 career coaching record (19th year)
• 2002 Pac-10 Conference Coach of the Year
• Seven postseason trips (NCAA and NIT)
• Five NCAA tourneys in the last nine years
• Two Elite Eight appearances since 2002
• Two NIT Final Fours (1999, 2004)
• Only coach in Pacific NW to take his team to an Elite 8 this decade ('02 and '07)
• 142-52 (.731) record at McArthur Court
• 71-31 record against teams from Pacific NW
• Coached four first round NBA Draft selections
DUCKS' BOUNCE-BACK HISTORY
Oregon has produced a winning record following four of the program's 20-loss seasons: 15-10 in 1922-23 (7-24 in 1921-22), 13-11 in 1957-58 (4-21 in 1956-57), 16-10 in 1972-73 (6-20 in 1971-72) and 15-14 in 1989-90 (8-21 in 1988-89). It didn't happen in 1992-93 (10-20 after going 6-21 in 1991-92) and 1993-94 (10-17 after going 10-20 in 1992-93).
Additionally, the only three Ernie Kent teams to finish without a winning record also bounced back. A record of 13-14 in 1997-98 turned into 19-13 and a trip to the NIT Final Four in 1998-99. A mark of 14-14 in 2000-01 turned into 26-9, a Pac-10 championship and the NCAA Elite Eight in 2001-02. The Ducks' 15-18 record in 2005-06 turned into 29-8, a Pac-10 Tournament championship and another NCAA Elite Eight appearance in 2006-07 (GW, 2009).
MATTHEW KNIGHT ARENA COMING SOON (VISIT MACTOMATT.NET)
Matthew Knight Arena construction is underway with its completion now just over a year away. UO will inhabit the 12,500 seat facility beginning with Pac-10 play of 2010-11.
MactoMatt.net (formerly godunks.net) is a website specific to the arena, including information, seat viewers and gifting opportunities. The customary 24-hour webcam, downloadable media and blogs by UO coaches and staff are also incorporated into the new website.
Highlights of the arena information section include video fly-throughs of the arena bowl, concourse level, club rooms and the facility's exterior. Fifteen different comparison features are also built-in, accenting the differences in restrooms, concourse width, seat size, parking, in addition to many of the other amenities for the new facility. Fans can track the arena's progress with an interactive timeline which details the past and future development.
MactoMatt.net's seat viewer section takes the fans into the arena for a virtual look from all four ticketing areas: terrace seating, loge seating, premier seating and student seating. A downloadable seating chart is also available in this section.
EUGENE, Ore -- The University of Oregon men's basketball team (8-4), riding a four-game winning streak, will begin the Pac-10 Conference portion of its schedule this week with road games against Washington State (10-2) and Washington (9-2). The Ducks will face the Cougars at 3:30 p.m. (PST) Thursday at Friel Court in Pullman, Wash. UO will play the Huskies at 2 p.m. Saturday at Bank of America Arena in Seattle.
Oregon leads the all-time series over WSU, 154-122. The Cougars have won the last six meetings over UO, including a 62-40 victory in the opening round of last year's Pacific Life Pac-10 Tournament. Oregon's last win over WSU was a 64-59 decision on Feb. 22, 2007 at McArthur Court in Eugene. WSU enters the game having won its last four games, the most recent a 72-70 overtime win over LSU in a neutral-site game played in Seattle on Dec. 27.
Washington has a 182-102 advantage in the series history with Oregon, including a pair of wins in last year's match-ups. UO's most recent victory over UW was a 71-58 result on Feb. 14, 2007 in Eugene. The Huskies have won four of their last five games entering league play, including an 86-71 home victory over San Francisco on Dec. 27.
OREGON - WASHINGTON STATE LIVE COVERAGE
• TV: OSN on CSNNW; Scott Lynn, play by play; Rob Closs, color commentary
• Radio: Oregon Sports Network; Brian Prawitz, play-by-play
• Satellite radio: XM channel 194
• Internet: Links to live streaming audio/video and statistics at goducks.com (courtesy of wsucougars.com).
OREGON - WASHINGTON LIVE COVERAGE
• TV: OSN on CSNNW; FSNW; OSN - Joe Giansante, play by play; Rob Closs, color commentary; FSNW - Tom Glasgow, play by play; Lenny Wilkens, color commentary
• Radio: Oregon Sports Network; Jerry Allen, play-by-play
• Satellite radio: Sirius channel 215
• Internet: Links to live streaming audio and statistics at goducks.com (courtesy of gohuskies.com). Follow UO men's basketball on twitter @duckbasketball for in-game updates and the latest news on the squad.
BIG MIKE PUTS UP BIG GAME IN LAST OUTING
Sophomore center Michael Dunigan produced a career-best effort of 26 points in Monday's win over Arkansas-Pine Bluff. The 6-10 post from Chicago, Ill., made a career-best 10 of his 14 field goals to finish the game shooting 71.4 percent. He also hit 6-of-9 free throws for 66.7 percent.
Dunigan has recorded double-digit scoring efforts in four of his last five games, averaging a team-best 14.2 points per outing while making 59 percent of his shots (24-of-41) along the way.
On Dec. 22 against Idaho State he scored 14 points while setting career-highs with free throws made (8) and attempted (10).
In the home win over Oakland on Dec. 19, Dunigan recorded his third career double-double (first of season) with 16 points and 10 rebounds.
PORTER BREAKS SCHOOL RECORD, PAC-10 RECORDS IN REACH
In the first half of Oregon's 95-64 home win over UC Davis Saturday, Nov. 14, Tajuan Porter set a new school record for career 3-pointers. He passed Orlando Williams (1991-95) who held the previous mark with 282 made 3-pointers in 112 games. Porter has made 298-of-764 attempts (.390) in 106 games played (complete list on page 6).
Porter needs 45 more 3-pointers to break the Pac-10 Conference record held by Arizona's Salim Stoudamire who made 342 career 3-pointers from 2002-05. Porter is also on pace to eclipse the Pac-10's 3-point field goals attempted record held by Arizona State's Stevin Smith who took 891 career 3-pointers from 1991-94.
PORTER JUMPS INTO TOP 10 IN CAREER SCORING
Tajuan Porter recently jumped into the top 10 in career scoring at Oregon. Porter has scored 1,523 points in 106 career games (14.4 ppg). He passed Aaron Brooks who previously ranked 10th in scoring with 1,511 career points. Ron Lee (1972-76) is Oregon's all-time leading scorer, recording 2,085 points in 112 career games. Lee, UO's only 2,000-point scorer, averaged 18.6 points per game over his four-year career with the Ducks. If Porter continues to score at his 14.4 ppg clip, he will be on pace to move into fourth place in school history (behind Ron Lee, Luke Jackson and Anthony Taylor).
Last season Porter became the 29th player in school history to reach the 1,000-point mark. Porter, who has started 94 career contests, reached the milestone in the Ducks 84-77 road win over UC Irvine. He is the 10th player to reach the milestone under head coach Ernie Kent, and the fifth player in the last four seasons (Brooks, Malik Hairston, Bryce Taylor, Maarty Leunen) to eclipse the figure under Kent's direction.
LAST TIME OUT: OREGON 73, ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF 53
Sophomore center Michael Dunigan posted a career-high 26 points to lead Oregon to a 73-53 win over Arkansas-Pine Bluff on Monday night at McArthur Court in Eugene. The win was the Ducks' fourth straight, improving their season mark to 8-4 overall. The Golden Lions dropped to 0-11.
Dunigan made a career-best 10 field goals (10-of-14) and added five rebounds, three blocks and two steals in just 28 minutes of action. Senior guard Tajuan Porter had 15 points, going 5-of-7 from behind the 3-point arc. Sophomore guard Malcolm Armstead had 14 points, matched a career-best with eight assists and added a team-best three steals.
It was the first time all season that the Ducks won a game which they were out-rebounded, as UAPB finished with a 35-26 edge on the glass. Freshman forward E.J. Singler again posted a team-best in rebounds with seven, the third straight game he has led UO in rebounding. Four Golden Lions finished with four or more rebounds, led by Gavin Montgomery and Lebaron Weathers who both had five.
The Ducks shot 52.1 percent on field goals (25-of-48), while hitting 46.2 percent of their 3-pointers (6-of-13). UO went 17-of-24 on free throws for 70.8 percent. Oregon limited UAPB to 39 percent shooting (23-of-59), including 3-of-14 on 3-pointers (21.4 percent).
LOOKING AHEAD AT THE SCHEDULE
The Ducks will play their first home game of the Pac-10 slate on Sunday, Jan. 10 when they host rival Oregon State in a game televised on Fox Sports Net. UO will host Arizona State and Arizona the following weekend (Jan 14-16). The Ducks-Sun Devils game will be televised by OSN on Comcast SportsNet Northwest, while the game against the Wildcats is on Fox Sports Net.
STUDENT-ATHLETES HAVE STRONG QUARTER IN THE CLASSROOM
Six of UO's 15 men's basketball players recorded a 3.0 or higher in the most recent fall term.
DUCKS CONTINUE REBOUNDING ADVANTAGE
Oregon has a 7-1 record this season when out-rebounding opponents (1-2 when out-rebounded, 0-1 with even number of rebounds). The only time the Ducks have out-rebounded their opponent and lost came in the road loss to Missouri, where UO held a 43-35 rebounding advantage.
The Ducks have a 165-109 edge in offensive rebounds through 12 games, with that leading to the UO's 176-111 advantage in second-chance points this season. In the eight wins, UO is averaging 14.8 second-chance points per game. In the four losses, the Ducks are averaging 9.5 second-chance points.
Michael Dunigan leads UO in rebounding (4.4 rpg), one of four Ducks averaging 4+ per outing (Jeremy Jacob - 4.3, E.J. Singler - 4.3, Jamil Wilson - 4.2).
CEREMONIES PLANNED FOR FINAL MAC COURT PAC-10 GAMES
UO Athletics has announced it will celebrate the final Pac-10 men's basketball season at Mac Court with commemorative ticket giveaways, a pair of jersey retirement ceremonies and honorary captains for the final nine games at the venue. List of the honorary captains: OSU (Jan. 10) - Terrell Brandon; ASU (Jan. 14) - Luke Ridnour, Bill Frieder; ARIZ (Jan. 16) - John Dick, Lute Olson; UCLA (Jan 28.) - Larry Holiday, Bill Walton; USC (Jan. 30) - Greg Ballard; STAN (Feb. 18) - Ron Lee; CAL (Feb. 20) - Chuck Rask, Glenn Moore, Darrall Imhoff; WASH (March 4) - Dick Harter; WSU (March 6) - Kenya Wilkins, George Raveling.
KENT UO'S ALL-TIME WINNINGEST COACH
Head coach Ernie Kent became Oregon's all-time wins leader with the Ducks' 84-77 road win over UC Irvine on Dec. 21, 2008. Kent, now with 227 career victories at UO, moved by Basketball Hall of Famer Howard Hobson who boasted an 11-year mark of 212-124. Kent has a career record of 227-161 in his 13th season with the Ducks.
• 317-241 career coaching record (19th year)
• 2002 Pac-10 Conference Coach of the Year
• Seven postseason trips (NCAA and NIT)
• Five NCAA tourneys in the last nine years
• Two Elite Eight appearances since 2002
• Two NIT Final Fours (1999, 2004)
• Only coach in Pacific NW to take his team to an Elite 8 this decade ('02 and '07)
• 142-52 (.731) record at McArthur Court
• 71-31 record against teams from Pacific NW
• Coached four first round NBA Draft selections
DUCKS' BOUNCE-BACK HISTORY
Oregon has produced a winning record following four of the program's 20-loss seasons: 15-10 in 1922-23 (7-24 in 1921-22), 13-11 in 1957-58 (4-21 in 1956-57), 16-10 in 1972-73 (6-20 in 1971-72) and 15-14 in 1989-90 (8-21 in 1988-89). It didn't happen in 1992-93 (10-20 after going 6-21 in 1991-92) and 1993-94 (10-17 after going 10-20 in 1992-93).
Additionally, the only three Ernie Kent teams to finish without a winning record also bounced back. A record of 13-14 in 1997-98 turned into 19-13 and a trip to the NIT Final Four in 1998-99. A mark of 14-14 in 2000-01 turned into 26-9, a Pac-10 championship and the NCAA Elite Eight in 2001-02. The Ducks' 15-18 record in 2005-06 turned into 29-8, a Pac-10 Tournament championship and another NCAA Elite Eight appearance in 2006-07 (GW, 2009).
MATTHEW KNIGHT ARENA COMING SOON (VISIT MACTOMATT.NET)
Matthew Knight Arena construction is underway with its completion now just over a year away. UO will inhabit the 12,500 seat facility beginning with Pac-10 play of 2010-11.
MactoMatt.net (formerly godunks.net) is a website specific to the arena, including information, seat viewers and gifting opportunities. The customary 24-hour webcam, downloadable media and blogs by UO coaches and staff are also incorporated into the new website.
Highlights of the arena information section include video fly-throughs of the arena bowl, concourse level, club rooms and the facility's exterior. Fifteen different comparison features are also built-in, accenting the differences in restrooms, concourse width, seat size, parking, in addition to many of the other amenities for the new facility. Fans can track the arena's progress with an interactive timeline which details the past and future development.
MactoMatt.net's seat viewer section takes the fans into the arena for a virtual look from all four ticketing areas: terrace seating, loge seating, premier seating and student seating. A downloadable seating chart is also available in this section.
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