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Oregon Plays at Arizona State on Saturday Afternoon
02/12/10 | Men's Basketball
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EUGENE, Ore. -- The University of Oregon men's basketball team (12-11, 4-7 Pac-10) will play a road game against Arizona State (17-8, 7-5 Pac-10) on Saturday at 3 p.m. (PST) at Wells Fargo Arena in Tempe.
Arizona State has a 38-31 edge in the series history with the Ducks. ASU has won the last three meetings with UO, including a 76-57 win at McArthur Court earlier this year. Oregon's last win on the road against the Sun Devils: a 60-55 result back on Jan. 11, 2007. The Sun Devils are coming off a 56-46 home win over Oregon State on Thursday night.
OREGON - ARIZONA STATE LIVE COVERAGE
• TV: OSN on Comcast SportsNet NW; Joe Giansante, pxp; Rob Closs, analyst
Fox Sports Arizona; Daron Sutton, pxp; Tom Kuyper, analyst; Brad Steinke, sideline
• Radio: Oregon Sports Network; Jerry Allen, play-by-play; Coverage begins at 2:30 p.m.
• Satellite radio: SIRIUS 215, XM 193
• Internet: Links to live streaming audio/video and statistics available at goducks.com. Follow UO men's basketball on twitter @duckbasketball for in-game updates and the latest news on the squad.
LOOKING AHEAD AT THE SCHEDULE
Oregon returns home next week for a pair of games against Stanford and California. The Ducks-Cardinal contest is slated to tip-off at 7 p.m. on Thursday, while the Oregon-Cal match-up is set for 3 p.m. on Saturday. The Ducks-Bears game will be televised by both the Oregon Sports Network on Comcast SportsNet Northwest and Comcast SportsNet California. UO will then return to the road for the final regular-season road games at USC and UCLA. The Ducks and Trojans will battle at 7:30 p.m. on Feb. 25, while the UO-UCLA contest is set for 2 p.m. on Feb. 27.
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, senior guard 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 323 in 117 games played (323-of-832, .387).
He is currently tied for second in Pac-10 Conference history (with Arizona State's Stevin Smith who made 323 from 1991-94) and needs 20 more 3-pointers to break the league record held by Arizona's Salim Stoudamire who made 342 career 3-pointers from 2002-05. Porter is in reach of the Pac-10's 3-point field goals attempted record also held by Smith, who took 891 from 1991-94.
PORTER NOW SIXTH IN CAREER SCORING AT UO
Senior guard Tajuan Porter recently took over sixth place in career scoring at UO (1,655 points in 117 games). He recently passed a trio of former Ducks - Stan Love, Fred Jones and Malik Hairston - who are now in a three-way tie for seventh place with 1,644 points. Ron Lee (1972-76) is UO's all-time leading scorer, recording 2,085 points in 112 career games. If Porter continues to score at his 14.3 ppg clip, he will be on pace to move into fifth place in school history (behind Lee, Luke Jackson, Anthony Taylor and Greg Ballard).
Last season Porter became the 29th player in school history to reach the 1,000-point mark. In fact, Porter has now scored 1,088 career points in Pac-10 games alone (65 games played, 16.7 ppg). He reached the original 1,000-point milestone in the Ducks 84-77 road win over UC Irvine in November of 2008. He is the 10th player overall and the fifth player in the last four seasons (Aaron Brooks, Malik Hairston, Bryce Taylor, Maarty Leunen) to eclipse the figure under Ernie Kent's direction.
SOPHOMORE DUO MAKING MARK ON SINGLE-SEASON CHARTS
Sophomore center Michael Dunigan's 32 blocks this season ties him for seventh on the single-season charts at UO. Dunigan is on pace to record 41 blocks this year which would put him in a tie for second place for rejections in a season. In addition, if Dunigan continues to shoot 55.1 percent from the floor, he will end up no worse than sixth place on UO's single-season field goal percentage list.
Sophomore guard Malcolm Armstead is on track to finish in the top 10 for single-season steals. Armstead has 47 steals in 23 games, which has him at 2.1 steals per game. He is on pace to record approximately 69 steals, which would be a new single-season school record (current leaders: Terrell Brandon, Fred Jones and Luke Ridnour with 63).
Armstead has 98 assists (to just 56 turnovers) in 23 games this year, good for 4.3 assists per night. He is projected to finish with approximately 140 assists this year which put him just outside the top 10 (No. 10 – Chris Harper and Kenya Wilkins with 142). Armstead had 12 assists against UCLA, tying him for the most by a Pac-10 player this season (and the most of any player in a Pac-10 game).
DUCKS RANK HIGHLY WITH PAC-10 LEADERS
Sophomore guard Malcolm Armstead is second in the league in steals (2.0 spg), fourth in assist to turnover ratio (1.9) and fifth in assists (4.3 apg). Sophomore center Michael Dunigan ranks third in the conference in blocked shots (1.5 bpg), while ranking fifth in field goal percentage (.551, 70-of-127) and seventh in offensive rebounding (2.1 orpg). Senior guard Tajuan Porter's 2.3 made 3-pointers per game ranks him sixth amongst conference performers. Porter is also hitting 86.7 percent of his free throws (26-of-30) which would have him in fourth, but he does not have the minimum number of attempts to qualify.
PORTER 10TH IN CAREER FIELD GOALS MADE AND STEALS
Senior guard Tajuan Porter ranks 10th in school history with 536 career field goals made (536-1368, .392). He recently passed Charlie Warren who made 503 field goals in 80 career games. Next up on the list: No. 9 Fred Jones (1998-02) who made 554 baskets in 125 games. Porter (4.7 FG/g) is projected to finish eighth all-time with 592.
Porter has 92 steals in 117 career games which ranks 10th all-time at UO. Next on the list: No. 9 A.D. Smith (1995-00) who had 97 steals in 117 games. Porter has averaged 0.8 steals per game, and is projected to finish with 101 steals - good for ninth place at UO. Top 10 list on page 6.
DUNIGAN RANKS 10TH IN CAREER BLOCKS AT OREGON
Sophomore center Michael Dunigan ranks eighth in school history for blocked shots. The 6-10 post from Chicago, Ill., has 60 blocks in just 50 career games. With a 1.1 blocks per game average, Dunigan is on pace (with an assumed 70 games remaining) to become the all-time leader in that category with a projected total of 133. Blair Rasmussen (1981-85) ranks first with 116 blocks in 114 career games.
DUCKS CONTINUE REBOUNDING ADVANTAGE
Oregon has a 10-2 record this season when out-rebounding opponents (1-8 when out-rebounded, 1-1 with even number of rebounds). The Ducks have out-rebounded their opponent and lost on two occasions (at Missouri, UO held a 43-35 rebounding advantage; vs. Arizona State with a 36-27 edge). The Ducks have a 291-218 edge in offensive rebounds through 22 games, with that leading to the UO's 288-219 advantage over opponents in second-chance points this season.
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. Complete list of the honorary captains: OSU (Jan. 10) - Terrell Brandon; ASU (Jan. 14) - Charlie Warren, Bill Frieder; ARIZ (Jan. 16) - John Dick, Lute Olson; UCLA (Jan 28.) - Larry Holliday, 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, Brandon Roy; WSU (March 6) - Kenya Wilkins, George Raveling.
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.
EUGENE, Ore. -- The University of Oregon men's basketball team (12-11, 4-7 Pac-10) will play a road game against Arizona State (17-8, 7-5 Pac-10) on Saturday at 3 p.m. (PST) at Wells Fargo Arena in Tempe.
Arizona State has a 38-31 edge in the series history with the Ducks. ASU has won the last three meetings with UO, including a 76-57 win at McArthur Court earlier this year. Oregon's last win on the road against the Sun Devils: a 60-55 result back on Jan. 11, 2007. The Sun Devils are coming off a 56-46 home win over Oregon State on Thursday night.
OREGON - ARIZONA STATE LIVE COVERAGE
• TV: OSN on Comcast SportsNet NW; Joe Giansante, pxp; Rob Closs, analyst
Fox Sports Arizona; Daron Sutton, pxp; Tom Kuyper, analyst; Brad Steinke, sideline
• Radio: Oregon Sports Network; Jerry Allen, play-by-play; Coverage begins at 2:30 p.m.
• Satellite radio: SIRIUS 215, XM 193
• Internet: Links to live streaming audio/video and statistics available at goducks.com. Follow UO men's basketball on twitter @duckbasketball for in-game updates and the latest news on the squad.
LOOKING AHEAD AT THE SCHEDULE
Oregon returns home next week for a pair of games against Stanford and California. The Ducks-Cardinal contest is slated to tip-off at 7 p.m. on Thursday, while the Oregon-Cal match-up is set for 3 p.m. on Saturday. The Ducks-Bears game will be televised by both the Oregon Sports Network on Comcast SportsNet Northwest and Comcast SportsNet California. UO will then return to the road for the final regular-season road games at USC and UCLA. The Ducks and Trojans will battle at 7:30 p.m. on Feb. 25, while the UO-UCLA contest is set for 2 p.m. on Feb. 27.
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, senior guard 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 323 in 117 games played (323-of-832, .387).
He is currently tied for second in Pac-10 Conference history (with Arizona State's Stevin Smith who made 323 from 1991-94) and needs 20 more 3-pointers to break the league record held by Arizona's Salim Stoudamire who made 342 career 3-pointers from 2002-05. Porter is in reach of the Pac-10's 3-point field goals attempted record also held by Smith, who took 891 from 1991-94.
PORTER NOW SIXTH IN CAREER SCORING AT UO
Senior guard Tajuan Porter recently took over sixth place in career scoring at UO (1,655 points in 117 games). He recently passed a trio of former Ducks - Stan Love, Fred Jones and Malik Hairston - who are now in a three-way tie for seventh place with 1,644 points. Ron Lee (1972-76) is UO's all-time leading scorer, recording 2,085 points in 112 career games. If Porter continues to score at his 14.3 ppg clip, he will be on pace to move into fifth place in school history (behind Lee, Luke Jackson, Anthony Taylor and Greg Ballard).
Last season Porter became the 29th player in school history to reach the 1,000-point mark. In fact, Porter has now scored 1,088 career points in Pac-10 games alone (65 games played, 16.7 ppg). He reached the original 1,000-point milestone in the Ducks 84-77 road win over UC Irvine in November of 2008. He is the 10th player overall and the fifth player in the last four seasons (Aaron Brooks, Malik Hairston, Bryce Taylor, Maarty Leunen) to eclipse the figure under Ernie Kent's direction.
SOPHOMORE DUO MAKING MARK ON SINGLE-SEASON CHARTS
Sophomore center Michael Dunigan's 32 blocks this season ties him for seventh on the single-season charts at UO. Dunigan is on pace to record 41 blocks this year which would put him in a tie for second place for rejections in a season. In addition, if Dunigan continues to shoot 55.1 percent from the floor, he will end up no worse than sixth place on UO's single-season field goal percentage list.
Sophomore guard Malcolm Armstead is on track to finish in the top 10 for single-season steals. Armstead has 47 steals in 23 games, which has him at 2.1 steals per game. He is on pace to record approximately 69 steals, which would be a new single-season school record (current leaders: Terrell Brandon, Fred Jones and Luke Ridnour with 63).
Armstead has 98 assists (to just 56 turnovers) in 23 games this year, good for 4.3 assists per night. He is projected to finish with approximately 140 assists this year which put him just outside the top 10 (No. 10 – Chris Harper and Kenya Wilkins with 142). Armstead had 12 assists against UCLA, tying him for the most by a Pac-10 player this season (and the most of any player in a Pac-10 game).
DUCKS RANK HIGHLY WITH PAC-10 LEADERS
Sophomore guard Malcolm Armstead is second in the league in steals (2.0 spg), fourth in assist to turnover ratio (1.9) and fifth in assists (4.3 apg). Sophomore center Michael Dunigan ranks third in the conference in blocked shots (1.5 bpg), while ranking fifth in field goal percentage (.551, 70-of-127) and seventh in offensive rebounding (2.1 orpg). Senior guard Tajuan Porter's 2.3 made 3-pointers per game ranks him sixth amongst conference performers. Porter is also hitting 86.7 percent of his free throws (26-of-30) which would have him in fourth, but he does not have the minimum number of attempts to qualify.
PORTER 10TH IN CAREER FIELD GOALS MADE AND STEALS
Senior guard Tajuan Porter ranks 10th in school history with 536 career field goals made (536-1368, .392). He recently passed Charlie Warren who made 503 field goals in 80 career games. Next up on the list: No. 9 Fred Jones (1998-02) who made 554 baskets in 125 games. Porter (4.7 FG/g) is projected to finish eighth all-time with 592.
Porter has 92 steals in 117 career games which ranks 10th all-time at UO. Next on the list: No. 9 A.D. Smith (1995-00) who had 97 steals in 117 games. Porter has averaged 0.8 steals per game, and is projected to finish with 101 steals - good for ninth place at UO. Top 10 list on page 6.
DUNIGAN RANKS 10TH IN CAREER BLOCKS AT OREGON
Sophomore center Michael Dunigan ranks eighth in school history for blocked shots. The 6-10 post from Chicago, Ill., has 60 blocks in just 50 career games. With a 1.1 blocks per game average, Dunigan is on pace (with an assumed 70 games remaining) to become the all-time leader in that category with a projected total of 133. Blair Rasmussen (1981-85) ranks first with 116 blocks in 114 career games.
DUCKS CONTINUE REBOUNDING ADVANTAGE
Oregon has a 10-2 record this season when out-rebounding opponents (1-8 when out-rebounded, 1-1 with even number of rebounds). The Ducks have out-rebounded their opponent and lost on two occasions (at Missouri, UO held a 43-35 rebounding advantage; vs. Arizona State with a 36-27 edge). The Ducks have a 291-218 edge in offensive rebounds through 22 games, with that leading to the UO's 288-219 advantage over opponents in second-chance points this season.
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. Complete list of the honorary captains: OSU (Jan. 10) - Terrell Brandon; ASU (Jan. 14) - Charlie Warren, Bill Frieder; ARIZ (Jan. 16) - John Dick, Lute Olson; UCLA (Jan 28.) - Larry Holliday, 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, Brandon Roy; WSU (March 6) - Kenya Wilkins, George Raveling.
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.
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