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Ducks to Play Final Pac-10 Games at Mac
03/02/10 | Men's Basketball
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EUGENE, Ore. -- The University of Oregon men's basketball team (14-14, 6-10 Pac-10) will play its final regular-season Pac-10 Conference games this week against Washington (19-9, 9-7 Pac-10) and Washington State (16-12, 6-10 Pac-10). Tip-time for the Ducks-Huskies contest is set for 7 p.m., while the UO-WSU contest will tip-off at 5 p.m. These are the last two conference games scheduled to be played at McArthur Court. Saturday's contest with WSU will mark Senior Day for UO's Joevan Catron and Tajuan Porter.
Reserved tickets are available for both games ($36 - UW; $40 - WSU). A limited number of general admission tickets ($22) in the 100 level student sections are available for the Oregon-Washington game. Obstructed view reserved tickets ($25) are on sale for the Oregon-Washington State contest.
Washington has won its last two games, including last week's 59-52 road victory over rival Washington State. The Huskies maintain a 182-103 advantage in the all-time series with Oregon. The Ducks won this season's earlier meeting, 90-79, over then No. 17 Washington. It marked the first road win over UW since Feb. 17, 2001 (W, 85-73), and in the process the Ducks completed their first road sweep of the Washington schools since the 1999-00 season.
Washington State has lost four of its last five outings, the most recent a home loss to the Huskies. The Ducks have a 156-122 edge in the all-time series with WSU, including their 91-89 double-overtime victory in the conference-opener back on Dec. 31, 2009.
OREGON - WASHINGTON LIVE COVERAGE
• TV: None
• Radio: Oregon Sports Network; Jerry Allen, play-by-play
• Satellite radio: XM 194
• Internet: Links to live streaming audio at goducks.com. Archived video of the game will be available to O-Zone subscribers at 9:30 p.m. (PT), following the conclusion of the UCLA-Arizona game. Due to technical difficulties, live stats will not be available for the Oregon-UW game.
OREGON - WASHINGTON STATE LIVE COVERAGE
• TV: Oregon Sports Network on CSNNW; Joe Giansante, play-by-play; Rob Closs, analyst
• Radio: Oregon Sports Network; Jerry Allen, play-by-play
• Satellite radio: XM 194
• Internet: Links to live streaming audio/video and statistics at goducks.com. Follow UO men's basketball on twitter @duckbasketball for in-game updates and the latest news on the squad.
HARTER, ROY, WILKINS AND DONALDSON TO BE HONORED THIS WEEK
There will be honorary captains representing both teams for the Washington and Washington State games this week.
Former UO coach Dick Harter will be joined by former Washington standout Brandon Roy as the honorees to be recognized on Thursday. Harter was named conference coach of the year in 1977, one of two UO coaches to have received that recognition (Ernie Kent received the award in 2002).
Saturday will feature UO's all-time assists and steals leader Kenya Wilkins. Former WSU player James Donaldson will be honored along-side Wilkins.
PORTER BREAKS SCHOOL RECORD, PAC-10 RECORDS IN REACH
Senior guard Tajuan Porter has made a school-record 334 career 3-pointers in 122 games played (334-of-866, .386). He ranks second in Pac-10 Conference history and needs nine more 3-pointers to break the league record held by Arizona's Salim Stoudamire (342, 2002-05). The 5-7 guard from Detroit, Mich., is also just 25 shy of matching the Pac-10's 3-point field goals attempted record held by Arizona State's Stevin Smith (891, 1991-94).
Porter set the school mark in the first half of Oregon's 95-64 home win over UC Davis on Saturday, Nov. 14, passing Orlando Williams (1991-95) who held the previous mark with 282 made 3-pointers in 112 games.
PORTER FIFTH IN CAREER SCORING AT OREGON
Senior guard Tajuan Porter now ranks fifth in school history in career scoring with 1,715 points in 122 games. In last week's game at USC, Porter passed Orlando Williams who tallied 1,674 points from 1991-95. He also recently jumped over 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.
Ronnie Lee (1972-76) is UO's all-time leading scorer, recording 2,085 points in 112 career games. Porter is projected to hold in fifth all-time (behind Lee, Luke Jackson, Anthony Taylor and Greg Ballard). Complete top 10 list on page 6.
Last season Porter became the 29th player in school history to reach the 1,000-point mark. In fact, Porter has now scored 1,146 career points in Pac-10 games alone (70 games played, 16.4 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 34 blocks this season ties him for fifth place (with Brett Coffey, 1988-89) on the single-season charts at UO. Dunigan is on pace to record 38 blocks which would put him in a tie for third place for rejections in a season (w/ No. 3 Bob Fife and Chris Christoffersen). In addition, if Dunigan continues to shoot 55.0 percent from the floor, he will end up no worse than eighth place on UO's single-season field goal percentage list.
Sophomore guard Malcolm Armstead has 56 steals in 28 games which ranks him sixth for the best single-season total. Next on the list: No. 5 Luke Ridnour with 58 (in 35 games, 2001-02). Armstead is on pace to record 62 steals, which would be one shy of the single-season school record (current leaders: Terrell Brandon, Fred Jones and Luke Ridnour with 63).
Armstead has 122 assists (to just 67 turnovers) in 28 games. He is projected to finish with 135 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), while ranking third in assist to turnover ratio (1.8) and fourth in assists (4.4 apg). Sophomore center Michael Dunigan ranks third in the conference in blocked shots (1.4 bpg), and senior guard Tajuan Porter's 2.3 made 3-pointers per game ranks him sixth amongst conference performers. Porter is also hitting 87.5 percent of his free throws (35-of-40) which would have him in fourth, but he does not have the minimum number of attempts to qualify.
PORTER NINTH IN CAREER STEALS AND FIELD GOALS MADE
Senior guard Tajuan Porter has recorded 100 steals in 122 career games which ranks ninth all-time at Oregon. He will likely finish his career in ninth behind Terrell Brandon who is No. 8 on the list with 114 career steals in 57 games (from 1989-91). Top 10 list on page 6.
Porter ranks ninth in school history with 556 career field goals made (556-of-1426, .390). In the win at UCLA, Porter moved past Fred Jones (1998-02) who made 554 baskets in 125 games. Porter (4.7 FG/g) is projected to finish eighth all-time with 569 (No. 8 Orlando Williams, 567 in 112 games from 1991-95).
DUNIGAN RANKS IN TOP 10 FOR CAREER BLOCKS AT OREGON
Sophomore center Michael Dunigan ranks eighth in school history for blocked shots with 62 in just 53 career games. Next on the list: No. 7 Brett Coffey with 63. With a 1.2 blocks per game average, Dunigan is on pace (with an assumed 65 games remaining) to become the all-time leader in that category with a projected total of 140. Blair Rasmussen (1981-85) ranks first with 116 blocks in 114 career games. Top 10 list on page 6.
WIN/LOSS RECORD BASED ON STATISTICS
Oregon has an 11-3 record this season when out-rebounding opponents (2-10 when out-rebounded, 1-1 with even number of rebounds). The Ducks have out-rebounded their opponent and lost on three occasions (at Missouri, 43-35; vs. Arizona State, 36-27; vs. Stanford, 35-25). The Ducks are 12-2 when they maintain a halftime lead (2-11 when behind, 0-1 when tied). They are also 12-2 when shooting for a better percentage then their opponent (2-12 when shooting worse).
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 Nov. 21, 2008. Kent, now with 233 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 233-171 in his 13th season with the Ducks.
• 323-251 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 in the last 10 years (two times, '02 and '07)
• 144-57 (.716) record at McArthur Court
• 73-33 record against teams from Pacific NW
• Coached four first round NBA Draft selections
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) - Ronnie Lee; CAL (Feb. 20) - Chuck Rask, Glenn Moore, Darrall Imhoff; WASH (March 4) - Dick Harter, Brandon Roy; WSU (March 6) - Kenya Wilkins, James Donaldson.
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 (14-14, 6-10 Pac-10) will play its final regular-season Pac-10 Conference games this week against Washington (19-9, 9-7 Pac-10) and Washington State (16-12, 6-10 Pac-10). Tip-time for the Ducks-Huskies contest is set for 7 p.m., while the UO-WSU contest will tip-off at 5 p.m. These are the last two conference games scheduled to be played at McArthur Court. Saturday's contest with WSU will mark Senior Day for UO's Joevan Catron and Tajuan Porter.
Reserved tickets are available for both games ($36 - UW; $40 - WSU). A limited number of general admission tickets ($22) in the 100 level student sections are available for the Oregon-Washington game. Obstructed view reserved tickets ($25) are on sale for the Oregon-Washington State contest.
Washington has won its last two games, including last week's 59-52 road victory over rival Washington State. The Huskies maintain a 182-103 advantage in the all-time series with Oregon. The Ducks won this season's earlier meeting, 90-79, over then No. 17 Washington. It marked the first road win over UW since Feb. 17, 2001 (W, 85-73), and in the process the Ducks completed their first road sweep of the Washington schools since the 1999-00 season.
Washington State has lost four of its last five outings, the most recent a home loss to the Huskies. The Ducks have a 156-122 edge in the all-time series with WSU, including their 91-89 double-overtime victory in the conference-opener back on Dec. 31, 2009.
OREGON - WASHINGTON LIVE COVERAGE
• TV: None
• Radio: Oregon Sports Network; Jerry Allen, play-by-play
• Satellite radio: XM 194
• Internet: Links to live streaming audio at goducks.com. Archived video of the game will be available to O-Zone subscribers at 9:30 p.m. (PT), following the conclusion of the UCLA-Arizona game. Due to technical difficulties, live stats will not be available for the Oregon-UW game.
OREGON - WASHINGTON STATE LIVE COVERAGE
• TV: Oregon Sports Network on CSNNW; Joe Giansante, play-by-play; Rob Closs, analyst
• Radio: Oregon Sports Network; Jerry Allen, play-by-play
• Satellite radio: XM 194
• Internet: Links to live streaming audio/video and statistics at goducks.com. Follow UO men's basketball on twitter @duckbasketball for in-game updates and the latest news on the squad.
HARTER, ROY, WILKINS AND DONALDSON TO BE HONORED THIS WEEK
There will be honorary captains representing both teams for the Washington and Washington State games this week.
Former UO coach Dick Harter will be joined by former Washington standout Brandon Roy as the honorees to be recognized on Thursday. Harter was named conference coach of the year in 1977, one of two UO coaches to have received that recognition (Ernie Kent received the award in 2002).
Saturday will feature UO's all-time assists and steals leader Kenya Wilkins. Former WSU player James Donaldson will be honored along-side Wilkins.
PORTER BREAKS SCHOOL RECORD, PAC-10 RECORDS IN REACH
Senior guard Tajuan Porter has made a school-record 334 career 3-pointers in 122 games played (334-of-866, .386). He ranks second in Pac-10 Conference history and needs nine more 3-pointers to break the league record held by Arizona's Salim Stoudamire (342, 2002-05). The 5-7 guard from Detroit, Mich., is also just 25 shy of matching the Pac-10's 3-point field goals attempted record held by Arizona State's Stevin Smith (891, 1991-94).
Porter set the school mark in the first half of Oregon's 95-64 home win over UC Davis on Saturday, Nov. 14, passing Orlando Williams (1991-95) who held the previous mark with 282 made 3-pointers in 112 games.
PORTER FIFTH IN CAREER SCORING AT OREGON
Senior guard Tajuan Porter now ranks fifth in school history in career scoring with 1,715 points in 122 games. In last week's game at USC, Porter passed Orlando Williams who tallied 1,674 points from 1991-95. He also recently jumped over 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.
Ronnie Lee (1972-76) is UO's all-time leading scorer, recording 2,085 points in 112 career games. Porter is projected to hold in fifth all-time (behind Lee, Luke Jackson, Anthony Taylor and Greg Ballard). Complete top 10 list on page 6.
Last season Porter became the 29th player in school history to reach the 1,000-point mark. In fact, Porter has now scored 1,146 career points in Pac-10 games alone (70 games played, 16.4 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 34 blocks this season ties him for fifth place (with Brett Coffey, 1988-89) on the single-season charts at UO. Dunigan is on pace to record 38 blocks which would put him in a tie for third place for rejections in a season (w/ No. 3 Bob Fife and Chris Christoffersen). In addition, if Dunigan continues to shoot 55.0 percent from the floor, he will end up no worse than eighth place on UO's single-season field goal percentage list.
Sophomore guard Malcolm Armstead has 56 steals in 28 games which ranks him sixth for the best single-season total. Next on the list: No. 5 Luke Ridnour with 58 (in 35 games, 2001-02). Armstead is on pace to record 62 steals, which would be one shy of the single-season school record (current leaders: Terrell Brandon, Fred Jones and Luke Ridnour with 63).
Armstead has 122 assists (to just 67 turnovers) in 28 games. He is projected to finish with 135 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), while ranking third in assist to turnover ratio (1.8) and fourth in assists (4.4 apg). Sophomore center Michael Dunigan ranks third in the conference in blocked shots (1.4 bpg), and senior guard Tajuan Porter's 2.3 made 3-pointers per game ranks him sixth amongst conference performers. Porter is also hitting 87.5 percent of his free throws (35-of-40) which would have him in fourth, but he does not have the minimum number of attempts to qualify.
PORTER NINTH IN CAREER STEALS AND FIELD GOALS MADE
Senior guard Tajuan Porter has recorded 100 steals in 122 career games which ranks ninth all-time at Oregon. He will likely finish his career in ninth behind Terrell Brandon who is No. 8 on the list with 114 career steals in 57 games (from 1989-91). Top 10 list on page 6.
Porter ranks ninth in school history with 556 career field goals made (556-of-1426, .390). In the win at UCLA, Porter moved past Fred Jones (1998-02) who made 554 baskets in 125 games. Porter (4.7 FG/g) is projected to finish eighth all-time with 569 (No. 8 Orlando Williams, 567 in 112 games from 1991-95).
DUNIGAN RANKS IN TOP 10 FOR CAREER BLOCKS AT OREGON
Sophomore center Michael Dunigan ranks eighth in school history for blocked shots with 62 in just 53 career games. Next on the list: No. 7 Brett Coffey with 63. With a 1.2 blocks per game average, Dunigan is on pace (with an assumed 65 games remaining) to become the all-time leader in that category with a projected total of 140. Blair Rasmussen (1981-85) ranks first with 116 blocks in 114 career games. Top 10 list on page 6.
WIN/LOSS RECORD BASED ON STATISTICS
Oregon has an 11-3 record this season when out-rebounding opponents (2-10 when out-rebounded, 1-1 with even number of rebounds). The Ducks have out-rebounded their opponent and lost on three occasions (at Missouri, 43-35; vs. Arizona State, 36-27; vs. Stanford, 35-25). The Ducks are 12-2 when they maintain a halftime lead (2-11 when behind, 0-1 when tied). They are also 12-2 when shooting for a better percentage then their opponent (2-12 when shooting worse).
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 Nov. 21, 2008. Kent, now with 233 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 233-171 in his 13th season with the Ducks.
• 323-251 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 in the last 10 years (two times, '02 and '07)
• 144-57 (.716) record at McArthur Court
• 73-33 record against teams from Pacific NW
• Coached four first round NBA Draft selections
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) - Ronnie Lee; CAL (Feb. 20) - Chuck Rask, Glenn Moore, Darrall Imhoff; WASH (March 4) - Dick Harter, Brandon Roy; WSU (March 6) - Kenya Wilkins, James Donaldson.
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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