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Ducks Face Washington in Northwest Rivalry
12/31/11 | Men's Basketball
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EUGENE, Ore. -- The University of Oregon men's basketball team (10-3, 1-0), winners of six of its last seven outings, will continue Pac-12 Conference play this Saturday with a road game against Washington (7-5, 1-0) Tip-time is set for 7 p.m. (PT) in a game played in Alaska Airlines Arena at Hec Edmundson Pavilion in Seattle.
The Huskies are coming off a 95-80 home win over Oregon State in the league opener for both schools. UW has won three of its last four contests which were all played at home.
Washington has a 183-106 edge in the series history with Oregon. UW took two out of three games from UO last season, including a 69-51 victory in the semifinals of the conference tournament. The Ducks defeated then No. 20 Washington in Eugene, 81-76. UW won the game in Seattle by a score of 87-69. UO's last win in Seattle was on Jan. 2, 2010, a 90-79 victory.
The Ducks, coming off Thursday's 92-75 win over Washington State, are 24-20 overall in conference openers dating back to the 1968-69 season with the formation of the Pac-8 Conference.
Oregon will play its first home conference games next week when they host Stanford on Thursday (6 p.m.) and California on Sunday (4:30 p.m.). Both Bay Area schools won their conference openers, Stanford 60-59 over UCLA and Cal 53-49 over USC.
WASHINGTON LIVE COVERAGE
• TV: ESPN2; Dave Flemming, play-by-play; Sean Farnham, analyst
• Radio: Oregon IMG Sports Network; 95.3 FM KUJZ in Eugene/Springfield; Brian Prawitz, play-by-play
• GoDucks.com: Live audio and stats
• Satellite radio: SIRIUS 93 (UW broadcast)
• Twitter: @Geraghty_UO for in-game updates, stats, etc.
Complete media information (radio affiliates, TV schedule and information) is located on page 3 of this release.
DUCKS OPEN LEAGUE PLAY IN BIG-TIME FASHION
Oregon scored a season-high 92 points in Thursday night's win over Washington State in a game played at Spokane Arena. It was the first time this season UO led a game start to finish.
Senior forward Olu Ashaolu had a break-out game for the Ducks, recording the first double-double of the year for a UO player with 23 points and 10 rebounds (9-of-11 on FGs).
The Ducks made a season-high 69.4 percent of their field goals (34-of-49) and 56.3 percent from behind the 3-point arc (9-of-16). It was the first time since 2007 that UO shot 60 percent or better from the field.
Oregon improved to 9-1 this season when it shoots for a better percentage than the opponent. The Ducks are 6-0 when they out-rebound the opponent (34-22). Oregon's rebounding margin (+12) was a season-high.
JOSEPH KEY ADDITION TO OREGON LINEUP
Since becoming eligible to compete on Dec. 10, Devoe Joseph has averaged team-bests with 14.7 points and 1.6 steals per game. Joseph has scored in double-figures in each of the seven games.
In his UO debut against Fresno State, Joseph came off the bench to score a team-high 18 points in 29 minutes. Joseph followed that up with 13-point, six-assist effort against Portland State. He also scored a team-best 16 points in the home loss to Virginia.
Joseph tallied a season-high 19 points and a career-high five steals in UO's win over Prairie View A&M. A night later he nearly registered a double-double with 10 points and a career-best eight rebounds against Stephen F. Austin.
The 6-4 guard from Toronto, Canada, had 17 points and matched a career-high with seven assists in UO's blowout win over Washington State.
SIM HAVING STRONG SENIOR SEASON
Senior guard Garrett Sim has scored a team-best 166 points (12.8 ppg) in logging a team-high 403 minutes (31.0 mpg). He ranks second in the conference in free throw percentage behind teammate E.J. Singler (.860, 37-of-43), while ranking fifth in 3-point percentage (.489, 23-of-47) and sixth in overall field goal percentage (.576, 53-of-92). As of Dec. 18, Sim's free throw percentage ranked 13th nationally.
In 115 career games, Sim has 842 points (fifth) and 200 assists (seventh) which both rank in the top 10 of the Pac-12's active career leaders. In addition, Sim's 135 career 3-pointers ranks second and his 83 career steals ranks sixth. Sim is on pace to match Joevan Catron's modern school record for games played (133). With a 12.8 points per game average this season, Sim is also on track to become the 31st player in school history to eclipse the 1,000-point mark.
DUCKS FEATURE BALANCED SCORING ATTACK
Six different Ducks have led the team in scoring this season: Tony Woods (once: 12 pts at Vanderbilt), Garrett Sim (five times: 17 pts vs. Eastern Washington; 20 pts at Nebraska; 16 pts vs. BYU; 13 pts vs. N.C. Central; 20 pts vs. Prairie View A&M), E.J. Singler (four times: 21 pts vs. SE Missouri State; 19 pts vs. Portland State; 13 pts vs. NC. Central; 12 pts vs. Stephen F. Austin), Johnathan Loyd (once: 24 pts vs. UTEP), Devoe Joseph (twice: 18 pts vs. Fresno State; 16 pts vs. Virginia) and Olu Ashaolu (23 pts at Washington State).
Ten of UO's 11 active players have reached double-figures in scoring. This has been done 10 times by Singler, nine times by Sim, seven times by Joseph, three times by Ashaolu, twice by Woods and Jeremy Jacob, and once by Loyd, Carlos Emory, Brett Kingma and Tyrone Nared.
In addition, four different Ducks have dropped 20 or more points in a game this season (Sim twice, Singler, Loyd and Ashaolu).
BLOCKED SHOTS A FACTOR FOR DUCKS
UO has a 5-1 record in games where they tally five or more blocked shots. The only loss came in the season-opener at No. 7 Vanderbilt. In 12 of the 13 outings this season, Oregon has recorded at least a block.
Opponents are shooting just 42 percent on field goals (148-of-352) in the games where UO tallies five+ blocks, with Oregon maintaining a 35-21 edge in blocked shots in those six outings (5.8 bpg).
Seven different Ducks recorded a block this season, led by Tony Woods who has 15 blocks (1.3 bpg). Woods had a career-high five blocks in the win over Portland State, the most blocks for an Oregon player since Dec. 31, 2009 (5 blks, Michael Dunigan at Washington State). The Ducks as a squad rank fifth in the Pac-12 in blocks (3.9 bpg).
OREGON BENCH PLAYING BIG ROLE IN 2011-12
Oregon's bench has produced more points than the opponent in eight of the 13 games this season. UO is 6-2 in games where the bench holds that advantage (with the losses coming at No. 7 Vanderbilt and at home to Virginia).
On the year, the Ducks' reserves have out-scored their opponent, 321-262 (24.7 ppg - 20.2 ppg) for a +4.5 scoring margin. The Oregon bench also has a 219-178 rebounding advantage (16.8 rpg - 13.7 rpg).
UO's bench has accounted for 34.9 percent of the offense this season (scoring 321 of the 921 total points). The reserves have also grabbed 48.7 percent of the rebounds (219 of the 450 total rebounds).
In his three games as a reserve, Devoe Joseph averaged 15.7 points per outing and while maintaining a 3.7 assist-to-turnover ratio (11 asts, 3 to). Olu Ashaolu has averaged 10.6 points and 5.2 rebounds per game and is shooting 70 percent on field goals in the seven games as a reserve.
UO INKS THREE PLAYERS DURING EARLY SIGNING PERIOD
Dana Altman announced the signing of three prep standouts to National Letters of Intent. Joining the Ducks beginning in 2012-13 are Dominic Artis (Richmond, Calif. / Findlay Prep), Ben Carter (Las Vegas, Nev. / Bishop Gorman HS) and Damyean Dotson (Houston, Texas / Jack Yates High School). It is the second straight season that Altman has signed a strong recruiting class. UO brought in a consensus top 25 recruiting class a year ago according to Scout.com (No. 20), Rivals.com (No. 21) and ESPN.com (No. 23).
Dominic Artis (5-11, 175, G): Will play his senior season at Findlay Prep in Henderson, Nev. … Played freshman through junior seasons at Salesian High School in Richmond, Calif. … Averaged 14 points and 4.1 assists per game as a junior at SHS … As a freshman in 2009, helped lead SHS to California's Division IV state title … Played AAU basketball for the Oakland Soldiers … Also considered UCLA, California, St. Johns, Florida State, Memphis and Georgia Tech.
Ben Carter (6-8, 215, F): Is entering his senior season at Bishop Gorman High School in Las Vegas, Nev. … Helped lead BGHS to a 25-6 overall record as a junior … A member of the BGHS squads that won a state title in his sophomore season (playing alongside current UO player Johnathan Loyd) … Played AAU basketball for the Las Vegas Lakers … Also considered USC, UNLV, San Diego State, Utah and New Mexico.
Damyean Dotson (6-6, 190, G): Is entering his senior season at Jack Yates High School in Houston, Texas … Member of JYHS team that was a consensus No. 1 ranked prep team in the nation in 2010 … Helped lead JYHS to back-to-back state titles in freshman and sophomore seasons … Played AAU basketball for Houston Hoops … Also considered Arkansas, Georgetown, Colorado and Baylor.
OREGON ATHLETICS OFFERS FLEXIBLE TICKET PACKAGES
Oregon Athletics has several mini-plan ticket packages for the 2011-12 men's basketball campaign. Two of the featured mini-plans, the GREEN and the YELL-O, offer an affordable and flexible option to enjoy the inaugural Pac-12 Conference season.
The GREEN mini-plan is made up of weekend games against California (Jan. 8), UCLA (Jan. 21) and Washington State (Feb. 11). The Cal Golden Bears return four starters from a team that reached the second round of last year's Postseason National Invitation Tournament. Tradition-rich UCLA entered the season ranked in the top 25 in all of the notable preseason publications. In addition, Northwest rival WSU rolls through town in mid-February for what should be a pivotal league game.
As part of the YELL-O mini-plan, Duck fans gain access to home games against Oregon State (Jan. 29), Washington (Feb. 9) and Utah (March 3). The Civil War presented by Pacific Source & your Northwest Ford Dealers is one of the toughest tickets to secure year in and year out. The Huskies, who lost at Matt Arena last season, are one of the conference's top teams. And the Utes, making their inaugural trip to Eugene as a Pac-12 foe, will close out the regular-season schedule on the Ducks' Senior Day.
EUGENE, Ore. -- The University of Oregon men's basketball team (10-3, 1-0), winners of six of its last seven outings, will continue Pac-12 Conference play this Saturday with a road game against Washington (7-5, 1-0) Tip-time is set for 7 p.m. (PT) in a game played in Alaska Airlines Arena at Hec Edmundson Pavilion in Seattle.
The Huskies are coming off a 95-80 home win over Oregon State in the league opener for both schools. UW has won three of its last four contests which were all played at home.
Washington has a 183-106 edge in the series history with Oregon. UW took two out of three games from UO last season, including a 69-51 victory in the semifinals of the conference tournament. The Ducks defeated then No. 20 Washington in Eugene, 81-76. UW won the game in Seattle by a score of 87-69. UO's last win in Seattle was on Jan. 2, 2010, a 90-79 victory.
The Ducks, coming off Thursday's 92-75 win over Washington State, are 24-20 overall in conference openers dating back to the 1968-69 season with the formation of the Pac-8 Conference.
Oregon will play its first home conference games next week when they host Stanford on Thursday (6 p.m.) and California on Sunday (4:30 p.m.). Both Bay Area schools won their conference openers, Stanford 60-59 over UCLA and Cal 53-49 over USC.
WASHINGTON LIVE COVERAGE
• TV: ESPN2; Dave Flemming, play-by-play; Sean Farnham, analyst
• Radio: Oregon IMG Sports Network; 95.3 FM KUJZ in Eugene/Springfield; Brian Prawitz, play-by-play
• GoDucks.com: Live audio and stats
• Satellite radio: SIRIUS 93 (UW broadcast)
• Twitter: @Geraghty_UO for in-game updates, stats, etc.
Complete media information (radio affiliates, TV schedule and information) is located on page 3 of this release.
DUCKS OPEN LEAGUE PLAY IN BIG-TIME FASHION
Oregon scored a season-high 92 points in Thursday night's win over Washington State in a game played at Spokane Arena. It was the first time this season UO led a game start to finish.
Senior forward Olu Ashaolu had a break-out game for the Ducks, recording the first double-double of the year for a UO player with 23 points and 10 rebounds (9-of-11 on FGs).
The Ducks made a season-high 69.4 percent of their field goals (34-of-49) and 56.3 percent from behind the 3-point arc (9-of-16). It was the first time since 2007 that UO shot 60 percent or better from the field.
Oregon improved to 9-1 this season when it shoots for a better percentage than the opponent. The Ducks are 6-0 when they out-rebound the opponent (34-22). Oregon's rebounding margin (+12) was a season-high.
JOSEPH KEY ADDITION TO OREGON LINEUP
Since becoming eligible to compete on Dec. 10, Devoe Joseph has averaged team-bests with 14.7 points and 1.6 steals per game. Joseph has scored in double-figures in each of the seven games.
In his UO debut against Fresno State, Joseph came off the bench to score a team-high 18 points in 29 minutes. Joseph followed that up with 13-point, six-assist effort against Portland State. He also scored a team-best 16 points in the home loss to Virginia.
Joseph tallied a season-high 19 points and a career-high five steals in UO's win over Prairie View A&M. A night later he nearly registered a double-double with 10 points and a career-best eight rebounds against Stephen F. Austin.
The 6-4 guard from Toronto, Canada, had 17 points and matched a career-high with seven assists in UO's blowout win over Washington State.
SIM HAVING STRONG SENIOR SEASON
Senior guard Garrett Sim has scored a team-best 166 points (12.8 ppg) in logging a team-high 403 minutes (31.0 mpg). He ranks second in the conference in free throw percentage behind teammate E.J. Singler (.860, 37-of-43), while ranking fifth in 3-point percentage (.489, 23-of-47) and sixth in overall field goal percentage (.576, 53-of-92). As of Dec. 18, Sim's free throw percentage ranked 13th nationally.
In 115 career games, Sim has 842 points (fifth) and 200 assists (seventh) which both rank in the top 10 of the Pac-12's active career leaders. In addition, Sim's 135 career 3-pointers ranks second and his 83 career steals ranks sixth. Sim is on pace to match Joevan Catron's modern school record for games played (133). With a 12.8 points per game average this season, Sim is also on track to become the 31st player in school history to eclipse the 1,000-point mark.
DUCKS FEATURE BALANCED SCORING ATTACK
Six different Ducks have led the team in scoring this season: Tony Woods (once: 12 pts at Vanderbilt), Garrett Sim (five times: 17 pts vs. Eastern Washington; 20 pts at Nebraska; 16 pts vs. BYU; 13 pts vs. N.C. Central; 20 pts vs. Prairie View A&M), E.J. Singler (four times: 21 pts vs. SE Missouri State; 19 pts vs. Portland State; 13 pts vs. NC. Central; 12 pts vs. Stephen F. Austin), Johnathan Loyd (once: 24 pts vs. UTEP), Devoe Joseph (twice: 18 pts vs. Fresno State; 16 pts vs. Virginia) and Olu Ashaolu (23 pts at Washington State).
Ten of UO's 11 active players have reached double-figures in scoring. This has been done 10 times by Singler, nine times by Sim, seven times by Joseph, three times by Ashaolu, twice by Woods and Jeremy Jacob, and once by Loyd, Carlos Emory, Brett Kingma and Tyrone Nared.
In addition, four different Ducks have dropped 20 or more points in a game this season (Sim twice, Singler, Loyd and Ashaolu).
BLOCKED SHOTS A FACTOR FOR DUCKS
UO has a 5-1 record in games where they tally five or more blocked shots. The only loss came in the season-opener at No. 7 Vanderbilt. In 12 of the 13 outings this season, Oregon has recorded at least a block.
Opponents are shooting just 42 percent on field goals (148-of-352) in the games where UO tallies five+ blocks, with Oregon maintaining a 35-21 edge in blocked shots in those six outings (5.8 bpg).
Seven different Ducks recorded a block this season, led by Tony Woods who has 15 blocks (1.3 bpg). Woods had a career-high five blocks in the win over Portland State, the most blocks for an Oregon player since Dec. 31, 2009 (5 blks, Michael Dunigan at Washington State). The Ducks as a squad rank fifth in the Pac-12 in blocks (3.9 bpg).
OREGON BENCH PLAYING BIG ROLE IN 2011-12
Oregon's bench has produced more points than the opponent in eight of the 13 games this season. UO is 6-2 in games where the bench holds that advantage (with the losses coming at No. 7 Vanderbilt and at home to Virginia).
On the year, the Ducks' reserves have out-scored their opponent, 321-262 (24.7 ppg - 20.2 ppg) for a +4.5 scoring margin. The Oregon bench also has a 219-178 rebounding advantage (16.8 rpg - 13.7 rpg).
UO's bench has accounted for 34.9 percent of the offense this season (scoring 321 of the 921 total points). The reserves have also grabbed 48.7 percent of the rebounds (219 of the 450 total rebounds).
In his three games as a reserve, Devoe Joseph averaged 15.7 points per outing and while maintaining a 3.7 assist-to-turnover ratio (11 asts, 3 to). Olu Ashaolu has averaged 10.6 points and 5.2 rebounds per game and is shooting 70 percent on field goals in the seven games as a reserve.
UO INKS THREE PLAYERS DURING EARLY SIGNING PERIOD
Dana Altman announced the signing of three prep standouts to National Letters of Intent. Joining the Ducks beginning in 2012-13 are Dominic Artis (Richmond, Calif. / Findlay Prep), Ben Carter (Las Vegas, Nev. / Bishop Gorman HS) and Damyean Dotson (Houston, Texas / Jack Yates High School). It is the second straight season that Altman has signed a strong recruiting class. UO brought in a consensus top 25 recruiting class a year ago according to Scout.com (No. 20), Rivals.com (No. 21) and ESPN.com (No. 23).
Dominic Artis (5-11, 175, G): Will play his senior season at Findlay Prep in Henderson, Nev. … Played freshman through junior seasons at Salesian High School in Richmond, Calif. … Averaged 14 points and 4.1 assists per game as a junior at SHS … As a freshman in 2009, helped lead SHS to California's Division IV state title … Played AAU basketball for the Oakland Soldiers … Also considered UCLA, California, St. Johns, Florida State, Memphis and Georgia Tech.
Ben Carter (6-8, 215, F): Is entering his senior season at Bishop Gorman High School in Las Vegas, Nev. … Helped lead BGHS to a 25-6 overall record as a junior … A member of the BGHS squads that won a state title in his sophomore season (playing alongside current UO player Johnathan Loyd) … Played AAU basketball for the Las Vegas Lakers … Also considered USC, UNLV, San Diego State, Utah and New Mexico.
Damyean Dotson (6-6, 190, G): Is entering his senior season at Jack Yates High School in Houston, Texas … Member of JYHS team that was a consensus No. 1 ranked prep team in the nation in 2010 … Helped lead JYHS to back-to-back state titles in freshman and sophomore seasons … Played AAU basketball for Houston Hoops … Also considered Arkansas, Georgetown, Colorado and Baylor.
OREGON ATHLETICS OFFERS FLEXIBLE TICKET PACKAGES
Oregon Athletics has several mini-plan ticket packages for the 2011-12 men's basketball campaign. Two of the featured mini-plans, the GREEN and the YELL-O, offer an affordable and flexible option to enjoy the inaugural Pac-12 Conference season.
The GREEN mini-plan is made up of weekend games against California (Jan. 8), UCLA (Jan. 21) and Washington State (Feb. 11). The Cal Golden Bears return four starters from a team that reached the second round of last year's Postseason National Invitation Tournament. Tradition-rich UCLA entered the season ranked in the top 25 in all of the notable preseason publications. In addition, Northwest rival WSU rolls through town in mid-February for what should be a pivotal league game.
As part of the YELL-O mini-plan, Duck fans gain access to home games against Oregon State (Jan. 29), Washington (Feb. 9) and Utah (March 3). The Civil War presented by Pacific Source & your Northwest Ford Dealers is one of the toughest tickets to secure year in and year out. The Huskies, who lost at Matt Arena last season, are one of the conference's top teams. And the Utes, making their inaugural trip to Eugene as a Pac-12 foe, will close out the regular-season schedule on the Ducks' Senior Day.
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