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Oregon Weekly MBB Release - Fresno St./Portland St.
12/07/11 | Men's Basketball
For the complete release with full notes, statistics, etc., view the PDF version
EUGENE, Ore. -- The University of Oregon men's basketball team (4-2) will host games against Fresno State (4-5) on Saturday and Portland State (5-2) on Monday. Those contests will be played at Matthew Knight Arena (12,369) with both scheduled to tip-off at 7 p.m. (PT).
UO had a four-game winning streak snapped last Saturday with a 79-65 neutral-site loss to BYU at EnergySolutions Arena in Salt Lake City. Fresno State is coming off a 71-64 road loss to Colorado. Portland State has won its last three games, the most recent a 102-47 victory over Walla Walla.
The Ducks have an 8-2 advantage in the all-time series with Fresno State. Oregon is 150-73 all-time against teams from the Western Athletic Conference. UO has won the last three meetings with the Bulldogs, the most recent being an 83-82 road victory back on Dec. 18, 2004. The Ducks won 80-67 on Nov. 21, 2003, the last time the two schools played in Eugene. Fresno State is coached by Rodney Terry who is in his first season at the helm.
UO has an 8-2 edge in the series history with Portland State (and is 54-12 all-time against Big Sky schools). The Ducks posted a 68-49 home win over the Vikings last season. Tyler Geving is in his third season as head coach at Portland State, maintaining a 32-37 overall record.
TICKET INFORMATION FOR UPCOMING GAMES
Tickets for both the Fresno State ($16-$38) and Portland State ($12-$29) games are available for purchase online at goducks.com or in-person at the Moshofsky Center Ticket Office (M-F, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.) and the Matthew Knight Arena Box Office (M-F, 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m.).
FRESNO STATE LIVE COVERAGE
• TV: OSN on Comcast SportsNet NW; Rich Cellini, play-by-play; Mitch Platt, analyst
• Radio: Oregon IMG Sports Network; Jerry Allen, play-by-play
• GoDucks.com: Live audio, HD video, stats
• Satellite radio: Sirius 85, XM 85
• Twitter: @Geraghty_UO for in-game updates, stats, etc.
PORTLAND STATE LIVE COVERAGE
• TV: OSN on Comcast SportsNet NW; Jerry Allen, play-by-play; Andy McNamara, analyst
• Radio: Oregon IMG Sports Network; Brian Prawitz, play-by-play
• GoDucks.com: Live audio, HD video, stats
• Satellite radio: TBA
• 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.
BUSY HOME SCHEDULE STARTS THIS WEEK
Oregon will host its final six non-conference games (in a 13-day stretch) beginning with the upcoming games with Fresno State and Portland State. The Ducks will then face Virginia (Dec. 18) before hosting the three-day Global Sports Hoops Showcase with games against North Carolina Central (Dec. 20), Prairie View A&M (Dec. 21) and Stephen F. Austin (Dec. 22).
BALANCED SCORING ATTACK THROUGH SIX GAMES
In six games this season, Oregon has been led in scoring by four different players. That list includes: Tony Woods (12 points at Vanderbilt), Garrett Sim (17 points vs. Eastern Washington; 20 points at Nebraska; 16 points vs. BYU), E.J. Singler (21 points vs. SE Missouri State) and Johnathan Loyd (24 points vs. UTEP).
In addition, eight different players have reached double-figures in scoring this season. This has been done four times by Singler and Sim, twice by Woods, Olu Ashaolu and Jeremy Jacob, and once by Loyd, Carlos Emory, Brett Kingma and Tyrone Nared.
Three different Oregon Ducks have dropped 20 or more points in a game this season (Sim, Singler and Loyd). Through six games a year ago, only one UO player had scored 20+ points in a game (Joevan Catron, who did it three times in the first four games in 2010-11).
DEVOE JOSEPH ELIGIBLE TO PLAY
Senior guard Devoe Joseph will play his first game as a Duck on Saturday against Fresno State. Joseph, from Toronto, Canada, played three seasons and 76 total games at Minnesota before transferring to UO last December. The 6-4 combo guard has been practicing with the Oregon basketball program dating back to last year.
Joseph is one of just nine players in the history of the Minnesota basketball program to have 300 points and 100 assists in a season (329 pts, 105 assists in 2009-10). As a freshman in 2008-09, he had 31 made 3-point field goals, the fifth-most by a Gopher freshman.
Joseph played his prep basketball at Pickering High School just outside of Toronto. He led PHS to a 70-2 career record and was a three-time Canadian High School Player of the Year and three-time Toronto Star High School all-star. Joseph played AAU basketball for Grassroots Canada.
CORE GROUP OF RETURNERS LEAD THE WAY EARLY ON
UO's core group of returners - seniors Jeremy Jacob, Tyrone Nared and Garrett Sim, junior E.J. Singler and sophomore Johnathan Loyd - have played an integral part in jumping out to a 4-2 record.
Five of UO's top seven scorers are from that group: 1) Singler, 12.3 ppg; 2) Sim, 11.8 ppg; 3) Loyd, 8.8 ppg; 6) Jacob, 5.8 ppg; 7) Nared, 5.7 ppg.
And of the seven best field goal percentages on the team, five are players who started games for UO in 2010-11: 2) Nared, .571; 3) Sim, .537; 5) Singler, .489; 6) Loyd, .472; 7) Jacob, .387.
Four of the top five shooters from behind the 3-point arc are returners: 1) Loyd, .500 and Singler, .500; 3) Sim, .476; 5) Nared, .375. The top five free throw shooting percentages: 1) Sim, .909; 2) Singler, .889; 3) Nared, .875; 4) Jacob, .733; 5) Loyd, .632.
Three of the team's top five rebounders this year include: 1) Singler, 4.7 rpg; 4) Nared, 4.0 rpg; 5) Jacob, 3.8 rpg. The top three in steals are: 1) Loyd, 1.3 spg; 2) Sim,1.2 spg; 3) Singler, 1.0 spg. And the top three assist men include: 1) Sim, 4.2 apg; 2) Loyd, 3.8 apg; 4) Singler, 2.2 apg.
SIM RANKS AMONG PAC-12 STATISTICAL LEADERS
Senior guard Garrett Sim is averaging a team-best 12.3 points and 4.2 assists per game in logging a team-high 183 minutes (30.5 mpg). Sim ranks atop the Pac-12 Conference in assist-to-turnover ratio (2.8; 25 a, 9 to) and free throw shooting percentage (.909, 20-of-22). In addition, he ranks second in field goal shooting percentage (.537, 22-of-41).
In 108 career games, Sim has tallied 738 points and 190 assists which both rank seventh among the Pac-12's active career leaders. In addition, Sim's 122 career 3-pointers ranks second and his 76 career steals ranks sixth among active leaders.
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, Texas Tech 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. Click here for more information on all available mini-plans.
Tickets can be purchased online at goducks.com. In-person sales are also available at the Moshofsky Center Ticket Office (Monday-Friday from 9 a.m.-5 p.m.) or the Matthew Knight Arena Box Office (Monday-Friday from 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m.).
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 an up-and-coming team that reached the second round of last year's Postseason National Invitation Tournament. Tradition-rich UCLA enters 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, enter the 2011-12 campaign as one of the conference's front-runners. 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.
The GLOBAL SPORTS HOOPS SHOWCASE mini-plan includes tickets to all three of the Ducks' home tourney games Dec. 20-22, with an approximate 20 percent savings off the regular price. Opponents include: North Carolina Central, Prairie View A&M, Stephen F. Austin.
OREGON BASKETBALL ON THE INTERNET THIS SEASON
Live audio, video (for a fee on the O-Zone) and stats will be available for select home games on goducks.com. O-Zone features include: Live video streaming, on-demand video replays, live audio coverage and more.
UO basketball representatives will make periodic appearances throughout the season on Ducks Insider, a daily sports webcast (hosted by Jerry Allen and Jill Savage, 1-3 pm) that features interviews with coaches and student-athletes.
Check out Oregon men's basketball on Facebook. Follow Oregon on twitter @OregonMBB for behind the scenes perspective by the staff and players. Follow @Geraghty_UO for the latest team news, in-game updates and facts/figures on the squad.
EUGENE, Ore. -- The University of Oregon men's basketball team (4-2) will host games against Fresno State (4-5) on Saturday and Portland State (5-2) on Monday. Those contests will be played at Matthew Knight Arena (12,369) with both scheduled to tip-off at 7 p.m. (PT).
UO had a four-game winning streak snapped last Saturday with a 79-65 neutral-site loss to BYU at EnergySolutions Arena in Salt Lake City. Fresno State is coming off a 71-64 road loss to Colorado. Portland State has won its last three games, the most recent a 102-47 victory over Walla Walla.
The Ducks have an 8-2 advantage in the all-time series with Fresno State. Oregon is 150-73 all-time against teams from the Western Athletic Conference. UO has won the last three meetings with the Bulldogs, the most recent being an 83-82 road victory back on Dec. 18, 2004. The Ducks won 80-67 on Nov. 21, 2003, the last time the two schools played in Eugene. Fresno State is coached by Rodney Terry who is in his first season at the helm.
UO has an 8-2 edge in the series history with Portland State (and is 54-12 all-time against Big Sky schools). The Ducks posted a 68-49 home win over the Vikings last season. Tyler Geving is in his third season as head coach at Portland State, maintaining a 32-37 overall record.
TICKET INFORMATION FOR UPCOMING GAMES
Tickets for both the Fresno State ($16-$38) and Portland State ($12-$29) games are available for purchase online at goducks.com or in-person at the Moshofsky Center Ticket Office (M-F, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.) and the Matthew Knight Arena Box Office (M-F, 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m.).
FRESNO STATE LIVE COVERAGE
• TV: OSN on Comcast SportsNet NW; Rich Cellini, play-by-play; Mitch Platt, analyst
• Radio: Oregon IMG Sports Network; Jerry Allen, play-by-play
• GoDucks.com: Live audio, HD video, stats
• Satellite radio: Sirius 85, XM 85
• Twitter: @Geraghty_UO for in-game updates, stats, etc.
PORTLAND STATE LIVE COVERAGE
• TV: OSN on Comcast SportsNet NW; Jerry Allen, play-by-play; Andy McNamara, analyst
• Radio: Oregon IMG Sports Network; Brian Prawitz, play-by-play
• GoDucks.com: Live audio, HD video, stats
• Satellite radio: TBA
• 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.
BUSY HOME SCHEDULE STARTS THIS WEEK
Oregon will host its final six non-conference games (in a 13-day stretch) beginning with the upcoming games with Fresno State and Portland State. The Ducks will then face Virginia (Dec. 18) before hosting the three-day Global Sports Hoops Showcase with games against North Carolina Central (Dec. 20), Prairie View A&M (Dec. 21) and Stephen F. Austin (Dec. 22).
BALANCED SCORING ATTACK THROUGH SIX GAMES
In six games this season, Oregon has been led in scoring by four different players. That list includes: Tony Woods (12 points at Vanderbilt), Garrett Sim (17 points vs. Eastern Washington; 20 points at Nebraska; 16 points vs. BYU), E.J. Singler (21 points vs. SE Missouri State) and Johnathan Loyd (24 points vs. UTEP).
In addition, eight different players have reached double-figures in scoring this season. This has been done four times by Singler and Sim, twice by Woods, Olu Ashaolu and Jeremy Jacob, and once by Loyd, Carlos Emory, Brett Kingma and Tyrone Nared.
Three different Oregon Ducks have dropped 20 or more points in a game this season (Sim, Singler and Loyd). Through six games a year ago, only one UO player had scored 20+ points in a game (Joevan Catron, who did it three times in the first four games in 2010-11).
DEVOE JOSEPH ELIGIBLE TO PLAY
Senior guard Devoe Joseph will play his first game as a Duck on Saturday against Fresno State. Joseph, from Toronto, Canada, played three seasons and 76 total games at Minnesota before transferring to UO last December. The 6-4 combo guard has been practicing with the Oregon basketball program dating back to last year.
Joseph is one of just nine players in the history of the Minnesota basketball program to have 300 points and 100 assists in a season (329 pts, 105 assists in 2009-10). As a freshman in 2008-09, he had 31 made 3-point field goals, the fifth-most by a Gopher freshman.
Joseph played his prep basketball at Pickering High School just outside of Toronto. He led PHS to a 70-2 career record and was a three-time Canadian High School Player of the Year and three-time Toronto Star High School all-star. Joseph played AAU basketball for Grassroots Canada.
CORE GROUP OF RETURNERS LEAD THE WAY EARLY ON
UO's core group of returners - seniors Jeremy Jacob, Tyrone Nared and Garrett Sim, junior E.J. Singler and sophomore Johnathan Loyd - have played an integral part in jumping out to a 4-2 record.
Five of UO's top seven scorers are from that group: 1) Singler, 12.3 ppg; 2) Sim, 11.8 ppg; 3) Loyd, 8.8 ppg; 6) Jacob, 5.8 ppg; 7) Nared, 5.7 ppg.
And of the seven best field goal percentages on the team, five are players who started games for UO in 2010-11: 2) Nared, .571; 3) Sim, .537; 5) Singler, .489; 6) Loyd, .472; 7) Jacob, .387.
Four of the top five shooters from behind the 3-point arc are returners: 1) Loyd, .500 and Singler, .500; 3) Sim, .476; 5) Nared, .375. The top five free throw shooting percentages: 1) Sim, .909; 2) Singler, .889; 3) Nared, .875; 4) Jacob, .733; 5) Loyd, .632.
Three of the team's top five rebounders this year include: 1) Singler, 4.7 rpg; 4) Nared, 4.0 rpg; 5) Jacob, 3.8 rpg. The top three in steals are: 1) Loyd, 1.3 spg; 2) Sim,1.2 spg; 3) Singler, 1.0 spg. And the top three assist men include: 1) Sim, 4.2 apg; 2) Loyd, 3.8 apg; 4) Singler, 2.2 apg.
SIM RANKS AMONG PAC-12 STATISTICAL LEADERS
Senior guard Garrett Sim is averaging a team-best 12.3 points and 4.2 assists per game in logging a team-high 183 minutes (30.5 mpg). Sim ranks atop the Pac-12 Conference in assist-to-turnover ratio (2.8; 25 a, 9 to) and free throw shooting percentage (.909, 20-of-22). In addition, he ranks second in field goal shooting percentage (.537, 22-of-41).
In 108 career games, Sim has tallied 738 points and 190 assists which both rank seventh among the Pac-12's active career leaders. In addition, Sim's 122 career 3-pointers ranks second and his 76 career steals ranks sixth among active leaders.
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, Texas Tech 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. Click here for more information on all available mini-plans.
Tickets can be purchased online at goducks.com. In-person sales are also available at the Moshofsky Center Ticket Office (Monday-Friday from 9 a.m.-5 p.m.) or the Matthew Knight Arena Box Office (Monday-Friday from 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m.).
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 an up-and-coming team that reached the second round of last year's Postseason National Invitation Tournament. Tradition-rich UCLA enters 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, enter the 2011-12 campaign as one of the conference's front-runners. 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.
The GLOBAL SPORTS HOOPS SHOWCASE mini-plan includes tickets to all three of the Ducks' home tourney games Dec. 20-22, with an approximate 20 percent savings off the regular price. Opponents include: North Carolina Central, Prairie View A&M, Stephen F. Austin.
OREGON BASKETBALL ON THE INTERNET THIS SEASON
Live audio, video (for a fee on the O-Zone) and stats will be available for select home games on goducks.com. O-Zone features include: Live video streaming, on-demand video replays, live audio coverage and more.
UO basketball representatives will make periodic appearances throughout the season on Ducks Insider, a daily sports webcast (hosted by Jerry Allen and Jill Savage, 1-3 pm) that features interviews with coaches and student-athletes.
Check out Oregon men's basketball on Facebook. Follow Oregon on twitter @OregonMBB for behind the scenes perspective by the staff and players. Follow @Geraghty_UO for the latest team news, in-game updates and facts/figures on the squad.
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