Game Notes: Ducks Host Unbeaten Huskies

Washington, the last remaining unbeaten team in Pac-12 play, visits Matthew Knight Arena on Thursday (6 p.m., ESPN2).

THE STARTING 5
• 1 – Oregon's current streak of six consecutive victories against Washington is the Ducks' longest in 80 years. The Webfoots won seven in a row against the Huskies from 1937-38 to 1938-39, when the two schools played four times a year.
• 2 – Ehab Amin is one of two active Division I players with 1,000 career points, 500 career rebounds, 200 career assists and 200 career steals (John Konchar, Purdue-Fort Wayne). The 2016-17 NCAA steals leader has 14 steals in the last five games and averages 1.7 swipes per game to rank second in the Pac-12.
• 3 – Payton Pritchard joined Oregon's 1,000-point club last week at Arizona. Pritchard also has 393 career assists. With another 7 assists, Pritchard will become just the sixth player in program history with 1,000 career points and 400 career assists. Pritchard's 20 points Saturday at ASU were his most since netting 22 in the season opener against Portland State.
• 4 – With Bol Bol and Kenny Wooten on the shelf with injuries, Paul White stepped in to fill the void. He has reached double figures in points in six straight games.
• 5 – Freshman Louis King is the Pac-12's No. 5 scorer (16.8 ppg) and No. 4 rebounder (8.2 rpg) in conference games. He's scored in double figures in all five Pac-12 games, and opened Pac-12 play with back-to-back double-doubles against OSU and UCLA. He nearly got another double-double last Thursday at Arizona with 10 points and nine rebounds.
• BENCH – Kenny Wooten came off the bench last Thursday night to spark the Ducks' win in Tucson with five points, seven rebounds and two blocks. It was Wooten's first appearance since fracturing his jaw Dec. 21 at Baylor.

CONSISTENT COACHING STAFF
Success on the court often goes hand-in-hand with continuity off the court. During the nine-year Dana Altman era, Oregon has seen just one change on its coaching staff. That came following the 2013-14 season, when assistant coach Brian Fish accepted the head coaching job at Montana State, and was replaced by current assistant Michael Mennenga. Oregon's two other assistants, Kevin McKenna and Tony Stubblefield, have been with Altman at Oregon since day one. The Ducks' continuity extends even beyond the assistant coaches with director of operations Josh Jamieson in his 15th year and athletic trainer Clay Jamieson in his 21st season in Eugene.

THERE'S NEVER A GOOD LOSS, BUT SOME PERSPECTIVE ON TEXAS SOUTHERN
On the surface, the Texas Southern loss looms as one of the most disappointing of the season for the Ducks. However, Texas Southern is actually a member of a rather exclusive club. The Tigers are one of just five teams from non "Power 6" conferences that have defeated teams from three different Power 6 leagues this season. What's more impressive is that Texas Southern is the only school to collect all their wins on the road. Houston, which defeated Oregon on Dec. 1, is also a member of that club.
Schools from non-Power 6 conferences with wins over 3 different Power 6 league teams
Cincinnati (AAC) - Ole Miss (SEC), Xavier (Big East), UCLA (Pac-12)
Gonzaga (WCC) - Texas A&M (SEC), Illinois (Big Ten), Arizona (Pac-12), Duke (ACC), Creighton (Big East)
Houston (AAC) - Oregon (Pac-12), Oklahoma State (Big 12), LSU (SEC)
Texas Southern (SWAC) - Baylor (Big 12), Oregon (Pac-12), Texas A&M (SEC)
Western Kentucky (CUSA) - West Virginia (Big 12), Arkansas (SEC), Wisconsin (Big Ten)

500th BOARD MEANS EXCLUSIVE CLUB FOR AMIN
Reaching the 500-rebound plateau last Thursday at Arizona, Ehab Amin is now one of only two active college players with 1,000 career points, 500 career rebounds, 200 career assists and 200 career steals. The other is Purdue-Fort Wayne's John Konchar. Amin, who led the NCAA in steals as a junior at Texas A&M Corpus Christi in 2016-17, is second in the Pac-12 at 1.7 steals per game. Amin has shown a burst of offense at times as well. He scored 25 points Nov. 15 against Iowa and had 23 points. Dec. 29 at Boise State.

PRITCHARD REACHES 1,000 CAREER POINTS, NEARS 400 CAREER ASSISTS
Last Thursday at Arizona, Payton Pritchard became the 37th 1,000-point scorer in program history. Saturday at Arizona State, he passed Antoine Stoudamire (1,010/1991-93) and Drozdiak (1,012/1968-71) for 35th on the UO career list. Pritchard enters the Washington game with 1,026 points. Glen Moore (1959-63) is 34th with 1,033 points, while former teammate Tyler Dorsey (2015-17) is 33rd with 1,055 points. Pritchard is also just seven assists shy of 400 career assists. With seven more assists, he will become just the sixth player in program history with 1,000 career points and 400 career assists. Pritchard moved past former NBA Slam Dunk champion Fred Jones (367/1998-02) for seventh on the UO career assists list Dec. 29 at Boise State and now shows 393 career assists. Luke Jackson (2000-04) is sixth with 424 assists.

PRITCAHRD AMONG NCAA FREE THROW LEADERS
Payton Pritchard leads the Pac-12 and ranks sixth nationally in free throw percentage at 91.5 percent. Pritchard has made 54-of-59 attempts from the line this season.

WHITE FILLS IN ON FRONT LINE
With Bol Bol and Kenny Wooten sidelined with injuries, Paul White stepped us his effort. He has scored in double figures in six straight, including back-to-back-to-back season highs of 15 points versus Oregon State (Jan. 5), 16 points against UCLA (Jan. 10) and 19 points versus USC (Jan. 13). He scored a team-high 16 points last Thursday at Arizona.

KING LOUIE BREAKS OUT
Freshman Louis King opened Pac-12 play with back-to-back double-doubles and has scored in double figures in all five league contests. He had 17 points and 10 rebounds Jan. 5 against Oregon State, and followed that with 22 points and 10 rebounds Jan. 10 versus UCLA. Jan. 13 against USC, King had 19 points and a season-best six assists. He just missed his third double-double of the season last Thursday at Arizona when he had 10 points and nine rebounds. In conference games, King is the Pac-12's No. 5 scorer (16.8 points per game) and No. 4 rebounder (8.2 rebounds per game). King made his Oregon debut Dec. 8 against Omaha and made efficient use of his minutes. He scored 11 points on four-of-six shooting from the field (three-of-four 3FG) in 16 minutes. He missed the first seven games of the season recovering from a knee injury he suffered in high school.

DUCKS IN THE DESERT
With last Thursday's 59-54 win at Arizona, Oregon is now 2-3 in Tucson over the last six seasons (the Ducks did not play at Arizona in 2016-17). The Wildcats' other opponents have a combined 3-89 record in the McKale Center over that same span.

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Players Mentioned

Ehab Amin

Bol Bol

Louis King

Payton Pritchard

Paul White

Kenny Wooten

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