Sunday Fun Day! Ducks Host Utes

No. 17 Oregon hosts Utah Sunday at 6 p.m. at Matthew Knight Arena (FS1).

THE STARTING FIVE
• 1 – Thursday against Colorado, Dana Altman tied John Wooden for 26th on the NCAA Division I coaching wins list. Altman and Wooden, the Hall of Famer who coached Indiana State and UCLA, have 664 wins. Gary Williams (668) is 25th.
• 2 – Oregon's starting guards led the rebounding charge in Thursday's win against Colorado. Payton Pritchard corralled a career-high 11 rebounds to go with 14 points for his fourth career double-double. Will Richardson also had a career best in rebounds with nine, and matched his career high in scoring with 21 points.
• 3 – Payton Pritchard is one of just four players nationally - and is the only one from a Power Six team - averaging at least 19 points, four rebounds and five assists per game.
• 4 – Payton Pritchard now holds three school records - assists (636), wins (100) and starts (134). He is also on pace to become Oregon's career leader in steals (needs 10 more) and games played (needs seven more). With six assists Thursday night against Colorado, Pritchard entered the Pac-12's all-time top 10 in assists (636).
• 5 – Payton Pritchard is the first player in Pac-12 history to reach 1,700 career points, 600 career assists and 500 career rebounds. He is just the fifth player in Pac-12 history with 1,700 career points and 600 career assists.
• BENCH – The Ducks have now secured their 10th straight winning season, tying an 88-year-old school record. Dana Altman also has his 23rd consecutive winning season as a head coach, matching five Hall of Famers - Mike Krzyzewski, Tom Izzo, Roy Williams, Bill Self and Jim Boeheim - with an active streak of 23 or more consecutive winning seasons.

DOUBLE DIGIT COMEBACKS
Five times this season, Oregon has comeback from a double-digit deficit to win, including its last win Thursday over No. 16 Colorado. The Ducks were down 19 points down (49-30, 16:40, 2nd) Nov. 27 against Seton Hall and won 71-69. On Dec. 21, the Ducks trailed Texas Southern 26-13 (7:41, 1st) before winning 84-78. Oregon was behind Arizona 29-18 (5:39, 1st) Jan. 9 before winning 74-73 in overtime. Jan. 18 at Washington, the Huskies led 48-32 with 10:22 left in the second half before the Ducks rallied to win 64-61 in overtime. Thursday, Colorado held a 14-point edge (30-16, 3:48, 1st) before the Ducks' second half comeback (68-60).

SECOND HALF SURGE
Under coach Dana Altman, Oregon has a 58-26 record (.690) during the second half of Pac-12 play. That breaks down to 4-5 in 2011, 7-2 in 2012, 5-4 in 2013, 7-2 in 2014, 8-1 in 2015, 7-2 in 2016, 8-1 in 2017, 5-4 in 2018, 6-3 in 2019 and 1-2 in 2020. No one has won more second half games over the last 10 seasons. The last five years, Oregon is 29-6 after Valentine's Day in Pac-12 Conference games (credit to Pac-12 Network's JB Long for that note).

ALTMAN TIES WOODEN
Thursday against Colorado, Dana Altman tied John Wooden for 26th on the all-time NCAA Division I coaching wins list. Altman and Wooden, the Hall of Fame coach for Indiana State and UCLA, both have 664 wins. Gary Williams is 25th with 668 wins.

ALTMAN REACHES 600 WINS
Dana Altman is the 34th NCAA Division I coach to reach 600 career wins all-time. He is one of 13 active coaches with 600 wins. That list also currently includes Mike Krzyzewski (Duke), Jim Boeheim (Syracuse), Roy Williams (North Carolina), Bob Huggins (West Virginia), Cliff Ellis (Coastal Carolina), John Calipari (Kentucky), Rick Barnes (Tennessee), Bill Self (Kansas), Lon Kruger (Oklahoma), Jim Larranaga (Miami, Fla.), Tubby Smith (High Point), and Tom Izzo (Michigan State). Krzyzewski, Boeheim, Williams, Calipari, Self and Izzo are all members of the Basketball Hall of Fame.

DUCKS NEAR TENTH STRAIGHT 20-WIN SEASON
Oregon is one win shy of its 10th consecutive 20-win season. Currently, the Ducks are one of only 12 schools nationally that have won 20 games in a row for at the last nine consecutive seasons. Half of those schools have already won 20 games for the 10th consecutive season.
Teams with 9+ 20-Win Seasons:
Belmont, Cincinnati, Kentucky, North Carolina, Oregon and Wichita State.
Teams with 10+ 20-Win Seasons:
Duke, Gonzaga, Kansas, Louisville, Saint Mary's and Vermont.

AWARDS SEASON: IMPRESSIVE RESUME LANDS PRITCHARD ON MULTIPLE WATCH LISTS
Senior Payton Pritchard is on the current watch lists for the Wooden Award, Naismith Trophy, Oscar Robertson Trophy and the Bob Cousy Award. Pritchard is one of 20 players nationally named to the Wooden Award Late Season Top 20 Watch List; he is one of 30 members of the Naismith Trophy Midseason Team; he is one of 12 players selected by the U.S. Basketball Writers Association for its 2019-20 Oscar Robertson Trophy Midseason Watch List; and he is one of 10 final candidates for the Bob Cousy Point Guard of the Year Award. Pritchard is one of four players nationally averaging at least 19 points, four rebounds and five assists per game. A two-time national player of the week honoree this season (Oscar Robertson Trophy, NCAA.com), Pritchard leads the nation with 134 consecutive starts. He is the only player in Pac-12 history with 1,700 career points, 600 career assists and 500 career rebounds. Already the school's record holder in assists (636), wins (100) and games started (134), Pritchard is also on pace to become the school's career leader in steals and games played and could become just the second 2,000-point scorer in program history. Previously this season, he was named to the Pac-12 preseason first team, the Battle 4 Atlantis all-tournament team and the Sporting News Midseason All-America team.

WILL FINDS A WAY
Sophomore Will Richardson matched his career high with 21 points and grabbed a career-high nine rebounds in Thursday's win against Colorado. It was his fourth double-figure scoring game in the last five contests. He is shooting 57.8 percent from the field (26-of-45) and 57.1 percent from three-point range (8-of-14) during that stretch. He leads the Pac-12 in three-point field goal percentage (.459). During the team's recent trip to the Bay Area, he led the team with 17 points Feb. 1 at Stanford and had 15 points and four assists Jan. 30 at California. He scored a career-high 21 points Jan. 9 versus Arizona including the go-ahead bucket with :15 left in overtime. Richardson leads the Pac-12 with nine double-figure scoring games off the bench. He had a career-high six steals Dec. 29 against Alabama State.

PRITCHARD NETS FOURTH DOUBLE-DOUBLE WITH 11 BOARDS
Payton Pritchard grabbed a career-high 11 rebounds to go along with 15 points in Thursday night's comeback win against No. 16 Colorado. It was his fourth career double-double.

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