Wednesday, March 15
Eugene, OR
8:00 PM
University of Oregon
vs
UC Irvine
Ducks Host Anteaters in NIT Opening Round
03/14/23 | Men's Basketball
EUGENE, Ore. – Oregon hosts UC Irvine in the first round of the NIT on Wednesday.
GAME INFO
When: Wednesday, March 15, 2023
Time: 8:00 p.m. PT
TV: ESPN2
Radio: Eugene: KUJZ 95.3 FM | Portland: KFXX 1080 AM
THE MATCHUP
This will be the 11th matchup for the two schools, Oregon holding a 7-3 advantage.
» UCI won the first meeting this season 69-56.
» UO won six in a row prior to the defeat, including a 73-54 win in the 2019 NCAA tournament.
MARCHING ON
Since the 2011 postseason, Oregon has won 65 games in the month of March, tied for second-most in the country.
Rank Team Wins*
1. Kansas 68
2. Kentucky 65
Oregon 65
4. UNC 63
5. Duke 60
*as of Monday, March 13th
» Oregon is 66-26 (.717) in the month of March with Altman at the helm. The Ducks have winning records in March in 12 of the last 13 seasons.
PAC-12 QUARTERFINALS WIN
Oregon defeated WSU 75-70 in the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 Tournament, improving to 5-3 all-time vs. the Cougars in the tournament.
» It was UO's 20th tourney win since it was moved to Las Vegas in 2013, most in the conference.
» WSU trailed by as many as 19 points before taking the lead. » UO closed the game on a 7-0 run in the final 3 minutes.
» Oregon advanced to the semifinals for the eighth time.
FIRST TEAM ALL-PAC-12
N'Faly Dante earned First Team All-Pac-12 honors this season.
» He averaged career highs in points (13.5), rebounds (8.2) and blocks (1.4), finishing the regular season with a career-best 61.5 FT% and recorded nine double-doubles.
» Led the team in points, rebounds, blocks, field goal percentage (.642), and plus/minus (+9.3). He will finish his career as the school's all-time leader in field goal percentage at over 64%.
» He's the first true center at UO to earn all-conference honors since Jerry Adams in 1986. (Jordan Bell started at the 5 spot in 2016-17, but was listed as a forward).
» First first-team Duck since Chris Duarte and Eugene Omoruyi in 2021.
GAME INFO
When: Wednesday, March 15, 2023
Time: 8:00 p.m. PT
TV: ESPN2
Radio: Eugene: KUJZ 95.3 FM | Portland: KFXX 1080 AM
THE MATCHUP
This will be the 11th matchup for the two schools, Oregon holding a 7-3 advantage.
» UCI won the first meeting this season 69-56.
» UO won six in a row prior to the defeat, including a 73-54 win in the 2019 NCAA tournament.
MARCHING ON
Since the 2011 postseason, Oregon has won 65 games in the month of March, tied for second-most in the country.
Rank Team Wins*
1. Kansas 68
2. Kentucky 65
Oregon 65
4. UNC 63
5. Duke 60
*as of Monday, March 13th
» Oregon is 66-26 (.717) in the month of March with Altman at the helm. The Ducks have winning records in March in 12 of the last 13 seasons.
PAC-12 QUARTERFINALS WIN
Oregon defeated WSU 75-70 in the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 Tournament, improving to 5-3 all-time vs. the Cougars in the tournament.
» It was UO's 20th tourney win since it was moved to Las Vegas in 2013, most in the conference.
» WSU trailed by as many as 19 points before taking the lead. » UO closed the game on a 7-0 run in the final 3 minutes.
» Oregon advanced to the semifinals for the eighth time.
FIRST TEAM ALL-PAC-12
N'Faly Dante earned First Team All-Pac-12 honors this season.
» He averaged career highs in points (13.5), rebounds (8.2) and blocks (1.4), finishing the regular season with a career-best 61.5 FT% and recorded nine double-doubles.
» Led the team in points, rebounds, blocks, field goal percentage (.642), and plus/minus (+9.3). He will finish his career as the school's all-time leader in field goal percentage at over 64%.
» He's the first true center at UO to earn all-conference honors since Jerry Adams in 1986. (Jordan Bell started at the 5 spot in 2016-17, but was listed as a forward).
» First first-team Duck since Chris Duarte and Eugene Omoruyi in 2021.
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