Ducks Host Pilots Tuesday

EUGENE – Oregon men's basketball battles Portland on Tuesday evening in Matthew Knight Arena.

GAME INFO
When: Tuesday, November 12, 2024
Time: 8 p.m. PT
TV: Big Ten Network
Radio: Eugene: KUJZ 95.3 FM | Portland: KFXX 1080 AM

Opponent Notes
Oregon has won all three matchups against Portland under Coach Altman.
» The Ducks most recently defeated the Pilots 78-56 on Dec. 17, 2022.
» Oregon is 51-10 all-time against Portland.

30-Point Montana Win
UO defeated Montana 79-48 on Nov. 8, limiting the Grizzlies to 34% shooting from the field and 15.8% from three.
» Nate Bittle narrowly missed a consecutive double-double with a team-high 1 points and nine rebounds.
» TJ Bamba added 14, while Jadrian Tracey was a spark off the bench with 12 points. Freshman
» Jamari Phillips scored 7 points in his collegiate debut and Mookie Cook added 6 points in 16 minutes.
» The Ducks scored 14 fast break points, while holding the Grizzlies to zero. UO won the points off turnover battle 19-9, forcing 14 Montana turnovers.

Game One
The Ducks defeated UC Riverside 91-76 to improve to 13-2 in season openers under Coach Altman.
» Kwame Evans Jr. net a career-best 23 points (8-15 FG), along with six rebounds.
» Brandon Angel tied a career high with 7 free throws, while Nate Bittle recorded a double-double (16p, 11r).
» UO outscored Montana 48-22 in the paint, 18-1 in fast break points and 14-2 in second chance points.

Familiar Faces
UO returns three players that started during last year's postseason run: Jackson Shelstad, Kwame Evans Jr. and Jadrian Tracey.
» Shelstad averaged 12.8 points, 2.8 rebounds and 2.8 assists, earning Pac-12 All-Freshman team honors.
» Evans Jr. played in all 36 games, making 29 starts. He notched 7.3 pts, 4.9 reb, 1.2 stl, 1.1 ast and 1.0 blk per game.
» Tracey scored 7.6 pts per game, adding 3.6 reb and 1.8 ast in 26.9 min.
» Keeshawn Barthelemy, Nate Bittle and Mookie Cook look to bounce back from 2023-24 injuries.

Impact Additions
The Ducks added experienced DI players in Ra'Heim Moss, TJ Bamba, Supreme Cook and Brandon Angel.
» Moss was named to the All-MAC First Team and MAC All-Defensive team for Toledo last season.
» Bamba has played 119 career games for Washington State and Villanova, making 84 career starts.
» Cook started all 32 games for Georgetown last season, notching 10.1 points and 7.6 rebounds per game.
» Angel finished with shooting percentages of .567 FG, .447 3FG and .816 FT, the only player in the country with those numbers.
» UO also adds JuCo transfer Dezdrick Lindsay, freshman Jamari Phillips and international prospect Oleksandr Kobzystyi.