DuckTerritory is reporting that freshman point guard Willie Moore will leave the Oregon basketball program. The freshman from Cincinnati saw limited minutes this year, appearing in 26 games and starting two, but he played just two minutes in the Ducks’ last nine games of the season. Moore was third on the depth chart at point guard behind Dominic [...]

Sports journalists don’t often admit when they’re wrong. In fact, by the time many sports media “experts” are proven incorrect, the narrative has shifted so much that many fans don’t even remember their predictions in the first place. But twice last year — once in September and again in October — I declared Dana Altman [...]

No first-year jitters here. Oregon’s frosh playoff hero Damyean Dotson was honored Monday by being named to the 2013 Kyle Macy Freshman All-America team after averaging 16.0 points in the Ducks’ postseason run to the Sweet Sixteen. The Houston native finished second on the team behind senior E.J. Singler in both minutes played (27.9) and [...]

The odds were not in Oregon’s favor. Louisville, after all, was the tournament’s number one overall seed, led it’s first two tournament games wire-to-wire and runs a pressure defense that has given coaches across the country night terrors. But it wasn’t the press that doomed Oregon in the Ducks Sweet 16 loss to Louisville. Oregon was [...]

Home sweet home for Louisville. OK, so Indianapolis isn’t really in the state of Kentucky where the University of Louisville is actually located but Lucas Oil Stadium will feel pretty much like home for the Cardinals in tonight’s game with Oregon in the Sweet 16. Less than a two hour drive north from Louisville, Indianapolis [...]

Arsalan Kazemi stands near center court inside Matthew Knight Arena. With a framed No. 14 jersey behind him and a flower bouquet in hand, Kazemi is one of the four Oregon Ducks being honored on senior night. He has just put together one of his best performances of the season, an all-out 17 points and [...]

There is a reason the Louisville Cardinals are the No.1 overall seed in the NCAA Tournament. This season marks the program’s 10th trip to the big dance in renowned coach Rick Pitino’s 12-year tenure. This is the seventh straight season they have made it to Madness and have racked up three Elite Eight experiences, two of [...]

When the Ducks tip off Saturday against Saint Louis in the third round of the NCAA tournament, at least one Oregon fan will find it bittersweet. This time last year, Oregon soccer coach Kat Mertz was the head coach for Saint Louis, and during her time there she became acquainted with the basketball program. “I have a [...]

Arsalan Kazemi had double-digit rebounds, but that’s pretty much to be expected at this point. What wasn’t as expected was Oregon’s complete dominance of Oklahoma State. The Ducks out-rebounded the Cowboys 44-30 with an even more one-sided 14-4 edge on the offensive glass. Kazemi was such a force down low that he had more offensive rebounds — six — [...]

We have located Dominic Artis. Artis was strapped to the leather cushioning of the bench due to an injury for nine games, while Oregon fans waited seemingly half the season for the freshman point guard to return to the floor. Finally, healthy enough to play, he returned against Oregon State over three weeks ago. His [...]

SAN JOSE, Calif. — No. 12 getting a win over a fifth-seeded team in the NCAA basketball tournament doesn’t sound like it would happen that often. But of all the upsets one could pick, the stats point to this specific matchup. Over the years, there is a one-in-three chance a 12 beats a five, and [...]

SAN JOSE, Calif. – For the first time in five years, the Oregon Ducks return to NCAA Tournament action, taking on the Cowboys of Oklahoma State. The Ducks are the 12-seed, while the favored Cowboys hold the fifth-seed in Midwest portion of the 68-team bracket. Tipoff is set for 1:40 p.m. here at the HP [...]

Ah, March Madness. That magical time of year where fans who couldn’t find Creighton or Valparaiso on a map cram their still-perfect brackets down your throat. The only thing more frustrating than everyone flooding your Facebook feeds with their picks is the inevitable moment when your girlfriend sweeps the Midwest region by picking her favorite [...]