2020–21 Oregon Ducks men's basketball team

The 2020–21 Oregon Ducks men's basketball team represented the University of Oregon during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Ducks, led by 11th-year head coach Dana Altman, played their home games at Matthew Knight Arena as members of the Pac–12 Conference. They finished the season 21-7, 14-4 in Pac-12 Play to finish as regular season champions. They defeated Arizona State in the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 tournament before losing in the semifinals to Oregon State. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they advanced to the Second Round due to a positive COVID-19 test from VCU.^[1] They defeated Iowa in the second round to advance to the Sweet Sixteen where they lost to USC.

2020–21 Oregon Ducks men's basketball
Pac-12 regular season champions
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference	Pac-12 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 17
Record	21–7 (14–4 Pac-12)
Head coach	Dana Altman (11th season)
Assistant coaches	Kevin McKenna Tony Stubblefield Mike Mennenga
Home arena	Matthew Knight Arena
Seasons ← 2019–20 2021–22 →

2020–21 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Oregon	14	–	4		.778			21	–	7		.750
No. 23 USC	15	–	5		.750			25	–	8		.758
No. 22 Colorado	14	–	6		.700			23	–	9		.719
UCLA	13	–	6		.684			22	–	10		.688
Arizona*	11	–	9		.550			17	–	9		.654
Oregon State †	10	–	10		.500			20	–	13		.606
Stanford	10	–	10		.500			14	–	13		.519
Utah	8	–	11		.421			12	–	13		.480
Arizona State	7	–	10		.412			11	–	14		.440
Washington State	7	–	12		.368			14	–	13		.519
Washington	4	–	16		.200			5	–	21		.192
California	3	–	17		.150			9	–	20		.310
*Ineligible for the conference and NCAA tournaments due to self-imposed postseason ban.
† Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

Main article: 2019–20 Oregon Ducks men's basketball team

The Ducks finished the season 24–7, 13–5 in Pac-12 play to win the regular season Pac-12 championship. They were set to take on rival Oregon State in the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 tournament. However, the Pac-12 Tournament, along with all postseason tournaments, was cancelled amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Off-season

Departures

Oregon Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for Departure
Payton Pritchard	3	G	6'2"	190	Senior	West Linn, OR	Graduated/2020 NBA draft
Shakur Juiston	10	F	6'7"	225	RS Senior	Paterson, NJ	Graduated
C. J. Walker	14	F	6'8"	200	Freshman	Sanford, FL	Transferred to UCF
Addison Patterson	22	G	6'6"	195	Freshman	Milton, ON	Transferred to Nevada
Anthony Mathis	32	G	6'4"	185	RS Senior	West Linn, OR	Graduated/Signed to play professionally in Greece with Charilaos Trikoupis
Francis Okoro	33	F	6'9"	235	Sophomore	Imo, Nigeria	Transferred to Saint Louis

Incoming transfers

Oregon Incoming Transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Amauri Hardy	11	G	6'2"	190	Senior	Farmington Hills, MI	Transferred from UNLV. Will be eligible to play immediately since Hardy graduated from UNLV, and will have two years of eligibility due to an NCAA ruling that the 2020–21 season will not be counted against athletic eligibility. His younger brother is Jaden Hardy.
Aaron Estrada	24	G	6'4"	207	Sophomore	Woodbury, NJ	Transferred from Saint Peter's. Under NCAA transfer rules, will have to redshirt the 2020–21 season. Because he is redshirting the 2020–21 season, he is not covered by the aforementioned NCAA ruling.
L. J. Figueroa	30	G/F	6'6"	200	Senior	Lawrence, MA	Transferred from St. John's. Will be eligible to play immediately since Figueroa graduated from St. John's, and will have two years of eligibility due to the aforementioned NCAA ruling.

2020 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Jalen Terry PG	Flint, MI	Beecher (MI)	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Jan 18, 2020
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 82
Franck Kepnang C	Yaoundé, Cameroon	Westtown School (PA)	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	247 lb (112 kg)	Oct 10, 2020
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 89
Overall recruiting rankings:   Rivals: 68  247Sports: 47
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources:

2021 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2021 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Nathan Bittle #2 C	Central Point, OR	Prolific Prep	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sep 15, 2020
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 94
Johnathan Lawson #19 SF	West Chester, PA	Westtown School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Oct 7, 2020
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 84
Overall recruiting rankings:   Rivals: 30  247Sports: 37
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources:

Roster

2020–21 Oregon Ducks men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Will Richardson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Oak Hill Academy Hinesville, Georgia C 1 N'Faly Dante   6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Sunrise Christian Academy Bamako, Mali F 2 Eugene Omoruyi 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 235 lb (107 kg) RS Sr Rutgers Rexdale, Ontario G 3 Jalen Terry 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Beecher HS Flint, Michigan G 4 Eddy Ionescu (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Sr City College of San Francisco Walnut Creek, California G 5 Chris Duarte 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Northwest Florida State College Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic G 10 Gabe Reichle (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Wilsonville HS Wilsonville, Oregon G 11 Amauri Hardy 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr UNLV Detroit, Michigan G/F 12 L. J. Figueroa 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr St. John's Lawrence, Massachusetts F 13 Chandler Lawson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Wooddale HS Memphis, Tennessee F 15 Lök Wur 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Fr Papillion-La Vista South HS Omaha, Nebraska C 22 Franck Kepnang 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Fr Westtown School Yaoundé, Cameroon G 24 Aaron Estrada   6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 207 lb (94 kg) So Saint Peter's Woodbury, New Jersey G 25 Luke Osborn (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Sr Tualatin HS Clackamas, Oregon G 50 Eric Williams Jr. 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Jr Duquesne Port Huron, Michigan G 54 Will Johnson (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Jr Palisades HS Pacific Palisades, California	Head coach Dana Altman (Eastern New Mexico) Assistant coach(es) Kevin McKenna (Creighton) Tony Stubblefield (Omaha) Mike Mennenga (Morehead State) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt Roster

Schedule and results

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 25, 2020* 6:00 pm, P12N	No. 20	Eastern Washington	Postponed due to COVID-19 issues^[3]					Matthew Knight Arena  Eugene, OR
December 2, 2020* 6:00 pm, FS1	No. 21	vs. Missouri	L 75–83	0–1	31 – Omoruyi	11 – Omoruyi	5 – Hardy	CHI Health Center (89) Omaha, NE
December 4, 2020* 6:00 pm, FS1	No. 21	vs. Seton Hall	W 83–70	1–1	22 – Omoruyi	9 – Figueroa	6 – Duarte	CHI Health Center (81) Omaha, NE
December 7, 2020 4:00 pm, P12N		Eastern Washington	W 69–52	2–1	21 – Omoruyi	10 – Tied	5 – Hardy	Matthew Knight Arena (0) Eugene, OR
December 9, 2020* 8:00 pm, P12N		Florida A&M	W 87–66	3–1	23 – Duarte	6 – Williams Jr.	5 – Terry	Matthew Knight Arena (0) Eugene, OR
December 12, 2020 5:00 pm, P12N		at Washington	W 74–71	4–1 (1–0)	14 – Duarte	10 – Dante	3 – Omoruyi	Alaska Airlines Arena (0) Seattle, WA
December 17, 2020* 5:00 pm, P12N		San Francisco	W 74–64	5–1	19 – Omoruyi	9 – Figueroa	3 – Hardy	Matthew Knight Arena (0) Eugene, OR
December 19, 2020 12:00 pm, P12N		Portland	W 80–41	6–1	21 – Duarte	6 – Tied	5 – Tied	Matthew Knight Arena (0) Eugene, OR
December 31, 2020 7:00 pm, P12N	No. 21	California	W 82–69	7–1 (2–0)	26 – Omoruyi	6 – Tied	5 – Hardy	Matthew Knight Arena (0) Eugene, OR
January 2, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPNU	No. 21	Stanford	W 73–56	8–1 (3–0)	23 – Duarte	12 – Figueroa	7 – Hardy	Matthew Knight Arena (0) Eugene, OR
January 7, 2021 2:00 pm, FS1	No. 17	at Colorado	L 72–79	8–2 (3–1)	27 – Duarte	6 – Tied	2 – Tied	CU Events Center (0) Boulder, CO
January 10, 2021 11:00 am, P12N	No. 17	at Utah	W 79–73	9–2 (4–1)	25 – Duarte	6 – Tied	4 – Tied	Jon M. Huntsman Center (0) Salt Lake City, UT
January 14, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN	No. 22	Arizona State	Postponed due to COVID-19 issues					Matthew Knight Arena  Eugene, OR
January 23, 2021 7:30 pm, P12N	No. 21	Oregon State Rivalry	L 64–75	9–3 (4–2)	15 – Omoruyi	9 – Omoruyi	3 – Hardy	Matthew Knight Arena (0) Eugene, OR
January 28, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN		at No. 23 UCLA	Postponed due to COVID-19 issues					Pauley Pavilion  Los Angeles, CA
February 4, 2021 8:00 pm, FS1		Washington State	L 71–74	9–4 (4–3)	21 – Omoruyi	11 – Figueroa	5 – Richardson	Matthew Knight Arena (0) Eugene, OR
February 6, 2021 1:00 pm, CBS		Washington	W 86–74	10–4 (5–3)	25 – Omoruyi	9 – Figueroa	5 – Tied	Matthew Knight Arena (0) Eugene, OR
February 11, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN		at Arizona State	W 75–64	11–4 (6–3)	18 – Tied	10 – Omoruyi	4 – Duarte	Desert Financial Arena (0) Tempe, AZ
February 13, 2021 11:00 am, ESPN2		at Arizona	W 63–61	12–4 (7–3)	19 – Omoruyi	6 – Figueroa	4 – Duarte	McKale Center (0) Tucson, AZ
February 18, 2021 8:00 pm, ESPN2		Colorado	W 60–56	13–4 (8–3)	18 – Duarte	7 – Duarte	2 – Duarte	Matthew Knight Arena (0) Eugene, OR
February 20, 2021 6:00 pm, P12N		Utah	W 67–64	14–4 (9–3)	15 – Duarte	6 – Omoruyi	3 – Omoruyi	Matthew Knight Arena (0) Eugene, OR
February 22, 2021 6:00 pm, FS1		at No. 19 USC	L 58–72	14–5 (9–4)	14 – Tied	9 – Williams Jr.	4 – Duarte	Galen Center (0) Los Angeles, CA
February 25, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPNU		at Stanford	W 71–68	15–5 (10–4)	24 – Duarte	10 – Omoruyi	4 – Omoruyi	Maples Pavilion (1) Stanford, CA
February 27, 2021 1:00 pm, FS1		at California	W 74–63	16–5 (11–4)	21 – Omoruyi	11 – Figueroa	3 – Richardson	Haas Pavilion (0) Berkeley, CA
March 1, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN2		Arizona	W 80–69	17–5 (12–4)	22 – Duarte	7 – Duarte	5 – Richardson	Matthew Knight Arena (0) Eugene, OR
March 3, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN2		UCLA	W 82–74	18–5 (13–4)	23 – Duarte	8 – Williams Jr.	4 – Omoruyi	Matthew Knight Arena (0) Eugene, OR
March 7, 2021 5:00 pm, FS1		at Oregon State Rivalry	W 80–67	19–5 (14–4)	22 – Richardson	6 – Williams Jr.	6 – Duarte	Gill Coliseum (0) Corvallis, OR
Pac-12 tournament
March 11, 2021 11:30 am, P12N	(1)	vs. (8) Arizona State Quarterfinals	W 91–73	20–5	21 – Figueroa	7 – Richardson	9 – Richardson	T-Mobile Arena (0) Paradise, NV
March 11, 2021 5:30 pm, P12N	(1)	vs. (5) Oregon State Semifinals/Rivalry	L 64–75	20–6	14 – Tied	7 – Richardson	6 – Richardson	T-Mobile Arena (0) Paradise, NV
NCAA tournament
March 20, 2021 6:57 pm, TNT	(7 W)	vs. (10 W) VCU First Round	Advanced due to COVID-19 protocols from VCU					Indiana Farmers Coliseum  Indianapolis, IN
March 22, 2021 9:10 am, CBS	(7 W)	vs. (2 W) No. 8 Iowa Second Round	W 95–80	21–6	23 – Duarte	7 – Figueroa	7 – Tied	Bankers Life Fieldhouse  Indianapolis, IN
March 28, 2021 6:45 pm, TBS	(7 W)	vs. (6 W) No. 23 USC Sweet Sixteen	L 68–82	21–7	28 – Omoruyi	10 – Omoruyi	6 – Duarte	Bankers Life Fieldhouse  Indianapolis, IN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.

Ranking movement

See also: 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
— = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below.

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	Final
AP	20	21	RV	RV	25	21т	17	22	21	RV	RV	—	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	Not released
Coaches	20	20^	RV	RV	24	17	15	17	21	25	RV	RV	25	23	25	25	25	17

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings.
^Coaches did not release a Week 1 poll.

References

1. "Oregon-VCU declared no-contest; Ducks advance". ESPN.com. March 20, 2021. from the original on March 16, 2022. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
2. "2020–2021 Schedule". goducks.com. Retrieved October 9, 2019.
3. "DUCKS-EWU GAME POSTPONED". November 23, 2020. Retrieved November 23, 2020.