2015–16 Oregon Ducks men's basketball team

2015–16 Oregon Ducks men's basketball
Conference Pacific-12 Conference
2015–16 record ( Pac-12)
Head coach Dana Altman (6th year)
Assistant coach Kevin McKenna
Assistant coach Tony Stubblefield
Assistant coach Mike Mennenga
Home arena Matthew Knight Arena
2015–16 Pacific-12 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Arizona 0 0       0 0  
Arizona State 0 0       0 0  
California 0 0       0 0  
Colorado 0 0       0 0  
Oregon 0 0       0 0  
Oregon State 0 0       0 0  
Stanford 0 0       0 0  
UCLA 0 0       0 0  
USC 0 0       0 0  
Utah 0 0       0 0  
Washington 0 0       0 0  
Washington State 0 0       0 0  
2016 Pac-12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2015–16 Oregon Ducks men's basketball team represents the University of Oregon during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Ducks are led by sixth year head coach Dana Altman. They play their home games at Matthew Knight Arena and are members of the Pacific–12 Conference.

Previous season

The 2014–15 Oregon Ducks finished the season with an overall record of 26–10, and 13–5 in the Pac-12. In the Pac–12 Tournament, the Ducks made it to the Championship game where they lost to Arizona, 52–80. They received an at-large bid in the NCAA Tournament as an 8-seed in the West Region. They defeated Oklahoma State in the second round before losing to Wisconsin in the round of 32.[1]

Off season

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Tim Jensen 32 F 6'6" 225 RS Senior Manistee, Michigan Graduated
Joseph Young 3 G 6'2" 180 RS Senior Houston, Texas Graduated/2015 NBA draft
Jalil Abdul-Bassit 15 G 6'4" 197 Senior Anchorage, Alaska Graduated
Anthony Piganelli 35 G 6'4" 195 Senior Oakland, California Graduated
Michael Chandler 25 C 6'10" 240 Junior Indianapolis, Indiana Elected to transfer.[2]

Incoming Transfers

TBA

2015 Recruiting class

Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Kendall Small
#16 PG
Anaheim, CA Mayfair HS 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Apr 29, 2014 
Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Trevor Manuel
#29 PF
Lansing, MI Everett HS 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sep 11, 2014 
Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Tyler Dorsey
#10 SG
Pasadena, CA Maranatha HS 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Feb 2, 2015 
Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports:5/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • 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

2015–16 Oregon Ducks men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Home town
G -- Dorsey, TylerTyler Dorsey style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Pasadena, California
F -- Manuel, TrevorTrevor Manuel style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Lansing, Michigan
G -- Small, KendallKendall Small style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Anaheim, California
F 0 Benjamin, DwayneDwayne Benjamin style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Lafayette, Louisiana
F 1 Bell, JordanJordan Bell style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 215 lb (98 kg) So Long Beach, California
G 2 Benson, CaseyCasey Benson style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 185 lb (84 kg) So Tempe, Arizona
G 4 Heller, MaxMax Heller (W) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 170 lb (77 kg) RS Sr Del Mar, California
G 10 Noebel, CharlieCharlie Noebel (W) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 178 lb (81 kg) Jr Irvine, California
G 11 Friedman, TheoTheo Friedman (W) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Portland, Oregon
G 14 Rorie, AhmaadAhmaad Rorie style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 175 lb (79 kg) So Tacoma, Washington
F 23 Cook, ElginElgin Cook style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 205 lb (93 kg) RS Sr Milwaukee, Wisconsin
F 24 Brooks, DillonDillon Brooks style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 225 lb (102 kg) So Mississauga, Ontario
G 33 Coppedge, HaydenHayden Coppedge (W) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 180 lb (82 kg) So West Linn, Oregon
F 41 Sorkin, RomanRoman Sorkin style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 225 lb (102 kg) So Ashdod, Israel
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Schedule

TBD

Ranking movement

Ranking movement
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AP N/A
Coaches

References

  1. Alger, Tyson. "No. 1 Wisconsin holds off No. 8 Oregon Ducks, 72-65: NCAA Tournament live chat recap". The Oregonian/OregonLive. Oregon Live LLC. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
  2. Alger, Tyson. "Oregon center Michael Chandler granted release from scholarship, will transfer". OregonLive.com. Retrieved 29 April 2015.