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2023–24 Oregon Ducks men's basketball team

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2023–24 Oregon Ducks men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Second Round
ConferencePac-12 Conference
Record24–12 (12–8 Pac-12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMatthew Knight Arena
Seasons
2023–24 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 11 Arizona 15 5   .750 27 9   .750
No. 23 Washington State 14 6   .700 25 10   .714
Colorado 13 7   .650 26 11   .703
Oregon 12 8   .600 24 12   .667
UCLA 10 10   .500 16 17   .485
Utah 9 11   .450 22 15   .595
California 9 11   .450 13 19   .406
Washington 9 11   .450 17 15   .531
USC 8 12   .400 15 18   .455
Stanford 8 12   .400 14 18   .438
Arizona State 8 12   .400 14 18   .438
Oregon State 5 15   .250 13 19   .406
2024 Pac-12 tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2023–24 Oregon Ducks men's basketball team represented the University of Oregon during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Ducks, led by 14th-year head coach Dana Altman, played their home games at Matthew Knight Arena as members of the Pac–12 Conference. They were competing in the 2024 NCAA Tournament, clinching a spot after beating Colorado 75–68 in the Pac-12 Tournament final.

This was the final season the Ducks are members of the Pac-12 conference, as they will join the Big Ten Conference on July 1, 2024.

Previous season

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The Ducks finished the season 21–15, 12–8 in Pac-12 play to finish in 4th place for the regular season. They defeated Washington State in the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 tournament before losing to UCLA in the semifinals. They did not receive an invitation to the NCAA tournament but did receive a bid to the NIT tournament as a No. 1 seed. They defeated UC Irvine 84–58 in their first round matchup, they defeated UCF 68–54 in their second round matchup and would be defeated by Wisconsin 58–61 in the quarterfinals.

Off-season

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Departures

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Oregon Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for Departure
Kel'el Ware 10 C 7'0" 210 Freshman North Little Rock, AR Transferred to Indiana
Rivaldo Soares 11 G 6'6" 205 Senior Boston, MA Transferred to Oklahoma
Quincy Guerrier 0 F 6'8" 220 Senior Montreal, Quebec Transferred to Illinois
Tyrone Williams 2 G 6'5" 200 Senior Philadelphia, PA Transferred to Old Dominion
Lök Wur 15 F 6'9" 205 Senior Omaha, Nebraska Transferred to Grand Canyon
Ethan Butler 14 F 6'6" 205 Sophomore Toronto, Ontario Transferred to Northern Illinois

Incoming transfers

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Oregon Incoming Transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school
Kario Oquendo 13 G 6'4" 215 Senior Titusville, FL Transferred from Georgia.
Jadrian Tracey 2 G 6'6" 210 Junior Fort Myers, FL Transferred from Florida SouthWestern State College.
Jesse Zarzuela 34 G 6'3" 180 Junior Houston, TX Transferred from Central Michigan.

2023 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Jackson Shelstad
PG
West Linn, OR West Linn High School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Nov 14, 2021 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 87
Kwame Evans Jr.
PF
Baltimore, MD Montverde Academy 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Aug 2, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports:5/5 stars    ESPN:5/5 stars   ESPN grade: 91
Mookie Cook
SF
Portland, OR Compass Prep 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Aug 12, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 89
Overall recruiting rankings:   Rivals: 7  247Sports: 8
  • 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

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2023–24 Oregon Ducks men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Kario Oquendo 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Georgia Titusville, Florida
C 1 N'Faly Dante 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) GS Sunrise Christian Academy Bamako, Mali
G 2 Jesse Zarzuela 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sr Central Michigan Houston, Texas
G 3 Jackson Shelstad 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr West Linn High School West Linn, Oregon
G/F 4 Brennan Rigsby 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr NW Florida State De Beque, Colorado
G/F 5 Jermaine Couisnard 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) GS South Carolina East Chicago, Indiana
G 9 Keeshawn Barthelemy 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS Sr Colorado Montreal, Quebec
F/C 10 Kwame Evans 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Montverde Academy Baltimore, Maryland
F 11 Mookie Cook 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Compass Prep Portland, Oregon
F 12 James Cooper (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Mauldin HS Mauldin, South Carolina
G 13 Jack Farnham (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr Notre Dame HS Los Angeles, California
G/F 22 Jadrian Tracy 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 196 lb (89 kg) RS Jr Florida SouthWestern State College Fort Myers, Florida
G 23 Gabe Reichle (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Wilsonville HS Wilsonville, Oregon
F 24 Mahamdou Diawara 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Sr Stetson Bamako, Mali
C 32 Nathan Bittle 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Prolific Prep Central Point, Oregon
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

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
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023*
1:30 p.m., TruTV
vs. Georgia
2023 Hall of Fame Series
W 82–71  1–0
 16  Dante   21  Dante   5  Couisnard  T-Mobile Arena (–)
Paradise, NV
November 10, 2023*
6:00 p.m., P12N
Montana W 75–61  2–0
 17  Bittle   10  Evans Jr.   3  Tied  Matthew Knight Arena (7,141)
Eugene, OR
November 17, 2023*
6:00 p.m., P12N
Tennessee State
Emerald Coast Classic campus site game
W 92–67  3–0
 15  Tracey   8  Evans Jr.   6  Barthelemy  Matthew Knight Arena (5,279)
Eugene, OR
November 20, 2023*
5:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Florida A&M
Pac-12/SWAC Legacy Series
W 67–54  4–0
 14  Zarzuela   6  Tracey   1  Tied  Al Lawson Center (2,587)
Tallahassee, FL
November 24, 2023*
7:02 p.m., CBSSN
vs. Santa Clara
Emerald Coast Classic semifinals
L 82–88  4–1
 17  Barthelemy   6  Tied   4  Oquendo  The Arena at NFSC (2,196)
Niceville, FL
November 25, 2023*
1:00 p.m., FloHoops
vs. No. 17 Alabama
Emerald Coast Classic 3rd place game
L 91–99  4–2
 24  Couisnard   6  Diawara   6  Cousinard  The Arena at NFSC (2,196)
Niceville, FL
December 2, 2023*
12:30 p.m., FS1
Michigan W 86–83 OT 5–2
 19  Rigsby   7  Tracey   6  Couisnard  Matthew Knight Arena (11,241)
Eugene, OR
December 9, 2023*
6:00 p.m., P12N
UTEP W 71–49  6–2
 18  Couisnard   9  Diawara   3  Tied  Matthew Knight Arena (5,084)
Eugene, OR
December 12, 2023*
7:00 p.m., P12N
California Baptist W 76–55  7–2
 20  Oquendo   8  Couisnard   8  Shelstad  Matthew Knight Arena (4,582)
Eugene, OR
December 17, 2023*
10:00 a.m., CBSSN
vs. Syracuse L 63–83  7–3
 17  Evans Jr.   8  Evans Jr.   3  Tied  Sanford Pentagon (3,138)
Sioux Falls, SD
December 21, 2023*
6:00 p.m., P12N
Kent State W 84–70  8–3
 27  Couisnard   10  Couisnard   5  Shelstad  Matthew Knight Arena (5,056)
Eugene, OR
Pac-12 regular season
December 28, 2023
6:00 p.m., ESPN2
USC W 82–74  9–3
(1–0)
 22  Evans Jr.   8  Evans Jr.   3  Couisnard  Matthew Knight Arena (8,934)
Eugene, OR
December 30, 2023
1:00 p.m., CBS
UCLA W 64–59  10–3
(2–0)
 20  Shelstad   8  Evans Jr.   4  Tracey  Matthew Knight Arena (7,268)
Eugene, OR
January 4, 2024
6:00 p.m., P12N
at Washington W 76–74  11–3
(3–0)
 17  Shelstad   8  Tied   5  Barthelemy  Alaska Airlines Arena (8,522)
Seattle, WA
January 6, 2024
3:00 p.m., P12N
at Washington State W 89–84  12–3
(4–0)
 18  Rigsby   7  Couisnard   3  Tied  Beasley Coliseum (2,892)
Pullman, WA
January 13, 2024
5:00 p.m., P12N
California W 80–73  13–3
(5–0)
 18  Couisnard   6  Shelstad   5  Barthelemy  Matthew Knight Arena (6,748)
Eugene, OR
January 18, 2024
7:30 p.m., FS1
at Colorado L 70–86  13–4
(5–1)
 11  Couisnard   5  Dante   2  Tied  CU Events Center (8,177)
Boulder, CO
January 21, 2024
12:00 p.m., ESPN
at Utah L 77–80  13–5
(5–2)
 26  Couisnard   9  Dante   5  Dante  Jon M. Huntsman Center (7,919)
Salt Lake City, UT
January 25, 2024
6:00 p.m., P12N
Arizona State W 80–6  14–5
(6–2)
 19  Couisnard   8  Tracey   4  Tracey  Matthew Knight Arena (6,170)
Eugene, OR
January 27, 2024
2:30 p.m., FOX
No. 9 Arizona L 78–87  14–6
(6–3)
 20  Couisnard   5  Tied   5  Couisnard  Matthew Knight Arena (12,364)
Eugene, OR
February 1, 2024
7:30 p.m., ESPN
at USC W 78–69  15–6
(7–3)
 20  Shelstad   7  Couisnard   5  Shelstad  Galen Center (4,862)
Los Angeles, CA
February 3, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN2
at UCLA L 63–71  15–7
(7–4)
 16  Dante   8  Dante   4  Dante  Pauley Pavilion (8,723)
Los Angeles, CA
February 8, 2024
7:00 p.m., FS1
Washington W 85–80  16–7
(8–4)
 27  Couisnard   9  Dante   6  Shelstad  Matthew Knight Arena (7,617)
Eugene, OR
February 10, 2024
2:00 p.m., P12N
Washington State L 56–62  16–8
(8–5)
 16  Couisnard   13  Dante   4  Shelstad  Matthew Knight Arena (7,617)
Eugene, OR
February 17, 2024
7:00 p.m., P12N
at Oregon State
Rivalry
W 60–58  17–8
(9–5)
 22  Dante   8  Tied   5  Tracey  Gill Coliseum (7,574)
Corvallis, OR
February 22, 2024
8:00 p.m., ESPN2
at Stanford W 78–65  18–8
(10–5)
 20  Tracey   11  Dante   7  Shelstad  Maples Pavilion (3,284)
Stanford, CA
February 24, 2024
6:00 p.m., P12N
at California L 64–69  18–9
(10–6)
 19  Couisnard   9  Dante   3  Couisnard  Haas Pavilion (6,105)
Berkeley, CA
February 28, 2024
8:00 p.m., FS1
Oregon State
Rivalry
W 78–71  19–9
(11–6)
 22  Evans   9  Evans   6  Cousinard  Matthew Knight Arena (8,365)
Eugene, OR
March 2, 2024
11:00 a.m., ESPN
at No. 6 Arizona L 83–103  19–10
(11–7)
 39  Couisnard   10  Dante   5  Couisnard  McKale Center (14,688)
Tucson, AZ
March 7, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN2
Colorado L 75–79  19–11
(11–8)
 23  Shelstad   12  Dante   6  Shelstad  Matthew Knight Arena (7,794)
Eugene, OR
March 9, 2024
4:00 p.m., P12N
Utah W 66–65  20–11
(12–8)
 19  Dante   12  Dante   4  Couisnard  Matthew Knight Arena (8,668)
Eugene, OR
Pac-12 Tournament
March 14, 2024
2:30 p.m., P12N
(4) vs. (5) UCLA
Quarterfinals
W 68–66  21–11
 22  Dante   7  Couisnard   6  Couisnard  T-Mobile Arena (14,076)
Paradise, NV
March 15, 2024
5:00 p.m., P12N
(4) vs. (1) No. 6 Arizona
Semifinals
W 67–59  22–11
 21  Shelstad   10  Dante   7  Cousinard  T-Mobile Arena (17,502)
Paradise, NV
March 16, 2024
6:00 p.m., FOX
(4) vs. (3) Colorado
Championship
W 75–68  23–11
 25  Dante   9  Dante   8  Couisnard  T-Mobile Arena (12,912)
Paradise, NV
NCAA tournament
March 21, 2024*
1:00 p.m., TNT
(11 MW) vs. (6 MW) No. 16 South Carolina
First Round
W 87–73  24–11
 40  Couisnard   6  Tied   6  Couisnard  PPG Paints Arena (17,698)
Pittsburgh, PA
March 23, 2024*
6:40 p.m., TBS
(11 MW) vs. (3 MW) No. 11 Creighton
Second Round
L 73–86 2OT 24–12
 32  Couisnard   20  Dante   5  Tracey  PPG Paints Arena (18,595)
Pittsburgh, PA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
MW=Midwest region.
All times are in Pacific Time.

Ranking movement

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
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References

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  1. ^ "2022–2023 Schedule". goducks.com. Retrieved August 2, 2022.