FiveThirtyEight: Women's Basketball Is Awash With Standout Freshmen
Connecticut head coach Geno Auriemma has a theory on why anyone thinks there's a better freshman in the country than his starting point guard, Paige...
Connecticut head coach Geno Auriemma has a theory on why anyone thinks there's a better freshman in the country than his starting point guard, Paige...
No. 22 Oregon won't play scheduled home games Thursday against Arizona State and Saturday against Arizona after pausing all team activities due to COVID-19 protocols.
Juwan Howard and the Wolverines are carrying the banner for the rugged Big Ten, while USC and UCLA had big weeks out west.
— Chris Duarte scored 25 points and Eric Williams Jr. added 19 to lift No. 17 Oregon to a 79-73 victory over Utah on Saturday night.
— McKinley Wright IV recovered from a scary fall to score 21 points, including a game-sealing scoop layup with 27 seconds left, and Colorado held off No. 17 Oregon for a 79-72 win on Thursday.
— Chris Duarte scored 23 points and No. 21 Oregon defeated Stanford 73-56 on Saturday night for its eighth straight win.
The Oregon vs. UCLA men's basketball game scheduled for Wednesday was postponed because of COVID-19 testing protocols for the referees.
Seth Greenberg and Jay Bilas, filling in for a vacationing Dan Dakich, tip off the podcast discussing position-less basketball, how much fun Gonzaga is, Rutgers looking like a Jim Calhoun UConn team, Tennessee and Missouri being the best teams in the SEC, and COVID stress impacting teams on the court.
— Chris Duarte scored 21 points, LJ Figueroa added 15 and Oregon walloped Portland 80-41 on Saturday. winning its sixth straight game.
— Eugene Omoruyi scored 19 points, Eric Williams Jr. added 16 and Oregon defeated San Francisco 74-64 on Thursday night.
At Oregon, Kelly Graves's teams are no stranger to putting up obscenely efficient offensive numbers. The Ducks led the nation in points per 100...
— Chris Duarte and Eugene Omoruyi scored 14 points apiece, Eric Williams Jr. added 14, and Oregon held on to beat rival Washington 74-71 on Saturday night.
— N’Faly Dante scored a career-high 22 points on 10-for-10 shooting — setting the Matthew Knight Arena record for field-goal percentage — and Oregon romped past Florida A&M 87-66 in a hastily scheduled game Wednesday night.
— Eugene Omoruyi scored 18 points to help Oregon beat Eastern Washington 69-52 in the Ducks' home opener on Monday.
— Eugene Omoruyi scored 22 points in his second straight strong game and No. 21 Oregon all but shut down Seton Hall star Sandro Mamukelashvili in an 83-70 victory Friday night.
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
UCLA | 6-0 | - | 10-2 |
USC | 4-1 | 1.5 | 10-2 |
Oregon | 4-1 | 1.5 | 9-2 |
Colorado | 4-2 | 2 | 10-3 |
Stanford | 4-2 | 2 | 8-4 |
Arizona | 4-3 | 2.5 | 10-3 |
Washington State | 2-3 | 3.5 | 9-3 |
Utah | 2-4 | 4 | 5-5 |
Arizona State | 1-2 | 3.5 | 4-5 |
Oregon State | 1-3 | 4 | 5-5 |
California | 1-6 | 5.5 | 6-8 |
Washington | 0-6 | 6 | 1-10 |
AP | COACHES |
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22 | 17 |
NAME | POS | STATUS | GRADE |
---|---|---|---|
Nate Bittle | C | Signed | 94 |
Franck Kepnang | C | Signed | 89 |
Johnathan Lawson | SF | Signed | 84 |
Final Fours | 2 |
Tournament Record | 25-15 |
Championship Seasons | 1939 |
Tournament Appearances | 16 |