2023–24 Oregon Ducks men's basketball team

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.

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
2023–24 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 11 Arizona155 .750279  .750
No. 23 Washington State146 .7002510  .714
Colorado137 .6502611  .703
Oregon128 .6002412  .667
UCLA1010 .5001617  .485
Utah911 .4502215  .595
California911 .4501319  .406
Washington911 .4501715  .531
USC812 .4001518  .455
Stanford812 .4001418  .438
Arizona State812 .4001418  .438
Oregon State515 .2501319  .406
2024 Pac-12 tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

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

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

Departures

Oregon Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for Departure
Kel'el Ware10C7'0"210FreshmanNorth Little Rock, ARTransferred to Indiana
Rivaldo Soares11G6'6"205SeniorBoston, MATransferred to Oklahoma
Quincy Guerrier0F6'8"220SeniorMontreal, QuebecTransferred to Illinois
Tyrone Williams2G6'5"200SeniorPhiladelphia, PATransferred to Old Dominion
Lök Wur15F6'9"205SeniorOmaha, NebraskaTransferred to Grand Canyon
Ethan Butler14F6'6"205SophomoreToronto, OntarioTransferred to Northern Illinois

Incoming transfers

Oregon Incoming Transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school
Kario Oquendo13G6'4"215SeniorTitusville, FLTransferred from Georgia.
Jadrian Tracey2G6'6"210JuniorFort Myers, FLTransferred from Florida SouthWestern State College.
Jesse Zarzuela34G6'3"180JuniorHouston, TXTransferred from Central Michigan.

2023 recruiting class

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: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   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: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   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: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   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

2023–24 Oregon Ducks men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Kario Oquendo 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)210 lb (95 kg) SrGeorgia Titusville, Florida
C 1 N'Faly Dante 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)230 lb (104 kg) GSSunrise Christian Academy Bamako, Mali
G 2 Jesse Zarzuela 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)170 lb (77 kg) SrCentral Michigan Houston, Texas
G 3 Jackson Shelstad 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)170 lb (77 kg) FrWest Linn High School West Linn, Oregon
G/F 4 Brennan Rigsby 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)195 lb (88 kg) JrNW Florida State De Beque, Colorado
G/F 5 Jermaine Couisnard 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)210 lb (95 kg) GSSouth Carolina East Chicago, Indiana
G 9 Keeshawn Barthelemy 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)175 lb (79 kg) RS SrColorado Montreal, Quebec
F/C 10 Kwame Evans 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)220 lb (100 kg) FrMontverde Academy Baltimore, Maryland
F 11 Mookie Cook 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)200 lb (91 kg) FrCompass Prep Portland, Oregon
F 12 James Cooper (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)210 lb (95 kg) SoMauldin HS Mauldin, South Carolina
G 13 Jack Farnham (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
FrNotre Dame HS Los Angeles, California
G/F 22 Jadrian Tracy 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)196 lb (89 kg) RS JrFlorida SouthWestern State College Fort Myers, Florida
G 23 Gabe Reichle (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)185 lb (84 kg) JrWilsonville HS Wilsonville, Oregon
F 24 Mahamdou Diawara 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)250 lb (113 kg) SrStetson Bamako, Mali
C 32 Nathan Bittle 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)215 lb (98 kg) JrProlific 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

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

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