Duck basketball fans will have new home in 2006-07.
Jackson Named to preseason Wooden Award list.
After tallying the ballots of the National Preseason Selection Committee, the John R. Wooden Award today announced the Wooden Award Preseason All-American Team (see attached), composed of 50 student-athletes who, based on last year's individual performance and team records, are the early frontrunners for college basketball's most coveted trophy. (more) UO President Dave Frohnmayer Approves New Arena
University of Oregon President Dave Frohnmayer has given the go-ahead to build a new sports arena for Oregon athletics. "I have made the decision to go forward with the arena based on my strong conviction that it will become an important facility for the health and vitality of this university, our athletic program, this community and this state," says Frohnmayer. (more) Luke Jackson Invited to USA Basketball Team Trials
University of Oregon guard Luke Jackson has been invited to participate in the 2003 USA Basketball Men's National Team Trials, the organization announced Thursday. (more) Ridnour to Sign with Law Firm, Forgo His Senior Year
Junior guard Luke Ridnour announced Tuesday that he will sign with a law firm and forgo his senior season at Oregon. Ridnour said he plans on signing Wednesday with Washington, D.C. law firm Williams & Connolly, LLP and will be represented by lawyers Lon Babby and Jim Tanner. (more) Jackson, Ridnour Announce Plans
Oregon basketball players Luke Jackson and Luke Ridnour have decided on a course of action for their immediate future, the two all-Pac-10 selections announced at a press conference at the Len Casanova Center Friday morning. (more) University Unveils Study Which Adds Reinforcement to Possibility of New Arena
A seven-month study to determine the feasibility of constructing a new sports arena for the University of Oregon in the near future has returned favorable reviews for the eventual replacement of one of the oldest collegiate basketball facilities in the country. (more) Ridnour Named UO's MVP, Defender of the Year
The University of Oregon men's basketball team handed out its annual awards Sunday at the Hilton and junior guard Luke Ridnour was named the 2002-03 season's Most Valuable Player and garnered the Rear Admiral John Dick Award as the team's best defender. Senior forward Robert Johnson won the John Warren Award as the team's most inspirational player. (more) Oregon Names Annual Award After 1939 NCAA Champ, RADM John Dick
The University of Oregon men's basketball team has named its annual award recognizing the team's best defender in honor of Rear Admiral John Dick, Director of Athletics Bill Moos announced Sunday. (more) Oregon Falls To Utah In First Round
Utah overcame its worst shooting performance of the
season to win yet again in the first round of the NCAA tournament. Nate Jacobson hit two of three free throws with 14.4 seconds left as the
ninth-seeded Utes beat Oregon 60-58 Friday in the opening round of the Midwest
Regional. No. 8 seed Oregon (23-10) had a chance to win, but James Davis missed two
3-pointers off the rim in the final seconds. The Utes won despite missing their first nine shots and hitting just 29.5
percent (18-of-61) from the floor. They also were without second-leading scorer
Britton Johnsen, sidelined by an enlarged spleen from mononucleosis. (more) Ducks Face Utah in NCAA First Round
Pac-10 Tournament champion Oregon makes back-to-back NCAA Tournament appearances for the first time in 42 years. The eighth-seeded Ducks will face No. 9 Utah, Friday, March 21 at approximately noon PST (2 p.m. CST) at the Gaylord Entertainment Center in Nashville, Tenn. CBS will televise the game live regionally. (more)
