Oregon Ducks Basketball Information

The Oregon Ducks basketball team refers to the University of Oregon situated in Eugene, Oregon, USA. The Oregon Ducks team takes part in the Pacific Ten (PAC-10) Conference. The team also participates in the NCAA championship. The Oregon Ducks got the victory in the 1st NCAA Basketball Championship in 1939, winning over the Ohio State team with the score of 46-33. The basketball team plays its home games at McArthur Court, which is located on the campus of the University of Oregon. The mascot of the basketball team and other teams of the University is Donald Duck, previously created by Disney. The official colors are green and yellow. The current athletics director of the University is Bill Moos.

The present head coach of the Ducks basketball team is Ernie Kent. Since his arrival, Kent has managed to improve the performance of the members of the team significantly. It is assessed, that he has brought the University of Oregon to the level of playing not seen since Basketball Hall of Famer coach Howard Hobson. Kents tenure with the team resulted in five postseason appearances, one PAC-10 title, one PAC-10 tournament title, the NCAA Elite Eight, two NIT Final Fours and 3 NBA First Round Draft choices.

According to the history of the Ducks, he is the only coach, who has managed to bring Oregon to 3 NCAA Tournament appearances, and also PAC-10 regular season and tournament titles. Besides, Kent is the only coach in the Northwest, who has taken his team to the NCAA Elite Eight this decade. Ernie has given Oregon a place on the national and international basketball arena due to his involvement with USA Basketball and receiving a pair of gold medals in 2001 and 2003. Ernies broad involvement on the national level is hard to compete with and he goes on pushing the Oregon Ducks to the forefront of the nations college basketball arena. It is generally believed, that the Ducks success under coach Kent arises from the belief that he and his players can reach any goal working together as a team at the University of Oregon.

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