NCAA Tournament 2000

Oregon Ducks
RECORD: 22-8 COACH: Ernie Kent | SEASON RESULTS | SEASON STATS

OUTLOOK

First round: Lost to Seton Hall, 72-71

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Oregon cracked the top 25 just as the season ended, but that's not because the Ducks weren't solid all season. December wins over Wake Forest and Gonzaga were coming-of-age victories for Oregon, which also staged a monster comeback to defeat Arizona later in the season.

You might not find a faster team end to end than the Ducks. Alex Scales, Frederick Jones and Darius Wright all excel in transition. A.D. Smith has bounced back from a broken cheekbone suffered in late February to provide senior leadership and toughness inside.

The Ducks could take the fact that they earned a worse seed than conference rival UCLA as motivation. This team is making just its second tournament appearance in 29 years.

Good rebounding teams can exploit the Ducks (witness Stanford's two easy victories). But Bryan Bracey and Julian Hicks have improved down the stretch. Slow the Ducks down and they might get frustrated. -- Greg Collins, ESPN.com

ROSTER

No Name Position Height Weight Class Rebounds Assists Points

- Kristia Christensen G - - - - - -
- Nate Smith F - - - - - -
0 A.D Smith F 6-8 233 SR 5.8 1.8 15.2
4 Darius Wright G 6-0 179 SR 3.0 4.7 9.9
11 Julius Hicks FC 6-8 235 JR 3.4 0.5 4.5
20 Frederick Jones G 6-4 210 SO 3.8 3.3 9.8
21 David Jackson G 6-3 210 JR 1.5 1.9 4.7
24 Ben Lindquist G 6-4 180 SO 1.4 1.0 2.6
25 Chris Christoffersen C 7-2 275 SO 1.4 0.1 2.8
33 Alex Scales G 6-4 185 SR 4.2 2.4 16.3
34 Anthony Norwood G 6-3 185 SO 1.4 1.2 3.4
42 Bryan Bracey F 6-7 215 JR 3.6 0.3 8.1
54 Flo Hartenstein F 6-9 265 JR 3.8 0.4 3.7

PROBABLE STARTERS

F -- Alex Scales (6-4, Sr., 16.3 ppg, 4.2 rpg, 2.4 apg)
F -- Bryan Bracey (6-7, Jr., 8.1, 3.6, 0.3)
C -- A.D. Smith (6-8, Sr., 15.3, 5.8, 1.8)
G -- Darius Wright (6-0, Sr. 9.9, 3.0, 4.7)
G -- Frederick Jones (6-4, So., 9.8, 3.8, 3.3)

TOP RESERVES

F -- Julius Hicks (6-8, Jr., 4.5, 3.4, 0.5)
C -- Flo Hartenstein (6-9, Jr., 3.7, 3.8, 0.5)
G -- Anthony Norwood (6-3, So., 3.4, 1.5, 1.2)

NOTABLE
Seed, Region and Bid: 7, East, At-large
Total NCAA Tournament Bids: 6
NCAA Tournament Record: 6-4 (.600)
Final Four Appearances: 1
NCAA Tournament Championships: 1 (1939)
Best NCAA Tournament Finish: National champions
Final ESPN/USA Today ranking: NR
Final Associated Press ranking: NR
Final Ratings Percentage Index: 26
Final Sagarin Computer Ranking: 27

RECORD VS. RANKED TEAMS (3-3)
Dec. 28 -- Beat No. 19 Wake Forest, 67-66
Jan. 15 -- Lost to No. 3 Stanford, 85-71
Jan. 29 -- Beat No. 20 UCLA, 73-58
Feb. 3 -- Lost to No. 5 Arizona, 77-71
Feb. 10 -- Lost to No. 2 Stanford, 76-61
Mar. 4 -- Beat No. 3 Arizona, 86-81
(Opponents ranking reflects ranking on game day)

NCAA TOURNAMENT HISTORY
1995--Sixth seed in West Region
Lost to Texas in first round, 90-73

1961--West Region
Lost to Southern California in first round, 81-79

1960--West Region
Defeated New Mexico State in first round, 68-60
Defeated Utah in regional semifinal, 65-54
Lost to California in regional final, 70-49

1945--Western Regionals
Lost to Arkansas in regional semifinal, 79-76
Defeated Utah for regional third place, 69-66

1939--Western Regionals
Defeated Texas in regional semifinal, 56-41
Defeated Oklahoma in regional final, 55-37
Defeated Ohio State in National Championship, 46-33


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