Pac 12 Preview: Oregon

Pac 12 Preview: Oregon

Last Season:
23-14 overall and 8-10 in Pac 12 play. The Ducks lost to Stanford in the Pac 12 Semis and then lost to UConn in the NCAA Elite 8.


The Coaches:
Kelley Graves starts season three with the Ducks. The Ducks are picked tied with Stanford for 2nd in the Pac 12 poll. Quite a turnaround by Graves. Graves coached in the WCC first at St Mary’s then Gonzaga winning 67% of his game over 17 seasons.

Jodie Berry is in her 3nd season at Oregon as an assistant after coaching with Graves at Gonzaga for 11 years.

Mark Campbell is in his 3nd year at Oregon after 4 seasons as an assistant at Oregon State.

Xavi Lopez is in his first year.



Losses:
Lexi Bando was an excellent three point shooter, making 76 at 48%. Bando averaged 10 points per game.

Jacinta Vandenberg averaged 2 point and 3 rebounds.
Mar‘Shay Moore averaged 1 point.
Lauren Yearwood transferred out after averaging 2 points in 7 minutes.



Additions:
Satou Sabally is a 6-4 Frosh Post from Berlin, Germany. Sabally is the top ranked international recruit to an American college. She played for Germany in the U20 Championships.

Anneli Maley is a 6-2 Frosh Guard from Australia. Maley is the 3# 6 international recruit. Played for the Australia U19 team. She was the youngest player on the Adelaide Lighting of the WNBL of Australia.

Aina Ayuso is a 5-9 Frosh Guard from Spain. Ayuso is the # 10 international recruit. She played on Spain’s U19 team.

Erin Boley is a 6-2 Soph Wing who will redshirt after transferring from Notre Dame. Boley was the Gatorade National Player of the Year as a HS Sr. She averaged 6.5 points and 3 rebounds as a Frosh at Notre Dame. She also hit 47 threes at 40%.



The Schedule:
The Ducks play Mississippi, Mississippi State, Oklahoma and Texas A&M. They also have a tournament at home with 3 games but the teams haven’t been released yet. The Ducks play Cal and Stanford only at home and Colorado and Utah only on the road.



The Team:
Ruthy Hebard is a 6-4 Soph Forward who was the Ducks leading scorer and rebounder with 15 points and 8 rebounds per game.

Sabrina Ionescu is a 5-10 Soph Guard second in scoring at almost 15 points per game. Ionescu also averaged 5.5 assists with a 2.0 assist to turnover ratio. She made 73 threes at 42%.

Matie Cazorla is a 5-10 Jr Guard from Spain who averaged 8 points and 4 assists.

Mallory McGuire is a 6-5 Soph Post, niece of Mark, who averaged 7 points and 4 rebounds in 17 minutes.

Oti Gildon is a 6-1 Jr Forward who averaged 4 points and 3 rebounds in 10 minutes.

Sierra Campisano is a 6-3 Soph Forward who averaged 3 points in 7 minutes.

Morgan Yeager is a 5-9 Soph Guard from Australia who averaged 2 points in 9 minutes.

Justine Hall is a 5-10 Sr Guard who averaged 3.5 points per game.

Lydia Giomi is a 6-6 Redshirt Soph Post who played a bit then injured early.



Predictions:
The Ducks will definitely fight for the top of the conference. Plus they have just one Sr and she’s a back-up player so the future is very bright.



2018 Recruiting:
Taylor Chavez, a 5-9 Guard from Arizona ranked # 53.
Nyara Sabally, a 6-3 Forward from Germany and a sister of the current frosh player. She is the 2nd highest ranked international recruit.