Pac 12 Preview: Oregon

Pac 12 Preview: Oregon

Last Season:
33-5 overall and 16-2 in Pac 12 play. The Ducks won the Pac 12 tournament and lost to Norte Dame in the Elite 8.
There is talk that Ionescu may turn pro for the WNBA and Europe after this season here Jr year. Sabrina will be 23 this season making that possible.


The Coaches:
Kelley Graves starts season four with the Ducks. 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 4nd season at Oregon as an assistant after coaching with Graves at Gonzaga for 11 years.
Mark Campbell is in his 4nd year at Oregon after 4 seasons as an assistant at Oregon State.
Xavi Lopez is in his 2rd year.



Losses:
Lexi Bando was an excellent three point shooter, making 80 at 46%. Bando averaged 10 points per game.
Mallory McGwire transferred to Boise State. Mallory averaged 5 points and 4 rebounds.
Justine Hall graduated after averaging 1.5 points.
Anneli Maley transferred to TCU. She averaged 2 points per game.
Aina Ayuso averaged 2 points and left for her native Spain.
Sierra Campisano transferred to Cal Poly after averaging 2 points in 6 minutes.


Additions:
Erin Boley is a 6-2 Soph Wing who redshirted 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%.

Taylor Chavez, a 5-9 Guard from Arizona ranked # 42.

Nyara Sabally, a 6-3 Forward from Germany and a sister of the current frosh player. She is the 4th highest ranked international recruit. Note she is now out for the season with an injury.



The Schedule:
Mississippi State and Syracuse at home and Michigan State there. The Ducks play Cal and Stanford only on the road and Colorado and Utah only at home.



The Team:
Ruthy Hebard is a 6-4 Jr Forward who was the Ducks 2nd leading scorer and leading rebounder with 17 points and 9 rebounds per game. Hebard shot an amazing 66% from the floor.

Sabrina Ionescu is a 5-10 Jr Guard who led in scoring at with 20 points per game. Ionescu also averaged 8 assists with almost a 3.0 assist to turnover ratio and 7 rebounds . She made 102 threes at 44%.

Matie Cazorla is a 5-10 Sr Guard from Spain who averaged11 points and 5 assists. Matie made 61 Threes at 39%.

Satou Sabally is a 6-4 Soph Forward from Berlin, Germany. Satou averaged 11 points and 4 rebounds and made 54 threes at 37 %.

Erin Boley is a 6-2 Redshirt Soph Wing who redshirted after transferring from Notre Dame

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

Morgan Yeager is a 5-9 Redshirt Soph Guard from Australia who sat out last season.

Lydia Giomi is a 6-6 Redshirt Jr Post who played a little.

Taylor Chavez is a 5-10 Frosh Guard. Taylor avered 24 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists and 5 steals as the Arizona Player of the Year.

Nyara Sabally is a 6-4 Frosh Forward. Nyara averaged 17 points and 13 rebounds for the German 18U team. Injured and will miss this season.


Predictions:
Just an outstanding team. The coaches 100% pick to win the Pac 12 and a Final 4 favorite.



2019 Recruiting:
No commits although in the fight for several very good pl