Pac-12 Preview: Oregon

 

Pac 12 Preview:  Oregon

Last Season:  

20-15 overall and 7-11 in Pac 12 play.  

The Coaches:

Kelly Graves starts season 10th with the Ducks.  Graves coached in the WCC first at St Mary’s

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then Gonzaga winning 67% of his games over 17 seasons.

Jodie Berry is in her 9th season at Oregon as an assistant after coaching with Graves at Gonzaga for 11 years.

Jackie Nared Hairston is in her 3nd year as an Assistant.  The former St Mary’s player was coaching at Arizona.

Tre Simmons is in his first year after a long Pro Career overseas.  

Losses:

Assistant Coach Sadie Edwards joined the Ducks last season from the WNBA Liberty team where she was operations manager.  Edwards played at USC graduating in 2018.   

Sedona Prince didn’t play last season due to injuries.   Price transferred from Texas, and was a McD All American and ranked # 8 out of HS.   Prince transferred to TCU

Te-Hina Paopao averaged 13 points and 3 assists.  Paopao transferred to USC.

Endyia Rogers averaged 16 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists.   She transferred from USC.  Rogers transferred to Texas A&M.

Ahlise Hurst averaged 5 points. Hurst transferred a year ago from New Mexico.  She’s from Australia.   Hurst graduated.

Taya Hanson averaged 6.    Hanson graduated.

Taylor Hosendove averaged 3 points and 6 rebounds.  She transferred from Georgia State and before that Clemson.    Hosendove graduated.

Jennah Isai averaged 7 ppg and transferred to BYU. 

That’s’ a loss of 50 points per game.

Additions: 

Sofia Bell, 6-1 Frosh Wing from Oregon ranked # 26

Sarah Rambus 6-4 Frosh Post/F from MI ranked # 66

Samantha Wagner, Redshirt Frosh 6-1 Wing from Texas, ranked # 42.

Bella Hamel 5-9 JC Transfer Guard where she averaged 16 ppg.

Priscilla Williams 6-2 Redshirt Soph Wing who transferred from South Florida where she averaged 2 ppg.

Payton Scott 5-8 5^th year Sr Guard who transferred from Miami of Ohio where she averaged 15 points and 5 rebounds and ended her 4 years with 1,871 points.

Kennedi Williams 5-7 5^th year Sr Guard who transferred from Liberty where she averaged 4 points and 3 assists over her 4 years.

Filippa Tiliander, 6-1 Frosh Wing from Sweden.  Tiliander lead the European Girls U20 league with 13 rebounds per game while scoring 8 ppg.  

Una Chamberlin 5-8 Sr PG who transferred from UC SD after starting at Weber State.   Una didn’t play last season and two years ago at UCSD she averaged 4 points.  

The Schedule:  

Oregon plays Arizona and Arizona State only at home and only play Washington and Washington State on the road.  Baylor and Oklahoma State should be the only tough opponents.  

The Returning Team:

Phillipina Kyei, 6-8 Jr Post from Calgary Alberta who averaged 7 points and 7 rebounds.  

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Chance Gray, 5-9 Soph  PG averaged 10 ppg.

Kennedy Basham, 6-7 Soph Post Averaged 2 ppg.

Grace VanSlooten, 6-3 Soph Forward averaged 13 points and 5 rebounds.

Predictions:  

Oregon returns three starters and have two top 42 commits.  Wagner enrolled mid year and practiced not played, with the team.  However Oregon will have to have some of their transfers really step up to be a top 6 team.    

    

2024 Recruiting:

Katie Fiso 5-11 PG from WA ranked # 31