2023–24 Oregon Ducks men's basketball team

The 2023–24 Oregon Ducks men's basketball team represented the University of Oregon during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Ducks, led by 14th-year head coach Dana Altman, played their home games at Matthew Knight Arena as members of the Pac–12 Conference. They were competing in the 2024 NCAA Tournament, clinching a spot after beating Colorado 75–68 in the Pac-12 Tournament final.

2023–24 Oregon Ducks men's basketball
Pac-12 Tournament champions
NCAA tournament, Second Round
Conference	Pac-12 Conference
Record	24–12 (12–8 Pac-12)
Head coach	Dana Altman (14th season)
Assistant coaches	Brian Fish Mike Mennenga Louis Rowe
Home arena	Matthew Knight Arena
Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 →

2023–24 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 11 Arizona	15	–	5		.750			27	–	9		.750
No. 23 Washington State	14	–	6		.700			25	–	10		.714
Colorado	13	–	7		.650			26	–	11		.703
Oregon †	12	–	8		.600			24	–	12		.667
UCLA	10	–	10		.500			16	–	17		.485
Utah	9	–	11		.450			22	–	15		.595
California	9	–	11		.450			13	–	19		.406
Washington	9	–	11		.450			17	–	15		.531
USC	8	–	12		.400			15	–	18		.455
Stanford	8	–	12		.400			14	–	18		.438
Arizona State	8	–	12		.400			14	–	18		.438
Oregon State	5	–	15		.250			13	–	19		.406
† 2024 Pac-12 tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

This was the final season the Ducks are members of the Pac-12 conference, as they will join the Big Ten Conference on July 1, 2024.

Previous season

Main article: 2022–23 Oregon Ducks men's basketball team

The Ducks finished the season 21–15, 12–8 in Pac-12 play to finish in 4th place for the regular season. They defeated Washington State in the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 tournament before losing to UCLA in the semifinals. They did not receive an invitation to the NCAA tournament but did receive a bid to the NIT tournament as a No. 1 seed. They defeated UC Irvine 84–58 in their first round matchup, they defeated UCF 68–54 in their second round matchup and would be defeated by Wisconsin 61–58 in the quarterfinals.

Off-season

Departures

Oregon Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for Departure
Kel'el Ware	10	C	7'0"	210	Freshman	North Little Rock, AR	Transferred to Indiana
Rivaldo Soares	11	G	6'6"	205	Senior	Boston, MA	Transferred to Oklahoma
Quincy Guerrier	0	F	6'8"	220	Senior	Montreal, Quebec	Transferred to Illinois
Tyrone Williams	2	G	6'5"	200	Senior	Philadelphia, PA	Transferred to Old Dominion
Lök Wur	15	F	6'9"	205	Senior	Omaha, Nebraska	Transferred to Grand Canyon
Ethan Butler	14	F	6'6"	205	Sophomore	Toronto, Ontario	Transferred to Northern Illinois

Incoming transfers

Oregon Incoming Transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous school
Kario Oquendo	13	G	6'4"	215	Senior	Titusville, FL	Transferred from Georgia.
Jadrian Tracey	2	G	6'6"	210	Junior	Fort Myers, FL	Transferred from Florida SouthWestern State College.
Jesse Zarzuela	34	G	6'3"	180	Junior	Houston, TX	Transferred from Central Michigan.

2023 recruiting class

College recruiting information

Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
Jackson Shelstad PG	West Linn, OR	West Linn High School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Nov 14, 2021
	Recruit ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (87)
Kwame Evans Jr. PF	Baltimore, MD	Montverde Academy	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Aug 2, 2022
	Recruit ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (91)
Mookie Cook SF	Portland, OR	Compass Prep	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Aug 12, 2022
	Recruit ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (89)
Overall recruit ranking:    Rivals: 7    247Sports: 8
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources:

Roster

2023–24 Oregon Ducks men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Kario Oquendo 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Georgia Titusville, Florida C 1 N'Faly Dante 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) GS Sunrise Christian Academy Bamako, Mali G 2 Jesse Zarzuela 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sr Central Michigan Houston, Texas G 3 Jackson Shelstad 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr West Linn High School West Linn, Oregon G/F 4 Brennan Rigsby 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr NW Florida State De Beque, Colorado G/F 5 Jermaine Couisnard 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) GS South Carolina East Chicago, Indiana G 9 Keeshawn Barthelemy 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS Sr Colorado Montreal, Quebec F/C 10 Kwame Evans 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Montverde Academy Baltimore, Maryland F 11 Mookie Cook 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Compass Prep Portland, Oregon F 12 James Cooper (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Mauldin HS Mauldin, South Carolina G 13 Jack Farnham (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr Notre Dame HS Los Angeles, California G/F 22 Jadrian Tracy 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 196 lb (89 kg) RS Jr Florida SouthWestern State College Fort Myers, Florida G 23 Gabe Reichle (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Wilsonville HS Wilsonville, Oregon F 24 Mahamdou Diawara 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Sr Stetson Bamako, Mali C 32 Nathan Bittle 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Prolific Prep Central Point, Oregon	Head coach Dana Altman (Eastern New Mexico) Assistant coach(es) Mike Mennenga (Morehead State) Brian Fish (Marshall) Louis Rowe (James Madison) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule and results

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Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023* 1:30 p.m., TruTV		vs. Georgia 2023 Hall of Fame Series	W 82–71	1–0	16 – Dante	21 – Dante	5 – Couisnard	T-Mobile Arena (–) Paradise, NV
November 10, 2023* 6:00 p.m., P12N		Montana	W 75–61	2–0	17 – Bittle	10 – Evans Jr.	3 – Tied	Matthew Knight Arena (7,141) Eugene, OR
November 17, 2023* 6:00 p.m., P12N		Tennessee State Emerald Coast Classic campus site game	W 92–67	3–0	15 – Tracey	8 – Evans Jr.	6 – Barthelemy	Matthew Knight Arena (5,279) Eugene, OR
November 20, 2023* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Florida A&M Pac-12/SWAC Legacy Series	W 67–54	4–0	14 – Zarzuela	6 – Tracey	1 – Tied	Al Lawson Center (2,587) Tallahassee, FL
November 24, 2023* 7:02 p.m., CBSSN		vs. Santa Clara Emerald Coast Classic semifinals	L 82–88	4–1	17 – Barthelemy	6 – Tied	4 – Oquendo	The Arena at NFSC (2,196) Niceville, FL
November 25, 2023* 1:00 p.m., FloHoops		vs. No. 17 Alabama Emerald Coast Classic 3rd place game	L 91–99	4–2	24 – Couisnard	6 – Diawara	6 – Cousinard	The Arena at NFSC (2,196) Niceville, FL
December 2, 2023* 12:30 p.m., FS1		Michigan	W 86–83 OT	5–2	19 – Rigsby	7 – Tracey	6 – Couisnard	Matthew Knight Arena (11,241) Eugene, OR
December 9, 2023* 6:00 p.m., P12N		UTEP	W 71–49	6–2	18 – Couisnard	9 – Diawara	3 – Tied	Matthew Knight Arena (5,084) Eugene, OR
December 12, 2023* 7:00 p.m., P12N		California Baptist	W 76–55	7–2	20 – Oquendo	8 – Couisnard	8 – Shelstad	Matthew Knight Arena (4,582) Eugene, OR
December 17, 2023* 10:00 a.m., CBSSN		vs. Syracuse	L 63–83	7–3	17 – Evans Jr.	8 – Evans Jr.	3 – Tied	Sanford Pentagon (3,138) Sioux Falls, SD
December 21, 2023* 6:00 p.m., P12N		Kent State	W 84–70	8–3	27 – Couisnard	10 – Couisnard	5 – Shelstad	Matthew Knight Arena (5,056) Eugene, OR
Pac-12 regular season
December 28, 2023 6:00 p.m., ESPN2		USC	W 82–74	9–3 (1–0)	22 – Evans Jr.	8 – Evans Jr.	3 – Couisnard	Matthew Knight Arena (8,934) Eugene, OR
December 30, 2023 1:00 p.m., CBS		UCLA	W 64–59	10–3 (2–0)	20 – Shelstad	8 – Evans Jr.	4 – Tracey	Matthew Knight Arena (7,268) Eugene, OR
January 4, 2024 6:00 p.m., P12N		at Washington	W 76–74	11–3 (3–0)	17 – Shelstad	8 – Tied	5 – Barthelemy	Alaska Airlines Arena (8,522) Seattle, WA
January 6, 2024 3:00 p.m., P12N		at Washington State	W 89–84	12–3 (4–0)	18 – Rigsby	7 – Couisnard	3 – Tied	Beasley Coliseum (2,892) Pullman, WA
January 13, 2024 5:00 p.m., P12N		California	W 80–73	13–3 (5–0)	18 – Couisnard	6 – Shelstad	5 – Barthelemy	Matthew Knight Arena (6,748) Eugene, OR
January 18, 2024 7:30 p.m., FS1		at Colorado	L 70–86	13–4 (5–1)	11 – Couisnard	5 – Dante	2 – Tied	CU Events Center (8,177) Boulder, CO
January 21, 2024 12:00 p.m., ESPN		at Utah	L 77–80	13–5 (5–2)	26 – Couisnard	9 – Dante	5 – Dante	Jon M. Huntsman Center (7,919) Salt Lake City, UT
January 25, 2024 6:00 p.m., P12N		Arizona State	W 80–61	14–5 (6–2)	19 – Couisnard	8 – Tracey	4 – Tracey	Matthew Knight Arena (6,170) Eugene, OR
January 27, 2024 2:30 p.m., FOX		No. 9 Arizona	L 78–87	14–6 (6–3)	20 – Couisnard	5 – Tied	5 – Couisnard	Matthew Knight Arena (12,364) Eugene, OR
February 1, 2024 7:30 p.m., ESPN		at USC	W 78–69	15–6 (7–3)	20 – Shelstad	7 – Couisnard	5 – Shelstad	Galen Center (4,862) Los Angeles, CA
February 3, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN2		at UCLA	L 63–71	15–7 (7–4)	16 – Dante	8 – Dante	4 – Dante	Pauley Pavilion (8,723) Los Angeles, CA
February 8, 2024 7:00 p.m., FS1		Washington	W 85–80	16–7 (8–4)	27 – Couisnard	9 – Dante	6 – Shelstad	Matthew Knight Arena (7,617) Eugene, OR
February 10, 2024 2:00 p.m., P12N		Washington State	L 56–62	16–8 (8–5)	16 – Couisnard	13 – Dante	4 – Shelstad	Matthew Knight Arena (7,617) Eugene, OR
February 17, 2024 7:00 p.m., P12N		at Oregon State Rivalry	W 60–58	17–8 (9–5)	22 – Dante	8 – Tied	5 – Tracey	Gill Coliseum (7,574) Corvallis, OR
February 22, 2024 8:00 p.m., ESPN2		at Stanford	W 78–65	18–8 (10–5)	20 – Tracey	11 – Dante	7 – Shelstad	Maples Pavilion (3,284) Stanford, CA
February 24, 2024 6:00 p.m., P12N		at California	L 64–69	18–9 (10–6)	19 – Couisnard	9 – Dante	3 – Couisnard	Haas Pavilion (6,105) Berkeley, CA
February 28, 2024 8:00 p.m., FS1		Oregon State Rivalry	W 78–71	19–9 (11–6)	22 – Evans	9 – Evans	6 – Cousinard	Matthew Knight Arena (8,365) Eugene, OR
March 2, 2024 11:00 a.m., ESPN		at No. 6 Arizona	L 83–103	19–10 (11–7)	39 – Couisnard	10 – Dante	5 – Couisnard	McKale Center (14,688) Tucson, AZ
March 7, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN2		Colorado	L 75–79	19–11 (11–8)	23 – Shelstad	12 – Dante	6 – Shelstad	Matthew Knight Arena (7,794) Eugene, OR
March 9, 2024 4:00 p.m., P12N		Utah	W 66–65	20–11 (12–8)	19 – Dante	12 – Dante	4 – Couisnard	Matthew Knight Arena (8,668) Eugene, OR
Pac-12 Tournament
March 14, 2024 2:30 p.m., P12N	(4)	vs. (5) UCLA Quarterfinals	W 68–66	21–11	22 – Dante	7 – Couisnard	6 – Couisnard	T-Mobile Arena (14,076) Paradise, NV
March 15, 2024 5:00 p.m., P12N	(4)	vs. (1) No. 6 Arizona Semifinals	W 67–59	22–11	21 – Shelstad	10 – Dante	7 – Cousinard	T-Mobile Arena (17,502) Paradise, NV
March 16, 2024 6:00 p.m., FOX	(4)	vs. (3) Colorado Championship	W 75–68	23–11	25 – Dante	9 – Dante	8 – Couisnard	T-Mobile Arena (12,912) Paradise, NV
NCAA tournament
March 21, 2024* 1:00 p.m., TNT	(11 MW)	vs. (6 MW) No. 16 South Carolina First Round	W 87–73	24–11	40 – Couisnard	6 – Tied	6 – Couisnard	PPG Paints Arena (17,698) Pittsburgh, PA
March 23, 2024* 6:40 p.m., TBS	(11 MW)	vs. (3 MW) No. 11 Creighton Second Round	L 73–86 2OT	24–12	32 – Couisnard	20 – Dante	5 – Tracey	PPG Paints Arena (18,595) Pittsburgh, PA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest region. All times are in Pacific Time.

Ranking movement

See also: 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	RV	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	RV
Coaches	RV	—	RV	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	RV