Oregon Basketball In the long history of Oregon basketball, they have played in 17 NCAA Tournaments and won seven conference championships. In 1939 the Oregon Ducks won the first NCAA men’s basketball national championship. Oregon made the Final Four in 2017, and it was 78 years between Final Four appearances. Center Blair Rasmussen Blair Rasmussen played four years at Oregon
Cal Bears Next up in the Pac-12 all-time starting five is the Cal basketball program. The Cal Bears all-time starting five team caused me to make tough decisions. I ended up going with a small lineup with this one. Center/Forward Ryan Anderson Ryan Anderson‘s career with Cal basketball was outstanding in the two years he was there. As a freshman,
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A decision made now may affect if we will watch college basketball in the next seven months On Tuesday, May 12, a massive decision was made by the Cal-State Schools to cancel all in-person classes in the fall. Some of these include notable mid-major schools like San José State, Fresno State, and most importantly San Diego State University, who were
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College basketball has energy that is unmatched by any other league. No matter where the game is, home court advantage is very prominent in today’s game, which can lead to upset wins and crazy finishes more often than other sports. Although the court itself does not have a large effect on the crowd’s energy, it does add a sense of
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Over the next few weeks, I’ll be running an article series on all-time starting fives of all the teams in the Pac-12. First, let’s take a look at the Arizona Wildcats. It was especially hard to choose between some of the players, especially backcourt players. Between Damon Stoudamire, Salim Stoudamire, Jason Terry, Gilbert Arenas, Mike Bibby, and Miles Simon, it
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Xavier Silas experienced two different worlds at the college level, and it helped him play professionally and become successful as a coach. Silas began his career at Colorado, averaging 12 points a game in his freshman year and 9.7 in his sophomore campaign. Despite these impressive numbers as an underclassman, Silas decided to transfer after his sophomore year. Colorado’s head
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Evan Battey, the 6-8 Sophomore Center from View Park, California played a big role for the would-be tournament team Colorado Buffaloes. Battey had a solid all-around year in production, scoring 9 points a game on 52% shooting, 6 rebounds a game, and started every game for the team this season. In this interview, read about how Battey has improved his
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As the first full week of March comes to a close, the madness is already upon us. Conference tournaments began Tuesday with well over 200 teams knowing that winning a conference tournament title is their only hope to be recognized and be in the Big Dance. We are well aware of the Big Ten tournament and the ACC tournament. We
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This year in college basketball has shown that the standard of play in the West Coast is nothing short of spectacular when it comes to inter-conference play. Some of the teams in the West Coast look to certainly make a statement during the NCAA Tournament and prove the versatility and strength of their team. Several of these teams come from
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For years, Gonzaga has been torturing the West Coast Conference, winning at least a share of the regular season title 19 of the last 20 years and the conference tournament championship 15 of the last 20 years. In the last few years, fans and people around college basketball have expressed an idea for Gonzaga to join a Power 5 conference
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