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Hearing held on bill that would require state Legislature approval for Oregon public universities to change athletic conferences The proposed bill that would require Oregon’s public universities to receive approval from the state Legislature if they wish to change conference affiliation for college sports is making its way through committee. Hearing held on bill that would require state Legislature approval for Oregon public universities to change athletic conferences WWW.OREGONLIVE.COM A public hearing of House Bill 3427 was held by the House Committee On Higher Education Tuesday afternoon. The...

Watch: First trailer for 'Shooting Stars' starring Oregon's Mookie Cook is out Mookie Cook has already made quite a name for himself, even before stepping foot on the court inside Matthew Knight Arena as a member of the Oregon Ducks. The 4-star forward from Portland, Oregon, has made waves in the basketball world already, starring as a young LeBron James in the upcoming Peacock film “Shooting Stars.” The film depicts James as a high schooler at St. Vincent-St. Mary’s, where he blossomed into the greatest basketball prospect of our generation. Oregon Basketball: First trailer drops for movie starring Mookie Cook DUCKSWIRE.USATODAY.COM The first trailer for Mookie Cook’s ‘Shooting Stars’ where he plays a young LeBron James has dropped.

2024 Oregon Football Recruiting Class Tracking the latest names committed to play for Dan Lanning and the Ducks. After signing the Pac-12's top recruiting class in 2023, Dan Lanning and the Oregon Ducks are looking to raise the standard in his second full recruiting cycle as head coach in Eugene. The 2023 recruiting class was very heavy on defensive players, so we could see the trend switch and favor an emphasis on offense in 2024. To see the listing/info of commits in the 2024 class so far, click here to read in Ducks Digest.

'Of course we want him:' Mookie Cook is trying hard to recruit Bronny James to Oregon One of the most high-profile but sparsely covered recruitments in the last decade of college basketball is currently taking place, and the Oregon Ducks have found their way into the middle of it. 4-star guard Bronny James, the son of NBA legend LeBron James, has yet to decide where he is going to play his college ball. He reportedly narrowed down his list to three schools — Oregon, the home of Nike; Ohio State, the home of his father; USC, his current home — but outside of a visit to Columbus for a football game between the Buckeyes and Notre Dame Fighting Irish last year, there haven’t been any reported visits to note for the prodigal son, ranked by 247Sports as the No. 33 player in the 2023 class. His recruitment has an air of secrecy surrounding it, and many in the business have said that in order to try and speak to the athlete, or even members of his circle, you have to go through several layers of barriers first. Oregon Recruiting: Mookie Cook is recruiting Bronny James to Oregon DUCKSWIRE.USATODAY.COM Add Oregon signee Mookie Cook to the long list of people trying to recruit Bronny James to join the Ducks.

The NCAA Football Oversight Committee is expected to introduce new “non-controversial legislation” to the Division I Council next month, according to a report this week by Pete Thamel. A pitch for changes to the calendar and other factors involving recruiting is expected to be introduced within the next two weeks, Thamel explained. Since the adoption of the Early Signing Period several years ago and college football's rapidly growing transfer portal, coaches and staffs have no offseason when it comes to recruiting — and little time to breathe, between the end of the regular season in December, with important dates on the recruiting calendar. Under the proposed new rules, coaches would be able to contact prospective recruits nearly a year earlier in their high school careers than previously and speak with them after spring practice and prior to summer break, among other changes. Pete Thamel will break down each of the proposed changes for you in the article... College football recruiting rules could change via NCAA Oversight Committee 247SPORTS.COM Major changes could be coming to college football recruiting

These are the schools reaching out to former Oregon C Kel'el Ware The news broke on Monday morning that Oregon Ducks freshman center Kel’el Ware would be entering the transfer portal and leaving Eugene after one season. This was relatively expected, and be it through the portal or via the NBA Draft, not many people would have confidently told you that Ware would be in Eugene again for a second season in 2023. However, because of his high profile — Ware was a 5-star recruit and the No. 7 overall player in the 2022 recruiting class — the move has made some waves in the college basketball world. Ware is now one of the most coveted players available in the transfer portal, and there are already a number of top-end teams making contact and trying to get the 7-foot center to join their team. According to On3’s Joe Tipton, these are the schools that have reached out so far: Oregon Basketball: Kel’el Ware is a hot commodity in transfer portal DUCKSWIRE.USATODAY.COM Kel’el Ware is a popular name in the transfer portal, with a number of high-profile teams already reaching out.

Watch: 4-star Oregon target Bronny James impresses at McDonald's dunk contest The Oregon Ducks 2023 signing class is already incredibly impressive as is, with a pair of 5-star commits — Kwame Evans and Mookie Cook — and 4-star PG Jackson Shelstand set to join the team in the coming months. There’s a chance that class could get even better, as well. 4-star guard Bronny James, the son of NBA legend LeBron James, yet to announce his commitment. He has the Ducks listed as one of his final schools, and will likely take a visit to Eugene in the coming months. On Monday night, James got to show off a bit of his athleticism at the McDonald’s All-American Game dunk contest, where he displayed the family genes well. Here are some of the best dunks and best reactions from the night on social media. Oregon Recruiting: Bronny James impresses at dunk contest DUCKSWIRE.USATODAY.COM Bronny James impressed at the McDonald’s All-American game dunk contest, to no one’s surprise.

Ducks have reportedly shown interest in intriguing transfer portal option Already we have seen a couple of players — Tyrone Williams and Kel’el Ware — announce that they would be leaving Eugene and searching for a new team going forward. Neither of those announcements came as a major surprise, and more people are expected to leave the Ducks this offseason as well. In turn, we can absolutely expect to hear some names of players transferring to Oregon as well. Already, Jadrian Tracey has announced that he will join the Ducks in 2023, coming from Florida Southwestern State. There are other players who the Ducks have shown interest in as well. The latest player is former Northern Colorado player Dalton Knecht, according to a report from CBB writer Sean Paul. Knecht is an elite scorer who averaged 20.2 points per game last season. Here’s what you need to know about him: Oregon Basketball: Ducks show interest in transfer Dalton Knecht DUCKSWIRE.USATODAY.COM Dana Altman and the Ducks have reportedly shown interest in intriguing transfer portal option from Northern Colorado.

Report: Ducks show interest in Washington State transfer TJ Bamba The transfer portal is starting to heat up in the world of college basketball, and it looks like the Oregon Ducks are starting to get active. On Monday, Dana Altman and his team learned that former 5-star center Kel’el Ware intended to enter the transfer portal instead of declaring for the 2023 NBA Draft, which came not long after Tyrone Williams announced that he would do the same. It was expected that Oregon would lose a handful of players via the portal this offseason, but it’s also expected that they will make a few additions as well. One of those potential additions became available on Monday. Former Washington State guard TJ Bamba announced that he would enter the portal and look for a new team. Not long after, a report came out that the Ducks had already shown interest in Bamba and reached out to the Pac-12 player, trying to keep him in the conference. Oregon Recruiting: Ducks show interest in WSU transfer TJ Bamba DUCKSWIRE.USATODAY.COM The Ducks have reportedly shown interest in former Washington State transfer TJ Bamba.

These Ducks have moved on to Oregon's all-time women's basketball statistical leaderboards Oregon's 2022-23 season is complete. Ultimately it won't be looked back too fondly on given the lack of team success, but there were some noteworthy individual performances. Several members of the team have crept on to the school's all-time statistical leaderboards due to their outstanding production. These include single-game lists, single-season lists and of course some career accomplishments. Today, we recap which Ducks made history this season and were able to maneuver their way on to the school's top 10 lists. I'll also be posting the entirety of each list breached with the hopes of providing some fun and memorable historical context. These Ducks have moved on to Oregon's all-time women's basketball statistical leaderboards 247SPORTS.COM Several members of this year's Oregon women's basketball team. have done enough this season to move on to the school's single...

College basketball transfer portal: Best potential fits for Oregon five-star transfer Kel'el Ware Former five-star prospect Kel'el Ware shook up the college basketball world Monday when he told 247Sports’ Travis Branham that he entered the transfer portal and will leave Oregon. The 7-foot big man will not enter the 2023 NBA Draft and instead tries to parlay himself into the lottery conversation in the wide-open 2024 NBA Draft. Ware is the No. 1-ranked player in the transfer portal as of Monday, and he will demand a boatload of interest. College basketball transfer portal: Best potential fits for Oregon five-star transfer Kel'el Ware 247SPORTS.COM The five-star recruit is now the No. 1 player in the transfer portal.

Oregon signee Mookie Cook taking part in McDonald's All-American Slam Dunk Contest Oregon's four-star signee, Mookie Cook, was announced as one of nine dunk contest participants for Monday night's McDonald's All-American Slam Dunk Contest. Cook, who's Oregon's second-highest signee in the 2023 class behind Kwame Evans Jr., will join other talented members of the class of 2023 for the slam dunk contest, including Sean Stewart, Ron Holland, Omaha Biliew, and Oregon target Bronny James. Oregon signee Mookie Cook taking part in McDonald's All-American Slam Dunk Contest 247SPORTS.COM Four-star SF Mookie Cook will get creative and join the McDonald's All-American Slam Dunk Contest on Monday.

Oregon Targets Litter New 2025 On300 Rankings On Monday On3 released a full rankings of the top 300 prospects in the 2025 class. The Ducks only have one commit in the 2025 class currently and he made the cut. Oregon Targets Litter New 2025 On300 Rankings - On3 WWW.ON3.COM A number of early Oregon targets litter the initial On300 rankings from On3 released Monday. Here's a closer look.

Christian Gonzalez remains in top 10 of latest mock draft A former Duck to the Atlanta Falcons didn’t work out so well in 2022 with Marcus Mariota playing just one season. But according to the latest mock draft by Draft Wire, the Falcons could very well go back to the Oregon well again with corner Christian Gonzalez. Atlanta has the No. 8 pick in the 2023 NFL draft and its defense could use the help. A cover corner would go a long way for the Falcons’ return to the playoffs. Christian Gonzalez to the Falcons in the latest mock draft DUCKSWIRE.USATODAY.COM Former Oregon corner Christian Gonzalez remains a top-10 pick in this latest mock draft from USA Today.

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Social Media Buzz: Oregon fans react to Kel'el Ware entering the transfer portal After coming to Eugene as a 5-star prospect, rated No. 7 in the 2022 class, It’s fair to say that Ware’s season with the Ducks was not as prolific as some expected. Ware played just 15.8 minutes a game, averaging 6.6 points and 4.1 rebounds per game. He was projected to be an NBA Lottery pick early on in the year, but as the season went on, his draft stock fell with the lack of production. Part of that was because of the personnel on the team — N’Faly Dante and Nate Bittle also compete for those minutes on the post, and both had more production than Ware. I wonder if this could mean that N'Faly Dante is returning? Oregon Basketball: Duck fans react to Kel’el Ware transfer DUCKSWIRE.USATODAY.COM Social Media Buzz: Oregon fans react to Kel’el Ware entering the transfer portal

WNIT quarterfinal exit sends Oregon into important offseason After a disappointing 2022-23 season came to an unceremonious conclusion in Seattle on Sunday, the Ducks will enter an important offseason with a roster that remains in flux. The only thing known for certain is that three seniors have played their final games. Taya Hanson, Ahlise Hurst and Taylor Hosendove have exhausted their eligibility and will not be playing basketball collegiately after Sunday's 63-59 loss to Washington in the WNIT quarterfinal round. That leaves the seven remaining players with decisions to make. The most prominent and urgent decision belongs to Endyia Rogers, who has until Tuesday night (per reporting from OregonLive's James Crepea) to decide if she wants to enter the WNBA Draft or not. Rogers could also chose to use the NCAA's extra season at Oregon or go elsewhere. WNIT quarterfinal exit sends Oregon into important offseason 247SPORTS.COM Here's a rundown of some things to be aware of as Oregon's 2023 offseason gets underway this week.

Former top-10 prospect Kel'el Ware to enter transfer portal, leave Oregon Oregon freshman Kel'el Ware, the No. 7 overall prospect out of the 2022 class and former McDonald's All American, will enter the transfer portal and has no intention of entering the 2023 NBA Draft, he tells 247Sports. “I am incredibly thankful for my freshman season at Oregon," said Ware. "Sincere thanks to Coach Altman and the entire coaching staff for believing in me and helping me grow, both as a player and person. I will take the lessons that I have learned on and off the court this season into this next chapter. And to Ducks Nation and most importantly, my teammates: thank you for embracing me into the Oregon family.” The Ducks’ seven-footer was projected as a late first round pick after a rocky season in Eugene but rather than enter the NBA Draft in 2023, he is taking another year of college to further elevate his stock and will do so for a new college program. Former top-10 prospect Kel'el Ware to enter transfer portal, leave Oregon 247SPORTS.COM Oregon freshman Kel'el Ware, the No. 7 overall prospect out of the 2022 class, will enter the transfer portal and has no intention of...

Ducks’ Run Ends in WNIT Great 8 Oregon's postseason run came to an end in the WNIT Great 8 Sunday, as Washington earned a 63-59 victory at Alaska Airlines Arena in front of 3,052 fans. Te-Hina Paopao led the Ducks with 14 points while Taya Hanson added a dozen off the bench behind 4-of-7 3-point shooting. As a team, UO shot 35 percent from the field and 29 percent from 3-point range. The Huskies out-rebounded the Ducks, 49-34, resulting in a 42-22 edge in points in the paint. Ducks’ Run Ends in WNIT Great 8 - University of Oregon Athletics GODUCKS.COM Oregon's postseason run came to an end in the WNIT Great 8 Sunday, as Washington earned a 63-59 victory at Alaska Airlines...

5 wings the Oregon Ducks should pursue in the transfer portal Of all the positions for the Oregon Ducks to feel okay about looking ahead to the 2023-24 season, forward/wing is the top of the list. Although it is not clear whether Quincy Guerrier or Rivaldo Soares will return next season, they will retain Jermaine Couisnard and of course add a pair of elite freshmen in Mookie Cook and KJ Evans. Still, things can certainly change, and if either Guerrier or Soares were to hit the portal or pursue professional opportunities then Dana Altman might want to see what the portal has to offer on the wing. Perhaps a transfer addition at that spot would be more of a depth option, a three point shooter or defensive stopper off the bench, but if Altman can get some of the big fish they could add an impact starter and push someone into a depth role – which is never a bad thing to have when trying to get back into the big dance. Below are five options on the wing, who would each fit a different role, that Altman and his team should purse this transfer season: 5 wings the Oregon Ducks should pursue in the transfer portal DUCKSWIRE.USATODAY.COM The Oregon Ducks are getting KJ Evans and Mookie Cook next season, but if Quincy Guerrier or Rivaldo Soares leave, they...

UCLA ignites in the seventh to deny Ducks’ upset bid UCLA scored four runs in the top of the seventh inning to pull away from Oregon and win 6-2 on Sunday afternoon, clinching a road series win at Jane Sanders Stadium after dropping the series-opener to the Ducks on Friday. The game was deadlocked at two for three full innings before what proved to be a decisive top of the seventh, as both Maya Brady and Jordan Woolery launched home runs as part of an explosive final offensive frame of the weekend for the Bruins. Oregon was denied multiple opportunities to take a lead before the late surge by UCLA, leaving multiple runners on base in the second, fourth, fifth, and sixth innings before Brady ultimately put her foot down with her lead-seizing two-run homer. UCLA ignites in the seventh to deny Ducks’ upset bid 247SPORTS.COM The third-ranked Bruins plated four base runners in the seventh inning to hold off the Ducks and take home the series victory.

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Smith homers again, Ducks’ pitchers secure sweep Tanner Smith homered for the fifth straight game, an Oregon program record, and three Ducks' pitchers combined on a two hitter to give Oregon a 5-0 win over Northwestern State on Saturday and a four-game series sweep. Matthew Grabmann, Matt Dallas and Josh Mollerus held NSU (13-11) allowed just five base runners in the game with two reaching on hits, a pair on hit-by-pitches and one on an intentional walk. Oregon's defense turned three double plays with the first getting Oregon out of a bases loaded jam in the fourth. Smith homers again, Ducks’ pitchers secure sweep - University of Oregon Athletics GODUCKS.COM Smith has hit a home run in five consecutive games