The 2019–20 Oregon Ducks men's basketball team represented the

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during the

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. The Ducks, led by 10th-year head coach

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, played their home games at

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as members of the

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. They finished the season 24–7, 13–5 in Pac-12 play to win the regular season Pac-12 championship. They were set to take on rival

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in the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 tournament. However, the Pac-12 Tournament, along with all postseason tournaments, was cancelled amid the

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Previous season

The Ducks finished the season with a 25–13 record, 10–8 in conference play, and finished tied for fourth in the Pac-12. As the 6 seed in the Pac-12 tournament, Oregon upset No. 3-seeded

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, No. 2-seeded

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, and No. 1-seeded

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to win the tournament championship and receive the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. Oregon entered the NCAA Tournament as a No. 12 seed and upset the No. 5 seed

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in the first round. Oregon made it to the Sweet Sixteen where they lost to

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, who would eventually become National Champions.

Off-season

Departures

Incoming transfers

2019 recruiting class

Roster

* Freshman center N'Faly Dante missed first nine games of the season due to academic ineligibility.

Depth chart

Schedule and results

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Ranking movement

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings.
^Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll.

References

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