The 2007–08 Oregon Ducks men's basketball team represented the

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in the

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season of 2007–08. The team was coached by

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and played their home games at

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Previous season

The 2006–07 Oregon Ducks experienced what many would argue as one of their most memorable and successful seasons in school history. Freshman Tajuan Porter, who was not heavily recruited, along with senior and leader Aaron Brooks helped lead the Ducks to a successful season. They began their season by completing their non-conference schedule at a perfect 12–0, including a come-from-behind win at

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and an important east-coast win at then ranked #19 Georgetown. The Ducks suffered their first loss of the season against

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but were able to bounce back and defeat then ranked #1

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marking the second time in school history the Ducks had defeated a #1 Bruins team. Towards the end of the season Oregon suffered a streak in which they lost 6 of 8 games, the skid dropped the Ducks from #7 to #23 in the AP Poll. However the Ducks managed to bounce back, winning 9 games in a row, including a sweep of the Pac-10 Championship Tournament – in dominating fashion – first round wins over

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, and a Sweet Sixteen victory over

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. Their final game of the season was a 77–85 loss to eventual

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champions,

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Pre-season

June 28 – Aaron Brooks was selected in the

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as the 26th selection overall during the 1st round by the

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. July – Guard Tajuan Porter played on the United States' U19 team in the 2007 FIBA U19 World Championship. The tournament was played in

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and the United States' team placed 2nd, suffering their first loss of the tournament to

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69–74 in the championship game. Also, Forward Maarty Leunen played on the United States'

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team. The team place 5th in the tournament after a poor 3–2 final record in which the team lost the first two games. November 1 – During the Pac-10's media day, the pre-season media poll picks the Ducks to finish third in the Pac-10.

Recruiting

The 2008 University of Oregon Men's Basketball Recruiting Class was selected by Scout.com as the 11th best recruiting class of 2008 and was selected by Rivals.com as the 11th best recruiting class of 2008 as well. Class of 2008 Recruits

Schedule

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Roster

Centers

*3 Mitch Platt – Senior – Henderson, Nev. *45 Ray Schafer – Senior – Wasilla, Alaska

Forwards

*10 Maarty Leunen – Senior – Redmond, Ore. *11 Frantz Dorsainvil – Junior – Montreal, Quebec *33 Drew Viney – Freshman – Villa Park, Calif. *50 Joevan Catron – Sophomore – Phoenix, Ill.

Guards

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– Senior – Detroit, Mich. *4 Bryce Taylor – Senior – Encino, Calif. *4 Ben Voogd – Junior – Florence, Ore. *12 Tajuan Porter – Sophomore – Detroit, Mich. *13

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– Junior – Lagos, Nigeria *15 John Elorriaga – Freshman – Portland, Ore. *21 Nicholas Fearn – Freshman – Seattle, Wash. *24 LeKendric Longmire – Freshman – Pascagoula, Miss. *34 Kamyron Brown – Freshman – Santa Ana, Calif.

Coaching staff

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– Head Coach *Mark Hudson – Assistant Coach *

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– Assistant Coach *Yasir Rosemond – Assistant Coach *Josh Jamieson – Director of Basketball Operations *Clay Jamieson – Athletic Trainer *Nathan Bain – Manager *H.J. Cohn – Student Manager *David Flasch – Manager *Shawn Harriett – Manager *Josh Suh – Manager

Season Notes

Awards

**Named as one of the John R. Wooden Award's pre-season top 50 candidates.

Records

*On December 3, the Oregon Ducks men's basketball team set the school record for most consecutive weeks ranked in the AP Poll as a Top-25 team. Oregon had been ranked by the AP since December 11, 2006, which was a total of 19 polls released with the Ducks in the Top-25. The previous record was 18 weeks, set between February 4, 2002, and January 27, 2003.

Game notes

Pepperdine @ Oregon Pacific @ Oregon Western Michigan @ Oregon Oregon @ Portland Oregon @ Saint Mary's San Francisco @ Oregon Oregon @ Kansas State Utah @ Oregon Sacramento @ Oregon Oregon @ Nebraska Oregon vs. Oakland

Stats

Team

Scores by half

Individual

Glossary GP: Games Played, MIN: Minutes, FGM: Field goals made, FGA: Field goals attempted, FTM: Free throws made, FTA: Free throws attempted, 3PM: 3-pointers made, 3PA: 3-pointers attempted, PTS: Points, OFF: Offensive rebounds, DEF: Defensive rebounds, REB: Rebounds, TOT: Total rebounds AST: Assists, TO: Turnovers, STL: Steals, BLK: Blocks, PF: Personal fouls

References

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