Sabrina Ionescu - National Player of the Year Candidate
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@OregonWBB | GoDucks.com | Facebook.com/OregonWBB 1 SABRINA IONESCU - NATIONAL PLAYER OF THE YEAR CANDIDATE 2 Oregon Women’s Basketball Game Notes | 2018-19 ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS Women’s Basketball Contact - Joe Waltasti (O): 541-346-7332 | (C): 916-889-6643 Matthew Knight Arena | 1753 E. 13th Ave. Eugene, Ore. | @OregonWBB | Facebook.com/OregonWBB | GoDucks.com [email protected] | @GoDucksJoe 2018-19 SCHEDULE #2 seed OREGON // NCAA TOURNAMENT Date Opponent Time (PT) March 31, 2019 | 11 AM | Portland, Ore. | Moda Center (19,980) TV: ESPN | Stream: ESPN.com, ESPN app | Radio: 590 AM (Eugene), 1640 AM (Portland) Nov. 6 at Alaska-Fairbanks W, 115-36 Nov. 10 #18 SYRACUSE W, 75-73 #2 SEED/#7 RANKED OREGON DUCKS (32-4, 16-2 Pac-12) Nov. 14 at Utah State W, 88-58 PPG: 85.3 | PPGA: 62.1 | FG%: 50.4 | 3FG%: 41.4 | FT%: 76.6 | RPG: 38.1 | APG: 19.0 Nov. 18 BUFFALO W, 102-82 NCAA Tournament Record: Oregon is 14-14 all-time in the NCAA Tournament, 9-2 under Kelly Graves Nov. 23 vs. UC Riverside @ W, 94-44 Last Year: No. 2 seeded UO advanced to a second straight Elite Eight but lost in Spokane to Notre Dame Nov. 24 at Saint Mary’s @ W, 79-55 Series Records vs. Teams in Portland: 34-34 vs. ASU, 1-3 vs. Mississippi State, 2-2 vs. South Dakota St Notes: The Ducks boast one of the most efficient offenses in the nation this season. Oregon's 85.3 points Dec. 2 LONG BEACH ST W, 110-48 per game ranks third in the NCAA. UO leads the nation with a 1.90 assist-to-turnover ratio as the Ducks' 10.0 Dec. 9 at Michigan State (ESPN2) L, 88-82 turnovers per game are the fewest in the NCAA while its 19.0 assists per game ranks sixth. The Ducks are third Dec. 12 at South Dakota St (ESPN+) W, 87-79 in the nation in field goal percentage (50.4%), first in three-point percentage (41.4%) and 19th in free throw Dec. 18 #4 MISSISSIPPI ST (ESPN2) W, 82-74 percentage (76.6%). Oregon is also one of the least penalized teams in the NCAA, ranking fourth at 12.7 fouls Dec. 20 AIR FORCE W, 82-36 per game. The Ducks are fifth in the nation in scoring margin (+23.2 points per game), 20th in the NCAA in Dec. 21 UC IRVINE W, 115-69 rebounding margin (+7.6 per game) and 40th in turnover margin (+3.22 per game). Jan. 4 WASHINGTON * (P12N) W, 84-71 Jan. 6 WASHINGTON ST * (P12N) W, 98-58 KEY STORYLINES Jan. 11 at USC * (P12N) W, 93-53 - The No. 2 seeded Ducks have reached the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament for a third straight year. Jan. 13 at UCLA * (P12N) W, 72-52 - Sabrina Ionescu, Satou Sabally and Ruthy Hebard are all finalists for Naismith Starting Five postion of the year awards. Jan. 18 #19 ARIZONA ST * (P12N) W, 77-71 - Hebard (18.0 p, 11.7 r), Sabally (18.0 p, 11.0 r) & Ionescu (19.3 p, 10.3 a) all averaging double-doubles in the tourney. Jan. 20 ARIZONA * (P12N) W, 93-60 - Ionescu has scored in double figures in 69 straight games, dating back to Nov. 21, 2017, and 100 times in her career. Jan. 25 at Washington St * (P12N) W, 79-64 - Seniors Oti Gildon and Maite Cazorla are the winningest class in UO history, with a four-year record of 112-34. - Kelly Graves' first Div. I coaching job was an assistant coach under Jim Sollars at the University of Portland. Jan. 27 at Washington * (P12N) W, 76-57 - Ionescu is the all-time NCAA (men's/women's) leader with 18 career triple-doubles (prev: 12, Kyle Collinsworth, BYU) Feb. 1 #14 UTAH * (P12N) W, 87-65 Feb. 3 COLORADO * W, 102-43 OREGON DUCKS ROSTER Feb. 8 at California * (P12N) W, 105-82 No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown Last School Feb. 10 at #11 Stanford * (ESPN2) W, 88-48 0 Satou Sabally F 6-4 So. Berlin, Germany Rotteck Gymnasium Feb. 15 #9 OREGON ST * (P12N) W, 77-68 1 Nyara Sabally F 6-4 Fr. Berlin, Germany SLZB Feb. 18 at #12 Oregon St * (ESPN2) L, 67-62 2 Morgan Yaeger G 5-9 RSo. Adelaide, Australia St. John's Grammar School Feb. 22 UCLA * (P12N) L, 74-69 3 Taylor Chavez G 5-10 Fr. Surprise, Ariz. Valley Vista HS Feb. 24 USC * (P12N) W, 96-78 5 Maite Cazorla G 5-10 Sr. Las Palmas, Spain Segle XXI 14 Lydia Giomi F 6-6 So. Seattle, Wash. West Seattle HS Mar. 1 at Arizona * (P12N) W, 83-54 20 Sabrina Ionescu G 5-11 Jr. Walnut Creek, Calif. Miramonte HS Mar. 3 at #21 Arizona St * (P12N) W, 66-59 21 Erin Boley F 6-2 RSo. Hodgenville, Ky. Notre Dame/Elizabethtown HS Pac-12 Tournament 24 Ruthy Hebard F 6-4 Jr. Fairbanks, Alaska West Valley HS Mar. 7 First Round # (P12N) Bye 32 Oti Gildon F 6-1 Sr. Spokane, Wash. Gonzaga Prep HS Mar. 8 vs. Arizona # (P12N) W, 77-63 Head Coach: Kelly Graves (5th Season) Assistant Coaches: Mark Campbell, Jodie Berry, Xavi Lopez Mar. 9 vs. #25 UCLA # (P12N) W, 88-83 (OT) Pronunciation Guide: Maite Cazorla (My – Tay Cuh – ZOR – Luh), Oti Gildon (AHdee), Lydia Giomi (G – Oh – Me), Mar. 10 vs. #7 Stanford # (ESPN2) L, 64-57 Ruthy Hebard (He – Bird), Sabrina Ionescu (Yo – Ness – Coo), Nyara Sabally (Knee – Are - Uh Sah – Buh – Lee), Satou Sabally (Sah – Two Sah – Buh – Lee), Morgan Yaeger (YAY – ger), Xavi Lopez (CHA – vee) NCAA Tournament Mar. 22 15 PORTLAND ST (ESPN2) W, 78-40 STARTERS AND BENCH Mar. 24 10 INDIANA (ESPN2) W, 91-68 Mar. 29 vs. 6 South Dakota St + (ESPN2) W, 63-53 PROBABLE STARTERS Mar. 31 vs. 1 Mississippi St + (ESPN) 11 AM # Player Pos. PPG RPG APG Notable 20 Sabrina Ionescu G 19.6 7.5 8.3 3rd in NCAA in apg (8.3); finalist for Nancy Lieberman Award Apr. 5 Final Four ! (ESPN) TBA 5 Maite Cazorla G 9.7 1.3 4.3 UO record 144 games played & started; no turnovers vs. Indiana Apr. 7 National Championship ! (ESPN) TBA 0 Satou Sabally F 16.5 6.3 2.0 Needs 1 point to reach 1,000; finalist for Cheryl Miller Award 21 Erin Boley F 12.5 3.6 1.1 Tied UO record w/ 9 threes at UW; P12-best 51.4 3FG% in P12 gms Note - AP Poll used for all rankings Home games in BOLD CAPS at Matthew Knight Arena 24 Ruthy Hebard F 16.5 9.2 1.0 2nd in NCAA w/ 67.0 FG%; finalist for Katrina McClain Award @ Saint Mary’s Thanksgiving Invitational (Moraga, Calif.) RESERVES * Pac-12 Conference game # MGM Grand Arena (Las Vegas, Nev.) # Player Pos. PPG RPG APG Notable + Moda Center (Portland, Ore.) 2 Morgan Yaeger G 1.5 0.8 0.6 Knocked down 3 three-pointers vs. UCLA in Pac-12 tourney semis win ! Amalie Arena (Tampa, Fla.) 3 Taylor Chavez G 4.5 1.3 1.6 Out 8 games w/ foot injury; 2018 AZ Gatorade HS Player of the Year P12N - Pac-12 Network 14 Lydia Giomi F 1.9 2.1 0.2 Seven points, four rebounds vs. Portland State to open NCAA Tourney 32 Oti Gildon F 4.7 3.5 0.5 8 points, 3-of-4 FGs vs. Indiana; started vs. USC and UCLA in Eugene 1 Nyara Sabally F - - - Out for season after suffering ACL injury in FIBA U18 Euro title game @OregonWBB | GoDucks.com | Facebook.com/OregonWBB 3 PAC-12 STANDINGS Regular Season Records & Standings Rk Team Pac-12 Overall 1. Oregon 16-2 27-3 2. Stanford 15-3 25-4 3. Oregon State 14-4 24-6 4. UCLA 12-6 19-11 5. Arizona State 10-7 19-9 6. Utah 9-9 20-9 California 9-9 18-11 8. Arizona 7-11 17-12 USC 7-11 17-12 10. Washington State 4-14 9-20 11. Washington 2-15 9-20 12. Colorado 2-16 12-17 OREGON'S RECORD WHEN... PAC-12 CHAMPS: Oregon won the outright Pac-12 regular season title for a second straight season after Leading at halftime 29-1 defeating Arizona State in Tempe. The Ducks have gone 16-2 in league play in back-to-back years. Trailing at halftime 3-3 Tied at halftime - GAME NOTES Going to overtime - Shooting 50% or better on FGs 20-0 THE DUCKS IN THE POLLS - The Ducks are 6-3 in NCAA Tournament games Shooting under 50% on FGs 12-4 Week AP Coaches RPI played in Eugene. UO went 2-0 at home to open the Shooting 40% or better on 3FGs 19-1 Preseason 3 3 tournament both this year and last season. Shooting under 40% on 3FGs 13-3 Week 2 (1 1st vote) 3 - - UO made its first NCAA Tournament appearance in Week 3 3 3 1982, losing 59-53 to Missouri in Eugene. Scoring 70-or-more points 30-1 Week 4 3 3 - The Ducks made a program-best eight straight Allowing 70-or-more points 9-2 Week 5 3 3 NCAA appearances from 1994-2001. Getting more rebounds 28-1 Week 6 7 7 - The most points scored by a UO player in a NCAA Week 7 7 7 Tournament game is 29, set by Sabrina Ionescu THE LAST TIME OREGON..