Dylan Ennis Returns to the Court for His Sixth Season in the Ncaa with One Goal: to Take the Ducks to the Championships
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Villano, DDS, PC 2 | EMG Magazine EMG Magazine | 3 Contents Every Player Gets a Chance All 14 women star for the Ducks Pg 5 Oregon’s Most Versatile Player Jordan Bell brings more than just a jumpshot Pg 6-7 Men and Women Recruits Preview of new 2016-17 season Ducks Pg 8-9 1939 “Tall Firs” Tall in height and high in talent Pg 10,15 Dylan Ennis’ Last Run His sixth collegiate season Pg 16-17 A Perfect Pair in the Making Sabrina Ionescu and Maite Cazorola Pg 18-19 Cal AAU team infusing Pac-12 Basketball stars from California Pg 22 Photos by Adam Ederhart, Aaron Nelson, Amanda 2016 Shigeoka, Kaylee Domzalski DuckSeason, the Emerald’s annual football maga- BRAEDON KWIECIEN VP OF SALES AND MARKETING: zine, is published by Emerald Media Group, Inc., the SPORTS EDITOR: KENNEY JACOBY LINDSEY SMITH X303 independent nonprofit news company at the University ASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITORS: JONATHAN ACCOUNT EXECUTIVES:GREG BUTLER, TAYLOR of Oregon. Formerly the Oregon Daily Emerald, the HAWTHORNE, JARRID DENNEY BRADBURY, CARSON BIERAUGEL, KYLE BESA news organization was founded in 1900. WRITERS: ALEXA CHADID, GUS RUBEN ESTRADA MORRIS, ZAK LASTER, RYAN KOSTEKA EMERALD MEDIA GROUP DESIGN 1222 E. 13TH AVE., #300, EUGENE, OR BUSINESS EMILY HARRIS 97403, 541.346.5511, DAILYEMERALD.COM PRESIDENT & PUBLISHER: KELLY KONDO CHARLIE WEAVER X317 NEWSROOM VICE PRESIDENT, OPERATIONS: ON THE COVER DYLAN ENNIS WARMS UP BEFORE PLAYING EDITOR IN CHIEF: COOPER GREEN KATHY CARBONE X302 NCU ON NOV. 7 2016. PHOTO TAKEN BY ADAM ART DIRECTOR: RAQUEL ORTEGA EBERHART. PRINT MANAGING EDITOR: ADVERTISING 4 | EMG Magazine EMG Magazine | 5 Oregon guard Lexi Bando. (Kaylee Domzalski) Oregon forward Lydia Giomi. (Kaylee Domzalski) Oregon guard Morgan Yaeger. (Kaylee Domzalski) When Oregon was set to play No. 24-ranked Michigan OREGON BASKETBALL State, it was expected that the Graves would show nine or 10 players, but the Ducks dominated the game to the point GIVES EVERY PLAYER that all 14 players once again played. Following the 33-point win, the Ducks traveled to A CHANCE Honolulu, Hawaii to face No. 7 Mississippi State, which like the Michigan State game, was expected to be the first time BY SHAWN MEDOW Graves played fewer than 13 players. In every game for Oregon women’s basketball, the entire Instead, 14 players made cameos in Oregon’s first loss of eligible team has played. the season against the Ducks’ SEC opponents. At the start of the season, that number was 13, but with “Everyone’s contributing something different,” Lexi Bando freshman Sierra Campisano returning from injury in said after the win over Lamar. “It’s really fun, this team is the Ducks’ win over CSU Bakersfield, it became 14 total amazing and so much fun to play with.” players. It is highly unusual to see a team use its entire The success and competitiveness of Oregon while playing eligible squad, but Oregon might actually need to in order 14 players is rare. The Ducks’ depth is showing and it is not to establish chemistry with a freshmen class of seven a bad thing. “It kind of makes it disjointed a little bit,” Graves said. “It’s good because you know you can give it 110 percent “We’re going to have to tighten it up. and you’re gonna be tired in five minutes but you’re gonna Oregon was favorite to win in its first few games of have someone come in for you,” Megan Trinder said after nonconference play but that would soon change. Graves the Lamar win. was happy to play every player to keep the team fresh for Oregon might be able to keep its vast lineup intact, but the big games against then-ranked No.24 Michigan State it is only a matter of time until the Ducks will have to and 7th-ranked Mississippi State. start playing fewer people. For now, it is working well, “We’re trying to get as many kids as many minutes as and as Graves has suggested, it might not change until the possible,” Graves said following the win against UTSA. conclusion of nonconference play. 4 | EMG Magazine EMG Magazine | 5 With the addition of a jumpshot, Jordan Bell has become one of Oregon’s more versatile players BY JARRID DENNEY With nine minutes remaining in Jordan Bell. Oregon’s road matchup with Baylor Bell, a 6-foot-9 forward who runs on Nov. 15, Jordan Bell caught an like a guard and has one of the entry pass at the top of the key, quickest second jumps in college turned to face the basket and cooly basketball, became a breakout drained a contested 18-foot jumper. contributor for the Ducks during Earlier in the half, Bell caught a last year’s NCAA Tournament. pass on a fastbreak after an Oregon His offensive game consisted steal, took two dribbles and almost entirely of monstrous two- delivered a Euro step that caused handed dunks and putbacks off The No. 5 Oregon Ducks a backpedaling Baylor defender to missed shots. play the Army Black fall to the ground as Bell finished an Bell is one of the top shot-blockers Knights at Matthew Knight easy layup. Arena in Eugene, Ore. in the country — he broke Oregon’s on Friday, Nov. 11, 2016. These plays marked the evolution of school block record in just his 50th (Adam Eberhardt) Portland Airport Transportation since 1973 NO HASSLE BUS SERVICE, EVERY 2 HOURS, EVERY DAY Transportation between Phoenix Inn, Eugene & Portland Airport Reservations Required 541-33-GO-HUT (541-334-6488) HUTSHUTTLE.COM FREE WIFI! 6 | EMG Magazine EMG Magazine | 7 Oregon Ducks forward Jordan Bell (1) throws down an alley-oop. (Adam Eberhart) career game — and paired with his Bell’s offensive expansion couldn’t at the top of the key gave Bell the defensive gifts, his ability to clean have come at a better time for option to shoot or put the ball on up misses on the offensive end was the Ducks. the floor and beat an opposing big enough to make him an impact man one-on-one. He did both well at As seen in the game against Baylor, player last year. Over the summer, times against the Bears. Oregon doesn’t have a solid answer he added a jump shot to his game for matchup zone defenses at this When paired with Boucher, which that could make him one of the best point in the year. he will be often this year, Bell’s two-way threats in the Pac-12. offensive versatility means the Bell might not be the full answer, “The jumpers developed a lot — Ducks will boast two sharpshooting but he is part of the solution. just little tweaks and fixes, like power forwards who can play keeping my elbow in, keeping the “I’ve talked to him a little bit about interchangeably on the block, or ball up toward my face,” Bell said. becoming a better perimeter along the baseline on the weak side “Just little stuff like that. Coach defender,” Oregon head coach Dana of the defense. Mike Mennenga helped me out a Altman said. “We’re gonna need “With both of them, I can just run lot in the summer. Everyday in the that out of him. I think offensively in the lane and throw it behind my morning, just working out.” he can do some things from there. head and one of them will catch it But defensively, we’re gonna Bell was among the best shooters in and dunk it,” Oregon guard Dylan need him to get better and guard the gym by the time August rolled Ennis said. smaller guys.” around. He beat almost everybody Whatever role the Ducks unleash on Oregon’s roster at one point or When they struggled to shoot Bell in this year, expect to see his another, including sophomore guard against Baylor, the Ducks would offensive game blossom as the Tyler Dorsey, who shot 40.6 percent run their offense through Bell at season goes on and the Ducks have from 3-point range last season. times — something that seemed more options available. unimaginable last year. An entry pass 6 | EMG Magazine EMG Magazine | 7 New Men’s Basketball Recruits By Gus Morris Oregon welcomed five new players junior year, Pritchard decommitted in nation-high 211 blocks and collected to its roster for the 2016-17 season. July of 2015. A little over a month later he five triple-doubles in points, rebounds Before the additions of transfers Paul committed to Oregon. Pritchard already and blocks that season. The Pronghorns White and Kavel Bigby-Williams, Oregon created a legacy for himself during his went 35-2 and finished third at the junior boasted the 30th ranked recruiting prep days at West Linn, winning four college national tourna- class in the nation according to ESPN.