2007–08 Oregon Ducks men's basketball team

The 2007–08 Oregon Ducks men's basketball team represented the University of Oregon in the college basketball season of 2007–08. The team was coached by Ernie Kent and played their home games at McArthur Court.

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 Rice and an important east-coast win at then ranked #19 Georgetown. The Ducks suffered their first loss of the season against USC but were able to bounce back and defeat then ranked #1 UCLA 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 Miami University (Ohio), Winthrop University, and a Sweet Sixteen victory over UNLV. Their final game of the season was a 77–85 loss to eventual NCAA men's basketball tournament champions, Florida.

Pre-season June 28 – Aaron Brooks was selected in the 2007 NBA draft as the 26th selection overall during the 1st round by the Houston Rockets.

July – Guard Tajuan Porter played on the United States' U19 team in the 2007 FIBA U19 World Championship. The tournament was played in Novi Sad, Serbia and the United States' team placed 2nd, suffering their first loss of the tournament to Serbia 69–74 in the championship game. Also, Forward Maarty Leunen played on the United States' Pan American Games 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 1 Malik Hairston – Senior – Detroit, Mich. 4 Bryce Taylor – Senior – Encino, Calif. 4 Ben Voogd – Junior – Florence, Ore. 12 Tajuan Porter – Sophomore – Detroit, Mich. 13 Churchill Odia – 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

Ernie Kent – Head Coach Mark Hudson – Assistant Coach Kenny Payne – 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 Malik Hairston 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

Game Leaders Pepperdine Oregon Scoring Malcolm Thomas: 22 Points Malik Hariston: 17 Points Rebounds Malcolm Thomas: 8 Rebounds Maarty Leunen: 14 Rebounds Assists Rico Tucker: 5 Assists Tajuan Porter: 9 Assists Steals Tyrone Shelley: 3 Steals Bryce Taylor: 3 Steals Blocks Malcolm Thomas: 2 Blocks Maarty Leunen: 3 Blocks

Pacific @ Oregon

Game Leaders Pacific Oregon Scoring Steffan Johnson: 22 Points Tajuan Porter: 23 Points Rebounds Michael Nunnally: 7 Rebounds Maarty Leunen: 10 Rebounds Assists Steffan Johnson: 5 Assists Joevan Catron: 3 Assists Steals Steffan Johnson: 1 Steals Kamyron Brown: 2 Steals Blocks Michael Nunnally: 2 Blocks Bryce Taylor: 2 Blocks

Western Michigan @ Oregon

Game Leaders Western Michigan Oregon Scoring David Kool: 24 Points Malik Hariston: 29 Points Rebounds Derek Drews: 6 Rebounds Joevan Catron: 10 Rebounds Assists Andre Ricks: 4 Assists Joevan Catron: 4 Assists Steals Andrew Hershberger: 3 Steals Maarty Leunen: 1 Steals Blocks Donald Lawson: 1 Blocks Malik Hariston: 4 Blocks

Oregon @ Portland

Game Leaders Oregon Portland Scoring Malik Hariston: 24 Points Taishi Ito: 13 Points Rebounds Maarty Leunen: 10 Rebounds Luke Sikma: 10 Rebounds Assists Kamyron Brown: 10 Assists Luke Sikma: 4 Assists Steals Tajuan Porter: 2 Steals Luke Sikma: 3 Steals Blocks Joevan Catron: 2 Blocks Luke Sikma: 2 Blocks

Oregon @ Saint Mary's

Game Leaders Oregon Saint Mary's Scoring Kamyron Brown: 20 Points Patrick Mills: 37 Points Rebounds Maarty Leunen: 11 Rebounds Diamon Simpson: 12 Rebounds Assists Maarty Leunen: 2 Assists Patrick Mills: 5 Assists Steals Kamyron Brown: 2 Steals Patrick Mills: 2 Steals Blocks Kamyron Brown: 2 Blocks Diamon Simpson: 2 Blocks

San Francisco @ Oregon

Game Leaders San Francisco Oregon Scoring Manny Quezada: 30 Points Maarty Leunen: 18 Points Rebounds Dior Lowhorn: 7 Rebounds Joevan Catron: 14 Rebounds Assists Myron Strong: 7 Assists Joevan Catron: 4 Assists Steals Manny Quezada: 2 Steals Joevan Catron: 2 Steals Blocks Diamon Simpson: 2 Blocks Kamyron Brown: 2 Blocks

Oregon @ Kansas State

Game Leaders Oregon Kansas State Scoring Bryce Taylor: 18 Points Michael Beasley: 24 Points Rebounds Maarty Leunen: 13 Rebounds Michael Beasley: 12 Rebounds Assists Tajuan Porter: 5 Assists Jacob Pullen: 5 Assists Steals Malik Hairston: 2 Steals Jacob Pullen: 3 Steals Blocks Malik Hairston: 3 Blocks Michael Beasley: 3 Blocks

Utah @ Oregon

Game Leaders Utah Oregon Scoring Tyler Kepkay: 23 Points Bryce Taylor: 20 Points Rebounds Luke Nevill: 5 Rebounds Joevan Catron: 7 Rebounds Assists Tyler Kepkay: 3 Assists Kamyron Brown: 4 Assists Steals Tyler Kepkay: 2 Steals Maarty Leunen: 3 Steals Blocks Luke Nevill: 1 Blocks Malik Hariston: 1 Blocks

Sacramento @ Oregon

Game Leaders Sacramento State Oregon Scoring Loren Leath: 21 Points Maarty Leunen: 23 Points Rebounds Randy Adams: 8 Rebounds Maarty Leunen: 11 Rebounds Assists Vinnie McGhee Jr.: 7 Assists Kamyron Brown: 6 Assists Steals Loren Leath: 2 Steals Kamyron Brown: 2 Steals Blocks Clark Woods: 1 Blocks Joevan Catron: 1 Blocks

Oregon @ Nebraska

Game Leaders Oregon Nebraska Scoring Tajuan Porter: 29 Points Aleks Maric: 23 Points Rebounds Joevan Catron: 9 Rebounds Ryan Anderson: 9 Rebounds Assists Kamyron Brown: 4 Assists Jay-R Strowbridge: 5 Assists Steals Joevan Catron: 2 Steals Ryan Anderson: 4 Steals Blocks Joevan Catron: 1 Blocks Aleks Maric: 3 Blocks

Oregon vs. Oakland

Game Leaders Oregon Oakland Scoring Joevan Catron: 15 Points Derick Nelson: 22 Points Rebounds Maarty Leunen: 12 Rebounds Derick Nelson: 9 Rebounds Assists Maarty Leunen: 5 Assists Johnathon Jones: 8 Assists Steals Maarty Leunen: 1 Steal Derick Nelson: 2 Steals Blocks None Keith Benson: 2 Blocks

Stats

Team

Ore Opp Scoring 639 538   Points per game 91.3 76.9   Scoring Margin +14.4 – Field goals-Att 229–451 195–471   Field Goal Pct. .508 .414 3-Point FG-Att 61–144 49–170   3-Point FG pct. .424 .288   3-Point FG Made per Game 8.7 7.0 Free Throws-Att 120–190 99–143   Free Throw Pct. .632 .692

Ore Opp Rebounds 294 252   Rebounds per Game 42.0 36.0   Rebounding Margin +6.0 – Assists 118 105   Assists per Game 16.9 15.0 Turnovers 92 100   Turnovers per Game 13.1 14.3   Turnover Margin +1.1 –   Assist-Turnover Ratio 1.3 1.1

Ore Opp Steals 38 42   Steals per Game 5.4 6.0 Blocks 36 24   Blocks per Game 5.1 3.4 Winning Streak 2 –   Home Win Streak 4 – Attendance 32,380 20,909   Games/Avg per Game 4/8,095 3/6,970

Scores by half

Individual Name GP MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA PTS OFF DEF TOT AST TO STL BLK PF Malik Hairston 29 911 162 307 91 126 48 110 463 41 95 136 66 50 18 26 81 Maarty Leunen 30 1045 148 259 108 136 57 107 461 64 216 280 88 47 26 11 70 Tajuan Porter 30 967 140 364 53 67 75 213 408 14 56 70 73 69 14 4 66 Joevan Catron 24 637 82 160 56 84 5 13 225 52 92 144 55 50 13 11 73 Bryce Taylor 28 921 130 274 59 73 49 123 368 31 75 106 40 46 20 12 69 Kamyron Brown 28 535 41 102 35 61 8 31 125 2 47 49 93 67 22 3 42 LeKendrick Longmire 26 296 43 79 8 27 3 10 97 21 19 40 4 10 11 5 35 Frantz Dorsainvil 19 153 27 47 8 24 0 0 62 16 17 30 2 16 4 2 29 Mitch Platt 22 169 14 24 4 12 0 0 32 6 16 22 12 10 2 2 15 Churchill Odia 26 347 16 40 0 0 13 35 45 6 30 36 21 7 6 1 37 Drew Viney 10 76 6 17 2 6 4 11 18 3 10 13 2 4 1 2 14 Ray Schafer 6 18 2 4 3 4 0 0 7 2 1 3 0 1 2 0 4 Total 30 6075 811 1677 427 620 262 653 2311 309 722 1031 456 379 139 79 535

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

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