The Oregon Ducks women's basketball team is the official women's basketball team of the University of Oregon in Eugene, Oregon. Basketball is one of 11 varsity women's sports at the University of Oregon. The team is a member of the Big Ten Conference and a Division I team in the National Collegiate Athletic Association. Matthew Knight Arena is the home venue for both women's and men's basketball and women's volleyball. Nike provides the official team uniforms for University of Oregon sports teams.

History Women's basketball (as a zoned, single-dribble game) at the University of Oregon started as a club in 1899, brought to Oregon by physical education instructor Alice Chapman, wife of University President Charles Chapman. With a women's intercollegiate game emerging at Willamette University, Oregon Agricultural College, Pacific University, and elsewhere, an effort was made during the 1902–03 academic year to organize a women's university team."Society Notes," Eugene Register, vol. 9, no. 65 (Oct. 21, 1902), p. 3. This effort was waylaid by the Oregon faculty athletic committee early in January 1903, however, with the committee deeming it "not advisable" for the "young ladies' basketball team" to enter into intercollegiate games."Will Strive for Footlight Plaudits," Eugene Register, vol. 9, no. 133 (Jan. 9, 1903), p. 6. Instead, it was hoped that two campus teams could be organized to keep competition on a local level.

The sport became an "interest group" in 1965. Intercollegiate games also began in 1965, and in 1966, the women's team entered the Northwest College Women's Sports Association (which would eventually become the AIAW Region 9 conference). The program became official in 1973, the year following the passage of Title IX, which required federally supported universities to offer equal opportunities in men's and women's athletics."Reaching a Bit Further," Emerald Sports Weekly, March 11, 1981. They have an all-time record (as of the end of the 2015–16 season) of 706–507. They previously played in the Northwest Basketball League from 1977 to 1982 (47–5 all-time record) and the NorPac Conference from 1982 to 1986 (34–12 all-time record) before the Pacific-10 Conference, now known as the Pac-12 Conference, began sponsoring women's sports in 1986. The Ducks' current all-time conference record is 260–280. They won the Women's National Invitation Tournament in 1989 over San Diego State, 67–64; and in 2002, with a 54–52 win over Houston.

Season-by-season results 1973–74 Jane Spearing 3–8 n/a1974–75 Nancy Mikleton 2–10 n/a1975–76 Nancy Mikleton 5–15 n/a1976–77 Elwin Heiny 11–6 n/a1977–78 Elwin Heiny 19–5 8–4 (2nd)1978–79 Elwin Heiny 23–2 11–0 (1st)1979–80 Elwin Heiny 24–5 13–0 (1st)1980–81 Elwin Heiny 25–7 11–1 (1st)1981–82 Elwin Heiny 21–5 4–0 (1st)1982–83 Elwin Heiny 15–14 8–4 (3rd)1983–84 Elwin Heiny 23–7 10–1 (1st)1984–85 Elwin Heiny 14–14 6–5 (3rd)1985–86 Elwin Heiny 21–7 10–2 (T-1st)1986–87 Elwin Heiny 23–7 14–4 (T-2nd)1987–88 Elwin Heiny 16–12 9–9 (5th)1988–89 Elwin Heiny 22–10 11–7 (3rd)1989–90 Elwin Heiny 17–12 9–9 (T-4th)1990–91 Elwin Heiny 13–15 6–12 (8th)1991–92 Elwin Heiny 14–14 6–12 (7th)1992–93 Elwin Heiny 9–18 3–15 (T-9th)1993–94 Jody Runge 20–9 13–5 (3rd)1994–95 Jody Runge 18–10 11–7 (4th)1995–96 Jody Runge 18–11 10–8 (T-3rd)1996–97 Jody Runge 22–7 14–4 (2nd)1997–98 Jody Runge 17–10 13–5 (4th)1998–99 Jody Runge 25–6 15–3 (T-1st)1999–00 Jody Runge 23–8 14–4 (1st)2000–01 Jody Runge 17–12 10–8 (4th)

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Individual accomplishments

Individual National Award winners

Players USBWA National Freshman of the Year Sabrina Ionescu (2017)

Katrina McClain Award Ruthy Hebard (2018) Ruthy Hebard (2020)

Wade Trophy Sabrina Ionescu (2019) Sabrina Ionescu (2020)

Nancy Lieberman Award Sabrina Ionescu (2018) Sabrina Ionescu (2019) Sabrina Ionescu (2020)

John R. Wooden Award Sabrina Ionescu (2019) Sabrina Ionescu (2020)

AP Player of the Year Sabrina Ionescu (2020)

USBWA Player of the Year Sabrina Ionescu (2020)

Naismith Player of the Year Sabrina Ionescu (2020)

James E. Sullivan Award Sabrina Ionescu (2019)

Honda Sports Award Sabrina Ionescu (2020)

USBWA Player of the Year Sabrina Ionescu (2020)

Individual Conference Award winners Pac-12 Player of the Year Lauri Landerholm (1986–87) Shaquala Williams (1999–00) Jillian Alleyne (2015–16†) Sabrina Ionescu (2017–18) Sabrina Ionescu (2018–19) Sabrina Ionescu (2019–20)

Pac-12 Tournament Most Outstanding Player Sabrina Ionescu (2018) Sabrina Ionescu (2020)

Pac-12 Coach of the Year Kelly Graves (2018) (AP) Kelly Graves (2019) † Shared Award

Postseason NCAA tournament results The Ducks have appeared in 19 NCAA tournaments. Their combined record is 19–19.

1982 #6 First Round #3 Missouri L 53–59 1984 #3 First Round #6 San Diego State L 63–70 1987 #10 First RoundSecond Round #7 Eastern Washington #2 Ohio State W 75–56L 62–76 1994 #6 Round of 64Round of 32 #11 Santa Clara #3 Colorado W 74–59L 71–92 1995 #6 Round of 64 #11 Louisville L 65–67 1996 #11 Round of 64 #6 Wisconsin L 60–74 1997 #6 Round of 64Round of 32 #11 San Diego State#3 Tennessee W 79–62L 59–76 1998 #12 Round of 64 #5 Rutgers L 76–79 1999 #5 Round of 64Round of 32 #12 Cincinnati#4 Iowa State W 65–56L 70–85 2000 #6 Round of 64 #11 UAB L 79–80 OT 2001 #13 Round of 64 #4 Iowa L 82–882005 #10 Round of 64Round of 32 #7 TCU#2 Baylor W 58–55L 46–69 2017 #10 Round of 64Round of 32Sweet SixteenElite Eight #7 Temple#2 Duke#3 Maryland#1 Connecticut W 71–70W 74–65W 77–63L 52–90 2018 #2 Round of 64Round of 32Sweet SixteenElite Eight #15 Seattle#10 Minnesota #11 Central Michigan #1 Notre Dame W 88–45W 101–73W 83–69 L 84–74 2019 #2 Round of 64Round of 32Sweet SixteenElite EightFinal Four #15 Portland State#10 Indiana #6 South Dakota State #1 Mississippi State #1 Baylor W 78–40W 91–68W 63–53 W 88–84 L 72–67 2021 #6 Round of 64Round of 32Sweet Sixteen#11 South Dakota #3 Georgia#2 Louisville W 67–47W 57–50L 60–422022 #5 Round of 64 #12 Belmont L 70–73 OT2025 #10 Round of 64Round of 32 #7 Vanderbilt#2 Duke W 77–73 OTL 53–592026 #8 Round of 64Round of 32 #9 Virginia Tech#1 Texas W 70–60L 58–100

Historical NCAA tournament seeding Years →'82'84'87'94'95'96'97'98'99'00'01'05'17'18'19'20'21'22'25'26Seeds →631066116125613101022 65108 The 2020 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament was canceled March 12, 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States.

Pac-10/12 tournament seeding Years →'02'03'04'05'06'07'08'09'10'11'12'13'14'15'16'17'18'19'20'21'22'23Seeds→758286776991210106611 1429

B1G Tournament Seeding Years →'25'26Seeds→811 Bold indicates tournament champion

Coaching history Jane Spearing coached the first official season for the Ducks in 1973–74. The team finished that season with a 3–8 losing record. The 1974–75 and 1975–76 seasons were coached by Nancy Mikleton and the team posted 2–10 and 5–15 records, respectively. Head coach Elwin Heiny took over the program in 1976 and remained coach until 1993. Heiny was the first full-time coach hired for women's basketball. In his first season as head coach, Heiny coached the team to its first winning record (11–6). Jody Runge took over as head coach in 1993 and coached until 2001. She coached the Ducks to NCAA tournament appearances during each of her eight seasons as coach. Runge also spoke out for equality in women's athletics. From 2001 to 2009, former Oregon Ducks All-American Bev Smith coached the team, posting an 83–69 overall record. Paul Westhead coached the Ducks from the 2009–10 season through the 2013–14 season. The current head coach is Kelly Graves, assisted by Associate Head Coach Mark Campbell, and Assistant Coaches Jodie Berry and Xavi López.

Facilities The early women's basketball clubs played in Gerlinger Hall on the University of Oregon campus, built in 1927 to serve as the women's gymnasium. Games eventually moved to McArthur Court (also called Mac Court and "The Pit") — one of the most renowned college athletic facilities of all time. Admission was first charged for women's games at Mac Court in 1978. The Ducks relocated when Matthew Knight Arena opened in 2011. In their first game in Matthew Knight, the women's team defeated Oregon State University in the "Civil War," 81–72.

Statistical leaders Current through Oregon's game against Oregon State on December 13, 2020. Players active in the 2020–21 season are in bold type.

Career leaders

+ Scoring 1 Sabrina Ionescu 2016–20 2,562 2 Ruthy Hebard 2016–20 2,368 3 Alison Lang 1980–84 2,252 4 Jillian Alleyne 2012–16 2,151 5 Bev Smith 1978–82 2,063 6 Stefanie Kasperski 1986–90 1,956 7 Lauri Landerholm 1982–87 1,783 8 Amanda Johnson 2008–12 1,505 9 Arianne Boyer 1993–97 1,501 10 Shaquala Williams 1998–2002 1,478

+ Rebounds 1 Jillian Alleyne 2012–16 1,712 2 Bev Smith 1978–82 1,352 3 Ruthy Hebard 2016–20 1,299 4 Alison Lang 1980–84 1,151 5 Phillipina Kylei 2021-25 1,073 6 Sabrina Ionescu 2016–20 1,040 7 Stefanie Kasperski 1986–90 996 8 Amanda Johnson 2008–12 893 9 Debbie Sporcich 1990–94 868 10 Arianne Boyer 1993–97 850

+ Assists 1 Sabrina Ionescu 2016–20 1,091 2 Maite Cazorla 2015–19 691 3 Lauri Landerholm 1982–87 607 4 Bev Smith 1978–82 443 5 Missy Croshaw 1990–94 417 6 Jacquie Semeniuk 1986–90 408 7 Corrie Misuzawa 2003–05 389 8 Shaquala Williams 1998–2002 369 9 Kaela Chapdelaine 2004–08 362 10 Lisa Bowyer 1996–99 358

+ Steals 1 Bev Smith 1978–82 349 2 Lauri Landerholm 1982–87 290 3 Sabrina Ionescu 2016–20 207 4 Nia Jackson 2008–12 204 5 Maite Cazorla 2015–19 201 6 Julie Cushing 1977–80 200 7 Amanda Johnson 2008–12 195 8 Lisa Bowyer 1996–99 186 9 Jasmin Holliday 2009–12 183 10 Debbie Adams 1977–81 173

+ Blocks 1 Alison Lang 1980–84 425 2 Stefanie Kasperski 1986–90 402 3 Jenny Mowe 1996–2001 222 4 Bev Smith 1978–82 193 5 Renae Fegent 1994–97 169 6 Jillian Alleyne 2012–16 147 7 Ruthy Hebard 2016–20 146 8 Phillipina Kyei 2021-25 138 9 Cathrine Kraayeveld 2000–05 132 10 Gabi Neumann 1984–87 111

+ Three-pointers 1 Sabrina Ionescu 2016–20 329 2 Lexi Bando 2014–18 283 3 Taylor Lilley 2007–10 270 4 Erin Boley 2018–2021 219 5 Maite Cazorla 2015–19 211 6 Missy Croshaw 1990–94 189 7 Brandi Davis 2002–06 186 8 Jamie Craighead 1998–2002 182 9 Satou Sabally 2017–20 180 10 Amanda Johnson 2008–12 168

+ Field goal percentage 1 Ruthy Hebard 2016–20 .651 2 Alison Lang 1980–84 .590 3 Jenny Mowe 1996–2001 .573 4 Stefanie Kasperski 1986–90 .563 5 Sara Wilson 1990–94 .554 6 Angelina Wolvert 1997–2001 .544 7 Jillian Alleyne 2012–16 .543 8 Debbie Sporcich 1990–94 .540 9 Gabi Neumann 1984–87 .534 10 Debbie Adams 1977–81 .534

+ Three-point percentage 1 Lexi Bando 2014–18 .457 2 Jennifer Boum 1987–91 .446 3 Michelle Eble 1987–90 .443 4 Erin Boley 2018–2021 .429 5 Sabrina Ionescu 2016–20 .422 6 Taylor Chavez 2018–2021 .414 7 Natasha O'Brien 1997–99 .407 8 Chelsea Wagner 2003–06 .395 9 Missy Croshaw 1990–94 .392 10 Victoria Kenyon 2008–11 .391

+ Free throw percentage 1 Micaela Cocks 2007–10 .859 2 Sabrina Ionescu 2016–20 .851 3 Shaquala Williams 1998–2002 .839 4 Carolyn Gaines 2003–07 .812 5 Lauri Landerholm 1982–87 .810 6 Ariel Thomas 2010–14 .809 7 Sonja Curtis 1996–99 .800 8 Maite Cazorla 2015–19 .790 9 Lexi Bando 2014–18 .789 10 Gabrielle Richards 2004–06 .786

Single-season leaders

+ Scoring 1 Sabrina Ionescu 2018–19 755 2 Sabrina Ionescu 2017–18 748 3 Alison Lang 1982–83 693 4 Chrishae Rowe 2013–14 690 5 Jillian Alleyne 2013–14 684 6 Ruthy Hebard 2017–18 652 7 Stefanie Kasperski 1988–89 650 8 Bev Smith 1980–81 632 Satou Sabally 2018–19 632 10 Alison Lang 1983–84 609

+ Rebounds 1 Jillian Alleyne 2013–14 519 2 Jillian Alleyne 2014–15 455 3 Bev Smith 1980–81 376 Phillipina Kyei 2022–23 376 5 Jillian Alleyne 2012–13 370 6 Jillian Alleyne 2015–16 368 7 Bev Smith 1979–80 367 8 Ruthy Hebard 2018–19 335 9 Ruthy Hebard 2017–18 333 10 Bev Smith 1978–79 323