The 2020–21 Oregon Ducks men's basketball team represented the University of Oregon during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Ducks, led by 11th-year head coach Dana Altman, played their home games at Matthew Knight Arena as members of the Pac–12 Conference. They finished the season 21-7, 14-4 in Pac-12 Play to finish as regular season champions. They defeated Arizona State in the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 tournament before losing in the semifinals to Oregon State. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament, where they advanced to the second round due to a positive COVID-19 test from VCU. They defeated Iowa in the second round to advance to the Sweet Sixteen, where they lost to USC.
Previous season
The Ducks finished the season 24–7, 13–5 in Pac-12 play to win the regular season Pac-12 championship. They were set to take on rival Oregon State in the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 tournament. However, the Pac-12 Tournament, along with all postseason tournaments, was cancelled amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Off-season
Departures Oregon departures Payton Pritchard 3 G 6'2" 190 Senior West Linn, OR Graduated/2020 NBA draft Shakur Juiston 10 F 6'7" 225 RS senior Paterson, NJ Graduated C. J. Walker 14 F 6'8" 200 Freshman Sanford, FL Transferred to UCF Addison Patterson 22 G 6'6" 195 Freshman Milton, ON Transferred to Nevada Anthony Mathis 32 G 6'4" 185 RS senior West Linn, OR Graduated/Signed to play professionally in Greece with Charilaos Trikoupis Francis Okoro 33 F 6'9" 235 Sophomore Imo, Nigeria Transferred to Saint Louis
Incoming transfers Oregon incoming transfers Amauri Hardy 11 G 6'2" 190 Senior Farmington Hills, MI Transferred from UNLV. Was eligible to play immediately since Hardy graduated from UNLV, and had two years of eligibility due to an NCAA ruling that the 2020–21 season would not be counted against athletic eligibility. His younger brother is Jaden Hardy. Aaron Estrada 24 G 6'4" 207 Sophomore Woodbury, NJ Transferred from Saint Peter's. Under NCAA transfer rules, he had to redshirt the 2020–21 season. Because he was redshirting the 2020–21 season, he was not covered by the aforementioned NCAA ruling. L. J. Figueroa 30 G/F 6'6" 200 Senior Lawrence, MA Transferred from St. John's. Was eligible to play immediately since he graduated from St. John's, and had two years of eligibility due to the aforementioned NCAA ruling.
2020 recruiting class
2021 recruiting class
Roster
Schedule and results
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Ranking movement
*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings.^Coaches did not release a Week 1 poll.
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