Oregon’s locker room will be full of unfamiliar faces for Payton Pritchard at the start of the 2017-18 season. After being the lone freshman to crack the Ducks’ regular rotation last season, he will find himself as one of the most experienced players in the lineup for his sophomore year.
Pritchard began the 2017 season as the backup point guard behind Casey Benson, but still receiving a lot of minutes on a team with high expectations. After Oregon started to falter under these expectations by going 2-2 to start the year, Dana Altman moved Pritchard to the starting role, replacing Benson.