Official Site of the Ducks · Feb 27, 2018
Ahead Of Schedule: Pac-12 Title Comes Early For Ducks Under Graves
On the heels of last spring's Elite Elite run, by a precocious Oregon team that returned essentially intact for the 2017-18 season, UO coach Kelly Graves didn't want to get ahead of himself.
Yes, the Ducks returned 100 percent of their scoring and rebounding production from the tournament run. No, Graves didn't think his team was quite ready to sustain its March magic over a full season, and contend for a Pac-12 title. At least not yet, he thought last fall, as the Ducks prepared for their encore.
"Over an 18-game schedule, double-round robin like we do?" Graves mused recently. "That's hard, for a team this young competing against really good teams that have a lot of veterans."
