It’s been an interesting hoops season so far in Eugene. While Kelly Graves’ squad of young ladies continue to impress on the way potentially to their first conference crown since 2000, the men’s side is experiencing something it hasn’t for a few years: keeping themselves on the bubble for an NCAA Tournament berth come March.
Unlike the last couple of seasons, when the men of Oregon were the beautiful cheerleading squad captain who had the body of a 25-year-old in high school, this year they’re traversing more along the lines of the awkward, bespectacled girl with her hair up in pigtails who likes to play Magic the Gathering at lunch.