Winter quarter at the university began Monday, and already the Oregon men’s basketball team faces a huge test.
Two underwhelming performances and a roster in flux have challenged the Ducks over the past week. To that, add a California team that swept its opening weekend of conference play, and takes on the UO men in Matthew Knight Arena on Wednesday (7 p.m., Pac-12 Networks).
“We’ve got competitors on the team … a group that, we’ve fought some adversity in years past,” UO coach Dana Altman said. “They’ve always bowed up and fought a little bit.