After a disappointing start to last season, which wasn’t helped by injuries to Bol Bol, Kenny Wooten and Louis King along the way, the Ducks miraculously still claimed the conference crown and used their momentum to make a run in the NCAA Tournament.
From there, they dismantled Wisconsin, beat UC Irvine, and lost to the eventual champs Virginia in the closing minutes. As soon as the final buzzer sounded, the Ducks lost once again, this time in the departures of the aforementioned Bol, Wooten, and King to the NBA, as well as others to graduation.