If the Ducks’ two exhibition contests are any indication of just who Oregon will be this season, then it’s safe to say that the program hasn’t lost too much momentum from last year’s Final Four campaign. And yet, while a follow up with another deep March run seems unlikely for the boys from Eugene, there’s some serious belief building around the Pac-12 that the cupboard at Oregon may not be as bare as it was originally expected to be.
It sure was a tough off-season for Oregon head coach Dana Altman, who felt the immediate effects of being one of the country’s top teams in the country last season, when he lost five players in Dillon Brooks (Memphis Grizzlies), Tyler Dorsey (Atlanta Hawks), Chris Boucher (Golden State Warriors), Jordan Bell (Golden State Warriors) and Dylan Ennis (Serbia) to the professional ranks, as well as two more in Casey Benson (Grand Canyon) and Kavell Bigby-Williams (LSU) to the transfer market.