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| University | University of Oregon | ||||||||||
| Head coach | Kelly Graves (11th season) | ||||||||||
| Conference | Big Ten | ||||||||||
| Location | Eugene, Oregon | ||||||||||
| Arena | Matthew Knight Arena (capacity: 12,364) | ||||||||||
| Nickname | Ducks | ||||||||||
| Student section | Oregon Pit Crew | ||||||||||
| Colors | Green and yellow[1] | ||||||||||
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| NCAA tournament Final Four | |||||||||||
| 2019 | |||||||||||
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| AIAW tournament Sweet Sixteen | |||||||||||
| 1981 | |||||||||||
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| 1980, 1981 | |||||||||||
| Conference tournament champions | |||||||||||
| NorPac: 1982, 1984 Pac-12: 2018, 2020 | |||||||||||
| Conference regular-season champions | |||||||||||
| 1999, 2000, 2018, 2019, 2020 | |||||||||||
TheOregon Ducks women's basketball team is the official women's basketball team of theUniversity of Oregon inEugene, Oregon. Basketball is one of 11 varsity women's sports at the University of Oregon. The team is a member of theBig Ten Conference and a Division I team in theNational Collegiate Athletic Association.Matthew Knight Arena is the home venue for both women's and men's basketball and women's volleyball.Nike provides the official team uniforms for University of Oregon sports teams.
Women's basketball (as a zoned, single-dribble game) at the University of Oregon started as a club in 1899, brought to Oregon by physical education instructor Alice Chapman, wife of University President Charles Chapman. With a women's intercollegiate game emerging atWillamette University,Oregon Agricultural College,Pacific University, and elsewhere, an effort was made during the 1902–03 academic year to organize a women's university team.[2] This effort was waylaid by the Oregon faculty athletic committee early in January 1903, however, with the committee deeming it "not advisable" for the "young ladies' basketball team" to enter into intercollegiate games.[3] Instead, it was hoped that two campus teams could be organized to keep competition on a local level.[3]
The sport became an "interest group" in 1965. Intercollegiate games also began in 1965, and in 1966, the women's team entered the Northwest College Women's Sports Association (which would eventually become theAIAW Region 9 conference). The program became official in 1973, the year following the passage of Title IX, which required federally supported universities to offer equal opportunities in men's and women's athletics.[4] They have an all-time record (as of the end of the 2015–16 season) of 706–507. They previously played in the Northwest Basketball League from 1977 to 1982 (47–5 all-time record) and the NorPac Conference from 1982 to 1986 (34–12 all-time record) before the Pacific-10 Conference, now known as thePac-12 Conference, began sponsoring women's sports in 1986. The Ducks' current all-time conference record is 260–280. They won theWomen's National Invitation Tournament in 1989 over San Diego State, 67–64; and in 2002, with a 54–52 win over Houston.[5]
| Season | Coach | Record | Conference record |
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| 1973–74 | Jane Spearing | 3–8 | n/a |
| 1974–75 | Nancy Mikleton | 2–10 | n/a |
| 1975–76 | Nancy Mikleton | 5–15 | n/a |
| 1976–77 | Elwin Heiny | 11–6 | n/a |
| 1977–78 | Elwin Heiny | 19–5 | 8–4 (2nd) |
| 1978–79 | Elwin Heiny | 23–2 | 11–0 (1st) |
| 1979–80 | Elwin Heiny | 24–5 | 13–0 (1st) |
| 1980–81 | Elwin Heiny | 25–7 | 11–1 (1st) |
| 1981–82 | Elwin Heiny | 21–5 | 4–0 (1st) |
| 1982–83 | Elwin Heiny | 15–14 | 8–4 (3rd) |
| 1983–84 | Elwin Heiny | 23–7 | 10–1 (1st) |
| 1984–85 | Elwin Heiny | 14–14 | 6–5 (3rd) |
| 1985–86 | Elwin Heiny | 21–7 | 10–2 (T-1st) |
| 1986–87 | Elwin Heiny | 23–7 | 14–4 (T-2nd) |
| 1987–88 | Elwin Heiny | 16–12 | 9–9 (5th) |
| 1988–89 | Elwin Heiny | 22–10 | 11–7 (3rd) |
| 1989–90 | Elwin Heiny | 17–12 | 9–9 (T-4th) |
| 1990–91 | Elwin Heiny | 13–15 | 6–12 (8th) |
| 1991–92 | Elwin Heiny | 14–14 | 6–12 (7th) |
| 1992–93 | Elwin Heiny | 9–18 | 3–15 (T-9th) |
| 1993–94 | Jody Runge | 20–9 | 13–5 (3rd) |
| 1994–95 | Jody Runge | 18–10 | 11–7 (4th) |
| 1995–96 | Jody Runge | 18–11 | 10–8 (T-3rd) |
| 1996–97 | Jody Runge | 22–7 | 14–4 (2nd) |
| 1997–98 | Jody Runge | 17–10 | 13–5 (4th) |
| 1998–99 | Jody Runge | 25–6 | 15–3 (T-1st) |
| 1999–00 | Jody Runge | 23–8 | 14–4 (1st) |
| 2000–01 | Jody Runge | 17–12 | 10–8 (4th) |
| Season | Coach | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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| Jane Spearing(Independent)(1973–1974) | |||||||||
| Spearing: | 3–8 (.273) | ||||||||
| Nancy Mikleto(Independent)(1974–1976) | |||||||||
| Mikleto: | 7–25 (.219) | ||||||||
| Elwin Heiny(Independent/Northwest Basketball League/NorPac/Pacific-10)(1976–1993) | |||||||||
| Heiny: | 310–160 (.660) | 139–85 (.621) | |||||||
| Jody Runge(Pacific-10)(1993–2001) | |||||||||
| Runge: | 160–73 (.687) | 100–44 (.694) | |||||||
| Bev Smith(Pacific-10)(2001–2009) | |||||||||
| 2001–02 | Bev Smith | 22–13 | 10–8 | T-6th | WNIT Champion | ||||
| 2002–03 | Bev Smith | 12–16 | 8–10 | T-5th | |||||
| 2003–04 | Bev Smith | 14–15 | 6–12 | 8th | |||||
| 2004–05 | Bev Smith | 21–10 | 12–6 | T-2nd | NCAA Second Round | ||||
| 2005–06 | Bev Smith | 14–15 | 5–13 | 8th | |||||
| 2006–07 | Bev Smith | 17–14 | 8–10 | 6th | WNIT Third Round | ||||
| 2007–08 | Bev Smith | 14–17 | 7–11 | 7th | |||||
| 2008–09 | Bev Smith | 9–21 | 5–13 | 7th | |||||
| Smith: | 123–121 (.504) | 61–83 (.424) | |||||||
| Paul Westhead(Pacific-10/Pac-12)(2009–2014) | |||||||||
| 2009–10 | Paul Westhead | 18–16 | 7–11 | T-6th | WNIT Third Round | ||||
| 2010–11 | Paul Westhead | 13–17 | 4–14 | 9th | |||||
| 2011–12 | Paul Westhead | 15–16 | 7–11 | 9th | |||||
| 2012–13 | Paul Westhead | 4–27 | 2–16 | 12th | |||||
| 2013–14 | Paul Westhead | 16–16 | 6–12 | 10th | WNIT Second Round | ||||
| Westhead: | 66–92 (.418) | 26–64 (.289) | |||||||
| Kelly Graves(Pac-12)(2014–2024) | |||||||||
| 2014–15 | Kelly Graves | 13–17 | 6–12 | T-9th | |||||
| 2015–16 | Kelly Graves | 24–11 | 9–9 | 6th | WNIT Semifinals | ||||
| 2016–17 | Kelly Graves | 23–14 | 8–10 | 6th | NCAA Elite Eight | ||||
| 2017–18 | Kelly Graves | 33–5 | 16–2 | 1st | NCAA Elite Eight | ||||
| 2018–19 | Kelly Graves | 31–5 | 16–2 | 1st | NCAA Final Four | ||||
| 2019–20 | Kelly Graves | 31–2 | 17–1 | 1st | Postseason cancelled due to theCOVID-19 pandemic. | ||||
| 2020–21 | Kelly Graves | 15–9 | 10–7 | 4th | NCAA Sweet Sixteen | ||||
| 2021–22 | Kelly Graves | 20–12 | 11–6 | 2nd | NCAA First Round | ||||
| 2022–23 | Kelly Graves | 20–15 | 7–11 | 8th | WNIT Great Eight | ||||
| 2023–24 | Kelly Graves | 11–21 | 2–16 | 12th | |||||
| Kelly Graves(Big Ten)(2024–present) | |||||||||
| 2024–25 | Kelly Graves | 20–12 | 10–8 | T-8th | NCAA Second Round | ||||
| Graves: | 221–100 (.688) | 102–76 (.573) | |||||||
| Total: | 892–590 (.602) | ||||||||
National champion Postseason invitational champion | |||||||||
Players
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The Ducks have appeared in 18NCAA tournaments. Their combined record is 18–17.
| Year | Seed | Round | Opponent | Result |
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| 1982 | #6 | First Round | #3 Missouri | L 53–59 |
| 1984 | #3 | First Round | #6 San Diego State | L 63–70 |
| 1987 | #10 | First Round Second Round | #7 Eastern Washington #2 Ohio State | W 75–56 L 62–76 |
| 1994 | #6 | Round of 64 Round of 32 | #11 Santa Clara #3 Colorado | W 74–59 L 71–92 |
| 1995 | #6 | Round of 64 | #11 Louisville | L 65–67 |
| 1996 | #11 | Round of 64 | #6 Wisconsin | L 60–74 |
| 1997 | #6 | Round of 64 Round of 32 | #11 San Diego State #3 Tennessee | W 79–62 L 59–76 |
| 1998 | #12 | Round of 64 | #5 Rutgers | L 76–79 |
| 1999 | #5 | Round of 64 Round of 32 | #12 Cincinnati #4 Iowa State | W 65–56 L 70–85 |
| 2000 | #6 | Round of 64 | #11 UAB | L 79–80 OT |
| 2001 | #13 | Round of 64 | #4 Iowa | L 82–88 |
| 2005 | #10 | Round of 64 Round of 32 | #7 TCU #2 Baylor | W 58–55 L 46–69 |
| 2017 | #10 | Round of 64 Round of 32 Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight | #7 Temple #2 Duke #3 Maryland #1 Connecticut | W 71–70 W 74–65 W 77–63 L 52–90 |
| 2018 | #2 | Round of 64 Round of 32 Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight | #15 Seattle #10 Minnesota #11 Central Michigan #1 Notre Dame | W 88–45 W 101–73 W 83–69 L 84–74 |
| 2019 | #2 | Round of 64 Round of 32 Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four | #15 Portland State #10 Indiana #6 South Dakota State #1 Mississippi State #1 Baylor | W 78–40 W 91–68 W 63–53 W 88–84 L 72–67 |
| 2021 | #6 | Round of 64 Round of 32 Sweet Sixteen | #11 South Dakota #3 Georgia #2 Louisville | W 67–47 W 57–50 L 60–42 |
| 2022 | #5 | Round of 64 | #12 Belmont | L 70–73 OT |
| 2025 | #10 | Round of 64 Round of 32 | #7 Vanderbilt #2 Duke | W 77–73 OT L 53–59 |
| Years → | '82 | '84 | '87 | '94 | '95 | '96 | '97 | '98 | '99 | '00 | '01 | '05 | '17 | '18 | '19 | '21 | '22 | '25 |
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| Seeds → | 6 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 10 |
Pac-10/12 tournament seeding
| Years → | '02 | '03 | '04 | '05 | '06 | '07 | '08 | '09 | '10 | '11 | '12 | '13 | '14 | '15 | '16 | '17 | '18 | '19 | '20 | '21 | '22 | '23 |
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| Seeds→ | 7 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 |
Jane Spearing coached the first official season for the Ducks in 1973–74. The team finished that season with a 3–8 losing record. The 1974–75 and 1975–76 seasons were coached by Nancy Mikleton and the team posted 2–10 and 5–15 records, respectively. Head coach Elwin Heiny took over the program in 1976 and remained coach until 1993. Heiny was the first full-time coach hired for women's basketball. In his first season as head coach, Heiny coached the team to its first winning record (11–6). Jody Runge took over as head coach in 1993 and coached until 2001. She coached the Ducks to NCAA tournament appearances during each of her eight seasons as coach. Runge also spoke out for equality in women's athletics.[6] From 2001 to 2009, former Oregon Ducks All-AmericanBev Smith coached the team, posting an 83–69 overall record.Paul Westhead coached the Ducks from the 2009–10 season through the 2013–14 season. The current head coach isKelly Graves, assisted by Associate Head Coach Mark Campbell, and Assistant Coaches Jodie Berry and Xavi López.
The early women's basketball clubs played inGerlinger Hall on the University of Oregon campus, built in 1927 to serve as the women's gymnasium. Games eventually moved toMcArthur Court (also called Mac Court and "The Pit") — one of the most renowned college athletic facilities of all time. Admission was first charged for women's games at Mac Court in 1978. The Ducks relocated when Matthew Knight Arena opened in 2011. In their first game in Matthew Knight, the women's team defeated Oregon State University in the "Civil War," 81–72.
Current through Oregon's game against Oregon State on December 13, 2020.[7][8][9] Players active in the 2020–21 season are inbold type.
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| Player | Year | Drafted team | Current team | Drafted |
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| Nyara Sabally | 2022 | New York Liberty | New York Liberty | RD 1, 5th overall |
| Sabrina Ionescu | 2020 | New York Liberty | New York Liberty | RD 1, 1st overall |
| Satou Sabally | 2020 | Dallas Wings | Dallas Wings | RD 1, 2nd overall |
| Ruthy Hebard | 2020 | Chicago Sky | Chicago Sky | RD 1, 7th overall |
| Maite Cazorla | 2019 | Atlanta Dream | Perfumerías Avenida | RD 2, 23rd overall |
| Jillian Alleyne | 2016 | Phoenix Mercury | Minnesota Lynx | RD 2, 20th overall |
| Amanda Johnson | 2012 | Phoenix Mercury | Retired | RD 3, 33rd overall |
| Taylor Lilley | 2010 | Undrafted | Retired | – |
| Cathrine Kraayeveld | 2005 | San Antonio Silver Stars | Retired | RD 3, 27th overall |
| Shaquala Williams | 2003 | Cleveland Rockers | Retired | RD 3, 30th overall |
| Edniesha Curry | 2002 | Charlotte Sting | Retired | RD 3, 41st overall |
| Jenny Mowe | 2001 | Portland Fire | Retired | RD 2, 20th overall |
| Angelina Wolvert | 2001 | Cleveland Rockers | Retired | RD 3, 43rd overall |
