2025–26 Oregon Ducks men's basketball team

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The 2025–26 Oregon Ducks men's basketball team represented the University of Oregon during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Ducks were led by 16th-year head coach Dana Altman and played their home games at Matthew Knight Arena as second-year members of the Big Ten Conference. The finished the season 12–20, 5–15 in Big Ten play to finish tied for 15th place. They lost to Maryland in the first round of the Big Ten tournament.

ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record12–20 (5–15 Big Ten)
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Quick facts Oregon Ducks men's basketball, Conference ...
2025–26 Oregon Ducks men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record12–20 (5–15 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMatthew Knight Arena
Seasons
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2025–26 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 1 Michigan19–1 .95037–3  .925
No. 14 Nebraska15–5 .75028–7  .800
No. 5 Illinois15–5 .75028–9  .757
No. 11 Michigan State15–5 .75027–8  .771
No. 25 Wisconsin14–6 .70024–11  .686
No. 6 Purdue †13–7 .65030–9  .769
UCLA13–7 .65024–12  .667
Ohio State12–8 .60021–13  .618
No. 15 Iowa10–10 .50024–13  .649
Indiana9–11 .45018–14  .563
Minnesota8–12 .40015–18  .455
USC7–13 .35018–14  .563
Washington7–13 .35016–17  .485
Rutgers6–14 .30014–20  .412
Northwestern5–15 .25015–19  .441
Oregon5–15 .25012–20  .375
Maryland4–16 .20012–21  .364
Penn State3–17 .15012–20  .375
† 2026 Big Ten tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll
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Previous season

The Ducks finished the 2024–25 season 25-10, 12–8 in Big Ten play to finish in eighth place. In the Big Ten tournament, they defeated Indiana in the second round before losing to Michigan State in the quarterfinals. They received an at–large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 5 seed in the East region. There they defeated Liberty in the first round before losing to Arizona in the second round.

Offseason

Departures

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Oregon Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for Departure
Ra'Heim Moss0G6'4"205SeniorSpringfield, OHGraduated
Jadrian Tracey2G/F6'5"210Redshirt SeniorFort Myers, FLTransferred to VCU[1]
TJ Bamba5G6'5"210Graduate Student The Bronx, NYGraduated
Supreme Cook7F6'9"200Graduate Student East Orange, NJGraduated
Keeshawn Barthelemy9G6'2"180Graduate Student Montreal, QCGraduated
Mookie Cook11F6' 6"215SophomorePortland, ORTransferred to San Francisco[2]
James Cooper12F6'7"215Senior Mauldin, SCWalk-on; transferred to Georgia State
Andre Warren15G6'3"175Junior Stockton, CAWalk-on; not retained
Brandon Angel21F6'8"205Graduate Student Torrey Pines, CAGraduated
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Incoming transfers

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Oregon incoming transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school
Takai Simpkins5G6'5"190SeniorBrooklyn, NYElon[3]
Sean Stewart13F6'9"220JuniorWindermere, FLOhio State[4]
Devon Pryor22F6'7"185JuniorHouston, TXTexas[5]
Miles Stewart35F6'8"215Redshirt SeniorWindermere, FLHoward[6]
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2025 recruiting class

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College recruiting information
Name Hometown School Height Weight Commit date
JJ Frakes
SG		 Berrien Springs, MI Berrien Springs High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Dec 16, 2024 
Recruit ratings: Rivals: 3/5 stars   247Sports: 3/5 stars   (NR)
Ege Demir
C		 Kaduna, Nigeria Darüşşafaka Lassa 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 250 lb (110 kg) Jul 21, 2025 
Recruit ratings: No ratings found
Efe Vatan
C		 Istanbul, Turkey Galatasaray S.K. 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 275 lb (125 kg) Aug 14, 2025 
Recruit ratings: No ratings found
Overall recruit ranking:    Rivals: 113    247Sports: 176
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

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Additionally, on October 1, 2025, two-time CBA All-Star Lin Wei committed to play college basketball at Oregon. He becomes the first former Chinese professional basketball player to play college basketball.[7]

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2025–26 Oregon Ducks men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F 0 Efe Vatan 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)230 lb (104 kg) RS FrGalatasaray S.K. Istanbul, Turkey
G 3 Jackson Shelstad Injured 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)170 lb (77 kg) JrWest Linn High School West Linn, Oregon
F 4 Dezdrick Lindsay 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)200 lb (91 kg) SrFlorida SouthWestern State College Louisville, Kentucky
G 5 Takai Simpkins 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)190 lb (86 kg) JrElon Brooklyn, New York
F 6 Oleksandr Kobzystyi 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)210 lb (95 kg) SrKK Mega Basket Kremenchuk, Ukraine
G 7 Luke Johnson (W) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)225 lb (102 kg) SoHuntington High School Portland, Oregon
F/C 10 Kwame Evans 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)220 lb (100 kg) JrMontverde Academy Baltimore, Maryland
G 12 Drew Carter (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)190 lb (86 kg) SrUC Davis Portland, Oregon
F 13 Sean Stewart 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)225 lb (102 kg) JrOhio State Windermere, Florida
G 14 JJ Frakes 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)185 lb (84 kg) FrBerrien Springs High School Berrien Springs, Michigan
G 15 Rian Gonzalez (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)180 lb (82 kg) FrVolcano Vista High School Albuquerque, New Mexico
C 16 Ege Demir 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)275 lb (125 kg) JrDarüşşafaka Lassa Kaduna, Nigeria
F 22 Devon Pryor Injured 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)190 lb (86 kg) SoTexas Houston, TX
G 23 Wei Lin 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)190 lb (86 kg) SoNanjing Monkey Kings Xiamen, China
G 24 Jamari Phillips 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)190 lb (86 kg) SoDream City Christian (AZ) Modesto, California
C 32 Nathan Bittle 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)215 lb (98 kg) SrProlific Prep Central Point, Oregon
F 35 Miles Stewart 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)215 lb (98 kg) RS SrHoward Windermere, Florida
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Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

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Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 24, 2025*
7:00 p.m., B1G+		 Utah W 73–53  –
  20 – Bittle  12 – Bittle  4 – Tied  Matthew Knight Arena (6,893)
Eugene, OR
October 30, 2025*
5:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+		 at Stanford L 70–78  –
  15 – S. Stewart  9 – Evans Jr.  5 – Evans Jr.  Maples Pavilion (2,349)
Stanford, CA
Regular season
November 4, 2025*
7:30 p.m., BTN		 Hawaii W 60–59  1–0
  12 – Bittle  14 – Bittle  3 – Evans Jr.  Matthew Knight Arena (5,627)
Eugene, OR
November 7, 2025*
7:00 p.m., B1G+		 Rice W 67–63  2–0
  25 – Bittle  8 – Bittle  5 – Simpkins  Matthew Knight Arena (5,619)
Eugene, OR
November 12, 2025*
6:30 p.m., Peacock		 South Dakota State W 83–69  3–0
  22 – Shelstad  10 – Bittle  8 – Shelstad  Matthew Knight Arena (5,019)
Eugene, OR
November 17, 2025*
7:00 p.m., FS1		 Oregon State
Rivalry		 W 87–75  4–0
  24 – Bittle  14 – Evans Jr.  3 – Shelstad  Matthew Knight Arena (7,616)
Eugene, OR
November 24, 2025*
5:00 p.m., truTV		 vs. No. 21 Auburn
Players Era Festival Game 1		 L 73–84  4–1
  22 – Simpkins  10 – Pryor  8 – Shelstad  Michelob Ultra Arena 
Paradise, NV
November 25, 2025*
8:00 p.m., TNT		 vs. San Diego State
Players Era Festival Game 2		 L 80–97  4–2
  21 – Shelstad  5 – Evans Jr.  5 – Evans Jr.  Michelob Ultra Arena 
Paradise, NV
November 27, 2025*
11:00 a.m., truTV		 vs. Creighton
Players Era Festival consolation game		 L 66–76  4–3
  18 – S. Stewart  9 – Demir  5 – Shelstad  Michelob Ultra Arena 
Paradise, NV
December 2, 2025
7:00 p.m., FS1		 No. 24 USC L 77–82  4–4
(0–1)		  23 – Evans Jr.  9 – Evans Jr.  5 – Tied  Matthew Knight Arena (6,107)
Eugene, OR
December 6, 2025
3:00 p.m., Peacock		 at UCLA L 63–74  4–5
(0–2)		  20 – Shelstad  6 – Tied  2 – Tied  Pauley Pavilion (7,022)
Los Angeles, CA
December 13, 2025*
1:00 p.m., BTN		 UC Davis W 104–62  5–5
  21 – Shelstad  13 – Evans Jr.  9 – Shelstad  Matthew Knight Arena (5,299)
Eugene, OR
December 17, 2025*
8:00 p.m., BTN		 Portland W 94–69  6–5
  21 – Evans Jr.  7 – Tied  4 – Tied  Matthew Knight Arena (4,479)
Eugene, OR
December 21, 2025*
6:00 p.m., Peacock		 vs. No. 7 Gonzaga
Northwest Elite Showdown		 L 82–91  6–6
  28 – Bittle  9 – Bittle  5 – Bittle  Moda Center (10,055)
Portland, OR
December 28, 2025*
5:00 p.m., BTN		 Omaha W 80–57  7–6
  26 – Bittle  13 – S. Stewart  7 – Lindsay  Matthew Knight Arena (5,392)
Eugene, OR
January 2, 2026
4:30 p.m., Peacock		 at Maryland W 64–54  8–6
(1–2)		  16 – Tied  8 – Evans Jr.  4 – Simpkins  Xfinity Center (11,291)
College Park, MD
January 5, 2026
4:00 p.m., Peacock		 at Rutgers L 85–88 OT 8–7
(1–3)		  28 – Bittle  13 – Evans Jr.  5 – Lin  Jersey Mike's Arena (8,000)
Piscataway, NJ
January 8, 2025
7:30 p.m., BTN		 Ohio State L 62–72  8–8
(1–4)		  14 – Bittle  9 – Bittle  5 – Lin  Matthew Knight Arena (6,037)
Eugene, OR
January 13, 2026
6:00 p.m., BTN		 at No. 8 Nebraska L 55–90  8–9
(1–5)		  14 – Lin  7 – S. Stewart  3 – Tied  Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,163)
Lincoln, NE
January 17, 2026
1:00 p.m., NBC		 No. 4 Michigan L 71–81  8–10
(1–6)		  22 – S. Stewart  8 – S. Stewart  4 – Lin  Matthew Knight Arena (8,750)
Eugene, OR
January 20, 2026
6:00 p.m., FS1		 No. 10 Michigan State L 52–68  8–11
(1–7)		  15 – Simpkins  7 – Simpkins  4 – Lindsay  Matthew Knight Arena (6,634)
Eugene, OR
January 25, 2026
12:00 p.m., Peacock		 at Washington
Rivalry		 L 57–72  8–12
(1–8)		  15 – S. Stewart  8 – Evans Jr.  1 – Tied  Alaska Airlines Arena (7,346)
Seattle, WA
January 28, 2026
8:00 p.m., BTN		 UCLA L 57–73  8–13
(1–9)		  24 – Evans Jr.  8 – Tied  3 – S. Stewart  Matthew Knight Arena (5,721)
Eugene, OR
February 1, 2026
5:00 p.m., FS1		 Iowa L 66–84  8–14
(1–10)		  18 – Evans Jr.  8 – S. Stewart  4 – Simpkins  Matthew Knight Arena (5,807)
Eugene, OR
February 7, 2026
10:00 a.m., CBS		 at No. 12 Purdue L 64–68  8–15
(1–11)		  23 – Bittle  7 – Tied  3 – Tied  Mackey Arena (14,876)
West Lafayette, IN
February 9, 2026
5:30 p.m., FS1		 at Indiana L 74–92  8–16
(1–12)		  15 – Bittle  8 – Bittle  6 – Bittle  Assembly Hall (17,222)
Bloomington, IN
February 14, 2026
12:00 p.m., BTN		 Penn State W 83–72  9–16
(2–12)		  22 – Tied  9 – Evans Jr.  5 – Tied  Matthew Knight Arena (6,102)
Eugene, OR
February 17, 2026
7:45 p.m., FS1		 Minnesota L 44–61  9–17
(2–13)		  15 – Bittle  9 – Evans Jr.  4 – Tied  Matthew Knight Arena (5,204)
Eugene, OR
February 21, 2026
1:00 p.m., FS1		 at USC W 71–70  10–17
(3–13)		  21 – Evans Jr.  11 – Bittle  2 – Tied  Galen Center (6,490)
Los Angeles, CA
February 25, 2026
8:00 p.m., BTN		 Wisconsin W 85–71  11–17
(4–13)		  20 – Bittle  6 – Tied  5 – Tied  Matthew Knight Arena (5,682)
Eugene, OR
February 28, 2026
11:00 a.m., BTN		 at Northwestern L 62–63  11–18
(4–14)		  19 – Bittle  15 – Evans Jr.  5 – Carter  Welsh–Ryan Arena (5,564)
Evanston, IL
March 3, 2026
6:00 p.m., Peacock		 at No. 11 Illinois L 54–80  11–19
(4–15)		  15 – Bittle  8 – Tied  5 – Simpkins  State Farm Center (15,544)
Champaign, IL
March 7, 2026
8:00 p.m., FS1		 Washington
Rivalry		 W 85–79  12–19
(5–15)		  20 – Evans Jr  7 – Tied  5 – Bittle  Matthew Knight Arena (7,472)
Eugene, OR
Big Ten Tournament
March 10, 2026
2:00 p.m., Peacock/NBCSN		 (16) vs. (17) Maryland
First round		 L 60−70  12−20
  16 – Bittle  9 – Evans Jr.  5 – Simpkins  United Center (15,828)
Chicago, IL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
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