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THE STARTING 5
Defending conference champion Oregon opens Pac-12 play at Washington on Saturday (5 p.m., Pac-12 Network).
• 1 – N'Faly Dante set a Matthew Knight Arena record by making all 10 of his field goal attempts Wednesday against Florida A&M. The sophomore finished with a career-high 22 points against the Rattlers.
• 2 – Eugene Omoruyi was named Pac-12 Player of the Week on Monday after averaging 26.5 points and 7.5 rebounds per game and shooting 55.6 percent from the floor in two contests in Omaha last week. He leads the Pac-12 at 21.0 points per game.
• 3 – Two Ducks recorded double-doubles Monday against Eastern Washington - Eric Williams Jr. (17 pts, 10 reb) and LJ Figueroa (12 pts, 10 reb). It was the first time that two Ducks had double-doubles in the same game since a pair of future NBA players - Troy Brown Jr. (16 pts, 10 reb) and Payton Pritchard (19 pts, 10 asst) - had double-doubles against Washington State in 2018.
• 4 – Eugene Omoruyi had an historic debut for the Ducks Dec. 2 against Missouri. Not only was his 31 points the most ever by a player in his first game as a Duck, he joined Kansas State's Michael Beasley (2007-08) and North Carolina's Cole Anthony (2019-20) as the only major conference players in the last 25 years to have 30-plus points and 10-plus rebounds in their team debut.
• 5 – The NCAA granted LJ Figueroa's transfer waiver on Dec. 3 and he made his first appearance as a Duck Dec. 4 against Seton Hall. He had a team-high nine rebounds and four steals. Figueroa led the Big East in steals last year at St. John's.
• BENCH – Oregon was plus-16 on the boards Dec. 4 versus Seton Hall (38-22) and plus-14 (45-31) Monday against EWU.
• BENCH – Prior to the season opener, assistant coach Tony Stubblefield was promoted to associate head coach.
• BENCH – Dana Altman is one of five active head coaches in NCAA Division I who have posted a winning record for the last 23 consecutive seasons. The other four, Mike Krzyzewski, Tom Izzo, Bill Self and Jim Boeheim, are in the Hall of Fame.

DANTE SETS MKA RECORD 
N'Faly Dante set the Matthew Knight Arena field goal percentage record by making all 10 of his field goal attempts Wednesday versus Florida A&M. That's one field goal better than the nine-of-nine effort by Texas Southern's Trayvon Reed in the Tigers' 2018 upset of the Ducks. Dante's 10-of-10 night was just one make shy of the all-time UO record (11-of-11) by Bryce Taylor against USC in the 2007 Pac-10 Tournament championship game. Dante scored a career-high 22 points against the Rattlers.

EUGENE NAMED PAC-12 PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Senior forward Eugene Omoruyi was named this week's Pac-12 Player of the Week (Nov. 30-Dec. 6) after averaging 26.5 points and 7.5 rebounds per game in a pair of games in Omaha, Neb. The Rexdale, Ontario, native scored a career-high 31 points with 11 rebounds in the season-opener Dec. 2 against Missouri. Not only was his 31 points the most ever by a player in his first game as a Duck, he joined Kansas State's Michael Beasley (2007-08) and North Carolina's Cole Anthony (2019-20) as the only major conference players in the last 25 years to have 30-plus points and 10-plus rebounds in their team debut (@StatsBySTATS). It was the eighth career double-double for the transfer from Rutgers. Omoruyi followed the Missouri game with 22 points in the Ducks' Dec. 4 win against Seton Hall. For the week, Omoruyi shot 55.6 percent from the field (20-of-36). With 18 points Monday against Eastern Washington, Omoruyi led the Ducks in scoring the first three games of the season. 

DOUBLE TAKE
Two Ducks recorded double-doubles Monday against Eastern Washington - Eric Williams Jr. (17 pts, 10 reb) and LJ Figueroa (12 pts, 10 reb). It was the first time that two Ducks had double-doubles in the same game since a pair of future NBA players - Troy Brown Jr. (16 pts, 10 reb) and Payton Pritchard (19 pts, 10 asst) - had double-doubles against Washington State on Feb. 11, 2018. It was the first double-double as a Duck for both players. It was the 18th career double-double for Williams Jr., and the ninth career for Figueroa.

DUARTE SHOWS 2019-20 FORM
Chris Duarte was on an all-conference pace prior to a finger injury last season. He is showing some of that midseason form early in 2020-21. He had 22 points (4-of-7 three-pointers), four rebounds and two steals in the season-opener against Missouri. He added 14 points and six rebounds two nights later against Seton Hall.  Wednesday against Florida A&M, a season-high 23 points on 10-of-14 shooting. On Feb. 1, 2020, prior to the injury, the senior from the Dominican Republic was averaging 14.3 points and shooting 37.3 percent from three-point range. He finished the year averaging 12.9 points per game and hitting 33.6 percent from downtown. After playing though the injury for about a month, Duarte missed the final three games due surgery to repair the injured finger. Duarte had two 30-point games last year (31 points Dec. 29 against Alabama State, 30 points Jan. 23 versus USC) and was twice named Pac-12 Player of the Week. He set the Matthew Knight Arena record eight steals in the win against USC.

FIGUEROA WAIVER GRANTED
The NCAA approved LJ Figueroa's transfer waiver on Dec. 3. The senior, who transferred to Oregon from St. John's, led Oregon with nine rebounds and four steals in his Duck debut Dec. 4 against Seton Hall. As a junior in 2019-20, Figueroa led St. John's in scoring at 14.5 points per game. The Lawrence, Mass., native paced the Big East in steals at 1.9 per game last season.

STUBBLEFIELD PROMOTED TO ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH
Men's basketball assistant Tony Stubblefield was promoted to associate head coach prior to the Dec. 2 season opener against Missouri. "This is a well-earned promotion for all the outstanding work that Tony has done for our program," said coach Dana Altman. "His work ethic, knowledge of the game and loyalty to the University of Oregon and our team have really contributed to the successes we've been able to achieve over the last decade." Stubblefield, in his 11th season at Oregon, is an original member of Altman's coaching staff. During his tenure, Stubblefield helped Oregon assemble five recruiting classes that were ranked among the top 12 nationally (2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021). Included in those classes were future NBA players Troy Brown Jr., Bol Bol and Louis King and 2020 NBA first round draft choice Payton Pritchard. Stubblefield also mentored 2015 Pac-12 player of the year Joe Young.

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