#15 JALIL ABDUL-BASSIT SENIOR | GUARD | 6-4 | 197 | ANCHORAGE, ALASKA EAST HS / MONROE COLLEGE / NORTH IDAHO COLLEGE
CAREER HIGHS Points 9 FG Made 3 3 FG Att. 8 3 PT Made 2 3 PT Att. 4 FT Made 2 FT Att. 2 2 Rebounds 2 2 Assists 2 Steals 2 Blocks 0 Minutes 17
Morgan State (12-29-13) UC Irvine (12-17-13) Morgan State (12-29-13) Morgan State (12-29-13) 3 times Morgan State (12-29-13) vs. Brigham Young (3-20-14) at USC (3-1-14) vs. Brigham Young (3-20-14) Morgan State (12-29-13) at Washington State (1-26-14) San Francisco (11-24-13) at USC (3-1-14) North Dakota (11-30-13)
2013-14 | JUNIOR SEASON Saw action in 17 games, logging 106 minutes as part of UO’s deep rotation of perimeter players ... Netted a season best nine points against Morgan State, going 2-of-4 from deep with three field goals ... Saw a season-high 17 minutes of game time in win over North Dakota, tallying three points with an assist ... Scored six points, going 2-of-2 from deep, against San Francisco in his season debut ... Tallied two steals and an assist, playing 10 minutes at USC on March 1 ... Scored eight points against UC Irvine, going 3-of-4 from the floor ... Played nine minutes against Washington State on Feb. 23, making his lone field goal attempt ... Played in three postseason games, logging playing time against Oregon State and UCLA in the Pac-12 Tournament and BYU in the NCAA Tournament. BEFORE OREGON An honorable mention all-American and an all-Region first team pick as a sophomore for North Idaho College in 2012-13, averaging 13.0 points and 2.7 rebounds per game ... Shot 45.4 percent from the field (132-291) and 38.5 percent from three-point range (52-135), as well as 81.1 percent at the free throw line (86-106) ... Played his freshman season (2011-12) at Monroe College in New Rochelle, N.Y., appearing in 31 of 37 games for the Mustangs, who finished fifth at that year’s NJCAA tournament ... averaged 2.6 points per game at Monroe. HIGH SCHOOL Won a state championship at Anchorage’s West High School as a junior and was an all-state player at East High School as a senior ... averaged 14 points per game as a junior (2009-10) for coach Chuck White, the winningest basketball coach in Alaska history, in earning all-conference and all-region honors ... Netted 27 points per game for coach Fred Young as a senior (2010-11) in becoming an all-state second team selection. PERSONAL Born Jalil A. Abdul-Bassit in Anchorage, Alaska … Father is Claude “Muff ” Butler … Father also played basketball at North Idaho, where he was an all-American as a sophomore, and then went on to star at the University of New Orleans ... They are the first father-and-son Division I scholarship basketball players from the state of Alaska ... Older sister Jelila Abdul-Bassit played basketball at Maryland-Eastern Shore ... Majoring in general social science.
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YEAR-BY-YEAR CAREER STATISTICS Year GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct 2013-14 17 0 106 6.2 11 34 .324 7 18 .389 TOTAL 17 0 106 6.2 11 34 .324 7 18 .389
FT FTA Pct Off Def Reb Avg 3 8 .375 1 8 9 0.5 3 8 .375 1 8 9 0.5
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#23 ELGIN COOK RS-JUNIOR | FORWARD | 6-6 | 205 | MILWAUKEE, WIS.
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HAMILTON HS / NORTHWEST FLORIDA STATE
CAREER HIGHS Points 23 FG Made 8 FG Att. 9 3 PT Made 1 1 3 PT Att. 2 FT Made 8 FT Att. 14 Rebounds 10 Assists 3 Steals 3 Blocks 2 Minutes 30
vs. Brigham Young (3-20-14) vs. Brigham Young (3-20-14) vs. Brigham Young (3-20-14) UC Irvine (12-17-13) at Utah (1-2-14) at Utah (1-2-14) 3 times Western Carolina (11-13-13) North Dakota (11-30-13) San Francisco (11-24-13) 3 times 4 times at Utah (1-2-14)
2013-14 | RS-SOPHOMORE SEASON Led the team in field goal percentage, making 57.5 percent (77-of-134) from the floor ... Field goal percentage was the third-best in school history and would have ranked third in the Pac-12 if not for being short of the minimum attempts cutoff ... One of six players to appear in all 34 games this season, averaging 6.7 points and 16.7 minutes per game ... Ranked third on the team in rebounds (126) and rebounds per game (3.7) ... One of four players to reach double figures in both steals (21) and blocks (16) ... Played his best game at UO in the second round of the NCAA Tournament, scoring a season-high 23 points against BYU ... Made 8-of-9 field goal attempts, 7-10 from the FT line, and pulled down eight rebounds in his best game as a Duck ... Scored 16 points in victory over Western Carolina ... Posted his first double-double win over North Dakota with 10 points and 10 boards ... Tallied 18 points, three assists and three steals against San Francisco ... Helped UO to outscore Oregon State’s bench 46-6 in the first round of the Pac-12 Tournament, scoring six points while matching a season-high with three steals ... Led team to win over Ole Miss with clutch shooting in the second half, making 6-of-8 shots to score 14 points in the overtime win ... Made 5-of-6 field goal attempts, providing an X-factor performance in comeback win over Illinois with 12 points ... Reached double figure scoring for the first time in Pac-12 play at USC on March 1, netting 12 points after making 4-of-4 from the floor and 4-of-5 from the free throw line. BEFORE OREGON The 2013 Panhandle Conference freshman of the year helped lead Northwest Florida State to a No. 3 national ranking, a 30-4 record and the NJCAA national championship game ... An allPanhandle first team selection after averaging 14.9 points, 6.0 rebounds, 1.9 assists, 1.3 steals and 1.0 blocks per game for the Raiders in 2012-13 ... Also shot 64.9 percent from the field and 34.8 percent from three-point range ... Tabbed an NJCAA all-tournament team pick ... Rated as the No. 6 junior college prospect in the nation by jucorecruiting.com ... Had eight 20-point games with a high of 32 against Alabama Southern C.C. ... Three of those games came in the NJCAA Tournament ... Also had four double-figure rebounding games with a high of 12 against Iowa Western in the NJCAA Tournament ... Redshirted his first season at Northwest Florida (2011-12). HIGH SCHOOL Rated a three-star recruit by both Rivals and Scout ... Named to the MaxPrep Top 100 ... Earned first-team all-state honors as a junior in 2009-10 for Milwaukee Hamilton High School ... Averaged 15.8 points and 7.5 rebounds to lead his team to a 2010 Wisconsin state tournament appearance, a conference title and a 20-4 mark ... Named the 2010 City Conference Player of the Year, first-team all-city and first-team all-area ... Wisconsin Sports Network (WSN) listed him as the best player in Wisconsin in the class of 2011 ... Earned fourth-team all-state honors as a sophomore in 2008-09, averaging 13.6 points and 5.2 rebounds per game ... Netted 7.2 points as a freshman for Milwaukee Bay View (2007-08) ... Averaged 19.7 points and 7.0 rebounds a game in limited action as a senior (2010-11) at Hamilton. PERSONAL Born Elgin Rashad Cook in Milwaukee, Wis. ... Parents are Alvin Robertson and Cecelia Cook ... Father Alvin was a four-time NBA All-Star with the San Antonio Spurs and the Milwaukee Bucks who won both the 1986 NBA Defensive Player of the Year and the 1986 Most Improved Player award, and was a member of the 1984 U.S. Olympic gold-medal team ... a collegiate star for Arkansas, Alvin Robertson is one of only four players in NBA history to record a quadruple-double and still holds the top career steals-per-game average in the NBA, 2.71 ... Major is general social science.
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YEAR-BY-YEAR CAREER STATISTICS Year GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Reb Avg 2013-14 34 1 567 16.7 77 134 .575 2 13 .154 72 109 .661 56 70 126 3.7 TOTAL 34 1 567 16.7 77 134 .575 2 13 .154 72 109 .661 56 70 126 3.7
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PF FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg 87 0 15 29 16 21 228 6.7 87 0 15 29 16 21 228 6.7
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#11 THEO FRIEDMAN SOPHOMORE | GUARD | 6-1 | 175 | PORTLAND, ORE. GRANT HS
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2013-14 | FRESHMAN SEASON Saw action in 11 games ... Scored season-high two points against San Francisco and Cal Poly ... Made his first career Pac-12 appearance at Washington State, playing the final three minutes ... Saw action in UO’s first round victory against Oregon State in the Pac-12 Tournament, playing the final minute in Oregon’s 84-77 victory ... Played the final minute of UO’s second round NCAA Tournament victory against BYU. CAREER HIGHS Points 2 2 FG Made 1 FG Att. 1 3 PT Made 0 3 PT Att. 0 FT Made 2 FT Att. 2 2 Rebounds 1 Assists 0 Steals 1 Blocks 0 Minutes 4 4
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San Francisco (11-24-13) Cal Poly (12-1-13) San Francisco (11-24-13) San Francisco (11-24-13)
Cal Poly (12-1-13) Cal Poly (12-1-13) Morgan State (12-29-13) Cal Poly (12-1-13)
HIGH SCHOOL A Portland Interscholastic League All-City first team selection for Grant High School ... Averaged 19.4 points, 2.7 rebounds and 1.5 steals per game as a senior (2012-13) ... Shot 60 percent from the field, 51 percent from three-point range and 89 percent at the free throw line ... scored 33 points in a win versus Milwaukie ... netted 14 points a game as a junior ... also competed in track and field for Grant. PERSONAL Born Thelonious Oliver Friedman in Portland, Ore. ... Parents are Kevin Friedman and June Bancroft … Major is economics.
UC Irvine (12-17-13) Utah Valley (11-19-13) UC Irvine (12-17-13)
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YEAR-BY-YEAR CAREER STATISTICS Year GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct 2013-14 11 0 25 2.3 1 1 1.000 0 0 .000 TOTAL 11 0 25 2.3 1 1 1.000 0 0 .000
FT FTA Pct Off Def Reb Avg 4 6 .667 1 0 1 0.1 4 6 .667 1 0 1 0.1
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#3 JOSEPH YOUNG RS-SENIOR | GUARD | 6-2 | 180 | HOUSTON, TEXAS. YATES HS / HOUSTON 2013-14 | RS-JUNIOR SEASON Second-team all-Pac-12 selection ... Pac-12 all-tournament selection ... With 643 points, provided Oregon’s fifth-best total for points in a season ... Also made 155 free throws, which ranked seventh best in Oregon history ... Led the team in scoring (643/18.9 points per game), minutes (1,059/31.1 per game), field goals made (206), 3-point field goals made (76), free throws made (155) and steals (44) ... Scored in double-figures in 30-of-34 games, led the team in scoring 18 times and scored 20-plus points in 14 games ... Finished as the Pac-12’s second-leading scorer, while ranking first in free throw percentage ... Led UO in scoring in both Pac-12 Tournament CAREER HIGHS games, tallying 19 points against Oregon State and 29 against second-seeded UCLA without Points 36 Western Carolina (11-13-13) a single turnover ... Went 18-of-29 from the floor on the tournament ... Followed that with a FG Made 11 at Arizona State (2-8-14) strong NCAA Tournament performance with 19 points in the second round victory over BYU FG Att. 23 Brigham Young (12-21-13) and 29 against Wisconsin ... Ranked first in the Pac-12 in free throw percentage (.881), making 3 PT Made 7 Texas-Pan American (1-3-13) 155-of-176 on the season ... Made 86-of-91 FT (.945) attempts in Pac-12 play ... Ranked third in 3 PT Att. 11 Louisiana-Lafayette (12-15-12) the Pac-12 in 3-point field goals made (76) and fifth in 3FG percentage (.415) ... Became the first 11 Brigham Young (12-21-13) UO newcomer to open with three straight 20-plus scoring efforts since Tajuan Porter (2006-07) FT Made 16 California (1-9-14) ... Set a Matthew Knight Arena record, scoring a career-high 36 points against Western Carolina FT Att. 17 California (1-9-14) after making 15-of-16 free throw attempts ... Had four remarkable performances at the FT Rebounds 11 vs. East Carolina (1-21-12) line, making 16-of-17 against California, 15-of-16 against Western Carolina, 12-of-12 against Assists 9 at Tulane (3-9-13) Georgetown and 10-of-10 against UCLA ... Scored a team-high 29 points against California ... Set Steals 6 USC (2-1-14) another Matthew Knight Arena record with six steals against USC to go along with 21 points ... Blocks 4 North Carolina A&T (12-28-11) Scored a game-high 24 points in victory over Georgetown ... Netted 25 points in overtime win Minutes 51 at Tulsa (2-16-13) versus BYU ... Led Ducks with 24 points and four assists against Morgan State ... Scored a gamehigh 25 points against UCLA, making 6-of-11 from the floor and 10-of-10 from the free throw line ... After scoring 12 points against San Francisco, Young joined the 1,000 point club after just two seasons and four games as a junior ... Scored 29 points at Arizona State, all of which came in the second half, on 11-of-22 shooting ... His 11 field goals made ranked as a career-high ... Scored a game-high 25 points in a Civil War victory, shooting at a 8-of-15 mark with four boards and four assists ... Made 7-of-12 to score 18 points with two assists in victory over Washington on Feb. 20 ... Scored 16 points in the second half and 18 for the game in win over WSU on Feb. 24 ... Scored 26 points in double-overtime victory at UCLA, followed by 16 points against USC two days later. BEFORE OREGON An all-Conference USA and a USBWA all-District VII selection for Houston ... prolific scorer nearly reached 1,000 career points in just two seasons at Houston ... Averaged 14.8 points and 3.5 rebounds per game in 62 contests for the Cougars ... excellent shooter hit 44.0 percent from the field, 40.2 from three-point range and 86.6 from the free throw line ... As a sophomore (2012-13), led Houston and ranked second in the league at 18.0 points per game ... Topped team and placed third in the league with a 87.5 free throw percentage ... Ranked among the C-USA leaders in threepoint field goals per game and three-point field goal percentage ... Scored 20 or more points during six consecutive games late in the season capped by a career best 32 points at Tulane (13-for-13 from the free throw line) ... Also recorded a season high nine assists against the Green Wave. Was a Conference USA all-Freshman selection in 2011-12 ... Led the Cougars and ranked among the Conference USA top-10 individual leaders in three-point field goal percentage (38.2) and three-point field goals made per game (1.8) ... Finished third on the team with 11.3 points per game ... redshirted his first year at Houston (2010-11). HIGH SCHOOL Lettered for head coach Greg Wise at Yates High School ... Parade All-America Third-Team selection as a senior in 2009-10) ... Texas Gatorade Boys’ Basketball Player of the Year ... Class 4A Texas Association of Basketball Coaches All-State Team member ... Averaged 27.5 points, 4.1 rebounds, 4.4 steals and 3.8 assists per game to help lead the Lions to their second straight state championship ... Teamed with current Duck Damyean Dotson to lead team to a perfect 34-0 record and the No. 1 national ranking in final polls from USA Today, MaxPreps and Rivals.com ... Honored as the Most Valuable Player of the state championship game and the T-Mobile Invitational in Alabama ... Scored 43 points during the T-Mobile Invitational championship game, including 24 points in the final five minutes of the second quarter. Helped lead Lions to the first of back-to-back Class 4A state championships as a junior (2008-09). PERSONAL Born Joseph Michael Young in Houston, Texas … Parents are Michael and Tina Young … Father, Michael, ranks as the third-leading scorer in Houston history and is one of five players to have his jersey number retired by the school ... Major is sociology.
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YEAR-BY-YEAR CAREER STATISTICS (2011-13 Houston; 2013-14 Oregon) Year GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA 2011-12 30 16 904 30.1 122 293 .416 55 144 .382 41 49 2012-13 32 30 1048 32.8 185 404 .458 66 157 .420 140 160 2013-14 34 34 1059 31.1 206 429 .480 76 183 .415 155 176 TOTAL 96 80 3011 31.4 512 1,126 .455 197 484 .407 336 385
Pct Off Def Reb Avg PF FO Ast TO .837 22 86 108 3.6 56 0 71 54 .875 18 94 112 3.5 40 1 79 41 .881 26 70 96 2.8 47 1 66 39 .873 66 250 316 3.3 143 2 216 134
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Stl 26 19 44 89
Pts 340 576 643 1,559
Avg 11.3 18.0 18.9 16.2
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#5 JORDAN BELL FRESHMAN | FORWARD | 6-9 | 215 | LONG BEACH, CALIF. LONG BEACH POLY HS HIGH SCHOOL A top 100 recruit with a four-star ranking by ESPN and 247sports, and a three-star mark from Rivals ... Listed as the No. 63 player nationally in the class of 2013 by 247sports ... Developed a reputation as a prolific shot blocker with his long frame and terrific vertical jump … During his senior year at Long Beach Poly (2012-13), had his best season scoring wise, averaging 13.6 points per game … Also pulled down 9.2 rebounds and recorded an astounding 4.8 blocks per game … Known for his defensive dominance, began to come into his own on the offensive end towards the end of his high school career … Was named to the Basketball Recruiting Class of 2013 Honor Roll, along with notable players such as Joel Embid and Tyler Ennis … Was given a rating of 84 on ESPN … One of the leaders on a Long Beach Polytechnic team that finished the season with a record of 28-4 in 2013-14 ... Was at 8.4 points, 8.8 rebounds and 4.7 blocks per game as a junior ... Shot 66 percent from the field as a senior and 61 percent as a junior.
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PERSONAL Born Jordan Bell in Los Angeles, Calif. … Major is undecided.
#0 DWAYNE BENJAMIN JUNIOR | FORWARD | 6-7 | 210 | LAFAYETTE, LA. NORTHSIDE HS / MT. SAN JACINTO COLLEGE BEFORE OREGON A four-star recruit by Rivals ... As a sophomore (2013-14), averaged 21.1 points per game for Mt. San Jacinto College, starting all 28 of the games he played in … Also grabbed 7.8 rebounds per game and averaged 2.1 assists … shot 44.4 percent from the field ... Scored 25 or more points nine different times, including a high of 38 ... grabbed more than 10 rebounds in five different games … lead team to a record of 25-5 ... During his freshman campaign (2012-13), averaged 15.8 points per game while grabbing 7.2 rebounds and dishing out 1.6 assists as a small forward … Compiled seven double-doubles ... Had a huge double-double against Southwestern Junior College, scoring 17 points and taking in 16 rebounds…Playing 28 of 31 games, was a major factor in the team’s success as they finished with a 21-11 record. HIGH SCHOOL Played for Lafayette’s Northside High School and earned first team all-state honors for his performance on the football field and the track … Additionally, received all-district recognition for his basketball talents … Efforts at Northside helped propel the basketball team to a 26-4 record in his senior season … Recognized as a talent at wide receiver, many schools offered him scholarships to play football as well … He caught 14 touchdowns and totaled 927 receiving yards on 45 receptions in 2010 ... timed with a 4.5 40-yard dash. PERSONAL Born Dwayne Benjamin in Lafayette, La. … Parents are Dwayne Benjamin and Laura Broussard ... Major is undeclared.
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#2 C ASE Y BENSON FRESHMAN | GUARD | 6-3 | 185 | TEMPE, ARIZ. CORONA DEL SOL HS HIGH SCHOOL Named the 2014 Arizona Gatorade Player of the Year ... Also named the Arizona Republic Player of the Year ... Led Corona Del Sol High School to three consecutive Division 1 Arizona State Championships … The lefty’s contributions undoubtedly helped the team finish with a 29-4 record in 2013-14 ... In his senior season, was the clear leader of a team that won its third straight state championship … Put up an impressive 17.8 points per game to go along with 4.5 assists, 3.6 rebounds and 1.3 steals per game … Was also able to shoot 53.6 percent from the field and 38.2 percent from three point range ... As a junior, complemented his high scoring (20.7 points per game) with 3.7 rebounds and 3.3 assists … Also made 57 percent of shots within the arc … Had a well-rounded Arizona State Championship game with 12 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists … Finished his Corona Del Sol career with 2095 career points and is the all-time leader in assists … Noted for his high basketball IQ, displayed intelligence in the classroom as well by earning a 3.93 grade point average ... Was given a grade of 70 on ESPN.com ... a three-star recruit according to Rivals. PERSONAL Born Casey Benson in Phoenix, Ariz. … Major is undecided.
#24 DILLON BROOKS FRESHMAN | FORWARD | 6-6 | 225 | MISSISSAUGA, ONT. FINDLAY PREP HIGH SCHOOL A four-star recruit with a rating of 80 according to ESPN ... The native of Mississauga, Ontario, showed off his skill set this summer with a strong performance playing for the Canadian team in the FIBA Americas U18 Championship … In five games, averaged 25.3 points per games, leading the tournament in scoring … Added 5.2 rebounds per game and 2.2 assists per game as well as shooting a solid 61.7 percent from the field, 45.5 percent from three-point range, and 78.7 percent from the free throw line … In his final year at Findlay Prep, put up 8.4 points per game to go along with 1.7 assists and 3.1 rebounds per game ... Impressive shooting averages of 58 percent from the floor, 35 percent from three-point land and 70 percent at the charity stripe … At 6-5, has the ability to play inside but can also knock down mid-range jump shots … Also known for his ability to handle the ball and make good decisions… A four star recruit, Brooks is given a grade of 80 by ESPN. PERSONAL Born Dillon Brooks in Missauga, Ontario, Canada … Major is undecided.
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#33 HAYDEN COPPEDGE FRESHMAN | GUARD | 6-4 | 180 | WEST LINN, ORE. WEST LINN HS HIGH SCHOOL Three-sport athlete at West Linn High School was a three-time varsity letterman in basketball and golf and a two time varsity letterman in football … Started at forward on the back-to-back 6A State Championship basketball team at West Linn and in 2013 was voted 1st team alltournament … In football, led the Three Rivers league in passing yards his two varsity seasons and was voted team captain.
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PERSONAL Born Hayden Noland Coppedge in Tigard, Ore. … Parents are Johnny and Laurie Coppedge ... Major is business.
#25 MICHAEL CHANDLER JUNIOR | CENTER | 6-10 | 240 | INDIANAPOLIS, IND. LAWRENCE NORTH HS / NORTHWEST FLORIDA STATE BEFORE OREGON Joined with current Duck Elgin Cook to help lead Northwest Florida State to a No. 3 national ranking, a 30-4 record and the NJCAA national championship game in 2012-13 ... Injuries curtailed some of his playing time at Northwest Florida, but put up solid numbers when healthy … Scored more than 10 points in 8 different games … Netted a season high 19 points in a win over Snead State while going seven-of-10 from the field … Led team averaging a block per game and had a season high five blocks in a win over Chipola College ... as a freshman, was named to the 2013 All-Panhandle Conference Second-team ... In a win over Chipola, tallied 16 points and grabbed six rebounds … Similarly, playing against Gulf Coast, finished with 15 points and eight rebounds. HIGH SCHOOL Rated as the fifth-best center in the nation as a high schooler in 2011 after averaging 19 points, 12 rebounds and five blocks per game for Lawrence North High School in Indianapolis, Ind. ... A four-star recruit according to ESPN, Rivals and Scout.com ... For his notable achievements, earned invitations to the Adidas Nations and the NBA Top 100 camps … During his first varsity season averaged 14.5 points and 7.6 rebounds per game … Ability to make an impact on the court led to him receiving all-state honorable mention recognition from the Associated Press in 2010. PERSONAL Born Parris Michael Chandler in Indianapolis, Ind. … Mother is Nikita Chandler ... Major is undeclared.
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#4 MAX HELLER RS-JUNIOR | GUARD | 5-10 | 170 | DEL MAR, CALIF. TORREY PINES HS / ARIZONA STATE / LOYOLA MARYMOUNT BEFORE OREGON Played one season at Loyola Marymount as a redshirt sophomore (2013-14) … Appeared in 12 games while playing 53 minutes during the season … Played one season as a true freshman for Arizona State as a walk-on (2011-12) ... Saw action in 15 games, playing 75 minutes for the Sun Devils in the 2011-12 season ... Had 11 assists, two steals and nine rebounds while averaging five minutes a game ... Did not play in the 2012-13 season before transferring to LMU in 2013. CAREER HIGHS Points 3 FG Made 1 1 FG Att. 3 3 PT Made 1 3 PT Att. 2 FT Made 2 FT Att. 2 Rebounds 3 3 Assists 3 Steals 6 Steals 2 Blocks 0 Minutes 12
at San Diego (1-9-14) at California (2-4-12) at San Diego (1-9-14) at California (2-4-12) at San Diego (1-9-14) at California (2-4-12) at San Francisco (1-2-14) at San Francisco (1-2-14) at UCLA (1-7-12) at California (2-4-12) at UCLA (1-7-12) USC (2-1-14) La Sierra (12-21-13)
HIGH SCHOOL Attended Torrey Pines High School ... Led team to over 25 wins in each of his three seasons as starting point guard and to two CIF championship game appearances ... A three-time all-league selection as well as a two-time All-CIF selection ... Averaged 14 points and 8 assists per game over his four-year career at Torrey Pines ... Played under legendary coach John Olive, who played at Villanova and was also an assistant coach for Villanova and a head coach at Loyola Marymount. PERSONAL Born Max Heller in San Diego, Calif. … Parents are Noel and Kelly Heller ... Major is undeclared.
at California (2-4-12)
YEAR-BY-YEAR CAREER STATISTICS (2011-12 Arizona State; 2013-14 Loyola Marymount; 2014-15 Oregon) Year GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Reb Avg PF FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts 2011-12 15 0 75 5.0 1 5 .200 0 2 .000 0 0 .000 3 6 9 0.6 7 0 11 8 0 2 2 2012-13 REDSHIRT SEASON 2013-14 12 0 53 4.4 1 6 .167 1 3 .333 2 3 .667 1 1 2 0.2 12 0 8 4 0 4 5 TOTAL 27 0 128 4.7 2 11 .182 1 5 .200 2 3 .667 4 7 11 0.4 19 0 19 12 0 6 7
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#32 TIM JENSEN RS-SENIOR | FORWARD | 6-6 | 225 | MANISTEE, MICH. MANISTEE HS / AQUINAS COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL A Detroit Free Press all-state honorable mention selection for Manistee High School … Averaged 16 points per game as a senior and set the state record for most three-pointers in a game with nine … Team was the district and regional champions in 2006-07 ... A four year letterman for basketball, also spent one year playing varsity football (tight end) and one year on the track team … Was a state qualifier in the high jump in 2010.
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PERSONAL Born Tim Jensen in Manistee, Mich. … Parents are Richard Jensen and Theresa Burke ... Major is business administration.
#10 CHARLIE NOEBEL SOPHOMORE | GUARD | 6-2 | 178 | IRVINE, CALIF. MATER DEI HS HIGH SCHOOL A member of the three-time state championship team that was ranked second in the nation ... Appeared in 15 games his senior year (2012-13). PERSONAL Born Charlie Carlton Noebel in Irvine, Calif. … Parents are Barry and Jane Noebel ... Major is journalism.
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#14 AHMAAD RORIE FRESHMAN | GUARD | 6-1 | 175 | TACOMA, WASH. LINCOLN HS HIGH SCHOOL Ranked among the top players coming out of the state of Washington in the 2014 (No. 3 according to ESPN) … Scored more than 2,000 points in high school ... As a senior at Lincoln High School (2013-14), posted 15 points per game along with six assists and six rebounds per game while playing in his team’s final 14 games … As a junior (2012-13), put up 21 points per game to go along with 5 assists and five rebounds per game … Also shot 54 percent from the field and 42 percent from three point range as a junior … Helped Clover Park High School win the Washington 2A state title as a freshman in 2010-11, averaging 33 points per game in the state tournament ... Known as a scoring point guard with an above-average mid-range jump shot as well as the ability to create shots for his teammates or finish at the rim … Also an aboveaverage rebounder for a guard … A three star recruit given a grade of 79 by ESPN. PERSONAL Born Ahmaad Rorie in Tacoma, Wash. … Parents are Amiri Rorie and Rhonetta Thomas … Major is communications.
#35 ANTHONY PIGANELLI SENIOR | GUARD | 6-4 | 195 | OAKLAND, CALIF. MIRAMONTE HS HIGH SCHOOL A Contra Costa Times top 150 athlete his senior year (2010-11) … A first team all league selection his senior year at Miramonte … Appeared in 24 games while averaging 14.3 points, 1.8 assists, 6.8 rebounds, and 1.9 steals per game … Selected as a captain by his teammates in 2010 … Also competed on Miramonte High School’s varsity football team, where he scored a total of 114 points at kicker and wide receiver ... Was a first team all-league at both kicker and receiver. PERSONAL Born Anthony Prior Piganelli in Oakland, Calif. … Parents are Chris Piganelli and Ginny Prior ... Majoring in journalism and Spanish ... Was formerly a walk-on wide receiver/kicker with the UO football team in the spring of 2012.
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ROSTER BREAKDOWN ROSTER BREAKDOWN By Position Guard (9): Jalil Abdul-Bassit, Casey Benson, Hayden Coppedge, Theo Friedman, Max Heller, Charlie Noebel, Anthony Piganelli, Ahmaad Rorie, Joseph Young Forward (5): Jordan Bell, Dwayne Benjamin, Dillon Brooks, Elgin Cook, Tim Jensen Center (1): Michael Chandler By Year Freshmen (5): Jordan Bell, Casey Benson, Dillon Brooks, Hayden Coppedge, Ahmaad Rorie Sophomores (2): Theo Friedman, Charlie Noebel Juniors (4): Dwayne Benjamin, Michael Chandler, Elgin Cook, Max Heller Seniors (4): Jalil Abdul-Bassit, Tim Jensen, Anthony Piganelli, Joseph Young By State / Country Alaska (1): Jalil Abdul-Bassit (Anchorage) Arizona (1): Casey Benson (Tempe) California (4): Jordan Bell (Long Beach), Max Heller (Del Mar), Charlie Noebel (Irvine), Anthony Piganelli (Oakland) Canada (1): Dillon Brooks (Mississauga, Ont.) Indiana (1): Michael Chandler (Indianapolis) Louisiana (1): Dwayne Benjamin (Lafayette) Michigan (1): Tim Jensen (Manistee) Oregon (1): Hayden Coppedge (West Linn), Theo Friedman (Portland) Texas (1): Joseph Young (Houston) Washington (1): Ahmaad Rorie (Tacoma) Wisconsin (1): Elgin Cook (Milwaukee)
2014-15 Oregon Ducks. Front Row (from left): Max Heller, Theo Friedman, Jalil Abdul-Bassit, Ahmaad Rorie, Joseph Young. Back Row (from left): Dillon Brooks, Jordan Bell, Michael Chandler, Elgin Cook, Dwayne Benjamin, Casey Benson.
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2014-15 OREGON MEN’S BASKETBALL