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• On Jan. 23, 2011, the Oregon women’s basketball team crushed a Pac-12 record as 12,320 fans sold out Matthew Knight Arena to watch the Civil War. In their first game inside the 405,000 square-foot masterpiece, the Ducks topped their rivals with an 81-72 victory over Oregon State. • Oregon played in front of 25,204 fans last season in 16 home games. For the 2013-14 season, the Ducks will play 20 times inside Matthew Knight Arena, including two exhibition games, nine non-conference contests and nine Pac-12 games.
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MATTHEW KNIGHT ARENA Matthew Knight Arena opened its doors on Jan. 13, 2011, to a sold-out crowd of 12,364 as the Oregon men’s basketball team christened the new palace with a 68-62 victory over USC. A week later on Jan. 23, the Oregon women’s basketball team took its turn to play its first home game at Matt Arena as a Pac-10 record-setting and sold-out crowd of 12,320 witnessed the Ducks defeat Oregon State, 81-72, in Civil War action. Officials broke ground on Matthew Knight Arena on Feb. 7, 2009, as the 420,000 square-foot masterpiece was constructed in less than two years. Matt Arena was erected to replace legendary McArthur Court, which opened on January 14, 1927. Known as one of the toughest venues in the country for opponents, Mac Court was the second-oldest on-campus arena still in use before Matthew Knight Arena opened its doors. Also known as “The Pit,” Sporting News named it the “best gym in America” as sports writer and arena researcher Bill Kintner placed Mac Court in his top five of college basketball arenas in America for its history, character, and atmosphere. Mac Court was a passion incubator. The geometry of the place not only shoved fans close to amplify the intensity of emotion, it put fans on top of the action, making them feel like they were an integral part of the play on the floor, and able to usher their Ducks to victory through the force of their energy and collective will. Fans didn’t just go to Mac Court to watch a game; fans went to live it.
There are several areas throughout the arena, including the club areas, team spaces and concessions that tie the Oregon brand together. Three major displays on the Concourse are the Anthem to the Fan, the Hero Graphics and the Shroud Wall. Each tells different parts of the story. The Shroud Wall is primarily about heritage, energy and progression. Hero Graphics celebrate Oregon’s great student-athletes and great moments--past and present. The Anthem to the Fan is about common devotion. Together, they express the sense of connection and ownership, the unique and proud heritage, the wild passion, and the unrelenting quest for more championships to come.
To recreate the same passion and experience at Matthew Knight Arena, the new venue was fashioned with the same close connection to the student-athletes and the action; by making the fans feel like they are an integral part of the game. Matthew Knight Arena is a monument to all Oregon fans and their common love for Oregon, and the exciting energy that happens when all join together to cheer for the Ducks.
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MATTHEW KNIGHT ARENA (CONT.)
This Land of the Tall Firs is a special place, inhabited by people who care more deeply about a team that fights even harder. The unique floor design at Matthew Knight Arena is a nod to the Tall Firs, the nickname of Oregon’s National Championship basketball squad in 1939. The one of its kind perspective is looking up from a clearing in the forest that celebrates Oregon’s beautiful environment. Kilkenny Floor is a homage to the family of former athletics director Pat Kilkenny. Three logos represent Heppner, Ore., with the Morrow County Courthouse; an interlocking UO with three shamrocks; and the beach/sunset of San Diego. These images honor the hometown of the Kilkenny’s, the Irish pride and logo of Oregon during Pat’s era as a student, and Pat’s love of San Diego where he calls home today. Matthew Knight Arena rivals Haas Pavilion for the tightest, steepest seating bowl in the Pac-12, and there are unobstructed sightlines to the total playing
surface for all seats. The lower bowl of Matt Arena is closer to the floor and steeper than Mac Court. The West Endzone seating is as steep as code allows – over 36 degrees. The center hung KnightVision boards are the largest (12’8” high and 18’11” high) and highest resolution (6mm) video boards on a scoreboard in an NCAA arena. Only the recently opened Amway Center (Orlando Magic) has larger screens at this resolution. In addition, Matt Arena has four hustle boards located at the corners of the seating bowl for game stats and 270 degree LED ribbon boards located at front of upper seating bowl. There are two regulationsize basketball court and one regulation-size volleyball practice courts. On the floor level, Matt Arena has spacious on-site athletic training and weight training facilities as well as a nutrition bar. The men’s basketball, women’s basketball and volleyball team locker rooms and lounges also have state of the art technology for gamedays, practices and studying purposes.
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MATTHEW KNIGHT ARENA ATTENDANCE RECORDS MATTHEW KNIGHT ARENA TOP-20 BIGGEST CROWDS Rk 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Attd. 12,320 4,541 4,197 4,011 4,052 3,604 3,072 2,663 2,611 2,207 1,993
Opponent Oregon State (Jan. 23, 2011)* USC (Feb. 12, 2011) Arizona (March 5, 2011) California (Jan. 29, 2011) UConn (Dec. 31, 2012) Oregon State (Feb. 25, 2012) Stanford (Jan. 27, 2011) Colorado (Feb. 4, 2012) Stanford (Feb. 18, 2012 Arizona State (March 3, 2011) Washington State (Feb. 17, 2013)
Score W, 81-72 L, 85-63 L, 88-65 L, 81-65 L, 95-51 L, 68-53 L, 91-56 W, 67-62 L, 81-46 L, 75-66 W, 65-60
*Pac-12 Conference attendance record
MATTHEW KNIGHT ARENA YEAR-BY-YEAR ATTENDANCE AVERAGES Year 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13
G 7 18 16
Total 32,125 32,209 25,204
Avg. 4,589 1,789 1,575
McARTHUR COURT ATTENDANCE RECORDS McARTHUR COURT TOP-20 BIGGEST CROWDS Rk 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Attd. 9,738 9,087 8,815 8,260 7,861 7,691 7,672 7,602 7,465 7,134
Opponent Oregon State (March 8, 1996) Oregon State (March 10, 2000) Oregon State (March 10, 2001) Oregon State (Jan. 29, 1999) Arizona (Feb. 21, 1999) Santa Clara (March 16, 1994) UAB (March 17, 2000) Stanford (Jan. 13, 2001) UCLA (Feb. 24, 2000) UCLA (Feb. 4, 1999)
Score W 69-60 W 60-53 W 72-60 W 59-46 W 82-76 W 74-59 L 80-79 (OT) W 72-54 W 89-72 W 106-79
Rk 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.
Attd. 6,979 6,835 6,448 6,258 6,193 6,106 6,037 6,035 5,994 5,861
Opponent Arizona State (Feb. 19, 1999) Houston (March 27, 2002) Stanford (March 5, 1998) Arizona (Feb. 4, 2000) Oregon State (Jan. 19, 2002) Stanford (Feb. 15, 1997) USC (Feb. 26, 2000) Washington (Jan. 15, 1999) Stanford (Feb. 10, 2000) Colorado (Dec. 4, 1999)
Score W 58-53 W 54-52 L 79-71 L 73-66 L 61-53 L 69-66 L 69-63 W 70-56 W 61-57 W 90-58
McARTHUR COURT YEAR-BY-YEAR ATTENDANCE AVERAGES Year 1978-79 1979-80 1980-81 1981-82 1982-83 1983-84 1984-85 1985-86 1986-87 1987-88 1988-89 1989-90
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G 11 12 11 8 14 9 11 12 17 11 13 14
Total 10,406 11,338 17,292 23,079 15,976 11,966 9,077 15,483 28,560 10,453 11,152 13,505
Avg. 946 945 1,572 2,884 1,141 1,330 825 1,290 1,680 950 858 965
Year 1990-91 1991-92 1992-93 1993-94 1994-95 1995-96 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99 1999-00 2000-01 2001-02
G 12 12 13 12 16 13 13 11 15 14 13 20
Total 8,250 10,013 8,715 28,615 31,614 34,838 44,702 45,858 75,629 81,923 66,955 95,560
Avg. 688 834 670 2,384 1,975 2,680 3,439 4,169 5,042 5,852 5,150 4,778
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Year 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11
G 12 14 13 14 15 13 15 20 8
Total 53,195 54,844 50,653 51,607 43,973 33,433 33,280 45,079 14,373
Avg. 4,433 3,917 3,896 3,687 2,932 2,578 2,219 2,254 1,797
STRENGTH & CONDITIONING
Mark Davis is in his second season as strength and conditioning coach for the Oregon women’s basketball program. Davis has over 19 years of experience as a strength coach at the collegiate level.
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Mark Davis Second Season
Davis worked on the strength staff at Vanderbilt from 2000-12. At Vandy, Davis worked with men’s basketball, soccer, tennis, women’s lacrosse, track, swimming, bowling and cross country. His work with men’s basketball helped the Commodores to four NCAA tournament appearances and a pair of Sweet Sixteen runs. In addition, three different Commodores were selected as SEC Player of the Year while Davis was with Vanderbilt. Davis received his first full-time job opportunity in 1997 as the head strength coach at Tennessee State. In the three years that Davis worked with the TSU football program, the team improved its record from 4-7 record in 1997, to 9-3 in 1998 and 11-1 in 1999. Tennessee
State also registered back-to-back conference titles in 1998 and 1999, and a No. 1 national ranking at the end of the 1999 regular season. Davis was twice named Ohio Valley Conference Strength and Conditioning Professional of the Year by the National Strength and Conditioning Association. Davis got his start as a graduate assistant strength coach at Nebraska where he spent two seasons. During his time in Lincoln, Neb., Davis worked with the Cornhuskers’ national championship football team. Davis received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Wittenberg in 1988 and a Master of Science degree in Exercise Science and Physical Education from Arizona State in 1994, and has Club Coach status with USA Weightlifting. Davis and his wife, Cindy, have one son, Noah.
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ATHLETIC TRAINING
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Tori Noda Sixth Season
Tori Noda began working with athletic training staff at Oregon as a graduate assistant in 2006 and became a full-time staff member in 2008.
Noda is originally from Yuba City, Calif., and received her BS from UC Davis in 2003 and her MS in athletic training at Oregon in 2008.
Noda is currently in her sixth year as the athletic trainer for women’s basketball as well as overseeing the graduate students working with volleyball and men’s and women’s tennis.
She spent two years as the head athletics trainer at Laguna Creek High School before joining the collegiate ranks.
She is responsible for the evaluation, treatment, rehabilitation, care and prevention of athletic injuries associated with women’s basketball.
Noda holds a CSCS in addition to her ATC credential, and has research interests in functional movement screens and corrective exercise.
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SERVICES FOR STUDENT-ATHLETES
Jennie Leander enters her 10th year as the Senior Associate Director for Services for Student-Athletes at the John E. Jaqua Academic Center. She advises football, women’s basketball and lacrosse. She completed her undergraduate studies at Cal and has a Master’s Degree in Counseling from Santa Clara.
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Jennie Leander 10th Season
ADVISING SERVICES In addition to helping students with class scheduling and degree choices, advisors encourage and mentor student-athletes throughout their college experience. It is SSA’s philosophy to foster an honest and open learning environment in which students learn to become more self-reliant. TUTORIAL PROGRAM Tutoring is available for all student-athletes. SSA tutors are hand picked and trained to work with student-athletes. Appointments are available during evening and day times to accommodate student-athletes’ busy schedules. STUDY TABLE PROGRAM Study tables are available during normal operating hours, evenings and Sundays. All students have access to quiet study
tables and computer workstations. Students with laptops can connect to the campus network through wireless access points. UNDER PREPARED AND AT-RISK SERVICES SSA’s team of learning specialists provide high level support for at-risk students and students with learning disabilities. Learning specialists also coordinate incoming academic screening as well as LD testing and accommodations with the Office of Disability Services. MATH AND SCIENCE LAB The Math and Science Lab is open Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., for drop-in help with math and science courses of all levels. COMPUTER SERVICES SSA houses several student computer labs with full access to productivity software, Internet and printing services. In addition, the graphics lab provides services for drawing, image editing, scanning and color printing. The IT Consultant is available to support students with problems on their personal computers or general computer questions.
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O HEROES - OREGON’S STUDENT-ATHLETE VOLUNTEER ORGANIZATION On September 28, 2008 the University of Oregon Athletic Department launched a non-profit community organization program called Oregon Heroes. The goal of O Heroes is to create a single identity for all community service initiatives and to seek involvement from all studentathletes, staff, faculty, and campus community. Service will be focused in three areas which student-athletes feel they are able to excel in: health, education and service. The Student-Athlete Advisory Committee decided to launch O Heroes as a department recognized non-profit organization. This allows O Heroes to collect donations on campus grounds including athletic facilities. O Heroes is also able to donate money raised to service projects such as the Duckling, which provides financial support to a local child battling an illness. SAAC executive members will serve as the Board of Directors of the non-profit. Other components of O Heroes include partnering with the local organizations including the United Way of Lane County, the Boys and Girls Club of Emerald Valley, Kidssports, local school districts, the Competition not Conflict program, and the National Childhood Obesity Foundation. O Heroes also will dedicate three days of the academic year when each team and department staff will be encouraged to do a project. Community agencies may have their requests fulfilled on these days. Teams are also encouraged to complete additional team projects throughout the year. Chynna Miley was named the top individual O Hero for 2011-12. Miley, from Atlanta, Ga., earned 2,325 individual Duck Cup points for her service during the 2011-12 acaddemic year. Miley participated in nearly every O Heroes event, while also serving as a member of UO’s Black Student Union and as the women’s basketball team representative for SAAC.
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FOREIGN TRIPS - SPAIN 2012 The Oregon women’s basketball team went 4-0 on its 2012 Spanish Foreign Tour which took place Aug. 24-Sept. 2. The Ducks played games against professional clubs from Madrid, Girona and Barcelona. Oregon defeated a professional team from Madrid, Estudiantes, in back-to-back games to open the trip (Game 1 - W, 94-67; Game 2 - W, 84-61). From there, the Ducks played a pair of games as part of the Torneig de Basquet Unnim tournament played at the Pavello Esportiu Municipal, located approximately an hour north of Barcelona. UO recorded a 103-62 win over Uni Girona and a 7052 win over Santa Rosa de Lima. Sophomore Lexi Petersen averaged a team-high 17.5 points per contest on the trip, one of four Ducks to average double-figures in scoring. Freshman Jillian Alleyne (14.5 ppg, 10.8 rpg) and sophomore Megan Carpenter (13.8 ppg, 10.3 rpg) each averaged double-doubles for UO. Sophomore Amanda Delgado averaged 15.0 points per outing. The Ducks spent four days in Madrid, two days in Valencia and an additional four days in Barcelona. The travel party took in many historic sites and museums during the 10-day stay in Spain. Some of the key stops made on the trip included, Madrid’s Museo del Reina Sofia and Museo del Prado, the City of Arts and Sciences in Valencia, Barcelona’s Park Güell, Parc de Montjuic, Olympic Stadium, Sagrada Família and Camp Nou soccer stadium (home of FC Barcelona).
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WOMEN’S BASKETBALL MEDIA COVERAGE TELEVISION The Oregon women’s basketball team will have 11 televised games on the Pac-12 Networks this season. As of October of 2013, the Pac-12 Network can be found on the following TV providers: Comcast / Xfinity, DISH, Time Warner Cable, Cox Communications, Bright House Networks, AT&T U-Verse, Bend Broadband, Suddenlink, Frontier Communications, Astound, Wave Broadband, CC Communcations, Crestview Cable Communications, Canby Telcom, Rancho Murieta and TCT West. All Oregon women’s basketball games are also broadcast by play-by-play man Terry Jonz on the radio airwaves throughout the state. In the Eugene/Springfield area, on KUGN 590 or KSCR 1320, and in Portland, the games can be found on KUIK 1360 AM. ONLINE Daily updates and complete coverage of the Oregon women’s basketball team can be found online at www.GoDucks.com, which features news coverage, game recaps, video interviews, photo galleries and statistics.
PRINT The Oregon women’s basketball team is covered by the state’s two largest newspapers; The Oregonian (Portland) and The Register Guard (Eugene). In addition, the Ducks receive coverage from the UO campus newspaper, The Daily Emerald. All three outlets cover the Ducks online and through social media, as well.
SOCIAL MEDIA Fans can follow the Ducks through social media. The Ducks post on their Facebook page (facebook.com/oregonwbb) as well as on Twitter (@ OregonWBB). Oregon coaches have twitter accounts as well.
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