Oregon Ducks
2023–24 Oregon Ducks women's basketball team
UniversityUniversity of Oregon
Head coachKelly Graves (10th season)
ConferencePac-12
LocationEugene, Oregon
ArenaMatthew Knight Arena
(Capacity: 12,364)
NicknameDucks
Student sectionOregon Pit Crew
ColorsGreen and yellow[1]
   
Uniforms
Home jersey
Team colours
Home
Away jersey
Team colours
Away
Alternate jersey
Team colours
Alternate
NCAA tournament Final Four
2019
NCAA tournament Elite Eight
2017, 2018, 2019
NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen
2017, 2018, 2019, 2021
NCAA tournament round of 32
1987, 1994, 1997, 1999, 2005, 2017–2019, 2021
NCAA tournament appearances
1982, 1984, 1987, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 19999, 2000, 2001, 2005, 2017, 2018,2019, 2021, 2022
AIAW tournament Sweet Sixteen
1981
AIAW tournament appearances
1980, 1981
Conference tournament champions
1982, 1984, 2018, 2020
Conference regular season champions
1999, 2000, 2018, 2019, 2020

The Oregon Ducks women's basketball team is the official women's basketball team of the University of Oregon in Eugene, Oregon. Basketball is one of 11 varsity women's sports at the University of Oregon. The team is a member of the Pac-12 Conference and a Division I team in the National 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.

History

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 at Willamette 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 the AIAW 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 the Pac-12 Conference, began sponsoring women's sports in 1986. The Ducks' current all-time conference record is 260–280. They won the Women's National Invitation Tournament in 2002 54–52 over Houston.[5]

Season Coach Record Conference Record
1973–74Jane Spearing3–8n/a
1974–75Nancy Mikleton2–10n/a
1975–76Nancy Mikleton5–15n/a
1976–77Elwin Heiny11–6n/a
1977–78Elwin Heiny19–58–4 (2nd)
1978–79Elwin Heiny23–211–0 (1st)
1979–80Elwin Heiny24–513–0 (1st)
1980–81Elwin Heiny25–711–1 (1st)
1981–82Elwin Heiny21–54–0 (1st)
1982–83Elwin Heiny15–148–4 (3rd)
1983–84Elwin Heiny23–710–1 (1st)
1984–85Elwin Heiny14–146–5 (3rd)
1985–86Elwin Heiny21–710–2 (T-1st)
1986–87Elwin Heiny23–714–4 (T-2nd)
1987–88Elwin Heiny16–129–9 (5th)
1988–89Elwin Heiny22–1011–7 (3rd)
1989–90Elwin Heiny17–129–9 (T-4th)
1990–91Elwin Heiny13–156–12 (8th)
1991–92Elwin Heiny14–146–12 (7th)
1992–93Elwin Heiny9–183–15 (T-9th)
1993–94Jody Runge20–913–5 (3rd)
1994–95Jody Runge18–1011–7 (4th)
1995–96Jody Runge18–1110–8 (T-3rd)
1996–97Jody Runge22–714–4 (2nd)
1997–98Jody Runge17–1013–5 (4th)
1998–99Jody Runge25–615–3 (T-1st)
1999-00Jody Runge23–814–4 (1st)
2000–01Jody Runge17–1210–8 (4th)
2001–02Bev Smith22–1310–8 (T-6th)
2002–03Bev Smith12–168–10 (T-5th)
2003–04Bev Smith14–156–12 (8th)
2004–05Bev Smith21–1012–6 (T-2nd)
2005–06Bev Smith14–155–13 (8th)
2006–07Bev Smith17–148–10 (6th)
2007–08Bev Smith14–177–11 (7th)
2008–09Bev Smith9–215–13 (7th)
2009–10Paul Westhead18–167–11 (T-6th)
2010–11Paul Westhead13–174–14 (9th)
2011–12Paul Westhead15–167–11 (9th)
2012–13Paul Westhead4–272–16 (12th)
2013–14Paul Westhead16–166–12 (10th)
2014–15Kelly Graves13–176–12 (T-9th)
2015–16Kelly Graves24–119–9 (6th)
2016–17Kelly Graves23–148–10 (6th)
2017–18Kelly Graves33–516–2 (1st)
2018–19Kelly Graves33–516–2 (1st)
2019–20Kelly Graves31–217–1 (1st)
2020–21Kelly Graves15–910–7 (4th)
2021–22Kelly Graves20–1211–6 (2nd)
2022–23Kelly Graves17–147–11 (8th)

Individual accomplishments

Individual National Award Winners

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