Oregon to be without Will Richardson for NIT game vs. Texas A&M; N’Faly Dante available

Bad news: Will Richardson is out again for Oregon vs. Texas A&M. Good news: It appears that N’Faly Dante has a chance to play.

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The Oregon Ducks will once again be without their leading scorer on Saturday morning in their second-round NIT game against the Texas A&M Aggies. According to a UO spokesperson, senior guard Will Richardson did not travel with the team to College Station for the game, which tips at 9:00 a.m. PT on ESPN.

Richardson missed the first game of the NIT, as well as the Pac-12 tournament with a “non-COVID illness.”

On a brighter note, center N’Faly Dante did travel with the team and take part in practice on Friday. Dante missed Oregon’s first-round NIT game against Utah State after coming down with the flu, per Dana Altman.

The winner of Oregon and Texas A&M will face the winner of VCU and Wake Forest in a quarterfinal on Tuesday or Wednesday.

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