Fall Ball Takeaways: Will Richardson leads veteran group of Ducks into 2022 season

Will Richardson lived up to his “Altman Junior” nickname at Monday’s practice as the Ducks let media members in for the first time in 2022.

The Oregon Ducks men’s basketball team is underway in their fall season of practice, and while there were a lot of familiar faces on the floor, it wouldn’t be a Dana Altman-led team without several newcomers in the bunch.

Will Richardson leads a group of experienced veterans in Eugene, with N’Faly Dante, Quincy Guerrier, and Rivaldo Soares all coming back for another go-around in Eugene. We also saw the new group of transfers with the Ducks — Keeshawn Barthelemy (Colorado) and Jermaine Couisnard (South Carolina) — plus the JUCO transfers — Tyrone Williams and Brennan Rigsby — and the high-profile freshman — 5-star C Kel’el Ware.

Media members were allowed to watch practice on Monday for the first time all season, getting a glimpse at how this new Oregon team will look in 2022. Here are my takeaways from the day: