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After finding out their seed in the NIT and lining up their opponent for Tuesday night, the biggest question remaining for the Oregon Ducks was whether or not senior point guard Will Richardson would be available for the final few games of the season.
According to head coach Dana Altman, that’s still a question that doesn’t have an answer.
When meeting with media members on Monday morning, Altman said that they still don’t know whether or not Richardson will be available for the game, and that he was meeting with doctors today in order to learn more. Altman also said that they had a couple of other players banged up, with N’Faly Dante and Isaac Johnson missing practice on Sunday with ailments.
Richardson missed the final game of the regular season after Altman said he “wasn’t feeling well,” and the Ducks’ leading scorer also sat out for Oregon’s run in the Pac-12 Tournament with a “non-COVID-related illness.”
Before the final game of the regular season, Richardson was cut in the head during the USC game on February 26 and received stitches at halftime during that contest. But he hasn’t been the same player since. He was 0-of-8 from the field with two points against the Trojans and was 0-of-3 with no points at Washington, although he did grab seven rebounds.
As we get closer to Oregon’s game on Tuesday night, we will anxiously await the news about Richardson. If he doesn’t end up playing, his career with the Ducks will likely be over.
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