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Kelly Graves’ Ducks ranked prominently in ‘way-too-early Top-25’ despite flurry of transfers

Despite the roster upheaval this offseason, the Ducks still project to be a top-25 team next season.

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It’s been a bit of an eventful offseason so far for Kelly Graves and Oregon Ducks’ women’s basketball team, with a total of five players departing from the program, four of whom played a prominent role in 2021-22.

It was expected that Nyara Sabally was going to declare for the WNBA draft after the season, but on the same day that she announced her decision, guards Maddie Scherr and Sydney Parrish announced their intent to transfer, as did forward Kylee Watson. Just a few days ago, former 5-star recruit Taylor Bigby, who was ranked as the No. 24 player in the 2021 recruiting class, also entered the transfer portal.

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Fortunately for Graves, the Ducks have one of the top recruiting classes in the nation coming in this offseason, and a few of their core players like Te-Hina Paopao, Sedona Prince, and Endyia Rogers will be sticking around. It is because of those core facts that Oregon was still ranked prominently in ESPN’s ‘way-too-early Top-25’ for next season, coming in at No. 18 in the nation.

Another big season of change is already upon the Ducks, with Kylee Watson, Maddie Scherr and Sydney Parrish deciding to enter the transfer portal. That leaves one player, Te-Hina Paopao, from the highly regarded recruiting class of 2020. But she may have been the best of the group, and a fully healthy season from her, backcourtmate Endyia Rogers and post Sedona Prince should be enough for Oregon to make a run at a top-three spot in the Pac-12. Another top recruiting class is also on the way.

After the flurry of post-season transfers, Graves said that the departures are not because of any “stink” within the program, but rather the way that things go in college sports these days, with players looking for the best place to get playing time on the court. As we enter another season, look for the Ducks to try to find a cohesive unit of players who want to find a role and best help the team find success down the stretch.

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Report: Former 5-star recruit Taylor Bigby becomes the latest Duck to enter the portal

Taylor Bigby is a former 5-star recruit who ranked as the No. 24 player in the 2021 class. She has reportedly entered the transfer portal.

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The Oregon Ducks women’s basketball team is losing players quicker than contestants getting voted off the island on Survivor.

Freshman guard Taylor Bigby is the latest to announce that she is entering the transfer portal, per a report from The Oregonian’s James Crepea. She follows former teammates Maddie Scherr, Sydney Parrish, and Kylee Watson out of Eugene as the mass exodus continues.

Bigby was the No. 29 ranked recruit in the nation according to ESPNW and was a two-time Nevada Gatorade State Player of the Year, winning the award following her junior and senior seasons.

But she was slowed by a hand injury in the middle of the year and her place in the rotation suffered because of it. Bigby appeared in just nine games and didn’t see action on the floor after the win over UConn Jan. 17.

Her best game came in the season opener against Idaho State where she scored seven points in 16 minutes.

With Bigby’s departure, along with Parrish, Oregon head coach Kelly Graves will be looking for a shooting guard or two in the portal. But he can sleep a little better at night in knowing he does bring in one of the top recruiting classes in the country with five-stars Chance Gray (Hamilton, Ohio) and Grace VanSlooten (Ottawa, Ohio) along with four-star prospects Jennah Isai (Surprise, Ari.) and Kennedy Basham (Phoenix).

Oregon’s star point guard Te-Hina Paopao also announced over the past week that she will be staying with the Ducks for the 2022 season.

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Oregon’s Te-Hina Paopao confirms her stance for 2022 season despite transfers

The Ducks saw a number of players transfer earlier this week, which led Te-Hina Paopao to addressing her status for next season.

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A flurry of transfers have come for Kelly Graves and the Oregon Ducks basketball team over the past week, with a total of three players, including two starters, announcing that they intend to leave the program.

It started on Monday night when wing Sydney Parrish announced that she would be entering the transfer portal. Soon after that, forward Kylee Watson announced that she would be doing the same thing, and then guard Maddie Scherr followed as well. All of this came in the hours after Nyara Sabally announced that she would be heading off to the WNBA draft.

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With so much flux in the roster, one of Oregon’s star players, Te-Hina Paopao, confirmed on Wednesday night that she does not plan to go anywhere, and has some unfinished business in Eugene.

“To my friends who have moved on I wish you well,” Paopao wrote.

With the three meaningful players off the roster, there will be a lot of minutes to fill going forward. Fortunately, the Ducks have one of the best recruiting classes in the natino coming to Eugene, and they will likely be able to retool and make a run in the NCAA tournament a year from now.

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Oregon’s Kylee Watson announces intention to enter the transfer portal

In a matter of a couple hours, the Ducks lost Nyara Sabally, Sydney Parrish, and now Kylee Watson.

The mass exodus out of the Oregon Ducks women’s basketball program continues.

After Nyara Sabally declared for the WNBA draft, wing Sydney Parrish announced her intentions of entering the transfer portal.

Now it’s Kylee Watson’s turn.

The 6-foot-4 forward from Linwood, NJ announced that she too will be entering the transfer portal and finish out her career playing somewhere else. She has two years of eligibility left.

In her two seasons at Oregon, Watson struggled to find consistent playing time as she was behind Nyara Sabally and Sedona Prince in the rotation. She averaged 3.2 points, 2.4 rebounds and 13.5 minutes per game.

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Part of once the No. 1 recruiting class in the nation, Watson departing leave just Te-Hina Paopao the only one in that class still at Oregon.

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Oregon’s Sydney Parrish enters the transfer portal after 2022 season

Oregon’s Sydney Parrish announced on Monday that she will be entering the transfer portal and leaving the Ducks.

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It appears that one of the more dangerous offensive players on the Oregon Ducks’ 2022 roster is going to be entering the transfer portal.

According to her Instagram page, Sydney Parrish will be entering the portal and looking for a new team. Parrish is coming off of a solid season for the Ducks where she averaged 8.5 points, 3.3 rebounds, and 1.0 assists per game.

On a team that lacked a dead-eye shooter, Parrish was one of the more dangerous pieces for the Ducks thanks to her ability to heat up and knock down shots from long range. Parrish shot 35.4% from deep in 32 games this past season, which was up from 33.3% beyond the arc in the 2020-21 season.

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After getting bounced in the first round of the NCAA tournament, Kelly Graves and his team are going to be looking to rebuild a bit with one of the nation’s best recruiting classes coming to Eugene next year. It looks like Parrish will not be part of that team going forward.

It was also announced on Monday night that Kylee Watson will be entering the transfer portal as well.

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Everything we know following Oregon’s 73-65 win at Utah

Oregon secured the No. 2 seed of the Pac-12 tournament with a 73-65 win over Utah.

The Oregon Ducks women’s basketball suffered a very disappointing loss in double overtime this past Wednesday at Colorado.

But the Ducks rebounded nicely this afternoon at Utah and defeated the Utes 73-65 in the regular-season finale. Oregon finished 19-10 overall and 11-6 in conference action.

Now Oregon will focus on the Pac-12 tournament next week in Las Vegas where it will be the No. 2 seed and will receive a first-round bye.

Sydney Parrish led the way with 18 points with four three-pointers. She was one of five Ducks to score in double figures. Defensively, however, Oregon couldn’t solve Jenna Johnson, who led all scorers with 27 points on 10-of-17 from the field.

Everything we know following Oregon’s heartbreaking 66-62 loss to Stanford

Oregon led most of the way, but a near five minute scoring drought let Stanford back into the game and win it 66-62.

The Oregon Ducks women’s basketball season has been a bumpy ride and after their close win over California Friday night, head coach Kelly Graves didn’t have many kind words for his team.

It was uncharacteristic for Graves and the tactic seemed to have worked.

The Ducks played the game of their lives and nearly defeated No. 2 Stanford, but the Cardinal came away with a  66-62. It would have been Oregon’s first-ever win over an AP Top 2 team.

As great teams do, they find a way to get it done and Stanford did just that despite being down for the vast majority of the game. Haley Jones took over the fourth quarter and scored 10 of her 18 points to lead the Cardinal.

One the other side of the floor, it was Te-Hina Paopao doing her best to keep the Ducks in the lead. She scored eight of her 23 points in the final 10 minutes.

What ultimately did in the Ducks was a 4:30 scoring drought at the worst possible time that allowed Stanford to climb back into the game and win it.

Now Oregon will try to bounce back after this disappointing loss with a trip to the Mountain schools to end the end regular season.

Everything we know following Oregon’s 88-53 win over California

Oregon dominated California with an 88-53 win at Berkeley, led by Sydney Parrish and Te-Hina Paopao.

This is what Kelly Graves and his Oregon Ducks women’s basketball team have been waiting for.

With a near completely healthy roster, Oregon put it all together in an easy 88-53 win at California. Te-Hina Paopao and Sydney Parrish were at the top of their game as the two guards just couldn’t miss from the outside.

Paopao and Parrish led the Ducks with 21 points each with Parrish making a career-high seven three-pointers. As a team, Oregon nailed a season-high 14 from the outside on just 26 attempts.

The Ducks are now 8-5 overall and 1-1 in conference play as they look forward to a big week with the Arizona schools on the docket before UConn comes calling Jan. 17.

Everything we know following Oregon’s 109-38 rout of McNeese

The Oregon Ducks women’s basketball team smashed McNeese 109-38 to earn their third straight win.

If there was a team in the country that needed this type of confidence boost, it was Oregon.

The Ducks women’s basketball team opened the game on a 27-0 run and then went on to cruise past the McNeese Cowgirls 109-38.

This season has been a struggle for the Ducks, who have never been completely healthy. But Oregon has won three straight games to improve its record to 6-3 overall.

Forward Sydney Parrish scored 15 of her 21 points in the first quarter as she was a major factor in that initial run that put the game away early. Oregon went into the halftime break with a 54-14 lead.

The Ducks shot 57 percent in the first half on 21-of-37 from the field. For the game, Oregon wound up shooting 60.5 percent for the game (46-of-76).

Oregon women’s basketball team begins 2021-22 with an exhibition and celebration

After almost two years, the Oregon women’s basketball team will play in front of their fans inside Matthew Knight Arena.

As Kelly Graves’ Oregon Ducks women’s basketball team takes the floor against St. Martin’s on Thursday night, it’ll not only be the first time they’ve played in front of fans in almost two years, but it’ll be the first time for any of these current Ducks to play in front of their loyal following.

2019 seems like ages ago and that’s how much the roster has turned over since Sabrina Ionescu, Ruthy Hebard, Satou Sabally, and the rest of that special group were robbed at a potential run for a national championship due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

“We can’t wait to have the crowd back. We were second in the nation in attendance,” Graves said. “We need to get the home crowd to get motivated. We truly have a home-court advantage, so get loud.”

Speaking of those Oregon legends, all three are expected to be in attendance to watch how the next generation of Ducks are doing. Ionescu has turned into a global superstar, Hebard is coming off a WNBA championship with the Chicago Sky and Sabally is still a basketball unicorn and has had two very good seasons with the Dallas Wings, including being named to the WNBA All-Star game this past season.

“There are not too many teams that have that 2019 team to talk to, so we’re going to ask as many questions as we can,” Duck forward Sydney Parrish said. “It’ll be really interesting to see them get honored.”

Graves expects to have all 13 players healthy and ready to go for the exhibition and for the regular season, which begins Nov. 9 against Idaho State.

Oregon brings back much of last year’s squad that finished 15-9 overall and advanced to the Sweet 16 before Louisville ended the Ducks’ run. With a season under their belt and some key transfers coming in, Oregon the media picked to finish second in the Pac-12.

Among the Fab 5 freshmen that came to Eugene last year, four remain as point guard Te-Hina Paopao, guard Maddie Scherr, Kylee Watson and Parrish are all expected to have monster sophomore seasons. Angela Dugalic decided to transfer to UCLA.

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“The four of us are best friends and we’ve got closer,” said Parrish. “It’s definitely helped us. I feel like a freshman. I’m just so excited. The nerves are starting to come (as the first game approaches).”

Oregon will have one of the biggest teams in the country with 6-foot-5 Nyara Sabally, 6-foot-7 Sedona Prince as well as 6-foot-8 Phillipina Kyei. The Ducks also sprinkled the roster with some talented transfers, such as former USC Trojan Endyia Rogers, former Clemson Tiger Taylor Hosendove and former New Mexico Lobo Ahlise Hurst.

“I love this new group,” Graves said. “They all give us something different.”

Oregon vs. St. Martin’s will tip off at 6 p.m. and will be live-streamed on goducks.com.

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