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8 notable quotes from Dana Altman as Oregon basketball dives into fall practice

“Our guys are getting in (the gym) more on their own. This isn’t rocket science. If you’re not putting time in it’s hard to be really good.”

Many fans may recognize the month of October as the middle of football season, but across the bridge from Autzen Stadium, inside Matthew Knight Arena, Dana Altman and the Oregon Ducks are getting the basketball season underway.

It looks like a promising one, as well.

With veteran leaders like Will Richardson, N’Faly Dante, Quincy Guerrier, and Rivaldo Soares all back for one more go-around in Eugene, the Ducks also have an incredibly talented group of young players like 5-star center Kel’el Ware, plus JUCO transfers Tyrone Williams and Brennan Rigsby. On top of that, Oregon also got Colorado transfer Keeshawn Barthelemy in the mix, along with South Carolina transfer Jermaine Couisnard.

The Rubicks’ Cube is set for Altman, now he’s getting to work assembling it.

After practice on Monday, Altman spoke with media members to preview the start of the season. Here are some of the most notable quotes:

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:

Colts work out trio of players

The Colts worked out three players on Monday.

The Indianapolis Colts held a workout for three players on Monday, per the league’s transaction wire.

The three players that worked out were defensive tackle Tyeler Davison, offensive tackle Ty Nsekhe and offensive tackle Will Richardson.

It’s no secret that the Colts have had offensive tackle issues to begin the season. They’ve allowed 21 sacks, which is tied for the most in the NFL.

Davison was a fifth-round pick with the New Orleans Saints in the 2015 NFL draft. In 105 career games (86 starts), he has 5.0 sacks, 18 tackles for loss and 15 quarterback hits.

Nsekhe has bounced around the league since 2012 and even had a one-month stint with the Colts back in 2012. He’s appeared in 93 career games while making 17 starts.

Richardson was a fourth-round pick with the Jacksonville Jaguars in the 2018 NFL draft, appearing in 44 games while making five starts.

We’ll see if anything comes of these workouts in terms of a signing, but the Colts will continue to see what’s out on the market.

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Former Jaguars OL Will Richardson Jr. arrested on DUI charge

Free agent offensive lineman Will Richardson Jr. was arrested on DUI charges Friday, two days after he was cut by the Jaguars.

Two days after he was released by the Jacksonville Jaguars on Wednesday, free agent offensive lineman Will Richardson Jr. was arrested on a DUI charge early Friday morning, St. John’s County records show.

Richardson, 26, was booked for a second-degree misdemeanor after refusing to submit for a DUI test after a traffic stop, according to police. Records show he was booked into a St. John’s County jail at 2:42 a.m. on Friday and released 1:41 p.m. that afternoon.

The 2018 fourth-round pick played in 44 games over the last three seasons with the Jaguars and made five starts. Last season, Richardson scored a touchdown when he fell on a fumble in the end zone against the New York Jets.

Richardson entered training camp buried on the depth chart behind offensive tackles Cam Robinson, Jawaan Taylor, and Walker Little. The Jaguars opted to keep just those three tackles along with three guards and two centers when the team cut down the roster to 53 players.

During his freshman year at North Carolina State, Richardson was arrested and charged with DWI.

Former Duck commit Dior Johnson headed to Pittsburgh

Former Duck commit and four-star recruit Dior Johnson is headed to Pittsburgh after decommiting from Oregon.

When Will Richardson decided to come back to Oregon for his fifth year of eligibility, five-star recruit Dior Johnson had to switch gears a bit.

Johnson is one of the top point guards in the country and with a stacked Duck roster, he decided to de-commit and instead take his talents to Pittsburgh.

With the Ducks, Johnson would have surely seen plenty of time on the floor as Richardson’s back-up, but it’s understandable that he wants to start from the get-go as the No. 7 rated point guard in the country.

Unfortunately with Johnson’s departure, the Ducks’ most recent recruiting rating took a hit. The Class of 2022 was once heralded as the No. 16 best in the country to No. 35.

Oregon will still bring in five-star center Ke’lel Ware as well as transfers Keeshawn Barthelemy (Colorado) and Jermaine Couisnard (South Carolina) to round out the roster.

Multiple outlets rank Ducks as rising top-20 team after Will Richardson’s return

With the news that Will Richardson is back for one more year, the Ducks are rising in the preseason polls.

The look of the Oregon Ducks roster for the 2022 season is starting to take shape.

It happens to look pretty similar to last year’s roster, as a matter of fact.

While there have been some transfers, and a few new pieces are coming in, the projected starting five for the most part will resemble the squad from 2021. While that team ultimately wasn’t able to find success down the stretch, missing out on the NCAA March Madness Tournament, another year together will do them some good.

Led by a group of veterans that got a big boost with the return of PG Will Richardson this past week, the Ducks will have some experience both on the court and in the locker room. Apparently, that has been enough of a shift to give Oregon some forward momentum in the preseason polls.

A couple of outlets have moved the Ducks up inside the top-20 after the news of Richardson’s return. CBS Sports released its top-25 this past week, putting the Ducks at No. 19.

The Ducks’ ranking is based on Oregon returning three of its top six scorers – among them double-digit scorers Will Richardson and Quincy Guerrier. A recruiting class featuring 5-star prospects Kel’el Ware and Dior Johnson, plus JUCO All-American Tyrone Williams and Colorado transfer Keeshawn Barthelemy, should allow Dana Altman to have a nice bounce-back season and possibly compete for what would be a third Pac-12 title in a four-year span.

John Rothstein, with College Hoops Today also released his preseason edition of the Rothstein 45, and had Oregon ranked at No. 18 in the nation.

We will see if this team can gel a bit better than they did last season, but with a returning core of Richardson, Quincy Guerrier, N’Faly Dante, and Rivaldo Soares, plus the additions of Kel’el Ware, Dior Johnson, Keeshawn Barthelemy, and Jermaine Couisnard, Oregon should be talented enough to find a lot of success in 2022.

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Will Richardson withdraws from 2022 NBA draft, returns to Oregon Ducks

Oregon Ducks guard Will Richardson will be back in Eugene for his fifth and final season after he opted to withdraw from the 2022 NBA draft.

Oregon Ducks guard Will Richardson waited until the final day to make a decision, but according to multiple sources – including Jon Rothstein of CBS Sports – he is planning to run it back for one final season in Eugene with the Oregon Ducks.

Richardson explored potentially leaving for the NBA after the 20-21 season, but ultimately came back for his senior season, where he averaged a career high 14.1 points, along with 3.7 rebounds, 3.6 assists, and 1.3 steals per game.

Richardson finished the year shooting 38.8% from beyond the arc, but he went through a handful of alarming dry spells as a scorer, which ultimately hurt the Ducks in the non-conference slate and again in the Pac-12 Tournament.

Despite the successful season, Richardson wasn’t showing up on many NBA mock drafts. A few places ranked him as a top-100 prospect – but not one who was likely going to be among the 58 players selected when the draft takes place in late June, especially when he failed to receive an invite to the NBA draft combine last week.

Richardson is taking advantage of the rule granting student-athletes an extra year of eligibility due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and he will join a crowded Oregon backcourt that features a trio of newcomers in freshman Dior Johnson and transfers Jermaine Couisnard and Keeshawn Barthelemy, as well as fellow returner Quincy Guerrier.

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Lakers to host Memphis’ Lester Quinones, others for pre-draft workout

Memphis junior Lester Quinones will be among the prospects to participate in a pre-draft workout with the Lakers on Tuesday.

Memphis junior Lester Quinones will be among the prospects to participate in a pre-draft workout with the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday, the team announced.

Quinones averaged 10 points, 3.5 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 1.2 steals on 39% shooting from 3-point range last season with the Tigers. He ranked seventh among qualified players in the American Athletic Conference in 3-point percentage and 13th in 3-pointers made (55).

The 6-foot-5 guard has emerged as one of the top shooters in the draft this year. He has worked out with several other teams in the pre-draft process, including the Oklahoma City Thunder and Sacramento Kings, and will visit the Golden State Warriors on Wednesday.

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In addition to Quinones, the Lakers will also host San Jose State guard Omari Moore, Purdue forward Trevion Williams, Nebraska guard Trey McGowens, Oregon guard Will Richardson and Texas Southern forward Brison Gresham on Tuesday.

The Lakers enter the pre-draft process with no picks in either round. The team dealt its first-round pick to the New Orleans Pelicans in the trade involving Anthony Davis. Its second-round selection was sent to the Washington Wizards in a cap-clearing move.

Despite having no draft picks, the Lakers will still do their due diligence on those fringe prospects that could go undrafted. The team could acquire picks to take a prospect or sign him outright in free agency after the draft.

The NBA draft will take place on June 23.

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Will Richardson, Quincy Guerrier miss out on invites to 2022 NBA Draft Combine

Neither Will Richardson nor Quincy Guerrier will be at the 2022 NBA Draft Combine representing the Ducks.

It became apparent earlier this spring that both Will Richardson and Quincy Guerrier were taking a change at the NBA draft waters and doing what they could to make a leap to the next level rather than returning to the Oregon Ducks for another season.

Unfortunately, it may not be going as planned thus far.

On Tuesday afternoon, the list of invitees for the 2022 NBA Draft Combine was released, and neither Richardson or Guerrier made the cut. Both declared earlier in the year that they were testing the waters to see what their draft stock was like, but neither hired agents so they could potentially return to Eugene for another year under Dana Altman.

There are a total of 7 players from the Pac-12 in the combine, all of whom come from Arizona, UCLA, or Colorado.

Over the coming weeks, we will likely hear more about Richardson and Guerrier and their potential return to Eugene. There is also a chance that they go overseas and choose to play there while keeping an eye on a potential leap to the NBA.

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See where Sports Illustrated has Will Richardson in latest Big Board

Oregon Ducks guard Will Richardson just squeaks on to Sports Illustrated’s 2022 NBA draft top 100 big board.

The NFL draft is in the books, and now fans of the Oregon Ducks can turn their attention to June’s NBA draft, which could feature another Dana Altman-coached player getting selected.

While Will Richardson is almost certainly not going to garner the attention of a Payton Pritchard or Chris Duarte, he does possess elite outside shooting, decision making, and playmaking skills for a point guard – and he’s 6’5 to boot.

Still, Richardson’s advanced age and inconsistency last year make him a somewhat risky NBA prospect, and the latest reports from draft experts mostly don’t have him as a likely second round selection.

Jeremy Woo at Sports Illustrated – one of the hardest working and most plugged in draft analysts out there – just released his latest big board, a ranking of 100 draft prospects ahead of the 2022 draft.

Richardson comes in at No. 77 on the most updated list, well outside the range of selected players (this year’s draft has 58 selections).

While there are plenty of routes into the NBA that do not involve getting drafted, it certainly helps to hear your name called during the festivities.

Richardson’s spot on the list is near many other high profile players from the west coast, with San Francisco’s Jamaree Bouyea coming in one spot earlier at No. 76, while USC’s Isaiah Mobley (80) UCLA’s Johnny Juzang (81) and Gonzaga’s Drew Timme (86) all come in close behind.

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