A team to treasure.Byline: The Register-Guard Someone looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. a defining moment to symbolize the University of Oregon's finest basketball season in more than 40 years might have a hard time making a final choice. Many fans would pick one of Freddie Jones' high-flying, fingertip-rolling, awe-inspiring, game-winning shots against the likes of a Texas, USC An abbreviation for U.S. Code. or UCLA UCLA University of California at Los Angeles UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University) UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX . Others might opt for one of Luke Ridnour's pull-up 3-pointers, those perfect shots that everyone in the arena knows is going in the basket before the ball even leaves his hands. Still others would go for one of Luke Jackson's gritty running jumpers in a crowded lane. Our choice would be decidedly less glamorous: one of those countless moments when the Duck players on the floor huddled briefly after a referee's whistle, exhorting each other to keep focused, to work together and to give it everything they've got for as long as it takes. A team moment. Much has been written about the Ducks' "Big Three" of Jones, Ridenour and Jackson. But the real engine that powered this team to the brink of the Final Four was an old-fashioned one of teamwork. Much of the credit for that goes to head Coach Ernie Kent Ernie Kent (Born January 22, 1955 in Rockford, Illinois) is the current head men's basketball coach at the University of Oregon. He has been the Ducks' coach since he replaced Jerry Green after Green left for University of Tennessee after the 1996-97 season. , who recognized and recruited the unique players it took to fit into his fast-paced but highly disciplined style of hoops. Such are Kent's gifts as a coach that even as Oregon was losing to a talented Kansas team on Sunday, one had the sense that some very talented high school players across the country were looking at Oregon and thinking this was the kind of team - and coach - that they would like to play for. The future looks bright indeed for Oregon basketball. Meanwhile, the future - and present - also look bright for Oregon's women's basketball Women's basketball is one of the few games which developed in tandem with men's. It became popular, spreading from the east coast of the United States to the west coast, in large part via women's colleges. team. After a season that saw them struggle in the transition to a new head coach, Bev Smith Bev Smith (born April 4 1960) is the head women's basketball coach at the University of Oregon. She has held that position since 2001, replacing controversial coach Jody Runge, and has posted an 83-69 record. , the Ducks are on a roll, playing Wednesday night at home against Houston for the Women's National Invitation Tournament The Women's National Invitation Tournament (WNIT) is a college basketball tournament with a preseason and postseason version played every year. It is operated in a similar fashion to the men's NIT. championship. If the Ducks win, it would be their first postseason championship since 1989. For Oregon fans, this has been a year of unprecedented thrills. The success of the men's and women's basketball teams follows on the heels of an 11-win Duck football season and a thunderous victory over Colorado in the Fiesta Bowl The Fiesta Bowl, now sponsored by Tostitos tortilla chips (a Frito-Lay product), is a United States college football game played annually since 1971. Originally, the game was hosted in Tempe, Arizona at Sun Devil Stadium where it remained until 2006. . Just when you think it can't get any better being a Duck fan, that's exactly what happens. It gets better. |
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