Oregon returned a pair of starters, including All-Pac-12 Second Team guard Payton Pritchard joined alongside a top-5 recruiting class with five-star recruits Bol Bol and Louis King looking to make an immediate impact.
While the Ducks looked like a top team in the nation, including being voted the No. 13 team in the nation in week 2, the dream season quickly began to unravel in Eugene.
An early-season loss to Iowa in the 2K Empire Classic was the beginning of what would be a rough patch for the team that had three losses in a five-game stretch to the likes of Texas Southern, Houston and aforementioned Iowa.