The road ahead features the bright lights of Las Vegas. A glance at the rear-view mirror also isn't too bad for the Oregon men's basketball team.
So it shouldn't be surprising that, when the Ducks hit the practice courts Monday, there was some pep in their collective step.
The UO men's basketball team was returning to practice on the heels of its third straight win to close out the regular season, Saturday over Stanford. That clinched a first-round bye in the Pac-12 Tournament, which begins Wednesday at T-Mobile Arena on the Las Vegas Strip.
"They were excited about playing yesterday," UO coach Dana Altman said Tuesday, prior to the Ducks' final practice in Eugene before departing later in the day for Nevada.