EUGENE, Ore. - After guiding the Ducks to both Pac-12 regular season and tournament championships, Oregon women's basketball head coach Kelly Graves has been named one of four finalists for Naismith Coach of the Year honors.
Graves, who reached his 500th career head coaching win this season, helped Oregon set program records for overall wins (30) and conference wins (16) while matching the program's best all-time AP poll ranking (6). Oregon is ranked No. 6 heading into the NCAA Tournament. Oregon's regular season Pac-12 title this year is its first since 2000 while the Ducks' Pac-12 tournament title is the first in program history.