It was a more proper senior send-off this year for the Oregon Ducks, especially Will Richardson.
Though not always the most consistent player, Richardson deserved a better sendoff than last season, when he had no family or friends present for his senior day ceremony, and was fresh off a scoreless performance in which he’d missed a game-winning shot, been cut above his eye and, unbeknownst to the public, battling mono.
This time Richardson had loved ones all around and had recorded 10 points in a victory. He was one of three Ducks who scored in double figures in the 73-68 win over Stanford, but it was the defense of fellow senior N’Faly Dante that saved Oregon on Saturday afternoon.