The Oregon Men’s Basketball team is taking part in the inaugural Phil Knight Invitational celebrating the Founder of NIKE with a Weekend of the Best College Basketball outside of the NCAA Tournament. The Oregon Ducks are among the teams participating. Three of last season’s Final Four teams are playing in Portland this weekend, including North Carolina, who beat Oregon in the Final Four. The Ducks and Tar Heels will likely not see each other at the Moda Center however.
The first round matchup that Oregon will contend with is Connecticut. Last season the Huskies lost to Oregon in Hawaii.