-On the heels of a sweep against the Washington schools, Oregon men’s basketball has leapt into the top 10 for the first time this season. The Ducks are ranked No. 9 in the latest AP Poll. This is the highest ranking under head coach Dana Altman.

-For the women’s basketball team, there is finally some good news to celebrate after suffering through the loss of star forward Jillian Alleyne. Alleyne was named all-Pac-12 for the third time in her career, while guard Maite Cazorla made the all-Freshman team.

-Another award for Oregon women’s basketball was the announcement that former forward and head coach Bev Smith was named to the Pac-12 women’s basketball all-century team. Smith ranks third in Oregon history with 2,063 points, is second with 1,362 rebounds and second with 443 assists. In addition, current Duck assistant coach and former Stanford standout Nicole Powell made the team.

-Oregon baseball’s redshirt sophomore A.J. Balta is coming into this year with something to prove. After missing the entire 2015 season with a knee injury, Balta says he feels 100 percent healthy and is ready to contribute. In the first series of the season, Balta backed up his statements, hitting two home runs and a triple to help lead the Ducks to a three-game sweep.

-Oregon track and field’s Sasha Wallace has enjoyed a record-shattering indoor season. The three-time All-American junior hurdler has been breaking her own school records and winning meets all season. Now, she looks ahead to the NCAA Indoor Championships and a chance to claim individual and team titles.

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