Good question / topic.

In contrast to Wayne Tinkle at osu who is like 50 games BELOW .500 in Conference games during his tenure, Altman is like 70 games OVER .500 in Conference games in his tenure. All things considered, Altman has weathered his 13-years at Oregon pretty well.

You still have to put him in the top third or close to it of head coaches in the Pac-12...and with the impending departure of UCLA and USC...after Arizona and who is better?

But he turns 65 in June and maybe 13-years is enough? Time for a change? Fresh voice? New look? Altman himself in OLive articles has talked about struggling to "get through" to the team with his messages.

I kind of think he has earned the opportunity to "mutually part ways" vs being fired.

Yet both the men and women teams have lost significant mojo these past couple of years...neither should be struggling as much as they are. That is on the head coaches.

One thought I have is seeing how Altman does post-Will Richardson who has hurt the team as much as he has helped them i.e. he doesn't make the players around him better...in my opinion.

Yet Altman's insistence on starting / playing Richardson even when he is hurting the team(see recent series against WSU and uw) is mind boggling.

So whatever gripes I have about Richardson goes full circle back to Altman.

It is not an easy situation with clear answers but ultimately he probably deserves another year but the program needs a different vibe...ditto for the women too.

Today is senior day for the Ducks.  Richardson, Dante, Couisnard, Guerrier and Soares are playing in their last game.  However, Richardson is through with his college career.  I didn't realize that the other players still have a year of eligibility remaining.  I doubt Dante would return for another year.  I have never felt confident in Guerrier and Soares when their on the court.  Will have to see how all of this plays out.  And concerning Altman, I would give him at least another year to see if he can fix this basketball program.

I have also read somewhere that Oregon has lost its Canadian connection...forget the name of the assistant coach who got a lot of credit for those Canadian recruits but has since moved on.

For whatever reasons...one of which is the Covid year...after 5 consecutive years of making the NCAA Tournament, it has been back and forth between the NCAA and NIT tournaments.

With their current record of 18-13, I believe the only way Oregon can make the NCAA Tournament is by winning the Pac-12 Tournament...which Altman has done previously while not being the favorite.

Otherwise it could be back to back NIT appearances for the first time in his tenure.

bedupivi wrote:

The name of the basketball coach is Tony Stubblefield.  He was Dana Altman's assistant from 2010 through 2021.  He became a head coach at DePaul University in Chicago.  He was responsible for all the Canadian players that came to Oregon.  He will be sorely missed.

Thanks! I remember him. Googled it...2-years at DePaul and it looks pretty rough for him..finished 10th and 9th in the Big East...9-31 in Conference play.

I have to imagine his path is a VERY CHALLENGING one having worked at Oregon for a decade then taking a head coaching job at a private faith based(Catholic) college in a big city(Chicago).

Hopefully he can turn it around.