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Oregon men's basketball cracks top-25 of preseason AP Poll

Jarrid Denneyby:Jarrid Denney•10/17/22•

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The Oregon men’s basketball program has restocked with an influx of talent as it looks to bounce back from a difficult 2021-22 campaign.

On Monday, the preseason AP Poll was released ahead of the 2022-23 campaign, and the new-look Ducks have cracked the top-25. They landed at No. 21 and are one of three Pac-12 teams to appear in the preseason top-25.

UCLA (No. 7) and Arizona (No. 16) have also made the cut.

North Carolina, which reached the NCAA title game last season, is the No. 1 team in the nation. Defending national champion Kansas came in at No. 7.

Oregon returns starters Will Richardson, N’Faly Dante, and Quincy Guerrier, among several other key contributors. They have also added impact transfers Jermaine Couisnard and Keeshawn Barthelemy, as well as a star-studded recruiting class headlined by 5-star center Kel’el Ware.

The Ducks are set to open their season on Nov. 7 when they face Florida A&M in at Matthew Knight Arena in Eugene.

Full preseason AP Top 25 rankings

1) North Carolina Tar Heels
2) Gonzaga Bulldogs
3) Houston Cougars
4) Kentucky Wildcats
T5) Baylor Bears
T5) Kansas Jayhawks
7) Duke Blue Devils
8) UCLA Bruins
9) Creighton Blue Jays
10) Arkansas Razorbacks
11) Tennessee Volunteers
12) Texas Longhorns
13) Indiana Hoosiers
14) TCU Horned Frogs
15) Auburn Tigers
16) Villanova Wildcats
17) Arizona Wildcats
18) Virginia Cavaliers
19) San Diego State Aztecs
20) Alabama Crimson Tide
21) Oregon Ducks
22) Michigan Wolverines
23) Illinois Fighting Illini
24) Dayton Flyers
25) Texas Tech Red Raiders

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