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‘Lethargic’ Arizona State basketball looking for new answers after lost weekend in Oregon

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January 28, 2024

‘Lethargic’ Arizona State basketball looking for new answers after lost weekend in Oregon

CORVALLIS, Oregon — Last season when the Arizona State men’s basketball team played at Gill Coliseum it trailed by 16 points but rallied in the second half to come away with a narrow victory. Coach Bobby Hurley was hoping his team had that kind of second half in his team again.

It didn’t.

This time the Sun Devils trailed by 15 at the break and could not answer back, falling to the suddenly surging Oregon State Beavers 84-71 in Pac-12 play Saturday night.

It marked the second straight loss as ASU (11-9, 5-4) dropped the first half of the road trip at Oregon. Meanwhile, Oregon State (10-10, 3-6) won its second straight contest after upsetting No. 9 Arizona on Thursday on a 3-pointer at the buzzer by Jordan Pope.

Oregon State shot 57% (26-for-46) on the night while ASU managed just 35% (23-for-66). ASU got 19 from Jose Perez, 14 from Frankie Collins and a season-high 13 from Shawn Phillips. The Beavers got 19 points and six assists from Pope, the hero in the win over Arizona earlier this week,

The contest was not even as close as the final score indicates. Oregon State’s biggest lead was 22 points at 71-49 with 6:15 left in the game.

What went right

Collins the thief: Collins added six steals to his team-leading total. He now has 64 on the season. He came into the night third in the country in that category and is in striking distance of the school’s single season leader Lafayette Lever who had 76 in 1982. Starting the night, Collins’ 58 steals were 19 more than any other player in the Pac-12. This was his fourth game of six or more steals.

Made free throws: ASU came in averaging 64% on the season which put them 336th out of 351 Division I schools but made 22 of 25 attempts (88%). Part of that was having the right players at the line. Perez was 9-for-9 while Adam Miller was 5-of-6. They have been the best in that regard this season.

Perez continues solid play: Perez has been the bright spot in the team’s recent struggles. He finished with 19 points, giving him 82 in his last four games. He had 20 in each of the last two games. His season best of 26 came against Utah. He also had five rebounds.

What went wrong

Miller continues to struggle: It’s never on just one player but it’s been a tough stretch for Miller, who provided an offensive boost as soon as he became eligible right after Christmas. He had 20 points in his first game, an indication of what all hoped he would bring. But Miller was just 4-for-17 in the two games before Saturday’s game and then that one didn’t go well either. He was 0-for-7 which included an 0-for-6 in the first half. Among the misses were a dunk after he had stolen the ball away from a Beaver and a point blank shot right under the basket late in the half. He had five points, all of those coming from the free-throw line.

First half scoring drought: In Thursday’s game it was a poor first half that did in the Sun Devils. This time it was the first half so its 40 straight minutes of bad basketball. The first half featured nine minutes in which they managed only one field goal. They went from leading 5-2 to trailing 23-8 and it only got worse from there.

Three-point shooting problems: ASU is not great in this department to begin with as they entered averaging 31.3% and it struggled even more than usual, going 3-for-26, including a 1-for-10 in the first half. Jamiya Neal made one for ASU’s first basket of the game but then missed 19 3-pointers in a row. Collins and Neal each knocked one down late in garbage time. Collins was 1-for-7 and Alonzo Gaffney 0-for-5.

Lack of rebounding: Another area in which the Sun Devils are among the worst teams in the country at -7 rebounding margin which places them 348th, the only schools worse being Coppin State and Pacific. ASU lost the battle on the boards in this one 47-26. They don’t have to win the rebounding battle they have to at least keep it close. Oregon State had a whopping 38 defensive rebounds. Michael Rataj led Oregon State with 10.

They said it

“We kind of went back to our old ways, not playing defense, not playing hard, picking and choosing when we want to play. We can’t do that if we want to win games in the conference. We’re not playing hard enough. Teams shooting 60-70% on us whenever they want. That can’t happen. If a team is shooting 60% that means we’re not playing defense. We got to play hard and we got to play hard for 40 minutes. We can’t decide to play hard for 10 minutes or 20 minutes.”

— ASU point guard Frankie Collins

“I thought we were kind of lethargic, flat early in the game and got behind by a significant margin. You can’t perform like that on the road. And this was a team (Oregon State) that was coming off a dramatic win (over Arizona) and feeling good about itself. So the last thing we needed to do was let their confidence grow even more. I knew it was going to be a hard game. I was prepared for anything to happen. Not to see us have the same fire, the same passion that I’m accustomed to seeing was disappointing.” — ASU coach Bobby Hurley

Up next

The Sun Devils return home to host Stanford (10-9, 5-4) and California (8-12, 4-5). The Cardinal come in for a 7 p.m. game on Thursday, that game to air on ESPN 2. Cal then stops in for a 1 p.m. game on Saturday, with that one televised on the Pac-12 Network.

ASU swept both those schools on the road to open conference play with those two games decided by a combined five points.

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Oregon Ducks Five-Star Receiver Dallas Wilson To Decommit, Flip To Florida Gators?

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December 19, 2024

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Oregon Ducks Five-Star Receiver Dallas Wilson To Decommit, Flip To Florida Gators?

The Oregon Ducks 2025 recruiting class is losing the commitment of five-star receiver Dallas Wilson, who will reportedly flip to the Florida Gators. Wilson has been committed to Oregon coach Dan Lanning’s Ducks since January of 2023. The five-star prospect is ranked as the nation’s No. 2 wide receiver.

Wilson asked Oregon to be released from his financial affidavit and will sign with Florida upon release, according to a report from On3’s Gators Online.

Oregon Ducks recruiting target Dallas Wilson and coach Dan Lanning in Autzen Stadium. / . atr.dallas / Dallas Wilson / Instagram

Wilson spoke with Oregon Ducks on SI in an exclusive interview after he signed during the Early National Signing Period.

“My whole life I was like, if I ever get an offer from Oregon, I’ll commit,” Wilson said on December 6. “One day, I was talking to my Spanish teacher, and I’m like, if I ever get this offer from Oregon, I’ll commit. That same day, Coach [Adrian] Klemm came to talk to me. He was like, ‘Yeah, we’d like to offer you.’ And I was ecstatic. I think that same day, right when he left, I committed and had the whole coaching staff happy about me. It was just an amazing moment.”

“Dan Lanning is the coolest guy on earth” Wilson continued. “I think he’s one of the best head coaches in the nation, if not the best. He definitely knows how to talk to a player. He knows my background, my life, and I appreciate him taking the time to actually learn stuff about me because a lot of head coaches, they just want you to come to their schools and play for them and not care really, but Oregon’s been real since day one.”

Two weeks later, Wilson is flipping his commitment to Florida. Coach Billy Napier’s Gators and coach Mario Cristobal’s Miami Hurricanes were pushing for Wilson to flip later in the recruiting cycle.

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Florida Gators head coach Billy Napier participates during Gator Walk at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium in Gainesville, FL on Saturday, November 23, 2024 before the game against the University of Mississippi. [Doug Engle/Gainesville Sun] / Doug Engle/Gainesville Sun / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

Wilson is a 6-3, 195 pound receiver from Tampa, Florida and the pull to his hometown state made an impact. Wilson made a visit to the Swamp for the Gators’ 27-16 victory over LSU, which helped Florida’s case.

With Wilson flipping, Oregon will have three five-star recruits in it 2025 recruiting class, which ranked No. 2 in the nation before his decommitment. The Ducks five-star recruits are; wide receiver Dakorien Moore from Duncanville, Texas; cornerback Na’eem Offord from Birmingham, Alabama; safety Trey McNutt from Shaker Heights, Ohio.

Rounding out Oregon’s 2025 recruiting class is 15 four-stars players and two three-star players for a total of 21 new Ducks.

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Oregon Lands Commitment From Massive Transfer OL Isaiah World

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December 19, 2024

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Oregon Lands Commitment From Massive Transfer OL Isaiah World

Nevada offensive line transfer Isaiah World has committed to Oregon. The 6-foot-8, 309-pounder was was on campus in Eugene for a visit with the Ducks that started on Monday evening.

World is the latest transfer portal commitment for Dan Lanning and the Ducks, who add the No. 7 offensive tackle in the transfer portal according to the On3 rankings.

The San Diego native entered the transfer portal earlier this month after spending the last four seasons in Reno. As a redshirt junior World has one year of eligibility remaining for the 2025 season.

He fills a major need for Oregon, who could lose both of their starting tackles following the 2024 season in Ajani Cornelius and Josh Conerly Jr. Oregon will also lose Marcus Harper II, who will exhaust his college eligibility following this year. World is the second offensive tackle commitment from the transfer portal for coach A’lique Terry, who also landed a commitment from former Texas State offensive tackle Alex Harkey on Wednesday.

Matthew Bedford, a former Indiana offensive lineman who transferred to Oregon last offseason, could have a potential to return after missing much of 2024 with an injury and appearing in just one regular season game.

World brings a strong track record with him to Eugene, having earned All-Mountain West honorable mention honors in the 2023 and 2024 seasons.

Prior to playing for the Wolfpack, World was a three-star (80.92 per On3 Industry) prospect from Lincoln High School in the 2021 recruiting class.

Fans should expect the Ducks to continue weighing their options along the offensive line in the transfer portal, as they’ve been linked to Vanderbilt transfer Gunnar Hansen and Texas State transfer Alex Harkey.

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Departures

-OL JacQawn McRoy (Arkansas)

-OLB Jaxson Jones (Utah)

-OLB Emar’rion Winston

-OLB Jaeden Moore

-DB Khamari Terrell

-DB Tyler Turner

Additions

–S Dillon Thieneman (Purdue)

-CB Theran Johnson (Northwestern)

-TE Jamari Johnson (Louisville)

-OT Alex Harkey (Texas State)

-OT Isaiah World (Nevada)

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Oregon man pleads guilty to stalking UConn basketball star Paige Bueckers

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December 18, 2024

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Oregon man pleads guilty to stalking UConn basketball star Paige Bueckers

An Oregon man pleaded guilty Wednesday in a Connecticut superior court to stalking and harassing University of Connecticut basketball star guard Paige Bueckers, ESPN reported.

Robert Cole Parmalee, 40, of Grants Pass, was arrested in September on charges of breach of peace, stalking and second-degree harassment of Bueckers.

A protective order will remain in place until 2064, according to court records.

Parmalee received a one-year suspended sentence and three years probation, during which time he is barred from Connecticut and any arenas, hotels or practice facilities where the UConn basketball team is present, according to ESPN.

UConn campus police became aware of Parmalee in June after he allegedly sent “rambling” emails to university staff that said he was trying to marry a member of the basketball team, according to ESPN. Parmalee also is identified as “Parmelee.”

Parmalee also posted on social media about wanting to marry Bueckers, including sharing a post with a fake wedding invitation and posting pictures of him with an engagement ring on his tongue. In an August TikTok post, Parmalee wrote, “I’m coming to UCONN Paige Madison Bueckers, I’ll be in Hartford tomorrow morning,” shared photos of himself at an airport with tickets.

Oregon court records show Parmalee has a history of criminal charges going back to 2002, including sexual abuse, harassment, driving under the influence and possession of methamphetamines.

In 2023, he was arrested after his roommates alleged he set the house on fire in Josephine County in order to get money for a bigger house, court records show. The case was dismissed after a certified mental health evaluator found him unable to aid and assist in his own defense.

The evaluator reported Parmalee appeared to be displaying a psychotic disorder and likely a schizophrenia spectrum disorder.

Isabel Funk covers breaking news and public safety for the Statesman Journal. Funk can be reached at ifunk@statesmanjournal.com or on X at @isabeldfunk

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