Oregon Women's Basketball Schedule: Big Ten Opponents Set

The Oregon Ducks women's basketball team enters their inaugural season in the Big Ten conference. The Ducks will play 18 games, including two matchups against Washington.

Bri Amaranthus | May 7, 2024

Oregon women coach Kelly Graves, left, high-fives his team before their game against Northern / Chris Pietsch/The Register Guard / USA

The Oregon Ducks women's basketball program is entering their inaugural season in the Big Ten Conference.

Now, Oregon coach Kelly Graves and the Ducks know their opponents as the Big Ten announced home and road opponents for the 2024-25 women's basketball season.

Despite the addition of Oregon, UCLA, USC and Washington next season, the Big Ten is maintaining its 18-game conference schedule. Each team will play 16 conference opponents just once and one team twice.

Oregon women coach Kelly Graves, left, high-fives his team before their game against Northern / Chris Pietsch/The Register Guard / USA

The Ducks will play Washington twice next season, both at home and away.

The other Big Ten opponents that will visit Matthew Knight Arena include Indiana, Iowa, Maryland, Purdue, Rutgers, UCLA, USC and Wisconsin.

Road games for the Ducks: Illinois, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Nebraska, Northwestern, Ohio State and Penn State.

Get excited, Ducks fans, as Graves' squad just picked up a huge commitment from former North Carolina Tar Heel Deja Kelly. Kelly decided to transfer to Oregon over LSU.

The three-time all-ACC guard averaged 15.4 points, 3.5 rebounds and three assists during her collegiate career at UNC. Kelly started all four years and led the Tar Heels in scoring the past three seasons.

Kelly is fresh off het best season yet, as a senior she put up impressive numbers averaging 16. 3 points, 3.9 rebounds and 3.2 assists.

Kelly will look to help accelerate Ducks coach Kelly Graves' offense after Oregon’s 11-21 record last season.

Kelly is the seventh newcomer coach Kelly Graves has landed this offseason. Also joining Oregon’s program are Texas' Amina Muhammad, Arizona's Salimatou Kourouma,Washington's Ari Long, BYU'sNani Falatea, UC Santa Barbara's Alexis Whitfield, and Siena's Elisa Mevius.

Oregon’s season ended in a 14-game losing streak, finishing with Oregon's 79-30 loss to Colorado in the first round of the 2024 Pac-12 tournament. These 14 consecutive losses tied a record for consecutive losses since the Pac-12 became a 12-team league in 2011-12.

Published May 7, 2024

BRI AMARANTHUS

Bri Amaranthus is an Emmy-winning sports reporter with over 12 years of experience in television, radio, podcasting, and digital sports journalism. She has been with Sports Illustrated for four years, providing breaking news, exclusive interviews, and analysis on the NFL, college sports, and the NBA. Prior to joining SI, Bri hosted NBC Sports Northwest's prime-time television show, where she also served as the Oregon beat reporter and created content covering both the NBA and college sports. Throughout her career, Bri has achieved significant milestones, including covering major events like the NBA Finals, NFL playoffs, College Football Playoff, NCAA Basketball Tournament, NFL Draft, and the NFL Combine. She earned a D1 scholarship to play softball at the University of San Diego and won two state softball titles in high school in Oregon. In addition to her Emmy win for NBC's All-Star Coach special, she has received multiple Emmy nominations, highlighting her dedication and talent in sports journalism.