Men's Basketball Opens Season Against Montana - University of Oregon Athletics

EUGENE, Ore. – Oregon opens regular season play tonight against Montana in Matthew Knight Arena.

GAME INFO
When: Monday, November 2, 2026
Time: 7 p.m. PT
TV: Big Ten Network
Radio: Oregon Sports Network
Stats: https://www.statbroadcast.com/events/statmonitr.php?gid=ore

Opponent History
Oregon is 26-4 all time against Montana and has won the last five matchups in a row.
» The last meeting was a 79-48 Ducks victory in the first week of the 2024-25 season.

New Faces in the Crowd
Nine Division I transfers and two freshmen joined the Ducks this season.
» Tajh Ariza is a five-star prospect from Los Angeles who finished his high school career at Link Academy (Mo.).
» Jerry Easter II played his freshman season at USC and had four double-digit scoring outings for the Trojans.
» Jasper Johnson transferred to UO after one season at Kentucky where he played in 35 games for the Wildcats.
» Dwayne Aristode played his freshman season at Arizona and shot 46.2% from three-point range.
» Fred Payne led Boston College in scoring last season with 15.8 ppg. He played three seasons for BC.
» Tyrone Riley IV was 2nd Team All-WCC at San Francisco last season, averaging 12.2 points and 4.8 rebounds.
» Taylor Bol Bowen played for Alabama last season after two seasons at Florida State.
» Andrew Meadow started all 32 games for Boise State last season and played 102 career games for the Broncos.
» Pharaoh Compton played his first two seasons at San Diego State, averaging 6.3 points and 2.6 rebounds.
» Seven Spurlock is a freshman from Dallas and was the No. 8 ranked recruit from Texas.
» Malique Ewin is a 5th year who owns career averages of 10.0 pts and 5.6 reb in 81 career games.

Stubblefield's Debut
A new voice will lead the Ducks for the first time in 16 years this season, after Dana Altman announced his retirement on October 7. Tony Stubblefield was announced as interim head coach after 13 years as an assistant coach with the Ducks. Stubblefield has been a part of some of the winningest teams in program history and helped recruit and develop numerous future NBA players.

The 2026-27 Oregon roster features 10 new players, including eight Division I transfers and two incoming freshmen. Sean Stewart is the lone returning starter from last year's team and Wei Lin joins him as the only two major contributors that return from the 2025-26 roster.