The Big Lead: Three Oregon Ducks Make Top 50 Best Players Of 2016
Three current Oregon Ducks are among the Top 50 Best Players in the Country as Dillon Brooks, Tyler Dorsey and Chris Boucher made quite the impression in 2015.
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On Thursday, The Big Lead named the Top 50 College Basketball players for the 2016-17 season and the Oregon Ducks were well represented. Center Chris Boucher was 39th on the list and averaged close to three blocks per game. He should be a force again this season on the Defensive side of the ball.
The two Oregon Ducks who flirted with the NBA Draft but decided to return to the University of Oregon also made the Top 50. Dillon Brooks, who led the team in scoring was listed at 13 and the Oregon’s Three point threat Tyler Dorsey came in at 20.
Three from the Pac-12 Conference made the Top 10 including Ivan Rabb from UCLA who will be running the show in 2016. Lonzo Ball made the list for UCLA at number 7, and one to watch from Washington, Markelle Fultz made the list at number 3.
The Pac-12 Conference recently released the rundown for the Conference season ahead and the Oregon Ducks begin the last week of December hosting USC and UCLA before hitting the road to take on the Washington schools.