EUGENE, Ore. \u2013\u00a0Oregon men’s basketball will play Utah in an exhibition game on Friday. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
GAME INFO
\nWhen: Friday, October 24, 2025
\nTime: 7:00 p.m. PT
\nTV: Big Ten Plus
\nRadio:\u00a0Eugene: KUJZ 95.3 FM | Portland: KFXX 1080 AM
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\nFamiliar Faces
\nUO returns three impact players from last year’s postseason run: Nate Bittle<\/a>, Jackson Shelstad<\/a> and Kwame Evans Jr.<\/a>\u00a0
\n\u00bb Bittle led the Ducks with 14.2 points per game in 2024-25, adding 7.6 rebounds, 2.1 blocks and 1.9 assists per game. He shot 51.1% from the field, 33.6% from three-point range and 81.1% from the free throw line. Bittle blocked a Big Ten-high 74 shots and his 2.1 blocks per game ranked second in the conference.
\n\u00bb Shelstad averaged 13.7 points (.451 FG%, .379 3P%, .835 FT%), 2.9 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 1.0 steals in a team-leading 32.9 minutes per game.
\n\u00bb Evans Jr. played in all 35 games and averaged 6.1 points (.465 FG%) and 4.6 rebounds in 16.3 minutes off the bench.
\n\u00bb Dezdrick Lindsay<\/a>, Jamari Phillips<\/a> and Oleksandr Kobzystyi<\/a> are also returning and look to have increased roles this season.
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\nImpact Additions
\nThe Ducks added experienced DI players in Devon Pryor<\/a>, Takai Simpkins<\/a> and Sean Stewart<\/a>, as well as international players Ege Demir<\/a>, Wei Lin<\/a> and Efe Vatan<\/a>.
\n\u00bb Pryor played in 30 games in two seasons at Texas and averaged 3.2 points and 2.0 rebounds in 12.1 minutes last season.
\n\u00bb Simpkins was named to the All-CAA second team in 24-25 with averages of 16.4 points, 3.1 rebounds and 2.6 assists at Elon. He closed the season with five 20-plus point games in his last six contests, averaging 25.7 points, 3.3 assists and 2.0 rebounds over the six-game span.
\n\u00bb Stewart has played 63 career games for Duke and Ohio State. He started all 30 games for the Buckeyes last year and averaged 5.7 points and 5.8 rebounds in 18.4 minutes.
\n\u00bb Demir played three seasons in Turkey. Last season he averaged 5.0 points and 4.9 rebounds for Dar\u00fcssafaka Lassa in 15.3 minutes.
\n\u00bb Lin spent three seasons with the Nanjing Monkey Kings in the Chinese Basketball Association and averaged 21.0 points (.413 FG%, .349 3P%, .876 FT%), 5.0 assists, 3.3 rebounds and 1.4 steals in 34.1 minutes last season.
\n\u00bb Vatan spent last season with Galatasaray in the U19 league and notched 16.7 points, 6.5 rebounds and 1.6 assists in 31.4 minutes.
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