Preseason College basketball tips off tonight for the Beavers who host Prairie View A&M at 6pm in Corvallis. The Beavers then host Texas-San Antonio Sunday afternoon. The Oregon Ducks who are ranked 5th in the preseason poll greet Army at 8pm tonight in Eugene then travel to Baylor Tuesday night.
Former All-American Duck basketball legend and NBA pro Greg Ballard passed away Wednesday losing his battle with prostate Cancer. Ballard was the 4th pick in the 1977 NBA draft and ranks 4th in scoring in Oregon history. Greg Ballard was 61.