Oregon head coach Dana Altman named Pac-12 Coach of the Year

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For the third time in his tenure at Oregon, Dana Altman has been honored as Pac-12 Coach of the Year.

The Pac-12 announced individual conference honors on its website Monday evening. Altman, who led the Ducks to a 25-6 regular season record, also won the award during the 2012-13 and 2014-15 season.

Altman’s Ducks finished with the most regular season wins in school history, and were also the first Oregon team to finish the regular season undefeated at home.

Oregon has qualified for the NCAA tournament each year since 2012-13, and some experts are predicting that the Ducks could earn as high as a two seed in the tournament this season. The Ducks finished one game ahead of second place Utah in the Pac-12 standings, and did so despite playing nearly the entire season without point guard Dylan Ennis.

Earlier in the day, the Pac-12 announced the all-conference teams, where several Oregon players also received honors. Sophomore Dillon Brooks and senior Elgin Cook each earned first team All-Conference honors, and freshman Tyler Dorsey was named to the conference All-Freshman team. Senior Chris Boucher made the All-Defensive team and also earned honorable All-Conference honors.

Oregon has a bye in the first round of the Pac-12 tournament and will face the winner of Stanford vs. Washington.

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