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Duck fans go crazy after Saturday’s men’s 17-point comeback win against Arizona.
Pit Crew
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This season, the rowdy fans
are making a great Oregon team
even better.
Following last weekend's 86
81 comeback win against the
Wildcats, Oregon head coach
Ernie Kent praised fans.
“Mac Court was superb, just
outstanding,” Kent said. “Defi
nitely the Mac Court of old. The
entire game, that crowd was just
awesome. They gave us a nice
energy boost to really pull this
out and help us play tough de
fense down the stretch of this
game.
“Once the momentum started
to swing and come our way, with
that crowd coming alive like it
did, defensively we just stepped
up to another level, and it really
gave us an opportunity to win
the game.”
Kent has long been a support
er of Mac Court and the atmos
phere there, an outlook that for
mer Oregon head coach Jerry
Green didn’t understand. Green
— who now coaches at Ten
nessee — continuously barked
for a new facility, but was re
fused every time.
When Kent replaced Green in
1997, it was a breath of fresh air
for Oregon fans. Kent played in
front of wild Mac Court crowds
during his playing days, and at
his first press conference he
made it clear what his stance was
concerning the arena.
“My passion for McArthur
Court goes back to an era that
built traditions still talked about
today,” said Kent, who will have
led Oregon to its sixth NCAA
Tournament in school history
this season.
“I have personally experi
enced the blood, sweat and tears
that went into establishing the
Pit as one of the toughest places
to play in the country. We will
always defend Mac Court with
honor, passion, and intense de
fense.”
To no one’s surprise Kent had
fliers given to students to sign up
to be part of “The Pit Crew” be
fore this season’s UCLA game.
He was also responsible for the
purchase of t-shirts and “fowl
towels.”
“Kent has been willing to do
that because he believes we have
the best home court advantage,”
said sports marketing intern
Frank Jezukewicz, a member of
“The 6th Man Club.”
“He wants the crowds to be
even better than when he was
playing.”
Oregon quarterback Joey Har
rington is one die-hard member of
“The Pit Crew”. With the enthu
siasm of peo
ple like Har
rington, Mac
Court is be
coming as dif
ficult a place to
play as Autzen
Stadium is for
opposing foot
ball teams,
where the Ducks haven’t lost a
game since 1997.
For the Arizona game, Harring
ton and friends welcomed the re
turn of forward A.D. Smith with
face masks of their own.
“We’re all big A.D. supporters,
so we just put it together with
laminating plastic and athletic
tape,” Harrington said.
A.D.’s reaction to the warm re
ception?
“It was as if I was a freshman
getting out there for the first
time,” said Smith, who had
eight points in his return from
surgery. “The crowd was real
good to me, it was a great college
basketball atmosphere here
tonight.”
Alex acknowledged
For the first time in his career,
Alex Scales received Pac-10
player of the week honors for his
contributions against the Arizona
schools last weekend.
The senior guard averaged
25.5 points, 4.5 rebounds and 2
assists, including a career-high
31 points on 11 of 19 shooting
in the win against Arizona
state.
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