Men's continued from page 9 indicates that it is a much better team when Crosswhite is on his game. “We notice (the correlation); we notice the numbers, too,” Oregon head coach Ernie Kent said. “When he’s on his game, he makes us a much better basketball team. But that doesn’t mean we want to put any more pressure on him.” Last weekend’s home split against the Bay Area school is a microcosm of Crosswhite’s sea son. Against Stanford, he scored 14 points and grabbed five re bounds and Oregon won, 79-64. Two days later, Crosswhite had just four points in nine minutes and the Ducks lost, 86-75. “He just has to go through it,” Kent said of Crosswhite’s learning process. “You can’t force the issue. Sometimes you need to fail, or even be embarrassed, in order to learn. Consistency will come from the day-to-day practice efforts, which carries over to the games. “Once he can figure that out, the sky’s the limit.” Movin’ on up Despite its loss to Gal on Sunday, Oregon jumped a spot in ESPN.com’s Bracketology, which predicts the NCAA Tournament lineup in March. The Ducks are projected to be the No. 7 seed in the Midwest region, with its first-round matchup slated in Okla "When he's (Cross white) on his game, he makes us a much better basketball team Ernie Kent head basketball coach homa City against lOth-seeded Ten nessee (13-6). With its win over Stanford, the Ducks now have two wins over teams ranked in the Ratings Percentage In dex top-25 (the other is Kansas). Ore gon’s only “bad loss” is to USC, which has an RPI ranking above 100. Remember, there’s only 32 days un til selection on Sunday. Contact, the senior sports reporter at adamjude@dailyemerald.com. Adam Amato Emerald Robert Johnson and the Duck big men, who struggled against Cal, will have their hands full down the stretch of the Rac-10 season. Call for Nominations Faculty Distinguished Teaching Awards Deadline for Nominations: MONDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2003 Faculty, staff, students, and alumni are invited to submit nominations for any faculty members, .5FTE or greater, tenure or non-tenure related, who have taught at the University of Oregon for a minimum of two (2) years. The Ersted Award and Thomas F. Herman Award are presented annually at Spring Commencement to University of Oregon faculty members for distinguished teaching. Each award will be accompanied by a recurring monetary reward. (Please note: Graduate Teaching Fellows have their own competition and are ineligible for these teaching awards.) Eligibility for Awards Ersted Award for Distinguished Teaching The late Mr. A. J. 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