• BASKETBALL EXTRA ®
Oregon Daily Emerald
Friday, February 11, 2005
“I want so bad to give them an opportunity
to feel that success because once they feel it,
they’ll never let it go. ”
Oregon head coach Ernie Kent after his team’s close loss to No. 11 Washington
Malik Hairston
Goal: “To win. To win games.”
The Mac Court experience:
“It’s a rush.”
Hometown: Detroit, Michigan
Favorite NBA player: Tracy McGrady
Favorite NBA player growing up: Scottie Pippen
SENIORS
By Danielle Hickey I Photo editor
#1 • Guard • 6-6 • 200
Heralded as one of the University s best recruiting
dosses, the 100th year of men’s basketball at Oregon
is dominated by its youngest players.
Freshman Malik Hairston is the finalplayer in a
five-part Friday photo seriesproinding a doser
look at Oregon’s neivest recruits.
■ Men's basketball
Men lose heartbreaker
in OT to Washington
As time ran out on the game clock, Oregon had one final chance
to shake away from a tie, hut was forced into a fateful overtime
BY JON ROETMAN
SENIOR SPORTS REPORTER
No. 11 Washington outscored Oregon 16-9 in
overtime to pull out a 95-88 win Thursday at
McArthur Court.
The Ducks (11-9 overall, 3-8 Pacific-10 Confer
ence) had a chance to ice the game late in the
second half but failed to capitalize. Oregon led
79-76 with less than a minute remaining when
guard Jordan Kent went to the foul line with a
chance to give the Ducks a two-possession ad
vantage. Kent missed both free throws, giving
Washington (20-3,10-2) hope.
On their ensuing possession, Husky guard
Will Conroy drilled a three-pointer from the
left wing to tie the game at 79 with 26.
seconds remaining.
Each team had one possession to end regula
tion before Washington simply overwhelmed
Oregon in overtime.
“Will Conroy stepped up,” Washington head
coach Lorenzo Romar said. “You would hope a
senior would on the road — making big play af
ter big play down the stretch.”
Earlier in the week, Duck head coach Ernie
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lANIELLE
liCKEY | Photo editor
Oregon’s Jordan
Kent had career
highs of 19 points
and 16 rebounds in
the Ducks' 95-88
overtime loss to
Washington at
McArthur Court on
Thursday night.