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edition
CAREERS special
March 22, 2017
S PORTS
Oregon guard Dylan Ennis celebrates in route to a second round
NCAA tournament win against Rhode Island Sunday in Sacramen-
to, Calif. The Ducks face Michigan on Thursday.
Ducks in Sweet 16
(AP) — Oregon advanced with
a hard-fought NCAA Tournament
win in Sacramento, Calif. Sunday
as Tyler Dorsey delivered two
clutch 3-pointers against Rhode
Island to send the Ducks back to
the Sweet Sixteen for a second
straight year and third in five
years.
With Oregon’s season on the
brink, Dorsey and Dillon Brooks
came through in the clutch as they
have so many times this season,
rallying to beat the upstart No. 11
Rams, 75-72.
Brooks found his shooting
stroke as he typically does and
scored 19 points despite a 7-for-20
shooting day. Dorsey made 9 of 10
shots with four 3-pointers.
Oregon advances to play Thurs-
day against seventh-seeded Mich-
igan in the Midwest Regional at
Kansas City, Mo.
Celebrating a Great Season
Congratulations to the Portland Observer ‘Ballers’ youth basketball team for a great season! The
team defeated the Native American Youth and Family Center (NAYA) in double overtime, 65 to 64,
to end the season with a record of 9 wins and 1 loss. Also pictured are assistant coach Jeff Ta
(left) and head coach Mark Washington (right).
Player of the Week
Portland Trail Blazers guard
Damian Lillard has been named
NBA Western Conference Player
of the Week.
Lillard led the NBA in scoring
for the week ending Sunday. He
was a perfect 36-for-36 from the
free throw line over the period, and
his 49 points at Miami on Sunday
marked a season high, while his
nine 3-pointers tied a franchise best.
He is now the first Trail Blazer
to make 1,000 career 3-pointers;
and one of six NBA players with
1,500 points, 300 rebounds and
300 assists this season.
This is the third NBA Player of
the Week honor for Lillard, who
also took home the award twice
Damian Lillard
during the 2014-15 season.