The Oregon Ducks will be without guard Will Richardson in the 2022 PAC-12 Tournament due to a non-COVID-related illness. Winning games without your leading scorer and All PAC-12 Second Team member will be a difficult task. The Oregon Ducks’ first-round matchup in the 2022 PAC-12 Tournament will be against the 3-27 Oregon State Beavers on Wednesday at 5:30 pm eastern standard time. That game may not be a tall task, but beyond that could pose to be a challenge.
Sources: Oregon’s Will Richardson will miss the Pac-12 Tournament due to a non-COVID illness. Averages 14.1 PPG.
— Jon Rothstein (@JonRothstein) March 8, 2022
Will Richardson is a senior guard for the Oregon Ducks and an overall leader on the team. This season with the Ducks, the senior averaged 14.1 points, 3.7 rebounds, 3.6 assists, and 1.3 steals per game. He leads the team in both points per game and assists per game. He is also tied for the lead in steals per game with guards Jacob Young and De’vion Harmon. Those two guards are the second and third-leading scorers for the team. No other player on the team averages points per game in double digits. Young averages 11.5 points per game and Harmon averages 10.9 points per game.
Oregon announces the news first reported by @JonRothstein that Will Richardson will miss the Pac-12 Tournament due to a non-COVID19 illness. He won’t fly with the team to Vegas.
— Matt Prehm (@MattPrehm) March 8, 2022
The Oregon Ducks did not have the year they were hoping for heading into the season. They finished the regular season with an 18-13 overall record and a PAC-12 record of 11-9. That was good enough to finish fifth in the PAC-12 and earn them the 5th seed in the 2022 PAC-12 Tournament, just missing out on a bye. We here at Def Pen Sports wish Will Richardson the best in his recovery from his illness.
