AUDIO: Women’s Basketball Preparing for First NCAA Tournament since 2005

On Monday, the Oregon Women’s Basketball team was picked to compete in the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2005. No players on the current team have ever competed in the tournament. The Ducks were awarded the No. 10 seed in the Bridgeport Region and will play the No. 7 seed Temple Owls in the first round on Saturday at 3:30 p.m. PST in Durham, North Carolina. Head coach Kelly Graves and ESPNW’s National Freshman of the Year spoke to the media on Wednesday before the team travels to Durham on Thursday morning.

Head Coach Kelly Graves

Guard Sabrina Ionescu

– Marc Grandi