Dana Altman: the Man, the Myth, the Legend…Retires!
Just announced earlier by the University of Oregon, that Head Men’s Basketball Coach, Dana Altman, is retiring immediately. Assistant Coach Tony Stubblefield appointed as Interim Head Coach.
Altman, 68, won 382 games in 16 seasons in Eugene (382-182, .677) from 2010-11 through 2025-26 and was 792-425 (.651) in 37 seasons as a Division I head coach. He has the 15th-most wins in NCAA history and fifth highest among active coaches.
He coached the Ducks to nine NCAA Tournaments and the 2017 Final Four. Oregon winning four Pac-12 regular-season championships and four Pac-12 Tournament titles. Altman guided the Ducks to nine NCAA Tournaments, five Sweet Sixteens, two Elite Eights and a Final Four during his stint at Oregon.
A national search for the permanent head coach of the Oregon men’s basketball program will commence after the season.
After 16 seasons and 382 wins at Oregon, head coach Dana Altman has announced his retirement.
Tony Stubblefield has been named interim head coach for the 2026-27 season.
Congratulations to Dana Altman on a legendary career and a well-deserved retirement. Thank you for helping build Creighton Basketball into what it is today.#GoJayspic.twitter.com/GYdyMoqToj
Dana Altman is one of college basketball's greatest coaches ever:
792 victories 16 NCAA Tournaments 2017 Final Four Five Sweet 16 trips Seven Conference COTY honors across 4 leagues A combined 17 Conference Championships Before last year: 26 straight winning seasons (Izzo, Self)
Hoops Season: Can you feel it…callin’ in the air at night, oh lord. – Phil Collins
Hoops practices have begun…Exhibition tilts begin this week. We’re in the midst of conference media days events. Yep… basketball season has arrived. Here’s a snapshot of current events.
Protect College Sports Act bill.
Court rulings affecting fifth year and foreign players
More preview predictions
Upcoming exhibition games
Big East Schedule
Creighton Schedule
links to informative articles below….
ESPN’s latest Preseason Top 25 & NCAA Bracket prediction
Protect College Sports Act
Just passed in the US Senate. Goes to the House of Representatives (out til 9 November 2026). Not likely to pass in the House. One of the main provisions is tougher restrictions on athletes payments. Many schools currently exceed the $21.5 million cap. 30+ P4 (football) schools exceed $30 million annually, with 10 schools exceeding $40 Million. Link at bottom of page
Court Rulings on 5th year/int’l players.
State cases in New York (Melvin Council Jr.), Florida (Aberdeen), Colorado, others – as well as a federal lawsuit in West Virginia (Brenen Lorient and Javan Buchanan) — yet, for the most part, the NCAA has been granted stays as it appeals each (cases in Ohio and Tennessee are two such examples). This is leading to players moving their lawsuits to other jurisdictions. Link at bottom of page
Other Big East Previews
Big East Preseason Poll is out. A little baffled by the lack of Creighton buzz this offseason. Roster has 12 legit high-major rotation pieces, and the starting five is a good mix of two-way veterans.
Will Connecticut re-claim the title? How real of a threat are Villanova and Marquette to the ‘traditional top 2’? The Big East will be a lot of fun this year, here’s my in-depth piece: https://t.co/sWGTlKXv96pic.twitter.com/2LmhXkgIcz
My Big East predictions with a caveat. Georgetown's prediction is incomplete and once the roster is finished, there's a chance that I would put the Hoyas as high as fifth or sixth. #BEMediaDay#HoyaSaxapic.twitter.com/Qo0C2RDaQQ
The Big East can't keep latching its reputation to the coaching credentials of Hurley & Pitino.
With a new commish and a collective spending budget of $135 million+ across 11 rosters, a huge season awaits for the only basketball-first power conference.https://t.co/vaXJgSJ4U9
Tip times and TV for Creighton's entire slate just popped up on https://t.co/YYGgVTSDt8. Breakdown: 3 games on network FOX, 1 game on network NBC (!), 6 on FS1, 6 on Peacock/NBCSN, 5 on TNT, 2 on truTV and 4 non-conference home games on ESPN+.https://t.co/G7LQTKXpAs
