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Dana Altman announces retirement after 16 seasons at Oregon
By Mark Kern
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The college basketball season is close to tipping off, but there is already some big news coming out of the Big Ten.
Oregon coach Dana Altman, who has spent the last 16 years as the coach of the Ducks, has announced he is retiring effective immediately, Oregon announced on Wednesday. Assistant coach Tony Stubblefield, who has been on his staff for 13 years, will be the interim coach for the 2026-2027 season.
During his time as the Ducks coach, Altman had a record of 382-182. He took the Ducks to the NCAA Tournament nine times, making it to the Final Four in 2017. They won four Pac-12 regular season championships, as well as four Pac-12 tournaments. They made it to the Sweet 16 five times during his time, and the Elite Eight twice in 2016 and 2017.
Before he was the head coach at Oregon, he had stops at other schools such as Creighton, K-State, and Marshall. Overall, in his career, he finished with a record of 792-425. That win total is 15th all-time in Division I history and is the fifth most among active coaches.
The Ducks will get the season started on November 2 when they host Montana.