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Oregon Women's Basketball: The Time Is Now

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In just a few short years, the Oregon Women's Basketball team has become one of the best programs in the country. Through strong recruiting and player development they have made this rise.

Within all they have done, they have not won a national championship. That is where major success is measured and if there is no trophy in the case it's not complete.

That's not to say they haven't won big. Since 2017, they have won a Pac-12 tournament title, numerous players, most notably Sabrina Ionescu have added to their list of accolades with many major awards, and they won the Portland Region in last year's NCAA Tournament to reach the Final Four.

Again as we talked about in the article Sabrina Ionescu: "The Rise", it started in 2016 by landing Ionescu, Ruthy Hebard and five other players. good for the No. 3 recruiting class in the country.

In 2016 and 2017 they reached the Elite Eight. In 2016 they lost big to UConn 90-52, that season expectations were not as high. In 2017 they fell close to eventual national champion Notre Dame 88-84, and last year they broke through to reach the Final Four, beating Mississippi State 88-84.

Each season they've got more and more talented, and this year it's big name after big name: Ionescu, Hebard, Satou Sabally, Erin Boley, Minyon Moore. The list goes on and on.

They beat Team USA in an exhibition game back in the fall, and got the No. 1 ranking in the preseason AP Top 25.

They've done just about everything, except stand on the podium in April. Time is limited, so for Oregon Women's Basketball: The Time Is Now.

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