Oregon Recruiting: Ducks Lose Out on In-State Recruit Payton Pritchard

Payton Pritchard, a four star point guard from West Linn, Oregon annonced on Tuesday morning he is committing to Oklahoma. Oregon was among the possible suitors for Pritchard, who according to 27Sports is the top recruit in the State of Oregon and among one of the top point guards in the country. He is a member of the Class of 2016.

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Last week he narrowed down his choices to seven schools, including the Oregon Ducks and this morning he made his decision official. During his recruitment Pritchard visited several schools across the country including UCLA, Virginia, Indiana and Villanova. ESPN has rated Pritchard the 46th best player in the country.

Oklahoma was Pritchard’s most recent visit from November 7th. He visited Oregon last month on October 2nd.

Oregon is still looking for their first 2016 Basketball Recruit and keeping Payton Pritchard in state would have been a solid start. Head Coach Dana Altman always finds a way to get the talent the team needs, as he has done in the past. He has a solid track record in finding the right talent for the program. Oregon recently signed Kendall Small, a top 100 recruit for the Class of 2015.

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