Dana Altman and the Oregon Ducks will welcome back Jordan Bell to the floor against Boise State following foot surgery in the offseason. Bell and Boucher should be quite the combination on the Defensive side of the ball.
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The Oregon Ducks will have a big part of their Defense from 2014 back in the rotation on Saturday afternoon on the road at Boise State. Defensive Shot Block Specialist Jordan Bell will likely make his season debut against the Broncos according to 247Sports and Matt Prehm. The addition of Bell to the lineup will be an intriguing one to watch on Saturday with the off season addition of Chris Boucher who has shown he can perform on both sides of the ball with Offensive points and shot blocks of his own.
The Oregon Ducks enter the game at 7-1 and will look to finish a quick three game road trip with a winning record before returning home to finish out the non-conference slate at begin Pac-12 season. In late December, the Oregon Ducks will also look to add a new wrinkle to the Offense in transfer Dylan Ennis from Villanova who like Bell, has missed the first part of the season with foot surgery. Bell has been actively practicing with the team over the last three games and was given the option to set his own timetable for his return which appears to be Saturday.
Boucher has helped lead Oregon to a hot start in Bell’s absence and fans and media have joked that with both on the floor at the same time, no one would be able to get to the rim for a shot against the Oregon Ducks. Time will tell how lethal this combination will be on Defense, but regardless it will be fun to watch the warm-up to the Pac-12 season.
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The Oregon Ducks and Boise State Broncos tipoff at 4pm Pacific Time on CBS Sports Network.