Oregon guard Jackson Shelstad plans to enter transfer portal

Oregon guard Jackson Shelstad plans to enter the transfer portal, a source told On3.

The 6-foot-1 junior has spent all three years of his career at Oregon. This season, he averaged 15.6 points, 2.9 rebounds, and 4.9 assists in 12 games played before suffering a hand injury in December that kept him out the remainder of the year.

Oregon struggled this season, finishing 12-20 overall and third-to-last in the Big Ten standings. It marked the worst season in Dana Altman’s 16-year tenure at Oregon and the first time his program has failed to reach the 20-win mark.

Shelstad, a West Linn, Oregon native received All-Big Ten Third Team honors in the 2024-25 season and was Pac-12 All-Freshman Team in 23-24.

Shelstad was a former two-time Oregon Gatorade Player of the Year while in high school. A former four-star recruit, Shelstad was ranked as the No. 27 overall prospect in the 2023 class, per the Rivals Industry Ranking. Prior to choosing the Ducks, he also considered Gonzaga and UCLA.

Statement from Shelstad

Jackson Shelstad released the following statement regarding his transfer from Oregon on X:

Duck Nation, These last three years have been truly special. As an Oregon kid, playing basketball for the University of Oregon was always a dream. To be able to have lived that is something I’ll always be deeply grateful for.

There are too many people to thank in this post, but I want to single out a few.

To Coach Altman, thank you for believing in me and giving me the opportunity to thrive and grow through struggle. To Coaches Jamieson and Mennega, thank you for going out of your way to be there for me, work me out, and make sure I always had everything I needed.

To all of my other teammates, coaches, managers, friends and everyone who makes Oregon an amazing place, thank you.

Lastly to our fans, thank you for all your support over the years. I’ll always look back fondly on my time at Oregon and you all are a huge reason why.

After a lot of thought, I’ve made the difficult decision to enter the transfer portal and pursue other opportunities next year. I hope you can all understand and I’ll always be a Duck.

Sincerely, Jackson Shelstad