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Oregon Basketball Star Nate Bittle Expected to Return

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Dana Altman got some pretty good news to finish his Wednesday. News that was widely expected but now looks to be a formality at this point.

CBS Sports college basketball insider Jon Rothstein reports Oregon F/C Nate Bittle will withdraw from the NBA and make his return to college for his fifth and final season. The Oregon big man averaged 14.2 ppg and 7.2 rebounds per game for the Ducks last season.

The return of Bittle gives Oregon a strong nucleus of players returning for Dana Altman. He joins Jackson Shelstad and Kwame Evans as three of the key pieces for this Oregon team next season. While others did more in the portal, very few programs returned this much talent for another season.

With that trio, Oregon should compete for a Big Ten championship next season.

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