EUGENE — Oregon’s best men’s basketball recruiter for next season may be on the program’s compliance staff.

The Ducks currently have four seniors on scholarship, but two of them could appeal for an extra year of eligibility after this season.

Forward Chris Boucher was originally listed as a junior when he arrived at Oregon from Northwest College in Wyoming this year, but the NCAA later determined him to be a senior. The ruling came because Boucher spent two years out of Damase Boulange High School in Canada before playing two years in junior college.

Because Boucher has been out of high school for five years, the NCAA ruled that he is out of eligibility after this season. Oregon has said it will appeal to get him a fourth season of college basketball.

Boucher has made a quick adjustment to the NCAA Division I level to average 12.3 points, 7.9 rebounds and 3.3 blocks per game while starting 17 of 20 games.

Oregon could also appeal for a sixth year of eligibility for point guard Dylan Ennis if he wants to return for another season instead of looking for opportunities to play pro ball.

Ennis played one year at Rice and then sat out a season after transferring to Villanova, where he played two seasons before transferring to Oregon. He missed the first 12 games of this season with a foot injury and then played in two games for the Ducks before being ruled out for the season after re-injuring his foot.

A sixth year is usually granted to a player who misses two seasons because of injury, but Ennis could appeal for the extra year after missing one season with an injury.

“We haven’t talked about it, it’s about him getting healthy right now,” Oregon coach Dana Altman said. “Something like that cannot even be appealed until after the season is over so we can’t start that process until the season is done.”

Altman said Ennis’ case would be handled by Oregon’s compliance office and medical staff. The compliance office also will be in charge of Boucher’s appeal.

“We have a great staff there,” Altman said. “I hope their success rate is pretty good. It would be awfully big, no doubt.”

Oregon’s outlook for next season would certainly improve with the return of Boucher and/or Ennis, giving the Ducks possibly two more experienced starters.

The Ducks graduate forwards Dwayne Benjamin and Elgin Cook but are expected to return forwards Jordan Bell, Dillon Brooks and Roman Sorkin with guards Tyler Dorsey, Casey Benson and Kendall Small.

The 6-foot-4 Dorsey might have to decide between returning for his sophomore season or entering the NBA draft this summer. He is ranked as the No. 26 prospect in the draft by ESPN’s Chad Ford and is averaging 13.4 points and 4.5 rebounds and shooting 45 percent on 3-pointers.

The 6-6 Brooks could also move up draft charts and have to choose between turning pro or returning for his junior season. He has become a candidate for Pac-12 player of the year, averaging 16.2 points, 6.5 rebounds and 3.1 assists per game.

The NBA recently changed its rules to allow players who declare for the draft to change their mind at any time before late May instead of early April. Players who declare for the draft can attend the NBA combine and still have time to elect to return to school instead.

“I think whatever is best for the players, whatever is in their best interest is what we ought to look at,” Altman said before the rule change was made official two weeks ago.

“I think they have some kind of period now where they can check in on things. It’s not an easy question but I think whatever benefits the players is probably the direction we should go.”

If Dorsey and Brooks return and Boucher and Ennis get an extra year of eligibility, Oregon could have eight scholarship players back next season with three recruits added to the roster. The Ducks have signed point guard Payton Pritchard out of West Linn, guard Keith Smith from Seattle and forward M.J. Cage from Los Angeles.

Altman could add more recruits to reach the NCAA maximum of 13 scholarships, but he will not know just how many spots he has available until he finds out which players will be returning next season.