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2020–21 Portland Pilots men's basketball team

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2020–21 Portland Pilots men's basketball
ConferenceWest Coast Conference
Record6–15 (0–11 WCC)
Head coach
  • Terry Porter (fired 2/5) (5th season; 17 games)
  • Ben Johnson (interim) (remainder of season)
Assistant coaches
Home arenaChiles Center
Seasons
2020–21 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 Gonzaga 15 0   1.000 31 1   .969
No. 23 BYU 10 3   .769 20 7   .741
Loyola Marymount 7 5   .583 13 9   .591
Pepperdine 7 6   .538 15 12   .556
Pacific 6 7   .462 9 9   .500
Santa Clara 4 5   .444 12 8   .600
Saint Mary's 4 6   .400 14 10   .583
San Francisco 4 9   .308 11 14   .440
San Diego 2 7   .222 3 11   .214
Portland 0 11   .000 6 15   .286
2021 WCC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2020–21 Portland Pilots men's basketball team represented the University of Portland during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Pilots were led by fifth-year head coach Terry Porter until he was fired February 5, 2021 after 17 games.[1] He was replaced by interim head coach Ben Johnson for the rest of the season.[2] They played their home games at the Chiles Center as members of the West Coast Conference. In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, they finished the season 6–15, 0–11 in WCC play to finish in last place. They lost to Santa Clara in the first round of the WCC tournament.

On March 22, the school named Eastern Washington head coach Shantay Legans the team's new head coach.[3][4]

Previous season

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The Pilots finished the 2019–20 season 9–23, 1–15 in WCC play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the WCC tournament to Santa Clara.

Offseason

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Lavar Harewood 0 G 6'3" 205 RS Senior Brooklyn, NY Graduated
Malcolm Porter 1 G 6'4" 190 RS Junior Portland, OR Graduate transferred to Northern Arizona
JoJo Walker 2 G 6'1" 175 Junior Carolina, PR Left the team for personal reasons
Isaiah White 3 G 6'4" 195 RS Senior Ellicott City, MD Graduated
Cody Collinsoworth 11 C 7'0" 230 Freshman Lindale, TX Left the team for personal reasons
Theo Akwuba 12 C 6'11" 220 Sophomore Montgomery, AL Transferred to Louisiana
Josh Phillips 21 F 6'8" 245 Sophomore Huntington Beach, CA Transferred to East Los Angeles College
Jacob Tryon 24 F/C 6'11" 210 Junior Temecula, CA Transferred to Samford
Hugh Hogland 32 F/C 6'10" 230 RS Sophomore Waimānalo, HI Transferred to UC Davis

Incoming Transfers

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Clythus Griffith 0 G 6'2" 180 RS Junior Mississauga, ON Junior college transferred from SW Tennessee CC
Ahmed Ali 2 G 5'11" 165 RS Senior Toronto, Ontario Transferred from Hawaii. Will be eligible to play immediately since Harewood graduated from Hawaii.

Recruiting class of 2020

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Zac Triplett
SG
Melbourne, Australia Maribyrnong College 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Jul 14, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 0
Hayden Curtiss
PF
Snoqualmie, WA Mount Si High School 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Mar 14, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 0
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: nr   Rivals: nr  ESPN: nr
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "Portland Pilots 2020 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com.
  • "2020 Portland Pilots Basketball Commits". Scout.com.
  • "ESPN 2020 Portland Pilots Basketball recruits". ESPN.com.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com.
  • "2020 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

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2020–21 Portland Pilots men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Clythus Griffith 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Jr St. Joseph's HS
SW Tennessee CC
Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
G 1 Zac Triplett 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Maribyrnong College Melbourne, Australia
G 2 Ahmed Ali 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sr Washington State
Hawaii
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
G 3 Isiah Dasher 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Ferris HS
State College of FL
Jersey City, NJ
G 4 Quincy Ferebee 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Serra HS
Southwestern College
San Diego, CA
G 5 Miles Turner (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS So Tracy HS Tracy, CA
G 10 Chase Adams 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) 150 lb (68 kg) So Link Year Prep Chicago, IL
G 11 Latrell Jones 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Archbishop Shaw HS
College of Central FL
Avondale, LA
F 13 Eddie Davis 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Port St. Lucie HS
Colby CC
Port Salerno, FL
F 14 Tahirou Diabate 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Teikyo Nagaoka HS Bamako, Mali
F 15 Hayden Curtiss 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Mount Si HS North Bend, WA
G 20 Takiula Faheresohn 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Jr Auckland Grammar Auckland, New Zealand
F 23 Hunter Seymour 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Fork Union Military Academy
Cabrillo CC
Charlotte, NC
F 24 Michael Henn 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Bellevue HS
Cal Baptist
Bellevue, WA
F 34 Wyatt Watson (W) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS So Sehome HS Bellingham, WA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: February 5, 2020

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 25, 2020*
8:00 pm
Seattle
Portland Invitational
L 72–84  0–1
 13  Tied   6  Henn   3  Henn  Chiles Center (0)
Portland, OR
November 27, 2020*
8:00 pm
Idaho
Portland Invitational
Canceled due to COVID-19 issues[5] Chiles Center 
Portland, OR
November 28, 2020*
12:00 pm
William Jessup
Portland Invitational
W 83–73  1–1
 22  Ali   7  Tied   5  Ali  Chiles Center (0)
Portland, OR
November 29, 2020*
12:00 pm
Northwest
Portland Invitational
W 74–69  2–1
 18  Ali   5  Henn   5  Adams  Chiles Center (0)
Portland, OR
December 5, 2020*
7:00 pm
Portland State W 86–73  3–1
 28  Ali   10  Jones   4  Ali  Chiles Center (0)
Portland, OR
December 10, 2020*
4:00 pm, P12N
at Oregon State W 87–86 OT 4–1
 26  Ali   9  Davis   4  Ali  Gill Coliseum (0)
Corvallis, OR
December 15, 2020*
5:00 pm
College of Idaho W 88–74  5–1
 22  Ali   8  Seymour   4  Adams  Chiles Center (0)
Portland, OR
December 19, 2020*
12:00 pm, P12N
at Oregon L 41–80  5–2
 9  Adams   6  Curtiss   2  Ali  Matthew Knight Arena (0)
Eugene, OR
December 22, 2020*
12:00 pm, NBCSNW
Montana State W 62–59  6–2
 19  Davis   10  Davis   2  Tied  Chiles Center (0)
Portland, OR
December 30, 2020*
6:00 pm
at Seattle L 68–84  6–3
 19  Ali   8  Davis   4  Ali  Redhawk Center (0)
Seattle, WA
WCC regular season
January 2, 2021
2:00 pm
at Pacific Postponed due to COVID-19 issues[6] Alex G. Spanos Center 
Stockton, CA
January 7, 2021
Loyola Marymount Postponed due to COVID-19 issues[7] Chiles Center 
Portland, OR
January 7, 2021
6:00 pm, ESPNU
at San Francisco
Moved from February 11
L 64–88  6–4
(0–1)
 17  Dasher   6  Jones   3  Ali  War Memorial Gymnasium (0)
San Francisco, CA
January 9, 2021
5:00 pm, RTNW
No. 1 Gonzaga L 88–116  6–5
(0–2)
 19  Ali   6  Griffith   7  Adams  Chiles Center (0)
Portland, OR
January 14, 2021
5:00 pm, WCC Network
San Francisco L 63–79  6–6
(0–3)
 20  Davis   6  Tied   4  Ali  Chiles Center (0)
Portland, OR
January 16, 2021
4:00 pm, WCC Network
at Pepperdine L 65–80  6–7
(0–4)
 19  Davis   8  Davis   7  Adams  Firestone Fieldhouse (0)
Malibu, CA
January 21, 2021
6:00 pm, CBSSN
at BYU L 67–95  6–8
(0–5)
 21  Jones   4  Tied   6  Davis  Marriott Center (0)
Provo, UT
January 23, 2021
2:00 pm, NBCSNW
San Diego L 70–78  6–9
(0–6)
 32  Ali   6  Ali   5  Adams  Chiles Center (0)
Portland, OR
January 25, 2021
2:00 pm, WCC Network
Loyola Marymount
Rescheduled from January 7
L 50–75  6–10
(0–7)
 13  Jones   3  Davis   5  Adams  Chiles Center (0)
Portland, OR
January 28, 2021
7:00 pm, Root Sports
at Saint Mary's Canceled due to COVID-19 issues[8] University Credit Union Pavilion 
Moraga, CA
January 30, 2021
2:00 pm, WCC Network
Santa Clara Canceled due to COVID-19 issues[9] Chiles Center 
Portland, OR
February 4, 2021
4:00 pm, Stadium
BYU L 60–105  6–11
(0–8)
 17  Davis   2  Tied   4  Curtiss  Chiles Center (0)
Portland, OR
February 6, 2021
4:00 pm, WCC Network
Pepperdine
Moved from February 18
L 70–91  6–12
(0–9)
 19  Ali   5  Davis   4  Ali  Chiles Center (0)
Portland, OR
February 11, 2021
2:00 pm, WCC Network
at Pacific
Rescheduled from January 2
L 57–84  6–13
(0–10)
 13  Henn   4  Tied   3  Ferebee  Alex G. Spanos Center (0)
Stockton, CA
February 13, 2021
2:00 pm, WCC Network
at Santa Clara Postponed due to COVID-19 issues[10] Leavey Center 
Santa Clara, CA
February 20, 2021
1:00 pm, NBCSNW
Pacific L 58–80  6–14
(0–11)
 12  Triplett   4  Henn   2  Tied  Chiles Center (0)
Portland, OR
February 25, 2021
6:00 pm, WCC Network
at San Diego Canceled due to COVID-19 issues Jenny Craig Pavilion 
San Diego, CA
February 27, 2021
4:00 pm
at Loyola Marymount Canceled due to scheduling changes[11] Gersten Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
February 27, 2021
7:00 pm, WCC Network
at Santa Clara
Rescheduled from February 13
Canceled due to COVID-19 issues Leavey Center 
Santa Clara, CA
WCC tournament
March 5, 2021
9:00 pm, Stadium
(10) vs. (7) Santa Clara
First round
L 86–95  6–15
 21  Ali   5  Henn   5  Ali  Orleans Arena (0)
Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

Source: Schedule

References

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  1. ^ Young, Ryan (February 5, 2021). "Portland fires former NBA All-Star, coach Terry Porter after nearly 5 seasons". sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved February 7, 2021.
  2. ^ Oregonian/OregonLive, Joe Freeman | The (February 5, 2021). "Terry Porter dismissed as University of Portland men's basketball coach". oregonlive. Retrieved February 15, 2022.
  3. ^ "EWU's Shantay Legans hired as Portland head coach". Coaches Database. March 23, 2021. Retrieved February 15, 2022.
  4. ^ Faraudo, Jeff. "On Heels of Guiding Eastern Washington the NCAAs, Shantay Legans Lands at Portland". Sports Illustrated Cal Bears News, Analysis and More. Retrieved February 15, 2022.
  5. ^ "U.S. Bank Portland Invitational Schedule Shuffles Due to COVID-19 Concerns". www.portlandpilots.com. Retrieved November 24, 2020.
  6. ^ "Men's Hoops Announces Schedule Updates". www.portlandpilots.com. Retrieved February 25, 2021.
  7. ^ "Men's Hoops Announces Schedule Updates". www.portlandpilots.com. Retrieved February 25, 2021.
  8. ^ "Pilots Game at Saint Mary's Postponed". www.portlandpilots.com. Retrieved February 25, 2021.
  9. ^ "Saturday Men's Hoops vs. Santa Clara Postponed". www.portlandpilots.com. Retrieved February 25, 2021.
  10. ^ "Pilots game at Santa Clara Saturday is Postponed". www.portlandpilots.com. Retrieved February 25, 2021.
  11. ^ "WCC announces updated schedule for last week of league play". www.portlandpilots.com. Retrieved February 25, 2021.