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2022–23 Portland Pilots men's basketball team

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2022–23 Portland Pilots men's basketball
ConferenceWest Coast Conference
Record14–19 (5–11 WCC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Bobby Suarez
  • T.J. Lipold
  • Jeremy Pope
Home arenaChiles Center
Seasons
2022–23 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 19 Saint Mary's 14 2   .875 27 8   .771
No. 9 Gonzaga 14 2   .875 31 6   .838
Santa Clara 11 5   .688 23 10   .697
Loyola Marymount 9 7   .563 19 12   .613
San Francisco 7 9   .438 20 14   .588
BYU 7 9   .438 19 15   .559
Pacific 7 9   .438 15 18   .455
Portland 5 11   .313 14 19   .424
San Diego 4 12   .250 11 20   .355
Pepperdine 2 14   .125 9 22   .290
2023 WCC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2022–23 Portland Pilots men's basketball team represented the University of Portland during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Pilots, led by second-year head coach Shantay Legans, played their home games at the Chiles Center as members of the West Coast Conference.

Previous season

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The Pilots finished the 2021–22 season 19–15, 7–7 in WCC play to finish in sixth place. They defeated San Diego in the second round of the WCC tournament before losing to Santa Clara in the quarterfinals They Pilots received an invitation to the Basketball Classic where they defeated New Orleans before losing to Southern Utah in the quarterfinals.[1][2]

Offseason

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Yaru Harvey 0 G 6'3" 175 Freshman Sacramento, CA Transferred to Northwest Nazarene
Skylar Wilson 3 G 6'7" 185 Freshman Aurora, CO Transferred to Nebraska–Kearney
Nikola Milošević 4 G 6'5" 190 Freshman Podgorica, Montenegro Transferred
Matija Svetozarevic 13 G/F 6'8" 180 Freshman Niš, Serbia Transferred
Miles Turner 21 G 6'2" 190 RS Junior Tracy, CA Walk-on; didn't return
Liam Faler 22 G 5'10" 180 Freshman Santa Clara, CA Walk-on; not on team roster
Matheus Silveria 24 C 7'0" 255 RS Sophomore Três Pontas, Brazil Transferred to Rollins
Wyatt Watson 34 F 6'9" 195 RS Junior Bellingham, WA Walk-on; transferred to Western Washington

Incoming transfers

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Vukasin Masic 1 G 6'5" Junior Belgrade, Serbia Maine
Alden Applewhite 3 F 6'7" 205 Sophomore Memphis, TN Mississippi State
Wyatt Lowell 21 F 6'9" RS Junior Gilbert, AZ Snow College
Joey St. Pierre 44 C 6'10" 275 GS Senior Spring Grove, IL Milwaukee

2022 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Juanse Gorosito
PG
Ceras, Argentina Denver Prep Academy 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Dec 30, 2021 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 0
Bol Dengdit
PF
Melbourne, Australia NBA Global Academy 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 200 lb (91 kg)  
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 2022 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com.
  • "2022 Portland Pilots Basketball Commits". Scout.com.
  • "ESPN 2022 Portland Pilots Basketball recruits". ESPN.com.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com.
  • "2022 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

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2022–23 Portland Pilots men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Vukasin Masic 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Hoosac School
Maine
Belgrade, Serbia
F 1 Moses Wood 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Sr Galena HS
Tulane/UNLV
Reno, NV
G/F 2 Tyler Robertson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Box Hill Sr. Secondary
Eastern Washington
Melbourne, Australia
F 3 Alden Applewhite 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So AZ Compass Prep
Mississippi State
Memphis, TN
G 4 Juan Sebastian Gorosito 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 150 lb (68 kg) Fr Denver Prep Academy Ceres, Santa Fe, Argentina
G 5 Chris Austin 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Jr Maranatha HS
Fordham
Pasadena, CA
F 10 Coleman Lemke (W) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Faith Lutheran HS Las Vegas, NV
G 11 Jack Perry 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Sr Camberwell Grammar School
Eastern Washington
Melbourne, Australia
F 12 Kristian Sjolund 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Jr Topkins HS
Georgia Tech/UTEP
Kongsberg, Norway
G/F 15 Chika Nduka (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Eastside Catholic HS Seattle, WA
F 21 Wyatt Lowell 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Williams Field HS
Snow College
Gilbert, AZ
F 23 Vasilije Vučinić 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So BKK Radnički Bijelo Polje, Montenegro
F 24 Bol Dengdit 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr NBA Golbal Academy Melbourne, Australia
G 25 Michael Meadows 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS Jr Campbell Hall School
Eastern Washington
Hollywood, CA
C 44 Joey St. Pierre 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 255 lb (116 kg) RS Sr Richmond-Burton HS
Milwaukee
Spring Grove, IL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

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 7, 2022*
7:30 p.m., WCC Network
Lewis & Clark College W 89–62  1–0
 18  Tied   8  Sjolund   7  Robertson  Chiles Center (931)
Portland, OR
November 9, 2022*
7:30 p.m., WCC Network
Florida A&M W 91–54  2–0
 20  Sjolund   6  Sjolund   4  Robertson  Chiles Center (1,107)
Portland, OR
November 11, 2022*
7:00 p.m., KRCW
Portland State W 98–91  3–0
 32  Robertson   11  Wood   6  Robertson  Chiles Center (1,607)
Portland, OR
November 14, 2022*
4:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Kent State L 65–77  3–1
 13  Wood   8  Wood   3  Perry  MAC Center (1,575)
Kent, OH
November 17, 2022*
6:00 p.m., MW Network
at Air Force W 64–51  4–1
 15  Robertson   7  Wood   3  Tied  Clune Arena (1,276)
Colorado Springs, CO
November 19, 2022*
5:00 p.m., WCC Network
Seattle L 68–80  4–2
 22  Robertson   8  Robertson   4  Robertson  Chiles Center (1,119)
Portland, OR
November 24, 2022*
10:00 a.m., ESPN
vs. No. 1 North Carolina
Phil Knight Invitational quarterfinals
L 81–89  4–3
 21  Wood   6  Nduka   7  Robertson  Moda Center (6,229)
Portland, OR
November 25, 2022*
12:00 p.m., ESPN2
vs. Villanova
Phil Knight Invitational consolation 2nd round
W 83–71  5–3
 16  Wood   7  Robertson   8  Robertson  Veterans Memorial Coliseum 
Portland, OR
November 27, 2022*
2:30 p.m., ESPN
No. 12 Michigan State
Phil Knight Invitational 5th place game
L 77–78  5–4
 16  Tied   7  Robertson   9  Robertson  Chiles Center (1,956)
Portland, OR
November 30, 2022*
7:00 p.m., WCC Network
Multnomah W 100–79  6–4
 20  Lowell   10  Robertson   12  Robertson  Chiles Center (936)
Portland, OR
December 3, 2022*
5:00 p.m., KRCW
North Dakota W 90–69  7–4
 18  Tied   10  Wood   6  Wood  Chiles Center (1,128)
Portland, OR
December 5, 2022*
7:00 p.m., WCC Network
North Dakota State L 62–67  7–5
 19  Sjolund   11  Robertson   7  Robertson  Chiles Center (906)
Portland, OR
December 10, 2022*
5:30 p.m., WCC Network
New Orleans W 100–61  8–5
 21  Wood   9  Vasilije   15  Robertson  Chiles Center (1,024)
Portland, OR
December 17, 2022*
5:00 p.m., P12N
at Oregon L 56–78  8–6
 13  Robertson   7  Applewhite   7  Applewhite  Matthew Knight Arena (5,074)
Eugene, OR
December 22, 2022*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at UC Riverside L 65–76  8–7
 20  Applewhite   5  Tied   2  Gorosito  SRC Arena (264)
Riverside, CA
WCC regular season
December 29, 2022
6:00 p.m., KRCW
Loyola Marymount L 72–92  8–8
(0–1)
 29  Meadows   7  Sjolund   3  Meadows  Chiles Center (1,820)
Portland, OR
December 31, 2022
6:00 p.m., BYUtv
at BYU L 58–71  8–9
(0–2)
 32  Sjolund   6  Sjolund   3  Meadows  Marriott Center (13,793)
Provo, UT
January 7, 2023
6:00 p.m., WCC Network
at Saint Mary's L 43–85  8–10
(0–3)
 13  Applewhite   7  St. Pierre   2  Sjolund  University Credit Union Pavilion (3,500)
Moraga, CA
January 12, 2023
8:00 p.m., ESPNU
San Francisco W 92–87  9–10
(1–3)
 23  Robertson   12  Sjolund   5  Robertson  Chiles Center (1,388)
Portland, OR
January 14, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN2
at No. 8 Gonzaga L 75–115  9–11
(1–4)
 19  Wood   12  Sjolund   4  Robertson  McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
January 19, 2023
6:00 p.m., KRCW
San Diego W 88–83  10–11
(2–4)
 26  Wood   7  Wood   8  Robertson  Chiles Center (1,200)
Portland, OR
January 21, 2023
3:00 p.m., RTNW
Pepperdine W 91–76  11–11
(3–4)
 17  Wood   5  Sjolund   7  Robertson  Chiles Center (1,364)
Portland, OR
January 26, 2023
7:00 p.m., WCC Network
at Loyola Marymount L 60–79  11–12
(3–5)
 15  Wood   8  Wood   3  Tied  Gersten Pavilion (1,306)
Los Angeles, CA
January 28, 2023
4:00 p.m., RTNW
No. 14 Gonzaga L 67–82  11–13
(3–6)
 19  Wood   5  Robertson   8  Robertson  Chiles Center (4,497)
Portland, OR
February 2, 2023
7:00 p.m., WCC Network
at San Diego W 80–61  12–13
(4–6)
 19  Robertson   9  Wood   6  Tied  Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,210)
San Diego, CA
February 4, 2023
5:00 p.m., WCC Network
at Pepperdine L 93–94 2OT 12–14
(4–7)
 35  Robertson   14  Robertson   5  Robertson  Firestone Fieldhouse (714)
Malibu, CA
February 9, 2023
6:00 p.m., KRCW
Pacific W 89–73  13–14
(5–7)
 22  Boone   6  Denson   10  Odum  Chiles Center (1,315)
Portland, OR
February 11, 2023
3:00 p.m., CBSSN
No. 15 Saint Mary's L 64–81  13–15
(5–8)
 12  Sjolund   3  Tied   3  Gorosito  Chiles Center (2,454)
Portland, OR
February 18, 2023
5:30 p.m., WCC Network
Santa Clara L 84–103  13–16
(5–9)
 39  Meadows   8  Wood   3  Robertson  Chiles Center (2,621)
Portland, OR
February 23, 2023
8:00 p.m., CBSSN
at San Francisco L 89–92  13–17
(5–10)
 28  Wood   9  Wood   4  Meadows  War Memorial Gymnasium (2,933)
San Francisco, CA
February 25, 2023
4:00 p.m., RTNW
at Pacific L 77–81  13–18
(5–11)
 26  Wood   9  Tied   5  Robertson  Alex G. Spanos Center (2,529)
Stockton, CA
WCC tournament
March 2, 2023
6:00 p.m., WCC Network′
(8) vs. (9) San Diego
First round
W 92–74  14–18
 23  Robertson   11  Robertson   6  Robertson  Orleans Arena 
Paradise, NV
March 2, 2023
6:00 p.m., WCC Network
(8) vs. (5) BYU
Second round
L 71–82  14–19
 31  Robertson   6  Wood   6  Robertson  Orleans Arena 
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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