2019–20 Portland Pilots men's basketball team

2019–20 Portland Pilots men's basketball
ConferenceWest Coast Conference
Record9–23 (1–15 WCC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaChiles Center
Seasons
2019–20 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 Gonzaga 15 1   .938 31 2   .939
No. 14 BYU 13 3   .813 24 8   .750
Saint Mary's 11 5   .688 26 8   .765
Pacific 11 5   .688 23 10   .697
San Francisco 9 7   .563 22 12   .647
Pepperdine 8 8   .500 16 16   .500
Santa Clara 6 10   .375 20 13   .606
Loyola Marymount 4 12   .250 11 21   .344
San Diego 2 14   .125 9 23   .281
Portland 1 15   .063 9 23   .281
2020 WCC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2019–20 Portland Pilots men's basketball team represented the University of Portland during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Pilots, led by fourth-year head coach Terry Porter, played their home games at the Chiles Center as members of the West Coast Conference. They finished the 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.

Previous season

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The Pilots finished the 2018–19 season 7–25, 0-16 in WCC play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the WCC tournament to San Diego.[1]

Offseason

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Crisshawn Clark 0 G 6'4" 205 RS Junior Dayton, OH Graduate transferred
Ty Glover 3 F 6'7" 185 Junior San Bernardino, CA Transferred to UT Tyler
Marcus Shaver Jr. 10 G 6'2" 185 Sophomore Phoenix, AZ Transferred to Boise State
Josh McSwiggan 11 G/F 6'7" 220 RS Junior Loughborogh, England Turn pro
Franklin Porter 13 G 6'4" 215 RS Junior Portland, OR Graduate transferred
Brian Smith 22 G 6'0" 180 Sophomore Boise, ID Transferred to Lewis–Clark State
Xavier Hallinan 55 G 6'1" 170 RS Junior Portland, OR Transferred to Purdue Northwest

Incoming transfers

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Lavar Harewood 0 G/F 6'3" RS Senior Brooklyn, NY Transferred from South Carolina. Will be eligible to play immediately since Harewood graduated from South Carolina State.
Isaiah White 3 G 6'5" 195 RS Senior Ellicott City, MD Transferred from Maine. Will be eligible to play immediately since White graduated from Maine.
Quincy Ferebee 4 G 6'2" Junior San Diego, CA Junior college transferred from Southwestern College

Recruiting class of 2019

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Chase Adams
PG
Chicago, IL Link Year Prep 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 140 lb (64 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 78
Cody Collinsworth
C
Dallas, TX Pilot Point High School 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 210 lb (95 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
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 2019 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com.
  • "2019 Portland Pilots Basketball Commits". Scout.com.
  • "ESPN 2019 Portland Pilots Basketball recruits". ESPN.com.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com.
  • "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

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2019–20 Portland Pilots men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Lavar Harewood 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Sr Brooks HS
South Carolina State
Brooklyn, NY
G 1 Malcolm Porter 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Jr Jesuit Portland, OR
G 2 JoJo Walker 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr St. Joseph Carolina, PR
G 3 Isaiah White 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Sr Centennial
Maine
Ellicott City, MD
G 5 Miles Turner (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Tracy Tracy, CA
G 10 Chase Adams 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) 150 lb (68 kg) Fr Link Year Prep Chicago, IL
C 11 Cody Collinsworth 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Lindale Lindale, TX
C 12 Theo Akwuba 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Brewbaker Technology Magnet Montgomery, AL
F 14 Tahirou Diabate 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Teikyo Nagaoka Bamako, Mali
G 20 Takiula Faheresohn 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS So Auckland Grammar Auckland, New Zealand
F 21 Josh Phillips 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 245 lb (111 kg) So Edison Huntington Beach, CA
F/C 24 Jacob Tryon 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr East Los Angeles College
Great Oak
Temecula, CA
F/C 32 Hugh Hogland 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) RS So ʻIolani School Waimānalo, HI
F 34 Wyatt Watson (W) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Fr Sehome Bellingham, WA
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
Exhibition
November 2, 2019*
7:30 pm
George Fox W 89–72 
 20  Diabate   13  Diabate   6  Adams  Chiles Center (1,212)
Portland, OR
Non-conference regular season
November 5, 2019*
7:00 pm
Willamette W 86–36  1–0
 13  Tied   7  Diabate   7  Adams  Chiles Center (1,234)
Portland, OR
November 8, 2019*
8:00 pm, P12N
at USC L 65–76  1–1
 22  White   7  Tryon   4  Adams  Galen Center (2,720)
Los Angeles, CA
November 10, 2019*
2:00 pm
at San Jose State W 72–57  2–1
 22  Walker   5  Tied   5  Diabate  Provident Credit Union Event Center (1,441)
San Jose, CA
November 16, 2019*
7:00 pm
Maine W 71–62  3–1
 18  Diabate   6  Tied   7  Adams  Chiles Center (1,721)
Portland, OR
November 20, 2019*
7:00 pm
at Portland State W 82–75  4–1
 21  White   5  Hogland   9  Adams  Viking Pavilion (2,027)
Portland, OR
November 23, 2019*
1:00 pm
UC Davis W 72–62  5–1
 23  White   12  Tyron   5  Adams  Chiles Center (1,286)
Portland, OR
December 1, 2019*
5:00 pm
Incarnate Word W 65–56  6–1
 15  Tied   6  Diabate   3  Adams  Chiles Center (1,088)
Portland, OR
December 4, 2019*
7:00 pm
Cal State Northridge L 64–71  6–2
 15  Walker   10  Diabate   4  Tied  Chiles Center (1,044)
Portland, OR
December 7, 2019*
7:00 pm
at Seattle
Elgin Baylor Classic
L 71–73  6–3
 18  White   9  Tryon   5  White  ShoWare Center (753)
Kent, WA
December 13, 2019*
7:00 pm
Evergreen State
Diamond Head Classic non-bracket game
W 77–55  7–3
 16  White   11  Tyron   6  Porter  Chiles Center (1,048)
Portland, OR
December 16, 2019*
7:00 pm
Florida A&M W 66–60  8–3
 19  White   8  Tryon   5  Adams  Chiles Center (1,073)
Portland, OR
December 19, 2019*
7:30 pm
Jackson State L 63–73  8–4
 15  Adams   10  Fahrensohn   6  Adams  Chiles Center (1,068)
Portland, OR
December 22, 2019*
12:00 pm, ESPNU
vs. Houston
Diamond Head Classic quarterfinals
L 56–81  8–5
 11  Porter   5  Tied   3  Tied  Stan Sheriff Center 
Honolulu, HI
December 23, 2019*
1:30 pm, ESPNU
vs. Boise State
Diamond Head Classic consolation 2nd round
L 69–85  8–6
 19  Adams   7  Diabate   2  Tied  Stan Sheriff Center 
Honolulu, HI
December 25, 2019*
10:30 am, ESPNU
vs. Ball State
Diamond Head Classic 7th place game
L 46–61  8–7
 12  Diabate   10  Diabate   3  Adams  Stan Sheriff Center 
Honolulu, HI
WCC regular season
January 2, 2020
7:00 pm, RTNW
No. 1 Gonzaga L 72–85  8–8
(0–1)
 15  Walker   6  Akwuba   6  Adams  Chiles Center (4,633)
Portland, OR
January 4, 2020
7:00 pm, NBCSNW
San Francisco W 76–65  9–8
(1–1)
 19  Walker   5  Tied   6  Walker  Chiles Center (1,745)
Portland, OR
January 11, 2020
6:00 pm, BYUtv
at BYU L 70–96  9–9
(1–2)
 16  Porter   10  Akwuba   8  Tyron  Marriott Center (13,048)
Provo, UT
January 16, 2020
7:00 pm
Pacific L 55–65  9–10
(1–3)
 17  Porter   8  Diabate   2  Diabate  Chiles Center (1,426)
Portland, OR
January 18, 2020
7:00 pm
San Diego L 67–77  9–11
(1–4)
 13  White   9  Tyron   4  Adams  Chiles Center (1,689)
Portland, OR
January 23, 2020
7:00 pm
at Loyola Marymount L 65–77  9–12
(1–5)
 17  Walker   8  Tryon   5  Adams  Gersten Pavilion (818)
Los Angeles, CA
January 25, 2020
5:00 pm
at Pepperdine L 69–80  9–13
(1–6)
 25  Diabate   9  Tryon   6  Adams  Firestone Fieldhouse (1,315)
Malibu, CA
January 30, 2020
7:00 pm, Stadium
at Saint Mary's L 64–86  9–14
(1–7)
 18  Diabate   6  Diabate   3  Adams  University Credit Union Pavilion (3,009)
Moraga, CA
February 1, 2020
7:00 pm
Santa Clara L 61–85  9–15
(1–8)
 15  White   8  Diabate   9  Walker  Chiles Center (2,375)
Portland, OR
February 6, 2020
7:00 pm, Stadium
BYU L 54–85  9–16
(1–9)
 12  Walker   6  Tryon   3  Ferebee  Chiles Center (3,013)
Portland, OR
February 8, 2020
7:00 pm
at San Diego L 81–88 2OT 9–17
(1–10)
 19  Walker   11  Akwuba   5  Adams  Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,153)
San Diego, CA
February 13, 2020
7:00 pm
at Pacific L 55–75  9–18
(1–11)
 20  Walker   4  Tied   1  Tied  Alex G. Spanos Center (1,785)
Stockton, CA
February 20, 2020
6:00 pm, RTNW
Pepperdine L 59–66  9–19
(1–12)
 12  Diabate   6  Diabate   3  Adams  Chiles Center (1,679)
Portland, OR
February 22, 2020
7:00 pm, NBCSNW
Loyola Marymount L 58–66  9–20
(1–13)
 12  Walker   6  Diabate   4  Tryon  Chiles Center (2,379)
Portland, OR
February 27, 2020
7:00 pm
at San Francisco L 65–81  9–21
(1–14)
 17  Tied   7  Diabate   5  Adams  The Sobrato Center (2,225)
San Francisco, CA
February 29, 2020
1:00 pm
at Santa Clara L 68–73  9–22
(1–15)
 15  Tryon   9  Tryon   8  Walker  Leavey Center (2,324)
Santa Clara, CA
WCC tournament
March 5, 2020
8:00 pm, BYUtv
(10) vs. (7) Santa Clara
First round
L 62–76  9–23
 15  Walker   8  Tryon   3  Tied  Orleans Arena (1,983)
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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