2017–18 Portland State Vikings men's basketball team

2017–18 Portland State Vikings men's basketball
CIT, Second round
Conference Big Sky Conference
2017–18 record 20–14 (9–9 Big Sky)
Head coach Barret Peery (1st season)
Assistant coach Jase Coburn
Assistant coach Chris Skinkis
Assistant coach Kahil Fennell
Home arena Pamplin Sports Center[lower-alpha 1]
2017–18 Big Sky men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Montana162 .889  268  .765
Idaho144 .778  229  .710
Weber State135 .722  2011  .645
Eastern Washington135 .722  2015  .571
Northern Colorado117 .611  2612  .684
Idaho State99 .500  1416  .467
Portland State99 .500  2014  .588
Montana State612 .333  1319  .406
North Dakota612 .333  1220  .375
Southern Utah513 .278  1319  .406
Sacramento State414 .222  725  .219
Northern Arizona216 .111  527  .156
Big Sky Tournament winner

The 2017–18 Portland State Vikings men's basketball team represented Portland State University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Vikings, led by first-year head coach Barret Peery, played their home games at Pamplin Sports Center in Portland, Oregon,[lower-alpha 2] as members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 20–14, 9–9 in Big Sky play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They defeated Sacramento State in the first round of the Big Sky Tournament before losing in the quarterfinals to Eastern Washington. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where, after a first round bye, lost in the second round to San Diego.

Previous season

The Vikings finished the 2016–17 season 15–16, 7–11 in Big Sky play to finish in a tie for eighth place. As the No. 8 seed in the Big Sky Tournament, they defeated Northern Arizona in the first round, then lost to North Dakota in the quarterfinals.

Offseason

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for departure
Zach Gengler1G6'2"180SeniorSilverton, OregonGraduated
Daniel Davydov10G6'0"175SophomoreBellevue, WashingtonWalk-on; didn't return
Calaen Robinson11G6'2"180RS SeniorTempe, ArizonaGraduated
De'Sean Parsons13F6'7"195SeniorSacramento, CaliforniaGraduated
Khari Holloway23G6'2"185SeniorJackson, MississippiGraduated
Namdi Okonkwo25C7'0"205SeniorDallas, TexasGraduate transferred to Pacific
Montie Leunen34F6'4"190SeniorPortland, OregonGraduated

Incoming transfers

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious School
Devyn Wilson10G6'3"175JuniorBrooklyn, New YorkTransferred from Panola College
Deante Strickland11G5'10"175JuniorPortland, OregonTransferred from Casper College
Jamie Orme13F6'7"200JuniorSeattle, WashingtonTransferred from Highline College
Derek Brown25G6'0"170JuniorFederal Way, WashingtonTransferred from Everett Community College
Vonte Carter30G6'2"170JuniorPortland, OregonTransferred from Eastern Arizona College
Ryan Edwards44C7'1"290RS SeniorKalispell, MontanaGraduate Transfer from Gonzaga. Will play immediately in the 2017–18 season under NCAA transfer rules.

2017 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Holland Woods
#87 PG
Glendale, Arizona Apollo High School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Oct 11, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 63
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • 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:

  • "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2017-11-15.

    Roster

    2017–18 Portland State Vikings men's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    G 0 Bryce Canda 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)200 lb (91 kg) SrGrant HS
    Central Wyoming JC
    Portland, Oregon
    F 1 Brandon Hollins 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)200 lb (91 kg) SrJennings HS
    Paris JC
    St. Louis, Missouri
    G 2 Michael Mayhew 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)195 lb (88 kg) JrMarcus HS
    Hill College
    Flower Mound, Texas
    G 3 Deontae North 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)190 lb (86 kg) SrCentennial HS
    Long Beach State
    Corona, California
    F 4 Brendan Rumel 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)235 lb (107 kg) SoRincon HS Tucson, Arizona
    C 5 Traylin Farris 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)225 lb (102 kg) SrManvel HS
    Incarnate Word
    Pearland, Texas
    G 10 Devyn Wilson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)175 lb (79 kg) JrSouth Shore HS
    Panola CC
    Brooklyn, New York
    G 11 Deante Strickland 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)175 lb (79 kg) JrCentral Catholic HS
    Casper CC
    Portland, Oregon
    F 13 Jamie Orme 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)200 lb (91 kg) JrO'Dea HS
    Highline CC
    Seattle, Washington
    F 15 Braxton Tucker 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)220 lb (100 kg) RS SrSpanaway Lake HS
    North Idaho JC
    Tacoma, Washington
    G 23 Holland Woods 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)170 lb (77 kg) FrApollo HS Glendale, Arizona
    G 25 Derek Brown (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)170 lb (77 kg) JrAuburn Riverside HS
    Everett CC
    Federal Way, Washington
    G 30 Vonte Carter (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)170 lb (77 kg) JrBenson Tech HS Portland, Oregon
    C 44 Ryan Edwards 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)290 lb (132 kg) RS SrGlacier HS
    Gonzaga
    Kalispell, Montana
    G Tyrell Henderson  6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)180 lb (82 kg) SoCorona del Sol HS Tempe, Arizona
    Head coach
    Assistant coach(es)

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

    Roster
    Last update: November 16, 2017

    Schedule and results

    Date
    time, TV
    Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Exhibition
    Nov 6, 2017*
    1:00 pm
    Evergreen State W 122–67 
    Pamplin Sports Center (300)
    Portland, OR
    Non-conference regular season
    Nov 11, 2017*
    7:00 pm, NBCSNW
    at Portland W 80–75  1–0
    Chiles Center (3,019)
    Portland, OR
    Nov 14, 2017*
    8:00 pm
    Willamette W 111–60  2–0
    Pamplin Sports Center (325)
    Portland, OR
    Nov 18, 2017*
    4:00 pm
    at UC Riverside W 94–82  3–0
    Student Recreation Center Arena 
    Riverside, CA
    Nov 20, 2017*
    7:00 pm
    Utah State
    PK-80 opening round
    W 83–79  4–0
    Veterans Memorial Coliseum (804)
    Portland, OR
    Nov 23, 2017*
    1:30 pm, ESPN
    vs. No. 1 Duke
    PK-80 quarterfinals
    L 81–99  4–1
    Veterans Memorial Coliseum (6,955)
    Portland, OR
    Nov 24, 2017*
    12:00 pm, ESPNU
    vs. Butler
    PK-80 consolation 2nd round
    L 69–71  4–2
    Moda Center (13,746)
    Portland, OR
    Nov 26, 2017*
    6:30 pm, ESPNU
    vs. Stanford
    PK-80 7th place game
    W 87–78  5–2
    Veterans Memorial Coliseum (2,771)
    Portland, OR
    Dec 2, 2017*
    1:00 pm
    Portland Bible W 125–50  6–2
    Pamplin Sports Center (288)
    Portland, OR
    Dec 9, 2017*
    7:00 pm
    at Loyola Marymount W 94–85  7–2
    Gersten Pavilion (857)
    Los Angeles, CA
    Dec 9, 2017*
    7:00 pm
    at Santa Clara W 87–84  8–2
    Leavey Center (1,361)
    Santa Clara, CA
    Dec 13, 2017*
    7:00 pm, P12N
    at Oregon L 84–95  8–3
    Matthew Knight Arena (6,905)
    Eugene, OR
    Dec 16, 2017*
    1:00 pm
    Linfield W 116–71  9–3
    Pamplin Sports Center (402)
    Portland, OR
    Dec 21, 2017*
    8:00 pm, P12N
    at California W 106–81  10–3
    Haas Pavilion (6,589)
    Berkeley, CA
    Big Sky regular season
    Dec 30, 2017
    7:05 pm
    at Sacramento State L 75–80  10–4
    (0–1)
    Hornets Nest (574)
    Sacramento, CA
    Jan 4, 2018
    6:05 pm
    at Eastern Washington L 74–81  10–5
    (0–2)
    Reese Court (1,375)
    Cheney, WA
    Jan 6, 2018
    7:00 pm, ELVN
    Idaho W 73–72  11–5
    (1–2)
    Cowan Spectrum (1,012)
    Moscow, ID
    Jan 11, 2018
    8:00 pm
    Montana State W 93–74  12–5
    (2–2)
    Pamplin Sports Center (787)
    Portland, OR
    Jan 13, 2018
    1:00 pm
    Montana L 89–92  12–6
    (2–3)
    Pamplin Sports Center (925)
    Portland, OR
    Jan 18, 2018
    2:00 pm
    at Idaho State W 87–83  13–6
    (3–3)
    Reed Gym (1,645)
    Pocatello, ID
    Jan 20, 2018
    6:00 pm
    at Weber State L 79–84  13–7
    (3–4)
    Dee Events Center (6,911)
    Ogden, UT
    Jan 27, 2018
    1:00 pm
    Sacramento State L 61–71  13–8
    (3–5)
    Pamplin Sports Center (605)
    Portland, OR
    Feb 1, 2018
    8:00 pm
    Idaho L 88–97  13–9
    (3–6)
    Pamplin Sports Center (710)
    Portland, OR
    Feb 3, 2018
    1:00 pm
    Eastern Washington W 94–81  14–9
    (4–6)
    Pamplin Sports Center (527)
    Portland, OR
    Feb 8, 2018
    6:00 pm
    at Montana L 60–80  14–10
    (4–7)
    Dahlberg Arena (4,082)
    Missoula, MT
    Feb 10, 2018
    1:00 pm
    at Montana State W 80–77  15–10
    (5–7)
    Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (2,915)
    Bozeman, MT
    Feb 15, 2018
    8:00 pm
    Weber State L 86–95 OT 15–11
    (5–8)
    Pamplin Sports Center (540)
    Portland, OR
    Feb 17, 2018
    1:00 pm
    Idaho State W 91–77  16–11
    (6–8)
    Pamplin Sports Center (613)
    Portland, OR
    Feb 22, 2018
    5:30 pm
    at Southern Utah W 96–91 OT 17–11
    (7–8)
    America First Events Center (3,245)
    Cedar City, UT
    Feb 24, 2018
    5:30 pm, FSAZ
    at Northern Arizona W 72–66  18–11
    (8–8)
    Walkup Skydome (831)
    Flagstaff, AZ
    Mar 1, 2018
    8:00 pm
    Northern Colorado L 78–85  18–12
    (8–9)
    Pamplin Sports Center (644)
    Portland, OR
    Mar 3, 2018
    1:00 pm
    North Dakota W 97–90 OT 19–12
    (9–9)
    Pamplin Sports Center (715)
    Portland, OR
    Big Sky Tournament
    Mar 6, 2018
    8:00 pm, Pluto TV
    (6) vs. (11) Sacramento State
    First round
    W 71–67  20–12
    Reno Events Center (977)
    Reno, NV
    Mar 8, 2018
    8:00 pm, ELVN
    (6) vs. (3) Eastern Washington
    Quarterfinals
    L 72–78  20–13
    Reno Events Center (1,078)
    Reno, NV
    CIT
    Mar 17, 2018*
    7:00 pm
    at San Diego
    Second round
    L 64–67  20–14
    Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,019)
    San Diego, CA
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    All times are in Pacific Time..

    See also

    Notes

    1. Portland State is playing its home games this season at Pamplin Sports Center on the Lewis & Clark College campus as construction on the new Viking Pavilion on Portland State's campus is being completed.[1]
    2. Portland State is playing its home games this season at Pamplin Sports Center on the Lewis & Clark College campus as construction on the new Viking Pavilion on Portland State's campus is being completed.[2]

    References

    1. "Vikings Make Quick Work Of Geoducks, Winning 122–67 In Exhibition". Goviks.com. Retrieved November 16, 2017.
    2. "Vikings Make Quick Work Of Geoducks, Winning 122–67 In Exhibition". Goviks.com. Retrieved November 16, 2017.
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