2019–20 Portland Pilots men's basketball team

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.

2019–20 Portland Pilots men's basketball
ConferenceWest Coast Conference
2019–20 record9–23 (1–15 WCC)
Head coachTerry Porter (4th season)
Assistant coaches
Home arenaChiles Center
2019–20 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 2 Gonzaga †15–1 .938  31–2  .939
No. 14 BYU13–3 .813  24–8  .750
Saint Mary's11–5 .688  26–8  .765
Pacific11–5 .688  23–10  .697
San Francisco9–7 .563  22–12  .647
Pepperdine8–8 .500  16–16  .500
Santa Clara6–10 .375  20–13  .606
Loyola Marymount4–12 .250  11–21  .344
San Diego2–14 .125  9–23  .281
Portland1–15 .063  9–23  .281
† 2020 WCC Tournament winner
As of June 27, 2020; Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

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

Departures
NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for departure
Crisshawn Clark0G6'4"205RS JuniorDayton, OHGraduate transferred
Ty Glover3F6'7"185JuniorSan Bernardino, CATransferred to UT Tyler
Marcus Shaver Jr.10G6'2"185SophomorePhoenix, AZTransferred to Boise State
Josh McSwiggan11G/F6'7"220RS JuniorLoughborogh, EnglandTurn pro
Franklin Porter13G6'4"215RS JuniorPortland, ORGraduate transferred
Brian Smith22G6'0"180SophomoreBoise, IDTransferred to Lewis–Clark State
Xavier Hallinan55G6'1"170RS JuniorPortland, ORTransferred to Purdue Northwest

Incoming Transfers
NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious School
Lavar Harewood0G/F6'3"RS SeniorBrooklyn, NYTransferred from South Carolina. Will be eligible to play immediately since Harewood graduated from South Carolina State.
Isaiah White3G6'5"195RS SeniorEllicott City, MDTransferred from Maine. Will be eligible to play immediately since White graduated from Maine.
Quincy Ferebee4G6'2"JuniorSan Diego, CAJunior college transferred from Southwestern College

Recruiting class of 2019
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: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/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: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/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
    2019–20 Portland Pilots men's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    G 0 Lavar Harewood 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)205 lb (93 kg) RS SrBrooks HS
    South Carolina State    		 Brooklyn, NY
    G 1 Malcolm Porter 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)190 lb (86 kg) RS JrJesuit Portland, OR
    G 2 JoJo Walker 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)175 lb (79 kg) JrSt. Joseph Carolina, PR
    G 3 Isaiah White 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)195 lb (88 kg) RS SrCentennial
    Maine    		 Ellicott City, MD
    G 5 Miles Turner (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)190 lb (86 kg) SoTracy Tracy, CA
    G 10 Chase Adams 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)150 lb (68 kg) FrLink Year Prep Chicago, IL
    C 11 Cody Collinsworth 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)230 lb (104 kg) FrLindale Lindale, TX
    C 12 Theo Akwuba 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)220 lb (100 kg) SoBrewbaker Technology Magnet Montgomery, AL
    F 14 Tahirou Diabate 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)225 lb (102 kg) JrTeikyo Nagaoka Bamako, Mali
    G 20 Takiula Faheresohn 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)185 lb (84 kg) RS SoAuckland Grammar Auckland, New Zealand
    F 21 Josh Phillips 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)245 lb (111 kg) SoEdison Huntington Beach, CA
    F/C 24 Jacob Tryon 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)210 lb (95 kg) JrEast Los Angeles College
    Great Oak    		 Temecula, CA
    F/C 32 Hugh Hogland 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)230 lb (104 kg) RS SoʻIolani School Waimānalo, HI
    F 34 Wyatt Watson (W) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)195 lb (88 kg) RS FrSehome Bellingham, WA
    Head coach
    Assistant coach(es)
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • (W) Walk-on

    Roster

    Schedule and results
    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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