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2020–21 Portland Pilots men's basketball team

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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.

ConferenceWest Coast Conference
Record6–15 (0–11 WCC)
Headcoach
  • Terry Porter (fired 2/5) (5th season; 17 games)
  • Ben Johnson (interim) (remainder of season)
Assistant coaches
Quick facts Portland Pilots men's basketball, Conference ...
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
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2020–21 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 1 Gonzaga †15–0 1.00031–1  .969
No. 23 BYU10–3 .76920–7  .741
Loyola Marymount7–5 .58313–9  .591
Pepperdine7–6 .53815–12  .556
Pacific6–7 .4629–9  .500
Santa Clara4–5 .44412–8  .600
Saint Mary's4–6 .40014–10  .583
San Francisco4–9 .30811–14  .440
San Diego2–7 .2223–11  .214
Portland0–11 .0006–15  .286
† 2021 WCC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll
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On March 22, the school named Eastern Washington head coach Shantay Legans the team's new head coach.[3][4]

Previous season

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

Departures

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NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for departure
Lavar Harewood0G6'3"205RS SeniorBrooklyn, NYGraduated
Malcolm Porter1G6'4"190RS JuniorPortland, ORGraduate transferred to Northern Arizona
JoJo Walker2G6'1"175JuniorCarolina, PRLeft the team for personal reasons
Isaiah White3G6'4"195RS SeniorEllicott City, MDGraduated
Cody Collinsoworth11C7'0"230FreshmanLindale, TXLeft the team for personal reasons
Theo Akwuba12C6'11"220SophomoreMontgomery, ALTransferred to Louisiana
Josh Phillips21F6'8"245SophomoreHuntington Beach, CATransferred to East Los Angeles College
Jacob Tryon24F/C6'11"210JuniorTemecula, CATransferred to Samford
Hugh Hogland32F/C6'10"230RS SophomoreWaimānalo, HITransferred to UC Davis
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Incoming transfers

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NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious School
Clythus Griffith0G6'2"180RS JuniorMississauga, ONJunior college transferred from SW Tennessee CC
Ahmed Ali2G5'11"165RS SeniorToronto, OntarioTransferred from Hawaii. Will be eligible to play immediately since Harewood graduated from Hawaii.
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Recruiting class of 2020

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College recruiting
Name Hometown School 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 
Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    (0)
Hayden Curtiss
PF		 Snoqualmie, WA Mount Si High School 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Mar 14, 2020 
Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    (0)
Overall recruit ranking:   Scout: nr    Rivals: nr    ESPN: nr
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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.
  • "2020 Portland Pilots Basketball Commits". Scout.
  • "ESPN 2020 Portland Pilots Basketball recruits". ESPN.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.
  • "2020 Team Ranking". Rivals.
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Roster

More information Players, Coaches ...
2020–21 Portland Pilots men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Clythus Griffith 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)180 lb (82 kg) RS JrSt. Joseph's HS
SW Tennessee CC		 Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
G 1 Zac Triplett 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)165 lb (75 kg) FrMaribyrnong College Melbourne, Australia
G 2 Ahmed Ali 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)170 lb (77 kg) SrWashington State
Hawaii		 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
G 3 Isiah Dasher 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)175 lb (79 kg) JrFerris HS
State College of FL		 Jersey City, NJ
G 4 Quincy Ferebee 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)175 lb (79 kg) SrSerra HS
Southwestern College		 San Diego, CA
G 5 Miles Turner (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)190 lb (86 kg) RS SoTracy HS Tracy, CA
G 10 Chase Adams 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)150 lb (68 kg) SoLink Year Prep Chicago, IL
G 11 Latrell Jones 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)175 lb (79 kg) JrArchbishop Shaw HS
College of Central FL		 Avondale, LA
F 13 Eddie Davis 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)190 lb (86 kg) JrPort St. Lucie HS
Colby CC		 Port Salerno, FL
F 14 Tahirou Diabate 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)225 lb (102 kg) SrTeikyo Nagaoka HS Bamako, Mali
F 15 Hayden Curtiss 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)205 lb (93 kg) FrMount Si HS North Bend, WA
G 20 Takiula Faheresohn 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)185 lb (84 kg) RS JrAuckland Grammar Auckland, New Zealand
F 23 Hunter Seymour 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)215 lb (98 kg) JrFork Union Military Academy
Cabrillo CC		 Charlotte, NC
F 24 Michael Henn 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)225 lb (102 kg) SrBellevue HS
Cal Baptist		 Bellevue, WA
F 34 Wyatt Watson (W) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)195 lb (88 kg) RS SoSehome 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

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Schedule and results

More information Date time, TV, Rank# ...
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.
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