2023–24 Portland Pilots men's basketball team

2023–24 Portland Pilots men's basketball
2023–24 Portland Pilots men's basketball
Conference	West Coast Conference
Record	12–21 (5–11 WCC)
Head coach	Shantay Legans (3rd season);
Associate head coach	Bobby Suarez
Assistant coaches	T.J. Lipold; Arturo Ormond;
Home arena	Chiles Center
	Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 →

The 2023–24 Portland Pilots men's basketball team represented the University of Portland during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Pilots, led by third-year head coach Shantay Legans, played their home games at the Chiles Center as members of the West Coast Conference. They finished the season 12–21, 5–11 in WCC play to finish in a three-way tie for sixth place. As the No. 6 seed in the WCC Tournament, they defeated Loyola Marymount in the second round, before losing to San Francisco in the quarterfinals.

ConferenceWest Coast Conference

Record12–21 (5–11 WCC)

Headcoach

Shantay Legans (3rd season)

Associate headcoachBobby Suarez

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2023–24 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 21 Saint Mary's †	15	–	1	.938	26	–	8	.765
No. 15 Gonzaga	14	–	2	.875	27	–	8	.771
San Francisco	11	–	5	.688	23	–	11	.676
Santa Clara	10	–	6	.625	20	–	13	.606
San Diego	7	–	9	.438	18	–	15	.545
Portland	5	–	11	.313	12	–	21	.364
Loyola Marymount	5	–	11	.313	12	–	19	.387
Pepperdine	5	–	11	.313	13	–	20	.394
Pacific	0	–	16	.000	6	–	26	.188

† 2024 WCC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

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Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Moses Wood	1	F	6'8"	210	RS Senior	Reno, NV	Graduate transferred to Washington
Alden Applewhite	3	F	6'7"	205	Sophomore	Memphis, TN	Transferred to Murray State
Jack Perry	11	G	6'2"	190	RS Senior	Melbourne, Australia	Graduated
Kristian Sjolund	12	F	6'8"	210	RS Junior	Kongsberg, Norway	Signed to play professionally in Germany with Medi Bayreuth
Chika Nduka	15	G/F	6'6"	225	Sophomore	Seattle, WA	Walk-on; transferred to Montana State
Michael Meadows	25	G	6'2"	175	RS Junior	Hollywood, CA	Transferred to Saint Louis
Joey St. Pierre	44	C	6'10"	255	RS Senior	Spring Grove, IL	Graduated

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Thomas Oosterbroek	1	F	6'7"	235	Junior	Amsterdam, Netherlands	Miami (FL)
Yuto Yamanochi-Williams	3	C	6'10"		Sophomore	Aizuwakamatsu, Japan	Lamar
Alimamy Koroma	14	F/C	6'8"	220	Senior	Freetown, Sierra Leone	Cal Poly
Noah Jordan	21	F	6'7"	215	Senior	Indianapolis, IN	West Virginia State

Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
Vincent Delano SG	Chandler, AZ	Compass Prep	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	N/A	Sep 15, 2022
Vincent Delano SG	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: (0)
Tyler Harris PF	Richmond, VA	Salesian High School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jun 15, 2023
Tyler Harris PF	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: (0)
Cyprian Hyde C	Vista, CA	Vista High School	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	225 lb (102 kg)
Cyprian Hyde C	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 2023 Basketball Commitments". Rivals. "2023 Portland Pilots Basketball Commits". Scout. "ESPN 2023 Portland Pilots Basketball recruits". ESPN. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout. "2023 Team Ranking". Rivals.

College recruiting (2024)
Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
Mikah Ballew SG	Palmdale, CA	Southern California Academy	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	N/A	Sep 15, 2022
Mikah Ballew SG	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 2024 Basketball Commitments". Rivals. "2024 Portland Pilots Basketball Commits". Scout. "ESPN 2024 Portland Pilots Basketball recruits". ESPN. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout. "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023* 7:30 p.m., ESPN+		Long Beach State	W 78–73	1–0	25 – Masic	12 – Harris	4 – Tied	Chiles Center (1,073) Portland, OR
November 8, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Lewis & Clark	W 89–72	2–0	20 – Harris	12 – Jordan	10 – Robertson	Chiles Center (1,007) Portland, OR
November 12, 2023* 2:00 p.m., KRCW/ESPN+		UC Riverside	W 76–65	3–0	22 – Harris	12 – Harris	4 – Masic	Chiles Center (1,187) Portland, OR
November 15, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Tennessee State	L 65–75	3–1	24 – Robertson	7 – Robertson	5 – Robertson	Chiles Center (923) Portland, OR
November 18, 2023* 7:00 p.m., KRCW		at Nevada	L 83–108	3–2	19 – Harris	7 – Harris	7 – Robertson	Lawlor Events Center (7,254) Reno, NV
November 25, 2023* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		Willamette	W 107–84	4–2	23 – Koroma	7 – Harris	6 – Robertson	Chiles Center (821) Portland, OR
November 28, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Portland State	L 74–75	4–3	28 – Robertson	12 – Koroma	4 – Robertson	Viking Pavilion (1,483) Portland, OR
December 1, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Wyoming	W 81–70	5–3	17 – Austin	10 – Harris	5 – Robertson	Chiles Center (1,076) Portland, OR
December 3, 2023* 1:00 p.m., KRCW/ESPN+		Air Force	L 58–80	5–4	15 – Austin	9 – Harris	5 – Robertson	Chiles Center (1,043) Portland, OR
December 7, 2023* 5:00 p.m., SLN		at North Dakota State	L 67–78	5–5	15 – Robertson	6 – Masic	5 – Masic	Scheels Center (1,234) Fargo, ND
December 9, 2023* 11:00 a.m., SLN		at North Dakota	W 83–72	6–5	32 – Masic	7 – Koroma	4 – Masic	Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,501) Grand Forks, ND
December 16, 2023* 6:30 p.m., KPDX/ESPN+		vs. Grand Canyon Jerry Colangelo Classic	L 63–91	6–6	17 – Robertson	9 – Harris	4 – Austin	Footprint Center (4,509) Phoenix, AZ
December 21, 2023* 8:30 p.m., ESPN2		at Hawai'i Diamond Head Classic Quarterfinals	L 56–69	6–7	18 – Masic	7 – Robertson	2 – Dengdit	Stan Sheriff Center (5,290) Honolulu, HI
December 22, 2023* 10:00 p.m., ESPN2		vs. UMass Diamond Head Classic Consolation Round	L 78–100	6–8	20 – Harris	5 – Tied	4 – Gorosito	Stan Sheriff Center (4,919) Honolulu, HI
December 24, 2023* 10:30 a.m., ESPN2		vs. Temple Diamond Head Classic 7th Place Game	L 54–55	6–9	16 – Tied	8 – Vucinic	6 – Gorosito	Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI
WCC regular season
January 6, 2024 5:00 p.m., KRCW/ESPN+		Pacific	W 78–64	7–9 (1–0)	19 – Robertson	10 – Yamanouchi-Williams	8 – Robertson	Chiles Center (1,237) Portland, OR
January 11, 2024 8:00 p.m., ESPNU		at Saint Mary's	L 52–95	7–10 (1–1)	14 – Yamanouchi-Williams	6 – Harris	6 – Masic	University Credit Union Pavilion (3,373) Moraga, CA
January 13, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at San Francisco	L 69–96	7–11 (1–2)	21 – Masic	8 – Yamanouchi-Williams	3 – Dengdit	War Memorial Gymnasium (2,013) San Francisco, CA
January 20, 2024 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Santa Clara	L 86–101	7–12 (1–3)	34 – Robertson	6 – Yamanouchi-Williams	7 – Gorosito	Leavey Center (2,036) Santa Clara, CA
January 23, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		San Diego Rescheduled from January 18	L 81–85	7–13 (1–4)	17 – Robertson	5 – Dengdit	4 – Tied	Chiles Center (1,009) Portland, OR
January 25, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Loyola Marymount	L 65–92	7–14 (1–5)	20 – Masic	6 – Yamanouchi-Williams	5 – Masic	Gersten Pavilion (991) Los Angeles, CA
January 27, 2024 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		San Francisco	L 64–76	7–15 (1–6)	22 – Masic	13 – Dengdit	5 – Robertson	Chiles Center (1,394) Portland, OR
February 1, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Pacific	W 65–60	8–15 (2–6)	23 – Masic	11 – Dengdit	7 – Gorosito	Alex G. Spanos Center (1,178) Stockton, CA
February 3, 2024 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		Pepperdine	W 93–89	9–15 (3–6)	24 – Robertson	7 – Tied	6 – Masic	Chiles Center (1,516) Portland, OR
February 7, 2024 5:00 p.m., CBSSN		at Gonzaga	L 64–96	9–16 (3–7)	13 – Morosito	8 – Dengdit	5 – Masic	McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA
February 10, 2024 5:30 p.m., ESPN+		Saint Mary's	L 51–76	9–17 (3–8)	14 – Tied	7 – Dengdit	2 – Tied	Chiles Center (2,158) Portland, OR
February 15, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at San Diego	L 66–71	9–18 (3–9)	19 – Harris	10 – Tied	5 – Masic	Jenny Craig Pavilion (976) San Diego, CA
February 17, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Pepperdine	L 70–91	9–19 (3–10)	23 – Robertson	7 – Robertson	3 – Masic	Firestone Fieldhouse (823) Malibu, CA
February 22, 2024 6:00 p.m., RTNW+/ESPN+		Gonzaga	L 65–86	9–20 (3–11)	18 – Robertson	8 – Robertson	4 – Masic	Chiles Center (3,803) Portland, OR
February 29, 2024 6:00 p.m., KRCW/ESPN+		Santa Clara	W 80–75 ^OT	10–20 (4–11)	32 – Robertson	13 – Dengdit	4 – Gorosito	Chiles Center (1,089) Portland, OR
March 2, 2024 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		Loyola Marymount	W 70–60	11–20 (5–11)	26 – Gorosito	12 – Dengdit	11 – Robertson	Chiles Center (1,165) Portland, OR
WCC tournament
March 8, 2024 8:30 p.m., ESPN+	(6)	vs. (7) Loyola Marymount Second round	W 78–70	12–20	22 – Robertson	8 – Tied	7 – Robertson	Orleans Arena (2,181) Paradise, NV
March 9, 2024 9:30 p.m., ESPN2	(6)	vs. (3) San Francisco Quarterfinals	L 51–72	12–21	16 – Robertson	8 – Masic	4 – Masic	Orleans Arena Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.

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