2014–15 Portland Pilots men's basketball team

The 2014–15 Portland Pilots men's basketball team represented the University of Portland during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Pilots, led by ninth-year head coach Eric Reveno, played their home games at the Chiles Center and were members of the West Coast Conference. They finished the season 17–16, 7–11 in WCC play to finish in a three-way tie for sixth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the WCC Tournament where they lost to BYU. They were invited to the CollegeInsdier.com Tournament where they lost in the first round to Sacramento State.

2014–15 Portland Pilots men's basketball
CIT, First round
ConferenceWest Coast Conference
2014–15 record17–16 (7–11 WCC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Eric Jackson
  • Colin Pfaff
  • Herb Brown
Home arenaChiles Center
2014–15 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 7 Gonzaga171 .944  353  .921
BYU135 .722  2510  .714
Saint Mary's135 .722  2110  .677
Pepperdine108 .556  1814  .563
San Diego810 .444  1516  .484
Portland711 .389  1716  .515
Santa Clara711 .389  1418  .438
San Francisco711 .389  1418  .438
Pacific414 .222  1219  .387
Loyola Marymount414 .222  823  .258
Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

The Pilots finished the season 15–16, 7–11 in WCC play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They lost in the first round of the West Coast Conference Tournament to Loyola Marymount.

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Tanner Riley3G6'3"200SeniorNorth Bend, WAGraduated
John Bailey5F6'8"215SeniorMesa, AZGraduated
Korey Thieleke21G6'3"185SeniorBakersfield, CAGraduated
Ryan Nicholas32F6'7"245SeniorSpokane, WAGraduated

Recruitment

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Jason Todd
F
Mill Creek, WA Jackson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Nov 15, 2013 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 66
Gabe Taylor
F
Beaverton, OR Valley Catholic 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) N/A 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 65
D'Marques Tyson
G
Bothell, WA Quality Education Academy 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Apr 2, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Philipp Hartwich
C
Cologne, Germany Rhein Stars Koln 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 215 lb (98 kg) N/A 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Alec Monson
G
Salt Lake City, UT Olympus 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) N/A N/A 
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 2014 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com.
  • "2014 Portland Pilots Basketball Commits". Scout.com.
  • "ESPN 2014 Portland Pilots Basketball recruits". ESPN.com.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com.
  • "2014 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

    Recruitment Class of 2015

    US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
    Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
    Jazz Johnson
    G
    Lake Oswego, OR Lake Oswego 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jun 26, 2013 
    Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 67
    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:

      Roster

      2014–15 Portland Pilots men's basketball team
      PlayersCoaches
      Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
      G 00 Kevin Bailey 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)205 lb (93 kg) SrEast Clovis Clovis, CA
      G 1 Bryce Pressley 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)200 lb (91 kg) JrJesuit Sacramento, CA
      G 2 Alec Wintering 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)160 lb (73 kg) SoUnited Faith Concord, NC
      G 5 D'Marques Tyson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)200 lb (91 kg) FrQuality Education Academy Bothell, WA
      G/F 10 Jason Todd 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)200 lb (91 kg) FrJackson HS Mill Creek, WA
      G 11 Bobby Sharp 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)165 lb (75 kg) SrCardinal Newman
      Santa Rosa JC
      Santa Rosa, CA
      C 12 Thomas van der Mars 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)235 lb (107 kg) SrErasmus U
      Canarias Basketball Academy
      Gouda, Netherlands
      C 14 Riley Barker 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)240 lb (109 kg) RS SrWhite Rock Christian Academy Surrey, BC, Canada
      C 15 Philipp Hartwich 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)215 lb (98 kg) FrDreikonigs Gymnasium Cologne, Germany
      G/F 20 Max Livingston 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)200 lb (91 kg) JrClark College
      Lake Oswego
      Lake Oswego, OR
      F 24 Gabe Taylor 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)200 lb (91 kg) FrValley Catholic School Portland, OR
      G 35 David Carr 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)180 lb (82 kg) SrCentral Catholic Portland, OR
      F/C 52 Volodymyr Gerun 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)250 lb (113 kg) SrCanarias Basketball Academy
      West Virginia
      Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine
      G 54 Aitor Zubizarreta 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)175 lb (79 kg) SoBasque Country of Spain Azpeitia, Gipuzkoa
      Head coach
      Assistant coach(es)
      • Eric Jackson (Green Bay)
      • Colin Pfaff (CSU-Monterey Bay)
      • Herb Brown

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

      Roster

      Schedule and results

      Date
      time, TV
      Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
      city, state
      Exhibition
      11/08/2014*
      7:00 pm
      Concordia (CA) W 90–81 
      Chiles Center (1,026)
      Portland, OR
      Regular Season
      11/14/2014*
      7:00 pm
      Concordia (OR) W 87–59  1–0
      Chiles Center (1,622)
      Portland, OR
      11/16/2014*
      1:00 pm
      at San Jose State W 73–68 OT 2–0
      Event Center Arena (1,453)
      San Jose, CA
      11/22/2014*
      7:00 pm
      SIU Edwardsville W 75–53  3–0
      Chiles Center (1,828)
      Portland, OR
      11/28/2014*
      5:30 pm
      vs. Murray State
      Challenge in Music City
      W 64–61  4–0
      Nashville Municipal Auditorium (N/A)
      Nashville, TN
      11/29/2014*
      3:00 pm
      vs. Drake
      Challenge in Music City
      W 71–59  5–0
      Nashville Municipal Auditorium (N/A)
      Nashville, TN
      11/30/2014*
      11:00 am
      vs. Valparaiso
      Challenge in Music City
      L 55–70  5–1
      Nashville Municipal Auditorium (N/A)
      Nashville, TN
      12/03/2014*
      7:00 pm
      Portland State W 83–71  6–1
      Chiles Center (1,494)
      Portland, OR
      12/06/2014*
      7:00 pm
      Oregon State L 58–65 OT 6–2
      Chiles Center (3,413)
      Portland, OR
      12/14/2014*
      5:00 pm
      at Sacramento State W 80–75  7–2
      Colberg Court (685)
      Sacramento, CA
      12/17/2014*
      7:30 pm
      at UNLV L 73–75 OT 7–3
      Thomas & Mack Center (12,536)
      Paradise, NV
      12/20/2014*
      7:00 pm
      Montana State W 87–60  8–3
      Chiles Center (2,973)
      Portland, OR
      12/22/2014*
      7:00 pm
      Lewis & Clark W 71–49  9–3
      Chiles Center (1,273)
      Portland, OR
      12/27/2014
      6:00 pm, TheW.tv
      at San Diego W 61–58  10–3 (1–0)
      Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,442)
      San Diego, CA
      12/29/2014
      6:00 pm, BYUtv
      at BYU L 88–97  10–4 (1–1)
      Marriott Center (17,452)
      Provo, UT
      01/03/2015
      6:30 pm, ESPN2
      No. 7 Gonzaga L 75–87  10–5 (1–2)
      Chiles Center (4,852)
      Portland, OR
      01/08/2015
      7:00 pm, TheW.tv
      Santa Clara W 78–61  11–5 (2–2)
      Chiles Center (1,415)
      Portland, OR
      01/10/2015
      1:00 pm, RTNW
      San Francisco L 77–89  11–6 (2–3)
      Chiles Center (1,422)
      Portland, OR
      01/15/2015
      7:00 pm, TheW.tv
      at Loyola Marymount L 68–80  11–7 (2–4)
      Gersten Pavilion (1,659)
      Los Angeles, CA
      01/17/2015
      5:00 pm, TWCSN/TheW.tv
      at Pepperdine L 63–67  11–8 (2–5)
      Firestone Fieldhouse (1,480)
      Malibu, CA
      01/22/2015
      7:00 pm, RTNW
      Pacific W 72–69  12–8 (3–5)
      Chiles Center (1,244)
      Portland, OR
      01/24/2015
      7:00 pm, TheW.tv
      Saint Mary's L 64–74  12–9 (3–6)
      Chiles Center (2,883)
      Portland, OR
      01/29/2015
      6:00 pm, RTNW
      at No. 3 Gonzaga L 46–64  12–10 (3–7)
      McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
      Spokane, WA
      02/05/2015
      6:00 pm, CSN BAY/TheW.tv
      at San Francisco W 69–57  13–10 (4–7)
      War Memorial Gymnasium (1,386)
      San Francisco, CA
      02/07/2015
      5:00 pm, TheW.tv
      at Santa Clara W 74–54  14–10 (5–7)
      Leavey Center (2,110)
      Santa Clara, CA
      02/12/2015
      7:00 pm, TheW.tv
      Pepperdine W 69–52  15–10 (6–7)
      Chiles Center (2,010)
      Portland, OR
      02/14/2015
      7:00 pm, RTNW
      Loyola Marymount W 66–63  16–10 (7–7)
      Chiles Center (1,690)
      Portland, OR
      02/19/2015
      8:00 pm, TheW.tv
      at Saint Mary's L 51–68  16–11 (7–8)
      McKeon Pavilion (2,855)
      Moraga, CA
      02/21/2015
      7:00 pm, TheW.tv
      at Pacific L 77–79 OT 16–12 (7–9)
      Alex G. Spanos Center (2,653)
      Stockton, CA
      02/26/2015
      7:00 pm, RTNW
      BYU L 69–82  16–13 (7–10)
      Chiles Center (3,433)
      Portland, OR
      02/28/2015
      1:00 pm, RTNW
      San Diego L 66–78  16–14 (7–11)
      Chiles Center (2,137)
      Portland, OR
      WCC Tournament
      03/07/2015
      12:00 pm, TWCSN/RTNW/BYUtv
      vs. Saint Mary's
      Quarterfinals
      W 69–52  17–14
      Orleans Arena (8,064)
      Paradise, NV
      03/09/2015
      8:30 pm, ESPN2
      vs. BYU
      Semifinals
      L 70–84  17–15
      Orleans Arena (8,546)
      Paradise, NV
      CIT
      03/18/2015*
      7:00 pm
      Sacramento State
      First round
      L 66–73  17–16
      Chiles Center (1,013)
      Portland, OR
      *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
      All times are in Pacific Time.

      Source: Schedule

      See also

      References

        This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.