2020–21 Portland Pilots men's basketball team

The 2020–21 Portland Pilots men's basketball team represents the University of Portland during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Pilots, led by fifth-year head coach Terry Porter, play their home games at the Chiles Center as members of the West Coast Conference.

2020–21 Portland Pilots men's basketball
ConferenceWest Coast Conference
2020–21 record6–12 (0–9 WCC)
Head coach
  • Terry Porter (5th season) (fired 2/5)
    Ben Johnson (interim, 1st season)
Assistant coaches
Home arenaChiles Center
2020–21 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 1 Gonzaga9–0 1.000  18–0  1.000
BYU6–2 .750  15–4  .789
Santa Clara3–2 .600  9–4  .692
Pepperdine4–3 .571  8–8  .500
San Francisco4–4 .500  10–8  .556
Loyola Marymount3–3 .500  8–6  .571
Saint Mary's2–3 .400  11–5  .688
Pacific2–4 .333  5–5  .500
San Diego1–4 .200  2–7  .222
Portland0–9 .000  6–12  .333
† 2021 WCC Tournament winner
As of February 6, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll

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
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 due to personal reasons
Isaiah White3G6'4"195RS SeniorEllicott City, MDGraduated
Cody Collinsoworth11C7'0"230FreshmanLindale, TXLeft the team due to 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

Incoming Transfers
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.

Recruiting class of 2020
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college 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 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 0
Hayden Curtiss
PF		 Snoqualmie, WA Mount Si High School 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Mar 14, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 0
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 2020 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com.
  • "2020 Portland Pilots Basketball Commits". Scout.com.
  • "ESPN 2020 Portland Pilots Basketball recruits". ESPN.com.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com.
  • "2020 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

    Roster
    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
    • Ben Johnson (UW-Green Bay)
    Assistant coach(es)
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • (W) Walk-on

    Roster
    Last update: February 5, 2020

    Schedule and results
    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 
    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 
    Portland, OR
    November 29, 2020*
    12:00 pm    		 Northwest
    Portland Invitational    		 W 74–69  2–1
    		  18 – Ali  5 – Henn  5 – Adams  Chiles Center 
    Portland, OR
    December 5, 2020*
    7:00 pm    		 Portland State W 86–73  3–1
    		  28 – Ali  10 – Jones  4 – Ali  Chiles Center 
    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 
    Corvallis, OR
    December 15, 2020*
    5:00 pm    		 College of Idaho W 88–74  5–1
    		  22 – Ali  8 – Seymour  4 – Adams  Chiles Center 
    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 
    Eugene, OR
    December 22, 2020*
    12:00 pm, NBCSNW    		 Montana State W 62–59  6–2
    		  19 – Davis  10 – Davis  2 – Tied  Chiles Center 
    Portland, OR
    December 30, 2020*
    6:00 pm    		 at Seattle L 68–84  6–3
    		  19 – Ali  8 – Davis  4 – Ali  Redhawk Center 
    Seattle, WA
    WCC regular season
    January 7, 2021
    6:00 pm, ESPNU    		 at San Francisco L 64–88  6–4
    (0–1)    		  17 – Dasher  6 – Jones  3 – Ali  War Memorial Gymnasium 
    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 
    Portland, OR
    January 14, 2021
    5:00 pm    		 San Francisco L 63–79  6–6
    (0–3)    		  20 – Davis  6 – Tied  4 – Ali  Chiles Center 
    Portland, OR
    January 16, 2021
    4:00 pm    		 at Pepperdine L 65–80  6–7
    (0–4)    		  19 – Davis  8 – Davis  7 – Adams  Firestone Fieldhouse 
    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 
    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 
    Portland, OR
    January 25, 2021
    2:00 pm    		 Loyola Marymount L 50–75  6–10
    (0–7)    		  13 – Jones  3 – Davis  5 – Adams  Chiles Center 
    Portland, OR
    January 28, 2021
    7:00 pm    		 at Saint Mary's Postponed University Credit Union Pavilion 
    Moraga, CA
    January 30, 2021
    2:00 pm    		 Santa Clara Postponed 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 
    Portland, OR
    February 9, 2021
    4:00 pm    		 Pepperdine L 70–91  6–12
    (0–9)    		  19 – Ali  5 – Davis  4 – Ali  Chiles Center 
    Portland, OR
    February 13, 2021
    2:00 pm    		 at Santa Clara     Leavey Center 
    Santa Clara, CA
    February 20, 2021
    1:00 pm, NBCSNW    		 Pacific     Chiles Center 
    Portland, OR
    February 25, 2021
    6:00 pm    		 at San Diego     Jenny Craig Pavilion 
    San Diego, CA
    February 27, 2021
    4:00 pm    		 at Loyola Marymount     Gersten Pavilion 
    Los Angeles, CA
    WCC Tournament
    March 4–9, 2021
    		 vs.      Orleans Arena 
    Paradise, NV
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    All times are in Pacific Time.

    Source: Schedule

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