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2019-20 SCHEDULE/RESULTS PORTLAND PILOTS (8-8, 0-1 WCC) Overall: 8-8 • WCC: 0-1 H: 6-3 • A: 2-2 • N: 0-3 WEEK 9: vs #1 Gonzaga & San Francisco OT: 0-0 • vs. Ranked: 0-1 #1 Gonzaga 85, Pilots 72 vs. San Francisco Dons (11-5) DATE OPPONENT TIME Nov. 2 George Fox (Exh.) W, 89-72 Date: Thursday, Jan. 2, 2020 Date: Saturday, Jan. 4, 2020 Nov. 5 Willamette W, 86-36 Time: 7:00 p.m. Time: 7:00 p.m. Nov. 8 USC L, 65-76 City: Portland, Ore. City: Portland, Ore. Nov. 10 San Jose State W, 75-57 Arena: Chiles Center Arena: Chiles Center Nov. 16 Maine W, 71-62 TV: ROOT Sports TV: NBC Sports NW Nov. 20 Portland State W, 82-75 910 ESPN-Portland (KMTT) 910 ESPN-Portland (KMTT) Nov. 23 UC Davis W, 72-62 Radio: Radio: Dec. 1 Incarnate Word W, 65-56 Live Coverage Links: PortlandPilots.com Live Coverage Links: PortlandPilots.com Dec. 4 CSUN L, 64-71 POR vs. GON POR vs. USF Dec. 7 Seattle U L, 71-73 Overall: 66-103 • Streak: L12 Overall: 27-62 • Streak: L8 Dec. 13 Evergreen State W, 77-55 H: 35-43 • A: 22-48 • N: 9-13 H: 17-25 • A: 9-34 • N: 1-3 Dec. 16 Florida A&M W, 66-60 Last: GON 85, @POR 72 (1/2/20) Last: USF 68, @POR 63 (OT) - 2/16/19 Dec. 19 Jackson State L, 63-73 Dec. 22-25 - Diamond Head Classic (Hawaii) GAME INFORMATION Dec. 22 vs. Houston L, 56-81 • Portland continues West Coast Conference play against the San Francisco Dons on Dec. 23 vs. Boise State L, 69-85 Saturday at 7 p.m. at the Chiles Center. Dec. 25 vs. Ball State L, 46-61 • The Pilots have lost five straight after a hard-fought 85-72 defeat against Gonzaga Jan. 2 #1 Gonzaga* L, 72-85 on Thursday, while the Dons lost their WCC-opener at home to Saint Mary’s and have Jan. 4 San Francisco* 7:00 PM dropped two in a row. Jan. 11 BYU* 6:00 PM • The game will be televised on NBC Sports NW with Bryan Sleik and Jazmine Dallas on Jan. 16 Pacific* 7:00 PM the call. All Pilot men’s basketball games are on the radio on 910 ESPN-Portland (KMTT) Jan. 18 San Diego* 7:00 PM with Jason Swygard providing the play-by-play. The pre-game show begins 30 minutes Jan. 23 LMU* 7:00 PM prior to tip-off. Jan. 25 Pepperdine* 5:00 PM • Links for tickets, live video, audio and stats for all Portland games can be found at Jan. 30 Saint Mary’s* 7:00 PM PortlandPilots.com. Feb. 1 Santa Clara* 7:00 PM Feb. 6 BYU* 7:00 PM STARTERS LAST GAME Feb. 8 San Diego* 7:00 PM Pos. No. Player PPG RPG APG Feb. 13 Pacific* 7:00 PM G 1 Malcolm Porter (6-4, 190, RJr., Portland, Ore.) 9.6 3.4 1.9 G 3 Isaiah White (6-4, 195, Gr., Ellicott City, Md.) 13.3 2.9 2.4 Feb. 20 Pepperdine* 6:00 PM G 10 Chase Adams (5-7, 150, Fr., Chicago, Ill.) 7.0 2.4 4.3 Feb. 22 LMU* 7:00 PM F 14 Tahirou Diabate (6-9, 225, Jr., Bamako, Mali) 8.3 4.6 0.6blk Feb. 27 San Francisco* 7:00 PM F 24 Jacob Tryon (6-11, 210, Jr., Temecula, Calif.) 6.9 4.8 1.1blk Feb. 29 Santa Clara* 1:00 PM Mar. 5-10 - WCC Championships (Las Vegas) PILOTS OFF THE BENCH *WCC game; Home games in bold; All times Pacific Pos. No. Player PPG RPG APG G 0 Lavar Harewood (6-3, 205, Gr., Brooklyn, N.Y.) 2.2 1.7 0.3 G 2 JoJo Walker (6-1, 175, Jr., Carolina, Puerto Rico) 10.5 3.3 2.8 MEN’S HOOPS CONTACT G 4 Quincy Ferebee (6-1, 175, Jr., San Diego, Calif.) 2.9 2.0 2.5 Jason Brough G 5 Miles Turner (6-2, 190, So., Tracy, Calif.) - - - Office: 503-943-8439 C 11 Cody Collinsworth (7-0, 220, Fr., Lindale, Texas) 3.0 1.0 0.5blk C 12 Theo Akwuba (6-11, 220, So., Montgomery, Ala.) 3.3 3.1 0.2blk Cell: 503-706-3460 G 20 Takiula Fahrensohn (6-7, 185, RSo., Auckland, New Zealand) 9.2 3.5 0.9 E-mail: [email protected] F 21 Josh Phillips (6-8, 245, So., Huntington Beach, Calif.) - - - C 32 Hugh Hogland (6-10, 230, RSo., Waimanalo, Hawai’i) 2.8 2.2 0.8blk F 34 Wyatt Watson (6-9, 195, RFr., Bellingham, Wash.) 1.5 0.5 0.2blk #WeArePortland PortlandPilots.com @PortlandPilots facebook.com/PortlandPilots PortlandPilots 2019-20 Portland Men’s Basketball • Week 9 • PortlandPilots.com • Page 2 LAST GAME • Portland led No. 1 Gonzaga by seven at halftime and eight early in the second half, but the Bulldogs erupted with an 18-2 run to take control as the Pilots were held scoreless for more than six minutes. • Junior G JoJo Walker had a team-high 15 points and five assists, while Isaiah White added 12 points. • The Pilots shot 52 percent from the field and made 8-of-13 three-pointers, but turn- 2019-20 QUICK FACTS overs were the difference. Portland committed 14 turnovers and forced just four, while Started Men’s Basketball/NCAA DI: 1922-23/1958-59 the Bulldogs gained a 22-8 margin in points off of turnovers. Gonzaga also had a 13-3 All-Time Overall Record: ................1191-1353 (.468) edge in second chance points. Chiles Center Record/Years: .....274-222 (.553)/35th All-Time WCC Record/Years: .....214-410 (.342)/43rd WCC Regular Titles: .............................................0 PORTLAND NOTES WCC Tournament Titles: .........................1 (1996) • Portland’s eight wins have already eclipsed last season’s total of seven. NCAA Tournament Appearances: .........2 (1959, 1996) • The Pilots rank third in the WCC in FG percentage defense (.405) and three-point CIT Appearances: ........................... 4 (2009-11, 2015) defense (.293) while allowing just 66.8 points per game. 2018-19 Overall Record: .......................... 7-25 (.219) • Portland ranks 26th nationally in three-point percentage (.380). 2018-19 WCC Record/Place:............ 0-16 (.000)/10th • The team returns two starters, nine lettermen and adds five newcomers along with a 2018-19 Postseason: ............... WCC First Round Loss returning redshirt to the 2019-20 roster. Letterwinners Returning/Lost: ............................. 9/6 • Newcomers Isaiah White (grad transfer) and Chase Adams (freshman) have been Starters Returning/Lost: ....................................... 2/3 impact contributors. White ranks 12th in the WCC in scoring (13.3) and was named the Newcomers/Returning Redshirts: ........................ 5/1 league’s Player of the Week on Nov. 25, while Adams ranks fifth in the conference in Head Coach: ............................................Terry Porter both assists (4.3) and steals (1.4). ............................. (4th year, UW-Stevens Point ‘85) Career Record/Years: ................ 36-77 (.319)/4th • Junior G JoJo Walker entered the 2019-20 season as the Pilots’ active leader in points, Record at School/Years: ............................... Same minutes played, steals, free throws made and three-pointers made after starting his first WCC Record/Years: ..................... 6-47 (.113)/4th two years on The Bluff. He is second on the team in scoring (10.5). Assistants: ..............................Tyler Geving (2nd year) • Sophomore C Hugh Hogland (concussion) missed the team’s first three games. Ho- ............................................... Ben Johnson (4th year) gland spent time with the Japanese National Team this year. ....................... Chris Buchanan (2nd year, 3rd overall) • The Pilots return their entire frontcourt from last year. Jacob Tryon, Hugh Hogland, Dir. of Ops.: ..............................Faris Wasim (1st year) Theo Akwuba, Tahirou Diabate, and Josh Phillips combined to average 16.7 points and Video Manager: ..........................Tim Grass (6th year) 12.2 rebounds per game and the five big men also were the top five players in field goal Athletic Trainer: ....................... Amy Carroll (1st year) percentage last season. Strength Coach: ....................Griffin Waller (4th year) • Lavar Harewood (South Carolina State) joins White as a grad transfer adding experi- GENERAL INFO ence as Portland has no true seniors on the roster. Location: ....................................................Portland, Ore. • The roster features players 12 different states, countries or territories including four Website: .................................. www.PortlandPilots.com from California and one each from Alabama, Hawai’i, Illinois, Mali, Maryland, New Zea- National Affiliation: ................................ NCAA Division I land, Oregon, Puerto Rico, New York, Texas and Washington. Conference: ................................................... West Coast • The Pilots were picked to finish 10th in the WCC Preseason Head Coaches Poll. Founded: ................................................................. 1901 • A total of 13 former Pilots are currently playing professionally overseas, while alum Enrollment: ............................................................. 4,280 Erik Spoelstra (‘92) is the head coach of the Miami HEAT and Ben Sullivan (‘07) is on the Nickname: .............................................................. Pilots Milwaukee Bucks coaching staff. Colors: .................................................... Purple & White Home Court (Capacity): ..................Chiles Center (4,852) • Former NBA All-Star Terry Porter is in his fourth year as the head coach of the Pilots President: .......................... Rev. Mark L. Poorman, C.S.C. and is one of 11 Division I coaches in the nation to coach his son this season. Vice President for Athletics: ...... Scott Leykam (8th year) • The Pilots signed 6-5 G Zac Triplett (Melbourne, Australia) to a NLI on Nov. 13. ABOUT SAN FRANCISCO Why The Pilots? • The Dons dropped their WCC opener at home to Saint Mary’s on Thursday by a 69-58 According to Bluff legend, though the original margin. nickname that students chose in a 1935 con- • Notable wins have come against Cal, Yale, Princeton, Fresno State and UC Davis.