2017-18 PORTLAND STATE VIKINGS SCHEDULE Date Opponent Time W-L N.5 EVERGREEN STATE (exhibition) 1 p.m. 2017-18 Portland State Vikings Basketball • Game 1 Notes N.11 at Portland 7 p.m. N.14 WILLAMETTE 8 p.m. N.18 at UC Riverside 4 p.m. PORTLAND STATE VIKINGS vs. PORTLAND PILOTS N.20 UTAH STATE (MC) 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017, 7 p.m. • Chiles Center (4,852), Portland, OR PK80 TOURNAMENT presented by State Farm PORTLAND STATE VIKINGS GAME BREAKDOWN N.23 vs. Duke ESPN 1:30 p.m. ESPN N.24 vs. Butler/Texas Noon or 2:30 p.m. ESPNU 2016-17 Record: 15-16, 7-11 TEAM STATS (16-17) PSU UP N.26 vs. Florida/Stanford/Gonzaga/Ohio State ESPNU Head Coach: Barret Peery (1st year) Scoring Average 85.3 67.1 PORTLAND PILOTS Opp. Scoring Avg. 81.8 72.2 D.2 PORTLAND BIBLE 1 p.m. FG Percentage .482 .423 D.6 at Loyola Marymount 7 p.m. 2016-17 Record: 11-22, 2-16 3-pt Percentage .341 .373 D.9 at Santa Clara 7 p.m. Head Coach: Terry Porter (11-22/2nd year) 3-pt FG per game 7.7 6.5 D.13 at Oregon 7 p.m. Pac-12 Live Streaming Video and Audio: TheW.tv FT Percentage .658 .740 D.16 LINFIELD 1 p.m. Radio: 910 AM-ESPN Portland (Pilots broadcast) Rebounding +/- -3.5 -3.4 D.21 at California 8 p.m. Pac-12 Live Stats: www.ViksLive.com Turnover +/- +4.9 -1.3 BIG SKY CONFERENCE GAMES D.30 at Sacramento State* 7:05 p.m. THE OPENING TIP J.4 at Eastern Washington* 6:05 p.m. The Portland State Vikings will open the 2017-18 season with a highlight game on the non-conference schedule, J.6 at Idaho* 7 p.m. meeting crosstown rival University of Portland on Saturday night at the Chiles Center. J.11 MONTANA STATE* 8 p.m. The Vikings and Pilots will meet for the 55th time in history. The Pilots hold the all-time advantage, 36-18, but J.13 MONTANA* 1 p.m. the Vikings won the most recent meeting, 77-75, last Dec. 20, also at UP. This season’s annual matchup is at the Chiles Center once again due to construction of the new Viking Pavilion. J.18 at Idaho State* 6 p.m. PT The game will mark the official debut of new Viking Head Coach Barret Peery. Hired last April 10, Peery will be J.20 at Weber State* 6 p.m. PT leading his first game as a Division I head coach. Peery has six seasons experience as a junior college head coach (178- J.27 SACRAMENTO STATE* 1 p.m. 30 at College of Southern Idaho and Indian Hills (IA) Community College) and has been a Division I assistant at Santa F.1 IDAHO* 8 p.m. Clara, Arizona State, Utah, Portland State and Southern Utah. F.3 EASTERN WASHINGTON* 1 p.m. Peery’s Vikings had an exhibition game on Sunday at their temporary home, Lewis and Clark College. They came F.8 at Montana* 6 p.m. PT away 122-67 winners over The Evergreen State College. The Vikings had six players in double figures, including 22 F.10 at Montana State* 1 p.m. PT points from Deontae North and 20 from Brandon Hollins. PSU made 20 steals, forced 32 turnovers and converted them F.15 WEBER STATE* 8 p.m. into 47 points. F.17 IDAHO STATE* 1 p.m. The Pilots won their exhibition game, 103-61, over Lewis and Clark. Five Pilots scored in double figures in that F.22 at Southern Utah* 5:30 p.m. PT one, and UP shot .586 from the field. F.24 at Northern Arizona* 5:30 p.m. PT FSN-AZ The Vikings return two starters and eight letterwinners from the 2016-17 squad that was 15-16 overall. The Pilots M.1 NORTHERN COLORADO* 8 p.m. return two starters and four letterwinners from their 2016-17 team. Portland was 11-22 overall last season. M.3 NORTH DAKOTA* 1 p.m. COMING UP BIG SKY CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT, Reno, NV The Vikings first counting home game is Nov. 14 against Willamette at Lewis and Clark. Tip-off is 8 p.m. M.6 1st round (if neccesary) Portland State has four home games, six road games and three neutral site games during the non-conference M.8 Quarterfinals schedule. However, eight of the 13 non-conference games will be played within the city of Portland. M.9 Semifinals M.10 Championship HOME AWAY FROM HOME IN 2017-18 * Big Sky Conference game • All home games at Lewis and Portland State has a temporary home for 2017-18 - Lewis and Clark College’s Pamplin Sports Center - as the Clark College except (MC) at Memorial Coliseum Vikings await completion of their new $51-million Viking Pavilion for the 2018-19 season. The Vikings will have 13 home games in 2017-18 (which includes one at Memorial Coliseum). With the opener at Portland’s Chiles Center, and 2016-17 BIG SKY three games in the PK80 Tournament at the Rose Quarter over Thanksgiving weekend, continued on page 3 Portland State will play 17 of 30 regular season games in the city of Portland. CONFERENCE STANDINGS 2017-18 PORTLAND STATE VIKINGS LINEUP Big Sky Season PROBABLE STARTERS Pos Hgt Yr ppg, rpg, apg Notes Hometown North Dakota 14-4 22-9 11 Deante Strickland G 5-11 JR NA transfer from Casper (WY) College Portland, OR Eastern Washington 13-5 22-11 0 Bryce Canda G 6-4 SR 10.2, 4.1, 2.1 .388 3-pt FG% Portland, OR Weber State 12-6 19-13 3 Deontae North G 6-4 SR 13.7, 3.6, 1.9 6th man in 16-17, top returning scorer Corona, CA Idaho 12-6 18-13 30 Traylin Farris F 6-8 SR 10.8, 5.2, 0.6 .618 FG%, team-high 28 blocks Pearland, TX Montana 11-7 16-16 44 Ryan Edwards C 7-1 SR NA transfer from Gonzaga Kalispell, MT Montana State 11-7 16-16 Sacramento State 9-9 13-18 OFF THE BENCH Portland State 7-11 15-16 2 Michael Mayhew G 6-2 JR 2.4, 0.7, 0.3 played in 14 games Flower Mound, TX Northern Colorado* 7-11 11-18 4 Brendan Rumel F 6-10 SO 2.4, 1.0, 0.1 played in 16 games, .650 FG% Tucson, AZ Northern Arizona 6-12 9-23 5 Tyrell Henderson G 6-3 SO 0.6, 0.6, 0.3 played in 11 games Tempe, AZ Southern Utah 3-15 6-27 10 Devyn Wilson G 6-3 JR NA transfer from Panola (TX) College Brooklyn, NY Idaho State 3-15 5-26 13 Jamie Orme F 6-7 JR NA transfer from Highline (WA) CC Seattle, WA 15 Braxton Tucker F 6-6 SR 16.8, 5.8, 1.6 played only five games (knee) Tacoma, WA Contact: Mike Lund 22 Brandon Hollins F 6-6 SR 6.1, 3.5, 0.4 .603 FG% St. Louis, MO Associate AD/Media and Communications 23 Holland Woods G 6-0 FR NA Apollo (AZ) HS Phoenix, AZ 503.725.5602 • [email protected] • @mikelund65 25 Derek Brown G 6-0 JR NA transfer from Everett (WA) CC Seattle, WA The Viking Basketball Media Guide can be found at www.GoViks.com. Click on the basketball link, then the media 30 Vonte Carter G 6-2 JR NA transfer from Eastern Arizona College Portland, OR guide link at the top of the basketball page. 2017-18 Viking Basketball • 1 VIKING QUICK FACTS 2017-18 PORTLAND STATE VIKINGS ROSTER No. Name Pos. Hgt. Wgt. Yr. Exp. Hometown (Schools) _______________ School_________________ Portland State University 0 Bryce Canda G 6-4 200 SR 1V Portland, OR (Grant HS/Central Wyoming JC) Location ________________________ Portland, OR Founded ______________________________1946 1 Tyrell Henderson G 6-3 180 SO 1V Tempe, AZ (Corona del Sol HS) Enrollment __________________________ 28,407 2 Michael Mayhew G 6-2 195 JR 1V Flower Mound, TX (Marcus HS/Hill (TX) College) Nickname ___________________________ Vikings 3 Deontae North G 6-4 190 SR 1V Corona, CA (Centennial HS/Long Beach St./South Plains (TX) JC) Colors _ Green (PMS 3435C), White, Silver (PMS 877C) 4 Brendan Rumel F 6-10 235 SO 1V Tucson, AZ (Rincon HS) National Affiliation _____________ NCAA Division I 5 Traylin Farris C 6-8 225 SR 1V Pearland, TX (Manvel HS/Incarnate Word/Odessa (TX) JC) Conference __________________________ Big Sky President ________________ Dr. Rahmat Shoureshi 10 Devyn Wilson G 6-3 175 JR JC Brooklyn, NY (South Shore HS/Panola (TX) College) Director of Athletics ______________ Valerie Cleary 11 Deante Strickland G 5-10 175 JR JC Portland, OR (Central Catholic HS/Casper (WY) College) Home Court 13 Jamie Orme F 6-7 200 JR JC Seattle, WA (O’Dea HS/Highline CC) (2017-18 only) _____Lewis and Clark College/2,200 15 Braxton Tucker F 6-6 220 SR 2V Tacoma, WA (Spanaway Lake HS/North Idaho JC) (coming in 2018-19) Viking Pavilion/approx. 3,000 22 Brandon Hollins F 6-6 200 SR 1V St. Louis, MO (Jennings HS/Paris JC) 23 Holland Woods G 6-0 170 FR HS Phoenix, AZ (Apollo HS) COACHING STAFF 25 Derek Brown G 6-0 170 JR JC Seattle, WA (Auburn Riverside HS/Everett (WA) CC) Head Coach _____________________ Barret Peery 30 Vonte Carter G 6-2 170 JR JC Portland, OR (Benson Tech/Eastern Arizona College) Alma Mater ______________ Southern Utah/1996 44 Ryan Edwards C 7-1 290 SR TR Kalispell, MT (Glacier HS/Gonzaga) Division I Record _________________0-0/1st year Junior College Record __________ 178-30/6 years HEAD COACH: Barret Peery (1st year/Southern Utah, 1996) Assistant Coach __________________ Jase Coburn ASSISTANT COACHES: Jase Coburn (5th year/Arizona State, 2006) Alma Mater _________ Arizona State, ‘06/5th year Chris Skinkis (2nd year/Wisconsin-Parkside, 2006) Assistant Coach __________________ Chris Skinkis Alma Mater _____Wisconsin-Parkside, ‘06/2nd year Kahil Fennell (1st year/Redlands, 2004) Assistant Coach __________________ Kahil Fennell DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS: Ron Fudala (1st year/Carnegie Mellon, 2014) Alma Mater _____________ Redlands, ‘04/1st year TEAM MANAGER: Trent Lawton Director of Basketball Operations ______ Ron Fudala TEAM ATHLETIC TRAINER: Jim Wallis Team Athletic Trainer _________________ Jim Wallis NAME PRONUNCIATIONS Kahil Fennel kuh-HILL fen-NELL Deante Strickland DEE-on-tay Deontae North DEE-on-tay Vonte Carter VON-tay TEAM INFORMATION Brendan Rumel RUM-ul Jamie Orme ORM 2016-17 Season Record __________________ 15-16 Big Sky Conference Record _____________ 7-11/8th TICKETS MEDIA RELATIONS Big Sky Tournament ___________Quarterfinals (1-1) Season tickets begin at $150 for general admis- Media Relations Director ______________Mike Lund Letterwinners Returning/Lost ________________ 8/5 sion, $250 for reserved seats.