2016–17 Portland Pilots men's basketball team

The 2016–17 Portland Pilots men's basketball team represented the University of Portland during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Pilots, led by first-year head coach Terry Porter, played their home games at the Chiles Center as members of the West Coast Conference. They finished the season 11–22, 2–16 in WCC play to finish in last place. They defeated San Diego in the first round of the WCC Tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Saint Mary's.

2016–17 Portland Pilots men's basketball
ConferenceWest Coast Conference
2016–17 record11–22 (2–16 WCC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Bob Cantu
  • Ben Johnson
  • Kramer Knutson
Home arenaChiles Center
2016–17 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 2 Gonzaga171 .944  372  .949
No. 22 Saint Mary's162 .889  295  .853
BYU126 .667  2212  .647
San Francisco108 .556  2013  .606
Santa Clara108 .556  1716  .515
Loyola Marymount810 .444  1515  .500
San Diego612 .333  1318  .419
Pepperdine513 .278  922  .290
Pacific414 .222  1122  .333
Portland216 .111  1122  .333
Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

The Pilots finished the 2015–16 season 12–20, 6–12 in WCC play to finish in a three-way tie for seventh place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the WCC Tournament to Gonzaga.

On March 15, 2016, the school fired head coach Eric Reveno.[1] He finished at Portland with a 10-year record of 140–178. On April 1, the school announced that Terry Porter had been hired as head coach.[2]

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Bryce Pressley1G6'4"210SeniorSacramento, CAGraduated
Jason Todd10G/F6'4"210SophomoreMill Creek, WATransferred to California Baptist
Colin Russell11F/C6'9"220FreshmanFolsom, CATransferred to Casper College
Max Livingston20G/F6'5"210SeniorLake Oswego, ORWalk-on; graduated

Incoming Transfers

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious School
Franklin Porter13G6'4"210SophomorePortland, ORTransferred from Saint Mary's. Under NCAA transfer rules, Porter will have to sit out for the 2016–17 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility.

Recruitment

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Joseph Smoyer
C
Portland, OR Franklin High School 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 210 lb (95 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Malcolm Porter
SG
Portland, OR Jesuit High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 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 2016 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com.
  • "2016 Portland Pilots Basketball Commits". Scout.com.
  • "ESPN 2016 Portland Pilots Basketball recruits". ESPN.com.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com.
  • "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

    Recruiting class of 2017

    Roster

    2016–17 Portland Pilots men's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    G 0 Xavier Hallinan (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)165 lb (75 kg) SoCentral Catholic Portland, OR
    G 1 Malcolm Porter 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)190 lb (86 kg) FrJesuit Portland, OR
    G 2 Alec Wintering 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)165 lb (75 kg) SrUnited Faith Concord, NC
    G 3 Rashad Jackson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)180 lb (82 kg) SoImpact Basketball Academy Bakersfield, CA
    G/F 4 Chier Maker 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)200 lb (91 kg) RS FrNewington College Sydney, Australia
    G 5 D'Marques Tyson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)205 lb (93 kg) JrQuality Education Academy Bothell, WA
    G 11 Andre Ferguson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)180 lb (82 kg) FrPacific Hills Los Angeles, CA
    G 13 Franklin Porter (I)  6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)215 lb (98 kg) SoSaint Mary's
    Tilton School
    Portland, OR
    C 15 Philipp Hartwich 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)250 lb (113 kg) JrDreikonigs Gymnasium Cologne, Germany
    G 20 Alec Monson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)175 lb (79 kg) FrOlympus Salt Lake City, UT
    G 22 Jazz Johnson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)200 lb (91 kg) SoLake Oswego Lake Oswego, OR
    F 24 Gabe Taylor 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)230 lb (104 kg) JrValley Catholic School Portland, OR
    C 32 Ray Barreno 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)250 lb (113 kg) SrNew Mexico JC
    Faith Christian Acad.
    Ascension Chihuahua, Mexico
    F 33 Jarrel Marshall 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)185 lb (84 kg) SrPalm Beach State College
    Mount Vernon HS
    Mount Vernon, NY
    F/C 41 Joseph Smoyer 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)210 lb (95 kg) FrFranklin Portland, OR
    Head coach
    Assistant coach(es)

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

    Roster

    Schedule and results

    Date
    time, TV
    Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Exhibition
    10/29/2016*
    7:00 pm
    Multnomah W 87–57 
    Chiles Center (1,407)
    Portland, OR
    11/04/2016*
    7:00 pm
    Evergreen State W 92–54 
    Chiles Center (1,543)
    Portland, OR
    Regular season
    11/11/2016*
    7:00 pm
    UC Riverside W 71–55  1–0
    Chiles Center (2,601)
    Portland, OR
    11/15/2016*
    7:00 pm
    at San Jose State W 79–66  2–0
    Event Center Arena (1,623)
    San Jose, CA
    11/18/2016*
    7:00 pm
    Lewis & Clark W 98–52  3–0
    Chiles Center (2,034)
    Portland, OR
    11/24/2016*
    8:00 pm, ESPN2
    vs. No. 14 UCLA
    Wooden Legacy quarterfinals
    L 77–99  3–1
    Titan Gym (3,816)
    Fullerton, CA
    11/25/2016*
    6:30 pm, ESPN3
    vs. Dayton
    Wooden Legacy consolation 2nd round
    L 74–84  3–2
    Titan Gym (5,153)
    Fullerton, CA
    11/27/2016*
    9:00 pm, ESPNU
    vs. Cal State Northridge
    Wooden Legacy 7th place game
    W 96–78  4–2
    Honda Center (3,718)
    Anaheim, CA
    12/03/2016*
    7:00 pm
    Colorado L 63–76  4–3
    Chiles Center (2,720)
    Portland, OR
    12/05/2016*
    7:00 pm
    Texas–Rio Grande Valley W 90–89 2OT 5–3
    Chiles Center (1,562)
    Portland, OR
    12/10/2016*
    1:00 pm
    at Boise State
    Cancelled (travel conditions), game moved to 2017–18.[3][4]
    Taco Bell Arena 
    Boise, ID
    12/16/2016*
    5:30 pm
    vs. South Dakota
    Dam City Classic
    W 85–82  6–3
    Moda Center (6,521)
    Portland, OR
    12/18/2016*
    3:00 pm, P12N
    vs. Oregon State
    Dam City Classic
    W 53–45  7–3
    Moda Center (8,334)
    Portland, OR
    12/20/2016*
    7:00 pm
    Portland State L 75–77  7–4
    Chiles Center (2,679)
    Portland, OR
    12/22/2016*
    7:30 pm
    at Cal State Fullerton L 72–77 OT 7–5
    Titan Gym (673)
    Fullerton, CA
    12/29/2016
    7:00 pm
    at Pacific W 80–76  8–5
    (1–0)
    Alex G. Spanos Center (1,622)
    Stockton, CA
    12/31/2016
    5:00 pm, CSNNW
    Pepperdine W 73–60  9–5
    (2–0)
    Chiles Center (1,624)
    Portland, OR
    01/05/2017
    7:00 pm
    at Santa Clara L 42–70  9–6
    (2–1)
    Leavey Center (1,404)
    Santa Clara, CA
    01/09/2017
    5:00 pm, RTNW
    No. 4 Gonzaga
    Postponed (inclement weather),[5]
    rescheduled for Jan. 23[6]
    Chiles Center 
    Portland, OR
    01/12/2017
    8:00 pm, ESPNU
    No. 21 Saint Mary's L 33–74  9–7
    (2–2)
    Chiles Center (1,745)
    Portland, OR
    01/14/2017
    7:00 pm, RTNW
    Loyola Marymount L 78–79  9–8
    (2–3)
    Chiles Center (1,597)
    Portland, OR
    01/19/2017
    7:00 pm
    at San Francisco L 50–75  9–9
    (2–4)
    War Memorial Gymnasium (1,842)
    San Francisco, CA
    01/21/2017
    5:00 pm, RTNW
    at No. 4 Gonzaga L 52–73  9–10
    (2–5)
    McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
    Spokane, WA
    01/23/2017
    5:00 pm, RTNW
    No. 3 Gonzaga L 64–83  9–11
    (2–6)
    Chiles Center (4,852)
    Portland, OR
    01/26/2017
    7:00 pm, RTNW
    at Pepperdine L 60–78  9–12
    (2–7)
    Firestone Fieldhouse 
    Malibu, CA
    01/28/2017
    7:00 pm, RTNW
    San Diego L 52–68  9–13
    (2–8)
    Chiles Center (3,411)
    Portland, OR
    02/02/2017
    7:00 pm, RTNW
    Santa Clara L 45–60  9–14
    (2–9)
    Chiles Center (1,706)
    Portland, OR
    02/04/2017
    6:00 pm, BYUtv
    at BYU L 62–73  9–15
    (2–10)
    Marriott Center (13,775)
    Provo, UT
    02/09/2017
    7:00 pm
    at No. 20 Saint Mary's L 41–51  9–16
    (2–11)
    McKeon Pavilion (2,813)
    Moraga, CA
    02/11/2017
    1:00 pm, RTNW
    at Loyola Marymount L 60–66  9–17
    (2–12)
    Gersten Pavilion (3,230)
    Los Angeles, CA
    02/16/2017
    7:00 pm
    Pacific L 65–76  9–18
    (2–13)
    Chiles Center (2,023)
    Portland, OR
    02/18/2017
    7:00 pm, CSNNW
    San Francisco L 51–67  9–19
    (2–14)
    Chiles Center (3,259)
    Portland, OR
    02/20/2017*
    4:00 pm
    Walla Walla W 96–58  10–19
    Chiles Center (551)
    Portland, OR
    02/23/2017
    7:00 pm, RTRM
    BYU L 78–97  10–20
    (2–15)
    Chiles Center (3,121)
    Portland, OR
    02/25/2017
    6:00 pm, RTNW
    at San Diego L 82–85  10–21
    (2–16)
    Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,086)
    San Diego, CA
    WCC Tournament
    03/03/2017
    8:00 pm, BYUtv
    (10) vs. (7) San Diego
    First round
    W 60–55  11–21
    Orleans Arena (7,484)
    Paradise, NV
    03/04/2017
    9:00 pm, ESPN2
    (10) vs. (7) No. 20 Saint Mary's
    Quarterfinals
    L 58–81  11–22
    Orleans Arena (7,315)
    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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