2017–18 Portland Pilots men's basketball team

The 2017–18 Portland Pilots men's basketball team represented the University of Portland during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Pilots, led by second-year head coach Terry Porter, played their home games at the Chiles Center as members of the West Coast Conference. They finished the season 10–22, 4–14 in WCC play to finish in ninth place. They lost in the first round of the WCC Tournament to Loyola Marymount.

2017–18 Portland Pilots men's basketball
ConferenceWest Coast Conference
2017–18 record10–22 (4–14 WCC)
Head coachTerry Porter (2nd season)
Assistant coaches
  • Bob Cantu
  • Ben Johnson
  • Kramer Knutson
Home arenaChiles Center
2017–18 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 8 Gonzaga171 .944  325  .865
No. 25 Saint Mary's162 .889  306  .833
BYU117 .611  2411  .686
San Diego99 .500  2014  .588
San Francisco99 .500  2217  .564
Pacific99 .500  1418  .438
Santa Clara810 .444  1120  .355
Loyola Marymount513 .278  1120  .355
Portland414 .222  1022  .313
Pepperdine216 .111  626  .188
Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

The Pilots finished the 2016–17 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.

Offseason

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for departure
Xavier Hallinan0G6'0"165SophomorePortland, ORWalk-on; graduate transferred to Cal State Dominguez Hills
Alec Wintering2G6'0"165SeniorConcord, NCGraduated
Chief Maker4G/F6'7"200RS FreshmanSydney, AustraliaTransferred to Palm Beach State College
Andre Ferguson11G6'0"180FreshmanLos Angeles, CATransferred to Howard College
Alec Monson20G6'5"175FreshmanSalt Lake City, UTTransferred to Salt Lake CC
Jazz Johnson22G5'10"200SophomoreLake Oswego, ORTransferred to Nevada
Gabe Taylor24F6'8"230JuniorPortland, ORGraduate transferred to California Baptist
Ray Barreno32C6'10"250SeniorChihuahua, MexicoGraduated
Jarrel Marshall33F6'6"185SeniorMount Vernon, NYGraduated

Incoming Transfers

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious School
Crisshawn Clark0G6'4"210JuniorHuber Heights, OHTransferred from Pittsburgh. Under NCAA transfer rules, Clark will have to sit out for the 2017–18 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.
Josh McSwiggan11F6'7"200RS SophomoreLoughborough, EnglandJunior college transferred from Casper College
Austin Stone34F6'9"JuniorClover, SCJunior college transferred from USC Salkehatchie

Recruiting class of 2017

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
JoJo Walker
PG
Santa Maria, CA Saint Joseph High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 160 lb (73 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Taki Fahrensohn
SF
Auckland, NZ Auckland Grammar School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) N/A Nov 2, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Hugh Hogland
PF
Waimanalo, HI Iolani School 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Tahirou Diabite
PF
Nagaoka, Japan Meisei High School 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Marcus Shaver
PG
Phoenix, AZ St. Mary's High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 160 lb (73 kg)  
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 2017 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com.
  • "2017 Portland Pilots Basketball Commits". Scout.com.
  • "ESPN 2017 Portland Pilots Basketball recruits". ESPN.com.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com.
  • "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

    Recruiting class of 2018

    Roster

    2017–18 Portland Pilots men's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    G 0 Crisshawn Clark  6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)210 lb (95 kg) JrCañada College/Pittsburgh
    Wayne
    Dayton, OH
    G 1 Malcolm Porter 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)195 lb (88 kg) RS FrJesuit Portland, OR
    G 2 JoJo Walker 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)170 lb (77 kg) FrSt. Joseph Carolina, PR
    G 3 Rashad Jackson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)180 lb (82 kg) JrImpact Basketball Academy Bakersfield, CA
    G 5 D'Marques Tyson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)215 lb (98 kg) SrQuality Education Academy Bothell, WA
    G 10 Marcus Shaver Jr. 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)180 lb (82 kg) FrShadow Mountain Phoenix, AZ
    G/F 11 Josh McSwiggan 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)200 lb (91 kg) RS SoUTEP/Casper College
    Charnwood College
    Loughborough, England
    G 13 Franklin Porter 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)215 lb (98 kg) RS SoSaint Mary's
    Tilton School
    Portland, OR
    F 14 Tahirou Diabate 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)210 lb (95 kg) FrTeikyo Nagaoka Bamako, Mali
    C 15 Philipp Hartwich 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m)250 lb (113 kg) SrDreikonigs Gymnasium Cologne, Germany
    G 20 Takiula Faheresohn 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)175 lb (79 kg) FrAuckland Grammar Auckland, New Zealand
    G 22 Brian Smith (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)185 lb (84 kg) FrBoise/SOE Prep Boise, ID
    F/C 32 Hugh Hogland 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)235 lb (107 kg) FrʻIolani School Waimānalo, HI
    F/C 34 Austin Stone 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)225 lb (102 kg) JrUSC Salkehatchie
    Clover
    Lake Wylie, SC
    F/C 41 Joseph Smoyer 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)230 lb (104 kg) SoFranklin 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
    Oct 29, 2017*
    5:00 pm
    Eastern Washington
    Hurricane Maria relief charity game
    L 70–76 
    Chiles Center (500)
    Portland, OR
    Nov 4, 2017*
    5:00 pm
    Lewis & Clark W 106–61 
    Chiles Center (1,421)
    Portland, OR
    Non-conference regular season
    Nov 11, 2017*
    7:00 pm, NBCSNW
    Portland State L 75–80  0–1
    Chiles Center (3,019)
    Portland, OR
    Nov 14, 2017*
    7:30 pm
    Walla Walla W 89–52  1–1
    Chiles Center (1,333)
    Portland, OR
    Nov 19, 2017*
    5:00 pm
    Oregon Tech W 86–59  2–1
    Chiles Center (1,541)
    Portland, OR
    Nov 23, 2017*
    11:30 am, ESPN
    vs. No. 9 North Carolina
    Phil Knight Invitational Quarterfinals
    L 78–102  2–2
    Moda Center (14,053)
    Portland, OR
    Nov 24, 2017*
    3:00 pm, ESPN3
    vs. Oklahoma
    Phil Knight Invitational Consolation 2nd round
    L 71–93  2–3
    Veterans Memorial Coliseum (6,603)
    Portland, OR
    Nov 26, 2017*
    4:00 pm, ESPNU
    vs. DePaul
    Phil Knight Invitational 7th place game
    L 69–82  2–4
    Veterans Memorial Coliseum (2,771)
    Portland, OR
    Nov 30, 2017*
    7:00 pm
    Multnomah W 112–65  3–4
    Chiles Center (1,281)
    Portland, OR
    Dec 3, 2017*
    1:00 pm
    at Boise State L 54–77  3–5
    Taco Bell Arena (4,518)
    Boise, ID
    Dec 6, 2017*
    7:00 pm, NBCSNW
    Cal State Fullerton L 66–76  3–6
    Chiles Center 
    Portland, OR
    Dec 9, 2017*
    7:00 pm
    San Jose State W 64–55  4–6
    Chiles Center (2,098)
    Portland, OR
    Dec 16, 2017*
    7:00 pm
    at Seattle L 76–89  4–7
    KeyArena (1,569)
    Seattle, WA
    Dec 19, 2017*
    7:00 pm
    Hartford W 78–67  5–7
    Chiles Center (1,191)
    Portland, OR
    Dec 21, 2017*
    5:30 pm
    vs. Sacramento State
    Sacramento Showcase
    W 80–75  6–7
    Golden 1 Center (7,880)
    Sacramento, CA
    WCC regular season
    Dec 28, 2017
    6:00 pm, BYUtv
    at BYU L 45–69  6–8
    (0–1)
    Marriott Center (16,592)
    Provo, UT
    Dec 30, 2017
    6:00 pm, RTNW
    San Francisco L 61–84  6–9
    (0–2)
    Chiles Center (2,007)
    Portland, OR
    Jan 4, 2018
    7:00 pm, RTNW
    San Diego L 74–81 OT 6–10
    (0–3)
    Chiles Center (1,396)
    Portland, OR
    Jan 6, 2018
    7:00 pm
    at Santa Clara L 68–70  6–11
    (0–4)
    Leavey Center (1,688)
    Santa Clara, CA
    Jan 11, 2018
    6:00 pm, RTNW
    at No. 15 Gonzaga L 57–103  6–12
    (0–5)
    McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
    Spokane, WA
    Jan 13, 2018
    7:00 pm, RTNW
    Pacific L 54–66  6–13
    (0–6)
    Chiles Center (1,945)
    Portland, OR
    Jan 18, 2018
    7:00 pm, RTNW
    at San Diego W 55–49  7–13
    (1–6)
    Jenny Craig Pavilion (2,047)
    San Diego, CA
    Jan 20, 2018
    7:00 pm, RTNW
    at Loyola Marymount W 72–65  8–13
    (2–6)
    Gersten Pavilion (1,283)
    Los Angeles, CA
    Jan 25, 2018
    8:00 pm, ESPNU
    No. 15 Gonzaga L 79–95  8–14
    (2–7)
    Chiles Center (4,557)
    Portland, OR
    Jan 27, 2018
    8:00 pm, RTNW
    at No. 16 Saint Mary's L 55–72  8–15
    (2–8)
    McKeon Pavilion (3,500)
    Moraga, CA
    Feb 1, 2018
    8:00 pm
    Pepperdine W 85–76 OT 9–15
    (3–8)
    Chiles Center (1,772)
    Portland, OR
    Feb 3, 2018
    1:00 pm, RTNW
    Loyola Marymount W 68–66  10–15
    (4–8)
    Chiles Center (2,119)
    Portland, OR
    Feb 8, 2018
    7:00 pm
    at San Francisco L 63–65  10–16
    (4–9)
    War Memorial Gymnasium (1,262)
    San Francisco, CA
    Feb 10, 2018
    7:00 pm
    at Pacific L 58–60  10–17
    (4–10)
    Alex G. Spanos Center 
    Stockton, CA
    Feb 15, 2018
    7:00 pm
    Santa Clara L 72–81  10–18
    (4–11)
    Chiles Center (2,031)
    Portland, OR
    Feb 17, 2018
    7:00 pm, RTNW
    No. 15 Saint Mary's L 61–73  10–19
    (4–12)
    Chiles Center (4,547)
    Portland, OR
    Feb 22, 2018
    8:00 pm, ESPNU
    BYU L 60–72  10–20
    (4–13)
    Chiles Center (3,003)
    Portland, OR
    Feb 24, 2018
    5:00 pm
    at Pepperdine L 64–75  10–21
    (4–14)
    Firestone Fieldhouse (725)
    Malibu, CA
    WCC Tournament
    Mar 2, 2018
    6:00 pm, RTNW
    (9) vs. (8) Loyola Marymount
    First round
    L 72–78  10–22
    Orleans Arena (6,747)
    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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