2018–19 Portland Pilots men's basketball team

The 2018–19 Portland Pilots men's basketball team represented the University of Portland during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Pilots, led by third-year head coach Terry Porter, played their home games at the Chiles Center as members of the West Coast Conference. They finished the season 7–25, 0-16 in WCC play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the WCC tournament to San Diego.

2018–19 Portland Pilots men's basketball
Conference	West Coast Conference
Record	7–25 (0–16 WCC)
Head coach	Terry Porter (3rd season)
Assistant coaches	Ben Johnson Tyler Geving
Home arena	Chiles Center

2018–19 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 4 Gonzaga	16	–	0		1.000			33	–	4		.892
Saint Mary's †	11	–	5		.688			22	–	12		.647
BYU	11	–	5		.688			19	–	13		.594
San Francisco	9	–	7		.563			21	–	10		.677
Loyola Marymount	8	–	8		.500			22	–	12		.647
Santa Clara	8	–	8		.500			16	–	15		.516
San Diego	7	–	9		.438			21	–	15		.583
Pepperdine	6	–	10		.375			16	–	18		.471
Pacific	4	–	12		.250			14	–	18		.438
Portland	0	–	16		.000			7	–	25		.219
† 2019 WCC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

The Pilots finished the 2017–18 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.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
D'Marques Tyson	5	G	6'5"	215	Senior	Bothell, WA	Graduated
Philipp Hartwich	15	C	7'2"	250	Senior	Cologne, Germany	Graduated
Austin Stone	34	F/C	6'8"	225	Junior	Lake Wylie, SC	Transferred to Mars Hill
Joseph Smoyer	41	F/C	6'10"	230	Sophomore	Portland, OR	Transferred to Columbia

Incoming Transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Tymoryae Glover	3	G	6'7"	170	Junior	Pasadena, CA	Junior college transferred from San Bernardino Valley College
Jacob Tryon	33	F	7'0"	205	Sophomore	Temecula, CA	Junior college transferred from East Los Angeles College

Recruiting class of 2018

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Josh Phillips PF	Huntington Beach, CA	Edison High School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jul 23, 2017
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Theo Akwuba C	Montgomery, AL	Brewbaker Technology Magnet High School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Apr 19, 2018
	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 2018 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. "2018 Portland Pilots Basketball Commits". Scout.com. "ESPN 2018 Portland Pilots Basketball recruits". ESPN.com. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2018–19 Portland Pilots men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Crisshawn Clark 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Jr Cañada College/Pittsburgh Wayne Dayton, OH G 1 Malcolm Porter 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS So Jesuit Portland, OR G 2 JoJo Walker 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So St. Joseph Carolina, PR F 3 Ty Glover 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr San Bernardino Valley College San Bernardino San Bernardino, CA G 5 Miles Turner (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Tracy Tracy, CA G 10 Marcus Shaver Jr. 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Shadow Mountain Phoenix, AZ G/F 11 Josh McSwiggan 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS Jr UTEP/Casper College Charnwood College Loughborough, England C 12 Theo Akwuba 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Brewbaker Technology Magnet Montgomery, AL G 13 Franklin Porter (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Jr Saint Mary's Tilton School Portland, OR F 14 Tahirou Diabate 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) So Teikyo Nagaoka Bamako, Mali G 20 Takiula Faheresohn 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Fr Auckland Grammar Auckland, New Zealand F 21 Josh Phillips 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Edison Huntington Beach, CA G 22 Brian Smith (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Boise/SOE Prep Boise, ID F/C 32 Hugh Hogland 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) RS Fr ʻIolani School Waimānalo, HI F/C 33 Jacob Tryon 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So East Los Angeles College Great Oak Temecula, CA F 34 Wyatt Watson (W) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Sehome Bellingham, WA G 55 Xavier Hallinan (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) RS Jr Central Catholic Portland, OR	Head coach Terry Porter (UW–Stevens Point) Assistant coach(es) Ben Johnson (Green Bay) Tyler Geving (Central Washington) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 27, 2018* 7:00 pm		Antelope Valley	W 94–64		–	–	–	Chiles Center (1,394) Portland, OR
November 3, 2018* 7:00 pm		Westmont	W 94–80		–	–	–	Chiles Center (1,481) Portland, OR
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2018* 7:00 pm		Multnomah	W 111–103	1–0	37 – McSwiggan	11 – McSwiggan	9 – Shaver Jr.	Chiles Center (1,263) Portland, OR
November 9, 2018* 9:00 pm		at Hawaii Rainbow Classic	L 64–82	1–1	19 – Shaver Jr.	6 – Walker	4 – Walker	Stan Sheriff Center (5,481) Honolulu, HI
November 10, 2018* 6:30 pm		vs. North Texas Rainbow Classic	L 73–78	1–2	22 – Walker	8 – Akwuba	2 – Tied	Stan Sheriff Center (5,111) Honolulu, HI
November 17, 2018* 7:00 pm		at Cal State Northridge	W 80–77	2–2	23 – Walker	7 – Akwuba	7 – Walker	Matadome (886) Northridge, CA
November 19, 2018* 7:00 pm		Lewis & Clark	W 77–57	3–2	16 – Shaver Jr.	13 – Akwuba	4 – McSwiggan	Chiles Center (1,286) Portland, OR
November 21, 2018* 7:00 pm		USC Upstate Portland Classic	W 73–56	4–2	17 – McSwiggan	11 – Akwuba	4 – Walker	Chiles Center (1,249) Portland, OR
November 23, 2018* 7:00 pm		Cal Poly Portland Classic	W 72–67	5–2	24 – Porter	8 – Akwuba	6 – Shaver Jr.	Chiles Center (1,320) Portland, OR
November 24, 2018* 5:00 pm		Texas State Portland Classic	L 68–91	5–3	17 – Walker	6 – McSwiggan	5 – Shaver Jr.	Chiles Center (1,303) Portland, OR
November 28, 2018* 6:00 pm, P12N		at Colorado	L 69–93	5–4	22 – McSwiggan	6 – Akwuba	3 – Walker	CU Events Center (5,550) Boulder, CO
December 5, 2018* 7:05 pm		at Portland State	L 78–87	5–5	17 – Walker	5 – Akwuba	7 – Walker	Viking Pavilion (2,020) Portland, OR
December 8, 2018* 7:00 pm		Sacramento State	W 76–67	6–5	22 – Walker	8 – Akwuba	4 – Walker	Chiles Center (1,789) Portland, OR
December 15, 2018* 7:00 pm		Grambling State	L 58–70	6–6	14 – Shaver Jr.	6 – Walker	4 – Walker	Chiles Center (1,410) Portland, OR
December 17, 2018* 7:00 pm		Seattle	L 56–67	6–7	14 – McSwiggan	6 – Hogland	3 – Porter	Chiles Center (1,553) Portland, OR
December 21, 2018* 5:00 pm		Florida A&M	W 54–39	7–7	16 – McSwiggan	11 – Porter	2 – Tied	Chiles Center (1,417) Portland, OR
December 29, 2018* 6:00 pm		at Cal State Fullerton	L 64–79	7–8	17 – Shaver Jr.	5 – Porter	3 – Shaver Jr.	Titan Gym (783) Fullerton, CA
WCC regular season
January 5, 2019 3:00 pm		at Loyola Marymount	L 64–76	7–9 (0–1)	20 – Walker	5 – Walker	5 – Walker	Gersten Pavilion (815) Los Angeles, CA
January 10, 2019 6:00 pm, BYUtv		at BYU	L 56–79	7–10 (0–2)	14 – Porter	7 – Akwuba	3 – Walker	Marriott Center (10,733) Provo, UT
January 12, 2019 7:00 pm, RTNW		Pacific	L 57–65	7–11 (0–3)	25 – Shaver Jr.	5 – Clark	3 – Shaver Jr.	Chiles Center (2,016) Portland, OR
January 17, 2019 7:00 pm		San Diego	L 55–76	7–12 (0–4)	21 – Shaver Jr.	4 – Shaver Jr.	4 – Shaver Jr.	Chiles Center (1,670) Portland, OR
January 19, 2019 7:00 pm, RTNW		No. 5 Gonzaga	L 66–89	7–13 (0–5)	18 – Shaver Jr.	6 – Hogland	7 – Walker	Chiles Center (4,852) Portland, OR
January 24, 2019 7:00 pm		at San Francisco	L 61–83	7–14 (0–6)	13 – Shaver Jr.	9 – Tryon	4 – Walker	War Memorial Gymnasium (2,468) San Francisco, CA
January 26, 2019 1:00 pm, RTNW		at Pacific	L 70–74	7–15 (0–7)	30 – Shaver Jr.	5 – Shaver Jr.	2 – Tied	Alex G. Spanos Center (2,127) Stockton, CA
January 31, 2019 7:00 pm, RTNW		Pepperdine	L 58–83	7–16 (0–8)	9 – Walker	5 – Porter	5 – Porter	Chiles Center (1,751) Portland, OR
February 2, 2019 6:00 pm		at Santa Clara	L 63–69 OT	7–17 (0–9)	15 – Shaver Jr.	8 – McSwiggan	5 – Walker	Leavey Center (2,226) Santa Clara, CA
February 7, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPN2		BYU	L 48–83	7–18 (0–10)	9 – Shaver Jr.	4 – Shaver Jr.	3 – Walker	Chiles Center (2,581) Portland, OR
February 9, 2019 7:00 pm		Loyola Marymount	L 55–72	7–19 (0–11)	19 – Shaver Jr.	4 – Shaver Jr.	4 – Porter	Chiles Center (1,927) Portland, OR
February 16, 2019 7:00 pm, RTNW		San Francisco	L 63–68 OT2	7–20 (0–12)	15 – Shaver Jr.	8 – Shaver Jr.	5 – Walker	Chiles Center (3,243) Portland, OR
February 21, 2019 7:00 pm		at San Diego	L 52–63	7–21 (0–13)	12 – Diabate	6 – Diabate	5 – Walker	Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,389) San Diego, CA
February 23, 2019 5:00 pm		at Pepperdine	L 80–86	7–22 (0–14)	20 – McSwiggan	5 – McSwiggan	3 – Tied	Firestone Fieldhouse (1,045) Malibu, CA
February 26, 2019 8:00 pm, RTNW		at Saint Mary's	L 48–65	7–23 (0–15)	13 – Shaver Jr.	9 – Hogland	1 – Tied	McKeon Pavilion (3,254) Moraga, CA
March 2, 2019 7:00 pm		Santa Clara	L 62–68	7–24 (0–16)	16 – Shaver Jr.	5 – McSwiggan	5 – Porter	Chiles Center (3,007) Portland, OR
WCC tournament
March 7, 2019 10:00 pm	(10)	vs. (7) San Diego Opening round	L 47–67	7–25	13 – Walker	6 – Porter	1 – Tied	Orleans Arena (6,748) Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.

Source: Schedule