2021–22 Portland State Vikings men's basketball team

The 2021–22 Portland State Vikings men's basketball team represented Portland State University in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Vikings, led by first-year head coach Jase Coburn, played their home games at Viking Pavilion in Portland, Oregon as members of the Big Sky Conference.

2021–22 Portland State Vikings men's basketball
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record14–17 (10–10 Big Sky)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Matt Dunn
  • Jamaal Williams
  • Chris Foss
Home arenaViking Pavilion
Seasons
2021–22 Big Sky men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Montana State 16 4   .800 27 8   .771
Southern Utah 14 6   .700 23 12   .657
Northern Colorado 13 7   .650 22 16   .579
Weber State 13 7   .650 21 12   .636
Montana 11 9   .550 18 14   .563
Eastern Washington 11 9   .550 18 16   .529
Portland State 10 10   .500 14 17   .452
Sacramento State 6 14   .300 11 18   .379
Idaho 6 14   .300 9 22   .290
Idaho State 5 15   .250 7 23   .233
Northern Arizona 5 15   .250 9 23   .281
Conference tournament winner

Previous season

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The Vikings finished the 2020–21 season 9–13, 6–8 in Big Sky play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They lost to Northern Arizona in the first round of the Big Sky tournament.[1]

On April 6, 2021, head coach Barret Peery left the team to take the associate head coaching position at Texas Tech.[2] On April 16, after being named interim head coach following Peery's departure, associate head coach Jase Coburn was named the permanent head coach.[3]

Roster

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2021–22 Portland State Vikings men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Damion Squire 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr UC Davis Montreal, Quebec, Canada
F 1 James Jean-Marie 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Sr Hawaii Montreal, Quebec, Canada
G 2 Ian Burke 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Seattle Phoenix, AZ
G 3 Ezekiel Alley 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Northwest Nazarene Tucson, AZ
G 4 Paris Dawson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Centennial HS Carson, CA
G 5 Michael Carter III 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Long Beach State Seattle, WA
F 10 Hayden Curtiss 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Portland North Bend, WA
F 12 Trey Wood 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Anthem Prep Anthem, AZ
G 14 Alexis Angeles 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Lower Columbia College Tualatin, OR
G 15 Gio Nelson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Arizona Western Riverside, CA
G 22 Marlon Ruffin 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Omaha Madison, WI
F 23 Khalid Thomas 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Arizona State Salem, OR
G 30 Kiimani Holt 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr PHH Prep Phoenix, AZ
F 32 Jacob Eyman 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) So Fullerton College Los Alamitos, CA
G 33 Mikal Starks 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Georgia Miami, FL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: November 2, 2021

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 9, 2021*
7:30 pm, P12N
at Oregon State L 64–73  0–1
Gill Coliseum (4,448)
Corvallis, OR
November 12, 2021*
7:30 pm, ESPN+
Evergreen State W 100–44  1–1
Viking Pavilion (663)
Portland, OR
November 17, 2021*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
George Fox W 104–58  2–1
Viking Pavilion (774)
Portland, OR
November 23, 2021*
7:00 pm, KRCW/ESPN+
Portland L 54–69  2–2
Viking Pavilion (1,352)
Portland, OR
November 26, 2021*
4:00 pm, BTN+
at Iowa L 51–85  2–3
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (11,756)
Iowa City, IA
December 2, 2021
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Idaho State W 63–55  3–3
(1–0)
Reed Gym (1,102)
Pocatello, ID
December 4, 2021
5:00 pm, ESPN+
at Weber State L 69–80  3–4
(1–1)
Dee Events Center (3,923)
Ogden, UT
December 11, 2021*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Cal Poly L 58-61  3–5
Viking Pavilion (812)
Portland, OR
December 18, 2021*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Cal State Northridge L 66-69  3–6
Matadome (400)
Northridge, CA
December 21, 2021*
6:00 pm
at Utah State L 62-81  3–7
Smith Spectrum (6,945)
Logan, UT
December 30, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Eastern Washington L 58–63  3–8
(1–2)
Viking Pavilion (717)
Portland, OR
January 15, 2022
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Sacramento State W 67–62  4–8
(2–2)
Hornets Nest (498)
Sacramento, CA
January 17, 2022
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Southern Utah
Rescheduled from January 6
L 76–86  4–9
(2–3)
America First Event Center (1,811)
Cedar City, UT
January 20, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Montana L 64–66  4–10
(2–4)
Viking Pavilion (954)
Portland, OR
January 22, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Montana State L 60–73  4–11
(2–5)
Viking Pavilion (1,496)
Portland, OR
January 24, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Idaho
Rescheduled from January 1
L 79–84  4–12
(2–6)
Viking Pavilion (563)
Portland, OR
January 27, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Southern Utah L 82–85 OT 4–13
(2–7)
Viking Pavilion (784)
Portland, OR
January 29, 2022
1:00 pm, ESPN+
at Northern Arizona W 97–76  5–13
(3–7)
Walkup Skydome (1,204)
Flagstaff, AZ
January 31, 2022
7:30 pm, ESPN+
Northern Colorado
Rescheduled from January 10
W 79–76  6–13
(4–7)
Viking Pavilion (989)
Portland, OR
February 3, 2022
5:00 pm, ESPN+
at Northern Colorado W 106–99  7–13
(5–7)
Bank of Colorado Arena (888)
Greeley, CO
February 5, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Sacramento State W 73–65  8–13
(6–7)
Viking Pavilion (1,096)
Portland, OR
February 10, 2022
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Montana State L 74–77  8–14
(6–8)
Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (3,556)
Bozeman, MT
February 12, 2022
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Montana L 76–85  8–15
(6–9)
Dahlberg Arena (3,223)
Missoula, MT
February 17, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Northern Arizona W 68–67  9–15
(7–9)
Viking Pavilion (895)
Portland, OR
February 24, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Weber State W 81–75  10–15
(8–9)
Viking Pavilion (1,077)
Portland, OR
February 26, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Idaho State W 73–69 OT 11–15
(9–9)
Viking Pavilion (1,084)
Portland, OR
March 3, 2022
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Idaho W 79–68  12–15
(10–9)
Idaho Central Credit Union Arena (1,231)
Moscow, ID
March 5, 2022
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Eastern Washington L 75–83  12–16
(10–10)
Reese Court (1,621)
Cheney, WA
Big Sky tournament
March 9, 2022
12:00 pm, ESPN+
(7) vs. (10) Idaho State
First round
W 66–52  13–16
Idaho Central Arena (1,498)
Boise, ID
March 10, 2022
5:30 pm, ESPN+
(7) vs. (2) Southern Utah
Quarterfinals
W 77–65  14–16
Idaho Central Arena (2,096)
Boise, ID
March 11, 2022
8:00 pm, ESPN+
(7) vs. (3) Northern Colorado
Semifinals
L 79–86  14–17
Idaho Central Arena (3,037)
Boise, ID
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific.

Source[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Northern Arizona Out-Shoots Vikings, 77-66, At Big Sky Tourney". Portland State University Athletics. Retrieved November 4, 2021.
  2. ^ "Portland State men's basketball coach Barret Peery leaving Vikings for job at Texas Tech". oregonlive.com. Retrieved November 4, 2021.
  3. ^ "Former McClintock coach Jase Coburn's dream comes true as a Division I college head basketball coach". azcentral.com. Retrieved November 4, 2021.
  4. ^ "2021-22 Men's Basketball Schedule". Portland State University Athletics. Retrieved November 4, 2021.