2024–25 Portland Pilots men's basketball team

2024–25 Portland Pilots men's basketball
2024–25 Portland Pilots men's basketball
Conference	West Coast Conference
Record	2–2 (0–0 WCC)
Head coach	Shantay Legans (4th season);
Associate head coach	Bobby Suarez
Assistant coaches	T.J. Lipold; Arturo Ormond;
Home arena	Chiles Center
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

The 2024–25 Portland Pilots men's basketball team represents the University of Portland during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Pilots, led by fourth-year head coach Shantay Legans, play their home games at the Chiles Center as members of the West Coast Conference.

2024–25 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 3 Gonzaga	0	–	0	–	5	–	0	1.000
Saint Mary's	0	–	0	–	5	–	0	1.000
Washington State	0	–	0	–	5	–	1	.833
Oregon State	0	–	0	–	4	–	1	.800
San Francisco	0	–	0	–	4	–	1	.800
Pacific	0	–	0	–	3	–	3	.500
Portland	0	–	0	–	2	–	3	.400
Santa Clara	0	–	0	–	2	–	3	.400
Loyola Marymount	0	–	0	–	1	–	2	.333
Pepperdine	0	–	0	–	1	–	3	.250
San Diego	0	–	0	–	1	–	3	.250

† 2025 WCC tournament winner As of November 21, 2024 Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

The Pilots finished the 2023–24 season 12–21, 5–11 in WCC play to finish in a three-way tie for sixth place. As the No. 6 seed in the WCC Tournament, they defeated Loyola Marymount in the second round, before losing to San Francisco in the quarterfinals.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Thomas Oosterbroek	1	F	6'7"	235	Junior	Amsterdam, Netherlands	Transferred to Dominican (CA)
Tyler Robertson	2	G/F	6'6"	225	GS Senior	Melbourne, Australia	Graduated
Yuto Yamanouchi-Williams	3	C	6'10"	225	Sophomore	Aizuwakamatsu, Japan	Transferred to Nevada^[1]
Juan Sebasitan Gorosito	4	G	6'1"	150	Sophomore	Ceres, Santa Fe, Argentina	Transferred to Ball State
Alimamy Koroma	14	F	6'8"	220	GS Senior	Freetown, Sierra Leona	Graduated
Tyler Harris	15	G	6'8"	185	Freshman	Hayward, CA	Transferred to Washington^[2]
Drew Stack	20	G	6'3"	175	Freshman	Madison, NJ	Walk-on; transferred to Hartford
Noah Jordan	21	F	6'7"	215	GS Senior	Indianapolis, IN	Graduated
Cyprian Hyde	22	F	6'11"	230	Freshman	Oceanside, CA	Transferred to VMI
Vasilije Vučinić	23	F	6'11"	225	Junior	Bijelo Polje, Montenegro	Transferred to Weber State^[3]
Andrew Younan	33	G	6'4"	175	Freshman	Westlake Village, CA	Walk-on; transferred

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Jermaine Ballisager Webb	0	C	7'0"	250	Junior	Stjær, Denmark	American
Mezziah Oakman	1	C	7'0"	230	Junior	New York, NY	UC Santa Barbara
Max Mackinnon	3	G	6'5"	205	Junior	Brisbane, Australia	Elon

2024 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Todd Jones #81 PF	New Orleans, LA	Isidore Newman School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Feb 1, 2024
Todd Jones #81 PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 81
Jinup Dobuol SF	St. Paul, MN	PHHoenix Prep	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Feb 26, 2024
Jinup Dobuol SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 0
Mikah Ballew SG	Palmdale, CA	Southern California Academy	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Mar 27, 2023
Mikah Ballew SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 0
Aussie Rapp SF	Melbourne, Australia	N/A	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	N/A	Apr 20, 2024
Aussie Rapp SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 0
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 2024 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. "2024 Portland Pilots Basketball Commits". Scout.com. "ESPN 2024 Portland Pilots Basketball recruits". ESPN.com. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2024–25 Portland Pilots men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
C	0	Jermaine Ballisager Webb	7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	Jr	Montverde American	Stjær, Denmark
C	1	Mezziah Oakman	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	RS Jr	Mount Diablo HS UC Santa Barbara	New York, NY
G	3	Max Mackinnon	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	Lake Ginninderra College Elon	Brisbane, Australia
G	4	Jinup Dobuol	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Phoenix Prep (AZ)	Saint Paul, MN
G	5	Chris Austin	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	GS	Maranatha HS Fordham	Pasadena, CA
G	7	Vukasin Masic	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	RS Sr	Hoosac School Maine	Belgrade, Serbia
G	8	Preston Lee (W)	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Orange Lutheran HS	Laguna Hills, CA
G	9	Carlin Briggs (W)	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Australia Centre of Excellence	Melbourne, Australia
F	10	Coleman Lemke (W)	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	RS Jr	Faith Lutheran HS	Las Vegas, NV
G	11	Vincent Delano	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	RS Fr	Arizona Compass Prep	Phoenix, AZ
G	12	Kelson Gebbers (W)	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	RS Fr	Brewster HS	Brewster, WA
G	13	Jude Harris (W)	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	RS Fr	Salesian HS	Manhattan Beach, CA
G	20	Wyatt Miller (W)	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Fr	Utah Prep Academy	Santa Barbara, CA
G	21	NaVaughn Long (W)	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Granada HS	Livermore, CA
F	22	Austin Rapp	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Fr		Melbourne, Australia
F	23	Todd Jones	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Fr	Isidore Newman HS	New Orleans, LA
F	24	Bol Dengdit	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	RS So	NBA Global Academy	Melbourne, Australia
G	44	Mikah Ballew	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	SoCal Academy	Palmdale, CA

Head coach

Shantay Legans (Fresno State)

Assistant coach(es)

Bobby Suarez (Florida Gulf Coast)
T.J. Lipold (Westmont College)
Arturo Ormond (UTPA)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Lewis & Clark	W 83–70	1–0	20 – Mackinnon	10 – Jones	5 – Tied	Chiles Center (1,006) Portland, OR
November 9, 2024* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+	UC Santa Barbara	L 53–94	1–1	24 – Masic	7 – Rapp	5 – Masic	Chiles Center (1,304) Portland, OR
November 12, 2024* 8:00 p.m., BTN	at Oregon	L 70–80 ^OT	1–2	12 – Tied	10 – Jones	5 – Rapp	Matthew Knight Arena (5,260) Eugene, OR
November 16, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Long Beach State	W 63–61	2–2	16 – Rapp	7 – Masic	6 – Masic	Walter Pyramid (1,945) Long Beach, CA
November 21, 2024* 11:30 a.m., ESPN2	vs. South Florida Myrtle Beach Invitational Quarterfinals						HTC Center Conway, SC
November 22, 2024* 8:30 a.m./11:00 a.m., ESPN2/ESPNU	vs. Ohio/Middle Tennessee Myrtle Beach Invitational						HTC Center Conway, SC
November 24, 2024* TBA, ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU	vs. Bradley/Princeton/Texas State/Wright State Myrtle Beach Invitational						HTC Center Conway, SC
December 1, 2024* 2:00 p.m., KRCW/ESPN+	Denver						Chiles Center Portland, OR
December 6, 2024* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Kent State						MAC Center Kent, OH
December 10, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Kansas City						Chiles Center Portland, OR
December 14, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Cal State Bakersfield						Chiles Center Portland, OR
December 16, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Willamette						Chiles Center Portland, OR
December 21, 2024* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	Lafayette						Chiles Center Portland, OR
WCC regular season
December 28, 2024 5:00 p.m., KRCW/ESPN+	Washington State						Chiles Center Portland, OR
December 30, 2024 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	at Oregon State						Gill Coliseum Corvallis, OR
January 2, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	vs. Gonzaga Community Cancer Fund Classic						Spokane Arena Spokane, WA
January 4, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Saint Mary's						Chiles Center Portland, OR
January 9, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at San Francisco						Sobrato Center San Francisco, CA
January 16, 2025 7:00 p.m., KRCW/ESPN+	Pacific						Chiles Center Portland, OR
January 18, 2025 3:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Washington State						Beasley Coliseum Pullman, WA
January 23, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	San Diego						Chiles Center Portland, OR
January 25, 2025 5:00 p.m., KRCW/ESPN+	Gonzaga						Chiles Center Portland, OR
January 30, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Loyola Marymount						Gersten Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
February 1, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Pepperdine						Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA
February 6, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Santa Clara						Chiles Center Portland, OR
February 13, 2025 7:00 p.m., KRCW/ESPN+	Oregon State						Chiles Center Portland, OR
February 15, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Loyola Marymount						Chiles Center Portland, OR
February 19, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Saint Mary's						University Credit Union Pavilion Moraga, CA
February 22, 2025 4:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Pacific						Alex G. Spanos Center Stockton, CA
February 27, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Pepperdine						Chiles Center Portland, OR
March 1, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	at San Diego						Jenny Craig Pavilion San Diego, CA
WCC tournament
March 6–11, 2025 TBA	vs.						Orleans Arena Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.

Source^[4]

References

^ Murray, Chris (May 20, 2024). "Portland transfer Yuto Yamanouchi-Williams commits to Nevada by way of Wyoming". Nevada Sports Net. Retrieved September 11, 2024.
^ Fetters, Chris (May 10, 2024). "BREAKING: Portland Freshman Tyler Harris commits to Washington". 247Sports. Retrieved September 11, 2024.
^ Hein, Brett (April 17, 2024). "Weber State basketball adds Portland center Vucinic; top assistant Daniels leaving". Standard-Examiner. Retrieved September 11, 2024.
^ "2024–25 Men's Basketball Schedule". portlandpilots.com.

[1] Murray, Chris (May 20, 2024). "Portland transfer Yuto Yamanouchi-Williams commits to Nevada by way of Wyoming". Nevada Sports Net. Retrieved September 11, 2024.

[2] Fetters, Chris (May 10, 2024). "BREAKING: Portland Freshman Tyler Harris commits to Washington". 247Sports. Retrieved September 11, 2024.

[3] Hein, Brett (April 17, 2024). "Weber State basketball adds Portland center Vucinic; top assistant Daniels leaving". Standard-Examiner. Retrieved September 11, 2024.

[4] "2024–25 Men's Basketball Schedule". portlandpilots.com.

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