2021–22 Portland Pilots men's basketball team

The 2021–22 Portland Pilots men's basketball team represented the University of Portland during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Pilots, led by first-year head coach Shantay Legans, played their home games at the Chiles Center as members of the West Coast Conference.

2021–22 Portland Pilots men's basketball
The Basketball Classic, Quarterfinals
Conference	West Coast Conference
Record	19–15 (7–7 WCC)
Head coach	Shantay Legans (1st season)
Assistant coaches	Bobby Suarez T.J. Lipold Jeremy Pope
Home arena	Chiles Center
Seasons ← 2020–21 2022–23 →

2021–22 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 1 Gonzaga †	13	–	1		.929			28	–	4		.875
No. 18 Saint Mary's	12	–	3		.800			26	–	8		.765
Santa Clara	10	–	5		.667			21	–	12		.636
San Francisco	10	–	6		.625			24	–	10		.706
BYU	9	–	6		.600			24	–	11		.686
Portland	7	–	7		.500			19	–	15		.559
San Diego	7	–	9		.438			15	–	16		.484
Pacific	3	–	11		.214			8	–	22		.267
Loyola Marymount	3	–	12		.200			11	–	18		.379
Pepperdine	1	–	15		.063			7	–	25		.219
† 2022 WCC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The Pilots played in the inaugural 2022 The Basketball Classic tournament,^[1] and were eliminated in the quarterfinals.

Previous season

In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Pilots finished the 2020–21 season 6–15, 0–11 in WCC play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the WCC tournament to Santa Clara.

On February 5, 2021, head coach Terry Porter was fired after 17 games.^[2][3] Assistant Ben Johnson coached the team for the remainder of the season. On March 22, the school named Eastern Washington head coach Shantay Legans as the team's new head coach.^[4][5]

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Clythus Griffith	0	G	6'2"	180	RS Junior	Mississauga, ON	Transferred
Zac Triplett	1	G	6'5"	165	Freshman	Melbourne, Australia	Signed to play professionally in Australia with Melbourne United
Ahmed Ali	2	G	5'11"	170	Senior	Toronto, ON	Graduate transferred
Isiah Dasher	3	G	6'3"	175	Junior	Jersey City, NJ	Transferred to Saint Peter's
Quincy Ferebee	4	G	6'1"	175	Senior	San Diego, CA	Transferred
Chase Adams	10	G	5'7"	150	Sophomore	Chicago, IL	Transferred to Salt Lake CC
Latrell Jones	11	G	6'5"	175	Junior	Avondale, LA	Transferred to Nicholls State
Eddie Davis	13	F	6'6"	190	Junior	Port Salerno, FL	Transferred
Tahirou Diabate	14	F	6'9"	225	Senior	Bamako, Mali	Graduate transferred to San Diego State
Hayden Curtiss	15	F	6'9"	205	Freshman	North Bend, WA	Transferred to Portland State
Takiula Faheresohn	20	G	6'7"	185	RS Junior	Auckland, New Zealand	Signed to play semi-professionally in New Zealand with Auckland Huskies
Hunter Seymour	23	F	6'8"	215	Junior	Charlotte, NC	Transferred to Cal State Dominguez Hills
Michael Henn	24	F	6'8"	225	Senior	Bellevue, WA	Graduate transferred to Denver

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Moses Wood	1	F	6'8"	210	RS Junior	Reno, NV	UNLV
Tyler Robertson	2	G/F	6'6"	200	Junior	Melbourne, Australia	Eastern Washington
Chris Austin	5	G	6'4"	205	Junior	Pasadena, CA	Fordham
Jack Perry	11	G	6'2"	175	RS Senior	Melbourne, Australia	Eastern Washington
Kristian Sjolund	12	F	6'8"	206	RS Junior	Kongsberg, Norway	UTEP
Matheus Silveira	24	C	7'0"	255	RS Junior	Três Pontas, Brazil	Pensacola State College
Michael Meadows	25	G	6'2"	175	RS Junior	Hollywood, CA	Eastern Washington

2021 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Yaru Harvey PG	Sacramento, CA	Southern California Academy	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Skylar Wilson SF	Castaic, CA	Southern California Academy	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	170 lb (77 kg)
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Nikola Milošević SG	Podgorica, Montenegro	BKK Radnički	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	N/A
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Matija Svetozarevic SG	Nis, Serbia	KK Dynamic	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	190 lb (86 kg)
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Vasilije Vučinić C	Bijelo Polje, Montenegro	KK Budućnost	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	N/A
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
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 2021 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. "2021 Portland Pilots Basketball Commits". Scout.com. "ESPN 2021 Portland Pilots Basketball recruits". ESPN.com. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. "2021 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2021–22 Portland Pilots men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Yaru Harvey 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Sheldon HS Sacramento, CA F 1 Moses Wood 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Jr Galena HS Tulane/UNLV Reno, NV G/F 2 Tyler Robertson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Box Hill Sr. Secondary Eastern Washington Melbourne, Australia G 3 Skylar Wilson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Eaglecrest HS Aurora, CO G 4 Nikola Milošević 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr BKK Radnički Podgorica, Montenegro G 5 Chris Austin 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Maranatha HS Fordham Pasadena, CA F 10 Coleman Lemke (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Faith Lutheran HS Las Vegas, NV G 11 Jack Perry 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Sr Camberwell Grammar School Eastern Washington Melbourne, Australia F 12 Kristian Sjolund 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 206 lb (93 kg) RS Jr Topkins HS Georgia Tech/UTEP Kongsberg, Norway G/F 13 Matija Svetozarevic 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr KK Dynamic Niš, Serbia G/F 15 Chika Nduka (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Eastside Catholic HS Seattle, WA G 21 Miles Turner (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Jr Tracy HS Tracy, CA G 22 Liam Faler (W) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr St. Monica Catholic HS Santa Monica, CA F 23 Vasilije Vučinić 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr BKK Radnički Bijelo Polje, Montenegro C 24 Matheus Silveira 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 255 lb (116 kg) RS So Calusa Preparatory School Austin Peay/Pensacola State College Três Pontas, Brazil G 25 Michael Meadows 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS So Campbell Hall School Eastern Washington Hollywood, CA F 34 Wyatt Watson (W) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Jr Sehome HS Bellingham, WA	Head coach Shantay Legans (Fresno State) Assistant coach(es) Bobby Suarez (Florida Gulf Coast) T.J. Lipold (Westmont College) Jeremy Pope (Biola) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt Roster

Schedule and results

The Pilots January 8 game against Santa Clara was postponed due to COVID-19 protocols.^[6] The game was rescheduled for February 14,^[7] but Santa Clara canceled the game on February 10.^[8] The Pilots scheduled a game against NAIA Buhsnell on February 15.^[8][9]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 1, 2021* 7:00 pm		Lewis & Clark College	W 93–67		20 – Austin	11 – Vucinic	7 – Robertson	Chiles Center  Portland, OR
Regular season
November 9, 2021* 4:00 pm, P12N		at Arizona State	L 60–76	0–1	22 – Austin	7 – Tie	7 – Perry	Desert Financial Arena (6,912) Tucson, AZ
November 11, 2021* 7:30 pm, KRCW		Willamette	W 122–78	1–1	16 – Tie	14 – Wood	11 – Meadows	Chiles Center (1,056) Portland, OR
November 13, 2021* 5:00 pm		Alcorn State	W 62–58	2–1	19 – Robertson	4 – Tie	4 – Meadows	Chiles Center (1,092) Portland, OR
November 18, 2021* 7:00 pm, KRCW		Arkansas–Pine Bluff	W 86–74	3–1	21 – Wood	9 – Robertson	6 – Robertson	Chiles Center (1,018) Portland, OR
November 20, 2021* 7:00 pm		Morgan State	W 74–63	4–1	22 – Robertson	8 – Tie	8 – Robertson	Chiles Center (1,122) Portland, OR
November 23, 2021* 7:00 pm, KRCW		at Portland State	W 69–54	5–1	15 – Austin	10 – Wood	5 – Robertson	Viking Pavilion (1,352) Portland, OR
November 26, 2021* 12:00 pm		vs. Montana State Incarnate Word Tournament	L 66–69	5–2	20 – Wood	8 – Wood	3 – Meadows	McDermott Center (170) San Antonio, TX
November 27, 2021* 12:00 pm		vs. Southeast Missouri State Incarnate Word Tournament	W 74–68	6–2	20 – Robertson	12 – Robertson	5 – Robertson	McDermott Center (100) San Antonio, TX
November 28, 2021* 12:00 pm		at Incarnate Word Incarnate Word Tournament	W 77–68	7–2	22 – Meadows	9 – Austin	4 – Meadows	McDermott Center (195) San Antonio, TX
December 3, 2021* 7:00 pm		VMI	L 82–90	7–3	26 – Austin	10 – Robertson	7 – Meadows	Chiles Center (1,171) Portland, OR
December 13, 2021* 7:00 pm		Cal Poly	W 78–77	8–3	20 – Sjolund	5 – Wood	7 – Robertson	Chiles Center (889) Portland, OR
December 15, 2021* 6:00 pm, P12N		at Oregon	L 71–96	8–4	19 – Austin	7 – Tied	3 – Wood	Matthew Knight Arena (5,251) Eugene, OR
December 17, 2021* 7:00 pm, KRCW		San Jose State	L 78–90	8–5	16 – Meadows	6 – Tied	5 – Meadows	Chiles Center (982) Portland, OR
December 19, 2021* 12:00 pm		at Montana State	L 59–61	8–6	19 – Austin	12 – Austin	2 – Meadows	Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (2,234) Bozeman, MT
December 22, 2021* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at UC Davis	W 65–60	9–6	18 – Wood	6 – Tied	6 – Meadows	University Credit Union Center (574) Davis, CA
January 1, 2022 7:00 pm, Stadium		BYU	Canceled					Chiles Center  Portland, OR
January 13, 2022 7:00 pm		at San Diego	L 63–68 ^OT	9–7 (0–1)	16 – Meadows	12 – Wood	3 – Austin	Jenny Craig Pavilion (0) San Diego, CA
January 15, 2022 5:00 pm		at Pepperdine	W 82–63	10–7 (1–1)	22 – Austin	10 – Nduka	6 – Robertson	Firestone Fieldhouse (465) Malibu, CA
January 17, 2022 4:00 pm		at Loyola Marymount Rescheduled from Jan. 6	L 58–70	10–8 (1–2)	16 – Nduka	7 – Nduka	4 – Austin	Gersten Pavilion (635) Los Angeles, CA
January 22, 2022 6:00 pm, Stadium		at BYU	L 65–78	10–9 (1–3)	15 – Robertson	10 – Wood	4 – Robertson	Marriott Center (14,837) Provo, UT
January 27, 2022 7:00 pm, KRCW		Pacific	W 64–56	11–9 (2–3)	19 – Wood	10 – Robertson	5 – Robertson	Chiles Center (1,010) Portland, OR
January 29, 2022 6:00 pm, RTNW		at No. 2 Gonzaga	L 72–104	11–10 (2–4)	19 – Meadows	11 – Sjolund	3 – Austin	McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA
February 3, 2022 8:00 pm, RTNW		Saint Mary's	L 54–75	11–11 (2–5)	15 – Robertson	10 – Nduka	3 – Robertson	Chiles Center (1,113) Portland, OR
February 5, 2022 5:00 pm, KRCW		San Francisco	L 71–74	11–12 (2–6)	25 – Austin	8 – Wood	5 – Robertson	Chiles Center (1,206) Portland, OR
February 8, 2022 7:00 pm		at San Francisco	W 69–68	12–12 (3–6)	23 – Sjolund	18 – Sjolund	2 – Tied	War Memorial Gymnasium (1,827) San Francisco, CA
February 12, 2022 7:00 pm, RTNW		Loyola Marymount	W 86–76	13–12 (4–6)	31 – Robertson	11 – Robertson	11 – Robertson	Chiles Center (1,569) Portland, OR
February 14, 2022 6:00 pm, KRCW		Santa Clara Rescheduled from Jan. 8	Canceled					Chiles Center  Portland, OR
February 15, 2022* 5:00 pm		Bushnell	W 84–39	14–12	11 – Tied	14 – Nduka	4 – Harvey	Chiles Center (668) Portland, OR
February 17, 2022 7:00 pm, KRCW		San Diego	W 92–60	15–12 (5–6)	26 – Austin	10 – Wood	8 – Robertson	Chiles Center (1,188) Portland, OR
February 19, 2022 5:00 pm		Pepperdine	W 77–74	16–12 (6–6)	24 – Wood	8 – Wood	9 – Robertson	Chiles Center (2,409) Portland, OR
February 24, 2022 7:00 pm		at Pacific	W 75–69	17–12 (7–6)	18 – Wood	8 – Wood	6 – Austin	Alex G. Spanos Center (1,093) Stockton, CA
February 26, 2022 2:00 pm		at Santa Clara	L 89–102	17–13 (7–7)	23 – Wood	7 – Wood	6 – Robertson	Leavey Center (2,113) Santa Clara, CA
WCC tournament
March 4, 2022 8:00 pm, RTNW/BYUtv	(6)	vs. (7) San Diego Second round	W 73–55	18–13	28 – Wood	11 – Sjolund	9 – Robertson	Orleans Arena  Paradise, NV
March 5, 2022 9:30 pm, ESPN2	(6)	vs. (3) Santa Clara Third Round	L 67–91	18–14	19 – Austin	6 – Tied	2 – Wood	Orleans Arena  Paradise, NV
The Basketball Classic
March 19, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		New Orleans First round	W 94–73	19–14	21 – Sjolund	9 – Nduka	7 – Robertson	Chiles Center (659) Portland, OR
March 26, 2022* 3:00 pm, ESPN+		at Southern Utah Quarterfinals	L 66–77	19–15	27 – Robertson	10 – Robertson	4 – Wood	America First Event Center (1,504) Cedar City, UT
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.

Source: Schedule

References

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