# 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.

## 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. ||||||

## 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