# 2019–20 Portland Pilots men's basketball team

The 2019–20 Portland Pilots men's basketball team represented the University of Portland during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Pilots, led by fourth-year head coach Terry Porter, played their home games at the Chiles Center as members of the West Coast Conference. They finished the season 9–23, 1–15 in WCC play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the WCC tournament to Santa Clara.

## Previous season

The Pilots finished the 2018–19 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.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Crisshawn Clark | 0 | G | 6'4" | 205 | RS Junior | Dayton, OH | Graduate transferred |
| Ty Glover | 3 | F | 6'7" | 185 | Junior | San Bernardino, CA | Transferred to UT Tyler |
| Marcus Shaver Jr. | 10 | G | 6'2" | 185 | Sophomore | Phoenix, AZ | Transferred to Boise State |
| Josh McSwiggan | 11 | G/F | 6'7" | 220 | RS Junior | Loughborough, England | Turn pro |
| Franklin Porter | 13 | G | 6'4" | 215 | RS Junior | Portland, OR | Graduate transferred |
| Brian Smith | 22 | G | 6'0" | 180 | Sophomore | Boise, ID | Transferred to Lewis–Clark State |
| Xavier Hallinan | 55 | G | 6'1" | 170 | RS Junior | Portland, OR | Transferred to Purdue Northwest |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Lavar Harewood | 0 | G/F | 6'3" | | RS Senior | Brooklyn, NY | Transferred from South Carolina. Will be eligible to play immediately since Harewood graduated from South Carolina State. |
| Isaiah White | 3 | G | 6'5" | 195 | RS Senior | Ellicott City, MD | Transferred from Maine. Will be eligible to play immediately since White graduated from Maine. |
| Quincy Ferebee | 4 | G | 6'2" | | Junior | San Diego, CA | Junior college transferred from Southwestern College |

### Recruiting class of 2019

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight |
| Chase Adams PG | Chicago, IL | Link Year Prep | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | 140 lb (64 kg) |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 78 ||||||
| Cody Collinsworth C | Dallas, TX | Pilot Point High School | 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) |
| 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 2019 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. "2019 Portland Pilots Basketball Commits". Scout.com. "ESPN 2019 Portland Pilots Basketball recruits". ESPN.com. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. "2019 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 |||||||||
| November 2, 2019* 7:30 pm | | George Fox | W 89–72 | | 20 – Diabate | 13 – Diabate | 6 – Adams | Chiles Center (1,212) Portland, OR |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| November 5, 2019* 7:00 pm | | Willamette | W 86–36 | 1–0 | 13 – Tied | 7 – Diabate | 7 – Adams | Chiles Center (1,234) Portland, OR |
| November 8, 2019* 8:00 pm, P12N | | at USC | L 65–76 | 1–1 | 22 – White | 7 – Tryon | 4 – Adams | Galen Center (2,720) Los Angeles, CA |
| November 10, 2019* 2:00 pm | | at San Jose State | W 72–57 | 2–1 | 22 – Walker | 5 – Tied | 5 – Diabate | Provident Credit Union Event Center (1,441) San Jose, CA |
| November 16, 2019* 7:00 pm | | Maine | W 71–62 | 3–1 | 18 – Diabate | 6 – Tied | 7 – Adams | Chiles Center (1,721) Portland, OR |
| November 20, 2019* 7:00 pm | | at Portland State | W 82–75 | 4–1 | 21 – White | 5 – Hogland | 9 – Adams | Viking Pavilion (2,027) Portland, OR |
| November 23, 2019* 1:00 pm | | UC Davis | W 72–62 | 5–1 | 23 – White | 12 – Tyron | 5 – Adams | Chiles Center (1,286) Portland, OR |
| December 1, 2019* 5:00 pm | | Incarnate Word | W 65–56 | 6–1 | 15 – Tied | 6 – Diabate | 3 – Adams | Chiles Center (1,088) Portland, OR |
| December 4, 2019* 7:00 pm | | Cal State Northridge | L 64–71 | 6–2 | 15 – Walker | 10 – Diabate | 4 – Tied | Chiles Center (1,044) Portland, OR |
| December 7, 2019* 7:00 pm | | at Seattle Elgin Baylor Classic | L 71–73 | 6–3 | 18 – White | 9 – Tryon | 5 – White | ShoWare Center (753) Kent, WA |
| December 13, 2019* 7:00 pm | | Evergreen State Diamond Head Classic non-bracket game | W 77–55 | 7–3 | 16 – White | 11 – Tyron | 6 – Porter | Chiles Center (1,048) Portland, OR |
| December 16, 2019* 7:00 pm | | Florida A&M | W 66–60 | 8–3 | 19 – White | 8 – Tryon | 5 – Adams | Chiles Center (1,073) Portland, OR |
| December 19, 2019* 7:30 pm | | Jackson State | L 63–73 | 8–4 | 15 – Adams | 10 – Fahrensohn | 6 – Adams | Chiles Center (1,068) Portland, OR |
| December 22, 2019* 12:00 pm, ESPNU | | vs. Houston Diamond Head Classic quarterfinals | L 56–81 | 8–5 | 11 – Porter | 5 – Tied | 3 – Tied | Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI |
| December 23, 2019* 1:30 pm, ESPNU | | vs. Boise State Diamond Head Classic consolation 2nd round | L 69–85 | 8–6 | 19 – Adams | 7 – Diabate | 2 – Tied | Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI |
| December 25, 2019* 10:30 am, ESPNU | | vs. Ball State Diamond Head Classic 7th place game | L 46–61 | 8–7 | 12 – Diabate | 10 – Diabate | 3 – Adams | Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI |
| WCC regular season |||||||||
| January 2, 2020 7:00 pm, RTNW | | No. 1 Gonzaga | L 72–85 | 8–8 (0–1) | 15 – Walker | 6 – Akwuba | 6 – Adams | Chiles Center (4,633) Portland, OR |
| January 4, 2020 7:00 pm, NBCSNW | | San Francisco | W 76–65 | 9–8 (1–1) | 19 – Walker | 5 – Tied | 6 – Walker | Chiles Center (1,745) Portland, OR |
| January 11, 2020 6:00 pm, BYUtv | | at BYU | L 70–96 | 9–9 (1–2) | 16 – Porter | 10 – Akwuba | 8 – Tyron | Marriott Center (13,048) Provo, UT |
| January 16, 2020 7:00 pm | | Pacific | L 55–65 | 9–10 (1–3) | 17 – Porter | 8 – Diabate | 2 – Diabate | Chiles Center (1,426) Portland, OR |
| January 18, 2020 7:00 pm | | San Diego | L 67–77 | 9–11 (1–4) | 13 – White | 9 – Tyron | 4 – Adams | Chiles Center (1,689) Portland, OR |
| January 23, 2020 7:00 pm | | at Loyola Marymount | L 65–77 | 9–12 (1–5) | 17 – Walker | 8 – Tryon | 5 – Adams | Gersten Pavilion (818) Los Angeles, CA |
| January 25, 2020 5:00 pm | | at Pepperdine | L 69–80 | 9–13 (1–6) | 25 – Diabate | 9 – Tryon | 6 – Adams | Firestone Fieldhouse (1,315) Malibu, CA |
| January 30, 2020 7:00 pm, Stadium | | at Saint Mary's | L 64–86 | 9–14 (1–7) | 18 – Diabate | 6 – Diabate | 3 – Adams | University Credit Union Pavilion (3,009) Moraga, CA |
| February 1, 2020 7:00 pm | | Santa Clara | L 61–85 | 9–15 (1–8) | 15 – White | 8 – Diabate | 9 – Walker | Chiles Center (2,375) Portland, OR |
| February 6, 2020 7:00 pm, Stadium | | BYU | L 54–85 | 9–16 (1–9) | 12 – Walker | 6 – Tryon | 3 – Ferebee | Chiles Center (3,013) Portland, OR |
| February 8, 2020 7:00 pm | | at San Diego | L 81–88 $^{2OT}$ | 9–17 (1–10) | 19 – Walker | 11 – Akwuba | 5 – Adams | Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,153) San Diego, CA |
| February 13, 2020 7:00 pm | | at Pacific | L 55–75 | 9–18 (1–11) | 20 – Walker | 4 – Tied | 1 – Tied | Alex G. Spanos Center (1,785) Stockton, CA |
| February 20, 2020 6:00 pm, RTNW | | Pepperdine | L 59–66 | 9–19 (1–12) | 12 – Diabate | 6 – Diabate | 3 – Adams | Chiles Center (1,679) Portland, OR |
| February 22, 2020 7:00 pm, NBCSNW | | Loyola Marymount | L 58–66 | 9–20 (1–13) | 12 – Walker | 6 – Diabate | 4 – Tryon | Chiles Center (2,379) Portland, OR |
| February 27, 2020 7:00 pm | | at San Francisco | L 65–81 | 9–21 (1–14) | 17 – Tied | 7 – Diabate | 5 – Adams | The Sobrato Center (2,225) San Francisco, CA |
| February 29, 2020 1:00 pm | | at Santa Clara | L 68–73 | 9–22 (1–15) | 15 – Tryon | 9 – Tryon | 8 – Walker | Leavey Center (2,324) Santa Clara, CA |
| WCC tournament |||||||||
| March 5, 2020 8:00 pm, BYUtv | (10) | vs. (7) Santa Clara First round | L 62–76 | 9–23 | 15 – Walker | 8 – Tryon | 3 – Tied | Orleans Arena (1,983) Paradise, NV |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. |||||||||
Source: Schedule