# 2023–24 Portland Pilots men's basketball team

The 2023–24 Portland Pilots men's basketball team represented the University of Portland during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Pilots, led by third-year head coach Shantay Legans, played their home games at the Chiles Center as members of the West Coast Conference. They finished the 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.

## Previous season

The Pilots finished the 2022–23 season 14–19, 5–11 in WCC play to finish in eighth place. They defeated San Diego in the first round of the WCC tournament before losing to Santa Clara in the second round.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Moses Wood | 1 | F | 6'8" | 210 | RS Senior | Reno, NV | Graduate transferred to Washington |
| Alden Applewhite | 3 | F | 6'7" | 205 | Sophomore | Memphis, TN | Transferred to Murray State |
| Jack Perry | 11 | G | 6'2" | 190 | RS Senior | Melbourne, Australia | Graduated |
| Kristian Sjolund | 12 | F | 6'8" | 210 | RS Junior | Kongsberg, Norway | Signed to play professionally in Germany with Medi Bayreuth |
| Chika Nduka | 15 | G/F | 6'6" | 225 | Sophomore | Seattle, WA | Walk-on; transferred to Montana State |
| Michael Meadows | 25 | G | 6'2" | 175 | RS Junior | Hollywood, CA | Transferred to Saint Louis |
| Joey St. Pierre | 44 | C | 6'10" | 255 | RS Senior | Spring Grove, IL | Graduated |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Thomas Oosterbroek | 1 | F | 6'7" | 235 | Junior | Amsterdam, Netherlands | Miami (FL) |
| Yuto Yamanochi-Williams | 3 | C | 6'10" | | Sophomore | Aizuwakamatsu, Japan | Lamar |
| Alimamy Koroma | 14 | F/C | 6'8" | 220 | Senior | Freetown, Sierra Leone | Cal Poly |
| Noah Jordan | 21 | F | 6'7" | 215 | Senior | Indianapolis, IN | West Virginia State |

### 2023 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Vincent Delano SG | Chandler, AZ | Compass Prep | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | N/A | Sep 15, 2022 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 0 ||||||
| Tyler Harris PF | Richmond, VA | Salesian High School | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Jun 15, 2023 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN grade: 0 ||||||
| Cyprian Hyde C | Vista, CA | Vista High School | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) | 225 lb (102 kg) | |
| 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 2023 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. "2023 Portland Pilots Basketball Commits". Scout.com. "ESPN 2023 Portland Pilots Basketball recruits". ESPN.com. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. "2023 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. ||||||

### 2024 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2024 recruits :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Mikah Ballew SG | Palmdale, CA | Southern California Academy | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | N/A | Sep 15, 2022 |
| 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. |||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| November 6, 2023* 7:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Long Beach State | W 78–73 | 1–0 | 25 – Masic | 12 – Harris | 4 – Tied | Chiles Center (1,073) Portland, OR |
| November 8, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Lewis & Clark | W 89–72 | 2–0 | 20 – Harris | 12 – Jordan | 10 – Robertson | Chiles Center (1,007) Portland, OR |
| November 12, 2023* 2:00 p.m., KRCW/ESPN+ | | UC Riverside | W 76–65 | 3–0 | 22 – Harris | 12 – Harris | 4 – Masic | Chiles Center (1,187) Portland, OR |
| November 15, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Tennessee State | L 65–75 | 3–1 | 24 – Robertson | 7 – Robertson | 5 – Robertson | Chiles Center (923) Portland, OR |
| November 18, 2023* 7:00 p.m., KRCW | | at Nevada | L 83–108 | 3–2 | 19 – Harris | 7 – Harris | 7 – Robertson | Lawlor Events Center (7,254) Reno, NV |
| November 25, 2023* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Willamette | W 107–84 | 4–2 | 23 – Koroma | 7 – Harris | 6 – Robertson | Chiles Center (821) Portland, OR |
| November 28, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Portland State | L 74–75 | 4–3 | 28 – Robertson | 12 – Koroma | 4 – Robertson | Viking Pavilion (1,483) Portland, OR |
| December 1, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Wyoming | W 81–70 | 5–3 | 17 – Austin | 10 – Harris | 5 – Robertson | Chiles Center (1,076) Portland, OR |
| December 3, 2023* 1:00 p.m., KRCW/ESPN+ | | Air Force | L 58–80 | 5–4 | 15 – Austin | 9 – Harris | 5 – Robertson | Chiles Center (1,043) Portland, OR |
| December 7, 2023* 5:00 p.m., SLN | | at North Dakota State | L 67–78 | 5–5 | 15 – Robertson | 6 – Masic | 5 – Masic | Scheels Center (1,234) Fargo, ND |
| December 9, 2023* 11:00 a.m., SLN | | at North Dakota | W 83–72 | 6–5 | 32 – Masic | 7 – Koroma | 4 – Masic | Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,501) Grand Forks, ND |
| December 16, 2023* 6:30 p.m., KPDX/ESPN+ | | vs. Grand Canyon Jerry Colangelo Classic | L 63–91 | 6–6 | 17 – Robertson | 9 – Harris | 4 – Austin | Footprint Center (4,509) Phoenix, AZ |
| December 21, 2023* 8:30 p.m., ESPN2 | | at Hawai'i Diamond Head Classic Quarterfinals | L 56–69 | 6–7 | 18 – Masic | 7 – Robertson | 2 – Dengdit | Stan Sheriff Center (5,290) Honolulu, HI |
| December 22, 2023* 10:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | vs. UMass Diamond Head Classic Consolation Round | L 78–100 | 6–8 | 20 – Harris | 5 – Tied | 4 – Gorosito | Stan Sheriff Center (4,919) Honolulu, HI |
| December 24, 2023* 10:30 a.m., ESPN2 | | vs. Temple Diamond Head Classic 7th Place Game | L 54–55 | 6–9 | 16 – Tied | 8 – Vucinic | 6 – Gorosito | Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI |
| WCC regular season |||||||||
| January 6, 2024 5:00 p.m., KRCW/ESPN+ | | Pacific | W 78–64 | 7–9 (1–0) | 19 – Robertson | 10 – Yamanouchi-Williams | 8 – Robertson | Chiles Center (1,237) Portland, OR |
| January 11, 2024 8:00 p.m., ESPNU | | at Saint Mary's | L 52–95 | 7–10 (1–1) | 14 – Yamanouchi-Williams | 6 – Harris | 6 – Masic | University Credit Union Pavilion (3,373) Moraga, CA |
| January 13, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at San Francisco | L 69–96 | 7–11 (1–2) | 21 – Masic | 8 – Yamanouchi-Williams | 3 – Dengdit | War Memorial Gymnasium (2,013) San Francisco, CA |
| January 20, 2024 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Santa Clara | L 86–101 | 7–12 (1–3) | 34 – Robertson | 6 – Yamanouchi-Williams | 7 – Gorosito | Leavey Center (2,036) Santa Clara, CA |
| January 23, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | San Diego Rescheduled from January 18 | L 81–85 | 7–13 (1–4) | 17 – Robertson | 5 – Dengdit | 4 – Tied | Chiles Center (1,009) Portland, OR |
| January 25, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Loyola Marymount | L 65–92 | 7–14 (1–5) | 20 – Masic | 6 – Yamanouchi-Williams | 5 – Masic | Gersten Pavilion (991) Los Angeles, CA |
| January 27, 2024 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | San Francisco | L 64–76 | 7–15 (1–6) | 22 – Masic | 13 – Dengdit | 5 – Robertson | Chiles Center (1,394) Portland, OR |
| February 1, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Pacific | W 65–60 | 8–15 (2–6) | 23 – Masic | 11 – Dengdit | 7 – Gorosito | Alex G. Spanos Center (1,178) Stockton, CA |
| February 3, 2024 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Pepperdine | W 93–89 | 9–15 (3–6) | 24 – Robertson | 7 – Tied | 6 – Masic | Chiles Center (1,516) Portland, OR |
| February 7, 2024 5:00 p.m., CBSSN | | at Gonzaga | L 64–96 | 9–16 (3–7) | 13 – Morosito | 8 – Dengdit | 5 – Masic | McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA |
| February 10, 2024 5:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Saint Mary's | L 51–76 | 9–17 (3–8) | 14 – Tied | 7 – Dengdit | 2 – Tied | Chiles Center (2,158) Portland, OR |
| February 15, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at San Diego | L 66–71 | 9–18 (3–9) | 19 – Harris | 10 – Tied | 5 – Masic | Jenny Craig Pavilion (976) San Diego, CA |
| February 17, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Pepperdine | L 70–91 | 9–19 (3–10) | 23 – Robertson | 7 – Robertson | 3 – Masic | Firestone Fieldhouse (823) Malibu, CA |
| February 22, 2024 6:00 p.m., RTNW+/ESPN+ | | Gonzaga | L 65–86 | 9–20 (3–11) | 18 – Robertson | 8 – Robertson | 4 – Masic | Chiles Center (3,803) Portland, OR |
| February 29, 2024 6:00 p.m., KRCW/ESPN+ | | Santa Clara | W 80–75 $^{OT}$ | 10–20 (4–11) | 32 – Robertson | 13 – Dengdit | 4 – Gorosito | Chiles Center (1,089) Portland, OR |
| March 2, 2024 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Loyola Marymount | W 70–60 | 11–20 (5–11) | 26 – Gorosito | 12 – Dengdit | 11 – Robertson | Chiles Center (1,165) Portland, OR |
| WCC tournament |||||||||
| March 8, 2024 8:30 p.m., ESPN+ | (6) | vs. (7) Loyola Marymount Second round | W 78–70 | 12–20 | 22 – Robertson | 8 – Tied | 7 – Robertson | Orleans Arena (2,181) Paradise, NV |
| March 9, 2024 9:30 p.m., ESPN2 | (6) | vs. (3) San Francisco Quarterfinals | L 51–72 | 12–21 | 16 – Robertson | 8 – Masic | 4 – Masic | Orleans Arena Paradise, NV |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. |||||||||
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