# 2022–23 Portland Pilots men's basketball team

The 2022–23 Portland Pilots men's basketball team represented the University of Portland during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Pilots, led by second-year head coach Shantay Legans, played their home games at the Chiles Center as members of the West Coast Conference.

## Previous season

The Pilots finished the 2021–22 season 19–15, 7–7 in WCC play to finish in sixth place. They defeated San Diego in the second round of the WCC tournament before losing to Santa Clara in the quarterfinals They Pilots received an invitation to the Basketball Classic where they defeated New Orleans before losing to Southern Utah in the quarterfinals.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Yaru Harvey | 0 | G | 6'3" | 175 | Freshman | Sacramento, CA | Transferred to Northwest Nazarene |
| Skylar Wilson | 3 | G | 6'7" | 185 | Freshman | Aurora, CO | Transferred to Nebraska–Kearney |
| Nikola Milošević | 4 | G | 6'5" | 190 | Freshman | Podgorica, Montenegro | Transferred |
| Matija Svetozarevic | 13 | G/F | 6'8" | 180 | Freshman | Niš, Serbia | Transferred |
| Miles Turner | 21 | G | 6'2" | 190 | RS Junior | Tracy, CA | Walk-on; didn't return |
| Liam Faler | 22 | G | 5'10" | 180 | Freshman | Santa Clara, CA | Walk-on; not on team roster |
| Matheus Silveria | 24 | C | 7'0" | 255 | RS Sophomore | Três Pontas, Brazil | Transferred to Rollins |
| Wyatt Watson | 34 | F | 6'9" | 195 | RS Junior | Bellingham, WA | Walk-on; transferred to Western Washington |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Vukasin Masic | 1 | G | 6'5" | | Junior | Belgrade, Serbia | Maine |
| Alden Applewhite | 3 | F | 6'7" | 205 | Sophomore | Memphis, TN | Mississippi State |
| Wyatt Lowell | 21 | F | 6'9" | | RS Junior | Gilbert, AZ | Snow College |
| Joey St. Pierre | 44 | C | 6'10" | 275 | GS Senior | Spring Grove, IL | Milwaukee |

### 2022 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Juanse Gorosito PG | Ceras, Argentina | Denver Prep Academy | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Dec 30, 2021 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 0 ||||||
| Bol Dengdit PF | Melbourne, Australia | NBA Global Academy | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) | 200 lb (91 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 2022 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. "2022 Portland Pilots Basketball Commits". Scout.com. "ESPN 2022 Portland Pilots Basketball recruits". ESPN.com. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. "2022 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 7, 2022* 7:30 p.m., WCC Network | | Lewis & Clark College | W 89–62 | 1–0 | 18 – Tied | 8 – Sjolund | 7 – Robertson | Chiles Center (931) Portland, OR |
| November 9, 2022* 7:30 p.m., WCC Network | | Florida A&M | W 91–54 | 2–0 | 20 – Sjolund | 6 – Sjolund | 4 – Robertson | Chiles Center (1,107) Portland, OR |
| November 11, 2022* 7:00 p.m., KRCW | | Portland State | W 98–91 | 3–0 | 32 – Robertson | 11 – Wood | 6 – Robertson | Chiles Center (1,607) Portland, OR |
| November 14, 2022* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Kent State | L 65–77 | 3–1 | 13 – Wood | 8 – Wood | 3 – Perry | MAC Center (1,575) Kent, OH |
| November 17, 2022* 6:00 p.m., MW Network | | at Air Force | W 64–51 | 4–1 | 15 – Robertson | 7 – Wood | 3 – Tied | Clune Arena (1,276) Colorado Springs, CO |
| November 19, 2022* 5:00 p.m., WCC Network | | Seattle | L 68–80 | 4–2 | 22 – Robertson | 8 – Robertson | 4 – Robertson | Chiles Center (1,119) Portland, OR |
| November 24, 2022* 10:00 a.m., ESPN | | vs. No. 1 North Carolina Phil Knight Invitational quarterfinals | L 81–89 | 4–3 | 21 – Wood | 6 – Nduka | 7 – Robertson | Moda Center (6,229) Portland, OR |
| November 25, 2022* 12:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | vs. Villanova Phil Knight Invitational consolation 2nd round | W 83–71 | 5–3 | 16 – Wood | 7 – Robertson | 8 – Robertson | Veterans Memorial Coliseum Portland, OR |
| November 27, 2022* 2:30 p.m., ESPN | | No. 12 Michigan State Phil Knight Invitational 5th place game | L 77–78 | 5–4 | 16 – Tied | 7 – Robertson | 9 – Robertson | Chiles Center (1,956) Portland, OR |
| November 30, 2022* 7:00 p.m., WCC Network | | Multnomah | W 100–79 | 6–4 | 20 – Lowell | 10 – Robertson | 12 – Robertson | Chiles Center (936) Portland, OR |
| December 3, 2022* 5:00 p.m., KRCW | | North Dakota | W 90–69 | 7–4 | 18 – Tied | 10 – Wood | 6 – Wood | Chiles Center (1,128) Portland, OR |
| December 5, 2022* 7:00 p.m., WCC Network | | North Dakota State | L 62–67 | 7–5 | 19 – Sjolund | 11 – Robertson | 7 – Robertson | Chiles Center (906) Portland, OR |
| December 10, 2022* 5:30 p.m., WCC Network | | New Orleans | W 100–61 | 8–5 | 21 – Wood | 9 – Vasilije | 15 – Robertson | Chiles Center (1,024) Portland, OR |
| December 17, 2022* 5:00 p.m., P12N | | at Oregon | L 56–78 | 8–6 | 13 – Robertson | 7 – Applewhite | 7 – Applewhite | Matthew Knight Arena (5,074) Eugene, OR |
| December 22, 2022* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at UC Riverside | L 65–76 | 8–7 | 20 – Applewhite | 5 – Tied | 2 – Gorosito | SRC Arena (264) Riverside, CA |
| WCC regular season |||||||||
| December 29, 2022 6:00 p.m., KRCW | | Loyola Marymount | L 72–92 | 8–8 (0–1) | 29 – Meadows | 7 – Sjolund | 3 – Meadows | Chiles Center (1,820) Portland, OR |
| December 31, 2022 6:00 p.m., BYUtv | | at BYU | L 58–71 | 8–9 (0–2) | 32 – Sjolund | 6 – Sjolund | 3 – Meadows | Marriott Center (13,793) Provo, UT |
| January 7, 2023 6:00 p.m., WCC Network | | at Saint Mary's | L 43–85 | 8–10 (0–3) | 13 – Applewhite | 7 – St. Pierre | 2 – Sjolund | University Credit Union Pavilion (3,500) Moraga, CA |
| January 12, 2023 8:00 p.m., ESPNU | | San Francisco | W 92–87 | 9–10 (1–3) | 23 – Robertson | 12 – Sjolund | 5 – Robertson | Chiles Center (1,388) Portland, OR |
| January 14, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | at No. 8 Gonzaga | L 75–115 | 9–11 (1–4) | 19 – Wood | 12 – Sjolund | 4 – Robertson | McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA |
| January 19, 2023 6:00 p.m., KRCW | | San Diego | W 88–83 | 10–11 (2–4) | 26 – Wood | 7 – Wood | 8 – Robertson | Chiles Center (1,200) Portland, OR |
| January 21, 2023 3:00 p.m., RTNW | | Pepperdine | W 91–76 | 11–11 (3–4) | 17 – Wood | 5 – Sjolund | 7 – Robertson | Chiles Center (1,364) Portland, OR |
| January 26, 2023 7:00 p.m., WCC Network | | at Loyola Marymount | L 60–79 | 11–12 (3–5) | 15 – Wood | 8 – Wood | 3 – Tied | Gersten Pavilion (1,306) Los Angeles, CA |
| January 28, 2023 4:00 p.m., RTNW | | No. 14 Gonzaga | L 67–82 | 11–13 (3–6) | 19 – Wood | 5 – Robertson | 8 – Robertson | Chiles Center (4,497) Portland, OR |
| February 2, 2023 7:00 p.m., WCC Network | | at San Diego | W 80–61 | 12–13 (4–6) | 19 – Robertson | 9 – Wood | 6 – Tied | Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,210) San Diego, CA |
| February 4, 2023 5:00 p.m., WCC Network | | at Pepperdine | L 93–94 $^{2OT}$ | 12–14 (4–7) | 35 – Robertson | 14 – Robertson | 5 – Robertson | Firestone Fieldhouse (714) Malibu, CA |
| February 9, 2023 6:00 p.m., KRCW | | Pacific | W 89–73 | 13–14 (5–7) | 22 – Boone | 6 – Denson | 10 – Odum | Chiles Center (1,315) Portland, OR |
| February 11, 2023 3:00 p.m., CBSSN | | No. 15 Saint Mary's | L 64–81 | 13–15 (5–8) | 12 – Sjolund | 3 – Tied | 3 – Gorosito | Chiles Center (2,454) Portland, OR |
| February 18, 2023 5:30 p.m., WCC Network | | Santa Clara | L 84–103 | 13–16 (5–9) | 39 – Meadows | 8 – Wood | 3 – Robertson | Chiles Center (2,621) Portland, OR |
| February 23, 2023 8:00 p.m., CBSSN | | at San Francisco | L 89–92 | 13–17 (5–10) | 28 – Wood | 9 – Wood | 4 – Meadows | War Memorial Gymnasium (2,933) San Francisco, CA |
| February 25, 2023 4:00 p.m., RTNW | | at Pacific | L 77–81 | 13–18 (5–11) | 26 – Wood | 9 – Tied | 5 – Robertson | Alex G. Spanos Center (2,529) Stockton, CA |
| WCC tournament |||||||||
| March 2, 2023 6:00 p.m., WCC Network′ | (8) | vs. (9) San Diego First round | W 92–74 | 14–18 | 23 – Robertson | 11 – Robertson | 6 – Robertson | Orleans Arena Paradise, NV |
| March 2, 2023 6:00 p.m., WCC Network | (8) | vs. (5) BYU Second round | L 71–82 | 14–19 | 31 – Robertson | 6 – Wood | 6 – Robertson | Orleans Arena Paradise, NV |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. |||||||||
Source: Schedule