# 2015–16 Portland Pilots men's basketball team

The 2015–16 Portland Pilots men's basketball team represented the University of Portland during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Pilots, led by tenth-year head coach Eric Reveno, played their home games at the Chiles Center and were members of the West Coast Conference. They finished the season 12–20, 6–12 in WCC play to finish in a three way tie for seventh place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the WCC tournament to Gonzaga.
On March 15, 2016, the school fired head coach Eric Reveno. He finished at Portland with a 10-year record of 140–178.

## Previous season

The Pilots finished the 2014–15 season 17–16, 7–11 in WCC play to finish in a three way tie for sixth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the WCC tournament where they lost to BYU. They were invited to the CollegeInsdier.com Tournament where they lost in the first round to Sacramento State.

## Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Kevin Bailey | 00 | G | 6'5" | 205 | Senior | Clovis, CA | Graduated |
| Bobby Sharp | 11 | G | 6'2" | 165 | Senior | Santa Rosa, CA | Graduated |
| Thomas van der Mars | 12 | C | 6'11" | 235 | Senior | Gouda, Netherlands | Graduated |
| Riley Barker | 14 | C | 6'10" | 240 | RS Senior | Surrey, BC | Graduated |
| David Carr | 35 | G | 6'3" | 180 | Senior | Portland, OR | Graduate transferred |
| Volodymyr Gerun | 52 | F/C | 6'10' | 250 | Senior | Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine | Graduated |
| Aitor Zubizarreta | 54 | G | 6'3" | 175 | Sophomore | Azpeitia, Gipuzkoa | Transferred to College of Idaho |

### Incoming Transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Ray Barreno | 32 | C | 6'11" | 265 | Junior | Ascension Chihuahua, Mexico | Junior college transferred from New Mexico Junior College |
| Jarrel Marshall | 33 | F | 6'6" | | Junior | Mount Vernon, NY | Junior college transferred from Palm Beach State College |

## Recruitment

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Jazz Johnson PG | Lake Oswego, OR | Lake Oswego High School | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Jun 26, 2013 |
| Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 67 ||||||
| Colin Russell PF | Folsom, CA | Folsom High School | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | Sep 15, 2014 |
| Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 65 ||||||
| Rashad Jackson SG | Bakersfield, CA | Impact Basketball Academy | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | |
| Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 59 ||||||
| 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 2015 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. "2015 Portland Pilots Basketball Commits". Scout.com. "ESPN 2015 Portland Pilots Basketball recruits". ESPN.com. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. ||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||
| 11/07/2015* 2:00 pm | Concordia-Irvine | W 85–78 | | Chiles Center (1,003) Portland, OR |
| Non-conference regular season |||||
| 11/13/2015* 7:00 pm, TheW.tv | Oregon Tech | W 98–81 | 1–0 | Chiles Center (1,858) Portland, OR |
| 11/15/2015* 4:00 pm | at UC Davis | L 66–79 | 1–1 | The Pavilion (1,372) Davis, CA |
| 11/20/2015* 6:00 pm, P12N | at Colorado | L 63–85 | 1–2 | Coors Events Center (7,783) Boulder, CO |
| 11/22/2015* 7:00 pm | Abilene Christian Corpus Christi Coastal Classic | W 87–57 | 2–2 | Chiles Center (1,541) Portland, OR |
| 11/24/2015* 7:00 pm | Alcorn State Corpus Christi Coastal Classic | W 97–65 | 3–2 | Chiles Center (1,194) Portland, OR |
| 11/27/2015* 5:30 pm, CBSSN | vs. Colorado State Corpus Christi Coastal Classic semifinals | L 74–90 | 3–3 | American Bank Center (183) Corpus Christi, TX |
| 11/28/2015* 4:30 pm, CBSSN | vs. Southern Illinois Corpus Christi Coastal Classic 3rd place game | L 79–80 | 3–4 | American Bank Center (179) Corpus Christi, TX |
| 12/02/2015* 7:00 pm | at Portland State | W 78–72 | 4–4 | Peter Stott Center (785) Portland, OR |
| 12/05/2015* 7:00 pm, TheW.tv | Boise State | L 71–81 | 4–5 | Chiles Center (2,282) Portland, OR |
| 12/08/2015* 7:00 pm, TheW.tv | Idaho State | L 65–66 | 4–6 | Chiles Center (1,089) Portland, OR |
| 12/12/2015* 7:00 pm, TheW.tv | Sacramento State | W 81–73 | 5–6 | Chiles Center (1,264) Portland, OR |
| 12/18/2015* 5:30 pm | vs. Weber State Far West Classic | L 82–92 | 5–7 | Moda Center (3,036) Portland, OR |
| 12/19/2015* 5:30 pm | vs. Cal State Fullerton Far West Classic | W 65–60 | 6–7 | Moda Center (4,371) Portland, OR |
| WCC regular season |||||
| 12/21/2015 6:00 pm, RTNW | Loyola Marymount | W 87–60 | 7–7 (1–0) | Chiles Center (1,286) Portland, OR |
| 12/23/2015 6:00 pm, ESPNU | Pepperdine | W 87–79 | 8–7 (2–0) | Chiles Center (1,659) Portland, OR |
| 12/31/2015 7:00 pm, TheW.tv | at San Francisco | L 95–107 | 8–8 (2–1) | War Memorial Gymnasium (1,170) San Francisco, CA |
| 01/02/2016 1:00 pm, RTNW | at Santa Clara | L 77–84 | 8–9 (2–2) | Leavey Center (1,365) Santa Clara, CA |
| 01/09/2016 5:00 pm, RTNW | at Gonzaga | L 74–85 | 8–10 (2–3) | McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA |
| 01/14/2016 7:00 pm, RTNW | San Diego | L 71–82 | 8–11 (2–4) | Chiles Center (1,592) Portland, OR |
| 01/16/2016 3:00 pm, RTNW | BYU | W 84–81 | 9–11 (3–4) | Chiles Center (4,852) Portland, OR |
| 01/21/2016 7:00 pm, TheW.tv | at Pacific | L 61–70 | 9–12 (3–5) | Alex G. Spanos Center (2,502) Stockton, CA |
| 01/23/2016 8:00 pm, RTNW | at Saint Mary's | L 74–89 | 9–13 (3–6) | McKeon Pavilion (3,338) Moraga, CA |
| 01/28/2016 7:00 pm, CSNNW | San Francisco | L 76–87 | 9–14 (3–7) | Chiles Center (1,471) Portland, OR |
| 01/30/2016 7:00 pm, TheW.tv | Santa Clara | L 84–90 | 9–15 (3–8) | Chiles Center (2,242) Portland, OR |
| 02/04/2016 8:00 pm, ESPNU | at Pepperdine | W 73–70 | 10–15 (4–8) | Firestone Fieldhouse (1,021) Malibu, CA |
| 02/06/2016 3:00 pm, TheW.tv | at Loyola Marymount | W 92–78 | 11–15 (5–8) | Gersten Pavilion (1,852) Los Angeles, CA |
| 02/11/2016 8:00 pm, ESPNU | Gonzaga | L 66–92 | 11–16 (5–9) | Chiles Center (4,852) Portland, OR |
| 02/18/2016 7:00 pm, TheW.tv | Saint Mary's | L 72–74 | 11–17 (5–10) | Chiles Center (2,868) Portland, OR |
| 02/20/2016 7:00 pm, RTNW | Pacific | W 80–67 | 12–17 (6–10) | Chiles Center (3,103) Portland, OR |
| 02/25/2016 8:00 pm, ESPNU | at BYU | L 81–99 | 12–18 (6–11) | Marriott Center (13,497) Provo, UT |
| 02/27/2016 6:00 pm, RTNW | at San Diego | L 76–85 | 12–19 (6–12) | Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,942) San Diego, CA |
| WCC tournament |||||
| 03/05/2016 9:00 pm, ESPN2 | vs. Gonzaga Quarterfinals | L 67–92 | 12–20 | Orleans Arena (7,209) Paradise, NV |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. |||||
Source: Schedule