# 2024–25 Portland Pilots men's basketball team

The 2024–25 Portland Pilots men's basketball team represented the University of Portland during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Pilots, led by fourth-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 2023–24 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.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Thomas Oosterbroek | 1 | F | 6'7" | 235 | Junior | Amsterdam, Netherlands | Transferred to Dominican (CA) |
| Tyler Robertson | 2 | G/F | 6'6" | 225 | GS Senior | Melbourne, Australia | Graduated |
| Yuto Yamanouchi-Williams | 3 | C | 6'10" | 225 | Sophomore | Aizuwakamatsu, Japan | Transferred to Nevada |
| Juan Sebasitan Gorosito | 4 | G | 6'1" | 150 | Sophomore | Ceres, Santa Fe, Argentina | Transferred to Ball State |
| Alimamy Koroma | 14 | F | 6'8" | 220 | GS Senior | Freetown, Sierra Leona | Graduated |
| Tyler Harris | 15 | G | 6'8" | 185 | Freshman | Hayward, CA | Transferred to Washington |
| Drew Stack | 20 | G | 6'3" | 175 | Freshman | Madison, NJ | Walk-on; transferred to Hartford |
| Noah Jordan | 21 | F | 6'7" | 215 | GS Senior | Indianapolis, IN | Graduated |
| Cyprian Hyde | 22 | F | 6'11" | 230 | Freshman | Oceanside, CA | Transferred to VMI |
| Vasilije Vučinić | 23 | F | 6'11" | 225 | Junior | Bijelo Polje, Montenegro | Transferred to Weber State |
| Andrew Younan | 33 | G | 6'4" | 175 | Freshman | Westlake Village, CA | Walk-on; transferred |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Jermaine Ballisager Webb | 0 | C | 7'0" | 250 | Junior | Stjær, Denmark | American |
| Mezziah Oakman | 1 | C | 7'0" | 230 | Junior | New York, NY | UC Santa Barbara |
| Max Mackinnon | 3 | G | 6'5" | 205 | Junior | Brisbane, Australia | Elon |

### 2024 recruiting class

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Todd Jones #81 PF | New Orleans, LA | Isidore Newman School | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | Feb 1, 2024 |
| Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 81 ||||||
| Jinup Dobuol SF | St. Paul, MN | PHHoenix Prep | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Feb 26, 2024 |
| Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 0 ||||||
| Mikah Ballew SG | Palmdale, CA | Southern California Academy | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Mar 27, 2023 |
| Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 0 ||||||
| Aussie Rapp SF | Melbourne, Australia | N/A | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | N/A | Apr 20, 2024 |
| 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, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Lewis & Clark | W 83–70 | 1–0 | 20 – Mackinnon | 10 – Jones | 5 – Tied | Chiles Center (1,006) Portland, OR |
| November 9, 2024* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | UC Santa Barbara | L 53–94 | 1–1 | 24 – Masic | 7 – Rapp | 5 – Masic | Chiles Center (1,304) Portland, OR |
| November 12, 2024* 8:00 p.m., BTN | | at Oregon | L 70–80 $^{OT}$ | 1–2 | 12 – Tied | 10 – Jones | 5 – Rapp | Matthew Knight Arena (5,260) Eugene, OR |
| November 16, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Long Beach State | W 63–61 | 2–2 | 16 – Rapp | 7 – Masic | 6 – Masic | Walter Pyramid (1,945) Long Beach, CA |
| November 21, 2024* 11:30 a.m., ESPN2 | | vs. South Florida Myrtle Beach Invitational Quarterfinals | L 68–74 | 2–3 | 17 – Mackinnon | 8 – Tied | 5 – Mackinnon | HTC Center (1,454) Conway, SC |
| November 22, 2024* 8:30 a.m., ESPNU | | vs. Ohio Myrtle Beach Invitational Consolation Round | L 73–85 | 2–4 | 17 – Masic | 7 – Tied | 2 – Tied | HTC Center (708) Conway, SC |
| November 24, 2024* 7:30 a.m., ESPNU | | vs. Princeton Myrtle Beach Invitational 7th place game | L 67–94 | 2–5 | 12 – Tied | 5 – Mackinnon | 4 – Masic | HTC Center (627) Conway, SC |
| December 1, 2024* 2:00 p.m., KRCW/ESPN+ | | Denver | W 101–90 $^{2OT}$ | 3–5 | 27 – Masic | 7 – Austin | 5 – Tied | Chiles Center (1,049) Portland, OR |
| December 6, 2024* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Kent State | L 57–76 | 3–6 | 12 – Dengdit | 6 – Mackinnon | 4 – Masic | MAC Center (1,374) Kent, OH |
| December 10, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Kansas City | L 64–69 | 3–7 | 18 – Rapp | 10 – Rapp | 4 – Austin | Chiles Center (781) Portland, OR |
| December 16, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Willamette | W 100–69 | 4–7 | 19 – Tied | 8 – Tied | 6 – Mackinnon | Chiles Center (705) Portland, OR |
| December 18, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Cal State Bakersfield | L 64–81 | 4–8 | 21 – Rapp | 6 – Mackinnon | 5 – Delano | Chiles Center (732) Portland, OR |
| December 21, 2024* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Lafayette | W 74–64 | 5–8 | 20 – Austin | 8 – Rapp | 3 – Tied | Chiles Center (883) Portland, OR |
| WCC regular season |||||||||
| December 28, 2024 5:00 p.m., KRCW/ESPN+ | | Washington State | L 73–89 | 5–9 (0–1) | 22 – Mackinnon | 6 – Rapp | 4 – Rapp | Chiles Center (2,228) Portland, OR |
| December 30, 2024 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Oregon State | L 79–89 | 5–10 (0–2) | 22 – Rapp | 6 – Rapp | 6 – Masic | Gill Coliseum (2,981) Corvallis, OR |
| January 2, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at No. 19 Gonzaga Community Cancer Fund Classic | L 50–81 | 5–11 (0–3) | 12 – Delano | 8 – Dengdit | 3 – Mackinnon | Spokane Arena (9,022) Spokane, WA |
| January 4, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Saint Mary's | L 58–81 | 5–12 (0–4) | 12 – Mackinnon | 8 – Rapp | 5 – Rapp | Chiles Center (1,678) Portland, OR |
| January 9, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at San Francisco | L 72–81 | 5–13 (0–5) | 28 – Mackinnon | 8 – Rapp | 3 – Tied | Sobrato Center (1,824) San Francisco, CA |
| January 16, 2025 7:00 p.m., KRCW/ESPN+ | | Pacific | W 84–81 $^{OT}$ | 6–13 (1–5) | 21 – Dengdit | 13 – Dengdit | 4 – Mackinnon | Chiles Center (1,132) Portland, OR |
| January 18, 2025 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Washington State | L 70–92 | 6–14 (1–6) | 23 – Austin | 10 – Rapp | 4 – Delano | Beasley Coliseum (3,594) Pullman, WA |
| January 23, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | San Diego | W 92–82 | 7–14 (2–6) | 43 – Mackinnon | 8 – Rapp | 5 – Austin | Chiles Center (1,014) Portland, OR |
| January 25, 2025 5:00 p.m., KRCW/ESPN+ | | Gonzaga | L 62–105 | 7–15 (2–7) | 18 – Mackinnon | 5 – Delano | 5 – Delano | Chiles Center (4,117) Portland, OR |
| January 30, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Loyola Marymount | L 63–88 | 7–16 (2–8) | 14 – Rapp | 6 – Ballew | 6 – Masic | Gersten Pavilion (1,049) Los Angeles, CA |
| February 1, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Pepperdine | W 84–64 | 8–16 (3–8) | 24 – Mackinnon | 8 – Dengdit | 7 – Mackinnon | Firestone Fieldhouse (385) Malibu, CA |
| February 6, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Santa Clara | L 50–97 | 8–17 (3–9) | 12 – Austin | 10 – Rapp | 3 – Dengdit | Chiles Center (1,044) Portland, OR |
| February 13, 2025 7:00 p.m., KRCW/ESPN+ | | Oregon State | W 84–72 | 9–17 (4–9) | 24 – Rapp | 6 – Austin | 6 – Tied | Chiles Center Portland, OR |
| February 15, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Loyola Marymount | W 89–78 | 10–17 (5–9) | 29 – Mackinnon | 9 – Masic | 6 – Rapp | Chiles Center (1,751) Portland, OR |
| February 19, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Saint Mary's | L 66–79 | 10–18 (5–10) | 15 – Masic | 8 – Masic | 8 – Mackinnon | University Credit Union Pavilion (3,392) Moraga, CA |
| February 22, 2025 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Pacific | W 81–73 | 11–18 (6–10) | 24 – Austin | 7 – Austin | 4 – Tied | Alex G. Spanos Center (1,612) Stockton, CA |
| February 27, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Pepperdine | W 87–67 | 12–18 (7–10) | 27 – Mackinnon | 10 – Rapp | 6 – Masic | Chiles Center (1,006) Portland, OR |
| March 1, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at San Diego | L 80–82 | 12–19 (7–11) | 18 – Tied | 10 – Rapp | 5 – Rapp | Jenny Craig Pavilion (987) San Diego, CA |
| WCC tournament |||||||||
| March 7, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (8) | vs. (9) Pepperdine Second round | L 73–86 | 12–20 | 26 – Masic | 7 – Rapp | 5 – Mackinnon | Orleans Arena (1,200) Paradise, NV |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. |||||||||
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