# 2014–15 Portland Pilots men's basketball team

The 2014–15 Portland Pilots men's basketball team represented the University of Portland during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Pilots, led by ninth-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 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.

## Previous season

The Pilots finished the season 15–16, 7–11 in WCC play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They lost in the first round of the West Coast Conference tournament to Loyola Marymount.

## Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Tanner Riley | 3 | G | 6'3" | 200 | Senior | North Bend, WA | Graduated |
| John Bailey | 5 | F | 6'8" | 215 | Senior | Mesa, AZ | Graduated |
| Korey Thieleke | 21 | G | 6'3" | 185 | Senior | Bakersfield, CA | Graduated |
| Ryan Nicholas | 32 | F | 6'7" | 245 | Senior | Spokane, WA | Graduated |

## Recruitment

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Jason Todd F | Mill Creek, WA | Jackson | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Nov 15, 2013 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 66 ||||||
| Gabe Taylor F | Beaverton, OR | Valley Catholic | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | N/A |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 65 ||||||
| D'Marques Tyson G | Bothell, WA | Quality Education Academy | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | Apr 2, 2014 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Philipp Hartwich C | Cologne, Germany | Rhein Stars Koln | 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | N/A |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Alec Monson G | Salt Lake City, UT | Olympus | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | N/A | N/A |
| 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 2014 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. "2014 Portland Pilots Basketball Commits". Scout.com. "ESPN 2014 Portland Pilots Basketball recruits". ESPN.com. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. "2014 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. ||||||

### Recruitment Class of 2015

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Jazz Johnson G | Lake Oswego, OR | Lake Oswego | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Jun 26, 2013 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 67 ||||||
| 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 |||||
| 11/08/2014* 7:00 pm | Concordia (CA) | W 90–81 | | Chiles Center (1,026) Portland, OR |
| Regular season |||||
| 11/14/2014* 7:00 pm | Concordia (OR) | W 87–59 | 1–0 | Chiles Center (1,622) Portland, OR |
| 11/16/2014* 1:00 pm | at San Jose State | W 73–68 $^{OT}$ | 2–0 | Event Center Arena (1,453) San Jose, CA |
| 11/22/2014* 7:00 pm | SIU Edwardsville | W 75–53 | 3–0 | Chiles Center (1,828) Portland, OR |
| 11/28/2014* 5:30 pm | vs. Murray State Challenge in Music City | W 64–61 | 4–0 | Nashville Municipal Auditorium (N/A) Nashville, TN |
| 11/29/2014* 3:00 pm | vs. Drake Challenge in Music City | W 71–59 | 5–0 | Nashville Municipal Auditorium (N/A) Nashville, TN |
| 11/30/2014* 11:00 am | vs. Valparaiso Challenge in Music City | L 55–70 | 5–1 | Nashville Municipal Auditorium (N/A) Nashville, TN |
| 12/03/2014* 7:00 pm | Portland State | W 83–71 | 6–1 | Chiles Center (1,494) Portland, OR |
| 12/06/2014* 7:00 pm | Oregon State | L 58–65 $^{OT}$ | 6–2 | Chiles Center (3,413) Portland, OR |
| 12/14/2014* 5:00 pm | at Sacramento State | W 80–75 | 7–2 | Colberg Court (685) Sacramento, CA |
| 12/17/2014* 7:30 pm | at UNLV | L 73–75 $^{OT}$ | 7–3 | Thomas & Mack Center (12,536) Paradise, NV |
| 12/20/2014* 7:00 pm | Montana State | W 87–60 | 8–3 | Chiles Center (2,973) Portland, OR |
| 12/22/2014* 7:00 pm | Lewis & Clark | W 71–49 | 9–3 | Chiles Center (1,273) Portland, OR |
| 12/27/2014 6:00 pm, TheW.tv | at San Diego | W 61–58 | 10–3 (1–0) | Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,442) San Diego, CA |
| 12/29/2014 6:00 pm, BYUtv | at BYU | L 88–97 | 10–4 (1–1) | Marriott Center (17,452) Provo, UT |
| 01/03/2015 6:30 pm, ESPN2 | No. 7 Gonzaga | L 75–87 | 10–5 (1–2) | Chiles Center (4,852) Portland, OR |
| 01/08/2015 7:00 pm, TheW.tv | Santa Clara | W 78–61 | 11–5 (2–2) | Chiles Center (1,415) Portland, OR |
| 01/10/2015 1:00 pm, RTNW | San Francisco | L 77–89 | 11–6 (2–3) | Chiles Center (1,422) Portland, OR |
| 01/15/2015 7:00 pm, TheW.tv | at Loyola Marymount | L 68–80 | 11–7 (2–4) | Gersten Pavilion (1,659) Los Angeles, CA |
| 01/17/2015 5:00 pm, TWCSN/TheW.tv | at Pepperdine | L 63–67 | 11–8 (2–5) | Firestone Fieldhouse (1,480) Malibu, CA |
| 01/22/2015 7:00 pm, RTNW | Pacific | W 72–69 | 12–8 (3–5) | Chiles Center (1,244) Portland, OR |
| 01/24/2015 7:00 pm, TheW.tv | Saint Mary's | L 64–74 | 12–9 (3–6) | Chiles Center (2,883) Portland, OR |
| 01/29/2015 6:00 pm, RTNW | at No. 3 Gonzaga | L 46–64 | 12–10 (3–7) | McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA |
| 02/05/2015 6:00 pm, CSN BAY/TheW.tv | at San Francisco | W 69–57 | 13–10 (4–7) | War Memorial Gymnasium (1,386) San Francisco, CA |
| 02/07/2015 5:00 pm, TheW.tv | at Santa Clara | W 74–54 | 14–10 (5–7) | Leavey Center (2,110) Santa Clara, CA |
| 02/12/2015 7:00 pm, TheW.tv | Pepperdine | W 69–52 | 15–10 (6–7) | Chiles Center (2,010) Portland, OR |
| 02/14/2015 7:00 pm, RTNW | Loyola Marymount | W 66–63 | 16–10 (7–7) | Chiles Center (1,690) Portland, OR |
| 02/19/2015 8:00 pm, TheW.tv | at Saint Mary's | L 51–68 | 16–11 (7–8) | McKeon Pavilion (2,855) Moraga, CA |
| 02/21/2015 7:00 pm, TheW.tv | at Pacific | L 77–79 $^{OT}$ | 16–12 (7–9) | Alex G. Spanos Center (2,653) Stockton, CA |
| 02/26/2015 7:00 pm, RTNW | BYU | L 69–82 | 16–13 (7–10) | Chiles Center (3,433) Portland, OR |
| 02/28/2015 1:00 pm, RTNW | San Diego | L 66–78 | 16–14 (7–11) | Chiles Center (2,137) Portland, OR |
| WCC tournament |||||
| 03/07/2015 12:00 pm, TWCSN/RTNW/BYUtv | vs. Saint Mary's Quarterfinals | W 69–52 | 17–14 | Orleans Arena (8,064) Paradise, NV |
| 03/09/2015 8:30 pm, ESPN2 | vs. BYU Semifinals | L 70–84 | 17–15 | Orleans Arena (8,546) Paradise, NV |
| CIT |||||
| 03/18/2015* 7:00 pm | Sacramento State First round | L 66–73 | 17–16 | Chiles Center (1,013) Portland, OR |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. |||||
Source: Schedule