# 2016–17 Portland Pilots men's basketball team

The 2016–17 Portland Pilots men's basketball team represented the University of Portland during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Pilots, led by first-year head coach Terry Porter, played their home games at the Chiles Center as members of the West Coast Conference. They finished the season 11–22, 2–16 in WCC play to finish in last place. They defeated San Diego in the first round of the WCC tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Saint Mary's.

## Previous season

The Pilots finished the 2015–16 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. On April 1, the school announced that Terry Porter had been hired as head coach.

## Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Bryce Pressley | 1 | G | 6'4" | 210 | Senior | Sacramento, CA | Graduated |
| Jason Todd | 10 | G/F | 6'4" | 210 | Sophomore | Mill Creek, WA | Transferred to California Baptist |
| Colin Russell | 11 | F/C | 6'9" | 220 | Freshman | Folsom, CA | Transferred to Casper College |
| Max Livingston | 20 | G/F | 6'5" | 210 | Senior | Lake Oswego, OR | Walk-on; graduated |

### Incoming Transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Franklin Porter | 13 | G | 6'4" | 210 | Sophomore | Portland, OR | Transferred from Saint Mary's. Under NCAA transfer rules, Porter will have to sit out for the 2016–17 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility. |

## Recruitment

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight |
| Joseph Smoyer C | Portland, OR | Franklin High School | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Malcolm Porter SG | Portland, OR | Jesuit High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 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 2016 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. "2016 Portland Pilots Basketball Commits". Scout.com. "ESPN 2016 Portland Pilots Basketball recruits". ESPN.com. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. ||||||

### Recruiting class of 2017

US college sports recruiting information for 2017 recruits :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight |
| Isaac Bonton #68 PG | Portland, OR | Parkrose High School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 64 |||||||
| 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 2017 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. "2017 Portland Pilots Basketball Commits". Scout.com. "ESPN 2017 Portland Pilots Basketball recruits". ESPN.com. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. |||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 10/29/2016* 7:00 pm | | Multnomah | W 87–57 | | Chiles Center (1,407) Portland, OR |
| 11/04/2016* 7:00 pm | | Evergreen State | W 92–54 | | Chiles Center (1,543) Portland, OR |
| Regular season ||||||
| 11/11/2016* 7:00 pm | | UC Riverside | W 71–55 | 1–0 | Chiles Center (2,601) Portland, OR |
| 11/15/2016* 7:00 pm | | at San Jose State | W 79–66 | 2–0 | Event Center Arena (1,623) San Jose, CA |
| 11/18/2016* 7:00 pm | | Lewis & Clark | W 98–52 | 3–0 | Chiles Center (2,034) Portland, OR |
| 11/24/2016* 8:00 pm, ESPN2 | | vs. No. 14 UCLA Wooden Legacy quarterfinals | L 77–99 | 3–1 | Titan Gym (3,816) Fullerton, CA |
| 11/25/2016* 6:30 pm, ESPN3 | | vs. Dayton Wooden Legacy consolation 2nd round | L 74–84 | 3–2 | Titan Gym (5,153) Fullerton, CA |
| 11/27/2016* 9:00 pm, ESPNU | | vs. Cal State Northridge Wooden Legacy 7th place game | W 96–78 | 4–2 | Honda Center (3,718) Anaheim, CA |
| 12/03/2016* 7:00 pm | | Colorado | L 63–76 | 4–3 | Chiles Center (2,720) Portland, OR |
| 12/05/2016* 7:00 pm | | Texas–Rio Grande Valley | W 90–89 $^{2OT}$ | 5–3 | Chiles Center (1,562) Portland, OR |
| 12/10/2016* 1:00 pm | | at Boise State Cancelled (travel conditions), game moved to 2017–18. | | | Taco Bell Arena Boise, ID |
| 12/16/2016* 5:30 pm | | vs. South Dakota Dam City Classic | W 85–82 | 6–3 | Moda Center (6,521) Portland, OR |
| 12/18/2016* 3:00 pm, P12N | | vs. Oregon State Dam City Classic | W 53–45 | 7–3 | Moda Center (8,334) Portland, OR |
| 12/20/2016* 7:00 pm | | Portland State | L 75–77 | 7–4 | Chiles Center (2,679) Portland, OR |
| 12/22/2016* 7:30 pm | | at Cal State Fullerton | L 72–77 $^{OT}$ | 7–5 | Titan Gym (673) Fullerton, CA |
| 12/29/2016 7:00 pm | | at Pacific | W 80–76 | 8–5 (1–0) | Alex G. Spanos Center (1,622) Stockton, CA |
| 12/31/2016 5:00 pm, CSNNW | | Pepperdine | W 73–60 | 9–5 (2–0) | Chiles Center (1,624) Portland, OR |
| 01/05/2017 7:00 pm | | at Santa Clara | L 42–70 | 9–6 (2–1) | Leavey Center (1,404) Santa Clara, CA |
| 01/09/2017 5:00 pm, RTNW | | No. 4 Gonzaga Postponed (inclement weather), rescheduled for Jan. 23 | | | Chiles Center Portland, OR |
| 01/12/2017 8:00 pm, ESPNU | | No. 21 Saint Mary's | L 33–74 | 9–7 (2–2) | Chiles Center (1,745) Portland, OR |
| 01/14/2017 7:00 pm, RTNW | | Loyola Marymount | L 78–79 | 9–8 (2–3) | Chiles Center (1,597) Portland, OR |
| 01/19/2017 7:00 pm | | at San Francisco | L 50–75 | 9–9 (2–4) | War Memorial Gymnasium (1,842) San Francisco, CA |
| 01/21/2017 5:00 pm, RTNW | | at No. 4 Gonzaga | L 52–73 | 9–10 (2–5) | McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA |
| 01/23/2017 5:00 pm, RTNW | | No. 3 Gonzaga | L 64–83 | 9–11 (2–6) | Chiles Center (4,852) Portland, OR |
| 01/26/2017 7:00 pm, RTNW | | at Pepperdine | L 60–78 | 9–12 (2–7) | Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA |
| 01/28/2017 7:00 pm, RTNW | | San Diego | L 52–68 | 9–13 (2–8) | Chiles Center (3,411) Portland, OR |
| 02/02/2017 7:00 pm, RTNW | | Santa Clara | L 45–60 | 9–14 (2–9) | Chiles Center (1,706) Portland, OR |
| 02/04/2017 6:00 pm, BYUtv | | at BYU | L 62–73 | 9–15 (2–10) | Marriott Center (13,775) Provo, UT |
| 02/09/2017 7:00 pm | | at No. 20 Saint Mary's | L 41–51 | 9–16 (2–11) | McKeon Pavilion (2,813) Moraga, CA |
| 02/11/2017 1:00 pm, RTNW | | at Loyola Marymount | L 60–66 | 9–17 (2–12) | Gersten Pavilion (3,230) Los Angeles, CA |
| 02/16/2017 7:00 pm | | Pacific | L 65–76 | 9–18 (2–13) | Chiles Center (2,023) Portland, OR |
| 02/18/2017 7:00 pm, CSNNW | | San Francisco | L 51–67 | 9–19 (2–14) | Chiles Center (3,259) Portland, OR |
| 02/20/2017* 4:00 pm | | Walla Walla | W 96–58 | 10–19 | Chiles Center (551) Portland, OR |
| 02/23/2017 7:00 pm, RTRM | | BYU | L 78–97 | 10–20 (2–15) | Chiles Center (3,121) Portland, OR |
| 02/25/2017 6:00 pm, RTNW | | at San Diego | L 82–85 | 10–21 (2–16) | Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,086) San Diego, CA |
| WCC tournament ||||||
| 03/03/2017 8:00 pm, BYUtv | (10) | vs. (7) San Diego First round | W 60–55 | 11–21 | Orleans Arena (7,484) Paradise, NV |
| 03/04/2017 9:00 pm, ESPN2 | (10) | vs. (7) No. 20 Saint Mary's Quarterfinals | L 58–81 | 11–22 | Orleans Arena (7,315) Paradise, NV |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. ||||||
Source: Schedule