# 2020–21 Portland Pilots men's basketball team

The 2020–21 Portland Pilots men's basketball team represented the University of Portland during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Pilots were led by fifth-year head coach Terry Porter until he was fired February 5, 2021 after 17 games. He was replaced by interim head coach Ben Johnson for the rest of the season. They played their home games at the Chiles Center as members of the West Coast Conference. In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, they finished the season 6–15, 0–11 in WCC play to finish in last place. They lost to Santa Clara in the first round of the WCC tournament.
On March 22, the school named Eastern Washington head coach Shantay Legans the team's new head coach.

## Previous season

The Pilots finished the 2019–20 season 9–23, 1–15 in WCC play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the WCC tournament to Santa Clara.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Lavar Harewood | 0 | G | 6'3" | 205 | RS Senior | Brooklyn, NY | Graduated |
| Malcolm Porter | 1 | G | 6'4" | 190 | RS Junior | Portland, OR | Graduate transferred to Northern Arizona |
| JoJo Walker | 2 | G | 6'1" | 175 | Junior | Carolina, PR | Left the team for personal reasons |
| Isaiah White | 3 | G | 6'4" | 195 | RS Senior | Ellicott City, MD | Graduated |
| Cody Collinsoworth | 11 | C | 7'0" | 230 | Freshman | Lindale, TX | Left the team for personal reasons |
| Theo Akwuba | 12 | C | 6'11" | 220 | Sophomore | Montgomery, AL | Transferred to Louisiana |
| Josh Phillips | 21 | F | 6'8" | 245 | Sophomore | Huntington Beach, CA | Transferred to East Los Angeles College |
| Jacob Tryon | 24 | F/C | 6'11" | 210 | Junior | Temecula, CA | Transferred to Samford |
| Hugh Hogland | 32 | F/C | 6'10" | 230 | RS Sophomore | Waimānalo, HI | Transferred to UC Davis |

### Incoming Transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Clythus Griffith | 0 | G | 6'2" | 180 | RS Junior | Mississauga, ON | Junior college transferred from SW Tennessee CC |
| Ahmed Ali | 2 | G | 5'11" | 165 | RS Senior | Toronto, Ontario | Transferred from Hawaii. Will be eligible to play immediately since Harewood graduated from Hawaii. |

### Recruiting class of 2020

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Zac Triplett SG | Melbourne, Australia | Maribyrnong College | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | Jul 14, 2019 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 0 ||||||
| Hayden Curtiss PF | Snoqualmie, WA | Mount Si High School | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | Mar 14, 2020 |
| 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 2020 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. "2020 Portland Pilots Basketball Commits". Scout.com. "ESPN 2020 Portland Pilots Basketball recruits". ESPN.com. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. "2020 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 25, 2020* 8:00 pm | | Seattle Portland Invitational | L 72–84 | 0–1 | 13 – Tied | 6 – Henn | 3 – Henn | Chiles Center (0) Portland, OR |
| November 27, 2020* 8:00 pm | | Idaho Portland Invitational | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Chiles Center Portland, OR |
| November 28, 2020* 12:00 pm | | William Jessup Portland Invitational | W 83–73 | 1–1 | 22 – Ali | 7 – Tied | 5 – Ali | Chiles Center (0) Portland, OR |
| November 29, 2020* 12:00 pm | | Northwest Portland Invitational | W 74–69 | 2–1 | 18 – Ali | 5 – Henn | 5 – Adams | Chiles Center (0) Portland, OR |
| December 5, 2020* 7:00 pm | | Portland State | W 86–73 | 3–1 | 28 – Ali | 10 – Jones | 4 – Ali | Chiles Center (0) Portland, OR |
| December 10, 2020* 4:00 pm, P12N | | at Oregon State | W 87–86 $^{OT}$ | 4–1 | 26 – Ali | 9 – Davis | 4 – Ali | Gill Coliseum (0) Corvallis, OR |
| December 15, 2020* 5:00 pm | | College of Idaho | W 88–74 | 5–1 | 22 – Ali | 8 – Seymour | 4 – Adams | Chiles Center (0) Portland, OR |
| December 19, 2020* 12:00 pm, P12N | | at Oregon | L 41–80 | 5–2 | 9 – Adams | 6 – Curtiss | 2 – Ali | Matthew Knight Arena (0) Eugene, OR |
| December 22, 2020* 12:00 pm, NBCSNW | | Montana State | W 62–59 | 6–2 | 19 – Davis | 10 – Davis | 2 – Tied | Chiles Center (0) Portland, OR |
| December 30, 2020* 6:00 pm | | at Seattle | L 68–84 | 6–3 | 19 – Ali | 8 – Davis | 4 – Ali | Redhawk Center (0) Seattle, WA |
| WCC regular season |||||||||
| January 2, 2021 2:00 pm | | at Pacific | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Alex G. Spanos Center Stockton, CA |
| January 7, 2021 | | Loyola Marymount | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Chiles Center Portland, OR |
| January 7, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPNU | | at San Francisco Moved from February 11 | L 64–88 | 6–4 (0–1) | 17 – Dasher | 6 – Jones | 3 – Ali | War Memorial Gymnasium (0) San Francisco, CA |
| January 9, 2021 5:00 pm, RTNW | | No. 1 Gonzaga | L 88–116 | 6–5 (0–2) | 19 – Ali | 6 – Griffith | 7 – Adams | Chiles Center (0) Portland, OR |
| January 14, 2021 5:00 pm, WCC Network | | San Francisco | L 63–79 | 6–6 (0–3) | 20 – Davis | 6 – Tied | 4 – Ali | Chiles Center (0) Portland, OR |
| January 16, 2021 4:00 pm, WCC Network | | at Pepperdine | L 65–80 | 6–7 (0–4) | 19 – Davis | 8 – Davis | 7 – Adams | Firestone Fieldhouse (0) Malibu, CA |
| January 21, 2021 6:00 pm, CBSSN | | at BYU | L 67–95 | 6–8 (0–5) | 21 – Jones | 4 – Tied | 6 – Davis | Marriott Center (0) Provo, UT |
| January 23, 2021 2:00 pm, NBCSNW | | San Diego | L 70–78 | 6–9 (0–6) | 32 – Ali | 6 – Ali | 5 – Adams | Chiles Center (0) Portland, OR |
| January 25, 2021 2:00 pm, WCC Network | | Loyola Marymount Rescheduled from January 7 | L 50–75 | 6–10 (0–7) | 13 – Jones | 3 – Davis | 5 – Adams | Chiles Center (0) Portland, OR |
| January 28, 2021 7:00 pm, Root Sports | | at Saint Mary's | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | University Credit Union Pavilion Moraga, CA |
| January 30, 2021 2:00 pm, WCC Network | | Santa Clara | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Chiles Center Portland, OR |
| February 4, 2021 4:00 pm, Stadium | | BYU | L 60–105 | 6–11 (0–8) | 17 – Davis | 2 – Tied | 4 – Curtiss | Chiles Center (0) Portland, OR |
| February 6, 2021 4:00 pm, WCC Network | | Pepperdine Moved from February 18 | L 70–91 | 6–12 (0–9) | 19 – Ali | 5 – Davis | 4 – Ali | Chiles Center (0) Portland, OR |
| February 11, 2021 2:00 pm, WCC Network | | at Pacific Rescheduled from January 2 | L 57–84 | 6–13 (0–10) | 13 – Henn | 4 – Tied | 3 – Ferebee | Alex G. Spanos Center (0) Stockton, CA |
| February 13, 2021 2:00 pm, WCC Network | | at Santa Clara | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Leavey Center Santa Clara, CA |
| February 20, 2021 1:00 pm, NBCSNW | | Pacific | L 58–80 | 6–14 (0–11) | 12 – Triplett | 4 – Henn | 2 – Tied | Chiles Center (0) Portland, OR |
| February 25, 2021 6:00 pm, WCC Network | | at San Diego | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Jenny Craig Pavilion San Diego, CA |
| February 27, 2021 4:00 pm | | at Loyola Marymount | Canceled due to scheduling changes | Canceled due to scheduling changes | Canceled due to scheduling changes | Canceled due to scheduling changes | Canceled due to scheduling changes | Gersten Pavilion Los Angeles, CA |
| February 27, 2021 7:00 pm, WCC Network | | at Santa Clara Rescheduled from February 13 | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Leavey Center Santa Clara, CA |
| WCC tournament |||||||||
| March 5, 2021 9:00 pm, Stadium | (10) | vs. (7) Santa Clara First round | L 86–95 | 6–15 | 21 – Ali | 5 – Henn | 5 – Ali | Orleans Arena (0) Paradise, NV |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. |||||||||
Source: Schedule