# 2017–18 Portland Pilots men's basketball team

The 2017–18 Portland Pilots men's basketball team represented the University of Portland during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Pilots, led by second-year head coach Terry Porter, played their home games at the Chiles Center as members of the West Coast Conference. They finished the season 10–22, 4–14 in WCC play to finish in ninth place. They lost in the first round of the WCC tournament to Loyola Marymount.

## Previous season

The Pilots finished the 2016–17 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.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Xavier Hallinan | 0 | G | 6'0" | 165 | Sophomore | Portland, OR | Walk-on; graduate transferred to Cal State Dominguez Hills |
| Alec Wintering | 2 | G | 6'0" | 165 | Senior | Concord, NC | Graduated |
| Chief Maker | 4 | G/F | 6'7" | 200 | RS Freshman | Sydney, Australia | Transferred to Palm Beach State College |
| Andre Ferguson | 11 | G | 6'0" | 180 | Freshman | Los Angeles, CA | Transferred to Howard College |
| Alec Monson | 20 | G | 6'5" | 175 | Freshman | Salt Lake City, UT | Transferred to Salt Lake CC |
| Jazz Johnson | 22 | G | 5'10" | 200 | Sophomore | Lake Oswego, OR | Transferred to Nevada |
| Gabe Taylor | 24 | F | 6'8" | 230 | Junior | Portland, OR | Graduate transferred to California Baptist |
| Ray Barreno | 32 | C | 6'10" | 250 | Senior | Chihuahua, Mexico | Graduated |
| Jarrel Marshall | 33 | F | 6'6" | 185 | Senior | Mount Vernon, NY | Graduated |

### Incoming Transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Crisshawn Clark | 0 | G | 6'4" | 210 | Junior | Huber Heights, OH | Transferred from Pittsburgh. Under NCAA transfer rules, Clark will have to sit out for the 2017–18 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility. |
| Josh McSwiggan | 11 | F | 6'7" | 200 | RS Sophomore | Loughborough, England | Junior college transferred from Casper College |
| Austin Stone | 34 | F | 6'9" | | Junior | Clover, SC | Junior college transferred from USC Salkehatchie |

### Recruiting class of 2017

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| JoJo Walker PG | Santa Maria, CA | Saint Joseph High School | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 160 lb (73 kg) | |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Taki Fahrensohn SF | Auckland, NZ | Auckland Grammar School | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | N/A | Nov 2, 2016 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Hugh Hogland PF | Waimanalo, HI | Iolani School | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 235 lb (107 kg) | |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Tahirou Diabite PF | Nagaoka, Japan | Meisei High School | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 235 lb (107 kg) | |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Marcus Shaver PG | Phoenix, AZ | St. Mary's High School | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 160 lb (73 kg) | |
| 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 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. ||||||

### Recruiting class of 2018

US college sports recruiting information for 2018 recruits :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Josh Phillips PF | Huntington Beach, CA | Edison High School | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Jul 23, 2017 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: 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 2018 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. "2018 Portland Pilots Basketball Commits". Scout.com. "ESPN 2018 Portland Pilots Basketball recruits". ESPN.com. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. |||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| Oct 29, 2017* 5:00 pm | | Eastern Washington Hurricane Maria relief charity game | L 70–76 | | Chiles Center (500) Portland, OR |
| Nov 4, 2017* 5:00 pm | | Lewis & Clark | W 106–61 | | Chiles Center (1,421) Portland, OR |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 11, 2017* 7:00 pm, NBCSNW | | Portland State | L 75–80 | 0–1 | Chiles Center (3,019) Portland, OR |
| Nov 14, 2017* 7:30 pm | | Walla Walla | W 89–52 | 1–1 | Chiles Center (1,333) Portland, OR |
| Nov 19, 2017* 5:00 pm | | Oregon Tech | W 86–59 | 2–1 | Chiles Center (1,541) Portland, OR |
| Nov 23, 2017* 11:30 am, ESPN | | vs. No. 9 North Carolina Phil Knight Invitational Quarterfinals | L 78–102 | 2–2 | Moda Center (14,053) Portland, OR |
| Nov 24, 2017* 3:00 pm, ESPN3 | | vs. Oklahoma Phil Knight Invitational Consolation 2nd round | L 71–93 | 2–3 | Veterans Memorial Coliseum (6,603) Portland, OR |
| Nov 26, 2017* 4:00 pm, ESPNU | | vs. DePaul Phil Knight Invitational 7th place game | L 69–82 | 2–4 | Veterans Memorial Coliseum (2,771) Portland, OR |
| Nov 30, 2017* 7:00 pm | | Multnomah | W 112–65 | 3–4 | Chiles Center (1,281) Portland, OR |
| Dec 3, 2017* 1:00 pm | | at Boise State | L 54–77 | 3–5 | Taco Bell Arena (4,518) Boise, ID |
| Dec 6, 2017* 7:00 pm, NBCSNW | | Cal State Fullerton | L 66–76 | 3–6 | Chiles Center Portland, OR |
| Dec 9, 2017* 7:00 pm | | San Jose State | W 64–55 | 4–6 | Chiles Center (2,098) Portland, OR |
| Dec 16, 2017* 7:00 pm | | at Seattle | L 76–89 | 4–7 | KeyArena (1,569) Seattle, WA |
| Dec 19, 2017* 7:00 pm | | Hartford | W 78–67 | 5–7 | Chiles Center (1,191) Portland, OR |
| Dec 21, 2017* 5:30 pm | | vs. Sacramento State Sacramento Showcase | W 80–75 | 6–7 | Golden 1 Center (7,880) Sacramento, CA |
| WCC regular season ||||||
| Dec 28, 2017 6:00 pm, BYUtv | | at BYU | L 45–69 | 6–8 (0–1) | Marriott Center (16,592) Provo, UT |
| Dec 30, 2017 6:00 pm, RTNW | | San Francisco | L 61–84 | 6–9 (0–2) | Chiles Center (2,007) Portland, OR |
| Jan 4, 2018 7:00 pm, RTNW | | San Diego | L 74–81 $^{OT}$ | 6–10 (0–3) | Chiles Center (1,396) Portland, OR |
| Jan 6, 2018 7:00 pm | | at Santa Clara | L 68–70 | 6–11 (0–4) | Leavey Center (1,688) Santa Clara, CA |
| Jan 11, 2018 6:00 pm, RTNW | | at No. 15 Gonzaga | L 57–103 | 6–12 (0–5) | McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA |
| Jan 13, 2018 7:00 pm, RTNW | | Pacific | L 54–66 | 6–13 (0–6) | Chiles Center (1,945) Portland, OR |
| Jan 18, 2018 7:00 pm, RTNW | | at San Diego | W 55–49 | 7–13 (1–6) | Jenny Craig Pavilion (2,047) San Diego, CA |
| Jan 20, 2018 7:00 pm, RTNW | | at Loyola Marymount | W 72–65 | 8–13 (2–6) | Gersten Pavilion (1,283) Los Angeles, CA |
| Jan 25, 2018 8:00 pm, ESPNU | | No. 15 Gonzaga | L 79–95 | 8–14 (2–7) | Chiles Center (4,557) Portland, OR |
| Jan 27, 2018 8:00 pm, RTNW | | at No. 16 Saint Mary's | L 55–72 | 8–15 (2–8) | McKeon Pavilion (3,500) Moraga, CA |
| Feb 1, 2018 8:00 pm | | Pepperdine | W 85–76 $^{OT}$ | 9–15 (3–8) | Chiles Center (1,772) Portland, OR |
| Feb 3, 2018 1:00 pm, RTNW | | Loyola Marymount | W 68–66 | 10–15 (4–8) | Chiles Center (2,119) Portland, OR |
| Feb 8, 2018 7:00 pm | | at San Francisco | L 63–65 | 10–16 (4–9) | War Memorial Gymnasium (1,262) San Francisco, CA |
| Feb 10, 2018 7:00 pm | | at Pacific | L 58–60 | 10–17 (4–10) | Alex G. Spanos Center Stockton, CA |
| Feb 15, 2018 7:00 pm | | Santa Clara | L 72–81 | 10–18 (4–11) | Chiles Center (2,031) Portland, OR |
| Feb 17, 2018 7:00 pm, RTNW | | No. 15 Saint Mary's | L 61–73 | 10–19 (4–12) | Chiles Center (4,547) Portland, OR |
| Feb 22, 2018 8:00 pm, ESPNU | | BYU | L 60–72 | 10–20 (4–13) | Chiles Center (3,003) Portland, OR |
| Feb 24, 2018 5:00 pm | | at Pepperdine | L 64–75 | 10–21 (4–14) | Firestone Fieldhouse (725) Malibu, CA |
| WCC tournament ||||||
| Mar 2, 2018 6:00 pm, RTNW | (9) | vs. (8) Loyola Marymount First round | L 72–78 | 10–22 | Orleans Arena (6,747) Paradise, NV |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. ||||||
Source: Schedule