# 2018–19 Portland State Vikings men's basketball team

The 2018–19 Portland State Vikings men's basketball team represented Portland State University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Vikings, led by second-year head coach Barret Peery, played their return home games at Viking Pavilion in Portland, Oregon after a one year renovation, as members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 16–16, 11–9 in Big Sky play to finish in a three-way tie for fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big Sky tournament to Weber State.

## Previous season

The Vikings finished the 2017–18 season 20–14, 9–9 in Big Sky play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They defeated Sacramento State in the first round of the Big Sky tournament before losing in the quarterfinals to Eastern Washington. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where, after a first round bye, lost in the second round to San Diego.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Bryce Canada | 0 | G | 6'4" | 200 | Senior | Portland, OR | Graduated |
| Brandon Hollins | 1 | F | 6'6" | 200 | Senior | St. Louis, MO | Graduated |
| Deontae North | 3 | G | 6'4" | 190 | Senior | Corona, CA | Graduated |
| Traylin Farris | 5 | C | 6'8" | 225 | Senior | Pearland, TX | Graduated |
| Devyn Wilson | 10 | G | 6'3" | 175 | Junior | Brooklyn, NY | Graduate transferred to Washburn |
| Braxton Tucker | 15 | F | 6'6" | 220 | RS Senior | Tacoma, WA | Graduated |
| Ryan Edwards | 44 | C | 7'1" | 290 | RS Senior | Kailspell, MT | Graduated |
| Tyrell Henderson | | G | 6'3" | 180 | Sophomore | Tempe, AZ | Transferred to Cal State San Bernardino |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Michael Nuga | 1 | G | 6'2" | 180 | Junior | Toronto, ON | Junior college transferred from Eastern Florida State College |
| Robert McCoy | 10 | G | 6'7" | 185 | Junior | Chicago, IL | Junior college transferred from San Diego City College |
| Juwan Williams | 22 | G | 6'4" | | Junior | Houston, TX | Junior college transferred from Panola College |
| Rashaad Goolsby | 23 | F | 6'7" | 190 | Junior | Phoenix, AZ | Junior college transferred from Phoenix College |
| Sal Nuhu | 35 | F | 6'8" | 210 | Junior | Bronx, NY | Junior college transferred from Hutchinson CC |

### 2018 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Kyle Greeley SG | Salem, OR | West Salem High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Jul 24, 2017 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Trey Wood PF | Anthem, AZ | Anthem Preparatory Academy | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | Sep 19, 2017 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Filip Fullerton C | Beaverton, OR | Southridge High School | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | Aug 1, 2017 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: ||||||
| 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: "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 10, 2018. ||||||

### 2019 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2019 recruits :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Jaden Nielsen-Skinner PG | Salem, OR | South Salem High School | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | 160 lb (73 kg) | Oct 8, 2017 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR |||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: |||||||
| 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: "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 10, 2018. |||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| Nov 2, 2018* 7:05 pm | | Multnomah | W 119–89 | | Viking Pavilion Portland, OR |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 6, 2018* 8:00 pm, P12N | | at No. 14 Oregon | L 57–84 | 0–1 | Matthew Knight Arena (8,212) Eugene, OR |
| Nov 10, 2018* 7:05 pm, Pluto TV | | UC Riverside | W 71–64 | 1–1 | Viking Pavilion (1,424) Portland, OR |
| Nov 17, 2018* 7:05 pm, Pluto TV | | Willamette Salute to Service | W 125–61 | 2–1 | Viking Pavilion (1,010) Portland, OR |
| Nov 23, 2018* 3:30 pm, Pluto TV | | vs. UC Santa Barbara Vandal Holiday Hoops Showcase | L 69–76 | 2–2 | CenturyLink Arena Boise, ID |
| Nov 24, 2018* 3:30 pm, Pluto TV | | vs. Northwest Nazarene Vandal Holiday Hoops Showcase | W 91–75 | 3–2 | CenturyLink Arena Boise, ID |
| Nov 28, 2018* 7:00 pm, P12N | | at Stanford | L 67–79 | 3–3 | Maples Pavilion (3,240) Stanford, CA |
| Dec 1, 2018* 7:05 pm, Pluto TV | | Portland Bible | W 123–40 | 4–3 | Viking Pavilion (593) Portland, OR |
| Dec 5, 2018* 7:05 pm, Pluto TV | | Portland | W 87–78 | 5–3 | Viking Pavilion (2,020) Portland, OR |
| Dec 12, 2018* 6:00 pm, BYUtv | | at BYU | L 66–85 | 5–4 | Marriott Center (11,563) Provo, UT |
| Dec 15, 2018* 7:05 pm, Pluto TV | | Loyola Marymount | L 58–85 | 5–5 | Viking Pavilion (1,055) Portland, OR |
| Dec 20, 2018* 7:05 pm, Pluto TV | | Cal State Bakersfield | L 71–76 | 5–6 | Viking Pavilion (646) Portland, OR |
| Big Sky regular season ||||||
| Dec 31, 2018 2:05 pm, Pluto TV | | Northern Colorado | L 60–73 | 5–7 (0–1) | Viking Pavilion (735) Portland, OR |
| Jan 3, 2019 6:00 pm, Pluto TV | | at Montana State | L 88–98 | 5–8 (0–2) | Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (2,297) Bozeman, MT |
| Jan 5, 2019 6:00 pm, Pluto TV | | at Montana | W 77–74 $^{OT}$ | 6–8 (1–2l) | Dahlberg Arena (4,408) Missoula, MT |
| Jan 12, 2019 7:05 pm, Pluto TV | | Weber State | L 88–95 $^{OT}$ | 6–9 (1–3) | Viking Pavilion (1,655) Portland, OR |
| Jan 17, 2019 5:30 pm, Pluto TV | | at Southern Utah | L 69–83 | 6–10 (1–4) | America First Events Center (2,307) Cedar City, UT |
| Jan 19, 2019 1:00 pm, Pluto TV | | at Northern Arizona | L 75–82 | 6–11 (1–5) | Walkup Skydome (1,183) Flagstaff, AZ |
| Jan 24, 2019 7:05 pm, Pluto TV | | Eastern Washington | W 78–65 | 7–11 (2–5) | Viking Pavilion (1,088) Portland, OR |
| Jan 26, 2019 7:05 pm, Pluto TV | | Idaho | W 69–53 | 8–11 (3–5) | Viking Pavilion (1,450) Portland, OR |
| Jan 31, 2019 TBA, Pluto TV | | at Weber State | W 76–75 | 9–11 (4–5) | Dee Events Center (6,526) Ogden, UT |
| Feb 2, 2019 6:05 pm, Pluto TV | | at Idaho State | L 67–69 | 9–12 (4–6) | Holt Arena (1,610) Pocatello, ID |
| Feb 7, 2019 6:05 pm, Pluto TV | | at Northern Colorado | L 62–80 | 9–13 (4–7) | Bank of Colorado Arena (1,547) Greeley, CO |
| Feb 11, 2019 7:35 pm, Pluto TV | | Sacramento State | L 67–78 | 9–14 (4–8) | The Nest (689) Sacramento, CA |
| Feb 14, 2019 7:05 pm, Pluto TV | | Northern Arizona | W 103–94 | 10–14 (5–8) | Viking Pavilion (925) Portland, OR |
| Feb 16, 2019 7:05 pm, Pluto TV | | Southern Utah | W 78–69 | 11–14 (6–8) | Viking Pavilion (1,130) Portland, OR |
| Feb 21, 2019 7:05 pm, Pluto TV | | Idaho State | W 99–93 | 12–14 (7–8) | Viking Pavilion (842) Portland, OR |
| Feb 23, 2019 7:05 pm, Pluto TV | | Sacramento State | W 65–57 | 13–14 (8–8) | Viking Pavilion (1,115) Portland, OR |
| Feb 28, 2019 7:00 pm, Pluto TV | | Idaho | W 67–65 | 14–14 (9–8) | Viking Pavilion (579) Portland, OR |
| Mar 2, 2019 2:05 pm, Pluto TV | | at Eastern Washington | L 66–68 | 14–15 (9–9) | Reese Court (1,502) Cheney, WA |
| Mar 7, 2019 7:05 pm, Pluto TV | | Montana | W 81–69 | 15–15 (10–9) | Viking Pavilion Portland, OR |
| Mar 9, 2019 7:05 pm, Pluto TV | | Montana State | W 84–80 | 16–15 (11–9) | Viking Pavilion (2,077) Portland, OR |
| Big Sky tournament ||||||
| Mar 14, 2019 3:30 pm, Eleven | (5) | vs. (4) Weber State Quarterfinals | L 71–81 | 16–16 | CenturyLink Arena Boise, ID |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. ||||||