# 2017–18 Portland State Vikings men's basketball team

The 2017–18 Portland State Vikings men's basketball team represented Portland State University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Vikings, led by first-year head coach Barret Peery, played their home games at Pamplin Sports Center in Portland, Oregon, as members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the 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.

## Previous season

The Vikings finished the 2016–17 season 15–16, 7–11 in Big Sky play to finish in a tie for eighth place. As the No. 8 seed in the Big Sky tournament, they defeated Northern Arizona in the first round, then lost to North Dakota in the quarterfinals.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Zach Gengler | 1 | G | 6'2" | 180 | Senior | Silverton, Oregon | Graduated |
| Daniel Davydov | 10 | G | 6'0" | 175 | Sophomore | Bellevue, Washington | Walk-on; didn't return |
| Calaen Robinson | 11 | G | 6'2" | 180 | RS Senior | Tempe, Arizona | Graduated |
| De'Sean Parsons | 13 | F | 6'7" | 195 | Senior | Sacramento, California | Graduated |
| Khari Holloway | 23 | G | 6'2" | 185 | Senior | Jackson, Mississippi | Graduated |
| Namdi Okonkwo | 25 | C | 7'0" | 205 | Senior | Dallas, Texas | Graduate transferred to Pacific |
| Montie Leunen | 34 | F | 6'4" | 190 | Senior | Portland, Oregon | Graduated |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Devyn Wilson | 10 | G | 6'3" | 175 | Junior | Brooklyn, New York | Transferred from Panola College |
| Deante Strickland | 11 | G | 5'10" | 175 | Junior | Portland, Oregon | Transferred from Casper College |
| Jamie Orme | 13 | F | 6'7" | 200 | Junior | Seattle, Washington | Transferred from Highline College |
| Derek Brown | 25 | G | 6'0" | 170 | Junior | Federal Way, Washington | Transferred from Everett Community College |
| Vonte Carter | 30 | G | 6'2" | 170 | Junior | Portland, Oregon | Transferred from Eastern Arizona College |
| Ryan Edwards | 44 | C | 7'1" | 290 | RS Senior | Kalispell, Montana | Graduate Transfer from Gonzaga. Will play immediately in the 2017–18 season under NCAA transfer rules. |

### 2017 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Holland Woods #87 PG | Glendale, Arizona | Apollo High School | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Oct 11, 2016 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 63 ||||||
| 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: "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 15, 2017. ||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| Nov 6, 2017* 1:00 pm | | Evergreen State | W 122–67 | | Pamplin Sports Center (300) Portland, OR |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 11, 2017* 7:00 pm, NBCSNW | | at Portland | W 80–75 | 1–0 | Chiles Center (3,019) Portland, OR |
| Nov 14, 2017* 8:00 pm | | Willamette | W 111–60 | 2–0 | Pamplin Sports Center (325) Portland, OR |
| Nov 18, 2017* 4:00 pm | | at UC Riverside | W 94–82 | 3–0 | Student Recreation Center Arena Riverside, CA |
| Nov 20, 2017* 7:00 pm | | Utah State PK-80 opening round | W 83–79 | 4–0 | Veterans Memorial Coliseum (804) Portland, OR |
| Nov 23, 2017* 1:30 pm, ESPN | | vs. No. 1 Duke PK-80 quarterfinals | L 81–99 | 4–1 | Veterans Memorial Coliseum (6,955) Portland, OR |
| Nov 24, 2017* 12:00 pm, ESPNU | | vs. Butler PK-80 consolation 2nd round | L 69–71 | 4–2 | Moda Center (13,746) Portland, OR |
| Nov 26, 2017* 6:30 pm, ESPNU | | vs. Stanford PK-80 7th place game | W 87–78 | 5–2 | Veterans Memorial Coliseum (2,771) Portland, OR |
| Dec 2, 2017* 1:00 pm | | Portland Bible | W 125–50 | 6–2 | Pamplin Sports Center (288) Portland, OR |
| Dec 9, 2017* 7:00 pm | | at Loyola Marymount | W 94–85 | 7–2 | Gersten Pavilion (857) Los Angeles, CA |
| Dec 9, 2017* 7:00 pm | | at Santa Clara | W 87–84 | 8–2 | Leavey Center (1,361) Santa Clara, CA |
| Dec 13, 2017* 7:00 pm, P12N | | at Oregon | L 84–95 | 8–3 | Matthew Knight Arena (6,905) Eugene, OR |
| Dec 16, 2017* 1:00 pm | | Linfield | W 116–71 | 9–3 | Pamplin Sports Center (402) Portland, OR |
| Dec 21, 2017* 8:00 pm, P12N | | at California | W 106–81 | 10–3 | Haas Pavilion (6,589) Berkeley, CA |
| Big Sky regular season ||||||
| Dec 30, 2017 7:05 pm | | at Sacramento State | L 75–80 | 10–4 (0–1) | Hornets Nest (574) Sacramento, CA |
| Jan 4, 2018 6:05 pm | | at Eastern Washington | L 74–81 | 10–5 (0–2) | Reese Court (1,375) Cheney, WA |
| Jan 6, 2018 7:00 pm, ELVN | | Idaho | W 73–72 | 11–5 (1–2) | Cowan Spectrum (1,012) Moscow, ID |
| Jan 11, 2018 8:00 pm | | Montana State | W 93–74 | 12–5 (2–2) | Pamplin Sports Center (787) Portland, OR |
| Jan 13, 2018 1:00 pm | | Montana | L 89–92 | 12–6 (2–3) | Pamplin Sports Center (925) Portland, OR |
| Jan 18, 2018 2:00 pm | | at Idaho State | W 87–83 | 13–6 (3–3) | Reed Gym (1,645) Pocatello, ID |
| Jan 20, 2018 6:00 pm | | at Weber State | L 79–84 | 13–7 (3–4) | Dee Events Center (6,911) Ogden, UT |
| Jan 27, 2018 1:00 pm | | Sacramento State | L 61–71 | 13–8 (3–5) | Pamplin Sports Center (605) Portland, OR |
| Feb 1, 2018 8:00 pm | | Idaho | L 88–97 | 13–9 (3–6) | Pamplin Sports Center (710) Portland, OR |
| Feb 3, 2018 1:00 pm | | Eastern Washington | W 94–81 | 14–9 (4–6) | Pamplin Sports Center (527) Portland, OR |
| Feb 8, 2018 6:00 pm | | at Montana | L 60–80 | 14–10 (4–7) | Dahlberg Arena (4,082) Missoula, MT |
| Feb 10, 2018 1:00 pm | | at Montana State | W 80–77 | 15–10 (5–7) | Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (2,915) Bozeman, MT |
| Feb 15, 2018 8:00 pm | | Weber State | L 86–95 $^{OT}$ | 15–11 (5–8) | Pamplin Sports Center (540) Portland, OR |
| Feb 17, 2018 1:00 pm | | Idaho State | W 91–77 | 16–11 (6–8) | Pamplin Sports Center (613) Portland, OR |
| Feb 22, 2018 5:30 pm | | at Southern Utah | W 96–91 $^{OT}$ | 17–11 (7–8) | America First Events Center (3,245) Cedar City, UT |
| Feb 24, 2018 5:30 pm, FSAZ | | at Northern Arizona | W 72–66 | 18–11 (8–8) | Walkup Skydome (831) Flagstaff, AZ |
| Mar 1, 2018 8:00 pm | | Northern Colorado | L 78–85 | 18–12 (8–9) | Pamplin Sports Center (644) Portland, OR |
| Mar 3, 2018 1:00 pm | | North Dakota | W 97–90 $^{OT}$ | 19–12 (9–9) | Pamplin Sports Center (715) Portland, OR |
| Big Sky tournament ||||||
| Mar 6, 2018 8:00 pm, Pluto TV | (6) | vs. (11) Sacramento State First round | W 71–67 | 20–12 | Reno Events Center (977) Reno, NV |
| Mar 8, 2018 8:00 pm, ELVN | (6) | vs. (3) Eastern Washington Quarterfinals | L 72–78 | 20–13 | Reno Events Center (1,078) Reno, NV |
| CIT ||||||
| Mar 17, 2018* 7:00 pm | | at San Diego Second round | L 64–67 | 20–14 | Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,019) San Diego, CA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.. ||||||