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.[1]

2017–18 Portland Pilots men's basketball
ConferenceWest Coast Conference
Record10–22 (4–14 WCC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Bob Cantu
  • Ben Johnson
  • Kramer Knutson
Home arenaChiles Center
Seasons
2017–18 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 8 Gonzaga 17 1   .944 32 5   .865
No. 25 Saint Mary's 16 2   .889 30 6   .833
BYU 11 7   .611 24 11   .686
San Diego 9 9   .500 20 14   .588
San Francisco 9 9   .500 22 17   .564
Pacific 9 9   .500 14 18   .438
Santa Clara 8 10   .444 11 20   .355
Loyola Marymount 5 13   .278 11 20   .355
Portland 4 14   .222 10 22   .313
Pepperdine 2 16   .111 6 26   .188
Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

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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

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Departures

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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[2]
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

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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

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College recruiting information
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)  
Star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Taki Fahrensohn
SF
Auckland, NZ Auckland Grammar School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) N/A Nov 2, 2016 
Star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Hugh Hogland
PF
Waimanalo, HI Iolani School 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg)  
Star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Tahirou Diabite
PF
Nagaoka, Japan Meisei High School 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg)  
Star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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)  
Star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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

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College recruiting information (2018)
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 
Star ratings: Scout:    RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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:

Roster

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2017–18 Portland Pilots men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Crisshawn Clark   6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Cañada College/Pittsburgh
Wayne
Dayton, OH
G 1 Malcolm Porter 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Fr Jesuit Portland, OR
G 2 JoJo Walker 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr St. Joseph Carolina, PR
G 3 Rashad Jackson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Impact Basketball Academy Bakersfield, CA
G 5 D'Marques Tyson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Quality Education Academy Bothell, WA
G 10 Marcus Shaver Jr. 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Shadow Mountain Phoenix, AZ
G/F 11 Josh McSwiggan 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS So UTEP/Casper College
Charnwood College
Loughborough, England
G 13 Franklin Porter 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS So Saint Mary's
Tilton School
Portland, OR
F 14 Tahirou Diabate 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Teikyo Nagaoka Bamako, Mali
C 15 Philipp Hartwich 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Sr Dreikonigs Gymnasium Cologne, Germany
G 20 Takiula Faheresohn 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Auckland Grammar Auckland, New Zealand
G 22 Brian Smith (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Boise/SOE Prep Boise, ID
F/C 32 Hugh Hogland   6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Fr ʻIolani School Waimānalo, HI
F/C 34 Austin Stone 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr USC Salkehatchie
Clover
Lake Wylie, SC
F/C 41 Joseph Smoyer 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Franklin Portland, OR
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

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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

References

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  1. ^ "Loyola Marymount beats Portland 78-72 to advance". USA Today. March 2, 2018. Retrieved February 8, 2024.
  2. ^ Murray, Chris (May 3, 2017). "Jazz Johnson, smooth shooter from Portland, commits to Pack". Reno Gazette-Journal. Retrieved February 8, 2024.