2024–25 Portland Pilots men's basketball team

American college basketball season

2024–25 Portland Pilots men's basketball

Conference	West Coast Conference
Record	5–13 (0–5 WCC)
Head coach	Shantay Legans (4th season)
Associate head coach	Bobby Suarez
Assistant coaches	T.J. Lipold Arturo Ormond
Home arena	Chiles Center
Seasons← 2023–24 2025–26 →

2024–25 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Saint Mary's	5	–	0	1.000	15	–	3	.833
No. 16 Gonzaga	5	–	0	1.000	14	–	4	.778
Santa Clara	4	–	1	.800	12	–	6	.667
San Francisco	4	–	2	.667	14	–	5	.737
Oregon State	3	–	2	.600	13	–	5	.722
Washington State	3	–	2	.600	13	–	5	.722
Pepperdine	1	–	3	.250	7	–	10	.412
Loyola Marymount	1	–	4	.200	9	–	8	.529
San Diego	1	–	4	.200	4	–	14	.222
Pacific	1	–	5	.167	6	–	14	.300
Portland	0	–	5	.000	5	–	13	.278

† 2025 WCC tournament winner As of January 11, 2024 Rankings from AP poll

The 2024–25 Portland Pilots men's basketball team represents the University of Portland during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Pilots, led by fourth-year head coach Shantay Legans, play their home games at the Chiles Center as members of the West Coast Conference.

Previous season

The Pilots finished the 2023–24 season 12–21, 5–11 in WCC play to finish in a three-way tie for sixth place. As the No. 6 seed in the WCC Tournament, they defeated Loyola Marymount in the second round, before losing to San Francisco in the quarterfinals.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Thomas Oosterbroek	1	F	6'7"	235	Junior	Amsterdam, Netherlands	Transferred to Dominican (CA)
Tyler Robertson	2	G/F	6'6"	225	GS Senior	Melbourne, Australia	Graduated
Yuto Yamanouchi-Williams	3	C	6'10"	225	Sophomore	Aizuwakamatsu, Japan	Transferred to Nevada
Juan Sebasitan Gorosito	4	G	6'1"	150	Sophomore	Ceres, Santa Fe, Argentina	Transferred to Ball State
Alimamy Koroma	14	F	6'8"	220	GS Senior	Freetown, Sierra Leona	Graduated
Tyler Harris	15	G	6'8"	185	Freshman	Hayward, CA	Transferred to Washington
Drew Stack	20	G	6'3"	175	Freshman	Madison, NJ	Walk-on; transferred to Hartford
Noah Jordan	21	F	6'7"	215	GS Senior	Indianapolis, IN	Graduated
Cyprian Hyde	22	F	6'11"	230	Freshman	Oceanside, CA	Transferred to VMI
Vasilije Vučinić	23	F	6'11"	225	Junior	Bijelo Polje, Montenegro	Transferred to Weber State
Andrew Younan	33	G	6'4"	175	Freshman	Westlake Village, CA	Walk-on; transferred

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Jermaine Ballisager Webb	0	C	7'0"	250	Junior	Stjær, Denmark	American
Mezziah Oakman	1	C	7'0"	230	Junior	New York, NY	UC Santa Barbara
Max Mackinnon	3	G	6'5"	205	Junior	Brisbane, Australia	Elon

2024 recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Todd Jones #81 PF	New Orleans, LA	Isidore Newman School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Feb 1, 2024
Todd Jones #81 PF	Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 81
Jinup Dobuol SF	St. Paul, MN	PHHoenix Prep	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Feb 26, 2024
Jinup Dobuol SF	Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 0
Mikah Ballew SG	Palmdale, CA	Southern California Academy	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Mar 27, 2023
Mikah Ballew SG	Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 0
Aussie Rapp SF	Melbourne, Australia	N/A	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	N/A	Apr 20, 2024
Aussie Rapp SF	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 2024 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. "2024 Portland Pilots Basketball Commits". Scout.com. "ESPN 2024 Portland Pilots Basketball recruits". ESPN.com. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2024–25 Portland Pilots men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
C	0	Jermaine Ballisager Webb	7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	Jr	Montverde American	Stjær, Denmark
C	1	Mezziah Oakman	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	RS Jr	Mount Diablo HS UC Santa Barbara	New York, NY
G	3	Max Mackinnon	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	Lake Ginninderra College Elon	Brisbane, Australia
G	4	Jinup Dobuol	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Phoenix Prep (AZ)	Saint Paul, MN
G	5	Chris Austin	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	GS	Maranatha HS Fordham	Pasadena, CA
G	7	Vukasin Masic	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	RS Sr	Hoosac School Maine	Belgrade, Serbia
G	8	Preston Lee (W)	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Orange Lutheran HS	Laguna Hills, CA
G	9	Carlin Briggs (W)	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Australia Centre of Excellence	Melbourne, Australia
F	10	Coleman Lemke (W)	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	RS Jr	Faith Lutheran HS	Las Vegas, NV
G	11	Vincent Delano	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	RS Fr	Arizona Compass Prep	Phoenix, AZ
G	12	Kelson Gebbers (W)	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	RS Fr	Brewster HS	Brewster, WA
G	13	Jude Harris (W)	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	RS Fr	Salesian HS	Manhattan Beach, CA
G	20	Wyatt Miller (W)	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Fr	Utah Prep Academy	Santa Barbara, CA
G	21	NaVaughn Long (W)	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Granada HS	Livermore, CA
F	22	Austin Rapp	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Fr		Melbourne, Australia
F	23	Todd Jones	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Fr	Isidore Newman HS	New Orleans, LA
F	24	Bol Dengdit	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	RS So	NBA Global Academy	Melbourne, Australia
G	44	Mikah Ballew	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	SoCal Academy	Palmdale, CA

Head coach

Shantay Legans (Fresno State)

Assistant coach(es)

Bobby Suarez (Florida Gulf Coast)
T.J. Lipold (Westmont College)
Arturo Ormond (UTPA)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Lewis & Clark	W 83–70	1–0	20 – Mackinnon	10 – Jones	5 – Tied	Chiles Center (1,006) Portland, OR
November 9, 2024* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+	UC Santa Barbara	L 53–94	1–1	24 – Masic	7 – Rapp	5 – Masic	Chiles Center (1,304) Portland, OR
November 12, 2024* 8:00 p.m., BTN	at Oregon	L 70–80	1–2	12 – Tied	10 – Jones	5 – Rapp	Matthew Knight Arena (5,260) Eugene, OR
November 16, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Long Beach State	W 63–61	2–2	16 – Rapp	7 – Masic	6 – Masic	Walter Pyramid (1,945) Long Beach, CA
November 21, 2024* 11:30 a.m., ESPN2	vs. South Florida Myrtle Beach Invitational Quarterfinals	L 68–74	2–3	17 – Mackinnon	8 – Tied	5 – Mackinnon	HTC Center (1,454) Conway, SC
November 22, 2024* 8:30 a.m., ESPNU	vs. Ohio Myrtle Beach Invitational Consolation Round	L 73–85	2–4	17 – Masic	7 – Tied	2 – Tied	HTC Center (708) Conway, SC
November 24, 2024* 7:30 a.m., ESPNU	vs. Princeton Myrtle Beach Invitational 7th place game	L 67–94	2–5	12 – Tied	5 – Mackinnon	4 – Masic	HTC Center (627) Conway, SC
December 1, 2024* 2:00 p.m., KRCW/ESPN+	Denver	W 101–90	3–5	27 – Masic	7 – Austin	5 – Tied	Chiles Center (1,049) Portland, OR
December 6, 2024* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Kent State	L 57–76	3–6	12 – Dengdit	6 – Mackinnon	4 – Masic	MAC Center (1,374) Kent, OH
December 10, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Kansas City	L 64–69	3–7	18 – Rapp	10 – Rapp	4 – Austin	Chiles Center (781) Portland, OR
December 16, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Willamette	W 100–69	4–7	19 – Tied	8 – Tied	6 – Mackinnon	Chiles Center (705) Portland, OR
December 18, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Cal State Bakersfield	L 64–81	4–8	21 – Rapp	6 – Mackinnon	5 – Delano	Chiles Center (732) Portland, OR
December 21, 2024* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	Lafayette	W 74–64	5–8	20 – Austin	8 – Rapp	3 – Tied	Chiles Center (883) Portland, OR
WCC regular season
December 28, 2024 5:00 p.m., KRCW/ESPN+	Washington State	L 73–89	5–9 (0–1)	22 – Mackinnon	6 – Rapp	4 – Rapp	Chiles Center (2,228) Portland, OR
December 30, 2024 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	at Oregon State	L 79–89	5–10 (0–2)	22 – Rapp	6 – Rapp	6 – Masic	Gill Coliseum (2,981) Corvallis, OR
January 2, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	at No. 19 Gonzaga Community Cancer Fund Classic	L 50–81	5–11 (0–3)	12 – Delano	8 – Dengdit	3 – Mackinnon	Spokane Arena (9,022) Spokane, WA
January 4, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Saint Mary's	L 58–81	5–12 (0–4)	12 – Mackinnon	8 – Rapp	5 – Rapp	Chiles Center (1,678) Portland, OR
January 9, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at San Francisco	L 72–81	5–13 (0–5)	28 – Mackinnon	8 – Rapp	3 – Tied	Sobrato Center (1,824) San Francisco, CA
January 16, 2025 7:00 p.m., KRCW/ESPN+	Pacific						Chiles Center Portland, OR
January 18, 2025 3:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Washington State						Beasley Coliseum Pullman, WA
January 23, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	San Diego						Chiles Center Portland, OR
January 25, 2025 5:00 p.m., KRCW/ESPN+	Gonzaga						Chiles Center Portland, OR
January 30, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Loyola Marymount						Gersten Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
February 1, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Pepperdine						Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA
February 6, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Santa Clara						Chiles Center Portland, OR
February 13, 2025 7:00 p.m., KRCW/ESPN+	Oregon State						Chiles Center Portland, OR
February 15, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Loyola Marymount						Chiles Center Portland, OR
February 19, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Saint Mary's						University Credit Union Pavilion Moraga, CA
February 22, 2025 4:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Pacific						Alex G. Spanos Center Stockton, CA
February 27, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Pepperdine						Chiles Center Portland, OR
March 1, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	at San Diego						Jenny Craig Pavilion San Diego, CA
WCC tournament
March 6–11, 2025 TBA	vs.						Orleans Arena Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.

Source

References

Murray, Chris (May 20, 2024). "Portland transfer Yuto Yamanouchi-Williams commits to Nevada by way of Wyoming". Nevada Sports Net. Retrieved September 11, 2024.
Fetters, Chris (May 10, 2024). "BREAKING: Portland Freshman Tyler Harris commits to Washington". 247Sports. Retrieved September 11, 2024.
Hein, Brett (April 17, 2024). "Weber State basketball adds Portland center Vucinic; top assistant Daniels leaving". Standard-Examiner. Retrieved September 11, 2024.
"2024–25 Men's Basketball Schedule". portlandpilots.com.

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