| Mode: | Basketball |
| Year: | 2020–21 |
| Prev Year: | 2019–20 |
| Next Year: | 2021–22 |
| Team: | Portland Pilots |
| Conference: | West Coast Conference |
| Short Conf: | WCC |
| Record: | 6–15 |
| Conf Record: | 0–11 |
| Head Coach: | Terry Porter (fired 2/5) |
| Hc Year: | 5th |
| Hc Games: | 17 games |
| Head Coach2: | Ben Johnson (interim) |
| Hc Games2: | remainder of season |
| Asst Coach2: | Chris Buchanan |
The 2020–21 Portland Pilots men's basketball team represented the University of Portland during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Pilots were led by fifth-year head coach Terry Porter until he was fired February 5, 2021 after 17 games.[1] He was replaced by interim head coach Ben Johnson for the rest of the season.[2] They played their home games at the Chiles Center as members of the West Coast Conference. In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, they finished the season 6–15, 0–11 in WCC play to finish in last place. They lost to Santa Clara in the first round of the WCC tournament.
On March 22, the school named Eastern Washington head coach Shantay Legans the team's new head coach.[3] [4]
The Pilots finished the 2019–20 season 9–23, 1–15 in WCC play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the WCC tournament to Santa Clara.
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lavar Harewood | 0 | G | 6'3" | 205 | RS Senior | Graduated | ||
| Malcolm Porter | 1 | G | 6'4" | 190 | RS Junior | Graduate transferred to Northern Arizona | ||
| JoJo Walker | 2 | G | 6'1" | 175 | Junior | Left the team for personal reasons | ||
| Isaiah White | 3 | G | 6'4" | 195 | RS Senior | Graduated | ||
| Cody Collinsoworth | 11 | C | 7'0" | 230 | Freshman | Left the team for personal reasons | ||
| Theo Akwuba | 12 | C | 6'11" | 220 | Sophomore | Transferred to Louisiana | ||
| Josh Phillips | 21 | F | 6'8" | 245 | Sophomore | Transferred to East Los Angeles College | ||
| Jacob Tryon | 24 | F/C | 6'11" | 210 | Junior | Transferred to Samford | ||
| Hugh Hogland | 32 | F/C | 6'10" | 230 | RS Sophomore | Transferred to UC Davis |
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clythus Griffith | 0 | G | 6'2" | 180 | RS Junior | |||
| Ahmed Ali | 2 | G | 5'11" | 165 | RS Senior | Transferred from Hawaii. Will be eligible to play immediately since Harewood graduated from Hawaii. |
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