2022–23 Portland Pilots men's basketball team explained

Mode:Basketball
Year:2022–23
Prev Year:2021–22
Next Year:2023–24
Team:Portland Pilots
Conference:West Coast Conference
Short Conf:WCC
Record:14–19
Conf Record:5–11
Hc Year:2nd
Asst Coach1:Bobby Suarez
Asst Coach2:T.J. Lipold
Asst Coach3:Jeremy Pope

The 2022–23 Portland Pilots men's basketball team represented the University of Portland during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Pilots, led by second-year head coach Shantay Legans, played their home games at the Chiles Center as members of the West Coast Conference.

Previous season

The Pilots finished the 2021–22 season 19–15, 7–7 in WCC play to finish in sixth place. They defeated San Diego in the second round of the WCC tournament before losing to Santa Clara in the quarterfinals They Pilots received an invitation to the Basketball Classic where they defeated New Orleans before losing to Southern Utah in the quarterfinals.[1] [2]

Offseason

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Yaru Harvey 0 G 6'3" 175 Freshman Transferred to Northwest Nazarene
Skylar Wilson 3 G 6'7" 185 Freshman Transferred to Nebraska–Kearney
Nikola Milošević 4 G 6'5" 190 Freshman Transferred
Matija Svetozarevic 13 G/F 6'8" 180 Freshman Transferred
Miles Turner 21 G 6'2" 190 RS Junior Walk-on; didn't return
Liam Faler 22 G 5'10" 180 Freshman Walk-on; not on team roster
Matheus Silveria 24 C 7'0" 255 RS Sophomore Transferred to Rollins
Wyatt Watson 34 F 6'9" 195 RS Junior Walk-on; transferred to Western Washington

Incoming transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Vukasin Masic 1 G 6'5" Junior Maine
Alden Applewhite 3 F 6'7" 205 Sophomore Mississippi State
Wyatt Lowell 21 F 6'9" RS Junior Snow College
Joey St. Pierre 44 C 6'10" 275 GS Senior Milwaukee

2022 recruiting class

Schedule and results

|-!colspan=9 style=| Non-conference regular season|-!colspan=9 style=| WCC regular season|-!colspan=9 style=| WCC tournamentSource: Schedule

Notes and References

  1. News: Portland Pilots win their first-ever postseason tournament game, bury New Orleans 94-73. Nick. Daschel. The Oregonian. March 19, 2022. February 8, 2024.
  2. News: Portland Pilots’ season comes to an end as Southern Utah scores a 77-66 Basketball Classic win. Nick. Daschel. The Oregonian. March 26, 2022. February 8, 2024.