2023–24 Portland Pilots men's basketball team explained

Mode:Basketball
Year:2023–24
Prev Year:2022–23
Next Year:2024–25
Team:Portland Pilots
Conference:West Coast Conference
Short Conf:WCC
Record:12–21
Conf Record:5–11
Hc Year:3rd
Assoc Coach:Bobby Suarez
Asst Coach1:T.J. Lipold
Asst Coach2:Arturo Ormond

The 2023–24 Portland Pilots men's basketball team represented the University of Portland during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Pilots, led by third-year head coach Shantay Legans, played their home games at the Chiles Center as members of the West Coast Conference. They finished the 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.

Previous season

The Pilots finished the 2022–23 season 14–19, 5–11 in WCC play to finish in eighth place. They defeated San Diego in the first round of the WCC tournament before losing to Santa Clara in the second round.

Offseason

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Moses Wood 1 F 6'8" 210 RS Senior Graduate transferred to Washington
Alden Applewhite 3 F 6'7" 205 Sophomore Transferred to Murray State
Jack Perry 11 G 6'2" 190 RS Senior Graduated
Kristian Sjolund 12 F 6'8" 210 RS Junior Signed to play professionally in Germany with Medi Bayreuth
Chika Nduka 15 G/F 6'6" 225 Sophomore Walk-on; transferred to Montana State
Michael Meadows 25 G 6'2" 175 RS Junior Transferred to Saint Louis
Joey St. Pierre 44 C 6'10" 255 RS Senior Graduated

Incoming transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Thomas Oosterbroek 1 F 6'7" 235 Junior Miami (FL)
Yuto Yamanochi-Williams 3 C 6'10" Sophomore Lamar
Alimamy Koroma 14 F/C 6'8" 220 Senior Cal Poly
Noah Jordan 21 F 6'7" 215 Senior West Virginia State

2024 recruiting class

Schedule and results

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2023–24 Men's Basketball Schedule. portlandpilots.com.