2014–15 Portland Pilots men's basketball team

2014–15 Portland Pilots men's basketball
CIT, First round
Conference West Coast Conference
2014–15 record 17–16 (7–11 WCC)
Head coach Eric Reveno (9th year)
Assistant coach Eric Jackson
Assistant coach Colin Pfaff
Assistant coach Herb Brown
Home arena Chiles Center
2014–15 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#7 Gonzaga 17 1   .944     35 3   .921
BYU 13 5   .722     25 10   .714
Saint Mary's 13 5   .722     21 10   .677
Pepperdine 10 8   .556     18 14   .563
San Diego 8 10   .444     15 16   .484
Portland 7 11   .389     17 16   .515
Santa Clara 7 11   .389     14 18   .438
San Francisco 7 11   .389     14 18   .438
Pacific 4 14   .222     12 19   .387
Loyola Marymount 4 14   .222     8 23   .258
2015 West Coast Conference Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2014–15 Portland Pilots men's basketball team represented the University of Portland during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Pilots, led by ninth year head coach Eric Reveno, played their home games at the Chiles Center and were members of the West Coast Conference. They finished the season 17–16, 7–11 in WCC play to finish in a three way tie for sixth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the WCC Tournament where they lost to BYU. They were invited to the CollegeInsdier.com Tournament where they lost in the first round to Sacramento State.

Previous Season

The Pilots finished the season 15–16, 7–11 in WCC play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They lost in the first round of the West Coast Conference Tournament to Loyola Marymount.

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Tanner Riley 3 G 6'3" 200 Senior North Bend, WA Graduated
John Bailey 5 F 6'8" 215 Senior Mesa, AZ Graduated
Korey Thieleke 21 G 6'3" 185 Senior Bakersfield, CA Graduated
Ryan Nicholas 32 F 6'7" 245 Senior Spokane, WA Graduated

Recruitment

Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Jason Todd
F
Mill Creek, WA Jackson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Nov 15, 2013 
Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 66
Gabe Taylor
F
Beaverton, OR Valley Catholic 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) N/A 
Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 65
D'Marques Tyson
G
Bothell, WA Quality Education Academy 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Apr 2, 2014 
Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Philipp Hartwich
C
Cologne, Germany Rhein Stars Koln 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 215 lb (98 kg) N/A 
Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Alec Monson
G
Salt Lake City, UT Olympus 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) N/A N/A 
Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/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:

Recruitment Class of 2015

Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Jazz Johnson
G
Lake Oswego, OR Lake Oswego 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jun 26, 2013 
Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 67
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

2014–15 Portland Pilots men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year High School/Junior College Home town
G 00 Bailey, KevinKevin Bailey style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 205 lb (93 kg) Sr East Clovis Clovis, CA
G 1 Pressley, BryceBryce Pressley style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Jesuit Sacramento, CA
G 2 Wintering, AlecAlec Wintering style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 160 lb (73 kg) So United Faith Concord, NC
G 5 Tyson, D'MarquesD'Marques Tyson style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Quality Education Academy Bothell, WA
G/F 10 Todd, JasonJason Todd style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Jackson HS Mill Creek, WA
G 11 Sharp, BobbyBobby Sharp style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 165 lb (75 kg) Sr Cardinal Newman
Santa Rosa JC
Santa Rosa, CA
C 12 van der Mars, ThomasThomas van der Mars style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 235 lb (107 kg) Sr Erasmus U
Canarias Basketball Academy
Gouda, Netherlands
C 14 Barker, RileyRiley Barker style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 240 lb (109 kg) RS Sr White Rock Christian Academy Surrey, BC, Canada
C 15 Hartwich, PhilippPhilipp Hartwich style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Dreikonigs Gymnasium Cologne, Germany
G/F 20 Livingston, MaxMax Livingston style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Clark College
Lake Oswego
Lake Oswego, OR
F 24 Taylor, GabeGabe Taylor style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Valley Catholic School Portland, OR
G 35 Carr, DavidDavid Carr style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Central Catholic Portland, OR
F/C 52 Gerun, VolodymyrVolodymyr Gerun style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 250 lb (113 kg) Sr Canarias Basketball Academy
West Virginia
Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine
G 54 Zubizarreta, AitorAitor Zubizarreta style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 175 lb (79 kg) So Basque Country of Spain Azpeitia, Gipuzkoa
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Eric Jackson (Green Bay)
  • Colin Pfaff (CSU-Monterey Bay)
  • Herb Brown

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

Roster

Schedule and results

Date Opponent Result Record Site (Attendance)
Exhibition
11/08/2014* Concordia (CA) W 90–81  Chiles Center (1,026)
Regular Season
11/14/2014* Concordia (OR) W 87–59  1–0 Chiles Center (1,622)
11/16/2014* at San Jose State W 73–68 OT 2–0 Event Center Arena (1,453)
11/22/2014* SIU Edwardsville W 75–53  3–0 Chiles Center (1,828)
11/28/2014* vs. Murray State
(Challenge in Music City)
W 64–61  4–0 Nashville Municipal Auditorium (N/A)
11/29/2014* vs. Drake
(Challenge in Music City)
W 71–59  5–0 Nashville Municipal Auditorium (N/A)
11/30/2014* vs. Valparaiso
(Challenge in Music City)
L 55–70  5–1 Nashville Municipal Auditorium (N/A)
12/03/2014* Portland State W 83–71  6–1 Chiles Center (1,494)
12/06/2014* Oregon State L 58–65 OT 6–2 Chiles Center (3,413)
12/14/2014* at Sacramento State W 80–75  7–2 Colberg Court (685)
12/17/2014* at UNLV L 73–75 OT 7–3 Thomas & Mack Center (12,536)
12/20/2014* Montana State W 87–60  8–3 Chiles Center (2,973)
12/22/2014* Lewis & Clark W 71–49  9–3 Chiles Center (1,273)
12/27/2014 at San Diego W 61–58  10–3 (1–0) Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,442)
12/29/2014 at BYU L 88–97  10–4 (1–1) Marriott Center (17,452)
01/03/2015 #7 Gonzaga L 75–87  10–5 (1–2) Chiles Center (4,852)
01/08/2015 Santa Clara W 78–61  11–5 (2–2) Chiles Center (1,415)
01/10/2015 San Francisco L 77–89  11–6 (2–3) Chiles Center (1,422)
01/15/2015 at Loyola Marymount L 68–80  11–7 (2–4) Gersten Pavilion (1,659)
01/17/2015 at Pepperdine L 63–67  11–8 (2–5) Firestone Fieldhouse (1,480)
01/22/2015 Pacific W 72–69  12–8 (3–5) Chiles Center (1,244)
01/24/2015 Saint Mary's L 64–74  12–9 (3–6) Chiles Center (2,883)
01/29/2015 at #3 Gonzaga L 46–64  12–10 (3–7) McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
02/05/2015 at San Francisco W 69–57  13–10 (4–7) War Memorial Gymnasium (1,386)
02/07/2015 at Santa Clara W 74–54  14–10 (5–7) Leavey Center (2,110)
02/12/2015 Pepperdine W 69–52  15–10 (6–7) Chiles Center (2,010)
02/14/2015 Loyola Marymount W 66–63  16–10 (7–7) Chiles Center (1,690)
02/19/2015 at Saint Mary's L 51–68  16–11 (7–8) McKeon Pavilion (2,855)
02/21/2015 at Pacific L 77–79 OT 16–12 (7–9) Alex G. Spanos Center (2,653)
02/26/2015 BYU L 69–82  16–13 (7–10) Chiles Center (3,433)
02/28/2015 San Diego L 66–78  16–14 (7–11) Chiles Center (2,137)
WCC Tournament
03/07/2015 vs. Saint Mary's
(Quarterfinals)
W 69–52  17–14 Orleans Arena (8,064)
03/09/2015 vs. BYU
(Semifinals)
L 70–84  17–15 Orleans Arena (8,546)
CIT
03/18/2015* Sacramento State
(First round)
L 66–73  17–16 Chiles Center (1,013)
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

Source: Schedule

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