2015–16 Portland Pilots men's basketball team

The 2015–16 Portland Pilots men's basketball team represented the University of Portland during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Pilots, led by tenth-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 12–20, 6–12 in WCC play to finish in a three way tie for seventh place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the WCC tournament to Gonzaga.

2015–16 Portland Pilots men's basketball
ConferenceWest Coast Conference
Record12–20 (6–12 WCC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Eric Jackson
  • Colin Pfaff
  • Mitch Johnson
Home arenaChiles Center
Seasons
2015–16 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Saint Mary's 15 3   .833 29 6   .829
Gonzaga 15 3   .833 28 8   .778
BYU 13 5   .722 26 11   .703
Pepperdine 10 8   .556 18 14   .563
San Francisco 8 10   .444 15 15   .500
Santa Clara 7 11   .389 11 20   .355
Portland 6 12   .333 12 20   .375
Loyola Marymount 6 12   .333 14 17   .452
Pacific* 6 12   .333 8 20   .286
San Diego 4 14   .222 9 21   .300
*ineligible for postseason due to self probation
Conference tournament winner

On March 15, 2016, the school fired head coach Eric Reveno.[1] He finished at Portland with a 10-year record of 140–178.

Previous season

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The Pilots finished the 2014–15 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.

Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Kevin Bailey 00 G 6'5" 205 Senior Clovis, CA Graduated
Bobby Sharp 11 G 6'2" 165 Senior Santa Rosa, CA Graduated
Thomas van der Mars 12 C 6'11" 235 Senior Gouda, Netherlands Graduated
Riley Barker 14 C 6'10" 240 RS Senior Surrey, BC Graduated
David Carr 35 G 6'3" 180 Senior Portland, OR Graduate transferred
Volodymyr Gerun 52 F/C 6'10' 250 Senior Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine Graduated
Aitor Zubizarreta 54 G 6'3" 175 Sophomore Azpeitia, Gipuzkoa Transferred to College of Idaho

Incoming Transfers

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Ray Barreno 32 C 6'11" 265 Junior Ascension Chihuahua, Mexico Junior college transferred from New Mexico Junior College
Jarrel Marshall 33 F 6'6" Junior Mount Vernon, NY Junior college transferred from Palm Beach State College

Recruitment

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Jazz Johnson
PG
Lake Oswego, OR Lake Oswego High School 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jun 26, 2013 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 67
Colin Russell
PF
Folsom, CA Folsom High School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sep 15, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 65
Rashad Jackson
SG
Bakersfield, CA Impact Basketball Academy 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 59
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 2015 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com.
  • "2015 Portland Pilots Basketball Commits". Scout.com.
  • "ESPN 2015 Portland Pilots Basketball recruits". ESPN.com.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com.
  • "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

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2015–16 Portland Pilots men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Xavier Hallinan (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr Central Catholic Portland, OR
G 1 Bryce Pressley 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Jesuit Sacramento, CA
G 2 Alec Wintering 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr United Faith Concord, NC
G 3 Rashad Jackson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Impact Basketball Academy Bakersfield, CA
G 5 D'Marques Tyson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Quality Education Academy Bothell, WA
G/F 10 Jason Todd 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Jackson HS Mill Creek, WA
F/C 11 Colin Russell 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Folsom HS Folsom, CA
C 15 Philipp Hartwich 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Dreikonigs Gymnasium Cologne, Germany
G/F 20 Max Livingston (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Clark College
Lake Oswego
Lake Oswego, OR
G 22 Jazz Johnson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Lake Oswego Lake Oswego, OR
F 24 Gabe Taylor 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Valley Catholic School Portland, OR
G/F 25 Chier Maker 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Newington College Sydney, Australia
C 32 Ray Barreno 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 270 lb (122 kg) Jr New Mexico JC
Faith Christian Acad.
Ascension Chihuahua, Mexico
G/F 33 Jarrel Marshall 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Palm Beach State College
Mount Vernon HS
Mount Vernon, NY
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/07/2015*
2:00 pm
Concordia-Irvine W 85–78 
Chiles Center (1,003)
Portland, OR
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015*
7:00 pm, TheW.tv
Oregon Tech W 98–81  1–0
Chiles Center (1,858)
Portland, OR
11/15/2015*
4:00 pm
at UC Davis L 66–79  1–1
The Pavilion (1,372)
Davis, CA
11/20/2015*
6:00 pm, P12N
at Colorado L 63–85  1–2
Coors Events Center (7,783)
Boulder, CO
11/22/2015*
7:00 pm
Abilene Christian
Corpus Christi Coastal Classic
W 87–57  2–2
Chiles Center (1,541)
Portland, OR
11/24/2015*
7:00 pm
Alcorn State
Corpus Christi Coastal Classic
W 97–65  3–2
Chiles Center (1,194)
Portland, OR
11/27/2015*
5:30 pm, CBSSN
vs. Colorado State
Corpus Christi Coastal Classic semifinals
L 74–90  3–3
American Bank Center (183)
Corpus Christi, TX
11/28/2015*
4:30 pm, CBSSN
vs. Southern Illinois
Corpus Christi Coastal Classic 3rd place game
L 79–80  3–4
American Bank Center (179)
Corpus Christi, TX
12/02/2015*
7:00 pm
at Portland State W 78–72  4–4
Peter Stott Center (785)
Portland, OR
12/05/2015*
7:00 pm, TheW.tv
Boise State L 71–81  4–5
Chiles Center (2,282)
Portland, OR
12/08/2015*
7:00 pm, TheW.tv
Idaho State L 65–66  4–6
Chiles Center (1,089)
Portland, OR
12/12/2015*
7:00 pm, TheW.tv
Sacramento State W 81–73  5–6
Chiles Center (1,264)
Portland, OR
12/18/2015*
5:30 pm
vs. Weber State
Far West Classic
L 82–92  5–7
Moda Center (3,036)
Portland, OR
12/19/2015*
5:30 pm
vs. Cal State Fullerton
Far West Classic
W 65–60  6–7
Moda Center (4,371)
Portland, OR
WCC regular season
12/21/2015
6:00 pm, RTNW
Loyola Marymount W 87–60  7–7
(1–0)
Chiles Center (1,286)
Portland, OR
12/23/2015
6:00 pm, ESPNU
Pepperdine W 87–79  8–7
(2–0)
Chiles Center (1,659)
Portland, OR
12/31/2015
7:00 pm, TheW.tv
at San Francisco L 95–107  8–8
(2–1)
War Memorial Gymnasium (1,170)
San Francisco, CA
01/02/2016
1:00 pm, RTNW
at Santa Clara L 77–84  8–9
(2–2)
Leavey Center (1,365)
Santa Clara, CA
01/09/2016
5:00 pm, RTNW
at Gonzaga L 74–85  8–10
(2–3)
McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
01/14/2016
7:00 pm, RTNW
San Diego L 71–82  8–11
(2–4)
Chiles Center (1,592)
Portland, OR
01/16/2016
3:00 pm, RTNW
BYU W 84–81  9–11
(3–4)
Chiles Center (4,852)
Portland, OR
01/21/2016
7:00 pm, TheW.tv
at Pacific L 61–70  9–12
(3–5)
Alex G. Spanos Center (2,502)
Stockton, CA
01/23/2016
8:00 pm, RTNW
at Saint Mary's L 74–89  9–13
(3–6)
McKeon Pavilion (3,338)
Moraga, CA
01/28/2016
7:00 pm, CSNNW
San Francisco L 76–87  9–14
(3–7)
Chiles Center (1,471)
Portland, OR
01/30/2016
7:00 pm, TheW.tv
Santa Clara L 84–90  9–15
(3–8)
Chiles Center (2,242)
Portland, OR
02/04/2016
8:00 pm, ESPNU
at Pepperdine W 73–70  10–15
(4–8)
Firestone Fieldhouse (1,021)
Malibu, CA
02/06/2016
3:00 pm, TheW.tv
at Loyola Marymount W 92–78  11–15
(5–8)
Gersten Pavilion (1,852)
Los Angeles, CA
02/11/2016
8:00 pm, ESPNU
Gonzaga L 66–92  11–16
(5–9)
Chiles Center (4,852)
Portland, OR
02/18/2016
7:00 pm, TheW.tv
Saint Mary's L 72–74  11–17
(5–10)
Chiles Center (2,868)
Portland, OR
02/20/2016
7:00 pm, RTNW
Pacific W 80–67  12–17
(6–10)
Chiles Center (3,103)
Portland, OR
02/25/2016
8:00 pm, ESPNU
at BYU L 81–99  12–18
(6–11)
Marriott Center (13,497)
Provo, UT
02/27/2016
6:00 pm, RTNW
at San Diego L 76–85  12–19
(6–12)
Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,942)
San Diego, CA
WCC tournament
03/05/2016
9:00 pm, ESPN2
vs. Gonzaga
Quarterfinals
L 67–92  12–20
Orleans Arena (7,209)
Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

Source: Schedule

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Portland Pilots fire men's basketball coach Eric Reveno". OregonLive.com. Retrieved March 16, 2016.