2014–15 Portland Pilots men's basketball team

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.[1] They were invited to the CollegeInsdier.com Tournament where they lost in the first round to Sacramento State.

2014–15 Portland Pilots men's basketball
CIT, First round
ConferenceWest Coast Conference
Record17–16 (7–11 WCC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaChiles Center
Seasons
2014–15 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 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
Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

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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.[2]

Departures

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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

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
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 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 66
Gabe Taylor
F
Beaverton, OR Valley Catholic 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) N/A 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Alec Monson
G
Salt Lake City, UT Olympus 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) N/A N/A 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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:

  • "Portland Pilots 2014 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com.
  • "2014 Portland Pilots Basketball Commits". Scout.com.
  • "ESPN 2014 Portland Pilots Basketball recruits". ESPN.com.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com.
  • "2014 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Recruitment Class of 2015

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
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 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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

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2014–15 Portland Pilots men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 00 Kevin Bailey 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr East Clovis Clovis, CA
G 1 Bryce Pressley 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Jesuit Sacramento, CA
G 2 Alec Wintering 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 160 lb (73 kg) So United Faith Concord, NC
G 5 D'Marques Tyson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Quality Education Academy Bothell, WA
G/F 10 Jason Todd 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Jackson HS Mill Creek, WA
G 11 Bobby Sharp 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Sr Cardinal Newman
Santa Rosa JC
Santa Rosa, CA
C 12 Thomas van der Mars 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Sr Erasmus U
Canarias Basketball Academy
Gouda, Netherlands
C 14 Riley Barker 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) RS Sr White Rock Christian Academy Surrey, BC, Canada
C 15 Philipp Hartwich 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Dreikonigs Gymnasium Cologne, Germany
G/F 20 Max Livingston 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Clark College
Lake Oswego
Lake Oswego, OR
F 24 Gabe Taylor 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Valley Catholic School Portland, OR
G 35 David Carr 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Central Catholic Portland, OR
F/C 52 Volodymyr Gerun 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Sr Canarias Basketball Academy
West Virginia
Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine
G 54 Aitor Zubizarreta 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Basque Country of Spain Azpeitia, Gipuzkoa
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
11/08/2014*
7:00 pm
Concordia (CA) W 90–81 
Chiles Center (1,026)
Portland, OR
Regular season
11/14/2014*
7:00 pm
Concordia (OR) W 87–59  1–0
Chiles Center (1,622)
Portland, OR
11/16/2014*
1:00 pm
at San Jose State W 73–68 OT 2–0
Event Center Arena (1,453)
San Jose, CA
11/22/2014*
7:00 pm
SIU Edwardsville W 75–53  3–0
Chiles Center (1,828)
Portland, OR
11/28/2014*
5:30 pm
vs. Murray State
Challenge in Music City
W 64–61  4–0
Nashville Municipal Auditorium (N/A)
Nashville, TN
11/29/2014*
3:00 pm
vs. Drake
Challenge in Music City
W 71–59  5–0
Nashville Municipal Auditorium (N/A)
Nashville, TN
11/30/2014*
11:00 am
vs. Valparaiso
Challenge in Music City
L 55–70  5–1
Nashville Municipal Auditorium (N/A)
Nashville, TN
12/03/2014*
7:00 pm
Portland State W 83–71  6–1
Chiles Center (1,494)
Portland, OR
12/06/2014*
7:00 pm
Oregon State L 58–65 OT 6–2
Chiles Center (3,413)
Portland, OR
12/14/2014*
5:00 pm
at Sacramento State W 80–75  7–2
Colberg Court (685)
Sacramento, CA
12/17/2014*
7:30 pm
at UNLV L 73–75 OT 7–3
Thomas & Mack Center (12,536)
Paradise, NV
12/20/2014*
7:00 pm
Montana State W 87–60  8–3
Chiles Center (2,973)
Portland, OR
12/22/2014*
7:00 pm
Lewis & Clark W 71–49  9–3
Chiles Center (1,273)
Portland, OR
12/27/2014
6:00 pm, TheW.tv
at San Diego W 61–58  10–3 (1–0)
Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,442)
San Diego, CA
12/29/2014
6:00 pm, BYUtv
at BYU L 88–97  10–4 (1–1)
Marriott Center (17,452)
Provo, UT
01/03/2015
6:30 pm, ESPN2
No. 7 Gonzaga L 75–87  10–5 (1–2)
Chiles Center (4,852)
Portland, OR
01/08/2015
7:00 pm, TheW.tv
Santa Clara W 78–61  11–5 (2–2)
Chiles Center (1,415)
Portland, OR
01/10/2015
1:00 pm, RTNW
San Francisco L 77–89  11–6 (2–3)
Chiles Center (1,422)
Portland, OR
01/15/2015
7:00 pm, TheW.tv
at Loyola Marymount L 68–80  11–7 (2–4)
Gersten Pavilion (1,659)
Los Angeles, CA
01/17/2015
5:00 pm, TWCSN/TheW.tv
at Pepperdine L 63–67  11–8 (2–5)
Firestone Fieldhouse (1,480)
Malibu, CA
01/22/2015
7:00 pm, RTNW
Pacific W 72–69  12–8 (3–5)
Chiles Center (1,244)
Portland, OR
01/24/2015
7:00 pm, TheW.tv
Saint Mary's L 64–74  12–9 (3–6)
Chiles Center (2,883)
Portland, OR
01/29/2015
6:00 pm, RTNW
at No. 3 Gonzaga L 46–64  12–10 (3–7)
McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
02/05/2015
6:00 pm, CSN BAY/TheW.tv
at San Francisco W 69–57  13–10 (4–7)
War Memorial Gymnasium (1,386)
San Francisco, CA
02/07/2015
5:00 pm, TheW.tv
at Santa Clara W 74–54  14–10 (5–7)
Leavey Center (2,110)
Santa Clara, CA
02/12/2015
7:00 pm, TheW.tv
Pepperdine W 69–52  15–10 (6–7)
Chiles Center (2,010)
Portland, OR
02/14/2015
7:00 pm, RTNW
Loyola Marymount W 66–63  16–10 (7–7)
Chiles Center (1,690)
Portland, OR
02/19/2015
8:00 pm, TheW.tv
at Saint Mary's L 51–68  16–11 (7–8)
McKeon Pavilion (2,855)
Moraga, CA
02/21/2015
7:00 pm, TheW.tv
at Pacific L 77–79 OT 16–12 (7–9)
Alex G. Spanos Center (2,653)
Stockton, CA
02/26/2015
7:00 pm, RTNW
BYU L 69–82  16–13 (7–10)
Chiles Center (3,433)
Portland, OR
02/28/2015
1:00 pm, RTNW
San Diego L 66–78  16–14 (7–11)
Chiles Center (2,137)
Portland, OR
WCC tournament
03/07/2015
12:00 pm, TWCSN/RTNW/BYUtv
vs. Saint Mary's
Quarterfinals
W 69–52  17–14
Orleans Arena (8,064)
Paradise, NV
03/09/2015
8:30 pm, ESPN2
vs. BYU
Semifinals
L 70–84  17–15
Orleans Arena (8,546)
Paradise, NV
CIT
03/18/2015*
7:00 pm
Sacramento State
First round
L 66–73  17–16
Chiles Center (1,013)
Portland, OR
*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. ^ "Kyle Collinsworth ties triple-double mark; BYU into WCC title game". ESPN. March 10, 2015. Retrieved February 8, 2024.
  2. ^ "Loyola Marymount Edges Past Portland 67-64 In WCC Tournament". CBS News. March 6, 2014. Retrieved February 8, 2024.