2025–26 Portland Pilots men's basketball team
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| Conference | West Coast Conference |
| Record | 15–19 (6–12 WCC) |
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| Home arena | Chiles Center |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 12 Gonzaga † | 16 | – | 2 | .889 | 30 | – | 3 | .909 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 22 Saint Mary's | 16 | – | 2 | .889 | 27 | – | 5 | .844 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Santa Clara | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 26 | – | 8 | .765 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon State | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 17 | – | 16 | .515 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Francisco | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 17 | – | 16 | .515 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pacific | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 18 | – | 15 | .545 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seattle | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 21 | – | 13 | .618 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington State | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 12 | – | 20 | .375 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Portland | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 15 | – | 19 | .441 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Loyola Marymount | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 15 | – | 17 | .469 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Diego | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 12 | – | 21 | .364 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pepperdine | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 9 | – | 23 | .281 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2026 WCC tournament winner As of March 17, 2026 Rankings from AP poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2025–26 Portland Pilots men's basketball team represented the University of Portland during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Pilots, led by fifth-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 2024–25 season 12–20, 7–11 in WCC play to finish in eighth place. They lost in second round to Pepperdine in the WCC Tournament.
Offseason
Departures
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
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| Mezziah Oakman | 1 | C | 7'0" | 230 | Junior | New York, NY | Transferred to Cal State Monterey Bay |
| Max Mackinnon | 3 | G | 6'6" | 200 | Junior | Brisbane, Australia | Transferred to LSU |
| Jinup Dobuol | 4 | G | 6'8" | 180 | Freshman | Saint Paul, MN | Transferred to Monmouth |
| Chris Austin | 5 | G | 6'4" | 210 | Graduate Student | Pasadena, CA | Graduated |
| Vukasin Masic | 7 | G | 6'5" | 210 | Senior | Belgrade, Serbia | Transferred to San Francisco |
| Coleman Lemke | 10 | F | 6'8" | 190 | Junior | Las Vegas, NV | Walk-on; transferred |
| Vincent Delano | 11 | G | 6'2" | 175 | Freshman | Phoenix, AZ | Transferred to Northern Colorado |
| Jude Harris | 13 | G | 6'5" | 205 | Freshman | Manhattan Beach, CA | Walk-on; transferred to Point Loma Nazarene |
| Wyatt Miller | 20 | G | 5'10" | 165 | Freshman | Santa Barbara, CA | Walk-on; transferred |
| Austin Rapp | 22 | F | 6'10" | 230 | Freshman | Melbourne, Australia | Transferred to Wisconsin |
| Todd Jones | 23 | F | 6'9" | 205 | Freshman | New Orleans, LA | Transferred to Louisiana |
| Bol Dengdit | 24 | F | 6'11" | 210 | Sophomore | Melbourne, Australia | Transferred to UC San Diego |
Incoming transfers
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
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| Matúš Hronský | 7 | F | 6'8" | 205 | Senior | Poruba, Slovakia | Duquesne |
| Garrett Nuckolls | 10 | G | 6'6" | 193 | Junior | Bullard, TX | Trinity Valley CC |
| Riley Parker | 11 | G | 6'2" | 195 | Senior | Mandurah, Australia | Saint Francis (PA) |
| James O'Donnell | 14 | F | 6' 10" | 230 | Sophomore | Sydney, Australia | San Francisco[1] |
Roster
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Schedule and results
| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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| Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
| November 3, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Willamette | W 120–83 | 1–0 |
25 – Williams | 10 – Nuckolls | 5 – Tied | Chiles Center (1,008) Portland, OR | ||||
| November 6, 2025* 7:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
Arkansas–Pine Bluff | W 83–74 | 2–0 |
15 – Ballew | 10 – O'Donnell | 10 – Foxwell | Chiles Center (792) Portland, OR | ||||
| November 9, 2025* 7:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
UC Davis | W 67–63 | 3–0 |
23 – Foxwell | 6 – George | 3 – Foxwell | Chiles Center (948) Portland, OR | ||||
| November 15, 2025* 6:00 p.m., MW Network |
at Wyoming | L 56–93 | 3–1 |
12 – George | 7 – George | 2 – Tied | Arena-Auditorium (3,428) Laramie, WY | ||||
| November 21, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Cal State Fullerton Portland Invitational |
W 103–85 | 4–1 |
24 – Foxwell | 8 – O'Donnell | 6 – Ballisager Webb | Chiles Center (1,118) Portland, OR | ||||
| November 22, 2025* 5:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Northern Colorado Portland Invitational |
L 80–86 OT | 4–2 |
15 – Williams | 8 – Foxwell | 10 – Foxwell | Chiles Center (1,116) Portland, OR | ||||
| November 23, 2025* 1:00 pm, ESPN+ |
St. Thomas Portland Invitational |
L 66–76 | 4–3 |
17 – George | 9 – Williams | 8 – Foxwell | Chiles Center (983) Portland, OR | ||||
| November 26, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Long Beach State | W 93–73 | 5–3 |
19 – Tied | 6 – George | 7 – Foxwell | Chiles Center (829) Portland, OR | ||||
| December 1, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+ |
at Stanford | L 72–94 | 5–4 |
22 – Williams | 9 – O'Donnell | 3 – Tied | Maples Pavilion (2,284) Stanford, CA | ||||
| December 5, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Lewis & Clark | W 104–87 | 6–4 |
32 – O'Donnell | 10 – O'Donnell | 10 – Foxwell | Chiles Center (470) Portland, OR | ||||
| December 14, 2025* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Kent State | W 88–78 | 7–4 |
20 – Williams | 8 – Nuckolls | 15 – Foxwell | Chiles Center (1,033) Portland, OR | ||||
| December 17, 2025* 8:00 p.m., BTN |
at Oregon | L 69–94 | 7–5 |
21 – Foxwell | 11 – Williams | 8 – Foxwell | Matthew Knight Arena (4,479) Eugene, OR | ||||
| December 22, 2025* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at UC Santa Barbara | L 61–79 | 7–6 |
15 – O'Donnell | 7 – Williams | 7 – Foxwell | The Thunderdome (3,022) Santa Barbara, CA | ||||
| WCC regular season | |||||||||||
| December 28, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Washington State | L 62–67 | 7–7 (0–1) |
15 – Tied | 8 – Ballisager Webb | 6 – Foxwell | Chiles Center (1,448) Portland, OR | ||||
| December 30, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Santa Clara | L 85–92 | 7–8 (0–2) |
20 – Foxwell | 5 – Tied | 15 – Foxwell | Chiles Center (1,521) Portland, OR | ||||
| January 2, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Saint Mary's | L 57–78 | 7–9 (0–3) |
13 – Ballisager Webb | 12 – Censori-Hercules | 6 – Foxwell | University Credit Union Pavilion (3,372) Moraga, CA | ||||
| January 4, 2026 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at San Francisco | L 68–73 | 7–10 (0–4) |
21 – Williams | 6 – Williams | 6 – Foxwell | Sobrato Center (1,088) San Francisco, CA | ||||
| January 8, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Pacific | W 90–89 OT | 8–10 (1–4) |
27 – Tied | 10 – Williams | 7 – Foxwell | Chiles Center (1,091) Portland, OR | ||||
| January 10, 2026 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Oregon State | W 82–76 | 9–10 (2–4) |
23 – Williams | 7 – Williams | 5 – Foxwell | Chiles Center (1,894) Portland, OR | ||||
| January 14, 2026 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Pepperdine | L 63–67 | 9–11 (2–5) |
14 – Williams | 12 – Williams | 10 – Foxwell | Firestone Fieldhouse (671) Malibu, CA | ||||
| January 17, 2026 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Loyola Marymount | W 71–58 | 10–11 (3–5) |
18 – Foxwell | 9 – O'Donnell | 5 – Foxwell | Gersten Pavilion (1,041) Los Angeles, CA | ||||
| January 24, 2026 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Saint Mary's | L 69–75 | 10–12 (3–6) |
27 – Foxwell | 6 – Ballisager Webb | 5 – Foxwell | Chiles Center (1,679) Portland, OR | ||||
| January 28, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Pacific | L 51–74 | 10–13 (3–7) |
13 – Foxwell | 7 – Ballisager Webb | 3 – Foxwell | Alex G. Spanos Center (1,613) Stockton, CA | ||||
| January 31, 2026 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Washington State | L 74–104 | 10–14 (3–8) |
21 – Foxwell | 9 – Censori-Hercules | 2 – Tied | Beasley Coliseum (2,857) Pullman, WA | ||||
| February 4, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
No. 6 Gonzaga | W 87–80 | 11–14 (4–8) |
27 – Foxwell | 9 – Ballisager Webb | 8 – Foxwell | Chiles Center (3,345) Portland, OR | ||||
| February 7, 2026 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Seattle | W 54–53 | 12–14 (5–8) |
13 – O'Donnell | 8 – Foxwell | 9 – Foxwell | Chiles Center (2,059) Portland, OR | ||||
| February 11, 2026 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
at San Diego | L 58–71 | 12–15 (5–9) |
12 – Tied | 8 – Censori-Hercules | 6 – Foxwell | Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,345) San Diego, CA | ||||
| February 18, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Pepperdine | L 87–95 | 12–16 (5–10) |
35 – Foxwell | 5 – Ballisager Webb | 8 – Foxwell | Chiles Center (1,493) Portland, OR | ||||
| February 21, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Seattle | L 59–71 | 12–17 (5–11) |
20 – Foxwell | 7 – Ballisager Webb | 3 – Foxwell | Redhawk Center (999) Seattle, WA | ||||
| February 25, 2026 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at No. 9 Gonzaga | L 48–89 | 12–18 (5–12) |
12 – Foxwell | 6 – Ballisager Webb | 4 – Censori-Hercules | McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA | ||||
| February 28, 2026 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
San Diego | W 87–74 | 13–18 (6–12) |
20 – Nuckolls | 7 – Foxwell | 6 – Foxwell | Chiles Center (1,239) Portland, OR | ||||
| WCC tournament | |||||||||||
| March 5, 2026 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
(9) | vs. (12) Pepperdine First Round |
W 77–68 | 14–18 |
22 – Ballisager Webb | 9 – Censori-Hercules | 8 – Foxwell | Orleans Arena (1,242) Paradise, NV | |||
| March 6, 2026 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
(9) | vs. (8) Washington State Second Round |
W 74–68 | 15–18 |
23 – Nuckolls | 12 – Ballisager Webb | 5 – Foxwell | Orleans Arena (1,890) Paradise, NV | |||
| March 7, 2026 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
(9) | vs. (5) San Francisco Third Round |
L 65–82 | 15–19 |
16 – Foxwell | 6 – O'Donnell | 6 – Foxwell | Orleans Arena (2,505) Paradise, NV | |||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time. | |||||||||||
Source[2]
References
- ^ "Pilots sign transfer big James O'Donnell". portlandpilots.com. 2025-05-12.
- ^ "2025–26 Men's Basketball Schedule". portlandpilots.com.