2025–26 Portland Pilots men's basketball team

2025–26 Portland Pilots men's basketball
ConferenceWest Coast Conference
Record15–19 (6–12 WCC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Arturo Ormond
  • Mark Berokoff
  • Anthony Separovich
  • Decclan Mclean
  • Matthew Meyer
Home arenaChiles Center
2025–26 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
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
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
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

2025–26 Portland Pilots men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
C 1 Jermaine Ballisager Webb 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Sr Montverde
American
Stjær, Denmark
G 2 Sam Noland (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) GS Tualatin HS
Pacific Lutheran
Tualatin, OR
F 3 Timo George 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Fr IMG Academy Amsterdam, Netherlands
G 5 Dante Censori-Hercules 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Holdan Prep Bolton, ON
F 7 Matúš Hronský 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Wasatch Academy (UT)
Duquesne
Poruba, Slovakia
G 8 Preston Lee (W) 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Orange Lutheran HS Laguna Hills, CA
G 9 Carlin Briggs (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Fr Centre of Excellence Melbourne, Australia
G 10 Garrett Nuckolls 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Bullard HS
Trinity Valley CC
Bullard, TX
G 11 Riley Parker 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Mandurah Catholic College
Saint Francis (PA)
Mandurah, Australia
G 12 Kelson Gebbers (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS So Brewster HS Brewster, WA
G 13 Marchelo Moreira (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So IMG Academy
Alleghen College
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
F 14 James O'Donnell 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Centre of Excellence
San Francisco
Sydney, Australia
G 21 NaVaughn Long (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Fr Granada HS Livermore, CA
G 23 Joel Foxwell 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Melbourne United Melbourne, Australia
F 35 Cameron Williams 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Cape Central HS
Moberly CC
Trinity Valley CC
Cape Girardeau, MO
G 44 Mikah Ballew 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So SoCal Academy Palmdale, CA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
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

  1. ^ "Pilots sign transfer big James O'Donnell". portlandpilots.com. 2025-05-12.
  2. ^ "2025–26 Men's Basketball Schedule". portlandpilots.com.