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Portland Pilots vs. Multnomah University Lions
Date: Saturday, Oct. 29, 2016
Tip-off: 7:00 p.m.
Location: Portland, Ore.
Arena: Chiles Center (4,852)
TV: None
Radio: 910 ESPN-Portland (Delayed and will follow World Series Game 4)
Video: None
Live Audio: 910-ESPN Portland
Live Stats: PortlandPilots.com
Tickets: PortlandPilots.com/Tickets ($3-10)
PORTLAND, Ore. – The Portland men's basketball team will play its first of two exhibition games this Saturday when the Multnomah University Lions visit for a 7 p.m. tip-off at the Chiles Center. Tickets are still available with general admission seating starting at $3. All pregame social spaces will be in operation when doors open at 6 p.m. (Hall of Fame Room and Pregame Dining/Social on the Mezzanine).
The Pilots also host Evergreen State College on Friday, Nov. 4 at 7 p.m. before opening the regular season versus UC Riverside on Friday, Nov. 11 at 7 p.m. at the Chiles Center.
First-year head coach Terry Porter will be at the helm on the Pilot sidelines for the first time on Saturday. Porter, a 17-year NBA veteran and two-time NBA All-Star, spent most of his pro career with the Trail Blazers where he helped lead Portland to a pair of NBA Finals and had his jersey retired. Porter also served as head coach of the Milwaukee Bucks and Phoenix Suns, in addition to various assistant coaching positions throughout the league. He was named head coach of the Pilots on April 1, 2016.
Porter has hired an experienced coaching staff to support him, including long-time Pac-12 Assistant Coaches Bob Cantu (USC) and Ben Johnson (Washington State), along with former Pilot four-year starting center Kramer Knutson (2007-11).
ABOUT THE PILOTS: The Pilots return five of their top six scorers from last year's team that finished 12-20 overall and 6-12 in the West Coast Conference. All-WCC senior point guard Alec Wintering will lead Portland after averaging 18.3 points and 4.9 assists last season. Juniors D'Marques Tyson and Gabe Taylor also played big minutes last season, averaging 10.4 and 7.3 points, respectively. Tyson drilled a team-high 86 three-pointers on the season. Senior Ray Barreno and junior Philipp Hartwich provide experience at the center position. Senior Jarrel Marshall (7.8) and sophomore Jazz Johnson (6.8) added scoring punch off the bench. Porter welcomes five newcomers to the roster in true freshmen Andre Ferguson, Alec Monson, Malcolm Porter and Joseph Smoyer, as well as sophomore transfer Franklin Porter (Saint Mary's).
ABOUT MULTNOMAH: The Lions are a member of the NAIA's Cascade Collegiate Conference and regularly set national records for three-pointers attempted and made across all college divisions. Multnomah opened the season with a 107-102 victory against Bethesda University on Wednesday. The Lions will play New Hope Christian College Friday night and Saturday afternoon before trekking to the Chiles Center that night. Head coach Curt Bickley is in his 13th season with the Lions and helped transition them to NAIA last year after previously being affiliated with the National Christian College Athletic Association. Multnomah finished with a 7-23 overall record last year.
SCHEDULE: Portland will play a challenging 2016-17 schedule that includes three Pac-12 opponents and participation in the Wooden Legacy hosted over Thanksgiving weekend. The Pilots will take on UCLA in the opening game of the Wooden Legacy at Fullerton and then will play either Nebraska or Dayton the following day. The Pilots also host Colorado at the Chiles Center on Dec. 3 and take on Oregon State at the Moda Center on Dec. 18. Other key non-conference matchups include the opener versus UC Riverside, at Boise State on Dec. 10 and at home versus Portland State on Dec. 20. WCC play begins Dec. 29 at Pacific.
TICKET INFORMATION: Tickets for Portland's 16-game 2016-17 home schedule are available now by visiting
PortlandPilots.com/Tickets or calling the Pilot Box Office at (503) 943-7525. Season tickets start at $88 or Mini Packages featuring five of the top home games are also available for purchase. Single game tickets are also on sale now for a majority of games.
