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SAN BRUNO, Calif. – The West Coast Conference unveiled its 2026-27 men's basketball weekly conference matchup schedule on Tuesday. All West Coast Conference teams will play a total of 16 conference games with the league schedule tipping off on January 2.]]>Coach Shantay Legans crouches on the sidelines during a Portland home game.Tue, 1 Sep 2026 12:00:00 PST321769https://portlandpilots.com/news/2026/8/27/mens-basketball-mens-hoops-announces-2026-27-non-conference-schedule.aspxhttps://portlandpilots.com/news/2026/8/27/mens-basketball-mens-hoops-announces-2026-27-non-conference-schedule.aspxMen's Basketball

PORTLAND, Ore. – University of Portland men's basketball released its 16-game 2026-27 non-conference schedule on Thursday. The Pilots will host six home games at the Chiles Center, compete in tournaments at Hawaii and Palm Desert, Calif., and play notable road games at Colorado, Stanford and Utah.]]>Timo George dunks in a home game against Santa-Clara.Thu, 27 Aug 2026 12:58:00 PST321757https://portlandpilots.com/news/2026/8/6/mens-basketball-portland-to-take-part-in-2026-acrisure-series-college-basketball-thanksgiving-event.aspxhttps://portlandpilots.com/news/2026/8/6/mens-basketball-portland-to-take-part-in-2026-acrisure-series-college-basketball-thanksgiving-event.aspxMen's Basketball

 GREATER PALM SPRINGS, Calif. – University of Portland men's basketball will take part in the 2026 Acrisure Series, the nation's premier Thanksgiving college basketball event, hosted at Acrisure Arena in the Coachella Valley this November 21-26. The Pilots will take part in the opening game of the event on Saturday, Nov. 21 against Fordham at 11 a.m. and then face Cal Baptist on Sunday, Nov. 22 at 4 p.m.]]>Dante Censori-Hercules drives during a WCC Tournament game against Pepperdine.Thu, 6 Aug 2026 10:00:00 PST321730https://portlandpilots.com/news/2026/6/2/mens-basketball-west-coast-conference-announces-2026-27-mens-basketball-conference-matchups.aspxhttps://portlandpilots.com/news/2026/6/2/mens-basketball-west-coast-conference-announces-2026-27-mens-basketball-conference-matchups.aspxMen's Basketball

SAN BRUNO, Calif. – The West Coast Conference has announced the matchups for its 16-game conference schedule for each of its 10 men's basketball programs for the 2026-27 season. The University of Portland will have single game matchups against Santa Clara (home only) and Seattle U (away only).]]>James O'Donnell posts up against the Gonzaga Bulldogs in a home game during the 2025-26 season.Tue, 2 Jun 2026 10:13:00 PST321695https://portlandpilots.com/news/2026/3/7/mens-basketball-portlands-wcc-tournament-run-ends-against-san-francisco.aspxhttps://portlandpilots.com/news/2026/3/7/mens-basketball-portlands-wcc-tournament-run-ends-against-san-francisco.aspxMen's Basketball

LAS VEGAS, Nev. – Portland led early in the second half but a decisive 26-5 run spurred the San Francisco Dons to an 82-65 victory Saturday in the third round of the Credit Union 1 West Coast Conference Basketball Championship at Orleans Arena. The Pilots finish the season 15-19 overall, while the Dons advance to face Oregon State in Sunday's quarterfinals.]]>Joel Foxwell drives to the hoop after coming off a screen from James O'Donnell.Sat, 7 Mar 2026 21:50:00 PST321528https://portlandpilots.com/news/2026/2/4/mens-basketball-five-pilots-score-in-double-digits-in-portlands-87-80-victory-over-gonzaga.aspxhttps://portlandpilots.com/news/2026/2/4/mens-basketball-five-pilots-score-in-double-digits-in-portlands-87-80-victory-over-gonzaga.aspxMen's Basketball

The Portland men's basketball led nearly start-to-finish in a historic 87-80 victory over No. 6 Gonzaga Wednesday at the Chiles Center. Five Pilots scored in double figures led by Joel Foxwell's 27 points as Portland secured the best win against a ranked opponent in school history.]]>Joel Foxwell drives through the Gonzaga defense in a home game at Chiles Center.Wed, 4 Feb 2026 22:04:00 PST321437https://portlandpilots.com/news/2026/3/6/mens-basketball-pilots-survive-and-advance-with-74-68-win-over-wazzu.aspxhttps://portlandpilots.com/news/2026/3/6/mens-basketball-pilots-survive-and-advance-with-74-68-win-over-wazzu.aspxMen's Basketball

LAS VEGAS, Nev. – The run continues for the Portland men's basketball team after defeating the Washington State Cougars by a 74-68 margin Friday in the second round of the Credit Union 1 West Coast Conference Basketball Championship at Orleans Arena.]]>Garrett Nuckolls runs back on defense after scoring against Washington State at the 2026 WCC Tournament in Las Vegas.Fri, 6 Mar 2026 20:41:00 PST321521https://portlandpilots.com/news/2026/3/5/mens-basketball-ballisager-webb-scores-22-points-in-portlands-77-68-victory-over-pepperdine.aspxhttps://portlandpilots.com/news/2026/3/5/mens-basketball-ballisager-webb-scores-22-points-in-portlands-77-68-victory-over-pepperdine.aspxMen's Basketball

LAS VEGAS, Nev. – Senior center Jermaine Ballisager Webb drilled five three-pointers and scored a career high 22 points to lead Portland to a 77-68 win over Pepperdine Thursday in the first round of the Credit Union 1 West Coast Conference Championship at Orleans Arena.]]>Jermaine Ballisager Webb celebrates with teammates after defeating Pepperdine at the WCC Tournament.Thu, 5 Mar 2026 20:34:00 PST321516https://portlandpilots.com/news/2026/3/3/mens-basketball-pilots-and-pepperdine-meet-in-opening-round-of-wcc-tournament.aspxhttps://portlandpilots.com/news/2026/3/3/mens-basketball-pilots-and-pepperdine-meet-in-opening-round-of-wcc-tournament.aspxMen's Basketball

Portland enters the 2026 Credit Union 1 West Coast Conference Basketball Championship as the No. 9 seed and faces No. 12 Pepperdine on Thursday at 6 p.m. at the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas. The game will be aired on ESPN+ with RRoxy Bernstein and Dan Dickau on the call. Radio coverage will be on PortlandPilots.com with Jason Swygard calling the action.]]>Portland's bench celebrates during a timeout in a home win versus San-Diego.Tue, 3 Mar 2026 23:20:00 PST321512https://portlandpilots.com/news/2026/3/3/mens-basketball-foxwell-becomes-second-up-freshman-to-earn-all-wcc-first-team-honors.aspxhttps://portlandpilots.com/news/2026/3/3/mens-basketball-foxwell-becomes-second-up-freshman-to-earn-all-wcc-first-team-honors.aspxMen's Basketball

University of Portland freshman point guard Joel Foxwell has been named to the All-West Coast Conference First Team as voted on by WCC head coaches, the league office announced on Tuesday. Foxwell was also named to the WCC All-Freshman Team. He joins Greg Anthony (1987) as the only Pilot freshmen to earn All-WCC First Team recognition, becomes the first Portland All-WCC First Team selection since Alec Wintering following the 2015-16 season and just the second honoree in the last 15 years. It marks the fourth consecutive season Portland head coach Shantay Legans has developed a WCC All-Freshman Team member.]]>Joel Foxwell surverys the court during a home game versus San-Diego.Tue, 3 Mar 2026 10:01:00 PST321509