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2021 Schedule
2021 Schedule
6-15, 10th in WCC
- 11/25L 84-72
- 11/27CANC
- 11/28WILW 83-73
- 11/29NWUW 74-69
- 12/5W 86-73
- 12/10W 87-86
- 12/15IDAW 88-74
- 12/19L 80-41
- 12/22W 62-59
- 12/30L 84-68
- PPD
- 1/7L 88-64
- 1/91L 116-88
- 1/14L 79-63
- 1/16L 80-65
- 1/21L 95-67
- 1/23L 78-70
- 1/25L 75-50
- 1/28CANC
- 1/30CANC
- 2/4L 105-60
- 2/6L 91-70
- 2/11L 84-57
- 2/13CANC
- 2/20L 80-58
- 2/25CANC
- 2/27CANC
- 3/4L 95-86
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Sources: Portland to hire EW's Legans as HC
Shantay Legans, who coached Eastern Washington to the NCAA tournament and a near upset of Kansas, is expected to become the next head coach at Portland, according to sources.
Justice, Williams lead Santa Clara past Portland 95-86
— Keshawn Justice scored 2x points, Jalen Williams added 21 and No. 7 seeded Santa Clara held off tenth-seeded Portland 95-86 to conclude the opening round of the West Coast Conference tournament Thursday night.
Crockrell carries Pacific over Portland 80-58
— Pierre Crockrell II scored 16 points to lead five Pacific players in double figures and the Tigers rolled past Portland 80-58 on Saturday.
Bailey scores 21 to lift Pacific past Portland 84-57
— Jeremiah Bailey scored a season-high 21 points as Pacific routed Portland 84-57 on Thursday.
Ross scores 24 to lead Pepperdine past Portland 91-70
— Colbey Ross scored 24 points with 12 assists as Pepperdine defeated Portland 91-70 on Saturday.
Ex-NBA All-Star Porter out as Portland coach
Terry Porter, a former NBA All-Star for the Trail Blazers, is out as head coach of the Portland Pilots, the school announced Friday.
George lifts BYU past Portland 105-60
— Gideon George had 19 points and 13 rebounds as BYU easily defeated Portland 105-60 on Thursday. Matt Haarms and Brandon Averette added 15 points each for the Cougars.
Markusson lifts Loyola Marymount over Portland 75-50
— Mattias Markusson had a career-high 25 points plus 13 rebounds as Loyola Marymount rolled past Portland 75-50 on Monday.
Parrish scores 20 to lead San Diego over Portland 78-70
— Josh Parrish had 20 points as San Diego beat Portland 78-70 on Saturday.
Haarms scores 23 to lead BYU past Portland 95-67
— Matt Haarms had a season-high 23 points as BYU easily defeated Portland 95-67 on Thursday night.
Edwards scores 21 to lift Pepperdine past Portland 80-65
— Kessler Edwards had 21 points as Pepperdine defeated Portland 80-65 on Saturday.
Bouyea scores 28 to lead San Francisco past Portland 79-63
— Jamaree Bouyea had a career-high 28 points as San Francisco beat Portland 79-63 on Thursday.
Ayayi gets Zags' 1st ever triple-double in rout of Portland
— Joel Ayayi posted the first triple-double in Gonzaga history and the top-ranked Bulldogs routed Portland 116-88 Saturday for their 16th straight win.
Ryuny leads San Francisco over Portland 88-64
— Dzmitry Ryuny registered 16 points as San Francisco easily beat Portland 88-64 on Thursday night.
Trammell carries Seattle over Portland 84-68
— Darrion Trammell had 25 points and 13 assists as Seattle defeated Portland 84-68 on Wednesday night.
Davis carries Portland past Montana State 62-59
— Eddie Davis had his first career double-double with 19 points and 10 rebounds to lead Portland to a 62-59 win over Montana State on Tuesday.
Duarte, Figueroa help Oregon clamp down Portland, 80-41
— Chris Duarte scored 21 points, LJ Figueroa added 15 and Oregon walloped Portland 80-41 on Saturday. winning its sixth straight game.
Ali leads Portland over College of Idaho 88-74
— Ahmed Ali had 22 points as Portland beat College of Idaho 88-74 on Tuesday.
Ali, Portland shock Oregon State in 87-86 OT road victory
— Ahmed Ali scored 26 points, Eddie Davis added 22 and Portland stunned Oregon State with an 87-86 win in overtime on Thursday night.
Ali scores 28 to carry Portland over Portland State 86-73
— Ahmed Ali had a career-high 28 points as Portland defeated Portland State 86-73 on Saturday night.
Ali scores 22 to lead Portland past William Jessup 83-73
— Ahmed Ali had a career-high 22 points as Portland defeated William Jessup 83-73 on Saturday.
Grigsby scores 28 to lead Seattle past Portland 84-72
— Riley Grigsby had a career-high 28 points as Seattle defeated Portland 84-72 on Wednesday night in a season opener.
Santa Clara beats Portland 76-62
DJ Mitchell scored 17 points on 6-of-10 shooting and No. 7 seed Santa Clara beat No. 10 seed Portland 76-62 in the opening round of the WCC Tournament on Thursday night.
Mitchell leads Santa Clara over Portland 73-68
DJ Mitchell scored a career-high 25 points as Santa Clara edged past Portland 73-68 on Saturday. Keshawn Justice added 20 points for the Broncos.
2020-21 WCC Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gonzaga | 15-0 | - | 31-1 |
| BYU | 10-3 | 4 | 20-7 |
| Loyola Marymount | 7-5 | 6.5 | 13-9 |
| Pepperdine | 7-6 | 7 | 15-12 |
| Pacific | 6-7 | 8 | 9-9 |
| Santa Clara | 4-5 | 8 | 12-8 |
| Saint Mary's | 4-6 | 8.5 | 14-10 |
| San Francisco | 4-9 | 10 | 11-14 |
| San Diego | 2-7 | 10 | 3-11 |
| Portland | 0-11 | 13 | 6-15 |
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Top Performers 2020-21
- Offense
- Defense
Team Stats
Points Per Game69.5251st
Rebounds Per Game28.6413th
Assists Per Game11.9298th
Points Allowed83.2
Tournament History
| Final Fours | 0 |
| Tournament Record | 0-2 |
| Championship Seasons | None |
| Tournament Appearances | 2 |