PORTLAND, Ore. – University of Portland basketball fans will get a chance to hear from head coaches Terry Porter and Michael Meek, as well as Vice President for Athletics Scott Leykam, on the Pilots Season Preview Show tonight on the radio home of the Pilots, 910 ESPN-Portland (KMTT). The show will air from 7-8 p.m. and out of region fans can listen live on Radio.com.

Jason Swygard will host the program and preview the upcoming season. Swygard is returning for his sixth season as the Portland radio play-by-play announcer.

All Portland men's basketball games will once again be aired live on 910 ESPN-Portland with a 30-minute pregame and post-game coverage. Selected women's games will be on the radio including the team's Nov. 30 game versus Oregon and Dec. 13 at Portland State, selected West Coast Conference games, as well as all post-season contests.

PORTLAND MEN'S NOTES
The Pilot men announced an eight game 2020-21 non-conference schedule that begins as host of the U.S. Bank Portland Invitational at the Chiles Center on Nov. 25-29. Joining the host Pilots at the event will be Idaho, Seattle University, Northwest University and William Jessup. Portland's season-opener will be against Idaho on Friday, Nov. 27 at 4 p.m.

Other notable non-conference games include hosting Portland State on Dec. 5 and visiting Oregon State on Dec. 10. The Pilots will conclude the non-league slate with a pair of home games against Montana State on Dec. 22 at noon and Seattle U on Dec. 30 at 8 p.m. Both of those games will be televised live on NBC Sports Northwest.

Head coach Terry Porter brought in a lot of new talent to the 2020-21 roster with nine newcomers coming to The Bluff. Division I transfers Ahmed Ali (Washington State) and Michael Henn (Cal Baptist) are expected to be immediate impact players. The team also added five junior college transfers and two incoming freshmen.

A total of six returners are back this season, including sophomore point guard Chase Adams (30 starts) and junior Takiula Fahrensohn (7.8 points per game).

PORTLAND WOMEN'S NOTES
The Portland women are coming off a remarkable 2019-20 season that concluded with a run to the program's first WCC Tournament Title since 1994. The team finished the year 21-11 overall and 11-7 in the WCC to finish fourth in the league standings.

The Pilots were picked third in the WCC Preseason Poll, as selected by the league's head coaches. Portland earned one first place vote and trailed only perennial favorites Gonzaga and BYU. Sophomore forward Alex Fowler and junior point guard Haylee Andrews were named to the Preseason All-Conference Team, marking the first time Portland has had two players recognized.

Fowler led the WCC in scoring (18.0) points per game mark, she was named the WCC's Newcomer of the Year, was voted to the All-WCC First Team, was tabbed the WCC Tournament MVP, and joined Andrews on the all-tournament team. Fowler also collected seven double-doubles and averaged 8.0 boards per contest. Nationally, she ranked fourth in field goals made (242) and was 21st in total points (577).

As a sophomore, Andrews averaged 16.0 points, 5.7 rebounds, and 5.5 assists per game, which ranked 17th nationally and was tops in the WCC. She nabbed 2019-20 All-WCC Second Team honors, and she was selected to the WCC All-Tournament team after hitting a handful of clutch shots during Portland's run to the title in Las Vegas.

In his first year as head coach, Michael Meek led the team to its first 20-win season and earned their first berth to the NCAA Tournament since 1997. The team was unable to continue its season as the NCAA Tournament was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Portland returns most of their roster this year, only losing guard Kate Andersen to graduation. Four freshmen newcomers have been added to the roster along with Oregon transfer Lucy Cochrane.

The Pilots are currently scheduled to play five non-conference games.

HOW TO FOLLOW THE PILOTS
Portland does not anticipate the ability to have fans at the Chiles Center for the start of the 2020-21 basketball season due to state regulations, but coverage for all upcoming games and live links will be available at PortlandPilots.com.

In addition to radio coverage for all men's games and selected women's games on 910-ESPN Portland (KMTT), the Pilots will have at least four games televised live on NBC Sports Northwest. All Pilot home games will have free live video coverage on the WCC Network.