Portland Pilots (7-11, 1-2 WCC) at Santa Clara Broncos (13-7, 4-1 WCC)
Date: Saturday, Jan. 20, 2024
Time: 4 p.m.
Place: Santa Clara, Calif.
Arena: Leavey Center
TV: ESPN+
Radio: 910 ESPN Portland (KMTT)
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Portland Pilots (7-11, 1-2 WCC) vs. San Diego Toreros (10-9, 0-4 WCC)
Date: Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2024
Time: 6 p.m.
Place: Portland, Ore.
Arena: Chiles Center
TV: ESPN+
Radio: 910 ESPN Portland (KMTT)
Live Coverage Links: Video I Audio I Stats
Tickets: PortlandPilots.com/Tickets

THIS WEEK
• Portland (7-11, 1-2 WCC) had Thursday's West Coast Conference game versus San Diego postponed due to inclement weather preventing the Toreros from reaching Portland. That game has be rescheduled for Tuesday, Jan. 23 at 6 p.m.
• The Pilots now prepare for Saturday's road contest at Santa Clara. Tip-off is scheduled for 4 p.m. tip-at the Leavey Center.
 
GAME COVERAGE
• All Portland WCC games will be aired live on ESPN+.
• Radio for all Portland men's basketball games is on 910 ESPN Portland (KMTT) with Jason Swygard and Joel Sobotka calling the action. Pre-game coverage begins 30 minutes prior to tip-off and ends with a 30-minute post-game show.
• Live coverage links for Portland games can be found at PortlandPilots.com.
• Follow @PortlandMBB on Twitter and Instagram for the latest team content.

LAST GAME: SAN FRANCISCO 96, PILOTS 69 (Jan. 13 at San Francisco)
• Vukasin Masic had 21 points to lead the Pilots, who trailed by eight at the half before the Dons pulled away down the stretch.
• Tyler Robertson and Juanse Gorosito joined Masic in double figures with 10 points apiece. Bol Dengdit helped out with eight points and seven rebounds and Yuto Yamanouchi-Williams chipped in with eight points and eight rebounds.
• After falling behind 11-3, Portland rode Masic for eight early points and then Gorosito's three-pointer and a Tyler Harris free throw capped a 9-0 run with 15:35 left in the first half to take a 12-11 lead. The Pilots then surrendered that lead and entered halftime down 44-36.
• The Dons out-rebounded Portland 53-30 and had a 44-20 edge in points in the paint.

ABOUT THE PILOTS
• Portland has moved to primarily a seven player rotation since the start of WCC play. Sophomore F Yuto Yamanouchi-Williams was pulled off his redshirt and made his Pilot debut with 12 points and 10 rebounds in the league opener vs. Pacific on Jan. 6. He is averaging 11.3 points and 7.7 rebounds through three games.
• Freshman G Tyler Harris has earned WCC Freshman of the Week honors three times this season, most recently on Jan. 8 after going for 16 points and nine rebounds against Pacific. Harris ranks fifth nationally among all freshmen in rebounding (7.6), while his four double-doubles are tied for fourth best in the country for freshmen. He also ranks fifth in the WCC in rebounding and sixth in blocked shots (18) free throws made (55).
• Senior captain Tyler Robertson, a two-time All-WCC guard, leads the Pilots and ranks third in the WCC in scoring (15.9), fourth in assists per game (3.9) and FG percentage (.495). He also is second in the league in minutes per game (34.3).
• 2023 All-WCC Freshman Team guard Juanse Gorosito set a UP freshman record for three-pointers made (63) last year and found his stroke at the Diamond Head Classic in Hawaii by burying four threes against UMass and five versus Temple.
• The Pilots welcomed the return of Chris Austin to the active roster this season. Austin, who averaged 14.4 points for the Pilots two seasons ago, took a medical redshirt last year after breaking his leg in the final game of the 2021-22 season.
• Portland has integrated 2022-23 redshirts Vukasin Masic (Maine transfer) and freshmen Bol Dengdit to the rotation. Masic is third on the roster in scoring (12.1) and shooting a team-best 41.2 percent from three-point range, while Dengdit has scored a season high 12 points twice in the last five games.
• Yamanouchi-Williams, a sophomore transfer from Lamar, came off of redshirt status and joined the active roster for the start of WCC play after Alimamy Koroma was dismissed from the team. Yamanouchi-Williams made 24 starts at Lamar and averaged 6.9 points and a team-high 7.1 rebounds per game.
• Portland welcomes four freshmen to the 2023-24 roster. G Tyler Harris (Hayward, Calif.) led Granada HS to the 2023 CIF NorCal Division I championship and a runner-up finish at the State Division I Boys Championship with a 17-point and 10-rebound effort in the title game loss to Notre Dame. G Vincent Delano (Phoenix, Ariz.) played for nationally recognized Arizona Compass Prep as a senior. F Cyprian Hyde (Oceanside, Calif.) Earned All-North County Coastal First Team honors as a senior after leading the team to the second round of the 2023 CIF San Diego Section Division II Championships. G Jude Harris (Manhattan Beach, Calif.) was a First Team All-Camino Real League in 2023 after averaging 15 points, eight rebounds and five assists per game.
• Delano, Hyde and Jude Harris are redshirting the 2023-24 season.
• The Pilots are currently represented by seven different countries, tied for third in the nation behind Arizona and Hawaii. Portland players hail from the United States (10), Australia (2), Argentina (1), Japan (1), Montenegro (1), Netherlands (1) and Serbia (1).
 
HARRIS CONTINUES TORRID START
• Tyler Harris has been one of the most productive freshmen in the nation this year. He has the third most rebounds of any freshman (136) and ranks fifth in rebounds per game (7.6). His four double-doubles are fourth best, while his 18 blocked shots also rank in the top 20 for freshmen.
• His double-double of 17 points and 12 rebounds against Long Beach State made him the first freshman in UP history to debut with a double-double. He also became the first true freshman to start a season-opener in Shantay Legans' seven years as a head coach.
• Harris also recorded double-doubles against UC Riverside (22 pts, 12 rebs), Wyoming (11 pts, 10 rebs) and Grand Canyon (15 pts, 10 rebs) and has three times been named the WCC Freshman of the Week.

ROBERTSON PILES UP THE STATS
• Tyler Robertson has scored in double figures in each of the first 18 games, including a season-high 28 points at Portland State on Nov. 28. He scored his 1,000th point as a Pilot in the opener vs. Long Beach State, passed the 1,500-point mark for his career Dec. 16 versus Grand Canyon and ranks 64th among all active players in career scoring (1,588).
• Robertson also has 568 career rebounds and 465 total assists making him one of just four players nationally with career totals of at least 1,500 points, 550 rebounds and 450 assists: Tristen Newton (UConn), Andrew Taylor (Miss. State) and Baylor Scheierman (Creighton)
• Last season, Robertson and Jalen Pickett (Penn State) were the only Division I players to average at least 15 points, 5.0 rebounds and 5.0 assists per game. Robertson also led the WCC in assists, assists per game and free throws made (163).
• Robertson is Top 15 on the UP career charts in assists per game (4.7, 5th), assists (382, 6th), free throws made (324, 7th), scoring average (15.5, 11th), free throw percentage (.816, 11th), total points (1,274, 12th) and threes made (134, 14th). 

AUSTIN BACK IN ACTION
• Chris Austin made his much-anticipated return to action nearly 19 months after suffering a broken leg in Portland's College Basketball Classic loss to Southern Utah on March 26, 2022.
• The 6-4 guard has scored in double figures in six games.

GOROSITO GETS GOING
• One of the top three-point shooters in the WCC a season ago, Juanse Gorosito struggled to find his stroke early in the year, but came on strong in Portland's appearance at the Diamond Head Classic in Hawaii over Christmas weekend drilling 4-of-9 threes against UMass and then 5-of-11 from downtown against Temple. He finished with 16 points, six rebounds and six assists against Temple.
• The Argentina native broke Portland's freshman record for three-pointers made last season with 63.

MASIC MAGIC
• Vukasin Masic has shown flashes of brilliance in his return to action this season after being denied an immediate eligibility waiver last year by the NCAA.
• Masic erupted for a career high 32 points in Portland's Dec. 9 road win at North Dakota. He was 10-for-16 from the field, 4-of-8 from three-point range and 8-for-9 at the foul line. Masic added five rebounds and four assists with no turnovers. The 32 points are a team-high and the second most scored by a WCC player this season.
• In his Pilot debut, Masic scored 22 of his 25 points in second half to lead the team to a 78-73 season-opening win versus Long Beach State. His 25 points were the most ever scored by a Portland player in their debut.

SETTING PROGRAM RECORDS
• In his first two seasons leading the Pilots, head coach Shantay Legans has already began rewriting the program record books.
• The Pilots have scored the most single-season points in school history each of the last two years. Portland scored 2,524 points in his inaugural 2021-22 season and then broke that record with 2,566 total points last year.
• The 2021-22 team set a new free throw percentage record (.791), while last year's 317 three-pointers made shattered the previous record of 289 (2016-17).
• The Pilots set a single game scoring record in a 122-78 victory over Willamette on Nov. 11, 2021, eclipsing the 115 scored against St. Martin's in 1978.
• Portland also broke the program's single game three-pointers made twice, most recently with 19 versus San Diego at the 2023 WCC Tournament, which also was a tournament record.
• Individually, Robertson broke the school record for free throws made when he converted 22-of-24 against Portland State on Nov. 11, 2022, eclipsing a record held by Jim Winters (20-of-23) which dated back to a matchup with Seattle U on Feb. 12, 1956. He also set the program single-game assists record with 15 against New Orleans on Dec. 10, 2022.
• Mike Meadows and Robertson also became the first Pilots to ever record triple-doubles. Meadows had one against Willamette, while Robertson posted a 31-point, 11-rebound, 11-assist triple-double in a win over LMU. He added another triple-double last year with 12 points, 10 rebounds and 12 assists against Multnomah.
 
ABOUT SANTA CLARA
• The Broncos (13-7, 4-1 WCC) beat Pacific on Thursday and also have WCC wins against Pepperdine, LMU and Gonzaga. Saint Mary's defeated Santa Clara last Saturday.
• SCU has notable non-league wins over Stanford, Oregon and Washington State, as well as losses to Ohio State, Cal, New Mexico and Utah State.
• Adama-Alpha Bal (15.2) and Carlos Marshall, Jr. (12.8) lead a balanced attack.
• Head coach Herb Sendek is in his eighth year at the helm.

PORTLAND-SANTA CLARA SERIES HISTORY
Overall: SCU leads 73-33
H / A / N: 21-28 / 10-38 / 2-7
Streak: L13
Last 10 / 5: 0-10 / 0-5
Last Meeting: Santa Clara 103, Pilots 84 (Feb. 18, 2023 at Portland)
 
ABOUT SAN DIEGO
• The Toreros (10-9, 0-4 WCC) have opened WCC play with losses to Saint Mary's, Gonzaga, San Francisco and Pepperdine.
• USD has notable wins over Arizona State, Portland State and Northern Colorado.
• Deuce Turner leads three Toreros averaging double figures at 14.9 per game.
• Head coach Steve Lavin is in his second year at the helm.

PORTLAND-SAN DIEGO SERIES HISTORY
Overall: USD leads 60-36
H / A / N: 18-27 / 13-30 / 5-3
Streak: W5
Last 10 / 5: 5-5 / 5-0
Last Meeting: Pilots 92, San Diego 74 (Mar. 2, 2023 at Las Vegas)

WE'RE RIVERBOAT PILOTS, NOT AIRPLANE PILOTS!
• Though the original nickname that students chose in a 1935 contest resulted in "Chinooks" (after the Native American tribe that inhabited the area, and the largest of the salmon species in the Willamette River), the "Pilots" was chosen by presidential fiat. From that day forward, The Bluff had a new mascot, and he was Wally Pilot.
• When the University changed its name from Columbia University (its earliest sports teams were known as the Cliff dwellers or the Columbias), to the University of Portland in 1935, the name and University had already begun to adapt a more "nautical motif," suitable for a campus site overlooking the Willamette River. At the same time, the Pilot athletic teams became associated with Wally (a stylized riverboat pilot), and the pilot's wheel became the logical logo.
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