Portland Pilots (8-17, 3-9 WCC) vs. Oregon State Beavers (17-8, 7-5 WCC)
Date: Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025
Time: 7 p.m. (PT)
Place: Portland, Ore.
Arena: Chiles Center
TV: Portland's CW/ESPN+
Radio: 910 ESPN Portland
Live Coverage Links: Video I Audio I Stats
Tickets: PortlandPilots.com

THIS WEEK
• The Pilots (8-17, 3-9 WCC) are set to host a pair of West Coast Conference games this week at Chiles Center. Portland welcomes in-state rival Oregon State on Thursday at 7 p.m. and 2024 Pilot Hall of Fame inductee Pooh Jeter will be recognized at the game.
• Saturday will feature a Portland basketball doubleheader with the UP women hosting Washington State at 3 p.m. followed by the men versus LMU at 7 p.m. Tickets purchased are good for both games on Saturday.
• The games are expected to be played as scheduled despite the winter weather in the Portland-metro area. Fans are encouraged to attend only if able to travel safely to Chiles Center. Any schedule updates or changes will be communicated directly to ticket buyers via email and notifications will be posted on the Portland Pilots app, via the official Portland Pilots social media accounts and online at PortlandPilots.com.
 
GAME COVERAGE
• Thursday's game will be aired on Portland's CW (KRCW) and ESPN+ with Bryan Sleik and Jennifer Mountain on the call.
• Radio for Portland men's basketball games is on 910 ESPN Portland (KMTT) with Jason Swygard and Joel Sobotka calling the action.
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.
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LAST TIME OUT: Santa Clara 97, Pilots 50 (Feb. 6, 2025 @Portland)
• The Pilots had two players score in double figures, led by Chris Austin with 12 points and Vukasin Masic with 11 points, but the hot shooting Broncos controlled the game. Austin Rapp added 10 rebounds and three blocked shots for the Pilots.
• Camaron Tongue scored a game-high 19 points off the bench to lead five Broncos in double figures.
• Portland trailed 25-21 after a Bol Dengdit three-pointer and then Jermaine Ballisager Webb's triple made it a 28-24 deficit. Santa Clara used a 13-5 run to grab the momentum before Austin made a tough runner in the paint before the halftime buzzer to make it 41-31 at intermission. 
• Portland missed its first nine shot attempts of the second half as the Broncos built a 49-31 advantage. The margin continued to grow as the Pilots made just 6-of-37 shots in the second period as Santa Clara pulled away.
• Portland shot just 25 percent overall and made 7-of-32 three-pointers, while Santa Clara finished at 52 percent and 16-of-34 from beyond the arc.
 
RAPP RACKS UP WEEKLY HONORS
• Austin Rapp was named the WCC Freshman of the Week for the second consecutive week and fourth time overall this season on Feb. 3. Rapp averaged 13.0 points and 4.5 rebounds per game as the Pilots split a road trip at LMU and Pepperdine.
• The Melbourne, Australia native is averaging 13.3 points and 6.3 rebounds per game, both tops among all freshmen in the WCC. He also leads the entire WCC in three-point percentage (.364) and three-pointers made per game (2.6), is third in FT percentage (.882) and fourth in blocks per game (1.3).
• Among freshmen nationally, Rapp leads the nation in free throw percentage, is No. 2 in three-point percentage and three's made (63), 11th in blocked shots (30), 17th in rebounding and 24th in scoring.
• Rapp recorded his first career double-double with 18 points and 10 rebounds against Kansas City on Dec. 10 and added another with 10 points and 10 boards at Washington State. He has scored 20-plus points three times this year.
• He passed Juanse Gorosito (61, 2022-23) to break the UP Freshman record for threes made in a season Feb. 1 at Pepperdine.
 
MACKINNON TO THE MAX
• Elon junior transfer Max Mackinnon's performance against San Diego on Jan. 23 will go down as one of the best individual efforts in program history. He matched the previous school record of 43 points set by UP Hall of Famer Matt Houle against San Francisco on Feb. 13, 1992. Mackinnon finished 9-for-17 from the field, drilled a career-best 7-of-9 three-pointers, and converted 18-of-22 free throws in the contest. He also passed the 1,000-point mark for his career, needing 32 points entering the game. He garnered WCC and USBWA Player of the Week honors for his efforts.
• The Brisbane, Australia native made his first 11 free throws against USD to extend his streak of consecutive makes to 40 before having the streak broken late in regulation.
• Mackinnon has delivered during WCC play averaging 18.3 points during conference games, good for fourth in the league. His 48.3 percent from the field is sixth in WCC contests, while he is No. 3 in free throw percentage (.909).
• Mackinnon erupted for a then-career high 28 points at San Francisco on Jan. 9. He was 11-for-15 from the field and made all four of his free throw attempts. He also went for 22 points, five rebounds and three assists at home vs. Washington State.
• Mackinnon was the 2022 Coastal Athletic Conference Rookie of the Year at Elon where he averaged 11.4 points, 5.1 rebounds and 2.4 assists as a freshman and followed with 12.1 points, 4.8 rebounds and 2.6 assists last season. Prior to college, Mackinnon helped Queensland win back-to-back Gold Medals at the U-20 Australian Championships.
 
AUSTIN BREAKS OUT
• Graduate G Chris Austin has come up big recently for the Pilots. He has reached double figures six times in the last eight games and scored 20 or more points in three of the team's last six contests.
• Austin scored a season high 23 points on 8-of-11 shooting, including 4-for-5 from three-point range at Washington State Jan. 18 and followed with 20 points, five rebounds and five assists against San Diego Jan. 23. He then erupted for 20 points on 7-of-12 shooting at Pepperdine Feb. 1.
• Austin also recorded 20 points in the win over Lafayette on Dec. 21. It was his first 20-point game since the final game of the 2022 season against Southern Utah when he scored 21 points before going down with a broken leg in the game. Austin was sidelined for the entire 2022-23 season while doing rehab on his knee and leg.
• The Pasadena, Calif. native has navigated injuries throughout his seven total years of college athletics, three at Fordham and the last four at UP. A thumb injury ended his freshman season early.
 
MASIC MAKING WAVES
• Vukasin Masic is Portland's top returning scorer after averaging 12.5 points per game last season and is adding 8.7 points per game this year. He returned to the lineup against LMU on Jan. 30 after missing the previous four games (back).
• He scored 24 points on 9-of-13 shooting against UCSB in his season debut. Masic then scored a season high 27 points in the win against Denver on Dec. 1.
• Masic sat out the 2022-23 season after the NCAA denied an immediate eligibility waiver. In his Pilot debut last year, Masic scored 25 points to lead the team to a 78-73 season-opening win ever eventual NCAA Tournament participant Long Beach State. His 25 points were the most ever scored by a Portland player in their debut. Masic added a career high 32 points in a road win at North Dakota.
 
DELANO DELIVERING
• Redshirt freshman PG Vincent Delano has started the team's last 15 games.
• Delano has scored in double figures six times this season, including season highs of 18 points, six rebounds and five assists in a win against Denver on Dec. 1.
• The speedy guard also was good at Oregon with 12 points and five rebounds as the Pilots pushed Oregon to overtime on the road.
• Delano is averaging 6.2 points per game and is leading the team with 27 steals.
 
DENGDIT DOING WORK
• RS sophomore F Bol Dengdit erupted for a career high 21 points and matched his career best with 13 rebounds in Portland win against Pacific on Jan. 16. Dengdit was 8-for-11 from the field with six offensive rebounds. He followed with nine points and seven boards at Washington State.
• The Melbourne, Australia native missed some early season games due to injury but is building on his stellar 2024 WCC campaign where he averaged 9.3 points and 7.1 rebounds during league play. He reached double figures in scoring in nine of the team's last 11 games and added four double-doubles.
 
FRESHMEN PHENOMS
• The Pilots regularly have had four freshmen on the court at the same time often throughout the season and gotten consistent production from the group.
• Between the four active true freshmen and three redshirt freshmen on the roster, the group has accounted for 42 percent of Portland's total scoring this year. Austin Rapp is Portland's second leading scorer (13.3), while RS freshman PG Vincent Delano and freshman G Mikah Ballew add 6.2 and 5.8 points per game, respectively.
• Rapp has been a regular among Australian Youth National Teams and led Victoria to the Under-20 Australian National Championship with 32 points and 13 rebounds in the title game, including the buzzer-beating game-winning shot.
• Delano moved into the starting lineup for the last 15 games, while Ballew and RS freshman Kelson Gebbers are also key rotation players.
• Todd Jones has started eight games and contributing 2.9 points and 2.6 rebounds per outing. Jones is a three-star prospect that helped Isidore Newman High School win three consecutive Louisiana State Championships. The high-flying Jones was the 2024 District MVP and four-time District Defensive Player of the Year.
 
AUSSIE CONNECTIONS
• Head Coach Shantay Legans has had great success with players from Australia and that trend continues this season. Recent graduate Tyler Robertson, a three-time All-WCC selection, is close family friends with Austin Rapp. Rapp, Max Mackinnon, Bol Dengdit and Carlin Briggs make four Aussies on the 2024-25 roster.
 
SETTING PROGRAM RECORDS
• In his three years leading UP, Shantay Legans is already rewriting the program record books. The Pilots have the two highest single-season scoring records in school history. Portland scored 2,524 points in his inaugural 2021-22 season and then broke that record with 2,566 total points the following season. The 2021-22 team also established a new free throw percentage record (.791), while the 317 three-pointers made in 2022-23 shattered the previous record of 289 (2016-17).
• The Pilots set the game scoring record in a 122-78 win over Willamette (11/11/21), eclipsing the 115 scored vs St. Martin's in 1978. Portland also broke the program's single game three-pointers made record with 18 against VMI (12/3/21).
• Tyler Robertson broke the school record for free throws made when he converted 22-of-24 against Portland State (11/11/22), eclipsing a record held by Jim Winters (20-of-23) which dated back to a matchup with Seattle U (2/12/56). He also set the program single-game assist record with 15 against New Orleans (12/10/22).
• Mike Meadows and Robertson became the first Pilots to record triple-doubles. Meadows had one against Willamette (11/11/21), while Robertson posted a 31-point, 11-rebound, 11-assist stat line in a win over LMU (2/12/22).
 
ABOUT OREGON STATE
• The Beavers (17-8, 7-5) have notable wins against UC Davis, UC Irvine, Charleston, Oakland, Gonzaga, Santa Clara and Washington State. WCC losses have come to LMU, Santa Clara, San Francisco, Gonzaga and Saint Mary's.
• Michael Rataj leads three Beavers in double figures at 17.4 points per game.
• Head coach Wayne Tinkle is in his 11th season at the helm and has led OSU to the NCAA Tournament twice, including an Elite 8 run in 2021.
 
PORTLAND-OREGON STATE SERIES HISTORY
Series: OSU leads 54-18; H / A / N: 12-17 / 5-30 / 1-7
Streak: L1
Last Meeting: OSU 89, Pilots 79 (Dec. 30, 2024 at OSU)
 
ABOUT LMU
• The Lions (15-10, 7-6 WCC) have notable wins against Belmont, Wyoming, Nevada, UC Santa Barbara, Oregon State and Santa Clara. WCC losses have come against Washington State, Saint Mary's, and San Francisco and Gonzaga twice.
• Caleb Stone-Carrawell leads four Lions in double figures at 13.4 points per game, while Pepperdine transfer Jevon Porter adds 12.9 points and 7.8 rebounds.
• Head coach Stan Johnson is in his fifth year at the helm.
 
PORTLAND-LMU SERIES DETAILS
Series: LMU leads 61-53; H / A / N: 33-21 / 17-33 / 3-7
Streak: L1
Last Meeting: LMU 88, Pilots 63 (Jan. 30, 2025 at LMU)

POOH JETER INDUCTED IN UP HALL OF FAME
• University of Portland inducted nine new members to its Athletics Hall of Fame on September 27 including basketball legend Eugene "Pooh" Jeter.
• Jeter is No. 2 on the Portland career scoring charts (1,708) and ranks in the top five all-time in field goals made (550), three-pointers (200), free throws (408), free throw percentage (.846) and is eighth in total assists (346).
• He garnered All-WCC First Team honors in 2004 and 2006 and was honorable mention all-league in 2005. He also led Portland to a 72-68 road upset against Gonzaga at the Kennel in 2003 with a team-high 18 points as a freshman.
• Following his time on The Bluff, Jeter enjoyed a remarkable professional career that spanned 18 seasons including six different countries and one year with the NBA's Sacramento Kings. Following his retirement from pro basketball in 2023, Jeter joined the Portland Trail Blazers where he still serves as a player development coach and Assistant General Manager for the Rip City Remix.
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