Portland Pilots (11-14, 4-8 WCC) vs. Seattle U Redhawks (15-9, 4-7 WCC)
Date: Saturday, Feb. 7, 2026
Time: 5:00 p.m.
Place: Portland, Ore.
Arena: Chiles Center
TV: ESPN+
Live Coverage Links: Video | Radio | Stats
Tickets: PortlandPilots.com/Tickets

THIS WEEK
• The Pilots shocked No. 6 Gonzaga Wednesday at the Chiles Center with an 87-80 win, the highest ranked victory in program history. The team looks to carry the momentum into a Saturday doubleheader.
• The Pilot women open the doubleheader against aOregon State at 2 p.m. followed by the men against Seattle U at 5 p.m. Tickets for all games are available at PortlandPilots.com/Tickets.

GAME COVERAGE
• All WCC games will be aired live on ESPN+. Saturday's game will have Bryan Sleik and Jennifer Mountain on the call.
• Pilot radio this season includes all men's and women's basketball home games, as well as select road games, streamed live on PortlandPilots.com with Jason Swygard calling the action.
• Live coverage links for Portland games can be found at PortlandPilots.com.

LAST TIME OUT: Pilots 87, No. 6 Gonzaga 80 (Feb. 4, 2026— Portland, Ore.)
• Portland led nearly start-to-finish in a historic 87-80 victory over No. 6 Gonzaga as Joel Foxwell's 27 points led five Pilots in double figures. Foxwell added four rebounds and eight assists despite battling cramps over the final four minutes of regulation.
• James O'Donnell had 16 points off the bench, Cameron Williams finished with 14 points before fouling out and Jermaine Ballisager Webb finished with 13 points, nine rebounds and five assists.
• Portland out-rebounded Gonzaga 32-27, gained a 40-26 margin in paint scoring and trailed for just 32 seconds in the contest. The Pilots held Gonzaga to 40 percent shooting, while the Pilots shot 59.3 percent overall.
• Portland led 15-5 lead after seven straight points from Foxwell, but Gonzaga came back to go up 28-26.  The Pilots scored the next six points and led 39-33 at the half.
• Gonzaga opened the second half with five straight points, but Ballisager Webb converted a four-point play and the Pilots slowly extended their lead. O'Donnell made consecutive buckets to give Portland a 59-48 lead and the margin grew to as much as 15 points in the final five minutes.

With Foxwell and Ballisager Webb nursing cramps late, Gonzaga used a 7-0 run to pull within 82-77 with 42 seconds left, but O'Donnell's breakaway dunk with 23 seconds left sealed the win.

A WIN FOR THE AGES
• Portland's upset of No. 6 Gonzaga was the highest ranked win in program history (AP Poll), the first against a Top 10 team since 1968 and first win against a ranked opponent dating back to January 9, 2014 when the Pilots defeated No. 22 Gonzaga 82-73 in Portland. It snapped a 24-game losing streak to ranked opponents and 20-game losing streak to the Bulldogs.
• Portland defeated No. 8-ranked Oklahoma City (74-63) for the program's only other Top 10 win at the Division I level. The Pilots are 2-33 all-time against Top 10 teams and 0-10 against teams ranked No. 1.

FRESHMAN PHENOMS
• Freshman PG Joel Foxwell has earned five WCC Player of the Week awards and is leading the team in scoring (15.3) and assists (6.8). He is No. 3 nationally in total assists and No. 11 in assists per game – No. 1 among freshmen –  and one of two players nationally averaging at least 15.3 points, 3.9 rebounds and 6.8 assists (Quinn Denker, Northern Colorado).
• Foxwell and Josiah Davis of CSUN are the only players with multiple games of 15 or more assists, while he is one of six players with a 20-point, 15-assist game (vs. Santa Clara). Foxwell has already set the UP freshman record for assists and is on pace to beat Austin Rapp's freshman scoring record of 428 points from last year.
• His 15 assists versus Santa Clara on Dec. 30 matched a career high as well as the program record for assists in a game set by Tyler Robertson in a Dec. 10, 2022 home win against New Orleans. He matched his high with 27 points against Saint Mary's on Jan. 24 and Gonzaga on Feb. 4. He has nine 20-point games, four double-doubles and has dished out 10 or more assists six times.
• Foxwell leads the WCC in assists per game, while his 18.8 points per game in WCC play is No. 3 in the league and tops for freshmen.
• Freshman F Timo George had been a consistent force for the Pilots as the team's No. 2 scorer (12.5), which is third among league freshmen, while his 4.9 rebounds per game are also second among WCC freshmen. He reached double figures in 11 of 15 games despite playing just 19.9 minutes per game.
• George was two field goals made shy of NCAA qualification in FG percentage. His 69.5 percent from the field would rank No. 3 nationally and lead the WCC. He was 7-for-7 from the field with 14 points and four rebounds at halftime vs. Santa Clara on Dec. 30 before suffering a shoulder injury and has not played since.
• Dante Censori-Hercules has been effective as a defensive stopper and rebounder. He has started the last four games.

WILLIAMS DOING WORK
• Cameron Williams recorded his first double-double of the year with 14 points and 12 rebounds at Pepperdine on Jan. 14. He previously logged his fifth 20-point game of the season with his 23-point performance against Oregon State and has reached double figures 13 times.
• Williams is shooting 51.6 percent from the field and 78.3 percent at the foul line. His 11.8 points are third on the roster and he is grabbing a team-high 5.3 rebounds per game.
• Williams, a first team JC All-American and national champ with Trinity Valley JC last season, has adjusted well to the Division I level.

BALLEW, BALLISAGER WEBB PROVIDING BOOSTS
• Sophomore G Mikah Ballew and senior C Jermaine Ballisager Webb are the two most experienced returners from last year's roster.
• Ballew has started 15 games is averaging 9.8 points this season, including 12 double figure games. Ballew's 43 three-pointers are second on the roster.
• Ballisager Webb is averaging 7.6 points and 3.9 rebounds in 17.2 minutes and has started the last eight games. He had a career high 18 points versus Oregon State and erupted for 13 points, nine rebounds and five assists in the upset of Gonzaga on Wednesday.

INJURY AND ILLNESS IMPACT
• Portland has dealt with numerous injuries and illness. Riley Parker (foot) and Timo George (shoulder) are out for the season, while Carlin Briggs (knee) is still returning from offseason surgery.
• UP had eight active scholarship players in two of the last three games prior to Gonzaga. The Pilots activated grad assistant Sam Noland, who previously played at Pacific Lutheran before joining the staff. He has played in all four games since being added. Matus Hronsky (ill) returned to the lineup after missing the last three games, while others have been in and out of the lineup battling illness the last two weeks.
• Head coach Shantay Legans was added to the injury list with a torn Achilles suffered on Jan. 26 when he was filling in at practice for the shorthanded squad.

NATIONAL TEAM DUTY
• Four different players have been regular representatives on their home country's national teams either at the youth or senior level.
• Jermaine Ballisager Webb (Denmark) played on youth national teams from U15 on and represented the Senior National Team this Summer at the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2027 European Pre-Qualifiers. He averaged 10.8 points and 4.8 rebounds over four games as Denmark secured a qualifying spot.
• Timo George (Netherlands) helped the Netherlands U20 National Team to a fourth-place finish at the 2024 FIBA EuroBasket where he averaged 12.3 points and 7.3 rebounds per game. He also represented the Netherlands at the U18 European Championships in 2023.
• Matúš Hronský (Slovakia) represented Slovakia at the 2021 U20 European Championships where he averaged 15.8 points in five games. Hronský also played for Slovakia's Senior National Team at the 2021 World Cup where he scored eight points in four games.
• Dante Censori-Hercules (Canada) also trained this Summer with the U-19 National Team.

INTERNATIONAL FLAVOR
• Portland's current roster features players from seven different countries including nine international student-athletes.
• The Australian pipeline continues to flow with four Pilots hailing from Down Under: Riley Parker, James O'Donnell, Carlin Briggs and Joel Foxwell.
• Throughout his five-year tenure with the Pilots, Legans has had nine different Aussies on the roster and 21 total international players from 12 different countries.

BUILDING A WINNING ROSTER
• The Portland coaching staff focused on building the 2025-26 roster with experienced players from winning programs and Portland's five transfers fit the bill.
• Junior transfers Garrett Nuckolls and Cameron Williams were the top two scorers for Trinity Valley JC, which won the JUCO Division I national title last year.
• Riley Parker was a starter and team captain for St. Francis, which won the Northeast Conference Tournament to reach the 2025 NCAA Tournament.
• Senior F Matúš Hronský spent three years with Duquesne and played in two NCAA Tournament games in 2024, while sophomore C James O'Donnell was a key contributor for San Francisco, who won 25 games and played in the NIT.
• Additionally, Portland's three true freshmen all played for high level clubs or have national team experience: Timo George prepped at IMG Academy in Florida, Joel Foxwell played with pros in the Australian NBL and NBL1, while Dante Censori-Hercules competed at Hodan Prep, which has multiple alums playing in the NBA.

ABOUT THE RETURNERS
• Portland returns six players from last year's roster, three of which redshirted.
• Mikah Ballew averaged 4.9 points as a freshman in 31 games. Jermaine Ballisager Webb started eight games, appeared in 29 and averaged 4.3 points and 1.8 rebounds while shooting 64 percent from the field. RS-sophomore G Kelson Gebbers played 19 games and averaged 1.7 points and 1.1 rebounds.
• Carlin Briggs, NaVaughn Long and Preston Lee each utilized their redshirt season. Briggs is returning from a knee injury and working his way back into playing shape. Long made his debut against Willamette and recorded two rebounds with a pair of assists. Lee also debuted against the Bearcats and scored five points with a steal.

STAFF UPDATE
• Portland added two new assistant coaches to staff this offseason in Mark Berokoff and Anthony Separovich, while Decclan Mclean was promoted to an assistant coach after serving two years as a graduate assistant.
• Berokoff brings vast experience to the bench with more than 400 career wins along with multiple state and national championships as a head coach. Berokoff most recently served four seasons as head coach at NAIA Oklahoma City University.  He led Randall University to three national titles and five national semifinals appearances in nine years (2012-21) at the National Christian College Athletic Association Division II level while serving as both head coach and athletic director.
• Separovich and Mclean are Australians that have helped solidified a strong pipeline for the Pilots Down Under. Separovich served as the AUSA Hoops Program and Recruiting Director from 2022-25. He was instrumental in recruiting, mentoring and guiding boys and girls players from Australia to earn college scholarships in the U.S. More than 500 student-athletes represented AUSA in AAU Tournaments across the U.S. in 2025. He helped place more than 100 student-athletes at U.S. colleges over the past three years, including a record 50 in 2024.

ABOUT SEATTLE U (15-9, 4-7 WCC)
• The Redhawks defeated Pepperdine 83-81 on Wednesday. Seattle U's other WCC wins came against Washington State, San Diego and LMU. Notable non-league wins came against Washington, Stanford and UC Davis.
• Brayden Maldonado leads three Redhawks in double figures at 14.9 points per game.
• Head coach Chris Victor is in his fifth year at the helm. This is Seattle U's first season back in the WCC after being a member from 1971-81.

PORTLAND-SEATTLE U SERIES DETAILS
Series: Seattle U leads 77-30
H / A / N: 17-35 / 5-37 / 8-5
Streak: Seattle U W6
Last 10 / 5: 4-6 / 0-5
Last Meeting: Redhawks 80, Pilots 68 (Nov. 19, 2022 at Portland)

WE'RE RIVERBOAT PILOTS, NOT AIRPLANE PILOTS!
• Though a 1935 student contest resulted in the nickname "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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