The Portland State Vikings men's basketball team represents Portland State University in Portland, Oregon. The team was also once referred to as "The Park Block Bombers" in reference to the school's proximity to Portland's string of park blocks. The school's team competes in the Big Sky Conference. The Vikings have appeared in the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament two times, most recently in 2009. The head coach of the Vikings is Jase Coburn.
Conference affiliations 1946–47 to 1948–49 – NAIA Independent 1949–50 to 1964–65 – Oregon Collegiate Conference 1965–66 to 1980–81 – NCAA Division II Independent 1981–82 to 1995–96 – no team 1996–97 to present – Big Sky Conference
Postseason results
NCAA Division I The Vikings have appeared in two NCAA tournaments, with a combined record of 0–2. 2008 16 M Round of 64 (1) #4 Kansas L 61–85 2009 13 E Round of 64 (4) #20 Xavier L 59–77
NCAA Division II The Vikings appeared in the NCAA Men's Division II men's basketball tournament once, with a combined record of 0–2. 1967 First RoundRegional Third Place San Diego StateUC Davis L 73–101L 61–81
CIT results The Vikings have appeared in the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT) two times, with a combined record of 0–2. 2014 Round of 32 San Diego L 65–87 2018 Round of 16 San Diego L 64–67
NAIA tournament results The Vikings appeared in the NAIA Tournament two times, with a combined record of 0–2. 1955 First Round East Texas State L 55–68 1956 First Round Wisconsin–Eau Claire L 76–84
Vikings in the NBA
Ime Udoka, current coach. Houston Rockets Freeman Williams, former NBA guard Dan Burke, current coach. Philadelphia 76ers
Portland State men's basketball players in professional teams
Player Year Current team League Brandon Hollins 2018 Aragats BT Armenia Basketball League A Bryce Canda 2018 Kingspan Královští Sokoli National Basketball League (Czech Republic) DeSean Parsons 2017 Uralmash Yekaterinburg Russian Basketball Super League 1 Ryan Edwards 2018 CB Valls Liga EBA Dominic Waters 2010 Ironi Nahariya Israel Basketball Premier League Scott Morrison 2008 Ryukyu Golden Kings B.League
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