The 2020–21 Portland Pilots men's basketball team represented the University of Portland during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Pilots were led by fifth-year head coach Terry Porter until he was fired February 5, 2021 after 17 games. He was replaced by interim head coach Ben Johnson for the rest of the season. They played their home games at the Chiles Center as members of the West Coast Conference. In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, they finished the season 6–15, 0–11 in WCC play to finish in last place. They lost to Santa Clara in the first round of the WCC tournament.

On March 22, the school named Eastern Washington head coach Shantay Legans the team's new head coach.

Previous season The Pilots finished the 2019–20 season 9–23, 1–15 in WCC play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the WCC tournament to Santa Clara.

Offseason Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure Lavar Harewood 0 G 6'3" 205 RS Senior Brooklyn, NY Graduated Malcolm Porter 1 G 6'4" 190 RS Junior Portland, OR Graduate transferred to Northern Arizona JoJo Walker 2 G 6'1" 175 Junior Carolina, PR Left the team for personal reasons Isaiah White 3 G 6'4" 195 RS Senior Ellicott City, MD Graduated Cody Collinsoworth 11 C 7'0" 230 Freshman Lindale, TX Left the team for personal reasons Theo Akwuba 12 C 6'11" 220 Sophomore Montgomery, AL Transferred to Louisiana Josh Phillips 21 F 6'8" 245 Sophomore Huntington Beach, CA Transferred to East Los Angeles College Jacob Tryon 24 F/C 6'11" 210 Junior Temecula, CA Transferred to Samford Hugh Hogland 32 F/C 6'10" 230 RS Sophomore Waimānalo, HI Transferred to UC Davis

Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School Clythus Griffith 0 G 6'2" 180 RS Junior Mississauga, ON Junior college transferred from SW Tennessee CC Ahmed Ali 2 G 5'11" 165 RS Senior Toronto, Ontario Transferred from Hawaii. Will be eligible to play immediately since Harewood graduated from Hawaii.

Recruiting class of 2020

Roster

Schedule and results

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!colspan=9 style=| WCC regular season

!colspan=9 style=| WCC tournament

Source: Schedule

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