The 2021–22 Portland Pilots men's basketball team represented the University of Portland during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Pilots, led by first-year head coach Shantay Legans, played their home games at the Chiles Center in Portland, Oregon as members of the West Coast Conference (WCC).
The Pilots finished the season 19–15, 7–7 in WCC play, to finish in sixth place. They defeated San Diego in the second round of the WCC tournament before losing to Santa Clara in the quarterfinals. They Pilots received an invitation to The Basketball Classic where they defeated New Orleans before losing to Southern Utah in the quarterfinals.
Previous season In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Pilots finished the 2020–21 season 6–15, 0–11 in WCC play, to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the WCC tournament to Santa Clara.
On February 5, 2021, head coach Terry Porter was fired after 17 games. Assistant Ben Johnson coached the team for the remainder of the season. On March 22, the school named Eastern Washington head coach Shantay Legans as the team's new head coach.
Offseason Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure Clythus Griffith 0 G 6' 2" 180 RS Junior Mississauga, ON Transferred Zac Triplett 1 G 6' 5" 165 Freshman Melbourne, Australia Signed to play professionally in Australia with Melbourne United Ahmed Ali 2 G 5' 11" 170 Senior Toronto, ON Graduate transferred Isiah Dasher 3 G 6' 3" 175 Junior Jersey City, NJ Transferred to Saint Peter's Quincy Ferebee 4 G 6' 1" 175 Senior San Diego, CA Transferred Chase Adams 10 G 5' 7" 150 Sophomore Chicago, IL Transferred to Salt Lake CC Latrell Jones 11 G 6' 5" 175 Junior Avondale, LA Transferred to Nicholls State Eddie Davis 13 F 6' 6" 190 Junior Port Salerno, FL Transferred Tahirou Diabate 14 F 6' 9" 225 Senior Bamako, Mali Graduate transferred to San Diego State Hayden Curtiss 15 F 6' 9" 205 Freshman North Bend, WA Transferred to Portland State Takiula Faheresohn 20 G 6' 7" 185 RS Junior Auckland, New Zealand Signed to play semi-professionally in New Zealand with Auckland Huskies Hunter Seymour 23 F 6' 8" 215 Junior Charlotte, NC Transferred to Cal State Dominguez Hills Michael Henn 24 F 6' 8" 225 Senior Bellevue, WA Graduate transferred to Denver
Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school Moses Wood 1 F 6' 8" 210 RS Junior Reno, NV UNLV Tyler Robertson 2 G/F 6' 6" 200 Junior Melbourne, Australia Eastern Washington Chris Austin 5 G 6' 4" 205 Junior Pasadena, CA Fordham Jack Perry 11 G 6' 2" 175 RS Senior Melbourne, Australia Eastern Washington Kristian Sjolund 12 F 6' 8" 206 RS Junior Kongsberg, Norway UTEP Matheus Silveira 24 C 7' 0" 255 RS Junior Três Pontas, Brazil Pensacola State College Michael Meadows 25 G 6' 2" 175 RS Junior Hollywood, CA Eastern Washington
2021 recruiting class
Roster
Schedule and results The Pilots' January 8 game against Santa Clara was postponed due to COVID-19 protocols. The game was rescheduled for February 14, but Santa Clara canceled the game on February 10. The Pilots scheduled a game against the NAIA's Bushnell on February 15. |- !colspan=9 style=| Exhibition
!colspan=9 style=| Regular season
!colspan=9 style=| WCC tournament
!colspan=9 style=| The Basketball Classic
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