2009–10 Portland Pilots men's basketball team

The 2009–10 Portland Pilots men's basketball team represented University of Portland in the 2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Pilots were members of the West Coast Conference (WCC) and were led by fourth-year head coach Eric Reveno. They played their home games at the Chiles Center. They finished the season with 21–11, 10–4 in WCC play. The Pilots lost in the semifinals in the WCC tournament to Saint Mary's.[1] They were invited to the 2010 CollegeInsider.com Tournament which they lost to Northern Colorado in the first round.

2009–10 Portland Pilots men's basketball
ConferenceWest Coast Conference
Record21–11 (10–4 WCC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Joel Sobotka
  • Eric Jackson
  • Michael Wolf
Home arenaChiles Center
Seasons
2009–10 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 22 Gonzaga 12 2   .857 27 7   .794
Saint Mary's 11 3   .786 28 6   .824
Portland 10 4   .714 21 11   .656
San Francisco 7 7   .500 12 18   .400
Loyola Marymount 7 7   .500 18 16   .529
San Diego 3 11   .214 11 21   .344
Santa Clara 3 11   .214 11 21   .344
Pepperdine 3 11   .214 7 24   .226
Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

Roster

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown High School/Last College
Eric Waterford 1 G 6' 1" 180 Sophomore Modesto, California St. Thomas More School
Ethan Niedermeyer 3 F 6' 6" 200 Senior Lafayette, California De La Salle HS
Taishi Ito 5 G 6' 0" 180 Senior Mie, Japan Montrose Christian School
Cody Mivshek 10 G 6' 2" 180 Freshman Fort Collins, Colorado Fossil Ridge HS/Phillips Exter Acad.
Robin Smeulders 11 F 6' 10" 230 Senior Braunschweig, Germany Hoffmann von Fallersleben Gymnasium
Nik Raivio 15 G 6' 4" 190 Senior Vancouver, Washington Mountain View HS/Santa Rosa JC
Jared Stohl 20 G 6' 1" 165 Junior Marysville, Washington Marysville Pilchuck HS
Nemanja Mitrovic 33 G 6' 5" 200 Sophomore Toronto, Ontario Northern Secondary School
Ryan Schaefer 35 F 6' 9" 220 Freshman Corrales, New Mexico Bosque High School
Luke Sikma 43 F 6' 8" 235 Junior Bellevue, Washington Bellevue HS
T. J. Campbell 44 G 5' 9" 190 Senior Phoenix, Arizona Sunnyslope HS/Glendale CC
Kramer Knutson 45 F/C 6' 9" 220 Junior Mesa, Arizona Dobson HS
Jasonn Hannibal 55 C 6' 10" 270 Junior Mississauga, Ontario Port Credit Secondary

2009–10 Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
10/29/2009*
7:00pm
Concordia W 106–78 
Chiles Center (1,309)
Portland, OR
11/07/2009*
7:00pm
Linfield W 91–56 
Chiles Center (1,433)
Portland, OR
Non-conference regular season
11/14/2009*
1:00pm
at Eastern Washington W 64–58  1–0
Reese Court (1,522)
Cheney, WA
11/17/2009*
7:00pm
Seattle W 98–81  2–0
Chiles Center (1,336)
Portland, OR
11/21/2009*
7:00pm
Oregon W 88–81  3–0
Chiles Center (3,386)
Portland, OR
11/26/2009*
7:30pm, ESPN2
vs. UCLA
76 Classic Quarterfinals
W 74–47  4–0
Anaheim Convention Center (2,697)
Anaheim, CA
11/27/2009*
6:30pm, ESPNU
vs. No. 22 Minnesota
76 Classic Semifinals
W 61–56  5–0
Anaheim Convention Center (N/A)
Anaheim, CA
11/29/2009*
7:00pm, ESPN2
vs. No. 8 West Virginia
76 Classic Championship Game
L 66–84  5–1
Anaheim Convention Center (2,057)
Anaheim, CA
12/02/2009*
7:00pm
No. 25 Portland State L 82–86  5–2
Chiles Center (2,413)
Portland, OR
12/06/2009*
5:00pm
No. 25 at Idaho L 48–68  5–3
Kibbie Dome (1,500)
Moscow, ID
12/12/2009*
1:00pm
Denver W 72–62  6–3
Chiles Center (1,344)
Portland, OR
12/19/2009*
7:00pm, FSNNW
at No. 24 Washington L 54–89  6–4
Bank of America Arena (9,275)
Seattle, WA
12/22/2009*
7:00pm
Idaho W 82–52  7–4
Chiles Center (1,746)
Portland, OR
12/28/2009*
7:05pm
at Nevada L 69–78  7–5
Lawlor Events Center (5,827)
Reno, NV
12/31/2009*
3:00pm
Evergreen State College W 101–77  8–5
Chiles Center (1,205)
Portland, OR
01/02/2010*
2:00pm
Army W 67–57  9–5
Chiles Center (1,681)
Portland, OR
WCC regular season
01/09/2010
7:00pm, ESPNU
No. 19 Gonzaga L 78–81  9–6
(0–1)
Chiles Center (5,003)
Portland, OR
01/14/2010
7:30pm, CSNNW
at San Diego W 63–54  10–6
(1–1)
Jenny Craig Pavilion (2,553)
San Diego, CA
01/16/2010
7:00pm, CSNNW
at Saint Mary's L 72–77  10–7
(1–2)
McKeon Pavilion (3,500)
Moraga, CA
01/21/2010
7:00pm
Loyola Marymount W 79–39  11–7
(2–2)
Chiles Center (1,533)
Portland, OR
01/23/2010
7:30pm
Pepperdine W 80–64  12–7
(3–2)
Chiles Center (2,605)
Portland, OR
01/28/2010
8:00pm, ESPNU
at San Francisco W 74–58  13–7
(4–2)
War Memorial Gymnasium (2,107)
San Francisco, CA
01/29/2010
7:00pm
at Santa Clara W 74–52  14–7
(5–2)
Leavey Center (2,325)
Santa Clara, CA
02/04/2010
8:00pm, ESPN2
at No. 17 Gonzaga L 49–76  14–8
(5–3)
McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
02/11/2010
8:00pm, ESPNU
San Diego W 70–56  15–8
(6–3)
Chiles Center (1,790)
Portland, OR
02/13/2010
6:00pm, ESPN2
Saint Mary's W 80–75 OT 16–8
(7–3)
Chiles Center (2,774)
Portland, OR
02/18/2010
5:00pm, PT
at Pepperdine W 83–62  17–8
(8–3)
Firestone Fieldhouse (872)
Malibu, CA
02/20/2010
7:00pm
at Loyola Marymount L 68–77 OT 17–9
(8–4)
Gersten Pavilion (3,844)
Los Angeles, CA
02/25/2010
7:00pm, CSNNW
San Francisco W 70–59  18–9
(9–4)
Chiles Center (1,667)
Portland, OR
02/27/2010
8:00pm
Santa Clara W 68–55  19–9
(10–4)
Chiles Center (2,528)
Portland, OR
03/02/2010*
7:00pm
Lewis–Clark State W 72–49  20–9
Chiles Center (1,818)
Portland, OR
2010 WCC tournament
03/06/2010
8:30pm, CSNNW
(3) vs. (6) San Diego
Quarterfinals
W 72–57  21–9
Orleans Arena (7,727)
Las Vegas, NV
03/07/2010
8:00pm, ESPN2
(3) vs. (2) Saint Mary's
Semifinals
L 55–69  21–10
Orleans Arena (7,941)
Las Vegas, NV
2010 CIT
03/17/2010*
7:05pm
at Northern Colorado
First Round
L 73–81  21–11
Butler–Hancock Sports Pavilion (1,810)
Greeley, CO
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

References

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  1. ^ Beacham, Greg (March 7, 2010). "Saint Mary's tops Portland 69-55 in WCC semifinals". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved February 8, 2024.