The Portland Pilots men's basketball team represents the

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, located in

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, in

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Division I

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competition. They have played their home games at the Chiles Center since 1984, and are members of the

West Coast Conference The West Coast Conference (WCC) — known as the California Basketball Association from 1952 to 1956 and then as the West Coast Athletic Conference until 1989 — is a collegiate athletic conference affiliated with NCAA Division I consisting o ...

. The Pilots have appeared two times in the

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, most recently in 1996.

Postseason results

NCAA tournament

The Pilots have appeared in two NCAA tournaments. Their combined record is 0–2.

CIT results

The Pilots have appeared in four CollegeInsider.com Tournaments. Their combined record is 0–4.

The Basketball Classic results

The Pilots have appeared in one

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Tournament. Their record is 1–1

NAIA tournament results

The Pilots have appeared in the NAIA Tournament eight times. Their combined record is 5–9.

Venues

* Columbia Coliseum, 1922–27 * Howard Hall, 1927–1978, 1980–85 * Portland Ice Arena 1949–1953 * Pacific International Livestock Exposition Building 1951–53, 1958–1960 *

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1953–58 * Hudson's Bay High School 1956–1966, 1978–1982 * Memorial Coliseum, 1960–1984 * Pamplin Sports Center, 1979–1983 * Chiles Center, 1984–present

Pilots in professional leagues

* Pinhas Hozez (born 1957), Israeli basketball player,

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* Luke Sikma (born 1989), American basketball player; son of NBA Hall of Famer

Jack Sikma Jack Wayne Sikma (born November 14, 1955) is an American former professional basketball center. He was a seven-time NBA All-Star with the Seattle SuperSonics, who drafted him in the first round with the eighth overall pick of the 1977 NBA draf ...

ALBA Berlin Alba Berlin is a professional basketball club that is based in Berlin, Germany. The club was founded in 1991, and is today the largest German national basketball club by membership figures. Alba Berlin hosts its home games at the Uber Arena and c ...

EuroLeague The EuroLeague is a European men's professional basketball club competition. The league is widely recognised as the top-tier and the most prestigious men's basketball league in Europe. The league consists of 20 teams, of which 16 are given lon ...

* Darwin Cook (born 1958) *

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(born 1970) *

Jose Slaughter Jose Dan Slaughter (born September 9, 1960) is an American former basketball player. He was a 6'5" shooting guard and attended the University of Portland. Slaughter played for the NBA's Indiana Pacers during the 1982-83 season, averaging 5.7 ...

(born 1960) * Ben Sullivan (born 1984)

References

External links

* {{West Coast Conference men's basketball navbox

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