Scouting Report: Portland Who?



Founded: 1901

Location: Portland, OR

Enrollment: 3,537

Conference: WCC

Nickname: Pilots

Mascot: Wally Pilot

Arena: Chiles Center (4,852)
Record Last Year: 21-11

Former Name: Columbia University

Notable Alum: Erik Spoelstra (Miami Heat Head Coach), Donald Shiley (co-Founder of Artificial Heart) and Kunal Nayyar (Big Bang Theory)

    The Portland Pilots only return 1 of there their starting five from last year, Kramer Knutson, much like Kentucky. The Pilots do bring in 8 newcomers, 7 of which are freshman.  6-3 Freshman G Tanner Riley has been good for the Pilots thus far averaging 10.7 points a contest in 3 games.  Even thoguh Portland lost 4 straters, they are not to be overlooked.  They upset Oregon, UCLA, Minnesota and Saint Marry's last year.  Also, the Pilots ranked in the top 5 in three-pointer shooting making them a 40.7 percent three-point shooting team last year.

     This year the Pilots are 63rd in the nation in points per game (81.3), 123rd in reounds a game (39.7), 67th in assists a game (16) and 21st in the nation in feild-goal pct.  So far Portland is shooting over 50 percent from beyon the arch.  They are shooting 84 percent from the foul line.  The 3-0 Pilots look to fly Kentucky right out of the Rose Garden tomorrow and spoil Terrence Jones return home. Lets take a look at the Head Coach of the Pilots and their five starters:

       

                                         -No not a fat Bill Cowher

Eric Reveno

Record: 58-69 in four seasons

Knutson Kramer

Year:  Senior

Number:  45

HT:  6-9

WT:  220

Pos:  F-C

Hometown: Mesa, Az

PPG:  8.7

RPG:  4.7

APG:  1.0

Luke Sikma

Year:  Semior

Number:  43

HT:  6-8

WT:  235

Pos:  F

Hometown:  Bellevue, WA

PPG:  11.3

RPG:  13.0

APG:  2.3

 

Jared Stohl

Year:  Senior

Number:  20

HT:  6-1

WT:  165

Pos:  G

Hometown:  Marrysville, WA

PPG:  16.7

RPG:  0.7

APG:  0.7

Nemanja Mitrovic

Year:  Junior

Number:  33

HT:  6-5

WT:  200
Hometown:  Toronto, ON

Pos:  G

PPG:  9.7

RPG:  4.0

APG:  2.0

Eric Waterford

Year:  Junior

Number:  1

HT:  6-1

WT:  180

Hometown:  Modesto, CA

Pos:  G

PPG:  8.7

RPG:  2.0

APG:  4.0

KEY RESERVES

Tanner Riley

Year:  Freshman

Number:  3

HT:  6-3

WT:  195
Hometown:  North Bend, WA

Pos:  G
PPG:  10.7
RPG:  2.7
APR:  2.7

Tim Douglas

Year:  Freshman

Number:  11

HT:  5-10
WT:  155
Hometown:  Cerritos, CA

Pos:  G

PPG:  6.0
RPG:  1.3
APG:  3.7



Ryan Nicholas

Year:  Freshman

Number:  32

HT:  6-7

WT:  235
Homewtown:  Spokane, WA

Pos:  F

PPG:  2.7
RPG:  3.3
APG: 0.0