Portland Pilots women's basketball

Portland Pilots
Portland Pilots
	2023–24 Portland Pilots women's basketball team
University	University of Portland
Head coach	Michael Meek (4th season)
Conference	West Coast Conference
Location	Portland, Oregon
Arena	Chiles Center ; (Capacity: 4,852)
Nickname	Pilots
Colors	Purple and white;
Uniforms
Home	Away ;
NCAA tournament appearances
	1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2023, 2024
Conference tournament champions
	1994, 2020, 2023, 2024
Conference regular season champions
	1992, 1996, 1997

Last updated March 24, 2024

The Portland Pilots women's basketball team represents the University of Portland, located in Portland, Oregon, United States, in NCAA Division I basketball competition. They play their home games at the Chiles Center and are members of the West Coast Conference.^[2]

History

Portland began play in 1977. They played in the NAIA Tournament from 1983 to 1985, finishing 3rd in 1983 and losing to UNC Asheville in the 1984 final and losing in the Quarterfinals in 1985. They joined Division I in 1986 and played in the West Coast Conference beginning in 1988. They made the NCAA tournament four straight years from 1994 to 1997, winning the WCC conference title in 1994 while getting at-large bids in the next three years, going 23–7, 23–7, and 27–3 with a perfect regular season conference record in 1997, losing in the conference tournament to San Francisco each time. In 2020, they won their second conference title, which qualified them for the cancelled 2020 NCAA Tournament. They have made the Women's National Invitation Tournament in 1999 and 2009 along with two Women's Basketball Invitational appearances in 2010 and 2021.

They have lost in the first round in each of their postseason appearances, with a 67–63 loss to Washington in 1999 being their closest loss. As of the end of the 2015–16 season, the Pilots have an all-time record of 562–553.^[3]^[4]

Postseason

NCAA Division I

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result
1994	#15	First round	#2 Southern Cal	L 62−77
1995	#13	First round	#4 Purdue	L 59−74
1996	#13	First round	#4 Texas Tech	L 61−78
1997	#9	First round	#8 Michigan State	L 70−75
2020	Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2023	#12	First round	#5 Oklahoma	L 63−85
2024	#13	First round	#4 Kansas State	L 65−78

NAIA Division I

The Pilots made the NAIA Division I women's basketball tournament three times, with a combined record of 5–4.

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result
1983	#2	First round Quarterfinals Third-place game	#7 Wayland Baptist #6 Alabama–Huntsville #4 UMKC	W, 65–60 L, 67–73 L, 65–85
1984	#3	First round Quarterfinals Semifinals National Championship	NR Wisconsin–Milwaukee #6 Francis Marion #7 Berry NR UNC Asheville	W, 74–63 W, 91–79 W, 72–58 L, 70–72 (OT)
1985	#2	First round Second round	NR Indiana Tech NR Midland Lutheran	W, 79–59 L, 64–67

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The 2022–23 Portland Pilots women's basketball team represents the University of Portland in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Pilots are led by fourth year coach Michael Meek. They play their homes games at Chiles Center and are members of the West Coast Conference.

References

↑ "University of Portland Launches Secondary Logo as Part of NIKE Brand Refresh". PortlandPilots.com. October 17, 2014. Retrieved June 8, 2020.
↑ "University of Portland". Portlandpilots.com. Retrieved 2017-03-01.
↑ "University of Portland - 2016_17_Info_Guide.pdf" (PDF). Portlandpilots.com. Retrieved 2017-03-01.
↑ "Portland Basketball 2016-17 Women's Hoops Preseason Prospectus" (PDF). Static.portlandpilots.com. Retrieved 2017-03-01.

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[1] "University of Portland Launches Secondary Logo as Part of NIKE Brand Refresh". PortlandPilots.com. October 17, 2014. Retrieved June 8, 2020.

[2] "University of Portland". Portlandpilots.com. Retrieved 2017-03-01.

[3] "University of Portland - 2016_17_Info_Guide.pdf" (PDF). Portlandpilots.com. Retrieved 2017-03-01.

[4] "Portland Basketball 2016-17 Women's Hoops Preseason Prospectus" (PDF). Static.portlandpilots.com. Retrieved 2017-03-01.

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v t e Portland Pilots women's basketball
Venues	Howard Hall (1977–1984) Chiles Center (1984–present)
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24

v t e West Coast Conference women's basketball
Teams	Gonzaga Bulldogs Loyola Marymount Lions Pacific Tigers Pepperdine Waves Portland Pilots Saint Mary's Gaels San Diego Toreros San Francisco Dons Santa Clara Broncos
Championships & awards	Tournament Player of the Year
Seasons	1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23

v t e University of Portland
Located in: Portland, Oregon
Athletics	Portland Pilots Men's basketball Women's basketball Men's soccer Women's soccer
Campus	List of buildings Bauccio Commons Bell Tower Broken Wall Memorial Captain William Clark Monument Chapel of Christ the Teacher Chiles Center Franz Hall Joe Etzel Field Merlo Field O Cruceiro Oddo Memorial Portland Ice Arena Shiley Hall Swindells Hall Tree of Life Waldschmidt Hall
Life	The Beacon Victory Bell
People	Alumni
Related	Portland University University Park West Coast Conference
Founded: 1901