Portland State Vikings men's basketball

Portland State Vikings men's basketball
Portland State Vikings men's basketball
	2024–25 Portland State Vikings men's basketball team
University	Portland State University
Head coach	Jase Coburn (4th season)
Conference	Big Sky
Location	Portland, Oregon
Arena	Viking Pavilion ; (capacity: 3,094)
Nickname	Vikings
Colors	Green, white, and silver;
Uniforms
Home	Away
NCAA tournament appearances
	1967*, 2008, 2009
Conference tournament champions
	2008, 2009
Conference regular-season champions
	2005, 2008
	*at Division II level

Last updated October 31, 2025

The Portland State Vikings men's basketball team represents Portland State University in Portland, Oregon. The team was also once referred to as "The Park Block Bombers" in reference to the school's proximity to Portland's string of park blocks. The school's team competes in the Big Sky Conference. The Vikings have appeared in the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament two times, most recently in 2009. The head coach of the Vikings is Jase Coburn.

Conference affiliations

1946–47 to 1948–49 – NAIA Independent
1949–50 to 1964–65 – Oregon Collegiate Conference
1965–66 to 1980–81 – NCAA Division II Independent
1981–82 to 1995–96 – no team
1996–97 to present – Big Sky Conference

Postseason results

NCAA Division I

The Vikings have appeared in two NCAA tournaments, with a combined record of 0–2.

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result
2008	16 M	Round of 64	(1) #4 Kansas	L 61–85
2009	13 E	Round of 64	(4) #20 Xavier	L 59–77

NCAA Division II

The Vikings appeared in the NCAA Men's Division II men's basketball tournament once, with a combined record of 0–2.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1967	First Round Regional Third Place	San Diego State UC Davis	L 73–101 L 61–81

CIT results

The Vikings have appeared in the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT) two times, with a combined record of 0–2.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
2014	Round of 32	San Diego	L 65–87
2018	Round of 16	San Diego	L 64–67

NAIA tournament results

The Vikings appeared in the NAIA Tournament two times, with a combined record of 0–2.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1955	First Round	East Texas State	L 55–68
1956	First Round	Wisconsin–Eau Claire	L 76–84

Vikings in the NBA

Ime Udoka, current coach. Houston Rockets
Freeman Williams, former NBA guard
Dan Burke, current coach. Philadelphia 76ers

Portland State men's basketball players in professional teams

Player	Year	Current team	League
Brandon Hollins^[2]	2018	Aragats BT	Armenia Basketball League A
Bryce Canda	2018	Kingspan Královští Sokoli	National Basketball League (Czech Republic)
DeSean Parsons	2017	Uralmash Yekaterinburg	Russian Basketball Super League 1
Ryan Edwards	2018	CB Valls	Liga EBA
Dominic Waters	2010	Ironi Nahariya	Israel Basketball Premier League
Scott Morrison	2008	Ryukyu Golden Kings	B.League

References

↑ "Portland State University Color Palette". Portland State University Athletics Brand Identity (PDF). May 12, 2015. Retrieved May 23, 2016.
↑ "Aragatz Tabs Rookie Robert Hikes". EuroBasket. EuroBasket. Retrieved 27 March 2019.

External links

Official website

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[1] "Portland State University Color Palette". Portland State University Athletics Brand Identity (PDF). May 12, 2015. Retrieved May 23, 2016.

[EuroBasket_Hollins-2] "Aragatz Tabs Rookie Robert Hikes". EuroBasket. EuroBasket. Retrieved 27 March 2019.

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v t e Big Sky Conference men's basketball
Current teams	Eastern Washington Eagles Idaho Vandals Idaho State Bengals Montana Grizzlies Montana State Bobcats Northern Arizona Lumberjacks Northern Colorado Bears Portland State Vikings Sacramento State Hornets (leaving in 2026) Weber State Wildcats
Future teams	Southern Utah Thunderbirds Utah Tech Trailblazers (both joining in 2026)
Championships & awards	Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament Player of the Year
Seasons	1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 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 2024–25

v t e Portland State Vikings men's basketball
Venues	Viking Pavilion (1966–present)
People	Head coaches Statistical Leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–96 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 2024–25