University of Portland has hired Arturo Ormond as an assistant coach, Pilots head coach Shantay Legans announced on Wednesday. Ormond brings a wealth of coaching experience at all levels of basketball, including serving the last two seasons as the associate head coach at Eastern Washington. Ormond has coached at six different Division I universities, was
Suarez promoted to Associate Head Basketball Coach at Portland
Bobby Suarez has been promoted to Associate Head Coach of the University of Portland men’s basketball program, head coach Shantay Legans announced on Tuesday. Suarez came to the Pilots alongside Legans in April of 2021 after spending the previous four years on his staff at Eastern Washington. Suarez was instrumental in Portland’s monumental turnaround during
Pope added to Portland Basketball Staff
Jeremy Pope has joined the University of Portland men’s basketball staff as an assistant coach, first-year Pilots head coach Shantay Legans announced on Wednesday. Pope joins previously announced assistants Bobby Suarez and T.J. Lipold to comprise Legans’ coaching staff on The Bluff. “Jeremy is a craftsman that has proven himself as an excellent talent evaluator
Coburn named Head Basketball Coach at Portland State
After years of effort, toil and passion, Jase Coburn‘s lifelong dream – to be a college basketball head coach – has come true. Portland State Athletics has named Coburn as its new men’s basketball coach. The announcement was made Friday by Director of Athletics Valerie Cleary. Coburn has been the Associate Head Coach of the Viking program
Portland Basketball Staff Update
University of Portland head men’s basketball coach Shantay Legans has filled two vacancies on his coaching staff with a pair of familiar faces. Bobby Suarez and T.J. Lipold will re-join Legans as assistant coaches on the Portland bench after spending the last four years on staff Eastern Washington. “We’re excited to welcome Bobby and T.J.
OFFICIAL: Portland names Shantay Legans men’s basketball head coach
The University of Portland has hired Shantay Legans as men’s basketball head coach, Vice President for Athletics Scott Leykam announced on Monday. Legans, 39, comes to The Bluff after 12 years at Eastern Washington University where he helped lead the Eagles to five of its seven all-time postseason appearances. In his four years as head
EWU’s Legans to be named Head Coach at Portland
I can confirm multiple reports that Eastern Washington’s Shantay Legans will become the next head coach at Portland. Legans led EWU to the Big Sky Championship this past season, with a 16-8 (12-3) record. The Eagles lost to Kansas 93-84 on Saturday in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. In his four seasons at
Portland fires head coach Terry Porter
University of Portland Athletics has announced a change in the leadership of the men’s basketball program, effective immediately. Terry Porter, who is in his fifth season with the Pilots, will be replaced on an interim basis by assistant coach Ben Johnson. “I would like to thank Coach Porter for his service to the University,” Portland
REPORT: Portland to retain Terry Porter
According to a report by John Canzano of the Oregonian/OregonLive, Terry Porter will remain as the head basketball coach at the University of Portland. In a statement released to the Oregonian, Portland AD Scott Leykam said, “Terry Porter is our men’s basketball head coach. We will continue to work with Terry and his staff to
Daily Dirt 2 – 3/11/20
Things are moving quickly – here are updates on some things that I mentioned earlier (and one new one)… Wyoming: I mentioned earlier that Northern Colorado’s Jeff Linder (an early name last month here) was “fizzling out”. I’ve now been told by multiple (multiple) sources that he is by no means out of this one,
Portland Dirt…
I can confirm that Bob Cantu is out as an assistant at Portland. He had been on Terry Porter’s staff since 2016. Cantu was an assistant at UTEP for three seasons before coming to Portland. He also worked at USC for 12 seasons as an assistant coach, associate head coach and interim head coach. An
Former Portland State Head Coach Tyler Geving Named Interim Assistant Coach at the University of Portland
Former Portland State head coach Tyler Geving has joined the University of Portland as a men’s basketball assistant coach in an interim role, head coach Terry Porter announced. Geving will fill in for Kramer Knutson who is on family leave from the program. Geving brings 20-plus years of college basketball coaching experience to the Pilots’