2020–21 Portland Pilots men's basketball team

2020–21 Portland Pilots men's basketball
ConferenceWest Coast Conference
Record6–15 (0–11 WCC)
Head coach
  • Terry Porter (fired 2/5) (5th season; 17 games)
  • Ben Johnson (interim) (remainder of season)
Assistant coaches
Home arenaChiles Center
2020–21 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 Gonzaga 15 0   1.000 31 1   .969
No. 23 BYU 10 3   .769 20 7   .741
Loyola Marymount 7 5   .583 13 9   .591
Pepperdine 7 6   .538 15 12   .556
Pacific 6 7   .462 9 9   .500
Santa Clara 4 5   .444 12 8   .600
Saint Mary's 4 6   .400 14 10   .583
San Francisco 4 9   .308 11 14   .440
San Diego 2 7   .222 3 11   .214
Portland 0 11   .000 6 15   .286
2021 WCC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2020–21 Portland Pilots men's basketball team represented the University of Portland during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Pilots were led by fifth-year head coach Terry Porter until he was fired February 5, 2021 after 17 games. He was replaced by interim head coach Ben Johnson for the rest of the season. They played their home games at the Chiles Center as members of the West Coast Conference. In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, they finished the season 6–15, 0–11 in WCC play to finish in last place. They lost to Santa Clara in the first round of the WCC tournament.

On March 22, the school named Eastern Washington head coach Shantay Legans the team's new head coach.