SAN MATEO, Calif. – The West Coast Conference announced on Wednesday the conference schedule for all WCC programs, including the Portland Pilots. The Pilots will play 16 WCC games this season, with three of their opponents partaking in postseason play this past season, including the NCAA March Madness runners-up, the Gonzaga Bulldogs.
The Pilots will get things started with a matchup against a perennial conference powerhouse in the BYU Cougars. Portland will play host to the Cougars – who made their first NCAA Tournament since 2015 this past season – on New Year's Day. BYU has finished at least third in the WCC every year since joining the conference in 2011.