Portland high school boys basketball team rewinds for 2025-2026
The temperatures are dropping which means the fun is just beginning inside high school gyms across Portland.
The high school boys basketball is already underway, along with the rest of the winter sports in girls basketball, boys and girls wrestling, and boys and girls swimming.
Here, we take a look at who’s back and who’s new for each of the 18 local boys basketball squads.
Get familiar with your team and get ready for the tipoff of the 2025-2026 season!
BENSON BOYS
Head coach: Earl Clark
Last season: 14-11, 10-6 PIL (fourth place)
Postseason: No. 21 seed, lost to No. 12 West Salem 66-34 in round one
Returning players: Dache Acelar, senior, first-team All-PIL; Malu Niko, sophomore, second-team All-PIL; Richad Hudson, junior, honorable mention All-PIL;
Newcomers: Kendall Hopkins McGlothen, freshman
Season opener: 7 p.m. Dec. 5 at Mountainside
CENTRAL CATHOLIC BOYS
Head coach: David Blue
Last season: 19-9, 12-2 Mt. Hood Conference (second place)
Postseason: No. 3 seed, beat No. 30 Tigard 74-42 in round one, beat No. 14 Grant 70-64 in round two, lost to No. 11 Jesuit 69-56 in quarterfinals, lost to No. 2 Tualatin 77-70 in consolation semifinals
Returning players: Robbie Long, senior, second-team All-MHC; Zamir Paschal, senior; Jalen Nicholson, senior, honorable mention All-MHC; Donovan Miller, senior
Newcomers: Isaac Bongen, junior; Malcolm Weatherspoon, junior
Season opener: 7 p.m. Dec. 5 vs. Skyview (WA)
CLEVELAND BOYS
Head coach: Sam Glasgow, fourth season
Last season: 12-13, 10-6 PIL (third place)
Postseason: No. 29 seed, lost to No. 4 West Linn 76-50 in round one
Returning players: Patrick Duque, senior, honorable mention All-PIL; Andrew Haas, senior; Sigi Stacey, senior
Newcomers: Colin Kruse, junior; Holland Lounsbury, sophomore; Jack Vella, junior; Mitch Marion, senior
Season opener: TBD Dec. 5 vs. TBD at Holiday Inn WIT (Wilsonville High School)
COLUMBIA CHRISTIAN BOYS
Head coach: Jared Ramsey
Last season: 6-16, 3-11 Northwest League (seventh place)
Postseason: N/A
Returning players: N/A
Newcomers: N/A
Season opener: 7 p.m. Dec. 4 vs. St. Stephen’s Academy
DAVID DOUGLAS BOYS
Head coach: Chad Reeves, 22nd season
Last season: 9-15, 4-10 Mt. Hood Conference (sixth place)
Postseason: N/A
Returning players: Jackson Satterthwaite, senior; Luke Reeves, senior; Malaki Fong, junior; Keyvontae Hillerivk, senior
Newcomers: Malakhi Causey, senior
Season opener: 5:30 p.m. Dec. 5 vs. Redmond, Holiday Inn WIT (Wilsonville High School)
DE LA SALLE NORTH CATHOLIC BOYS
Head coach: James Broadous II, 13th season
Last season: 15-15, 7-5 Lewis & Clark (fourth place)
Postseason: No. 13 seed, beat No. 20 Sutherlin 59-50 in round one, beat No. 4 Taft 45-42 in round two, lost to No. 5 Oregon Episcopal 52-47 in quarterfinals, beat No. 8 Banks 59-48 in consolation semifinals, lost to No. 6 Cascade Christian 43-40 for sixth place
Returning players: Josh Hickox, second-team All-Lewis & Clark; Jacory Jackson, sophomore
Newcomers: N/A
Season opener: 7:30 p.m. Dec. 9 at Portland Christian (Warner Pacific University)
FRANKLIN BOYS
Head coach: Conor Mullany, first season
Last season: 5-19, 3-13 PIL (tied for seventh place)
Postseason: N/A
Returning players: Emiliano Lazcano-Villanueva, junior; Benjamin Nimo, senior
Newcomers: Denny Nguyen, junior; Bastian Rapier, sophomore; Hayden Shoemaker, senior; Roman Gerts, freshman
Season opener: 6 p.m. Dec. 5 vs. Liberty
GRANT BOYS
Head coach: Sean Brownhill, third season
Last season: 20-7, 14-2 PIL (second place)
Postseason: No. 14 seed, beat No. 19 Mountainside 57-56 in round one, lost to No. 3 Central Catholic 70-64 in round two
Returning players: Jacob Harper-Grant, sophomore, honorable mention All-PIL; Malik Mason, sophomore; Josh Ortiz, junior
Newcomers: Jamarea Sanders, sophomore; Jaylen Mills, sophomore; Abraham Cogan, freshman
Season opener: 7:45 p.m. Dec. 12 at Barlow
IDA B. WELLS BOYS
Head coach: Max Trezise, second season
Last season: 11-14, 7-9 PIL (sixth place)
Postseason: N/A
Returning players: Muhammed Carter, junior, second-team All-PIL; Ahmad Surur, senior, honorable mention All-PIL
Newcomers: N/A
Season opener: 7:30 p.m. Dec. 5 at Southridge
JEFFERSON BOYS
Head coach: Rob Smaller, second season
Last season: 9-15, 8-8 PIL (fifth place)
Postseason: N/A
Returning players: Victor Jackson, sophomore, honorable mention All-PIL; Q Gresham, senior
Newcomers: N/A
Season opener: 7 p.m. Dec. 5 at Westview
LINCOLN BOYS
Head coach: Kalin Walling, first season
Last season: 4-21, 3-13 PIL (tied for seventh place)
Postseason: N/A
Returning players: Miles Novy-Hildesley, senior; Thomas Carney, senior, honorable mention All-PIL; Eli Harrari, senior; Ryan Reynolds, senior; Quinn Hanson, junior; Kai Lindsey, junior
Newcomers: Enzi Leone-Williams, sophomore
Season opener: 6:30 p.m. Dec. 9 vs. McNary
MANNAHOUSE CHRISTIAN BOYS
Head coach: Ryan Bjornsgard, seventh season
Last season: 28-4, 10-0 Valley 10 (first place)
Postseason: No. 1 seed, beat No. 32 Perrydale 75-23 in round one, beat No. 17 North Clackamas Christian 62-31 in round two, beat No. 8 Dufur 64-28 in quarterfinals, beat No. 5 North Douglas 77-44 in semifinals, lost to No. 2 Crane 45-42 in finals for second place
Returning players: N/A
Newcomers: N/A
Season opener: 6:30 p.m. Dec. 3 at Livingston Adventist Academy
MCDANIEL BOYS
Head coach: Arron Boone
Last season: 4-20, 1-15 (ninth place)
Postseason: N/A
Returning players: N/A
Newcomers: N/A
Season opener: 7:15 p.m. Dec. 5 at Hood River Valley
PARKROSE BOYS
Head coach: Kendrick Williams, first season
Last season: 10-14, 7-9 NWOC (sixth place)
Postseason: N/A
Returning players: N/A
Newcomers: Adrian “Fuzzy Montague, senior, first-team All-PIL; Keone Gates, junior, first-team All-PIL; Varryk Hardges, junior, honorable mention All-PIL
Season opener: 5:30 p.m. Dec. 18 vs. McDaniel, Newberg Tournament (Newberg High School)
PORTLAND ADVENTIST BOYS
Head coach: Ty Johnson
Last season: 13-10, 3-9 Lewis & Clark (sixth place)
Postseason: N/A
Returning players: Oliver Thompson, senior; Martin Villa, senior
Newcomers: N/A
Season opener: 7:30 p.m. Dec. 4 vs. Rainier
PORTLAND CHRISTIAN BOYS
Head coach: Erik Lyslo, fourth season
Last season: 27-3, 14-0 Northwest League (first place)
Postseason: No. 2 seed, beat No. 15 Reedsport 81-31 in round one, beat No. 10 Salem Academy 68-33 in quarterfinals, beat No. 3 Oakland 60-53 in semifinals, lost to No. 1 Western Christian 52-40 in finals for second place
Returning players: Keylon Kittleson, junior, first-team All-Northwest and second-team 2A All-State; Ethan Larner, senior, first-team All-Northwest and third-team 2A All-State; Josiah Harris-Skidmore, senior, former first-team All-Northwest and DPOY; Graham Calhoun, senior, former second-team All-Northwest
Newcomers: Zane Ozier, junior
Season opener: 7:30 p.m. Dec. 5 vs. East Linn Christian
RIVERDALE BOYS
Head coach: Derek Duman
Last season: 11-13, 7-5 Coastal Range (fourth place)
Postseason: N/A
Returning players: N/A
Newcomers: N/A
Season opener: 7:30 p.m. Dec. 5 vs. Gervais
ROOSEVELT BOYS
Head coach: Jamarr Lawson, third season
Last season: 20-7, 16-0 PIL (first place)
Postseason: No. 10 seed, beat No. 23 North Medford 74-55 in round one, lost to No. 7 Westview 83-71 in round two
Returning players: Lucas Moreira, senior; Andrew Kim, senior
Newcomers: Ty’velle Hill, freshman
Season opener: 7 p.m. Dec. 5 at West Albany
