PORTLAND, Ore. – There are few things that college basketball coaches value more than continuity. When building a successful program, the best path to success is to find your players and build that culture early on with guys that fit what you want to do.
Shantay Legans didn't have that luxury when he came to Portland. After arriving on The Bluff as the new head coach of Portland Pilots men's basketball, fresh off winning the Big Sky Tournament with the Eastern Washington Eagles and pushing the basketball powerhouse that is the Kansas Jayhawks in the first round of the 2021 NCAA Tournament, Legans suddenly had to put together an entirely new team in Portland.