The Portland State Vikings had one of its best basketball seasons in its 29-year Big Sky Conference era in 2024-25. The Vikings finished the year at 19-13, tying for the fourth-most wins as a Big Sky program. PSU was 11-7 in the Big Sky, placing third in the league. Despite being knocked out in the quarterfinals of the Big Sky Tournament, PSU had many accomplishments over the course of the year.
 

SEASON HIGHLIGHTS

• Portland State was 19-13 on the season, tying for fourth-most wins and fourth-best winning percentage in the Big Sky Conference era. It was the program's most wins since a 20-14 mark in 2017-18... PSU was 13-1 at home, tying for the best home record during the Big Sky era... the Vikings won their last 11 in a row at home and have won 12 straight Big Sky home games dating to the 2023-24 season... PSU is 23-4 at home over the past two seasons.
• SR C Tre-Vaughn Minott was named Big Sky Conference Defensive Player of the Year and to the All-Big Sky defensive team. He ranked second in the Big Sky in blocked shots (1.7), averaged 7.6 rebounds to rank third, made 24 steals and scored 7.6 points on .669 shooting. Minott led the Vikings to a school-record 157 blocked shots as a team.
• SR F Terri Miller Jr.  was named second team All-Big Sky Conference. He averaged 12.1 points, 5.5 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 1.6 steals per game while shooting .515 from the field for the Vikings. In league play, those numbers went up to a team-best 14.4 points, 5.7 rebounds and .523 shooting... the backcourt of SR Gs Qiant Myers and Jaylin Henderson was an excellent combination as both earned honorable mention All-Big Sky. Myers led the Big Sky Conference in assists with 6.1 per game while scoring 10.8 points. He also had 31 steals and 20 blocked shots. Henderson led the Vikings in scoring (13.0 ppg) and three-point field goals (56) while adding 3.8 rebounds, 41 steals and 19 blocked shots.
• SR G Jaylin Henderson was named Big Sky Player of the Week on Feb. 18. He scored a game-high 21 points with career-highs of seven rebounds and seven assists in a Feb. 15 Vikings' win over first-place Northern Colorado (82-71). In two wins that week he averaged 14.0 points, 6.0 rebounds, 4.5 assists, 2.0 steals and 1.0 blocked shots.
• The Vikings led the Big Sky Conference in scoring defense (65.8), field goal percentage defense (.419), three-point defense (.274), turnovers forced (13.1), steals (7.4) and blocks (4.4) in league games. Portland State set new school records for blocked shots (157) and dunks (123) in a season. SR C Tre-Vaughn Minott set an individual record for dunks with 44.
• SR F Terri Miller Jr. recorded just the second triple-double in Portland State history in the Vikings' Dec. 14 win over Northwest Indian College. Miller had 11 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists in just under 17 minutes of action.
• Head Coach Jase Coburn, in his fourth season at helm, had his best record at 19-13. It was an improvement over the 17-15 record of a season ago and second straight year the Vikings had improved their record... at one point PSU was seven games over .500 for the first time in seven seasons... PSU's third-place finish in league was its best since 2011-12.

 
MINOTT NAMED BIG SKY DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR AS FOUR VIKINGS EARN HONORS
The breakout story of the season for the Portland State Vikings got a little bit better when center Tre-Vaughn Minott has been named the Big Sky Conference Defensive Player of the Year. Minott is one of four Vikings to earn post-season honors as the league released its All-Conference teams for 2024-25.
     
Minott, a 6-9 senior, was named the Big Sky's best defensive player and, appropriately, selected to the All-Defensive team. Senior forward Terri Miller Jr. earned second team All-Big Sky Conference honors, while senior guards Jaylin Henderson and Qiant Myers were named Honorable Mention All-Big Sky. Voting was done by league coaches.
     
Leading the league's best defense, Minott had to be an easy choice for defensive honors. He blocked 54 shots on the season (1.74 per game) and changed countless others while patrolling the paint. Minott ranked second in blocks in the Big Sky, averaged 7.6 rebounds to rank third, made 24 steals and scored 7.6 points per game on .669 shooting. On top of that, he led the Vikings to a school-record 157 blocked shots and set his own school record with 44 dunks.
     
A native of Montreal, Minott's effort was the catalyst for a Viking defense that led the Big Sky in scoring defense (65.8), field goal percentage defense (.419), three-point defense (.274), turnovers forced (13.1), steals (7.4) and blocks (4.4) in league games.
     
Minott becomes Portland State's first Big Sky Conference Defensive Player of the Year since Scott Morrison won the honor in 2007-08. Also winning Defensive POTY for PSU was Seamus Boxley in 2003-04 and 2004-05.
     
Miller Jr., a 6-8 forward from Fresno, averaged 12.1 points, 5.5 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 1.6 steals per game while shooting .515 from the field for the Vikings. In league play, those numbers went up to a team-best 14.4 points, 5.7 rebounds and .523 shooting.
     
The backcourt of Myers and Henderson was an excellent combination. Myers, a 6-5 guard from Fresno, led the Big Sky Conference in assists with 6.1 per game while scoring 10.8 points. He also had 31 steals and 20 blocked shots. Henderson, a 6-3 guard from Wichita, KS, led the Vikings in scoring (13.0 ppg) and three-point field goals (56) while adding 3.8 rebounds, 41 steals and 19 blocked shots.
     
Those four filled out the Vikings' starting lineup, along with senior forward Isaiah Johnson, who had a big season of his own, averaging 11.3 points, 5.1 rebounds, with 34 steals, 18 blocks and a .531 shooting percentage.
 

HOT SHOTS

• FRONT RUNNERS: With a 13-1 home record, Portland State trailed in only five of 14 home games this season, winning wire-to-wire in nine games. In a total of 560 minutes played in Viking Pavilion, the Vikings trailed for only 67 minutes and 59 seconds. And the Vikings' lone home loss came by a single point.
• DEFENDING THE BIG SKY: Portland State led the Big Sky in scoring defense (69.6), field goal percentage defense (.427), blocked shots (4.9), steals (8.3), turnovers forced (14.5) and turnover margin (+1.8)... in Big Sky games, those numbers are even better with PSU allowing only 65.8 points, .419 shooting, .274 three-point shooting, with 4.4 blocks and 7.4 steals to lead in each category.
• DEFENDING THE SHIP: Portland State held home opponents to 60.4 points per game, .370 field goal shooting and .260 three-point shooting. The Vikings forced an average of 14.7 turnovers, making 6.1 blocked shots and 9.0 steals per game. PSU had a +19.0 scoring margin at home.
• BLOCK PARTY: Portland State established a new school record with 157 blocked shots for the season in 32 games. The previous mark was 153 in 32 games in 2006-07... PSU averaged 4.91 blocks per game to lead the Big Sky... Portland State had a season-high nine blocked shots in a win at Pacific (12/18) and has four games of eight blocks this season... SR C Tre-Vaughn Minott had a career-high four blocked shots five times (Wofford, Denver, Weber State, Eastern Washington, Northern Colorado) and ranked second in the Big Sky and 43rd in the nation at 1.74 per game.
• EVERYBODY PLAYS, NEARLY EVERYBODY STARTS: On Head Coach Jase Coburn's teams everybody plays... and nearly everybody starts at some point as Coburn routinely adjusts lineups based on a myriad of factors. In his 126 games as head coach, Coburn has started 42 different lineups... of the 50 active players on Coburn's four teams, 40 have started - including 9 of 11 this season. 
• TRENDY: Portland State was 14-3 when leading at halftime... the Vikings are 15-4 when out-rebounding an opponent and 16-3 when out-shooting an opponent... PSU was 7-6 in games decided by six points or less.
• THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE HOME: Portland State went 13-1 at home this season its best record ever at home in the Big Sky era (also 13-1 in 1998-99 and 2007-08)... the Vikings won the last 11 in a row, and the only loss came by a single point... PSU's Big Sky Conference home record was perfect (9-0), something accomplished only three times previously (1997-98, 8-0; 2004-05, 7-0; and 2007-08, 8-0), but never done with a 10-team conference.

 

SHOOT YOUR SHOT

• HIGH PERCENTAGE SHOTS, PART 1: SR C Tre-Vaughn Minott was near a school record for field goal percentage in a season with .669... along the way, he also tied the school record for consecutive field goals made (12), set twice previously... the school record is .671, set by former NFL star (yes, NFL star) Julius Thomas in 2009-10. JT also holds the second and third spots in the field goal percentage list (.643, 2008-09 and .639, 2006-07), and of course the career shooting record (.663, 2006-10).
• HIGH PERCENTAGE SHOTS, PART 2: SR C Tre-Vaughn Minott (yes, him again) set a new record for dunks in a season (44). No wonder he had such a great shooting percentage. However, even if you take the dunks out, he shot .520 from the field... Minott's five dunks in a single game, Jan. 11 vs. Idaho is also a school record... the previous record for a season was 40, by Sal Nuhu in 2018-19.
• HIGH PERCENTAGE SHOTS, PART 3: The Vikings had 123 dunks on the season, smashing the school record of 84, set in 2018-19.
• HIGH PERCENTAGE SHOTS, PART 4: Portland State .473 as a team... leading the way were SR C Tre-Vaughn Minott (.669), SR F Isaiah Johnson (.531), SR F Hayden Curtiss (.532), JR F Isaac Brice (.600) and SR F Terri Miller Jr. (.515).

 

FUN FACTS AND MEANINGLESS TRIVIA

• CONNECTIONS: SR G Jaylin Henderson and SR F Terri Miller Jr. were teammates at Louisiana Tech last season... JR F Isaac Brice is the son of a former Vikings assistant football coach, Alundis Brice (2007-08)... FR G Kelcy Phipps and SR F Isaiah Johnson attended the same high school (Bishop Montgomery) in southern California.
• TWO HANDS ARE BETTER THAN ONE: SR F Terri Miller Jr. is ambidextrous and will shoot with both hands during a game. He tends to shoot right-handed from distance and left-handed when playing inside. He said he doesn't think about the hand he shoots with, it just occurs naturally.
• TV ON THE RADIO: SR C Tre-Vaughn Minott can play seven musical instruments and also enjoys producing music. His mixes can be found on YouTube at Tellavision_topic... Minott is also the long-time boyfriend of Aliyah Boston of the Indiana Fever (they met at South Carolina).
• BIG BRO IN THE BIG LEAGUES: SR G Shane Nowell's older brother, Jaylen, has spent parts of six seasons in the NBA. He is currently a member of the Washington Wizards.
• HE CAN ALMOST FLY: SR G Jaylin Henderson has a 47-inch vertical leap.
• WE'RE NUMBER 3: The Vikings scored 131 points against Evergreen State in a win on Nov. 7. That was the third-most points in school history.
• C-NOTE: Head Coach Jase Coburn coached his 100th career game on Nov. 24 against Wofford. He is the ninth of 14 PSU Coaches all-time to reach that mark... Coburn earned his 50th career win at Bakersfield.
• THAT WINNING FEELING: Head Coach Jase Coburn has a 25-22 record in non-conference games in his four years at the helm of the Viking Ship. That includes a respectable 11-15 road record in those games... PSU was 9-4 in non-conference play last season, and 8-5 this season.
• IT MEANS NOTHING: Portland State was picked to place sixth in the Big Sky Conference Preseason Coaches Poll and seventh in the Big Sky Conference Preseason Media Poll. The Vikings ended up third, bettering those predictions.
• GETTING STARTED: PSU is 12-17 in season openers since reinstating basketball and joining the Big Sky Conference in 1996-97... the Vikings are 25-4 in home openers over the same span.

 

SEASON HIGHLIGHT REEL

• Nov. 7: PSU 131, Evergreen State 84: The Vikings rolled to the third-most points in school history over lower division Evergreen State. PSU shot .684 from the field and .517 (15-29) from three-point range. JR G Ismail Habib scored a career-high 29 points (10-16 FG, 9-11 3-pt) and SR G Qiant Myers handed out 14 assists to go with 10 points. Eight Vikings scored in double figures.
• Nov. 12: PSU 85, San Diego 76: Portland State raced to a 51-33 halftime lead behind another brilliant shooting performance (.600), but needed to hold on as San Diego cut a 21-point lead to four with 1:55 to play. The Vikings made 9-10 free throws down the stretch and finished at .517 from the field overall in the win. SR G Jaylin Henderson scored a game-high 23 points (8-17 FG, 2-5 3-pt, 5-9 FT), including 10 straight for the Vikings late in the second half. SR F Terri Miller Jr. added 15 points, six rebounds and four steals.
• Nov. 24: PSU 79, Wofford 74: The Vikings came back from a 12-point second-half deficit to secure the win. SR G Jaylin Henderson and JR G Ismail Habib made four straight three-pointers in the final 3:13 of the game. SR F Isaiah Johnson scored a career-high 21 points (9-12 FG, 3-5 FT) with nine rebounds, three assists, two steals and a blocked shot.
• Nov. 30, PSU 71, Utah Tech 68: PSU held off a late charge by the Trailblazers to win their second home game of the season and improve to 4-3. The Vikings led for over 39 minutes in the contest, but Utah Tech was able to tie the game late. SR G Jaylin Henderson had a big game with 22 points (9-14 FG, 4-7 3-pt), while SR C Tre-Vaughn Minott pulled down a career-high 11 rebounds.
• Dec. 14, PSU 110, Northwest Indian 48: Portland State shot .605 from the field, won the rebound battle, 57-30, and had seven players in double figures in a rout of the Eagles. SR G Shane Nowell scored a season-high 17 points with six rebounds in the win. SR F Terri Miller Jr. had a triple-double with 11 points, 10 rebounds, 10 assists and three steals in only 16:49 of game action.
• Dec. 18, PSU 81, Pacific 76: The Vikings led for nearly 35 minutes and by as many as 20 points in picking up the road win. PSU shot .469 from the field, won the rebound battle (42-37) and blocked a season-high nine shots while holding the Tigers to .345 shooting. SO G Cole Farrell posted a career-high 18 points (6-10 FG, 2-3 3-pt, 4-6 FT) with five rebounds, three assists and two steals. SR F Isaiah Johnson (12 pts, 11 reb) and SR G Qiant Myers (10 pts, 11 ast) each had double-doubles.
• Dec. 21, PSU 59, Bakersfield 58: In their lowest scoring game of the season, the Vikings still pulled out a win. Despite a season-high 25 turnovers, they shot .538 (21-39) from the field... PSU trailed by 12 at halftime, but made 17-25 shots (.680) in the second half to come back. SR F Isaiah Johnson led the way with 14 points and six rebounds. The Vikings held Bakersfield to .377 from the field and forced 20 turnovers.
• Dec. 31, PSU 96, Walla Walla 39: The Vikings won their fourth straight game in the non-conference finale. PSU shot .525 from the field and held their opponents to .281 shooting, while out-rebounding them, 49-31. SR G Jaylin Henderson led five Vikings in double figures with a career-high 24 points. SR F Hayden Curtiss came off the bench for 15 points (7-9 FG, 1-2 3-pt), nine rebounds, three assists, two steals and two blocked shots.
• Jan. 9, PSU 64, Eastern Washington 59: Portland State scored for the final seven points and got two key blocked shots in the last minute of the game to come back from a nine-point second-half deficit. SR C Tre-Vaughn Minott had a career-best game with 13 points (5-6 FG, 3-4 FT), 10 rebounds and three blocked shots. SR S Terri Miller Jr. led the team with 16 points and seven rebounds.
• Jan. 11, PSU 75, Idaho 63: Big men SR F Terri Miller Jr. (17 pts, 8 reb) and SR C Tre-Vaughn Minott dominated inside as the Vikings led wire-to-wire. PSU out-rebounded the Vandals, 45-25, and out-shot them .517 to .382. It was PSU's sixth win in seven games and fourth in a row at home.
• Jan. 18, PSU 80, Northern Arizona 69: An efficient offensive performance allowed the Vikings to lead for 38 minutes and pick up a key road win. PSU shot .466 from the field, .467 from three-point range, .792 at the line and committed a season-low four turnovers. SR G Qiant Myers posted his fourth double-double of the season with team-highs of 14 points (5-8 FG, 1-2 3-pt, 3-4 FT) and 11 assists. He was one of five Vikings to score in double figures.
• Jan. 23, PSU 74, Weber State 56: PSU put on another masterful defensive performance holding Weber State 20 points under its season average and to .352 field goal shooting while blocking eight shots. The Vikings led wire-to-wire in the win as all five starters scored in double figures. SR G Jaylin Henderson and SR F Isaiah Johnson each had 14 points, while SR C Tre-Vaughn Minott tallied 13 points, 11 rebounds and four blocked shots.
• Jan. 25, PSU 76, Idaho State 59: The Vikings posted another wire-to-wire win behind a career effort from SR G Jaylin Henderson. It was PSU's ninth win in 11 games and sixth in a row at home. Henderson posted a career-high 31 points (12-18 FG, 3-6 3-pt, 4-4 FT) while SR F Terri Miller Jr. added 14 points (6-9 FG, 2-2 3-pt), a career-high 11 rebounds and three assists. The Vikings held Idaho State to .313 shooting from the field and 3-20 from three-point range.
• Feb. 6, PSU 76, Idaho 69: SR F Isaiah Johnson led the Vikings with a career-high 22 points (10-13 FG, 1-1 3-pt, 1-2 FT), seven rebounds and three steals. PSU shot .500 from the field and forced Idaho into 21 turnovers. The Vikings led for over 36 minutes of the game, were up by 20 at halftime and had a largest lead of 25 points. The win broke a two-game losing streak.
• Feb. 13, PSU 58, Northern Arizona 46: Portland State allowed the fewest points to a Division I opponent in four full years, limiting NAU to 13-56 shooting (.232), blocking eight shots, making seven steals and winning the rebound battle, 42-34. SR F Terri Miller Jr. had a game-high 15 points and SR C Tre-Vaughn Minott grabbed a career-high 15 rebounds in the win. PSU improved to 9-1 at home.
• Feb. 15, PSU 82, Northern Colorado 71: Portland State knocked off first-place Northern Colorado with another wire-to-wire home win - its eighth in a row at Viking Pavilion and ninth straight Big Sky home win. PSU shot .508 from the field, .474 from three-point range and .722 at the line. SR G Jaylin Henderson had 21 points and career-highs of seven rebounds and seven assists.
• Feb. 18, Jaylin Henderson Named Big Sky Player of the Week: SR G Jaylin Henderson scored a game-high 21 points with career-highs of seven rebounds and seven assists in a Feb. 15 Vikings win over first-place Northern Colorado (82-71). Henderson had one of his best games of the season against the Bears, and in the Vikings' two wins over the past week he averaged 14.0 points, 6.0 rebounds, 4.5 assists, 2.0 steals and 1.0 blocked shots.
• Feb. 27, PSU 69, Montana State 52: The Vikings dominate inside as SR F Isaiah Johnson scores 16 points and SR C Tre-Vaughn Minott grabs 17 rebounds. PSU out-rebounds the Bobcats 43-25, blocks five shots and holds a 48-28 edge on scoring in the paint. It was the Vikings' ninth straight home win and with 17 wins guarantees a second straight winning record.
• Mar. 1, PSU 79, Montana 76 (ot): Down 10 points with four minutes to play, Portland State mounted a furious rally, holding Montana scoreless on its final six possessions to send the game to overtime. SR F Terri Miller Jr. scored seven points with three rebounds in the extra session as PSU pulled away. Miller had 21 points and 11 rebounds for the game as the Vikings knocked off the first-place Griz.
• Mar. 1, Vikings Set New School Record For Blocked Shots: With six blocked shots in a win over Montana, Portland State set a new record for blocks in a season with 154 in 30 games. The previous record was 153 in 32 games, set in 2006-07. PSU has led the Big Sky Conference in blocked shots all season.
• Mar. 3, PSU 59, Sacramento State 56: Portland State completed a perfect Big Sky Conference home schedule with a win over the Hornets. The Vikings finished 9-0 against Big Sky teams at home, won their 11th straight home game, and are 13-1 overall, matching the Big Sky era record. SR F Isaiah Johnson led the way with 21 points (8-15 FG, 2-5 3-pt, 3-5 FT), nine rebounds and three steals.
• Mar. 7, Minott Named Big Sky Defensive Player of the Year: SR C Tre-Vaughn Minott was named the Big Sky Conference Defensive Player of the Year and to the All-Big Sky Defensive Team. SR F Terri Miller Jr. was selected as second team All-Big Sky. SR Gs Qiant Myers and Jaylin Henderson each earned Honorable Mention All-Big Sky Conference.

 

PORTLAND STATE SIGNS BARRON, ASSIM FOR 2025-26 SEASON

Portland State has signed two incoming freshmen for the 2025-26 academic year. Brayden Barron, a 6-6 forward from Gresham, OR's Barlow High School, and Jules Assim, a 6-9 forward from Bella Vista Prep (AZ), both signed during the November signing period.