2024 Pilot Non-Conference Games

The season kicks of Wednesday Nov. 6th with a 7:00pm game at Chiles vs. the Lewis and Clark Pioneers from the D-III Northwest Conference. The game will be available on ESPN+ TV and 910 ESPN radio. The Pilots have played L&C each of the last two seasons, winning 89-62 and 89-72 respectively. Per their web site, the roster lists five players at the C or F position at 6'6" to 6'8"; the Pilots should have a large height advantage.

Any guesses for the Pilot starting lineup? Without seeing any practices, I will SWAG Vukasin Masic, Vince Delano, Max McKinnon, Austin Rapp, and Mezziah Oakman. That's one returning starter, a redshirt freshman, a true freshman, and two experienced transfers.

Go Pilots.

Vukasin is still recovering from an injury, so I would expect Todd Jones to be in the starting lineup instead for Wednesday’s game. Sounds like Vukasin may be back for the Saturday game against UC Santa Barbara.

Looking ahead, playing a Saturday game at 3:00pm in the middle of prime college football season is pretty dumb.

Rob's Jacket wrote:Anything other than a blowout win tonight should be very, very concerning.

In the first D1 game for a number of players and in a game where the staff is attempting to develop what amounts to an entirely new team, I don't think a "blowout" is what they are trying to achieve tonight.

A double-digit win, yes!