AHMED ALI NEWS

Plans to enter transfer portal Ali plans to enter the transfer portal, Jamie Shaw of Rivals.com reports.

Impact After a productive 2020 season, Ali will enter the transfer portal in search of a new home. The senior averaged 18.2 points on 46.0 percent shooting along with 3.1 assists, 2.8 rebounds and 0.9 steals over 30.5 minutes in 2020. Assuming Ali earns his degree, he'll be able to compete immediately next winter.

MARCH 6, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Posts 21 in season-ending loss Ali (undisclosed) rejoined the action Thursday and racked up 21 points (8-19 FG, 3-7 3PT, 2-5 FT), five assists, two steals and a rebound over 39 minutes in the season-ending loss...

Impact Ali certainly got his money's worth in what could be the final game of his career if he doesn't elect to return for the 2021-22 season, chucking up a season-high 19 shots. He wasn't particularly efficient in his scoring, knocking down just 42.1 percent of his attempts, but he posted a strong season overall for the Pilots, averaging 18.2 points, 3.1 assists and 2.8 boards.

MARCH 5, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Justice, Williams lead Santa Clara past Portland 95-86

Keshawn Justice scored 2x points, Jalen Williams added 21 and No. 7 seeded Santa Clara held off tenth-seeded Portland 95-86 to conclude the opening round of the West Coast Conferen...

MARCH 5, 2021 • Associated Press

Won't play Saturday Ali (undisclosed) will miss Saturday's game against Pacific.

Impact Ali's absence is a noticeable one for the Pilots, who are set to go on without their leading scorer (18.0 points per game) yet again. Ali's next chance to take the floor arrives Thursday versus San Diego, while Quincy Ferebee makes his first carer start in Ali's place.

FEBRUARY 20, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Sits Thursday due to injury Ali (undisclosed) didn't play in Thursday's 84-57 loss to Pacific.

Impact Ali missed Thursday's game due to an undisclosed injury. The senior has now missed three of the team's past seven games. Since the nature of the injury is currently unknown, Ali looks to be questionable ahead of Saturday's game against Santa Clara. On the year, Ali is averaging 18.0 points, 3.0 assists, 2.9 rebounds and 0.8 steals over 30.0 minutes per game.

FEBRUARY 12, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Ross scores 24 to lead Pepperdine past Portland 91-70

Colbey Ross scored 24 points with 12 assists as Pepperdine defeated Portland 91-70

FEBRUARY 7, 2021 • Associated Press

George lifts BYU past Portland 105-60

Gideon George had 19 points and 13 rebounds as BYU rolled past Portland 105-60

FEBRUARY 5, 2021 • Associated Press

LMU looks to extend streak vs Portland

Loyola Marymount looks for its sixth straight win in the head-to-head series over Portland

JANUARY 24, 2021 • Associated Press

Career-high 32 not enough in loss Ali recorded 32 points (10-14 FG, 6-7 3Pt, 6-7 FT), six rebounds and one assist in 38 minutes during Saturday's 78-70 loss to San Diego.

Impact Ali posted a career-high 32 points but it wasn't enough against San Diego, who shot 56 percent from the floor. Over half of his points came from three-point range, where he's shooting 39 percent on the season. Ali has also done a good job of getting to the free throw line this season - connecting on 90 percent of his attempts from the charity stripe.

JANUARY 24, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Parrish scores 20 to lead San Diego over Portland 78-70

Josh Parrish had 20 points as San Diego beat Portland 78-70

JANUARY 24, 2021 • Associated Press

San Diego looks to extend streak vs Portland

San Diego looks for its sixth straight win in the head-to-head series over Portland

JANUARY 22, 2021 • Associated Press

Continues double-digit streak in return Ali posted 12 points (4-12 FG, 3-8 3PT, 1-1 FT) and four assists over 31 minutes in his return to the floor Thursday versus BYU.

Impact Ali missed the team's previous game versus Pepperdine for an undisclosed reason but appears to be no worse for the wear. He should continue to be a key cog in Portland's rotation moving forward and is in the midst of six straight games in double figures. Ali's tallied at least 11 points in 12 of the 13 games he's appeared in and is averaging 17.4 per contest on the year.

JANUARY 22, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Haarms scores 23 to lead BYU past Portland 95-67

Matt Haarms had a season-high 23 points as BYU romped past Portland 95-67

JANUARY 22, 2021 • Associated Press

Sits against Pepperdine Ali did not take the court Saturday against Pepperdine, missing his first game of the 2020-21 season.

Impact According to the Portland Tribune, five players didn't make the trip to Pepperdine due to COVID-19 concerns. Ali appears to be the most notable of the group, as he's the team's leading scorer at 17.8 ppg. The report did indicate that the group of players would be available for Thursday's trip to BYU, but it's likely worth confirming before wagering anything of note on the Pilots.

JANUARY 18, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Pepperdine looks to extend streak vs Portland

Pepperdine looks for its sixth straight win in the head-to-head series over Portland

JANUARY 15, 2021 • Associated Press

Bouyea scores 28 to lead San Francisco past Portland 79-63

Jamaree Bouyea had a career-high 28 points as San Francisco got past Portland 79-63

JANUARY 15, 2021 • Associated Press

Ayayi gets Zags' 1st ever triple-double in rout of Portland

Joel Ayayi posted the first triple-double in Gonzaga history and the top-ranked Bulldogs routed Portland 116-88 Saturday for their 16th straight win

JANUARY 10, 2021 • Associated Press

Ryuny leads San Francisco over Portland 88-64

Dzmitry Ryuny had 16 points as San Francisco romped past Portland 88-64

JANUARY 8, 2021 • Associated Press

Leads Portland with 19 in loss Ali posted 19 points (5-12 FG, 2-6 3Pt, 7-8 FT), three rebounds and four assists across 32 minutes in Wednesday's 84-68 loss to Seattle.

Impact Ali equaled his season average with 19 points in the loss, as the sophomore transfer from Washington St. is having an impressive initial season with Portland. He's leading the team with a 28.9 percent usage rate and has done a great job of getting to the free throw line often, where he's shooting 89 percent.

DECEMBER 31, 2020 • ROTOWIRE

Trammell carries Seattle over Portland 84-68

Darrion Trammell had 25 points and 13 assists as Seattle defeated Portland 84-68

DECEMBER 31, 2020 • Associated Press

Portland seeks revenge on Seattle

Portland seeks revenge on Seattle after dropping the first matchup in Portland

DECEMBER 29, 2020 • Associated Press

Davis carries Portland past Montana State 62-59

Eddie Davis had his first career double-double with 19 points and 10 rebounds to lead Portland to a 62-59 win over Montana State

DECEMBER 22, 2020 • Associated Press

Portland squares off against Montana State

Montana State and Portland look to bounce back from losses

DECEMBER 21, 2020 • Associated Press

Duarte, Figueroa help Oregon clamp down Portland, 80-41

Chris Duarte scored 21 points, LJ Figueroa added 15 and Oregon walloped Portland 80-41, winning its sixth straight game

DECEMBER 19, 2020 • Associated Press

Oregon squares off against Portland

Portland and Oregon both look to put winning streaks together

DECEMBER 17, 2020 • Associated Press