Oregonian Preview of Pilots

Kramer Knutson, the 6-foot-9 sophomore forward who played at 210 pounds last season, is now up to 245. Jasonn Hannibal,
the 6-10 sophomore forward who was at 295, has trimmed to about 265. And Robin Smeulders, the 6-10 junior forward who was at 255, is a lean 240.

Sikma, the 6-8 sophomore forward, has a sore right knee that limited what he has been able to do recently.
"I'm cautiously optimistic about Luke," Reveno said. "It's one of those things that's out of my control, so I try not to worry about it too much. But it's a big one."

"Last season, we didn't quite have 'it' to get over the hump in some close games, whether it was toughness, experience, coaching or whatever it was in those situations," Reveno said. "If there's something we can hang our hat on this season, I hope it's that we're a tough defense team and we play together.

"In terms of building the program we've envisioned, it's getting there. I was really disappointed that our win-loss record last year didn't reflect the progress I thought we had made as a program ... and our job is to make sure that it does."

Guard Walter Thompson transferred to Cal Poly-Pomona, guard Marcus Carter transferred to Division II Wisconsin-Parkside and walk-on guard Shane Moser chose not to return.