Portland Reign

The Portland Reign was an American Basketball Association (ABA) team based in Portland, Oregon.[1] The club played just one season.

History

Mary Liss founded the team,[2] with funding coming from Terry Emmert (who later owned the Portland Chinooks) of Emmert International.[3] The team began play in the Fall of 2004. Having posted a 4-8 record the team ceased operations after one season. Games were to be played at the Oregon Convention Center.[2]

7'3" South Korean center Ha Seung-Jin, drafted by the Portland Trail Blazers in 2004, played for the Reign before joining the Portland Trail Blazers mid-season.

References

  1. ↑ Odom, Joel (12 May 2009). "Portland's former sports teams: Can you name them all?". The Oregonian. Retrieved 10 April 2014.
  2. 1 2 "Portland Reign names home court, announces sponsor". OurSports Central. 8 September 2004.
  3. ↑ Mesh, Aaron (March 5, 2014). "Touchdown Terry". Willamette Week. Retrieved 10 April 2014.


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