Portland Reign

The Portland Reign was an American Basketball Association (ABA) team based in Portland, Oregon.[1] The team began play in the fall of 2004. The team folded in February 2005, having posted a 4-8 record to that point. Games were to be played at the Oregon Convention Center.[2] Mary Liss founded the team,[2] with funding coming from Terry Emmert.[3]

7'3" South Korean center Ha Seung-Jin played for the Reign before joining the Portland Trail Blazers of the NBA.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Odom, Joel (May 12, 2009). "Portland's former sports teams: Can you name them all?". The Oregonian. Retrieved 10 April 2014.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Portland Reign names home court, announces sponsor". OurSports Central. September 8, 2004.
  3. ↑ Mesh, Aaron (March 5, 2014). "Touchdown Terry". Willamette Week. Retrieved 10 April 2014.
  4. ↑ "Ha Seung-jin Starts in ABA Game". Korea Times. December 3, 2004. Retrieved on January 14, 2009.