Portland Wave
| Portland Wave | |
|---|---|
 | |
| League | USBL |
| Founded | 1996 |
| Dissolved | 1997 |
| History | Portland Mountain Cats (1996) Portland Wave (1997) |
| Arena | Cumberland County Civic Center (1996) University of Southern Maine Sullivan Gym (1997) |
| Location | Portland, Maine |
| President | Mark McClure (1996) Bill Beyer (1997) |
The Portland Wave, originally known as the Portland Mountain Cats, was a professional basketball team in the United States Basketball League (USBL) from 1996 to 1997.
History
[edit]The team was based in Portland, Maine and played home games at Cumberland County Civic Center.[1] Jeff O'Sullivan, Guy Nadeau and Ted Goldsmith were the team's board of directors.[2] In 1996, Mark McClure served as the team's president. He was replaced in 1997 by Bill Beyer, who also took ownership of the team.[3] In 1997, Rick Simonds served as the Wave's head coach and Jim Graffam was the assistant coach.
Seasons
[edit]| Stagione | League | Name | W | L | % | Place | Play-off | Coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | USBL | Portland Mountain Cats | 18 | 11 | 62.1 | 2nd | Semifinals | Kevin Mackey |
| 1997 | USBL | Portland Wave | 12 | 14 | 46.2 | 4th | - | Rick Simonds |
Home arenas
[edit]Portland Mountain Cats
- Cumberland County Civic Center, cap: 6,200 (Portland, Maine) 1996
Portland Wave
- University of Southern Maine Sullivan Gym, (Portland, Maine) 1997
Rosters
[edit]1996 season
[edit]Ron Matthias, Jay Webb, John Wassenberger, Reggie Townsend, Brent Scott, Malcolm Huckaby, Ron Huery, Sean Green, Charles Thomas, Ron Lacey, 
Dozie Mbonu.[4][5]
1997 season
[edit]Jay Webb, John Wassenberger, Myron Brown, Charles Macon, Andre Foreman, Dan Cross, Scott Coleman, Johnny Tyson, Roderick Anderson, Al Hamilton.[6][7]
References
[edit]- ↑ "History of the USBL". APBR.org. Association for Professional Basketball Research. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
- ↑ "Meisenheimer Capital announces addition of Portland Mountain Cats to the USBL". PR Newswire. November 9, 1995.
- ↑ "Transactions". Rocky Mountain News. Denver, Colorado. March 14, 1997. p. 19C.
- ↑ 1996 Portland Mountain Cats Roster - statscrew.com
- ↑ 1996 Portland Mountain Cats Stats per player - statscrew.com
- ↑ 1997 Portland Wave Roster - statscrew.com
- ↑ 1997 Portland Wave Stats per player - statscrew.com
External links
[edit]- Portland Mountain Cats via Maine Sports Blog
- Portland Wave via Maine Sports Blog
- USBL at atapbr.org
- United States Basketball League 1985-2007 at funwhileitlasted.net