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 The team was based in Portland, Maine and played home games at Cumberland County Civic Center. Jeff O'Sullivan, Guy Nadeau and Ted Goldsmith were the team's board of directors. 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. In 1997, Rick Simonds served as Head Coach, with Jim Graham as Assistant Coach, and Chris Gardner as Team Assistant.
Seasons StagioneLeagueNameWL%PlacePlay-offCoach1996USBLPortland Mountain Cats181162.12ndSemifinals Kevin Mackey1997USBLPortland Wave121446.24th-Rick Simonds
Home arenas 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 1996 season Ron Matthias, Jay Webb, John Wassenberger, Reggie Townsend, Brent Scott, Malcolm Huckaby, Ron Huery, Sean Green, Charles Thomas, Ron Lacey, Dozie Mbonu.1996 Portland Mountain Cats Roster - statscrew.com1996 Portland Mountain Cats Stats per player - statscrew.com
1997 season Jay Webb, John Wassenberger, Myron Brown, Charles Macon, Andre Foreman, Dan Cross, Scott Coleman, Johnny Tyson, Roderick Anderson, Al Hamilton.1997 Portland Wave Roster - statscrew.com1997 Portland Wave Stats per player - statscrew.com
References
External links 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