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. 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.
| Portland Wave | |
|---|---|
 | |
| League | USBL |
| Founded | 1996 |
| Dissolved | 1997 |
| History | Portland Mountain Cats (1996) |
| Arena | Cumberland County Civic Center (1996) Sullivan Gym University of Southern Maine(1997) |
| Location | Portland, Maine |
| President | Mark McClure (1996) Bill Beyer (1997) |
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.
External links
edit- Portland Mountain Cats via Maine Sports Blog
- Portland Wave via Maine Sports Blog