Basketball

Dave Twardzik

Dave Twardzik – Basketball

(born Sep. 20, 1950) Dave Twardzik worked his way into the hearts of Oregonians as a scrappy guard, who started for the 1977 Trail Blazers NBA Champion team. Twardzik grew up in Pennsylvania and played at Old Dominion University, an NCAA Div. II school at the time. He helped the team to the 1971 NCAA..Read More

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Bill Walton

Bill Walton – Basketball

(Nov 5, 1952 – May 27, 2024) Bill Walton led UCLA to two NCAA titles before arriving in Memorial Coliseum to join an average Portland Trail Blazer team. Walton emerged as one of the greatest basketball players in Portland Trail Blazer and NBA history. Walton led the Blazers to the NBA Championship in 1977 with..Read More

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Charlie Warren

Charlie Warren – Basketball

(1940 – Jul. 5, 2013) Charlie Warren played his way through Eugene from high school to the University of Oregon, eventually graduating from Mac Court as the schools all-time leading scorer. Warren grew up in Eugene, the son of Oregon coach and future Oregon Sports Hall of Fame inductee John Warren, and helped Eugene High..Read More

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Richard Washington

Richard Washington – Basketball

(born Jul. 15, 1955) Richard Washington played his way from the streets of Portland into the basketball machine at UCLA and then into the NBA, where he remains the highest draft pick of a native Oregonian. Born in 1955, Washington attended Benson High, where he played under coach Dick Gray. Washington grew to be a..Read More

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Lindsey Yamasaki

Lindsey Yamasaki – Basketball

(Born June 2, 1980) A native of Oregon City, Lindsey Yamasaki might be from a small town, but she’s accomplished some big-time goals. During her time at Oregon City High School, she led the team to four consecutive State Championships and was unanimously selected as a senior First Team All-American by USA Today, Nike, the..Read More

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Gary Payton OSU/Sea

Gary Payton – Basketball

(Born July 23, 1968) “The Glove” spent just a short time in Oregon, but endeared himself to always be remembered as someone who made the state great. Payton grew up in Oakland, California, then made his way to Corvallis and Oregon State, where he played under legendary coach Ralph Miller from 1986 to ‘90. In..Read More

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Damon Stoudamire

Damon Stoudamire – Basketball

(born September 3, 1973) Damon Stoudamire’s family roots are in North and Northeast Portland where he attended Holy Redeemer grade school and Harriet Tubman Middle School.  He is the son of Portland State great Willie Stoudamire and Liz Washington.  Stoudamire was raised by his mother, Liz, and his grandmother, Wanda Stoudamire-Matthews.  He became a household..Read More

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