(born Mar. 17, 1959) Danny Ainge is recognized as one of Oregon’s finest all-around prep athletes. A three-sport star, he earned First Team All-State honors in basketball (twice), football and baseball at North Eugene High School. A four-year starter at Brigham Young University, Ainge earned All-American honors and won the Wooden Award as the top..Read More
(born 1938) Jack Riley is better known for his baseball accomplishments, but he made a significant impact on the basketball program at Linfield College. Born in 1938, Riley grew up in Portland and attended Grant High, which had only made the state tournament once since 1926 and did not while he played there. But, his..Read More
(Born April 8, 1963) Terry Porter arrived in Oregon from a small midwestern school, but quickly became one of the Portland Trail Blazers’ most popular players during the era when the team reached the NBA Finals twice. Born in 1963, Porter grew up in Milwaukee, Wisc., and played collegiately at Wisconsin-Stevens Point, an NCAA Div…Read More
(Feb. 4, 1930 – Dec. 1, 2015) “Jungle Jim” Loscutoff carried the University of Oregon banner to the heights of the pro game by winning seven NBA titles with the Boston Celtics. Loscutoff grew up in San Francisco, graduating from Palo Alto High in 1948. He didn’t reach Oregon for two years, but developed into..Read More
(Feb. 18, 1952 – Oct. 31, 2010) Maurice Lucas was the prototype power forward of his day. Many Portland Trail Blazer fans remember him as a player of considerable size and strength who earned a reputation as on of basketball’s original “enforcers.” Lucas, who averaged 18 points and 10 rebounds per game in his three..Read More
(Oct. 3, 1919 – Jun. 22, 2003) John Mandic helped Oregon State to a pair of Pacific Coast Conference titles and was the first player to be named to the PCC Northern Division first-team in three seasons. Born in 1919 in Los Angeles, Mandic grew to 6-foot-4 and found his way to Corvallis, where he..Read More
(Mar. 12, 1913 – Feb. 12, 2006) Wally Palmberg helped put both Astoria and Oregon State on the athletic map as and athlete, then returned to Astoria to continue the athletic program’s success as both a coach and author. Palmberg grew up in Astoria and was part of the high school’s first state championship team..Read More
(born Jul. 9, 1957) For eight full seasons (1979-1988), Jim Paxson was an integral part of the Portland Trail Blazers. The Trail Blazers made Paxson their first selection (12th overall) in the 1979 draft. In the next nine seasons, he played in 627 games, the team’s fifth highest total ever and is one of only..Read More
(born Apr. 17, 1948) Geoff Petrie will forever be remembered as the first star of the Portland Trail Blazers, helping build the team’s identity before it won the World Championship in 1977. Born in 1948, Petrie grew up in Pennsylvania, and then attended Princeton University, where he was one of the top players in the..Read More
(born Nov. 23, 1957) Carol Menken-Schaudt from Jefferson, Oregon arrived at Oregon State University, via Linn-Benton Community College, with no fanfare, but became one of the greatest players in Oregon Basketball history. In the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, as the starting center she led the U.S. team to Gold Medal. At OSU she was selected..Read More