Terry Emmert and the Portland Chinooks Are Back in the International Basketball League
Published on May 1, 2011 under International Basketball League (IBL)
Portland Chinooks News Release
Terry W. Emmert is proud to announce the return of the Portland Chinooks to the International Basketball League (IBL). Mr. Emmert guided the Portland Chinooks from their inception in 2005, through their 2008 season. During the 2007 season, the Portland Chinooks won the Western Division, went 20-7 and in fact, played in Indiana for the International Basketball League championship. Terry Emmert has agreed to lease the name ¬ËPortland Chinooks ¬â¢ to Terrance Dickens starting immediately. Emmert International will again be supporting the Portland Chinooks and rooting them on to another run at the IBL Championship. Terry Emmert invites the basketball fans in the Portland Metropolitan area to rejoin the Portland Chinooks in another exciting season of IBL basketball.
2011 Chinooks schedule (today ¬â¢s game is a ¬Ëneutral site ¬â¢ game; the first official home game is on May 12th ):
Saturday April 30th 10:00AM Portland Chinooks 140 @ USA All-Stars 116 Cascade College-91st & Burnside
Sunday May 1st 7:00PM Portland Chinooks @ USA All-Stars Cascade College
Tuesday May 3rd 7:00PM Portland Chinooks @ Olympia Reign Evergreen State College
Friday May 6th 7:00PM Portland Chinooks @ Albany NY Legends Christian Brothers Academy
Saturday May 7th 7:00PM Portland Chinooks @ Albany NY Legends Christian Brothers Academy
Tuesday May 10th 7:00PM Portland Chinooks @ Olympia Reign Evergreen State College
Thursday May 12th 7:30PM West Coast Hotshots @ Portland Chinooks Beaverton Hoop (home game #1)
Friday May 13th 7:00PM Portland Chinooks @ Bellingham Slam Whatcom Pavilion
Sunday May 15th 5:00PM Portland Chinooks @ Vancouver Volcanoes O Connell Sports Complex
Thursday May 19th 7:30PM Olympia Reign @ Portland Chinooks Beaverton Hoop
Sunday May 22nd 7:00PM Portland Chinooks @ Vancouver Volcanoes O Connell Sports Complex
Thursday May 26th 7:30PM Bellingham Slam @ Portland Chinooks Beaverton Hoop
Monday May 30th 5:00PM Portland Chinooks @ Bellingham Slam Whatcom Pavilion
Thursday June 2nd 7:30PM Portland Chinooks @ Edmonton Energy University of Alberta
Friday June 3rd 7:30PM Portland Chinooks @ Edmonton Energy University of Alberta
Saturday June 4th 2:00PM Portland Chinooks @ Edmonton Energy Lakeland College Alberta
Monday June 13th 7:30PM Vancouver Volcanoes @ Portland Chinooks Beaverton Hoop
Thursday June 16th 7:30PM Vancouver Volcanoes @ Portland Chinooks Beaverton Hoop
Monday June 20th 7:30PM West Coast Hotshots @ Portland Chinooks Beaverton Hoop
Thursday June 23rd 7:30PM Olympia Reign @ Portland Chinooks Beaverton Hoop
Monday June 27th 7:30PM Kankakee (Illinois) Soldiers @ Portland Chinooks Beaverton Hoop
Tuesday June 28th 7:30PM Albany (NY) Legends @ Portland Chinooks Beaverton Hoop
Wednesday June 29th 7:30PM Edmonton (AB) Energy @ Portland Chinooks Beaverton Hoop
Head Coach Terrance Dickens ¬"believes that with a lot of key acquisitions and 4 players coming to Portland from around the nation ¬"that ¬Åthe Chinooks will have a championship level season ¬Â. The players on the following page have indicated that they will play for the Portland Chinooks in 2011. Dickens believes that this year will be the most interesting to date in that he has ¬Åten players at the Division 1 overseas level and/or NBDL or above level ¬Â. You can watch the team tonight at Cascade College on 91st and SE Burnside in Portland; the official team kickoff ¬"the official 1st home game is on May 12th .
Portland Chinooks 2011 roster should include the following 8 local players and 4 out of town players:
1. 6' 8'' forward David Lucas will be in his fifth season with the IBL, Lucas led the IBL in scoring with 37 ppg in both 2007 & 2008. Lucas was a two-time All-PAC 10 performer for the Oregon State Beavers (2004/2005) before moving on to a professional career. Lucas led the IBL in scoring in 2007 and 2008 (37.0 ppg in 2008). David is son of former NBA great Maurice Lucas.
2. Robert Day (6' 4'') ¬" Western Oregon. Day is a star player in the Mexican league, the top league there, recently having been named to the All Star game. Day was a star player at Western Oregon and has played professionally, internationally over the last 6 years.
3. JS Nash (6' 2'') - Oregon State. JS is considered one of the best two-guards in the IBL.
4. Lamar Hurd (6' 4'') - Oregon State. Hurd is well known for his play for the Oregon State Beavers- a 4 year starter for Oregon State.
5. Josh Tarver (6 ¬â¢ 4 ¬Â)- point guard Oregon State University
6. David Jackson (6' 5'') ¬" Oregon. Jackson finished his collegiate career at the University of Oregon. A veteran of NBA camps (Portland, Cleveland), and NBA summer league teams (Portland, San Antonio, Orlando, Seattle), Jackson also has extensive experience overseas in Italy, China, Spain and Turkey. The following is a link to highlights of a recent Korean basketball league championship game where Jackson scored 44 points http://www.youtube.com/watch'v=tejH-5sydjc
7. Mike Johnson (6' 6" ¬â¢) - a forward from Oregon State; IBL 2009 averaged 11 points and 5.6 rebounds.
8. Isaiah Fox (6 ¬â¢ 9 ¬Â) - a forward from University of Arizona The Chinooks also have a few out of town players on the team as well
9. 6 ¬â¢ 11 ¬Â Center- Lester Ferguson- from Robert Morris University
10. 6 ¬â¢ 4 ¬Â Guard- Quentin Patin- from University of Toledo
11. 6 ¬â¢ 7 ¬Â Forward- Jermaine Blackburn- from Boise State, played in the NBD-league
12. 5' 10'' Terrence Whiters, who last played with the New York Knicks Summer League team and is currently playing overseas at the Division 1 level.
Bonus feature, at 6:00pm ¬"at each Chinooks home game: the Portland Chinooks will host a women ¬â¢s semi-professional level game at 6pm game prior to each Chinooks home game. Each week, a different opponent will be brought in to play against the Portland Energy. Remember the days of the Portland Power & the Portland Fire; now is the time to support the Portland Energy as they play against teams from California, Canada, Washington & Oregon. The first home game for the Chinooks is May 12th ¬" so ¬"the Portland Energy will play at 6:00pm that night. An official ¬"Portland Energy media night will occur on Thursday May 12th at the Beaverton Hoop/YMCA from 7pm till 8pm. Interested parties are welcome to attend this media night and the game of course. The women will be available for interview immediately after the women ¬â¢s game ends (game will run from 6pm - 7:30pm).
International Basketball League Stories from May 1, 2011
- Legends Fall To Splash 127-122 - Albany Legends
- Terry Emmert and the Portland Chinooks Are Back in the International Basketball League - Portland Chinooks
- Controversy Mars Slam OT Loss in Vancouver - Bellingham Slam
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