Basketball was first played in Portland, Oregon by the YMCA during a gymnastic exhibition on March 17, 1895. It was annonced after the game that teams would be formed by the West Portland and East Portland YMCA branches to play competitively.[1] That year the Albany and Salem branch YMCA also formed a basketball team.[1] Women's basketball was introduced to Portland at the Multnomah Athletic Club on December 21, 1895 in front of 400 spectators.[2]
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On January 1, 1898 the first basketball game was played in Clatskanie, Oregon in front of "several hundred" spectators according to The Oregonian .[3]
Professional and semi-professional
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Event
Date(s)
Venue
Location
Notes
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1952 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball West-2 Regional
March 21, 1952
Gill Coliseum
Corvallis
March 22, 1952
1953 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball West-2 Regional
March 13, 1953
Gill Coliseum
Corvallis
March 14, 1953
1954 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball West-2 First Round
March 9, 1954
Gill Coliseum
Corvallis
1954 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball West-2 Regional
March 12, 1954
Gill Coliseum
Corvallis
March 13, 1954
1955 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball West-2 Regional
March 11, 1955
Gill Coliseum
Corvallis
March 12, 1955
1965 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Finals
March 20, 1965
Memorial Coliseum
Portland
1977 NBA Finals
May 29, 1977
Memorial Coliseum
Portland
May 31, 1977
June 5, 1977
1978 NBA Western Conference Semifinals
April 18, 1978
Memorial Coliseum
Portland
April 21, 1978
April 30, 1978
1979 NBA Western Conference First Round
April 13, 1979
Memorial Coliseum
Portland
1980 NBA Western Conference First Round
April 4, 1980
Memorial Coliseum
Portland
1981 NBA Western Conference First Round
April 1, 1981
Memorial Coliseum
Portland
April 5, 1981
1983 NBA Western Conference First Round
April 22, 1983
Memorial Coliseum
Portland
1983 NBA Western Conference Semifinals
April 29, 1983
Memorial Coliseum
Portland
May 1, 1983
1984 NBA Western Conference First Round
April 18, 1984
Memorial Coliseum
Portland
April 20, 1984
April 26, 1984
1990 NBA Western Conference Finals
May 21, 1990
Memorial Coliseum
Portland
May 23, 1990
May 29, 1990
1990 NBA Finals
June 10, 1990
Memorial Coliseum
Portland
June 12, 1990
June 14, 1990
1991 NBA Western Conference Finals
May 18, 1991
May 21, 1991
May 28, 1991
1992 NBA Western Conference Finals
May 16, 1992
Memorial Coliseum
Portland
May 19, 1992
May 26, 1992
1992 NBA Finals
June 7, 1992
Memorial Coliseum
Portland
June 10, 1992
June 12, 1992
1999 NBA Western Conference Finals
June 4, 1999
Rose Garden
Portland
June 6, 1999
2000 NBA Western Conference Finals
May 26, 2000
Rose Garden
Portland
May 28, 2000
June 2, 2000
2007 West Coast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
March 2, 2007
Chiles Center
Portland
March 3, 2007
March 4, 2007
March 5, 2007
An article from The Eugene City Guard on March 2, 1895 reported that the University of Oregon junior and senior class were forming classes to play one another. On March 7, 1895 a The Eugene City Guard called the Oregon team "co-ed".
References
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^ a b c "Basket-Ball Introduced". The Oregonian . Portland, Oregon. March 16, 1895. p. 5.
^ a b "Society In Bloomers; Their First Athletic Exhibition at the Multnomah Club". The Oregonian . Portland, Oregon. December 22, 1895. p. 11.
^ a b "Ho Hoos Won Two to One". The Oregonian . Portland, Oregon. January 2, 1898. p. 6.
^ "Untitled". The Daily Morning Astorian . Astoria, Oregon. December 16, 1893. p. 3.
^ "Y.M.C.A. Athletics". Evening Capital Journal . Salem, Oregon. January 16, 1893. p. 3.
^ "Untitled". The State Right Democrat . Albany, Oregon. February 23, 1894. p. 1.
^ "Good For F Co". The State Right Democrat . Albany, Oregon. November 23, 1894. p. 1.
^ "Basket Ball Team". The State Rights Democrat . Albany, Oregon. December 14, 1894. p. 1.
^ "University Notes". The Eugene City Guard . Eugene, Oregon. March 2, 1895. p. 5.
^ "Untitled". The Oregonian . Portland, Oregon. July 19, 1895. p. 8.
^ "Sport At The Fair; Fine Exhibition of Fencing And Single-Stick Play". The Oregonian . Portland, Oregon. October 20, 1895. p. 8.
^ "At the YMCA". The Oregonian . Portland, Oregon. July 25, 1895. p. 8.
^ "A Class in Physical Training". The Dalles Weekly Chronicle . The Dalles, Oregon. September 21, 1895. p. 2.
^ "Gymnasium Exhibition". Capital Journal . Salem, Oregon. October 18, 1895. p. 4.
^ "It Was Grange Day". The Oregonian . Portland, Oregon. July 9, 1896. p. 3.
^ "Y.M.C.A. Notes". Oregon City Enterprise . Oregon City, Oregon. May 22, 1896. p. 3.
^ "Untitled". The Oregonian . Portland, Oregon. April 20, 1896. p. 8.
^ "Untitled". Daily Capital Journal . Salem, Oregon. March 21, 1896. p. 2.
^ "Basket-Ball Game Tonight". The Oregonian . Portland, Oregon. March 13, 1897. p. 11.
^ "Untitled". Daily Capital Journal . Salem, Oregon. March 20, 1897. p. 1.
^ "Untitled". Daily Capital Journal . Salem, Oregon. April 10, 1897. p. 1.
^ "W.U. vs. Chemawa". Daily Capital Journal . Salem, Oregon. December 17, 1897. p. 4.
^ "Untitled". Oregon City Courier . Oregon City, Oregon. August 20, 1897. p. 5.
^ "Monmouth Notes". Oregon City Enterprise . Oregon City, Oregon. December 17, 1897. p. 2.
^ "Hot Basket-Ball Game". The Oregonian . Portland, Oregon. April 15, 1898. p. 12.
^ "Untitled". The Oregonian . Portland, Oregon. April 16, 1898. p. 14.
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^ "Basket-Ball Tonight". The Oregonian . Portland, Oregon. April 29, 1898. p. 7.
^ "Multnomah Juniors Win". The Oregonian . Portland, Oregon. June 29, 1898. p. 5.
^ "Untitled". The Oregonian . Portland, Oregon. October 22, 1898. p. 6.
^ "Untitled". Hillsboro Independent . Hillsboro, Oregon. May 6, 1898. p. 1.
^ "Deweys Win The Trophy". The Oregonian . Portland, Oregon. November 12, 1898. p. 5.
^ "Untitled". Oregon City Enterprise . Oregon City, Oregon. April 1, 1898. p. 2.
^ "Untitled". Oregon City Enterprise . Oregon City, Oregon. January 7, 1898. p. 2.
^ "Played Basket Ball". The States Rights Democrat . Albany, Oregon. December 1, 1899. p. 3.
^ a b "Two College Ball Games". The Oregonian . Portland, Oregon. January 14, 1900. p. 10.
^ a b "Among the Colleges". The Oregonian . Portland, Oregon. December 24, 1899. p. 14.
^ "Untitled". The Oregonian . Portland, Oregon. February 26, 1899. p. 6.
^ "Practicing for Basket-Ball". The Oregonian . Portland, Oregon. April 14, 1899. p. 6.
^ "Active Indoor Practice". The Oregonian . Portland, Oregon. November 19, 1899. p. 16.
^ a b "Untitled". The Oregonian . Portland, Oregon. March 25, 1900. p. 29.
^ "McMinnvile Won From Monmouth". The Oregonian . Portland, Oregon. February 17, 1900. p. 5.
^ "Colleges Taking Up the Game". The Sunday Oregonian . Portland, Oregon. January 7, 1900. p. 16.
^ "Untitled". The Independence West Side . Independence, Oregon. January 4, 1901. p. 3.
^ "Untitled". The Morning Astorian . Astoria, Oregon. February 13, 1901. p. 2.
^ "Basket Ball Girls Practicing". East Oregonian . Pendleton, Oregon. January 15, 1901. p. 3.
^ a b c "Basket-Ball Tomorrow". Morning Oregonian . Portland, Oregon. November 8, 1901. p. 4.
^ "High School Notes". The Plaindealer . Roseburg, Oregon. October 31, 1901. p. 2.
^ "Sherwood". Oregon City Courier-Herald . Oregon City, Oregon. March 8, 1901. p. 2.
^ "Untitled". Corvallis Gazette . Corvallis, Oregon. February 22, 1901. p. 3.
^ "Baker City Basket-Ball". The Sunday Oregonian . Portland, Oregon. November 9, 1902. p. 12.
^ "Dallas Wins, 22 to 18". Morning Oregonian . Portland, Oregon. November 24, 1902. p. 5.
^ "Basket Ball Social; Excellent Program and Delightful Time at Woodman Hall". Rogue River Courier . Grants Pass, Oregon. December 25, 1902. p. 3.
^ "Willamette Basket-Ball". Morning Oregonian . Portland, Oregon. December 4, 1902. p. 5.
^ "Basket-Ball at Independence". Morning Oregonian . Portland, Oregon. March 17, 1902. p. 3.
^ "Rickreall Ladies' Team Wins". Morning Oregonian . Portland, Oregon. December 15, 1902. p. 5.
^ "Baker Wins Basket-Ball". The Sunday Oregonian . Portland, Oregon. December 14, 1902. p. 12.
^ a b "Untitled". Rogue River Courier . Grants Pass, Oregon. December 1, 1904. p. 1.
^ "Untitled". The Sunday Oregonian . Portland, Oregon. January 18, 1903. p. 23.
^ "Play Basket-Ball at Salem". The Oregonian . Portland, Oregon. December 4, 1903. p. 7.
^ "Grants Pass High School Notes". Rogue River Courier . Grants Pass, Oregon. February 1, 1907. p. 4.
^ "A Basketball Team is Organized". Rouge River Co . Grants Pass, Oregon. January 11, 1907. p. 5.
^ "An Interesting Game". St. Johns Review . St. Johns, Oregon. December 24, 1909. p. 1.
^ "Untitled". St. Johns Review . St. Johns, Oregon. November 25, 1910. p. 1.
^ Whisler, J. H. (December 2, 1910). "Untitled". St. Johns Review . St. Johns, Oregon. p. 1.
^ a b "Untitled". Malheur Enterprise . Vale, Oregon. December 16, 1911. p. 6.
^ "High School Notes". Lake County Examiner . Lakeview, Oregon. October 10, 1912. p. 8.
^ "Untitled". Lake County Examiner . Lakeview, Oregon. August 1, 1912. p. 2.
^ "School Notes". Lake County Examiner . Lakeview, Oregon. November 13, 1913. p. 4.
^ "Basket Ball League Formed". Malheur Enterprise . Vale, Oregon. January 23, 1915. p. 5.
^ "New Basketball League". Morning Oregonian . Portland, Oregon. December 21, 1903. p. 12.