Portland Fire
| Portland Fire | ||
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| founding | 2000 | |
| resolution | 2002 | |
| history |
Portland Fire 2000 - 2002 |
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| Stadion | Rose Garden Arena | |
| Location | Portland , Oregon | |
| Club colors | white, blue, black | |
| league | WNBA | |
| Conference | Western Conference | |
| Head coach | Linda Hargrove | |
| Championships | 0 | |
| Conference title | 0 | |
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The Portland Fire were a team in the North American women's basketball professional league WNBA . The team played its home games in the Rose Garden in Portland , Oregon . Fire was the sister team to the NBA club Portland Trail Blazers .
history
The team was founded in 2000 and has never been successful in sport. Just three years later, the game had to be stopped again for financial reasons. The Fire are the only WNBA team that never made it to the play-offs and - along with the Miami Sol - the team with the shortest lifespan in the WNBA.
Achievements and honors
Sporting successes
Nothing. The Fire could never reach the playoffs in the three seasons of existence.
Individual awards
In the individual awards, at least one Fire player was able to receive an award.
| season | category | Player |
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| 2001 | Rookie of the Year Award | Jackie Stiles |
Season after season
Abbreviations: Sp. = Games, S = victories, N = defeats
| season | Sp. | S. | N | Wins in% | space | Playoffs |
| 2000 | 32 | 10 | 22nd | 31.3 | 7th, Western Conference | not qualified |
| 2001 | 32 | 11 | 21st | 34.4 | 7th, Western Conference | not qualified |
| 2002 | 32 | 16 | 16 | 50.0 | 5th, Western Conference | not qualified |
| total | 96 | 37 | 59 | 38.5 | 0 playoff appearances in 3 seasons |
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Players
First-round voting rights in the WNBA Draft
| Surname | year | Draft position |
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| Lynn Pride | 2000 | 7th |
| Jackie Stiles | 2001 | 4th |
| LaQuanda Barksdale | 2001 | 12. |
| Nikki Teasley | 2002 | 5. |
In the three years of existence, the club had four draft rights in the first round of the WNBA draft . With the exception of the 2001 season, the franchise each had a draft pick in the first round. In 2001 two players could even be selected in the first round.
The Fire had the highest draft pick before the 2001 season , when Jackie Stiles was selected as the fourth player by the Portland team. Stiles was able to meet the expectations placed in her and was voted the best newcomer of the year after her first season in the WNBA . This is particularly noteworthy as Lauren Jackson and Tamika Catchings were also in this draft year .
Former players
- Tully Bevilaqua
- Sylvia Crawley
- Vanessa Nygaard
- Jackie Stiles
- Stacey Thomas
- Michele Van Gorp
- DeMya Walker
Head coach
The team was coached all three seasons by Linda Hargrove .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ All-Time WNBA Draft Picks. WNBA, accessed November 30, 2016 .