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Team History:
Franchise History

Season 1
     -During season 1, plans began on building a new arena in downtown Tokyo. There was alot of attention on this franchise with the lottery pick in the upcoming rookie draft. All of Japan was going banzai for the arrival of the Diablo.

Season 2
     -The inaugaral season in Tokyo was pretty bad. Winning only 11 games qualified them for the second worst record in the league. Rookie Jerry Dickenson made himself known, however, totaling an 18 point and 11 rebound average. Don Beard was a veteran who was the leader of the team. He averaged 23 points and a few rebounds throughout the season.

Starters
-Besides Dickenson and Boone, there were not clear starters at the other positions. Everyone got minutes, regardless of talent it appears.

Leaders
Points: Don Beard, 22.7
Rebounds: Jerry Dickenson, 11.0
Assists: Hugh Gregg, 4.0
Steals: Bob Boyd, 0.9
Blocks: Jerry Dickenson, 0.3

Season 3
     -This was a turning-point for the franchise. They won the lottery and selected Lou Gonzales with the first choice. They improved thier record to 56-24, 45 games better than the previous season. Lou Gonzales emerged as the best defender the league had ever seen. Jerry Dickenson, in his sophmore season, was still growing as a solid PF. Even though this group wouldnt be together for long, Lou was the important addition for this franchise to move ahead.

Starters
PG-Ethan Hunt
SG-Don Beard
SF-Mike Taylor
PF-Jerry Dickenson
 C-Lou Gonzales
Key Reserves
C Bobby Cress
G/F Jesus Dienes
G Desmond Laws

Leaders
Points: Lou Gonzales, 22.8
Rebounds: Jerry Dickenson, 11.3
Assists: Jesus Dienes, 5.6
Steals: Lou Gonzales, 2.7
Blocks: Lou Gonzales, 4.8

Season 4
     -Tokyo drafted G Jarrod Edwards to try to replace the retired Don Beard. Edwards was a nice player, but could shoot like beard could. Tokyo finished with 49 wins, 7 behind the last years mark. No real improvements this season.

Starters
PG-Ethan Hunt
SG-Jarrod Edwards
SF-Mike Taylor
PF-Jerry Dickenson
 C-Lou Gonzales
Key Reserves
F Joe Clark
G/F Jesus Dienes
G Tom Beahr

Leaders
Points: Lou Gonzales, 25.6
Rebounds: Jerry Dickenson, 9.3
Assists: Ethan Hunt, 5.6
Steals: Lou Gonzales, 2.9
Blocks: Lou Gonzales, 5.6

Season 5
     -This was to be the first season on U.S. soil. The Japaneese economy was too unreliable for a basketball franchise, as baseball is a year-round sport for them. Ownership had changed and the decision was made to move the the rainy state of Oregon. The roster would also get a big change too. They picked up prized free agent Joe Jones, formerly of Baltimore. They also found Bill Rainwater, an unknown rookie with raw talent, in the 2nd round. However, in a pretty weak draft, Oregon managed to pick up two of the worst busts in the 1st round. PGs Jason King and Jason Crawford were fairly highly touted prospects but never made a name for themselves in the WBA.

Starters
PG-Russ Chase
SG-Joe Jones
SF-Lew Carney
PF-Joe Clark
 C-Lou Gonzales
Key Reserves
F Bill Rainwater
PF Paul Hoskins
PG Damon Trout

Leaders
Points: Joe Jones, 24.2
Rebounds: Joe Clark, 11.2
Assists: Russ Chase, 10.7
Steals: Lou Gonzales, 3.0
Blocks: Lou Gonzales, 4.7

Season 6
     -Season 6 led to a franchise record 56 wins. Omar Jefferson, a High Schooler from California who had "star" written all over him (literally...he got a little cocky and had it tatooed on his forearm!), was also introduced to the WBA and started getting major minutes in the second half of the season. Bill Rainwater blossomed playing SG alongside Ed Kane, who was aquired in a trade that sent Joe Jones to Varese.

Starters
PG-Ed Kane
SG-Bill Rainwater
SF-Al Lee
PF-Joe Clark
 C-Lou Gonzales
Key Reserves
G Bud Johnson
PF Paul Hoskins
PG Umberto DiTullio

Leaders
Points: Lou Gonzales, 23.9
Rebounds: Joe Clark, 9.8
Assists: Ed Kane, 7.4
Steals: Lou Gonzales, 2.9
Blocks: Lou Gonzales, 4.6

Season 7
     -Ouch! Trading Lou Gonzales did not work as planned. Lou went to Albacete for a bunch 1st rounders. Too much was placed upon Omar Jefferson, who was supposed to be the next big thing. However, the team struggled under the inexperienced and immature teenager. Meanwhile, Albacet got their championship with Lou. But, one huge move was made that would prove to be huge for future sucess. Cory Mosley, a player who had never really gotten a chance to prove himself in Utah, was signed to a longterm contract and began to slowly work himself into the starting lineup.

Starters
PG-Omar Jefferson
SG-Pedro Otis
SF-JJ McCauley
PF-Cory Mosley
 C-John Davis
Key Reserves
F/C Oryn Dasing
SG Jarrett Fox
PF Paul Hoskins

Leaders
Points: Omar Jefferson, 15.9
Rebounds: John Davis, 9.4
Assists: Omar Jefferson, 6.3
Steals: JJ McCauley, 3.4
Blocks: Oryn Dasing, 1.5

Season 8
     -Oregon bounced back and doubled their win total from last year, winning 50 games. Why? Lou! Lou was aquired back from Albacete for a hefty price. However, out of the two trades, Oregon gained a first round pick. Buck Jones was also brought in to play the point, and Art Campbell, who has some of the best fundamentals in the league, was drafted in the 2nd round and suprised many by earning a starting spot. Tony Dimateo was also a very exciting rookie, taken #7 from Loyola University, who was lights out from beyond the arc.

Starters
PG-Buck Jones
SG-Herman Burke
SF-Art Campbell
PF-Cory Mosley
 C-Lou Gonzales
Key Reserves
G/F Gene Allen
F/C Adam Birkett
F Tony Dimateo

Leaders
Points: Lou Gonzales, 26.3
Rebounds: Cory Mosley, 12.5
Assists: Buck Jones, 8.6
Steals: Lou Gonzales, 2.6
Blocks: Lou Gonzales, 5.1

Season 9
     -Tied a franchise record 56 wins behind Superstar Lou Gonzales and rookie stud Bishop Stein, from Langepas University. Stein started the season absolutly on FIRE! He was playing MVP caliber ball. He cooled down and struggled with his jumpshot most of the year, but provided so many weapons, his shooting percentage was tolerated. Bill Andrews was also hired to play the point this season. He was effective as a shoot-first point guard, while Bishop Stein did most of the ball handling from the 2. Overall an exciting year, with alot of followers who thought Oregon was the best in the league.

Starters
PG-Bill Andrews
SG-Bishop Stein
SF-Tony Dimateo
PF-Cory Mosley
 C-Lou Gonzales
Key Reserves
F Anthony Curtis
F/C Alexei Vasilev
PG Mike Reardon

Leaders
Points: Lou Gonzales, 25.9
Rebounds: Cory Mosley, 11.9
Assists: Bishop Stein, 8.0
Steals: Lou Gonzales, 2.3
        Cory Mosely, 2.3
Blocks: Lou Gonzales, 4.6


Season 4

Tokyo Moves To Oregon
Under New Ownership

With new owner Kevin Harper buying this franchise during the season 4 playoffs, he had some extra time to prepare for the offseason. They had a lot of ending contracts and decided to give the team a fresh new face by letting some of the teams best players go. These players included PF Jerry Dickenson (13.8pts, 9.3reb), G Jarrod Edwards (10.9pts, 5.4ast, 4.8reb), G/F Jesus Dienes (10.3pts, 4.8ast, 4.7reb) and also traded PG Ethan Hunt (11.0pts, 5.6ast, 1.9stl)to Virgin Islands for PF Eddie Jacobson, who was moved before the season began. Management then went seeking for relatively unknown players to make a big impact. A couple players they had an eye on was PG Russ Chase from Omaha and Rod Lawrence from VI. They were able to grab both of these players fairly cheap. Lawrence would start at PF and chase started at PG. Then came the draft. Oregon ended up owning 2 first rounders: PG Jason King, and PG Jason Crawford. Both were busts. King was released and never played in the WBA again. Crawford was traded to VI and spent a few seasons getting spare minutes. But with the 43rd pick, Oregon made their draft by taking SF Bill Rainwater. Bill was unknown and didn't even make an impact in college. He had some control problems, but was a great offensive force. During free agency, Oregon used a bug chunk of change to snatch top target SG Joe Jones. Bringing in all these players, along with keeping only F Joe Clark and C Lou Gonzales from the previous season's team, Oregon had the core of the team. Oregon proceeded to a 49-31 record that season. In the playoffs, a quick two games to none lead crumbled and Nebraksa won three straight to oust the Bears from the tournament. Here's a look at the lineup that season…

PG
Russ Chase- Played very well. Would have been an elite PG if he had the ability to score with more efficiency. Among the league's leaders in assists at 10.7 assists per game. He also had a knack for playing pesky D with 2.0 steals a game.
SG
Joe Jones- Voted as the West All-Star SG. Averaged over 24 points as well as adding a few assists and rebounds. Pure scorer that the team coveted.
SF
Bill Rainwater- Didn't play a whole lot until mid-season, and he flourished. In only 23 minutes he averaged 14 points and 5 rebounds.
PF
Joe Clark- Rod Lawrence played here in the beginning of the season, but disappointed and was shipped out. Clark played for his rebounding. Despite what many think about Paul Wilson, Joe Clark is the best rebounder in WBA history. In only 25 minutes, he averaged 11.2 rebounds! That is over 20 rebounds per 48 minutes.
C
Lou Gonzales- WBA Defensive player of the year and All-WBA center. Averaged 24 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists, 5 blocks and 3 steals.