Portland Power (basketball) season, the Power acquired Steding's former Stanford teammate, point guard Sonja Henning. Though they got off to a slow start, the Power was leading the Western Conference after completing a five-game win streak when the ABL abruptly folded due to financial difficulties on December 22, 1998. At the time of their demise, the Power's starting lineup was: After the franchise folded, many Power players went on to continue their careers in the WNBA. 1997-98 season: 1998 season (partial): Portland Power (basketball) The Portland Power was a women's professional basketball team in the American Basketball League (ABL) based in Portland, Oregon.
Northern Cement basketball team the 1994 PBA All-Filipino Cup championship and earned the right to represent the country in the upcoming Asian Games, held at Hiroshima, Japan. The national team was composed of the San Miguel players serving as the core of the team and other PBA players (notably Alvin Patrimonio from Purefoods and Johnny Abarrientos from Alaska) and amateur standouts (notably Marlou Aquino from the Philippine Basketball League). The team, led by NCC alumni Allan Caidic and Hector Calma, went on to finished fourth with Caidic finishing as the Asian Games basketball tournament top scorer. Northern Cement basketball team The Northern Cement basketball