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.
Starting lineup plus a designated hitter must bat, the designated hitter is instead known as an "extra hitter" (EH). In the National Basketball Association, two starting players are traditionally announced as guards, two as forwards, and one as a center. At least ten minutes before the game is scheduled to begin, the scorers need to be supplied with the name and number of each player who is to participate in the game. The various positions are not mentioned anywhere in the official NBA rule book, and most players play more than one position. The starting lineup on a basketball team usually comprises