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Portland commonly refers to:

• Portland, Oregon, United States
• Portland, Maine, United States
• Isle of Portland, England, the origin of the name

Portland may also refer to:

Places and establishments[link]

Australia[link]

• Cape Portland, Tasmania, a cape on the north-eastern tip of Tasmania
• Portland, New South Wales, a town with the first Australian cement works
• Portland, Victoria, a regional city and port
• City of Portland (Victoria), former Local Government Area (LGA)

Canada[link]

• Port Lands, Toronto, sometimes mistakenly spelled "Portlands", the eastern part of the Toronto waterfront
• Portland Inlet, an inlet between southeastern Alaska and British Columbia
  • Portland Canal, an arm of Portland Inlet
• Portland Estates, Nova Scotia, an area of Halifax
• Portland, Ontario, a town north of Kingston, Ontario

Hong Kong[link]

• Portland Street, a popular business and shopping street in Hong Kong

Ireland[link]

• Portland, North Tipperary, a townland in North Tipperary

Jamaica[link]

• Portland Parish, on Jamaica's north-east coast
• Portland Point, Jamaica's southernmost point

New Zealand[link]

• Portland, Northland, a town south of Whangarei
• Portland Island, New Zealand, an island off the Mahia Peninsula

United Kingdom[link]

• Great Portland Street, a street in the West End of London
• Isle of Portland, a peninsula on the coast of Dorset, the origin of the name
  • Portland Bill, the headland at the tip of the Isle of Portland
  • Portland Harbour, a large man-made harbour between the Isle of Portland and the mainland
  • Weymouth and Portland, a local government district of Dorset, including the Isle of Portland
• Portland (HM Prison), a prison for male young offenders on the Isle of Portland
• Portland College, an education establishment in the county of Nottinghamshire
• Portland Gallery, an art gallery in Westminster, London
• Portland House, a building in Westminster, London
• Portland Place, a street in the Marylebone district of central London
• Portland Square, Bristol, a Georgian square in the city of Bristol
• Portland Tower, a tower block in Manchester
• Portland Walk Shopping Centre, a shopping centre in Barrow-in-Furness

United States[link]

• Portland, Arkansas
• Portland, Colorado
• Portland, Connecticut
• Portland, Illinois, a proposed city adjacent to Blue Island, Illinois that was later largely incorporated into it
• Portland, Indiana, a city in Jay County near the eastern border of the state
• Portland, Indiana, a former name for Fountain, Indiana, in Fountain County near the western border of the state
• Portland, Iowa, in Cerro Gordo County, Iowa
• Portland, Kentucky, a community in Adair County
• Portland, Louisville, Kentucky, a former town and now a neighborhood in Louisville, Jefferson County
• Portland, Maine
  • South Portland, Maine, adjoining Portland, Maine
• New Portland, Maine (not near Portland, Maine)
• Portland, Michigan
• Portland, Missouri
• Portland, New York
• Portland, North Dakota
• Portland, Ohio
• Portland, Oregon
• Portland, Pennsylvania
• Portland, Tennessee
• Portland, Texas
• Portland, Dodge County, Wisconsin, a town
  • Portland (community), Dodge County, Wisconsin, an unincorporated community
• Portland, Monroe County, Wisconsin, a town
  • Portland (community), Monroe County, Wisconsin, an unincorporated community

Transport[link]

• City of Portland, a passenger train running between Chicago, Illinois, and Portland, Oregon
• Duke of Portland (whaler), an American whaling ship
• HMS Portland, any of eight ships of the British Navy
• Portland (shipwreck), a ship sunk in the Portland Gale off New England in 1898
• Portland Streetcar, a transport system in Portland, Oregon
• Portland Transportation Center, bus and Amtrak station serving Portland, Maine
• Union Station (Portland, Oregon), the Amtrak station serving Portland, Oregon
• USS Portland, either of two United States Navy ships

Sports teams[link]

Based in Portland, Oregon

• Portland Beavers, a former PCL minor league baseball team
• Portland Pilots, the intercollegiate athletic program of the University of Portland
• Portland Timbers (disambiguation), several different soccer teams, including this incarnation:
  • Portland Timbers, American professional soccer club since 2011
• Portland Trail Blazers, an NBA basketball team
• Portland Winterhawks, a WHL hockey team

Based in Portland, Maine

• Portland Pirates, an AHL minor league hockey team
• Portland Sea Dogs, an EL minor league baseball team

Based elsewhere

• Portland San Antonio, the former name of SDC San Antonio, a Spanish ASOBAL handball team based in Pamplona, Spain

Other uses[link]

• Battle of Portland, a sea battle off the Isle of Portland in 1653 during the First Anglo-Dutch War
• Battle of Portland Harbor, a naval battle near Portland, Maine in 1863 during the American Civil War
• Portland (film), a 1996 Danish film
• Portland (sheep), an ancient breed of sheep from the Isle of Portland
• Portland cement, the type of cement used for most mortar and concrete
• Portland Club (London), a club in London, the recognized authority on the games of whist and bridge
• Portland Club (Portland, Maine), a club in Portland, Maine
• Portland Gale, a storm off New England in 1898
• Portland Hoffa, an American comedian
• Portland Island, a fictional island in Liberty City in the video game Grand Theft Auto
• Portland Orange, a color of light emitted by the don't walk phase of pedestrian crossing signals in North America
• Portland Project, an initiative to encourage the use of Linux on desktop computers
• Portland Spurge (Euphorbia portlandica), plant belonging to the family Euphorbiaceae.
• Portland stone, limestone from the Isle of Portland
• Portland Vase, a Roman antique exhibited at the British Galleries

See also[link]

• Portland Township (disambiguation)
• The Adventures of Portland Bill
• Earl of Portland (also Duke of Portland), an English title

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Byron James "B. J." Mullens (born February 14, 1989 in Canal Winchester, Ohio) is a British-American professional basketball player for the Charlotte Bobcats who also holds British nationality due to his English mother.^[1] He was drafted 24th overall by the Dallas Mavericks and immediately traded to the Thunder in the 2009 NBA Draft. He has been included on the preliminary Great Britain roster for the 2012 Summer Olympic Games.

High school[link]

Mullens played competitively Canal Winchester High School and was ranked as one of the top college recruits in the nation from the class of 2008. He was ranked #1 in the nation by Rivals.com and #3 by Scout.com.^[2]

Mullens was offered and accepted a scholarship to Ohio State by the Buckeyes' head basketball coach, Thad Matta, in 2004, which was the summer between Mullens' 8th and 9th grade year.^[3]

In his senior year he averaged 26 points and 15 rebounds,^[4] including 29 points and 18 rebounds in his final high school game.^[5]

He was a member of the 2008 McDonald's All-American Team and he was a part of the 2008 Jordan Brand Classic at Madison Square Garden, where he had 12 points.

College[link]

In November 2007 Mullens signed a letter of intent to play basketball at Ohio State University. Mullens averaged 8.8 points a game at a 64.2 shooting percentage during his freshman year with Ohio State.^[6] Mullens was named to the Big Ten All-Freshman team and earned the Big Ten's Sixth Man of the Year award.^[7] Mullens only played one year for the Buckeyes before declaring eligibility for the NBA Draft.

College statistics[link]

NBA career[link]

Mullens was drafted 24th overall by the Dallas Mavericks in the 2009 NBA Draft. His draft rights were traded to the Oklahoma City Thunder for Rodrigue Beaubois, the 25th overall pick, and a future 2nd round draft pick. In mid-2009, Mullens requested that all media personnel refer to him as "Byron" rather than by his prior nickname "B. J."^[8]

During the 2011 NBA lockout, Mullens signed with Panionios B.C.^[9] However, he left the team after a month in Greece, saying that he wanted to join his Oklahoma City teammates for their voluntary practice sessions.^[10]

On December 19, 2011, Mullens was traded to the Charlotte Bobcats for a 2013 second round draft pick.^[11] In his first game as a Bobcat, Mullen set a new career high with 10 points against the Milwaukee Bucks on December 26, 2011.

Mullens had what appeared to be a breakthrough game against the Atlanta Hawks on January 6, 2012, when he scored 17 points on 8-13 from the floor (.615 FG%), collected five rebounds and had one blocked shot in 24 minutes off the bench.

He played his first career start on January 12, 2012 against the Atlanta Hawks. He played in a career high 33 minutes, going 8-16 from the floor scoring 21 points and collecting 4 rebounds. On April 6, 2012, Byron set new career highs by scoring 31 points (on 14-23 shooting) and grabbing 14 rebounds (9 offensive) in 43 minutes against the Milwaukee Bucks.

NBA career statistics[link]

Regular season[link]

Playoffs[link]

References[link]

External links[link]

• Byron Mullens at NBA.com

LaMarcus Aldridge

Aldridge with the Trail Blazers against the Wizards
No. 12 – Portland Trail Blazers
Power forward / Center
Personal information
Born	(1985-07-19) July 19, 1985 (age 26) Dallas, Texas
Nationality	American
High school	Seagoville
Listed height	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Listed weight	240 lb (109 kg)
Career information
College	Texas (2004–2006)
NBA Draft	2006 / Round: 1 / Pick: 2nd overall
Selected by the Chicago Bulls
Pro career	2006–present
Career history
2006–present	Portland Trail Blazers
Career highlights and awards
NBA All-Star (2012) All-NBA Third Team (2011) NBA All-Rookie First Team (2007)

LaMarcus Nurae Aldridge (born July 19, 1985) is an American professional basketball player with the Portland Trail Blazers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is a 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m), 240-pound power forward/center and is the Portland Trail Blazers's team captain.

Early life[link]

Aldridge attended Seagoville High School, where he became a Parade All-American and Texas Association of Basketball Coaches (TABC) Class 4A Player of the Year prior to graduating in 2004 and attending the University of Texas at Austin.^[1] He declared for the 2004 NBA Draft but ultimately withdrew his name.^[2] According to one report, Aldridge's initial decision to attend college rather than entering the pro ranks directly from high school was influenced by Shaquille O'Neal's personal advice that he should go to college and then evaluate his NBA prospects.^[3] However, in April 2006, near the end of his second year at UT, Aldridge announced that he would leave college to enter the 2006 NBA Draft.^[4]

NBA career[link]

NBA Draft[link]

Aldridge was drafted 2nd overall in the 2006 NBA Draft by the Chicago Bulls, only to have his draft rights traded to the Portland Trail Blazers for their pick, Tyrus Thomas and Viktor Khryapa, shortly after. The Bulls acquired the pick from the New York Knicks in the 2005 Eddy Curry trade.

Rookie season[link]

Aldridge missed the first seven games of the 2006–07 NBA season due to off-season shoulder surgery, but returned ahead of schedule due in part to an injury to fellow rookie teammate Brandon Roy. Aldridge made an immediate impact on offense, averaging 8.4 points on 54% shooting from the field through his first 14 games. After the loss of starting center Joel Przybilla in February 2007 to season-ending knee surgery, Aldridge was awarded the starting center position and improved his scoring to 14.7 points alongside 8.0 rebounds per game in the month of March. This placed him second in the voting for the Western Conference Rookie of the Month to Roy. On March 31, 2007, in the first quarter against the Los Angeles Clippers, Aldridge was taken to Providence Hospital in Portland for shortness of breath and irregular heartbeat. He was diagnosed with Wolff–Parkinson–White syndrome on April 9, 2007, and missed the remaining eight games of the 2006–07 season.^[5] Aldridge started 22 games his rookie season.^[6]

Aldridge was one of six players named to the 2007 NBA All-Rookie first team; he tied for fifth place along with Toronto Raptors player Jorge Garbajosa.^[7]

Heart ailment[link]

During the end of the 2006–2007 season he was diagnosed with Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome, a heart ailment. He missed the rest of the regular season in order to monitor the problem and correct it.^[8] Prior to the 2011–2012 season, Aldridge once again underwent surgery to correct complications associated with his heart condition.^[9]

2007–08 season[link]

Aldridge increased his play in his sophomore year, with career highs in points, rebounds, assists, blocks and steals, and finished third in voting for the Most Improved Player award.^[10] During this season, Aldridge had injury troubles due to plantar fasciitis, which caused him to miss games from December 11 to December 18, 2007.^[11] After the time missed, Aldridge still had some trouble with the foot but was able to play effectively.

2008–09 season[link]

LaMarcus Aldridge played inconsistently to start the season, adjusting to more defensive pressure. He called the first 15 games "the worst funk" of his life.^[12] Aldridge improved as the season went on:

^[13]

Aldridge developed his offensive game over the course of the season, still relying heavily on his midrange fade away shot. He finished the season averaging 18.1 points and 7.5 rebounds.^[14] Aldridge scored over 20 points in half of the last 28 games of the season. For his first time in the league Aldridge nearly played a full season, missing only one game.^[15]

2009 off-season[link]

In late October, the Portland Trail Blazers signed a contract extension with LaMarcus Aldridge. Aldridge received a five year $65 million extension. Before committing to Aldridge, the Trail Blazers signed a five year $80 million deal with All-Star Brandon Roy.^[16]

2009–10 season[link]

Aldridge put up similar numbers to the previous season. Early in December Greg Oden suffered a season ending injury.^[17] Aldridge received more minutes and offensive opportunities as a result.

2010–11 season[link]

Aldridge further emerged as a player and a leader in December 2010 after Brandon Roy was out due to knee problems. Aldridge was awarded the NBA Player of the Week twice, for January 17–23 and February 7–13. He scored a career-high 42 points against the Chicago Bulls on February 7, 2011. On March 2, Aldridge received his first NBA Player of the Month award. Aldridge is only the third Trail Blazer to do so, along with Clyde Drexler (1991) and Kelvin Ransey (1981). Aldridge came second in voting for the Most Improved Player award behind Kevin Love. LaMarcus Aldridge was voted to the All-NBA Third Team with 135 votes.

2011-12 season[link]

Due to the lockout, the 2011-2012 NBA season didn't start until Christmas Day 2011. Blazer fans were hopeful that the three players advertised in their "Rise With Us" promotional campaign (Aldridge, Roy and Greg Oden) would finally have a chance to play together for a "full" season. Those plans evaporated when Roy, who suffers from chronic knee problems due to the lack of cartilage in them, retired and Oden, who had only played in 82 games in the past four seasons, had yet another setback in his effort to rehabilitate his knees. This left Aldridge as being the team's leader and captain. The team and many Blazer fans were upset that the "send LA to LA" program had failed to get Aldridge named to the Western Conference all-star team in 2011; the game was played in Los Angeles and Aldridge's nickname is "L-A", hence the promotion. However, Aldridge was named as a reserve on the Western Conference all-star team in 2012. On April 7th, 2012, the Blazers played the Mavericks in Aldridge's hometown of Dallas. Mostly because of Aldridge and Raymond Felton, the Blazers got back into the game after trailing 47-32 late in the second quarter. A great third quarter gave the Blazers an eight-point lead by the end of it. Dallas battled back and tied the game late before several curious decisions by players on both teams led to turnovers and a tie score by the end of regulation. The last time the two teams played in Dallas, the Mavericks won the game 97-94 in double overtime. Dallas had not lost an overtime game in the 2011-2012 season and Portland had lost all of theirs. With 3.7 seconds to go in overtime, the Blazers had the ball to throw in after Dallas took their "foul to give". On the ensuing play, Dallas played good enough defense so as to not allow anybody else but Aldridge catch the inbounds pass. Aldridge then drained a turn-around 20-foot jumper to give the Blazers a 99-97 win. As is the usual custom in the NBA now, the officials went to the scorer's table and watched the replay to insure that Aldridge got the shot off in time. Replay showed that he did and the Blazers had their win. During the game broadcast by Blazer Broadcasting, TV play-by-play man Mike Barrett asked analyst Mike Rice the following trivia question: "Against which two opponents does LaMarcus Aldridge have the most '20 and 10' (at least 20 points and at least 10 rebounds) games?" One of the teams is the LA Lakers; the other is the Dallas Mavericks.

Personal[link]

In the offseason, Aldridge splits his time between the Portland area and his hometown of Dallas, Texas.^[18] In April 2009, Aldridge's son Jaylen Lea Aldridge was born. Aldridge is separated from Jaylen's mother. Jaylen lives with his mother in San Antonio, Texas.^[18]

He appeared in the eighth episode of the second season of Portlandia with Penny Marshall.

Awards and honors[link]

• NBA All-Star: 2012
• All-NBA Third Team: 2011
• NBA All-Rookie First Team: 2007
• Western Conference Player of the Week
  • January 17–23, 2011^[19]
  • February 7–13, 2011^[20]
• Western Conference Player of the Month
  • February, 2011^[21]

Career highs[link]

• Points: 42 on February 7, 2011 against the Chicago Bulls.
• Rebounds: 23 on January 20, 2012 against the Toronto Raptors.
• Assists: 7 on March 22, 2008 against the Los Angeles Clippers.
• Blocks: 7 on December 28, 2010 against the Denver Nuggets.
• Steals: 4 on November 12, 2008 against the Miami Heat. (Matched 4 times)

NBA career statistics[link]

Regular season[link]

Playoffs[link]

References[link]

External links[link]

• www.lamarcusaldridge.com – LaMarcus Aldridge's Official Website
• LaMarcus Aldridge at NBA.com
• LaMarcus Aldridge at Basketball-Reference.com
• Aldridge Leaves Early @ The Daily Texan Online
• LaMarcus Aldridge profile @ texassports.com
• LaMarcus Aldridge NBA Draft Scouting Report @ DraftExpress.com
• LaMarcus Aldridge player profile @ sports.espn.go.com
• LaMarcus Aldridge player profile @ usabasketball.com
• LaMarcus Aldridge NBA highlights @ Blazersclip.com