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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 20 · ISSUE 5.2
TRAIL BLAZERS VS MAGIC
MODA CENTER · PORTLAND, OREGON
TRAIL BLAZERS GAME PROGRAM • WELCOME
WELCOME TO
80s Night PRESENTED BY
Thank you for joining us as we celebrate our second of five decade-themed nights. Tonight, we’re honoring the teams, alumni, hair and DeLoreans of the 80s, alongside special guests Jim Paxson, Kiki VanDeWeghe, Fat Lever, Darnell Valentine, Steve Johnson, Michael Holton, Michael Harper and Kenny Carr. Be sure to give them a warm, Rip City welcome as we take a trip down memory lane this evening.
UPCOMING HOME GAMES
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 21 · MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES MONDAY, DECEMBER 23 · NEW ORLEANS PELICANS SATURDAY, DECEMBER 28 · LOS ANGELES LAKERS Guests are encouraged to text Guest Services with questions or to report issues. Text the word MODA followed by your question to 69050 during all events at either Moda Center or Veterans Memorial Coliseum for assistance. Please be sure to include your question or a brief description of the issue along with your location. Standard text message rates apply.
For tickets, call 844.RIP.CITY or visit trailblazers.com
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B1 • Pendleton Midnight Lounge Variety of Craft Beer & Spirits
B2 • Wine Bar B3 • Ruby Jewel
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Custom Ice Cream Sandwiches
Burgers, Chicken Sandwich, Chicken Strips, Fries
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A4 • Bap & Noodle A4 • A10 Heritage A4, A9, A19, A22 • Red Hot & Rollin’
Brick Style Pizza, Pasta
Zenner’s Hot Dogs, Nachos, Candy, Ice Cream
B11 • Hop Valley Bar
A5, A19 • Killer Burger
Variety of Craft Beer
Specialty Burgers
B12 • 1927 S’more’s
A8 • Plum Tasty
Handmade S’more’s
Fresh, Local and Organic Bowls, Salads, Wraps, Snacks, Beverages
B13 • Junction 5 Grill
A9 • Daddy D’s Southern BBQ
Burgers, Brews, Flatbreads
Loaded BBQ Nachos
B19 • The Speck
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Housemade Pretzels, Local Sausage, Hot Dogs and BBQ Nachos
Fish & Chips, Poke Bowls
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Burritos, Rice Bowls
Variety of Domestic & Craft Beer
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Zenner’s Hot Dogs, Nachos, Candy, Ice Cream
Specialty Ice Cream
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ANSWERS: 1. Rodney Hood is missing his number; 2. The basketball is bigger; 3. CJ's shoe color is darker; 4. The line on the court by CJ is missing; 5. The Bulls logo is missing from the shorts of the Bulls player behind Carmelo
Can you find all five?
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Tonight’s Artist: Marika Paz
All net proceeds benefit the Trail Blazers Foundation and support our community *Available exclusively at Rip City Clothing Co. entry A6 location while supplies last
Who is your favorite artist fRom the
80s?
MICHAEL JACKSON
Anfernee Simons Rodney Hood Hassan Whiteside Anthony Tolliver Kent Bazemore
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JOURNEY
EARTH, WIND & FIRE
Zach Collins Moses Brown
CJ McCollum
NEW EDITION
MORRISSEY
Nassir Little
Mario Hezonja
RICK JAMES
PHIL COLLINS
Gary Trent Jr.
Jaylen Hoard ripcity est. 1970
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Then
KIKI VANDEWEGHE CAREER STATS
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PPG
19.7
RPG
3.4
APG
2.1
SPG
0.6
BPG
0.3
FG%
52.5
3-PT%
36.8
FT%
87.2
• Was selected 11th overall by the Dallas Mavericks in the 1980 NBA draft • Played college basketball for the UCLA Bruins for four seasons and was awarded First-Team All-Pac-10 in 1980 • Played 13 seasons in the NBA, five being with the Portland Trail Blazers from 1984-89
JERRY REYNOLDS CAREER STATS PPG
9.1
RPG
3.0
APG
2.0
SPG
1.1
BPG
0.6
FG%
41.8
3-PT%
22.6
FT%
74.9
• Was selected 22nd overall by the Milwaukee Bucks in the 1985 NBA draft • Played college basketball for the Louisiana State Tigers for three seasons • Played eight seasons in the NBA, four being with the Orlando Magic from 1989-93
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Now
CARMELO ANTHONY SEASON STATS THROUGH DEC 16
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CAREER STATS
PPG
16.8
PPG
23.9
RPG
6.1
RPG
6.5
APG
1.3
APG
3.0
SPG
1.3
SPG
1.0
BPG
0.6
BPG
0.5
FG%
42.2
FG%
44.8
3-PT%
42.6
3-PT%
34.8
FT%
80.5
FT%
81.1
• Was selected 3rd overall by the Denver Nuggets in the 2003 NBA draft • Was the NBA scoring champion in 2013 • Was awarded USA Basketball Male Athlete of the Year in both 2006 and 2016
AARON GORDON SEASON STATS THROUGH DEC 16
CAREER STATS
PPG
13.8
PPG
12.5
RPG
7.0
RPG
6.2
APG
2.9
APG
2.2
SPG
0.7
SPG
0.8
BPG
0.5
BPG
0.6
FG%
42.5
FG%
44.9
3-PT%
31.2
3-PT%
32.0
FT%
71.1
FT%
70.7
• Was selected 4th overall by the Orlando Magic in the 2014 NBA draft • Played college basketball for the University of Arizona Wildcats for one season where he was awarded First Team All-Pac-12 and Pac-12 Freshman Player of the Year • Was awarded USA Basketball Male Athlete of the Year in 2013
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Trail Blazers Roster WESTERN CONFERENCE NORTHWEST DIVISION
NO.
NAME
POS
HT
WT
DOB
PRIOR TO NBA/COUNTRY
YRS
00 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 17 21 24 27 33 43 44
Carmelo Anthony Damian Lillard Anfernee Simons Gary Trent Jr. CJ McCollum Moses Brown* Rodney Hood Jaylen Hoard* Nassir Little Skal Labissière Hassan Whiteside Kent Bazemore Jusuf Nurkiéc Zach Collins Anthony Tolliver Mario Hezonja
F G G G G C G/F F F F/C C G/F C F/C F F
6-8 6-2 6-3 6-5 6-3 7-2 6-8 6-8 6-5 6-10 7-0 6-4 7-0 6-11 6-8 6-8
240 195 181 209 190 245 208 216 220 235 265 195 290 250 245 220
05/29/1984 07/15/1990 06/08/1999 01/18/1999 09/19/1991 10/13/1999 10/20/1992 03/30/1999 02/11/2000 03/18/1996 06/13/1989 07/01/1989 08/23/1994 11/19/1997 06/01/1985 02/25/1995
Syracuse/USA Weber State/USA Edgewater HS/USA Duke/USA Lehigh/USA UCLA/USA Duke/USA Wake Forest/France North Carolina/USA Kentucky/Haiti Marshall/USA Old Dominion/USA Cedevita Zagreb/Bosnia Gonzaga/USA Creighton/USA FC Barcelona/Croatia
16 7 1 1 6 R 5 R R 3 7 7 5 2 11 4
*NBA TWO-WAY CONTRACT
Head Coach: Terry Stotts (Oklahoma) Associate Head Coach: Nate Tibbetts (South Dakota) Assistant Coaches: Dale Osbourne (South Alabama), John McCullough (Oklahoma), Jim Moran (William & Mary), Jannero Pargo (Arkansas) Director of Player Health and Performance: Jesse Elis Head Athletic Trainer: Geoff Clark Sports Performance Specialists: Todd Forcier, Ben Kenyon Chair: Jody Allen President & CEO: Chris McGowan President of Basketball Operations: Neil Olshey Assistant General Managers: Bill Branch, Steve Rosenberry
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Magic Roster EASTERN CONFERENCE SOUTHEAST DIVISION
NO.
NAME
POS
HT
WT
DOB
PRIOR TO NBA/COUNTRY
YRS
00 1 2 4 5 7 8 9 10 11 13 14 20 24 25 35
Aaron Gordon Jonathan Isaac Al-Farouq Aminu Josh Magette* Mo Bamba Michael Carter-Williams Terrence Ross Nikola Vuševié c c Evan Fournier Amile Jefferson BJ Johnson* D.J. Augustin Markelle Fultz Khem Birch Wes Iwundu Melvin Frazier Jr.
F F F G C G G C G F F G G C F G/F
6-8 6-11 6-8 6-1 7-0 6-5 6-6 6-11 6-7 6-9 6-7 5-11 6-3 6-9 6-6 6-5
235 230 220 160 231 190 206 260 205 222 200 183 209 220 195 215
09/16/1995 10/03/1997 09/21/1990 11/28/1989 05/12/1998 10/10/1991 02/05/1991 10/24/1990 10/29/1992 05/07/1993 12/21/1995 11/10/1987 05/29/1998 09/28/1992 12/20/1994 08/30/1996
Arizona/USA Florida State/USA Wake Forest/USA Alabama-Huntsville/USA Texas/USA Syracuse/USA Washington/USA USC/Switzerland Poitiers/France Duke/USA La Salle/USA Texas/USA Washington/USA Nevada-Las Vegas/Canada Kansas State/USA Tulane/USA
5 2 9 1 1 6 7 8 7 1 1 11 2 R 2 1
*NBA TWO-WAY CONTRACT
Head Coach: Steve Clifford (Maine-Farmington) Assistant Coaches: Mike Batiste (Arizona State), Ty Corbin (DePaul), Pat Delany (Saint Anselm), Steve Hetzel (Michigan State), Bruce Kreutzer (New Paltz) Athletic Trainer: Ernest Eugene (East Tennessee)
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SEASON STATS THROUGH DECEMBER 16
G MIN PTS REB AST
LILLARD MCCOLLUM ANTHONY WHITESIDE HOOD SIMONS COLLINS BAZEMORE LABISSIÈRE LITTLE HEZONJA TOLLIVER TRENT JR. BROWN HOARD
25 36.6 26.3 4.3 7.4 27 36.4 21.7 4.4 3.7 13 31.8 16.8 6.1 1.3 24 28.5 15.9 12.5 1.3 21 29.5 11.0 3.4 1.5 27 21.6 9.9 1.9 1.6 3 28.7 9.0 4.0 2.0 27 23.5 7.9 4.1 1.6 27 16.9 5.3 5.0 1.2 18 15.0 4.6 3.4 0.7 24 16.8 4.3 4.4 0.9 19 15.9 3.3 3.0 0.7 14 8.6 2.9 1.2 0.4 4 3.8 2.0 2.3 0.0 5 3.6 1.4 1.4 0.4
PORTLAND (11-16) 27 112.2 46.1 20.2
G MIN PTS REB AST
FOURNIER VUŠEVIÉ C C GORDON ROSS ISAAC FULTZ AUGUSTIN BAMBA CARTER-WILLIAMS AMINU BIRCH IWUNDU MAGETTE JEFFERSON FRAZIER JR. JOHNSON
26 103.5 44.8 22.7 26 30.5 20.0 2.8 3.2 15 30.7 17.3 11.4 3.4 23 31.4 13.8 7.0 2.9 24 24.7 13.1 2.8 1.0 24 30.9 12.9 7.3 1.4 25 25.8 11.6 2.7 4.2 26 25.6 9.5 2.4 4.8 24 15.7 6.0 5.2 0.5 16 16.3 5.2 3.2 2.1 18 21.1 4.3 4.8 1.2 16 23.4 4.3 5.6 1.1 13 14.0 3.4 2.1 0.8 3 3.3 1.7 1.0 0.7 6 2.8 1.0 0.8 0.3 5 3.0 1.0 0.2 0.2 1 3.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
ORLANDO (12-14)
UPCOMING HOME GAMES
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 21 · MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES MONDAY, DECEMBER 23 · NEW ORLEANS PELICANS SATURDAY, DECEMBER 28 · LOS ANGELES LAKERS For tickets, call 844.RIP.CITY or visit trailblazers.com 26
CELEBRATION OF BLACK HISTORY FEBRUARY 21 | 7:30 PM
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Join us for this season’s Celebration of Black History on February 21 as the Trail Blazers take on the New Orleans Pelicans! We are excited to honor the Black & African American community and celebrate their contributions across the country. The night will feature special performances, retail items and multiple fundraising efforts benefiting Elevate Oregon, a nonprofit whose mission is to build relationships with urban youth to promote education, self-reliance and leadership. Hope to see you there!
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Guys Like Us BY K E N T HAR T MAN At about ten minutes after 2:00 PM on Sunday, June 5, 1977, I was breathing rarefied air. We all were. The Portland Trail Blazers had just won the NBA championship. The city, the state, and pretty much the entire region, for that matter, were euphoric, me included. I’d had the good fortune of not only attending the game, but also being in the locker room during the trophy presentation afterward (a well-meaning but surely misguided security guard had waved my friend and me inside). Not bad for a couple of high school juniors. Our drive home up SW Broadway was even more surreal: a swirling sea of utterly ecstatic humans running everywhere. Hundreds of people had spontaneously gathered from Burnside Street all the way up to Portland State University, blocking traffic while deliriously shouting their
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lungs out. Joining in, I actually honked the horn in my dad’s car so much that it eventually ceased to make a sound. Of course, the team’s official victory parade, held the next day and coincidentally on the same route, proved to be exponentially larger and remains the stuff of lore around these parts. From that point on, the Blazers’ home games were completely sold out, which included several hundred hastily-added standing-room-only spots that ringed all around the main walkway inside the Memorial Coliseum (Note: the “Veterans” part of the name wasn’t in use during the 1970s). 12,666 frenzied faithful could be counted on at every tip-off – a much -envied homecourt advantage in a preMagic Johnson/Larry Bird NBA where some teams struggled to fill even half their seats.
Tickets were like gold. Scalping entered the Stumptown lexicon. In response to the insatiable demand in those precable/satellite/streaming days, the team began simulcasting games over closed-circuit TV on a giant screen at the Paramount Theatre downtown. Those 2500 seats usually went in a hurry too. Portland’s post-championship atmosphere was positively electric. The newlycoined phrase, “Red, Hot & Rollin’,” became a rallying cry. Had Bill Walton run for governor he would have won in a landslide. Amazingly, the team had never even put together a winning season, let alone made the playoffs, until that golden run during 1976-77. Suddenly, our once under-the-radar little burg had hit the bigtime. The whole thing was as improbable as it was unimaginable, especially when viewed through the decidedly provincial lens of the team’s first six years.
Sports-wise, many locals weren’t sure at first what to think of the new team. Portland had long been a hockey (Buckaroos) and baseball (Beavers) town, if only minor-league. The “Bucks,” in particular, founded and owned by Mr. Glickman, were a perennial powerhouse, winning the Western Hockey League’s Lester Patrick Cup championship several times. Year-in and year-out, they were the best nonNational Hockey League club in the country. Which was saying something, given that the NHL had only six teams during much of that era. The Buckaroos, who frequently drew sell-out crowds, were also the Memorial Coliseum’s longtime primary tenant, now required to share the facility with a bunch of basketball players.
When the Trail Blazers’ esteemed founder, Harry Glickman, along with his financial partners Herman Sarkowsky, Robert Schmertz and Larry Weinberg, landed the Trail Blazers franchise in 1970, Portland was a very different place, sleepy even. The metro population was less than half of what it is today. The Marquam Bridge over the Willamette River and, correspondingly, a completed Interstate 5, were but four years old. There were also only five television stations to pick from, each with its own reception challenges, depending on where you lived. It often required adjusting a pair of set-top rabbit ears (antennas) to successfully watch the handful of Blazers road games being broadcast back here at home.
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GUYS LIKE US
But the Blazers grew on people. Chalking up twenty-nine wins (a thenrecord for an expansion team) and walloping the defending world champion New York Knicks that initial season didn’t hurt. Not to mention that the team’s first draftee and first star, Geoff Petrie, was like a matinee idol with his good looks, hip clothes (a full-length leather coat among them) and major-league swagger. He was also a heck of a talent. Petrie averaged over twenty-four points a game during 1970-71, became an all-star, and ended up earning co-rookie-of-the-year honors alongside Boston’s Dave Cowens. Naturally, I had an extra rooting interest since my dad was one of the small number of folks who submitted the winning entry of “Trail Blazers” in the big statewide contest to name
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the team. It’s hard to beat that for getting a fifth-grader on board. In short order, my friends and I became enthralled. Over the next several seasons we managed to talk our parents into annually sending us to the weeklong Geoff Petrie All-Star Basketball Camp held each summer at Pacific University in nearby Forest Grove. Let me tell you, that was basketball nirvana for any boy with hoops on the brain. Aside from the fantastic learning experience, Petrie and the other Blazers/NBA players working there were remarkably accessible. It was common to play H-O-R-S-E or eat meals with them. They were just regular guys, like a normal low-key Portlander – albeit incredibly cool ones with pro skills.
GUYS LIKE US There were no entourages, no fancy cars, no multi-million-dollar homes in those days either. Some players even had summer jobs in order to make ends meet. In terms of wheels, the Blazers mostly drove variations of whatever everyone else had: Datsuns, Pontiacs, Fords. I remember that Walton proudly piloted a bare-bones, dinged-up Toyota Landcruiser for a time. Though there were exceptions. A lightly-used rookie backup guard named Bernie Fryer conspicuously tooled around town in a big, shiny-new Cadillac Coupe de Ville sporting a specialized license plate that read, “Fryer.” While it probably had nothing to do with his car choice, Bernie was out of the league within two seasons and subsequently became an NBA referee.
Looking back, it’s all so hard to fathom. Today’s NBA is a sprawling, wildly-popular, multi-billion-dollar worldwide phenomenon. In the early-to-mid-seventies, the league, and especially the franchise here in Portland, were downright momand-pop shops by comparison. Yet, wondrously so. The thrill of having been a firsthand part of those early years is something I will forever carry close. It was certainly a time that will never be duplicated. But it can be cherished. • Kent Hartman is a bestselling author, radio show producer, and music business entrepreneur. He lives in Portland, Oregon.
In terms of small-townstyle proximity, it was the same later on in the decade when I started to play ball at a higher level. I (and a number of others) participated in countless noon-ball pickup games with various Blazers during the offseason from 1975 through 1978. Pretty heady stuff for a high schooler. Something that would never happen now. The players were looking to stay in shape and often needed a few extra nonNBA bodies to make it a full-court run. I can proudly say that I have been personally dunked on by several former Trail Blazers.
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DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION STATEMENT Rip City brings people together to create lasting memories through the power of sports and entertainment. Our organization has an opportunity and responsibility to positively impact our staff, players, fans, and community. As such, we are committed to advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion within our organization and our community, which includes: • Providing a safe and welcoming environment that champions differences and embraces the respectful open expression of ideas that are free from hateful, racist, profane, violent or harassing behaviors or comments. • Ensuring that our policies, practices and programs consider and seek to address societal inequities that disproportionately impact specific groups. • Utilizing our platform and resources to positively impact people throughout our community who have been underserved. • Cultivating a staff that reflects the community we serve and an inclusive culture where multiple perspectives are valued. We ask that you join us in this journey, and that you continue to advance this work within your own sphere of influence. We are all in this together—after all, we are all part of Rip City.
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The Trail Blazers are dedicated to positively impacting the lives of children and families who have been historically underserved, where they live (environmental sustainability), learn (education), and play (sport and physical activity). The Trail Blazers Foundation gives grants and scholarships to nonprofits, schools, and students and is funded through meaningful corporate partnerships and revenue from Trail Blazers license plate sales, 5050 raffle, retail programs, and other fundraising efforts. During the 2018-19 season, Trail Blazers Inc. and the Trail Blazers Foundation donated over 1 million dollars to support youth across Oregon and SW Washington.
The Trail Blazers believe our home court extends far beyond the arena and everything we do in our lives makes an impact, so we encourage fans to join us in our efforts to protect our planet and our community to ensure a brighter future for generations to come.
The Trail Blazers are committed to seeing all youth graduate from high school by supporting programs, investing resources, and raising awareness of successful youth and the schools and organizations that help them effectively navigate their academic journeys.
The Trail Blazers are committed to ensuring that youth have positive early experiences playing basketball by running year-round camps and clinics, supporting existing programs, and investing resources in the community that provide access to sport. www.trailblazers.com/community
Celebrate 50 years of Trail Blazers basketball all season long. trailblazers.com | 844.RIP.CITY
COMMITTED TO MAKING A BIG DIFFERENCE, WITH A SMALL FOOTPRINT.
Moda Center is the first existing arena to receive LEED O+M (v4.1) Platinum Certification, a major milestone in the greening of sports. LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certification identifies and rewards best practices for a building's energy, water, waste, transportation and human experience.
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Sustainability is and always will be a crucial part of our culture. We would not have gotten here without our dedicated guests, staff and our partners.
- Chris McGowan, President and CEO of the Portland Trail Blazers and Rose Quarter
Drain a full court putt in front of 20,000 screaming fans and walk away with $50k. trailblazers.com/directors
TRAIL BLAZERS GAME PROGRAM • STUNTER FEATURE
ALISSA YEARS AS A STUNTER: 2
WHAT INSPIRES YOU TO STUNT? I love the stunting community; I have friends all over the world now through stunting! Everyone is so encouraging and pushes you to be better. It’s super exciting whenever you get a new skill that you didn’t think you’d ever be able to do. It’s also a great workout! WHAT ARE SOME LITTLE-KNOWN FACTS ABOUT YOURSELF YOU WANT OTHERS TO KNOW? • I’m currently a nursing student, with a B.S. in public health and minor in psychology and hope to either work in OB/peds or in the OR some day • I always appreciate pictures of cute animals or funny memes • I cheered at OSU my freshmen and sophomore years of undergrad • I’m Vietnamese and Cambodian and have three amazing older brothers that I look up to
WHAT HAS BEEN YOUR MOST MEMORABLE EXPERIENCE AS A STUNT TEAM MEMBER? Dame’s 37-foot buzzer beater against OKC for sure. I was screaming and jumping and then I leaped onto my stunt partner and almost rolled my ankle out of excitement. WHAT ARE YOUR HOBBIES? If I’m not doing schoolwork, babysitting or at a Blazer game, you can usually find me taking a nap, binge-watching tv shows or at an open gym. I also really enjoy trying new restaurants and going on random adventures/hikes. I’m a pretty simple person. IF YOU COULD GIVE ADVICE TO ASPIRING YOUNG STUNTERS, WHAT WOULD YOU TELL THEM? Start stunting now! Go to open gyms and don’t be afraid to ask new people to stunt. Watch other stunting videos and record your reps to learn from them.
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Celebrating Five Decades of Extraordinary Employees “Growing up a Trail Blazer” isn’t just a saying, it’s a lifestyle - that’s especially true for Trail Blazers Youth Basketball Coach, Matt Dietrich. Coach Matt is responsible for leading camps and clinics for the Trail Blazers organization for youth grades K-8th throughout Oregon and Washington. “The first event I worked was the Shamrock Run. I’m sort of an entertainer. There were a ton of kids around - I found a group of ten kids who couldn’t shoot or dribble, and I gave them a little clinic right there.” Since then, Matt has taken on a variety of different coaching roles including P.E takeovers and traveling the state on the Rip City Rally. He also leads Rip City Academy coaching clinics for youth basketball coaches across the region alongside fellow Lead Youth Coaches.
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“I never thought I would coach basketball. I played at the University of Redlands, and got a degree in business. I became a project manager - but ended up trading 200 emails a day for coaching 200 kids.” For Matt, this job has been the most rewarding. It’s given him an appreciation and understanding for how people learn in different ways. Referring to the youth he works with, Matt comments “They’ve taught me patience, and to come in with an open mind. You never know what someone is going through, and I’ve given them a way to escape that.” Matt has been creating extraordinary moments for these kids every day for the last three years. “I really feel that in basketball, kids are able to establish a healthy and active lifestyle where they can be in control of improvement and bettering themselves.” Join the Trail Blazers organization in saying thanks to Coach Matt as he continues to improve the lives of kids all across Rip City.
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