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EDUCATION&CAREERS
July 22, 2020
Arts &
ENTERTAINMENT
Book to Focus on Historical Jefferson Team
Author reaches out
for archival material
The author of a new book centered on the
ground-breaking 1972 state champion Jefferson
High men’s basketball team is asking the public for
their support in his research.
The historic re-telling of Jeff’s 1971-72 season
and its culmination with the title triumph over Baker
High is set against the backdrop of Oregon’s racial
past and present. The book will include chapters on
Portland’s African American community, the Jeffer-
son High Dancers, and the politics of 1972, such as
the Model Cities program, Shirley Chisholm’s his-
torical run for President, and more.
As the first team comprised entirely of African
Americans, playing an all-white team from Baker
Oregon, the Jefferson team overcame myriad ob-
stacles, Andrew Kaza, the author, told the Portland
Observer.
“I’m hoping for some help on the research side in
documenting that struggle - and the community pride
that accompanied that accomplishment,” Kaza said.
Anyone with first-hand memories, stories related
to the subject matter and particularly any archival
material from 1971-72 are urged to contact the au-
thor via e-mail at hgproject72@gmail.com. Film,
photos, recordings, clippings or diary/journal notes
from that time with relevance to the story are espe-
cially vital to capturing the history.
A city of Portland archive photo shows Jefferson High School basketball players during an all-star basketball game at
Jefferson High School in 1972. A local author is reaching out for archival material for a book he is writing on team which
won the 1971-72 state championship while comprised entirely of African American players against an all-white team
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Portland Trail Blazer CJ McCollum will rejoin teammates for the
restart of the regular season with televised scrimmages beginning
this week in Orlando, Fla.
Scrimmages Open NBA Restart
Three televised scrimmages in-
volving the Portland Trail Blazers
will take place over the next few
days as the NBA begins its restart
of the regular season from Orlan-
do, Fla.
The games will be broadcast
on NBC Sports Northwest, the
official network of the Portland
Trail Blazers and also aired on
AM-620, the Deschutes Brewery
Trail Blazers Radio Network, and
streamed on NBCsportsnorthwest.
com and MyTeams App.
The scrimmages will take place
on Thursday, July 23 at 12:30 p.m.
vs. the Indiana Pacers, Sunday,
July 26 at 3 p.m. vs. the Toron-
to Raptors, and Tuesday, July 28
at 3 p.m. vs. the Oklahoma City
Thunder. Broadcast team of play-
by-play announcer Jordan Kent,
analyst Lamar Hurd and Courtside
Reporter Brooke Olzendam will
be broadcasting the action on TV,
with Travis Demers and Michael
Holton on the radio.
The restart of the regular season
for the Blazers in Orlando begins
on Friday, July 31 vs. Memphis
Grizzlies at 1 p.m. on NBCSNW
and the Trail Blazers Network.