) ▁ ▁Ur gel ▁( S lim ) ▁Winter m ute ▁( player / co ach ) ▁( member ▁of ▁ 1 9 3 9 ▁Oregon ▁D uck s ▁NCAA ▁Men ' s ▁Division ▁I ▁Basketball ▁Championship ▁team , ▁in ▁Oregon ▁Sports ▁Hall ▁of ▁Fame ) ▁ ▁League ▁champion ships ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 6 – 4 7 ▁season , ▁the ▁Indians ▁posted ▁the ▁best ▁overall ▁record , ▁but ▁finished ▁second ▁in ▁the ▁round - ro bin ▁play offs ▁to ▁the ▁B elling ham ▁F irc rest s . ▁When ▁the ▁F irc rest s ▁decl ined ▁an ▁inv itation ▁to ▁the ▁World ▁Professional ▁Basketball ▁Tournament ▁in ▁Chicago , ▁the ▁Indians ▁went ▁instead , ▁but ▁lost ▁to ▁the ▁She bo yg an ▁Red sk ins ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁round . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 7 – 4 8 ▁season , ▁the ▁Indians ▁entered ▁the ▁round - ro bin ▁play offs ▁as ▁a ▁wild card ▁team , ▁eventually ▁reaching ▁the ▁best - of - five ▁championship ▁series ▁against ▁the ▁Seattle ▁Athletics . ▁Port land ▁won ▁the ▁first ▁two ▁games ▁in ▁Seattle , ▁and ▁Seattle ▁won ▁the ▁third ▁game ▁in ▁Port land . ▁The ▁fourth ▁game ▁was ▁also ▁played ▁in ▁Port land . ▁With ▁Port land ▁leading ▁ 8 1 – 8 0 ▁with ▁ 2 0 ▁seconds ▁left , ▁the ▁time keeper ▁sound ed ▁the ▁final ▁bu z zer ▁as ▁Seattle ' s ▁Al ▁Bright man ▁scored ▁an ▁open ▁lay up . ▁Whether ▁or ▁not ▁this ▁was ▁done ▁in