Jackson Scofield: /* Teams and Alignment */

2026-11-10T03:15:39Z

Teams and Alignment

← Older revision		Revision as of 03:15, 10 November 2026
Line 31:		Line 31:
	\|New Rochelle, New York		\|New Rochelle, New York
	\|-		\|-
	\| rowspan="4" \|~~Western~~ Division		\| rowspan="4" \|Midwest Division
	\|Chicago Hustle		\|Chicago Hustle
	\|Alumni Hall		\|Alumni Hall

Jackson Scofield: Created page with "{| class="wikitable" |+Seasons |Inaugural season |'''1978-79''' |1979-80 |} == Teams and Alignment == {| class="wikitable" |+ !Division !Team !Primary Venue !Municipality |- | rowspan="4" |Eastern Division |Dayton Rockettes |Hara Arena |Trotwood, Ohio |- |Houston Angels |Reliant Arena |Houston |- |New Jersey Gems |Thomas G. Dunn Sports Center |Elizabeth, New Jersey |- |New York Stars |Hynes Athletics Center |New Rochelle,..."

2026-11-09T23:36:34Z

Created page with "{| class="wikitable" |+Seasons |Inaugural season |'''1978-79''' |1979-80 |} == Teams and Alignment == {| class="wikitable" |+ !Division !Team !Primary Venue !Municipality |- | rowspan="4" |Eastern Division |Dayton Rockettes |Hara Arena |Trotwood, Ohio |- |Houston Angels |Reliant Arena |Houston |- |New Jersey Gems |Thomas G. Dunn Sports Center |Elizabeth, New Jersey |- |New York Stars |Hynes Athletics Center |New Rochelle,..."

New page

{| class="wikitable"
|+Seasons
|Inaugural season
|'''1978-79'''
|[[1979-80 Women's Pro Basketball League season|1979-80]]
|}

== Teams and Alignment ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Division
!Team
!Primary Venue
!Municipality
|-
| rowspan="4" |Eastern Division
|Dayton Rockettes
|Hara Arena
|Trotwood, Ohio
|-
|Houston Angels
|Reliant Arena
|Houston
|-
|New Jersey Gems
|Thomas G. Dunn Sports Center
|Elizabeth, New Jersey
|-
|New York Stars
|Hynes Athletics Center
|New Rochelle, New York
|-
| rowspan="4" |Western Division
|Chicago Hustle
|Alumni Hall
|Chicago
|-
|Iowa Cornets
|Veterans Memorial Auditorium
|Des Moines, Iowa
|-
|Milwaukee Does
|UWM Panther Arena
|Milwaukee
|-
|Minnesota Fillies
|Met Center
|Bloomington, Minnesota
|}

=== Changes ===

* League established and aligned into Eastern Division and Midwest Division.
* Chicago Hustle enfranchised in Western Division, playing at Alumni Hall in Chicago.
* Dayton Rockettes enfranchised in Eastern Division, playing at Hara Arena in Trotwood, Ohio.
* Houston Angels enfranchised in Eastern Division, playing at Reliant Arena in Houston.
* Iowa Cornets enfranchised in Western Division, playing at Veterans Memorial Auditorium in Des Moines, Iowa.
* Milwaukee Does enfranchised in Western Division, playing at UWM Panther Arena in Milwaukee.
* Minnesota Fillies enfranchised in Western Division, playing at Met Center in Bloomington, Minnesota.
* New Jersey Gems enfranchised in Eastern Division, playing at Thomas G. Dunn Sports Center in Elizabeth, New Jersey.
* New York Stars enfranchised in Eastern Division, playing at Hynes Athletics Center in New Rochelle, New York.

== Regular Season Results ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Division
!Team
!W
!L
!GB
|-
| rowspan="4" |Eastern Division
|'''Houston Angels'''
|'''26'''
|'''8'''
|
|-
|'''New York Stars'''
|'''19'''
|'''15'''
|'''7'''
|-
|Dayton Rockettes
|12
|22
|14
|-
|New Jersey Gems
|9
|25
|17
|-
| rowspan="4" |Midwest Division
|'''Iowa Cornets'''
|'''21'''
|'''13'''
|
|-
|'''Chicago Hustle'''
|'''21'''
|'''13'''
|'''0'''
|-
|Minnesota Fillies
|17
|17
|4
|-
|Milwaukee Does
|11
|23
|10
|}

== Postseason Results ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
! colspan="2" |Team (Best-of-Three)
! colspan="2" |Team (Best-of-Five)
!Champions
|-
|'''Houston Angels'''
|'''2'''
| rowspan="2" |'''Houston Angels'''
| rowspan="2" |'''3'''
| rowspan="4" |'''Houston Angels'''
|-
|New York Stars
|0
|-
|'''Iowa Cornets'''
|'''2'''
| rowspan="2" |Iowa Cornets
| rowspan="2" |2
|-
|Chicago Hustle
|1
|}

== Special Event Venues ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Event
!Away
!Score
!Home
|-
|WBL All-Star Game
|Midwest Division
|99-112
|'''Eastern Division'''
|}

== Markets and Venues ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Combined Statistical Area
!Metropolitan / Micropolitan Statistical Area
!Metropolitan Division
!County / Equivalent
!Municipality
!Venue
!Team / Event
!Regular
!Postseason
!Total
|-
|Cedar Rapids-Iowa City, IA Combined Statistical Area
| colspan="2" |Cedar Rapids, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Linn County, Iowa
|Cedar Rapids, Iowa
|Alliant Energy PowerHouse
|Iowa Cornets
|Three
|One
|Four
|-
|Chicago-Naperville, IL-IN-WI Combined Statistical Area
|Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division
|Cook County, Illinois
|Chicago
|Alumni Hall
|Chicago Hustle
|17
|One
|18
|-
|Davenport-Moline, IA-IL Combined Statistical Area
| colspan="2" |Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Scott County, Iowa
|Bettendorf, Iowa
|Bettendorf High School Gym
|Iowa Cornets
|One
|
|One
|-
| rowspan="2" |Dayton-Springfield-Kettering, OH Combined Statistical Area
| colspan="2" rowspan="2" |Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area
| rowspan="2" |Montgomery County, Iowa
|Dayton, Ohio
|UD Arena
|Dayton Rockettes
|One
|
|One
|-
|Trotwood, Ohio
|Hara Arena
|Dayton Rockettes
|15
|
|15
|-
| rowspan="2" |Des Moines-West Des Moines-Ames, IA Combined Statistical Area
| colspan="2" rowspan="2" |Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area
| rowspan="2" |Polk County, Iowa
|Ankeny, Iowa
|Ankeny High School Fieldhouse
|Iowa Cornets
|
|Two
|Two
|-
|Des Moines, Iowa
|Veterans Memorial Auditorium
|Iowa Cornets
|Eight
|One
|Nine
|-
|Houston-Pasadena, TX Combined Statistical Area
| colspan="2" |Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Harris County, Texas
|Houston
|Reliant Arena
|Houston Angels
|17
|Four
|21
|-
|Indianapolis-Carmel-Muncie, IN Combined Statistical Area
| colspan="2" |Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Marion County, Indiana
|Indianapolis
|Market Square Arena
|Dayton Rockettes
|One
|
|One
|-
|Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha, WI Combined Statistical Area
| colspan="2" |Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
|Milwaukee
|UWM Panther Arena
|Milwaukee Does
|17
|
|17
|-
|Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI Combined Statistical Area
| colspan="2" |Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Hennepin County, Minnesota
|Bloomington, Minnesota
|Met Center
|Minnesota Fillies
|17
|
|17
|-
| rowspan="3" |New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA Combined Statistical Area
| rowspan="3" |New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area
| rowspan="2" |New York-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division
|New York County, New York
|Manhattan, New York
|Infosys Theater at Madison Square Garden
|WBL All-Star Game
|
|
|One
|-
|Westchester County, New York
|New Rochelle, New York
|Hynes Athletics Center
|New York Stars
|17
|One
|18
|-
|Newark, NJ Metropolitan Division
|Union County, New Jersey
|Elizabeth, New Jersey
|Thomas G. Dunn Sports Center
|New Jersey Gems
|17
|
|17
|-
|Omaha-Fremont, NE-IA Combined Statistical Area
| colspan="2" |Omaha, NE-IA Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Pottawattamie County, Iowa
|Council Bluffs, Iowa
|Abraham Lincoln High School Gym
|Iowa Cornets
|One
|
|One
|-
| colspan="3" |Ottumwa, IA Micropolitan Statistical Area
|Wapello County, Iowa
|Ottumwa, Iowa
|Ottumwa High School Gym
|Iowa Cornets
|One
|
|One
|-
|Sioux City-Le Mars, IA-NE-SD Combined Statistical Area
| colspan="2" |Sioux City, IA-NE-SD Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Woodbury County, Iowa
|Sioux City, Iowa
|Sioux City Municipal Auditorium (1950)
|Iowa Cornets
|One
|
|One
|-
|Spencer-Spirit Lake, IA Combined Statistical Area
| colspan="2" |Spencer, IA Micropolitan Statistical Area
|Clay County, Iowa
|Spencer, Iowa
|Spencer Fieldhouse
|Iowa Cornets
|One
|
|One
|-
| colspan="3" |Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Black Hawk County, Iowa
|Cedar Falls, Iowa
|UNI-Dome
|Iowa Cornets
|One
|
|One
|-
| colspan="7" |'''Total'''
|'''136'''
|'''10'''
|'''147'''
|}
[[Category:1978-79]]
[[Category:Women's Pro Basketball League seasons]]

1978-79 Women's Pro Basketball League season - Revision history

Jackson Scofield: /* Teams and Alignment */