1978-79 Women's Pro Basketball League season

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Seasons
Inaugural season 1978-79 1979-80

Teams and Alignment

Division Team Primary Venue Municipality
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
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

Division Team W L GB
Eastern Division Houston Angels 26 8
New York Stars 19 15 7
Dayton Rockettes 12 22 14
New Jersey Gems 9 25 17
Midwest Division Iowa Cornets 21 13
Chicago Hustle 21 13 0
Minnesota Fillies 17 17 4
Milwaukee Does 11 23 10

Postseason Results

Team (Best-of-Three) Team (Best-of-Five) Champions
Houston Angels 2 Houston Angels 3 Houston Angels
New York Stars 0
Iowa Cornets 2 Iowa Cornets 2
Chicago Hustle 1

Special Event Venues

Event Away Score Home
WBL All-Star Game Midwest Division 99-112 Eastern Division

Markets and Venues

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 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 Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area Scott County, Iowa Bettendorf, Iowa Bettendorf High School Gym Iowa Cornets One One
Dayton-Springfield-Kettering, OH Combined Statistical Area Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area Montgomery County, Iowa Dayton, Ohio UD Arena Dayton Rockettes One One
Trotwood, Ohio Hara Arena Dayton Rockettes 15 15
Des Moines-West Des Moines-Ames, IA Combined Statistical Area Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area 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 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 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 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 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area Hennepin County, Minnesota Bloomington, Minnesota Met Center Minnesota Fillies 17 17
New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA Combined Statistical Area New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area 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 Omaha, NE-IA Metropolitan Statistical Area Pottawattamie County, Iowa Council Bluffs, Iowa Abraham Lincoln High School Gym Iowa Cornets One One
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 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 Spencer, IA Micropolitan Statistical Area Clay County, Iowa Spencer, Iowa Spencer Fieldhouse Iowa Cornets One One
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area Black Hawk County, Iowa Cedar Falls, Iowa UNI-Dome Iowa Cornets One One
Total 136 10 147