Women's Professional Basketball League

Women's Professional Basketball League
SportBasketball
Founded1978
Ceased1981
No. of teams14 throughout league history
CountryUnited States
Last
champion(s)
Nebraska Wranglers (1st)
Most titlesHouston Angels
New York Stars
Nebraska Wranglers (1 each)

The Women's Professional Basketball League (abbreviated WBL) was a professional women's basketball league in the United States. The league played three seasons from the fall of 1978 to the spring of 1981. The league was the first professional women's basketball league in the United States.[1]

  1. ^ Porter, Karra. (2006). Mad seasons : the story of the first Women's Professional Basketball League, 1978–1981. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press. ISBN 0-8032-8789-5.