New Jersey Gems

New Jersey Gems
New Jersey Gems logo
LeagueWBL
Founded1978
Dissolved1981
ArenaThomas Dunn Center (1978–1980)
South Mountain Arena (1980–81)
LocationElizabeth, New Jersey (1978–1980)
West Orange, New Jersey (1980–81)
Team colorsblue, orange, white
     

The New Jersey Gems was a franchise that played in the Women's Professional Basketball League (WBL), one of only three teams in the league to survive through all three seasons, from 1978–79 to 1980–81. The team made the league playoffs once, losing in the first round. The team played its first two seasons at the Thomas Dunn Center in Elizabeth, New Jersey and at the South Mountain Arena in West Orange, New Jersey in the league's third and final season.[1]

  1. ^ "Local Debut a Loss For Miss Lieberman". The New York Times. 9 December 1980. p. C16. Retrieved 22 May 2013. and the mother was in the stands among a crowd of 1100 in the South Mountain Arena, the new home of the New Jersey Gems.