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 is generally reckoned as the first professional women's basketball league in the United States.
Read more about Women's Professional Basketball League: Formation and 1978-79 Season, 1979-80 Season, 1980-81 Season and Demise, Teams, Champions of WBL, Selected Notable Players
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