161:
of the Stars. Houston won the first two games of the series by scores of 89–85 and 112–98. Iowa won the next two games by scores of 110–101 and 89–79 to tie the series at two games apiece and setting up a fifth and final game for the title. Behind 36 points by
29:
173:
The Angels were shifted to the
Western Division for the 1979-80 season and finished atop the division with a record of 19 wins and 14 losses. In the quarterfinal round of the playoffs, Houston was knocked off two games to one by the
147:. Harris was reluctant to commit to playing after hearing the $ 3,000 to $ 5,000 salaries estimated by the Minnesota franchise and decided to sit out the 1978-79 season and retain her administrative position at Delta State.
350:
574:
343:
166:, the Angels defeated the Iowa Cornets on May 2, 1979, to take the league's first championship, 111-104 in the fifth and final game of a best-three-out-of-five competition.
153:
Houston finished the 1978-79 regular season with a league-best record of 26 wins and 8 losses, taking first place in the eastern
Division. Houston defeated the second-place
336:
313:
157:
two games to none in the best two-out-of-three semifinal round, winning the final game of the series by a score of 93–84 despite a game-high 38 points by
150:
The team had an all-male cheerleading squad called the
Guardian Angels, which team owner Hugh Sweeney promised wouldn't be a "sex show - this is high class".
554:
359:
109:
39:
223:
569:
564:
136:
559:
579:
254:
290:
450:
385:
246:
584:
455:
267:
375:
318:
242:
128:
481:
476:
471:
533:
528:
523:
175:
144:
420:
445:
435:
154:
507:
328:
415:
295:
272:
228:
163:
28:
430:
410:
250:
440:
390:
309:
286:
425:
502:
497:
405:
380:
243:"Mad seasons:the story of the first Women's Professional Basketball League, 1978-1981"
116:
three games to two in the best-of-five tournament. The team played their games at the
548:
117:
400:
224:"For Female Basketball, A Bid Bounce Forward; At the Telephone Wages Up in the Air"
140:
113:
158:
167:
132:
314:"Big-time? Women's Pro Basketball League struggling just to stay in business"
112:. The team won the league championship in the inaugural season defeating the
124:
65:
213:, Association for Professional Basketball Research. Accessed July 27, 2010.
210:
332:
131:
in July 1978, with eight teams participating. Houston drafted
170:
was honored as WBL Coach of the Year for the 1978-79 season.
211:
HISTORY OF THE WOMEN'S PROFESSIONAL BASKETBALL LEAGUE
516:
490:
464:
368:
94:
86:
71:
61:
53:
45:
35:
21:
181:The team was disbanded after the 1979-80 season.
291:"Houston Angels Win Title In Women's Basketball"
108:was a team that played for two seasons in the
344:
123:The league began with a player draft held in
8:
575:Women's Professional Basketball League teams
322:, February 8, 1981. Accessed July 27, 2010.
351:
337:
329:
27:
18:
276:, April 14, 1979. Accessed July 27, 2010.
232:, July 19, 1978. Accessed July 27, 2010.
190:
361:Women's Professional Basketball League
299:, May 3, 1979. Accessed July 27, 2010.
206:
204:
202:
200:
198:
196:
194:
110:Women's Professional Basketball League
137:University of California, Los Angeles
7:
14:
555:Defunct basketball teams in Texas
570:1980 disestablishments in Texas
1:
565:1978 establishments in Texas
268:"Angels Oust Stars by 93-84"
247:University of Nebraska Press
560:Basketball teams in Houston
143:, a collegiate standout at
601:
257:. Accessed July 27, 2010.
26:
580:Women's sports in Texas
319:The Beaver County Times
451:San Francisco Pioneers
176:San Francisco Pioneers
145:Delta State University
308:Bonapace, Ruth via
416:Nebraska Wranglers
296:The New York Times
273:The New York Times
229:The New York Times
542:
541:
456:Washington Metros
431:New Orleans Pride
421:New England Gulls
411:Minnesota Fillies
376:California Dreams
102:
101:
592:
585:Women in Houston
446:St. Louis Streak
441:Philadelphia Fox
391:Dayton Rockettes
362:
353:
346:
339:
330:
323:
310:Associated press
306:
300:
287:Associated Press
283:
277:
264:
258:
239:
233:
220:
214:
208:
82:
79:
31:
19:
600:
599:
595:
594:
593:
591:
590:
589:
545:
544:
543:
538:
512:
486:
460:
426:New Jersey Gems
386:Dallas Diamonds
364:
360:
357:
327:
326:
307:
303:
284:
280:
265:
261:
241:Porter, Karra.
240:
236:
222:Herman, Robin.
221:
217:
209:
192:
187:
80:
77:
76:
17:
16:Basketball team
12:
11:
5:
598:
596:
588:
587:
582:
577:
572:
567:
562:
557:
547:
546:
540:
539:
537:
536:
531:
526:
520:
518:
514:
513:
511:
510:
505:
500:
494:
492:
488:
487:
485:
484:
479:
474:
468:
466:
462:
461:
459:
458:
453:
448:
443:
438:
436:New York Stars
433:
428:
423:
418:
413:
408:
406:Milwaukee Does
403:
398:
396:Houston Angels
393:
388:
383:
381:Chicago Hustle
378:
372:
370:
366:
365:
358:
356:
355:
348:
341:
333:
325:
324:
301:
278:
259:
234:
215:
189:
188:
186:
183:
155:New York Stars
106:Houston Angels
100:
99:
96:
92:
91:
88:
84:
83:
73:
69:
68:
63:
59:
58:
55:
51:
50:
47:
43:
42:
37:
33:
32:
24:
23:
22:Houston Angels
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
597:
586:
583:
581:
578:
576:
573:
571:
568:
566:
563:
561:
558:
556:
553:
552:
550:
535:
532:
530:
527:
525:
522:
521:
519:
517:All-Star game
515:
509:
506:
504:
501:
499:
496:
495:
493:
489:
483:
480:
478:
475:
473:
470:
469:
467:
463:
457:
454:
452:
449:
447:
444:
442:
439:
437:
434:
432:
429:
427:
424:
422:
419:
417:
414:
412:
409:
407:
404:
402:
399:
397:
394:
392:
389:
387:
384:
382:
379:
377:
374:
373:
371:
367:
363:
354:
349:
347:
342:
340:
335:
334:
331:
321:
320:
315:
311:
305:
302:
298:
297:
292:
288:
282:
279:
275:
274:
269:
263:
260:
256:
255:0-8032-8789-5
252:
248:
244:
238:
235:
231:
230:
225:
219:
216:
212:
207:
205:
203:
201:
199:
197:
195:
191:
184:
182:
179:
177:
171:
169:
165:
160:
156:
151:
148:
146:
142:
138:
134:
130:
126:
121:
119:
115:
111:
107:
97:
93:
89:
85:
74:
70:
67:
64:
60:
56:
52:
48:
44:
41:
38:
34:
30:
25:
20:
401:Iowa Cornets
395:
317:
304:
294:
281:
271:
262:
237:
227:
218:
180:
172:
152:
149:
141:Lusia Harris
122:
114:Iowa Cornets
105:
103:
98:Hugh Sweeney
465:WBL seasons
159:Althea Gwyn
129:Essex House
118:Astro Arena
75:blue, white
72:Team colors
66:Astro Arena
549:Categories
245:, p. 261.
185:References
168:Don Knodel
164:Paula Mayo
133:Ann Meyers
90:Don Knodel
87:Head coach
491:WBL draft
369:WBL teams
135:from the
125:Manhattan
95:Ownership
54:Dissolved
249:, 2006.
482:1980–81
477:1979–80
472:1978–79
266:Staff.
46:Founded
253:
81:
78:
36:League
62:Arena
534:1981
529:1980
524:1979
508:1980
503:1979
498:1978
285:via
251:ISBN
139:and
104:The
57:1980
49:1978
127:'s
40:WBL
551::
316:,
312:.
293:,
289:.
270:,
226:,
193:^
178:.
120:.
352:e
345:t
338:v
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
