1979 WBL All-Star Game

Exhibition basketball game 1979 WBL All-Star Game Midwest East 99 112 30 30 20 19 18 35 32 27 March 14, 1979 Felt Forum New York 2,731 WOR-TV Doug Bruno Don Knoedel Rita Easterling 1980 The 1979 WBL All-Star Game was a basketball All-star game which was played on March 14, 1979, at the Felt Forum in New York, during the 1978–79 WBL season.Donna Olshan WBL All-Stars please the fans https://www.newspapers.com/article/newsday-suffolk-edition-wbl-all-stars/133874440/ 22 October 2023 Newsday 15 March 1979 123 Newspapers.comVinny DiTrani WBL All-Star game has a long way to go https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-record-wbl-all-star-game-has-a-long/133878763/ 22 October 2023 The Record 15 March 1979 D2 Newspapers.com The East team was coached by Don Knoedel of the Houston Angels while the Midwest was coached by Doug Bruno of the Chicago Hustle.Ed Marks WBL - Best coming up https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-record-wbl-best-coming-up/133878471/ 22 October 2023 Daily Record 15 March 1979 39 Newspapers.com Three players were selected from each of the eight teams in the league.Women's league sets Pro All-Star contest https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-tennessean-womens-league-sets-pro-a/133880181/ 22 October 2023 The Tennessean Associated Press 9 March 1979 24 Newspapers.com After falling behind 18–30 after the first quarter, the East team won the game, 112–99, behind Althea Gwyn's 19 points and 16 rebounds.Bob Glauber Stars' Gwynn sparkles in WBL All-Star game https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-times-stars-gwynn-sparkles-in/133877789/ 22 October 2023 The Daily Times 15 March 1979 D6 Newspapers.com Rita Easterling of the Midwest team was named MVP after scoring 19 points and handing out 18 assists. Midwest's Debra Waddy-Rossow finished with a game high 26 points.Bill Madden Women cage stars shine in Felt showcase https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-news-women-cage-stars-shine-in-fel/133878177/ 22 October 2023 New York Daily News 15 March 1979 110 Newspapers.com This was the inaugural All-Star Game of the Women's Professional Basketball League, which was in its first season. Originally, no game was planned for the first year but Bill Byrne, the president and founder of the WBL, decided to organize it few weeks before.Bill Barnes WBL all-star game survives first test https://www.newspapers.com/article/morning-news-wbl-all-star-game-survives/133874904/ 22 October 2023 Morning News 16 March 1979 30 Newspapers.com The game was broadcast on WOR-TV.Ernie Palladino WBL to showcase stars at Felt Forum https://www.newspapers.com/article/mount-vernon-argus-wbl-to-showcase-stars/133879920/ 22 October 2023 Mount Vernon Argus 2 March 1979 C6 Newspapers.com Team rosters Midwest Player, Team MINFGMFGAFTMFTAREBASTBLKPFPTS Debra Waddy-Rossow, CHI - 9 - 8 14 - - - - 26 Rita Easterling, CHI - 5 - 9 10 - 18 - - 19 Marie Kocurek, MIN - 7 - 3 8 - - - - 17 Doris Draving, IOW - 4 - 2 7 - - - - 10 Gerry Booker, MIL - 3 - 3 9 - - - - 9 Janie Fincher, CHI - 2 - 1 2 - - - - 5 Donna Wilson, MIN - 2 - 1 2 - - - - 5 Brenda Chapman, MIL - 2 - 0 0 - - - - 4 Joanie Smith, MIL - 1 - 0 0 - - - - 2 Joan Uhl, IOW - 1 - 0 0 - - - - 2 Molly Bolin, IOW - 0 - 0 0 - - - - 0 Marquerite Keeley, MIN - 0 - 0 0 - - - - 0 Totals - 36 - 27 52 58 - - - 99 East Player, Team MINFGMFGAFTMFTAREBASTBLKPFPTS Althea Gwyn, NYS - 8 - 3 8 16 - - - 19 Denise Craig, DAY - 7 - 0 0 - - - - 14 Paula Mayo, HOU - 5 - 4 7 - - - - 14 Vonnie Tomich, DAY - 5 - 1 2 - - - - 11 Gail Tatterson, NJG - 5 - 0 3 - - - - 10 Belinda Candler, HOU - 4 - 1 3 - - - - 9 Vivian Greene, DAY - 4 - 0 0 - - - - 8 Janice Thomas, NYS - 3 - 2 2 - - - - 8 Karen Aulenbacher, HOU - 2 - 3 4 - - - - 7 Wanda Szeremeta, NJG - 1 - 4 5 - - - - 6 Debbie Mason, NJG - 0 - 3 4 - - - - 3 Kaye Young, NYS - 1 - 1 2 - - - - 3 Totals - 45 - 22 40 73 - - - 112 Boxscore References Category:Women's Professional Basketball League