Women's Professional Basketball League (WPBL)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Women%27s_Professional_Basketball_League_%28WPBL%29
GPTKB entity
Statements (40)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf basketball league
gptkbp:associated_with women's rights movement
Title IX
sports history
women's sports advocacy
female athletes empowerment
gptkbp:attendance 5,000
gptkbp:broadcasts gptkb:ESPN
gptkbp:championshipsWon 1979
1980
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:dissolved 1981
gptkbp:finaleDate 1981
gptkbp:founded 1978
gptkbp:gameplay May 1978
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:New_York_City
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Women's Professional Basketball League (WPBL)
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:WNBA
gptkbp:legacy pioneered women's professional basketball
gptkbp:notable_player gptkb:Sheryl_Swoopes
gptkb:Michele_Timms
gptkb:Lusia_Harris
gptkb:Kay_Yow
gptkb:Anne_Donovan
gptkb:Cathy_Rush
gptkb:Nancy_Lieberman
gptkb:Ann_Meyers
Linda Hargrove
gptkbp:number_of_teams 8
gptkbp:officialWebsite nan
gptkbp:sport basketball
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Women's_National_Basketball_Association_(WNBA)
gptkbp:team gptkb:San_Francisco_Pioneers
gptkb:Detroit_Shock
gptkb:New_Jersey_Gems
gptkb:Houston_Angels
gptkb:Philadelphia_Firebirds
gptkb:Washington_Metropolitans
Dallas Diamonds
Chicago_Hustle