1978 WBL draft

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1978 WBL draft
General information
SportBasketball
DateJuly 18, 1978
LocationEssex House (New York City, New York)
Overview
80 total selections in 5 rounds
LeagueWBL
First selectionAnn Meyers (Houston)
Rita Easterling (Chicago)
1979 →

The 1978 WBL draft was the 1st annual draft of the Women's Professional Basketball League (WBL).[1] The draft was held on July 18, 1978, at the Essex House in New York City, New York,[2] before the 1978–79 season.

The draft consisted of a five-round college phase of 1978 seniors and a five-round draft of free agents.[2][3]

Draft selections and draftee career notes

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Several players decided against signing with the WBL to keep their Olympics eligibility ahead of the 1980 Olympics. Ann Meyers from UCLA was selected first overall by the Houston Angels[4] but decided against signing with the Angels to keep her amateur status. However, in the fall of 1979, Meyers signed a no-cut $50,000 training camp contract with the Indiana Pacers of the National Basketball Association. After being cut by the Pacers before the start of the regular season, she finally joined the WBL and signed with the New Jersey Gems. Carol Blazejowski also decided to keep her amateur status and did not join the league until the 1980–81 season, following the United States boycott of the 1980 Olympics.[5][6]

Few of the selections where of the promotional aspect and never played a game in the WBL. The New York Stars selects CBS-Sports host Phyllis George with their last pick of the free agent draft. The Iowa Cornets selected 6'11" Gwen Bachman Hayes and the Chicago Hustle selected Sandy Allen, the world's tallest woman at 7'7".[7]

The lone pick from outside the United States was Uljana Semjonova of the Soviet Union.[8]

Key

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Pos. G F C
Position Guard Forward Center
^ Denotes player who has been inducted to the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame
+ Denotes player who has been selected for at least one All-Star Game
x Denotes player who has been selected for at least one All-WBL Team
# Denotes player who has never appeared in an WBL regular season or playoff game

College draft

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Chicago Hustle

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Round Player Pos. Nationality School/club team
1 Janie Fincher File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States UNLV
2 JoAnn Burrell[9] File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States Boise State
3 Judy Toiberg File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States Trinity-Illinois
5 Jane Trippet File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States Cal State-Sacramento

Houston Angels

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Round Player Pos. Nationality School/club team
1 Ann Meyers G File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States UCLA
2 Belinda Candler File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States UNLV
3 Marie Kocurek C File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States Wayland Baptist
4 Patty Bubrig File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States Nicholls State
5 Pat Johnson File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States Stephen F. Austin

Iowa Cornets

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Round Player Pos. Nationality School/club team
1 Charlotte Lewis C File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States Illinois State[10]
2 Doris Draving C File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States East Stroudsburg
3 Monica Havelita File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States Cal State-Long Beach
4 Debra Thomas File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States Miami Dade-South
5 Theresa Thompson File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States Prairie View A&M

Milwaukee Does

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Round Player Pos. Nationality School/club team
1 Sarah Williams C File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States Southeastern[11]
2 Heidi Nestor File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States UCLA
3 Linda Gehrke File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States Colorado
4 Debbie Brock PG File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States Delta State
5 Cindy Lundberg File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States Eastern Kentucky

Minnesota Fillies

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Round Player Pos. Nationality School/club team
1 Ramona von Boeckman[12] G File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States Delta State
2 Jackie Langley File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States Tampa
3 Peggy Jackson[13] File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States Concordia College
4 Melody Neumeister File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States Milligan
5 Deb Provost File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States Eastern Montana

New Jersey Gems

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Round Player Pos. Nationality School/club team
1 Carol Blazejowski F File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States Mountclair State
2 Denise Burdick File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States Immmaculata
3 Tara Heiss PG File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States Maryland
4 Maggie Nelson File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States Stanford
5 Wanda Szeremeta[14] File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States Montclair State

New York Stars

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Round Player Pos. Nationality School/club team
1 Althea Gwyn C File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States Queens College
2 Marnie Dacko C File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States Southern Connecticut
3 Dawn Forster File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States Cortland State
4 Susan Bretthauer File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States St. Johns, New York
5 Lynda Lyman File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States Cortland State

Dayton Rockettes

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Round Player Pos. Nationality School/club team
1 June Brewer File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States Ohio State
2 Tina Price[15] G/F File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States University of Georgia
3 Donna Forester File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States Clemson
4 Vivian Greene File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States Norfolk State
5 Felicia Payne File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States Dubuaue

Free agent draft

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Chicago Hustle

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Round Player Pos. Nationality School/club team
1 Rita Easterling G File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States Mississippi
2 Janice Fuller File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States UNLV
3 Liz Hannah[16] File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States Middle Tennessee
4 Sandy Allen C File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States N/A
5 Alice Townsend File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States Mississippi College

Houston Angels

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Round Player Pos. Nationality School/club team
1 Lusia Harris C File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States Delta State
2 Doris Felderhoff C File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States Stephen F. Austin
3 Gail Dobson File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States Tennessee
4 Jessie Kenlaw File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States Savannah State
5 Doris Horace File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States Prairie View A&M

Iowa Cornets

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Round Player Pos. Nationality School/club team
1 Gwen Bachman Haynes C File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States Oauchita Baptist
2 Anita Green File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States Charleston, S.C. College
3 Paula Dean File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States Berry College
4 Kathy Hawkins File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States Nebraska
5 Uljana Semjonova C File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union TTT Riga

Milwaukee Does

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Round Player Pos. Nationality School/club team
1 Patricia Roberts File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States Tennessee
2 Sheila Sullivan File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States Mississippi University
3 Pam Cook File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States S.E. Louisiana State
4 Kathy DeBoer[17] File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States Michigan State
5 Cindy Henderson File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States S.W. Missouri State

Minnesota Fillies

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Round Player Pos. Nationality School/club team
1 Deborah Sherer File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States Urbana
2 Pam Prowning File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States Kentucky
3 Jane Westendorf File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States Millikin
4 Joan Slagel File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States Western Washington
5 Patti Decker File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States St. Cloud State

New Jersey Gems

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Round Player Pos. Nationality School/club team
1 Jean Giarussio File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States New Hampshire
2 Elizabeth Harty File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States C.W. Post
3 Tina Marie Krah File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States Immaculata
4 Suzanne Wera[18] File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States Olivet-Michigan
5 Donna Kirby File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States Drexel

New York Stars

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Round Player Pos. Nationality School/club team
1 Harriet Novarr[19] F File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States Queens College
2 Joanie Smith[20] File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States Arizona State (traded)
3 Pat Samuel File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States CCNY
4 Debbie Mason File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States Queens College
5 Phyllis George File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States Denton-Texas

Dayton Rockettes

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Round Player Pos. Nationality School/club team
1 Sheila Patterson File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States University of the District of Columbia
2 Denise Craig File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States Shaw
3 Linda Stoich File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States Michigan State
4 Angela Scott File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States Maryland
5 Sue Reyna File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States Virginia

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