1979 WBL draft

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1979 WBL draft
General information
SportBasketball
DatesJune, 1979
LocationHotel Roosevelt (New York City, New York)
Overview
143 total selections in 10 rounds
LeagueWBL
Teams14
First selectionPat Colasurdo Mayo (San Francisco Pioneers)
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The 1979 WBL draft was the second annual draft of the Women's Professional Basketball League (WBL). The draft was held in June, 1979, at the Hotel Roosevelt in New York City, New York, before the 1979–80 season.[1]

Unlike the previous year, the draft did not have a free agent draft but only a college phase of 1979 seniors. In total, 143 players were selected in ten rounds.[1][2]

Draft selections and draftee career notes

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Pat Colasurdo Mayo from Montclair State University was selected first overall by the San Francisco Pioneers.[3]

Cindy Brogdon, who was selected second by the California Dreams, was traded to the New Orleans Pride prior to the start of the season after she had decided to return to school. She joined the Pride for the 1980–81 WBL season[4] where she averaged 14.7 points in 18 games and was named to the WBL All-Pro second team.[5]

Draft

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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
Round Pick Player Pos. Nationality Team School/club team
1 1 Pat Colasurdo Mayox F File:Flag of the United States.svg United States San Francisco Pioneers Montclair State (Sr.)
1 2 Cindy Brogdon^ File:Flag of the United States.svg United States California Dreams Tennessee (Sr.)
1 3 Alfreda Abernathyx File:Flag of the United States.svg United States Dallas Diamonds Alabama State (Sr.)
1 4 Katrina Anderson File:Flag of the United States.svg United States Philadelphia Fox South Carolina (Sr.)
1 5 Bonnie Foley File:Flag of the United States.svg United States St. Louis Streak Southern Illinois (Sr.)
1 6 Maclean Harris File:Flag of the United States.svg United States Washington Metros Alabama State (Sr.)
1 7 Queen Brumfield[6] File:Flag of the United States.svg United States New Orleans Pride Southeast Louisiana State (Sr.)
1 8 Sharon Farrahx File:Flag of the United States.svg United States New York Stars (from New Jersey) Missouri (Sr.)
1 9 Carolyn Gamble File:Flag of the United States.svg United States Milwaukee Does Shaw College (Sr.)
1 10 Katrina Owens File:Flag of the United States.svg United States Minnesota Fillies Arkansas State (Sr.)
1 11 Pearl Moore^ File:Flag of the United States.svg United States New York Stars Francis Marion College (Sr.)
1 12 Retha Swindell G File:Flag of the United States.svg United States Chicago Hustle Texas Austin (Sr.)
1 13 Mo Eckroth[7] File:Flag of the United States.svg United States Iowa Cornets Utah (Sr.)
1 14 Nancy Kuhl File:Flag of the United States.svg United States Houston Angels Penn State (Sr.)
1 15 Kathy Miller File:Flag of the United States.svg United States Milwaukee Does Weber State (Sr.)
2 16 Kim Hansen File:Flag of the United States.svg United States San Francisco Pioneers Grand Valley State (Sr.)
2 21 Bertha Hardyx File:Flag of the United States.svg United States Washington Metros Jackson State (Sr.)
3 30 Anita Ortegax File:Flag of the United States.svg United States San Francisco Pioneers UCLA (Sr.)

Source

References

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