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]

1979 WBL draft
General information
SportBasketball
Date(s)June, 1979
LocationHotel Roosevelt (New York City, New York)
Overview
143 total selections in 10 rounds
LeagueWBL
Teams14
First selectionPat Colasurdo Mayo (San Francisco Pioneers)
← 1978
1980 →

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

edit

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

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

Source

References

edit
  1. ^ a b Al Marvin (13 June 1979). "Jersey Woman No. 1 Pick". The New York Times. p. D22. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
  2. ^ "WBL Draft". Olathe News. 13 June 1979. p. 7. Retrieved 10 March 2024 – via Newspapers.com. 
  3. ^ Mike Rowan (13 June 1979). "Colasurdo 1st WBL pick". The Jersey Journal. p. 39. Retrieved 10 March 2024 – via Newspapers.com. 
  4. ^ Ron Higgins (28 December 1980). "Brogdon better before a crowd". The Times. p. 3D. Retrieved 29 October 2023 – via Newspapers.com. 
  5. ^ "WPBL picks Rosie Walker best player". Omaha World-Herald. 9 May 1981. p. 24. Retrieved 16 October 2023 – via Newspapers.com. 
  6. ^ "SLU's Brumfield, Williams picked". Enterprise-Journal. Association Press. 13 June 1979. p. 11. Retrieved 10 March 2024 – via Newspapers.com. 
  7. ^ "Cornets select 5 Iowans in WBL draft". The Gazette. Associated Press. p. 1C. Retrieved 10 March 2024 – via Newspapers.com.