The Dayton Rockettes was a women's professional basketball team located in

Dayton, Ohio Dayton () is the sixth-largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Montgomery County. A small part of the city extends into Greene County. The 2020 U.S. census estimate put the city population at 137,644, while Greater Day ...

, United States. The team competed in the

Women's Professional Basketball League The Women's Professional Basketball League (abbreviated WBL) was a professional women's basketball league in the United States. The league played three seasons from the fall of 1978 to the spring of 1981. The league was the first professional w ...

, the first women's pro league in the United States, during the 1978-79 WBL season.

History

The Rockettes made their debut on 15 December 1978, losing to the Houston Angels 90–82, with Vivian Greene scoring their first points. The team was originally owned by Louis Deitelbaum but was re-possessed by the league in February after he stopped paying the bills. Dayton’s final "home" game was moved to Market Square Arena in Indianapolis, on April 8, 1979, as a showcase for potential buyers. After no buyers materialised, the Rockettes folded after the season.

Season-by-season record

''Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, W–L% = Winning percentage''

Individual awards

WBL All-Pro team * Vonnie Tomich –

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WBL All-Star * Denise Craig –

* Vonnie Tomich –

* Vivian Greene –

Head coaches

* Linda Mann 1978 *Tom Griffey 1978–1979

References

External links

New Orleans Pride
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