The San Jose Lasers were a women's professional

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. It was a member of the American Basketball League. Their home games were primarily held at the San Jose State Event Center with an occasional game being played at the

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. The head coach of the Lasers for their first season was Jan Lowrey, who was fired after an 18-22 season. For the second and partial 3rd season, the head coach was Angela Beck, who gave up her position as the University of Nebraska women's basketball coach, to head the Lasers. The team folded along with the rest of the league during the third ABL season in 1998.

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{{reflist American Basketball League (1996–1998) teams Defunct basketball teams in the United States Basketball teams established in 1996 Sports clubs disestablished in 1998 Basketball teams in the San Francisco Bay Area Defunct basketball teams in California 1996 establishments in California 1998 disestablishments in California Women's sports in California