WNBA Team History The Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) is a professional basketball league in the United States. It is currently composed of twelve teams. The league was founded on April 22, 1996, as the women’s “counterpart” to the National Basketball Association (NBA), and league play started in 1997. Atlanta Dream Established: 2008 Championships: 0See Team HistoryChicago Sky Established: 2006 …
Utah Stars Team History
1970 1971 1976 Heading East to Utah Despite a promising young roster, the Stars were more or less an afterthought in a market whose first choices were the Los Angeles Lakers and UCLA Bruins; they only averaged 2,500 fans per game. In June 1970, Kirst sold the team to Colorado cable TV pioneer Bill Daniels, who moved the team to …
ABA Team History
ABA Team History The original American Basketball Association was a men’s professional basketball league, from 1967 to 1976. The ABA ceased to exist with the American Basketball Association–National Basketball Association merger in 1976, leading to several teams joining the National Basketball Association and to the introduction of the 3-point shot in the NBA in 1979. Anaheim Amigos Established: 1967 Championships: …
