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{{Infobox sports league
The '''Women's American Basketball Association''' (WABA) is a name used by four professional [[women's basketball]] leagues in the United States. None as of yet have been able to maintain long-term success.
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| president = Marsha Blount
| organizer = [[American Basketball Association (2000–present)|ABA]]
| motto = ''It's Our Time!''
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| champion = Raleigh Aces
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The '''Women's American Basketball Association''' ('''WABA''') is a summer [[women's basketball]] league that began in 2017 with seven teams. It is a sister league of the [[American Basketball Association (2000–present)|American Basketball Association]].
== WABA (1984) ==
The first '''Women's American Basketball Association''' was founded by Bill Byrne, founder of the [[Women's Basketball League|WBL]], in hopes of cashing in on the USA Olympic team's success in Los Angeles in 1984. While some talented players played in the league (including Nancy Lieberman, Molly Bolin, [[Pamela McGee]] and Paula McGee) most of the league's teams folded before the league championship, which was won by Dallas over Chicago.


Marsha Blount, owner of the ABA's [[Jersey Express]], serves as league President and CEO.<ref name="ABA Basketball 2022 w191">{{cite web | title=MARSHA BLOUNT NAMED EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT OF THE ABA | website=ABA Basketball | date=July 21, 2022 | url=https://realabaleague.com/marsha-blount-named-executive-vice-president-of-the-aba/ | access-date=July 2, 2023}}</ref>
== WABA/WBA (1992-95) ==
The '''Women's Basketball Association''' (WBA) was the first women's professional basketball summer league. The league was called the '''WABA''' and WWBA for the first All-Star tour in 1992, before settling on WBA. The pioneer league was formed in 1992 by Lightning Mitchell and played three full seasons from 1993-95.<ref name="archive1">{{cite web|url=http://web.archive.org/web/20060616173846/http://hometown.aol.com/bradleyrd/women.html |title=The History of Women's Professional Basketball |author=Robert Bradley |coauthors=Jack Black, F. Travis Boley, Robert Bradley, Tom Goddard, John Guy, Steve Mau, Shawn Oliver, Mark Pollak, Pat Premo and Dennis Slusher
|work=Web.archive.org |date=16 June 2006 |accessdate=}}</ref>


== List of WABA championships ==
The WBA played a 15-game schedule and games were broadcast on Liberty Sports of Dallas. The All-Star games<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.angelfire.com/az/hangar018/wba95.html|title=Women's Basketball Association Set|accessdate=29 December 2013}}</ref> were also televised on [[FOX Sports|Fox Sports]]. [[Kansas Jayhawks women's basketball|Kansas Jayhawks]] All-American Geri "Kay-Kay" Hart and [[Robelyn Garcia|Robelyn "Robbie" Garcia]] announced the game on Fox Radio and [[Nancy Lieberman]] was the TV announcer for the 1995 All-Star game.


{| class="wikitable" width=60%
The WBA played three full seasons with plans to play as a 12-team league in 1997, but disbanded before the season began. When [[FOX Sports|Fox Sports]] purchased Liberty Sports and the WBA, they dissolved the league shortly after and sold off the franchising rights. The league is considered to be the first American professional women's basketball league to be successful as a summer league, similar to the present [[Women's National Basketball Association|WNBA]].
|- bgcolor="#efefef"

! Year
Guard [[Laurie Byrd]] played for the WABA, WBA, [[American Basketball League (1996–1998)|American Basketball League]] and the [[Women's National Basketball Association|WNBA]].
! Champion

! Runner-up
=== WBA Champions ===
! Result
* 1993 - [[Sports in Kansas City|Kansas Crusaders]] - MVP: [[Robelyn Garcia]]
! Host city
* 1994 - [[Nebraska Express]] - MVP: Maurtice Ivy (Tice)
! Game MVP
* 1995 - [[Sports in Chicago|Chicago Twisters]] - MVP: Diana Vines
! Ref

|-
=== WBA results ===
| 2017
'''''1993 Regular Season'''''
| '''Jersey Expressions'''

| Orlando Splash
<u>American Conference</u>
| 108-96

| [[Newark, New Jersey|Newark, NJ]]
Nebraska Express, 13 2 .867
| Erika Jones
Missouri Mustangs, 10 5 .667
| <ref name=" Keep The Dream Alive 2017 x684">{{cite web | title=JERSEY EXPRESSIONS WIN FIRST WABA CHAMPIONSHIP - | website= Keep The Dream Alive | date=October 9, 2017 | url=https://abaliveaction.com/2017/10/09/waba-finals-set/ | access-date=July 2, 2023}}</ref>
Oklahoma Cougars, 3 12 .200
|-

| 2018
<u>World Conference</u>
| '''Jersey Expressions'''

| Atlanta Angels
[[Sports in Kansas City|Kansas Crusaders]] 10 5 .667
| 115-87
Iowa Unicorns 5 10 .333 5
| [[Newark, New Jersey|Newark, NJ]]

| Aliyyah Handford
Illinois Knights 4 11 .267 6
| <ref name="US Basketball News, Scores, Stats, Analysis, Standings 2023 l953">{{cite web | title=US Basketball News, Scores, Stats, Analysis, Standings | website=US Basketball News, Scores, Stats, Analysis, Standings | date=October 29, 2018 | url=https://basketball.usbasket.com/ABA/news/552584/Jersey-Expressions-are-your-2018-Champions!?Women=1 | access-date=July 2, 2023}}</ref>

|-
MVP: Sarah Campbell
| 2019

| '''DC Cyclones'''
<u>WBA 1st Round Playoffs</u>
| Coastal Empire Lady Monarchs

| 105-81
Iowa 119, Missouri 103
| [[Washington, DC]]
Missouri 98, Iowa 93
| Kyah Proctor
Missouri 117, Iowa 112 (OT)
| <ref name="US Basketball News, Scores, Stats, Analysis, Standings 2023 m292">{{cite web | title=US Basketball News, Scores, Stats, Analysis, Standings | website=US Basketball News, Scores, Stats, Analysis, Standings | date=October 27, 2019 | url=https://www.usbasket.com/ABA/news/599854/DC-Cyclones-are-2019-champions?Women=1 | access-date=July 2, 2023}}</ref>

|-
Kansas 92, Oklahoma 77
| 2020
Kansas 114, Oklahoma 64
| colspan=6 align=center | ''Not held due to [[COVID-19 pandemic|COVID-19]]''

|-
Nebraska 166, Illinois 129
| 2021
Nebraska 127, Illinois 115
| '''Jacksonville Force'''

| Midwest Sound
<u>WBA 2nd Round Playoffs</u>
| 85-79

| [[Augusta, GA]]
Kansas 121, Missouri 97
| LaSonja Edwards
Kansas 109, Missouri 99
| <ref name="Free Press of Jacksonville 2021 m672">{{cite web | title=Women's League American Basketball Association National Champs - Free Press of Jacksonville | website=Free Press of Jacksonville | date=November 29, 2021 | url=https://jacksonvillefreepress.com/the-jacksonville-force-are-womens-league-american-basketball-association-national-champs/ | access-date=July 2, 2023}}</ref>

|-
<u>1993 WBA Championship</u> (best-of five)
| 2022

| '''Atlanta Angels'''
Kansas 125, Nebraska 119
| Mount Vernon Shamrocks
Nebraska 118, Kansas 100
| 96-78
Kansas 111, Nebraska 96
| [[Greensboro, NC]]

| Chancie Dunn
'''First WBA Championship: Kansas 100, Nebraska 98
| <ref name="HomeTeamsONLINE w799">{{cite web | title=ATLANTA ANGELS CROWNED 2022 WABA NATIONAL CHAMPIONS | website=HomeTeamsONLINE | url=https://www.womensaba.com/teams/default.asp?u=WOMENSAMERICANBASKET&s=basketball&p=NewsStory&newsID=39109 | access-date=July 2, 2023}}</ref>

|-
MVP: [[Robelyn Garcia|Robelyn "Robbie" Garcia]]'''
| 2023

| '''DC Cyclones'''

| Raleigh Red Storm
'''''1994 WBA Regular Season'''''
| 64-62

| [[Greensboro, NC]]
''American Conference''
| Keyana Tate

| <ref name="HomeTeamsONLINE r093">{{cite web | title=WABA 2023 Championship Tournament | website=HomeTeamsONLINE | url=https://www.womensaba.com/teams/default.asp?u=WOMENSAMERICANBASKET&s=basketball&p=tournament&tournamentID=7610 | access-date=October 2, 2023}}</ref>
Nebraska Express 10 5 .667 5
|-
Indiana Stars 8 7 .533 7
| 2024
Oklahoma Flames 3 12 .200 12
| '''Raleigh Aces'''
Iowa Twisters 1 14 .067 14
| DC Cyclones

| 84-78
''National Conference''
| [[Greensboro, NC]]
[[Sports in Kansas City|Kansas City Mustangs]] 15 0 (*Only undefeated Team)
| Imani Watkins
[[File:Kansas City Mustangs WBA WABA.jpg|thumb|Kansas City Mustangs WBA WABA]]
| <ref name="i094">{{cite web | title=TOURNAMENT | website=HomeTeamsONLINE | url=https://www.womensaba.com/teams/default.asp?u=WOMENSAMERICANBASKET&s=basketball&p=tournament&tournamentID=7751 | access-date=October 8, 2024}}</ref>
Memphis Blues 10 5 .667 5
|-
St. Louis River Queens 9 6 .600 6
|}
Kansas Marauders 4 11 .267 11
'''MVP: Evette Ott, Sarah Campbell'''

<u>WBA 1st Round Playoffs</u>

[[Memphis blues (disambiguation)|Memphis]] 126, St. Louis 111
Memphis 122, St. Louis 110
Indiana 107, Oklahoma 91
Indiana 103, Oklahoma 91

<u>WBA 2nd Round Playoffs</u>

Kansas City 98, Memphis 94
Memphis 101, Kansas City 87 (winner determined by total points: Memphis 195, Kansas City 185)

Nebraska 99, Indiana 89
Nebraska 91, Indiana 87

<u>1994 WBA Championship</u> (best-of five)

Memphis 102, Nebraska 101
Nebraska 123, Memphis 108
Memphis 138, Nebraska 128
Nebraska 111, Memphis 101

'''Nebraska 103, Memphis 101
MVP: Maurtice (Tice) Ivy'''


'''''1995 WBA Regular Season'''''

''American Conference''

Chicago Twisters 15 1 .938 ..
Nebraska Express 6 9 .400 8.5
Minnesota Stars 5 10 .333 9.5
Oklahoma Flames 5 10 .333 9.5

''National Conference''

St. Louis River Queens 9 7 .562 ..
Kansas City Mustangs 7 8 .467 1.5
Kentucky Marauders 7 8 .467 1.5
Memphis Blues 7 8 .467 1.5

<u>1995 Last WBA Championship Game</u>

'''Chicago''' 107, St. Louis 96
Co-MVP: '''Diana Vines & Petra Jackson'''

== WABA (2001-02) ==
The '''Women's American Basketball Association''' (WABA) formed in 2001 and played one season in 2002. Six teams played in the league: [[Allentown Crunch]], [[Reading Rage]], [[Schuylkill Syrens]], [[Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Scream]], [[Wilmington Jaguars]] and [[York City Noise]].

The 2002 championship game was played June 2, 2002 and won by the York City Noise. Meggan Yedsena (who went on to play for the [[Colorado Chill]]) led the Schuylkill Syrens in the league's inaugural season. Some of the teams made the transition to the [[WEBA]] and continue to play semi-professional Basketball. Yedsena was the only player to play in both the 1990s WABA (for [[Nebraska Cornhuskers women's basketball|Nebraska]]) and the 2002 WABA.<ref name="archive1" />

== WABA (2013-present) ==
Management of the modern-day [[American Basketball Association (2000–present)|American Basketball Association]] (ABA) are attempting to create a "new" [http://www.wababb.com WABA]. Several teams have been announced, but the league has yet to report any game results.

==Notable Players==
* [[Nancy Lieberman]], [[Janice Lawrence Braxton]], Molly Bolin, [[Pamela McGee]] and Paula McGee
* [[List of College Football on NBC commentators|Krista Blunk]], Lisa Braddy, [[Laurie Byrd]], Sarah Campbell, Lisa Carlsen, Joy Champ, [[List of current NCAA Division I women's basketball coaches|Surina Dixon]], Cledella Evans, Crystal Flint, [[Robelyn Garcia|Robbie Garcia]], Kay Kay Hart, [[2009–10 Louisville Cardinals women's basketball team|Michelle Clark-Heard]], [[Kentucky Wildcats women's basketball|Patty Jo Hedges]], Petra Jackson, Patrice Marshall, Evette Ott, Lynn Page, Lisa Sandbothe, Danielle Shareef, Melissa Stanford, Lisa Tate, Diana Vines, Tammy Williams, Cynthia Wilson, and Meggan Yedsena


==References==
==References==
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{{Reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.angelfire.com/az/hangar018/wba95.html 1995 All-Star Photos]
* [https://www.womensaba.com/ Official website]
* [http://www.beckett.com/basketball/1995/womens-basketball-association/ Beckett Cards]
* [http://www.basketballresearch.us/ Professional basketball research]
* [http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/schedule/?l_id=94 WABA 2002 news by OurSportsCentral]
* [http://photobucket.com/WomensBasketballWBA/ WBA Photo archive]
* [http://www.wnbacards.com/WBL/WBL.htm WNBA CARDS]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aOvpe8ZMoe8 Women's Pro Basketball] video


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Latest revision as of 21:51, 8 October 2024

For the 1984 league, see Women's American Basketball Association (1984).
Women's American Basketball Association
SportWomen's basketball
Founded2017; 7 years ago (2017)
First season2017
PresidentMarsha Blount
Organising bodyABA
MottoIt's Our Time!
CountryUnited States
Most recent
champion(s)		Raleigh Aces
Official websiteWABA

The Women's American Basketball Association (WABA) is a summer women's basketball league that began in 2017 with seven teams. It is a sister league of the American Basketball Association.

Marsha Blount, owner of the ABA's Jersey Express, serves as league President and CEO.[1]

List of WABA championships

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Year Champion Runner-up Result Host city Game MVP Ref
2017 Jersey Expressions Orlando Splash 108-96 Newark, NJ Erika Jones [2]
2018 Jersey Expressions Atlanta Angels 115-87 Newark, NJ Aliyyah Handford [3]
2019 DC Cyclones Coastal Empire Lady Monarchs 105-81 Washington, DC Kyah Proctor [4]
2020 Not held due to COVID-19
2021 Jacksonville Force Midwest Sound 85-79 Augusta, GA LaSonja Edwards [5]
2022 Atlanta Angels Mount Vernon Shamrocks 96-78 Greensboro, NC Chancie Dunn [6]
2023 DC Cyclones Raleigh Red Storm 64-62 Greensboro, NC Keyana Tate [7]
2024 Raleigh Aces DC Cyclones 84-78 Greensboro, NC Imani Watkins [8]

References

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  1. ^ "MARSHA BLOUNT NAMED EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT OF THE ABA". ABA Basketball. July 21, 2022. Retrieved July 2, 2023.
  2. ^ "JERSEY EXPRESSIONS WIN FIRST WABA CHAMPIONSHIP -". Keep The Dream Alive. October 9, 2017. Retrieved July 2, 2023.
  3. ^ "US Basketball News, Scores, Stats, Analysis, Standings". US Basketball News, Scores, Stats, Analysis, Standings. October 29, 2018. Retrieved July 2, 2023.
  4. ^ "US Basketball News, Scores, Stats, Analysis, Standings". US Basketball News, Scores, Stats, Analysis, Standings. October 27, 2019. Retrieved July 2, 2023.
  5. ^ "Women's League American Basketball Association National Champs - Free Press of Jacksonville". Free Press of Jacksonville. November 29, 2021. Retrieved July 2, 2023.
  6. ^ "ATLANTA ANGELS CROWNED 2022 WABA NATIONAL CHAMPIONS". HomeTeamsONLINE. Retrieved July 2, 2023.
  7. ^ "WABA 2023 Championship Tournament". HomeTeamsONLINE. Retrieved October 2, 2023.
  8. ^ "TOURNAMENT". HomeTeamsONLINE. Retrieved October 8, 2024.
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