Dayton Rockettes
November 10, 2014
The Dayton Rockettes were one of eight original franchises in the Women’s Professional Basketball League. The WBL, which debuted in December 1978, was the first professional basketball league for women, pre-dating the WNBA by nearly 20 years. Team owner Lou Deitelbaum stopped paying the bills by January, causing the league to re-possess the Dayton franchise on February 8th, 1979. The orphaned Rockettes struggled to finish out the final months of the 1978-79 season under league stewardship. The club disbanded after one season, finishing with a 12-22 record.
