Las Vegas Silver Streaks
The Las Vegas Silver Streaks were the first champions of the World Basketball League in 1988. The WBL was an unusual summer-season minor league basketball circuit that required all players to be 6′ 4″ or shorter. Jamie Waller, a 6′ 4″ guard out of Virginia Union who played right at the league’s height limit, led the WBL in scoring in all three of the Silver Streaks seasons from 1988 through 1990.
The WBL was a minor league by design. It also featured an unusual gimmick – all players had to be 6′ 4″ or shorter. It was a high scoring, fast breaking league designed to showcase guards. The league played a summer time schedule, allowing its players to seek employment year-round, going overseas or playing in the Continental Basketball Association during the fall and winter.
