Search Results: WBL

Raegan Pebley directs her team from the sideline

Raegan Pebley and the multigenerational legacy of the WBL

By Kiri Oler / April 15, 2024

Sparks general manager embodies the transformative impact of a pioneering league

On the left, Tonyus Chavers tips in the missed shot as a member of the Iowa Cornets against her previous team, the St. Louis Streak. On the right: Tonyus Chavers shoots a free throw as a member of the St. Louis Streak.

Five decades on, basketball still guides former WBL player Tonyus Chavers

By Natalie Heavren / January 15, 2024

After playing for the Minnesota Fillies, Chavers now cheers on the Lynx

Graphic with a photo of several WBL players as well as a WBL logo. Text overlay reads "WBL's 45th Anniversary."

Locked On Women’s Basketball: The WBL’s 45th anniversary, the legacy of the league and Legends of the Ball, Inc.

By The Next / December 6, 2023

Natalie and Chicago Hustle alum Elizabeth Galloway-McQuitter talk about the first years of the league and its lasting influence

Kathy DeBoer, Suzy Merchant and Karen Langeland pose for a photo after DeBoer and Langeland were inducted into the Michigan State Athletics' Hall of Fame. DeBoer and Langeland are wearing green Michigan State jackets and Merchant is wearing a black top and black blazer.

Former WBL player Kathy DeBoer has always fought for women’s sports

By Tee Baker / August 26, 2023

In her dual-sport career, DeBoer filed a Title IX lawsuit as a college student, played professional basketball and coached college volleyball

Locked on Women’s Basketball: 1976 silver medalist and Naismith Hall of Famer Gail Marquis talks Olympics, WBL and HOF

By The Next / August 23, 2023

Gail recaps the ceremony and discusses her favorite basketball memories with Natalie Heavren

Locked on Women’s Basketball: Intersection of AIAW, Title IX and WBL Trailblazers with Elizabeth Galloway-McQuitter

By The Next / April 1, 2023

Elizabeth Galloway-McQuitter from Legends of the Ball spoke about the importance of knowing the history of the game — WBL and Title IX

Locked on Women’s Basketball: 3×3, Lexie Hull and the WBL

By The Next / October 14, 2022

The pair also discuss the upcoming FIBA 3×3 AmeriCup 2022

Locked on Women’s Basketball: There’s no Chelsea Gray without Molly Bolin Kazmer: the secret WNBA pre-history of the WBL

By The Next / October 4, 2022

Howard and Molly chat about the correlation between the WBL and WNBA and Molly’s six-on-six high school game experience

Locked on Women's Basketball podcast preview thumbnail for the Sept. 23 episode featuring former Chicago Hustle GM Chuck Shriver

Locked on Women’s Basketball: Chuck Shriver shares tales from the WBL

By The Next / September 23, 2022

Chuck Shriver, the former general manager of the Chicago Hustle, joins the pod to share his tales from the WBL

Molly Bolin

Locked on Women’s Basketball: Molly Bolin Kazmer made women’s basketball history, there’s no WNBA without WBL

By The Next / August 10, 2022

Howard gets to chat with Molly about all things women’s basketball in this must-listen history lesson