California Dreams (WBL)

California Dreams
Division	Western Division
League	Women's Professional Basketball League
Founded	1979
Folded	1980
Arena	Anaheim Convention Center Long Beach Arena
Location	Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Team colors	Orange, Brown, Yellow
Head coach	Mel Sims
Ownership	Larry Kozlicki, Terrell Iselhard, Gerald Schenk

The California Dreams was a women's professional basketball team located in Los Angeles, California, United States. It competed in the Women's Professional Basketball League (WBL), the first women's professional basketball league in the United States, from 1979 to 1980. ^[1] The team struggled financially and with attracting attendance at the Long Beach Arena and folded shortly before the end of its first season. ^[2]

Season-by-season record

Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, W–L% = Winning percentage

Season	GP	W	L	W–L%	Finish	Playoffs
1979–80	29	11	18	.379	Folded	N/A

References

1. Porter, Karra. (2006). Mad seasons : the story of the first Women's Professional Basketball League, 1978-1981 . Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press. ISBN   0-8032-8789-5.
2. Tal Pinchevsky (12 October 2018). "The Women's Basketball Team That Sent Its Players To Charm School". WBUR . Retrieved 21 August 2025.

External links

• California Dreams at Fun While it Lasted