Women's Blue Chip Basketball League

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The premier development league for women basketball players.
Sport Basketball
Founded 2004
Inaugural season 2005
President Willie McCray
No. of teams 37
Country United States
Continent FIBA Americas (Americas)
Most recent
champion(s)		 Atlanta Monarchs (2018)
Most titles Conyers Conquers, Rock County Robins, and St. Louis Surge (2)
TV partner(s) WBCBL-TV
Official website WBCBL.com

The Women’s Blue-Chip Basketball League was founded in November 2004 by Willie McCray as a professional development female basketball league. With the assistance of co-founders Cortez Bond and Prentiss Broadway, the WBCBL has provided players with top rate competition and exposure to professional scouts from around the world.

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The WBCBL's mission is to provide highly competitive basketball for women in the United States. The competition level vary from former college players to former NWBL, WNBA players and current International players.

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As of August 2017, [1] the WBCBL has 37 teams across North America. The season typically operates from late April until early August and concludes with a National Tournament hosted by one of the WBCBL's member teams.

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The 2017 WBCBL Championship Game was won by the Georgia Soul over the St. Louis Surge, 64-63, after the Surge missed a last-second attempt to win the game.

Teams

As of August 2017, the roster of teams in the WBCBL is as follows. [2]

Atlantic Division

Carolinas Division

East Coast Division

Gulf South Division

Mid-South Division

Midwest Division

Northeast Division

Suncoast Division

West Coast Division

Former teams

Minnesota Black Ice

The Minnesota Black Ice is a semi-professional women's basketball team of the Women's Blue Chip Basketball League. Founded in 2014, the Black Ice play its home games at North Central University in Minneapolis.

Champions

SeasonChampionRunner-upResultHost city
2005Conyers ConquerorsDallas Diesel67-59 Dallas, TX
2006Conyers ConquerorsAtlanta Flames57-53 Atlanta, GA
2007Arkansas BallersShreveport Sting90-50 Memphis, TN
2008Tampa X FactorSavannah Lady Warriors73-71 Mobile, AL
2009Savannah Lady Warriors Chicago Lady Steam 74-72 Tampa, FL
2010Rock County Robins [3] Gulf Coast Storm71-67 Miami Gardens, FL
2011Rock County RobinsOrlando Extreme85-73 Atlanta, GA
2012Louisiana Bayou Angels St. Louis Surge 90-80 Miami Lakes, FL
2013Auburn Flyers [4] Louisiana Bayou Angels95-73 St. Louis, MO
2014 St. Louis Surge [5] Auburn Flyers81-69 New Orleans, LA
2015Charlotte Invasion [6] St. Louis Surge 98-86 Greenville, SC
2016 St. Louis Surge Midwest Flyers77-62 San Antonio, Texas
2017Georgia Soul St. Louis Surge 64-63 St. Louis, MO
2018Atlanta Monarchs St. Louis Surge 80-79 Charlotte, NC

WBCBL Professional Basketball Trailblazer Award

In honor of the Women’s Blue Chip Basketball League’s 10th anniversary, the 2015 Women’s Professional Basketball “Trailblazer” Award was given on August 2, 2015 to ten female basketball icons, including Cynthia Cooper, Nancy Lieberman, Sarah Campbell, Dr. Robelyn Garcia, Lynette Woodard, Kandi Conda, Lisa Leslie, E.C. Hill, Dr. Geri Kay Hart and Tamika Catchings. [7] The award recognizes some of the most influential people in professional women’s basketball, specifically those who helped blaze the trail, shape the overall landscape and pave the way for women’s professional basketball. [8] These 10 women have prevailed to greatness in a male dominated sport and give hope to young girls who inspire to be professional players, coaches, and team owners. [9]

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References

  1. ↑ "Teams". WBCBL. Retrieved 25 December 2014.
  2. ↑ "Teams". WBCBL. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
  3. ↑ "Rock County Robins Win 2010 WBCBL National Championship". Women's Basketball Buzz. 24 August 2010.
  4. ↑ "Auburn Flyers are the 2013 WBCBL National Champs". USbasket. 6 August 2013.
  5. ↑ "St. Louis Surge win WBCBL National Title". St. Louis Basketball News. 6 August 2014.
  6. ↑ "Charlotte Invasion capture 2015 WBCBL National Title". WBCBL News. 6 August 2015.
  7. ↑ "WBCBL to Honor 10 trailblazers in Women's Professional Basketball". WBCBL News. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
  8. ↑ "Woodard and Garcia Honored as trailblazers in Women's Professional Basketball". WBCBL News. Retrieved August 22, 2015.
  9. ↑ "2015 WBCBL Trailblazer Award in Women's Professional Basketball". Arizona Athletics Official Website. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
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