Western Basketball Association 1978-1979

Western Basketball Association 1978-1979
Dettagli della competizione
Sport	Pallacanestro
Organizzatore	WBA
Periodo	1978 — 1979
Squadre	7
Verdetti
Campione	Tucson Gunners (1º titolo)
MVP	Jeff Cook
Miglior allenatore	Herb Brown

La stagione WBA 1978-79 fu la prima e unica della Western Basketball Association. Parteciparono 7 squadre in un unico girone.

Squadre partecipanti

• Fresno Stars
• Great Falls Sky
• Las Vegas Dealers
• Reno Bighorns
• S.L.C. Prospectors
• Tucson Gunners
• Wash. Lumberjacks

Classifica

Squadra	V	P	%	GB
Tucson Gunners C	32	16	66,7	-
Washington Lumberjacks	29	19	60,4	3
Reno Bighorns	28	20	58,3	4
Fresno Stars	25	23	52,1	7
Las Vegas Dealers	24	24	50,0	8
Salt Lake City Prospectors	19	29	39,6	13
Great Falls Sky	11	37	22,9	21

Tabellone

	Finale
	Tucson		4
	Reno		3

Vincitore

Campione WBA 1979
Tucson Gunners (1º titolo)

Premi WBA

• WBA Most Valuable Player: Jeff Cook
• WBA Coach of the Year: Herb Brown
• All-WBA First Team
  • Al Smith, Tucson Gunners
  • Walter Jordan, Washington Lumberjacks
  • Jeff Cook, Washington Lumberjacks
  • Del Beshore, Fresno Stars
  • Willie Smith, Las Vegas Dealers
• All-WBA Second Team
  • Randy Ayers, Reno Bighorns
  • Jackie Robinson, Las Vegas Dealers
  • Major Jones, Fresno Stars
  • Brad Davis, Great Falls Sky
  • Jim Boylan, Tucson Gunners
• All-WBA Third Team
  • Greg Bunch, Las Vegas Dealers
  • Bob Carrington, Tucson Gunners
  • Roger Brown, Tucson Gunners
  • Louie Nelson, Washington Lumberjacks
  • Gus Bailey, Reno Bighorns
  • Sam Smith, Salt Lake City Prospectors

Collegamenti esterni

• (EN) Storia della WBA su apbr.org, su apbr.org.