Minnesota Fillies
April 6, 2014
The Minnesota Fillies were one of eight founding franchises in the Women’s Professional Basketball League in 1978, which was the first pro hoops league for women in the United States. Minnesota was one of only three clubs, along with the Chicago Hustle and New Jersey Gems, that managed to survive for all three seasons of the WPBL’s existence from 1978 to 1981. The Fillies played their first two seasons at the Met Center before moving to Minneapolis Auditorium for their final campaign.
