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FUN FACT :

  • In 1979-1980 the Stars played several games in Madison Square Garden where the rent was $25,000.
  • Was one of only two teams to ever go a calendar year without a victory.  In 1978 they were 0-3. 
  • Althea Gwyn had a 4-game sequence with over 20 points & 20 rebounds each game.  (38-28, 28-24, 28-24, & 27-20 >> 121 pts & 96 rebounds!) 
  • In Feb. 1979 the Stars defeated Coach Julia Yeater of the Minnesota Fillies.  6 Days later they defeated Coach Julia Yeater of the Milwaukee Does!
In Tribute to the Founders and Owners:

Edward Gary Reisdorf
Stephen G. McCarthy
Mike Rosenthal

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The History of the New York Stars:

The New York Stars  were an original team in the Women’s Basketball League (WBL) from 1978 to 1980.

This will be a  chronological history of the New York Stars.  It is currently being written.  It will include drafts, transactions and games from a “newspaper perspective”.  

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