1980 WBL All-Star Game
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| Date | January 30, 1980 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Venue | Alumni Hall, Chicago | ||||||||||||||||||
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| MVP | Charlene McWhorter | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 2,742 | ||||||||||||||||||
The 1980 WBL All-Star Game was a basketball All-star game which was played on January 30, 1980, at the Alumni Hall in Chicago, during the 1979–80 season of the Women's Professional Basketball League.[1]
The East team was coached by Dean Meminger of the New York Stars while the West was coached by Steve Kirk of the Iowa Cornets. Two players were selected from each of the 12 teams in the league.[1]
Despite the East rallying from 12 points down with 2:04 left, behind Ann Meyers, the West came out on top 115–112.[2]
Charlene McWhorter of the West team was named MVP after scoring a game high 31 points before fouling out with 7:02 minutes left.[3]
