New England Gulls Camping Mug 12 oz. Enamel | WBL Basketball Team

New England Gulls Camping Mug 12 oz. Enamel | WBL Basketball Team

New England Gulls WBL Enamel Camping Mug 12 oz. permits you to to enjoy your beverage almost as much as the great outdoors, celebrating the pioneering female hoopsters of yesteryear who paved the way. This camping mug is decorated with hi-res graphic of vintage Women's Professional Basketball League Team Logo, giving it a timeless appeal. This solidly constructed stainless steel drinkware features a sturdy handle and silky enamel finish, providing value as both practical and collectible merchandise.

  • Material: stainless steel with enamel coating and rounded stainless steel rim
  • Color: white
  • Capacity: 12oz (.36l)
  • Dimensions: height 3.1in; diameter 3.4in
  • Decoration: hi-res dye sublimation image printed on both sides
  • Handling: hand wash only; not microwave safe

  New England Gulls were a short-lived female pro hoops team which participated in the Women’s Professional Basketball League during the 1980-81 season. The team played most of their home games at the Volpe Athletic Center in Lowell, Massachusetts. The franchise was plagued by an owner (Joseph Reither) who did not meet payroll, thus creating an antagonistic relationship with the players. The Gulls only lasted for two months, as they folded and closed up shop mid-season in January 1981 due to financial hardship and alleged dodgy ownership.

  Women's Professional Basketball League (WBL) was the first female pro basketball league, paving the way for the establishment of future leagues such as the WNBA. The league was founded in 1978 and played three seasons until 1981. The WBL arrived on the scene when opportunities for female athletes were few and far between. The league's primary mission was to develop and provide a platform for women to showcase their athletic skills at a professional level.

Despite early excitement, the financially challenged upstart league suffered from underexposure due to limited media coverage, struggling to attain a consistent turnout at the gate. Upon dissolution, seventeen teams had participated in the WBL, whose pioneering efforts cemented their historic legacy in the early development of women's professional basketball and female sports in general.

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