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Dayton Rockettes

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The Dayton Rockettes was a professional basketball team in Dayton, Ohio. The team was a founding member of and played in the Women�s Basketball League (WBL), which formed in 1978. Many sports historians claim that the WBL was the first professional basketball league for women. It lasted for three seasons, before a lack of fan support caused the league�s demise. The Dayton Rockettes� home games occurred in the Hara Arena.

Louis Deitelbaum founded the Rockettes. The squad played only in the 1978-1979 season. The team finished third in the WBL�s Eastern Division, with a final record of twelve wins and twenty-two losses. Due to poor fan support, the Rockettes disbanded at the end of the first season.

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