The 1979 WBL draft was the second annual draft of the Women's Professional Basketball League (WBL). The draft was held in June, 1979, at the Hotel Roosevelt in New York City, New York, before the 1979–80 season.
Unlike the previous year, the draft did not have a free agent draft but only a college phase of 1979 seniors. In total, 143 players were selected in ten rounds.
Draft selections and draftee career notes Pat Colasurdo Mayo from Montclair State University was selected first overall by the San Francisco Pioneers.
Cindy Brogdon, who was selected second by the California Dreams, was traded to the New Orleans Pride prior to the start of the season after she had decided to return to school. She joined the Pride for the 1980–81 WBL season where she averaged 14.7 points in 18 games and was named to the WBL All-Pro second team.
Draft Pos.GFCPositionGuardForwardCenter
Round Pick Player Pos. Nationality Team School/club team11 x F San Francisco Pioneers Montclair State 12 ^ California Dreams Tennessee 13 x Dallas Diamonds Alabama State 14 Philadelphia Fox South Carolina 15 St. Louis Streak Southern Illinois 16 Washington Metros Alabama State 17 New Orleans Pride Southeast Louisiana State 18 x New York Stars Missouri 19 Milwaukee Does Shaw College 110 Minnesota Fillies Arkansas State 111 ^ New York Stars Francis Marion College 112 G Chicago Hustle Texas Austin 113 Iowa Cornets Utah 114 Houston Angels Penn State 115 Milwaukee Does Weber State 216 San Francisco Pioneers Grand Valley State 221 x Washington Metros Jackson State 330 x San Francisco Pioneers UCLA
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