1996–97 American Basketball League season
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The 1996–97 American Basketball League season was the inaugural campaign of the women’s professional ABL in the United States, featuring teams such as the New England Blizzard competing in a winter schedule as an alternative to the WNBA.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 1996–97 ABL season | 1 |
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
basketball season
ⓘ
inaugural season ⓘ sports season ⓘ |
| champion | Columbus Quest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| competitionFormat | regular season and playoffs ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| endYear | 1997 ⓘ |
| finalsMatchup | Columbus Quest vs. Richmond Rage ⓘ |
| gender | women's ⓘ |
| isInauguralSeasonOf | American Basketball League NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| league | American Basketball League NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leagueAbbreviation | ABL NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leagueLevel | professional ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
marketed as higher-paying alternative to early WNBA contracts
ⓘ
played during traditional NBA and college basketball season ⓘ |
| numberOfTeams | 8 ⓘ |
| positionRelativeToWNBA | alternative to the WNBA ⓘ |
| precededBy | no previous ABL season ⓘ |
| professionalStatus | major women's professional basketball league in the U.S. ⓘ |
| runnerUp | Richmond Rage NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scheduleType | winter schedule ⓘ |
| seasonNumber | 1 ⓘ |
| sport | basketball ⓘ |
| startYear | 1996 ⓘ |
| successorSeason | 1997–98 American Basketball League season NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| teamParticipated |
Atlanta Glory
NERFINISHED
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Colorado Xplosion NERFINISHED ⓘ Columbus Quest NERFINISHED ⓘ New England Blizzard NERFINISHED ⓘ Portland Power NERFINISHED ⓘ Richmond Rage NERFINISHED ⓘ San Jose Lasers NERFINISHED ⓘ Seattle Reign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
1996–97 ABL season