title: Western Basketball Association 1978-1979
text: # Western Basketball Association 1978-1979
  
  La stagione WBA 1978-79 fu la prima e unica della Western Basketball Association. Parteciparono 7 squadre in un unico girone.
  
  ## Squadre partecipanti
  
  * Fresno Stars
  * Great Falls Sky
  * Las Vegas Dealers
  * Reno Bighorns
  * S.L.C. Prospectors
  * Tucson Gunners
  * Wash. Lumberjacks
  
  ## Classifica
  
  | Squadra | V | P | % | GB |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Tucson Gunners C | 32 | 16 | 66,7 | - |
  | Washington Lumberjacks | 29 | 19 | 60,4 | 3 |
  | Reno Bighorns | 28 | 20 | 58,3 | 4 |
  | Fresno Stars | 25 | 23 | 52,1 | 7 |
  | Las Vegas Dealers | 24 | 24 | 50,0 | 8 |
  | Salt Lake City Prospectors | 19 | 29 | 39,6 | 13 |
  | Great Falls Sky | 11 | 37 | 22,9 | 21 |
  
  ### Tabellone
  
  | Finale | Finale | Finale |
  | - | - | - |
  | Tucson | Tucson | 4 |
  | Reno | Reno | 3 |
  
  ## Vincitore
  
  * Campione WBA 1979
  * Tucson Gunners (1º titolo)
  
  ## Premi WBA
  
  * WBA Most Valuable Player: Jeff Cook
  * WBA Coach of the Year: Herb Brown
  * All-WBA First Team
     * Al Smith, Tucson Gunners
     * Walter Jordan, Washington Lumberjacks
     * Jeff Cook, Washington Lumberjacks
     * Del Beshore, Fresno Stars
     * Willie Smith, Las Vegas Dealers
  * All-WBA Second Team
     * Randy Ayers, Reno Bighorns
     * Jackie Robinson, Las Vegas Dealers
     * Major Jones, Fresno Stars
     * Brad Davis, Great Falls Sky
     * Jim Boylan, Tucson Gunners
  * All-WBA Third Team
     * Greg Bunch, Las Vegas Dealers
     * Bob Carrington, Tucson Gunners
     * Roger Brown, Tucson Gunners
     * Louie Nelson, Washington Lumberjacks
     * Gus Bailey, Reno Bighorns
     * Sam Smith, Salt Lake City Prospectors
  