[1] The first women's professional basketball team in San Francisco, California, it was owned by a stockbroker named Marshall Geller and partners, including Alan Alda and Mike Conners, and played its home games at the San Francisco Civic Auditorium.
[2] In their first season, the Pioneers roster was composed primarily of standout players who had competed at colleges and universities in California.
After winning a first round playoff game against the Houston Angels, their season concluded after losing to the eventual WBL champion, the New York Stars.
[5] Approximately two months into their second season, LaPorte was fired and replaced by a former National Basketball Association (NBA) player, Dean Meminger.
[7] Doris Draving, a graduate of East Stroudsbourg State, led the team in rebounding, pulling down 314 rebounds, and Cardie Hicks, a graduate of California State University, Northridge, led the team in assists, with 126.