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Philadelphia Rage
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The Philadelphia Rage was one of the eight original franchises of the American Basketball League (ABL), a women's professional basketball league.[1] The franchise existed for just two-and-a-half seasons, from 1996 to 1997 in Richmond, Virginia, and from 1997 to late 1998 in Philadelphia.

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History

The Rage was led by 1996 U.S. Olympic team point guard Dawn Staley and Adrienne Goodson, who shot like a guard and rebounded like a power forward.[2] With power forward Taj McWilliams, the Rage had three players out of the ten named to the 1997 All-ABL First and Second teams—the most of any team.[3]

The Rage made sports news headlines by signing heptathlete and long jumper Jackie Joyner-Kersee.[4] The team's initial draft choice was Lisa Leslie, who opted to sign with the WNBA instead.

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Richmond Rage Team Record

Even without Leslie, the Rage had a strong first season. Although its win–loss record was 21-19, a full ten games behind the 31-9 Columbus Quest, its record was good enough for second place in the Eastern Conference, and that was good enough to put the Rage in the four-team playoffs. Matched in a best-of-three set against the top team in the Western Conference, the Colorado Xplosion, the Rage won two straight to advance to the finals against Columbus. In the best-of-five finals, the Rage jumped out to a 2–0 series lead, only to lose the last three games.

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Philadelphia Rage Team Record

Despite fielding essentially the same team that went all the way to the finals, the relocated Philadelphia Rage did not do nearly as well in its second season, going just 13-31 and finishing fifth (dead last) in the East.

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Last Season

Under new coach Anne Donovan, the Rage was off to a 9–5 start when the league suddenly folded on December 22, 1998. Less than a month later, on January 18, 1999, Rage reserve guard Katrina Price died of a self-inflicted gunshot.

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