Minnesota Fillies

{{Infobox basketball club

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| color2 = #006BB6

| color3 = #FDB927

| name = Minnesota Fillies

| logo = MinnesotaFillies.gif

| imagesize = 200px

| league = Women's Professional Basketball League

| division = Eastern {{small|(1978–1979)}}
Midwest {{small|(1979–1980)}}
Central {{small|(1980–1981)}}

| founded = 1978

| folded = 1981

| history = Minnesota Fillies
1978–1981

| arena = Met Center {{small|(1978–1980)}}
Williams Arena {{small|(1980)}}
Minneapolis Auditorium {{small|(1980-1981)}}

| location = Minneapolis, MN

| colors = Royal blue, golden yellow, white
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| owner = J. Gordon Nevers

| manager = J. Gordon Nevers

| coach = Julia Yeater {{small|(1978–1979)}}
Terry Kunze {{small|(1979–1981)}}
Lynnette Sjoquist {{small|(1981)}}

| league_champs = 0

| conf_champs = 0

| div_champs = 0

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The Minnesota Fillies were an American women's professional basketball team based in Minnesota that competed in the Women's Professional Basketball League from 1978 to 1981. The Fillies were one of three teams to play in all three of the league's seasons.{{cite book|last=Hugunin|first=Marc|title=Minnesota Hoops: Basketball in the North Star State|date=2006|publisher=Minnesota Historical Society|location=United States|isbn=9780873515740|pages=280}} The Met Center served as the team's home court during their first two seasons. In the team's last season, they played home games at the Minneapolis Auditorium.{{cite book|last=Rippel|first=Joel A|title=Minnesota Sports Almanac: 125 Glorious Years|date=2006|publisher=Minnesota Historical Society|location=United States|isbn=9780873515580|pages=[https://archive.org/details/minnesotasportsa0000ripp/page/384 384]|url=https://archive.org/details/minnesotasportsa0000ripp/page/384}}

The Women's Professional Basketball League disbanded in 1981 due to financial problems. Most of these problems were attributed to owners defaulting on creditors and outstanding payroll entitlements to players and other employees.{{Cite web|url=https://funwhileitlasted.net/womens-professional-basketball-league-1978-1981/|title=Women's Professional Basketball League (1978-1981) • Fun While It Lasted}} In 1981, Commissioner Sherwin Fischer promised that the Minnesota Fillies players would receive their entitlements. When the Commissioner failed to deliver on this promise, the Fillies walked off the court in Chicago ten minutes before a scheduled game against the Chicago Hustle.{{cite book|last=Porter|first=Karra|title=Mad Seasons: The Story of the First Women's Professional Basketball League, 1978-1981|date=2006|publisher=University of Nebraska Press|location=United States|isbn=9780803287891|pages=[https://archive.org/details/madseasonsstoryo00karr/page/352 352]|url=https://archive.org/details/madseasonsstoryo00karr/page/352}} Despite a full house at De Paul Alumni Hall, the game was forfeited. The Fillies finished out the final games of the 1980–1981 season with replacement players.