![Notes on Iowa on X: "Iowa History Daily: On May 7, 1969, Denise Long of Whitten, Iowa, became the first woman drafted into the NBA when the San Francisco Warriors selected the Notes on Iowa on X: "Iowa History Daily: On May 7, 1969, Denise Long of Whitten, Iowa, became the first woman drafted into the NBA when the San Francisco Warriors selected the](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FSJlCVbXsAEAq9E.jpg:large)
Notes on Iowa on X: "Iowa History Daily: On May 7, 1969, Denise Long of Whitten, Iowa, became the first woman drafted into the NBA when the San Francisco Warriors selected the
![Denise Long, drafted by the Warriors in the 13th round. The NBA disallowed the pick, shown here taking a jump shot, July 1969 Photo ran 08/01/1969, p. 53 (Peter Breinig/San Francisco Chronicle Denise Long, drafted by the Warriors in the 13th round. The NBA disallowed the pick, shown here taking a jump shot, July 1969 Photo ran 08/01/1969, p. 53 (Peter Breinig/San Francisco Chronicle](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2NKBP4G/denise-long-drafted-by-the-warriors-in-the-13th-round-the-nba-disallowed-the-pick-shown-here-taking-a-jump-shot-july-1969-photo-ran-08011969-p-53-peter-breinigsan-francisco-chronicle-via-ap-2NKBP4G.jpg)
Denise Long, drafted by the Warriors in the 13th round. The NBA disallowed the pick, shown here taking a jump shot, July 1969 Photo ran 08/01/1969, p. 53 (Peter Breinig/San Francisco Chronicle
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Golden State Warriors on X: "#DubNation, join us in wishing Denise Long a Happy Birthday! Long became the first woman ever drafted by an @NBA team after being selected by the Warriors
![POCHO BOY MEETS WORLD on X: "Anyone out there know someone who might remember the Warriors from 1969-1973? I'm writing about Denise Long, the first woman drafted in NBA history, by the POCHO BOY MEETS WORLD on X: "Anyone out there know someone who might remember the Warriors from 1969-1973? I'm writing about Denise Long, the first woman drafted in NBA history, by the](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EvlfgOuVoAAQ6I2.jpg:large)