brittney griner has scored the most points in wnba history.
who has scored the most points in wnba history?
brittney griner
in the 2018 season-opener on may 18, 2018 against the dallas wings, taurasi became the first player in wnba history to make 1,000 3-pointers. on june 5, 2018, taurasi became the first player in wnba history to score 8,000 points in an 80–74 victory against the liberty. on july 8, 2018, taurasi became the league's all-time leader in field goals made in an 84–77 victory against the connecticut sun, surpassing tina thompson. taurasi would also earn her ninth career all-star appearance after being voted into the 2018 wnba all-star game. on august 1, 2018, taurasi scored a season-high 37 points in a 104–93 victory against the las vegas aces. the mercury finished off the season 20–14 with the number 5 seed in the league. in the first round elimination game, the mercury defeated the dallas wings 101–83. taurasi scored 26 points in the win. in the second round elimination game, the mercury defeated the connecticut sun 96–86, advancing to the semi-finals for the third year in a row, they would face off against the seattle storm. down 2–0, the mercury came back to tie up the series 2–2. in game 5, the mercury lost 94–84, ending their season.
diana taurasi
in 2016, ogwumike re-signed with the sparks once her rookie contract expired. during the season, ogwumike was named ap wnba player of the year, while finishing third in the league in scoring (19.7 ppg), third in the league in rebounding (9.1 rpg) and first in field goal percentage (.665). her season performance would also help her earn the 2016 wnba most valuable player award. during the season, ogwumike had set a wnba record for most consecutive field goals made (23 consecutive field goals over three games) and set a new wnba single-game record for most field-goal attempts without a miss in which she scored 32 points on 12 of 12 field goal shooting in a 97–73 win over the dallas wings. on june 30, 2016, she scored a career-high 38 points along with 11 rebounds in an 84–75 victory against the atlanta dream. in addition, she set the basketball record for highest true shooting percentage by reaching 73.7% during the season, becoming the most efficient shooter in the history of professional basketball. with a supporting cast of candace parker and kristi toliver, the sparks were a championship contender in the league with a 26–8 record. with the wnba's new playoff format in effect, the sparks were the number 2 seed in the league with a double-bye to the semi-finals (the last round before the wnba finals) facing the chicago sky. the sparks defeated the sky 3–1 in the series, advancing to the wnba finals for the first time since 2003. in the wnba finals, it was the second time in league history were two teams from the same conference faced each other in the finals due to the new playoff format. against the championship-defending minnesota lynx, the sparks won the championship in a hard-fought five-game series, winning their first championship since 2002. ogwumike won her first career wnba championship. in game five of the series, ogwumike had 12 points along with 12 rebounds and scored a game-winning shot after grabbing an offensive rebound to put the sparks up 77–76 with 3 seconds left in the game. ogwumike became the seventh player in wnba history to win both the regular season mvp award and a championship in the same season.
nneka ogwumike