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Cappie Pondexter, Katie Smith, Lisa Leslie, Sue Bird, Candice Dupree, and Lauren Jackson. The league's all-time leader in points per game is Cynthia Cooper, who averaged 21.0 points per game in five seasons with the Houston Comets (1997–2000, 2003). In 2007, Paul Westhead of the Phoenix Mercury became the first person to earn both NBA and WNBA championship rings as a coach. In 2008, 50-year-old Nancy Lieberman became the oldest player to play in a WNBA game. She signed a seven-day contract with the Detroit Shock and played one game, tallying two assists and two turnovers in nine minutes of
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they defeated the Indiana Fever. 2014 would see the Mercury win their third championship, sweeping the Chicago Sky in three games. Only the Houston Comets, in the first four years of the league, have won more championships (although the Detroit Shock have also won three titles). With Houston and Detroit, they are the only WNBA teams to appear in four championship finals. Six Mercury (as players or coaches) have been inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame: Ann Meyers-Drysdale, Jennifer Gillom, Nancy Lieberman, Cheryl Miller, Linda Sharp, and Michelle Timms. The Arizona Cardinals are the oldest continuously run professional
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attend the draft. Unless indicated otherwise, all players listed are Americans who played at U.S. colleges. 2015 WNBA draft The 2015 WNBA draft was the league's draft for the 2015 WNBA season. The Seattle Storm picked first. This year's draft was unusual in that two players with remaining college eligibility declared for the draft—Jewell Loyd of Notre Dame, who had one year of eligibility remaining, and Amanda Zahui B. of Minnesota, with two years remaining. Both players were draft-eligible by virtue of their births in 1993; under current draft rules, players who turn 22 in the calendar year of the
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of the team's existence. WNBA All-Defensive Team The WNBA All-Defensive Team is an annual Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) honor given since the 2005 WNBA season to the best defensive players during the regular season. Voting is conducted by the WNBA head coaches who are not allowed to vote for players on their own team. The All-Defensive Team is composed of two five-woman lineups, a first and a second team, comprising a total of 10 roster spots. The players each receive two points for each first team vote and one point for each second team vote. The top five players
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WNBA All-Defensive Team The WNBA All-Defensive Team is an annual Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) honor given since the 2005 WNBA season to the best defensive players during the regular season. Voting is conducted by the WNBA head coaches who are not allowed to vote for players on their own team. The All-Defensive Team is composed of two five-woman lineups, a first and a second team, comprising a total of 10 roster spots. The players each receive two points for each first team vote and one point for each second team vote. The top five players with the highest point
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Below were the chances for each team to get specific picks in the 2013 draft lottery, rounded to three decimal places: The WNBA announced on April 11, 2013 that 12 players had been invited to attend the draft. Unless indicated otherwise, all players listed are Americans who played at U.S. colleges. "Notes": These players were not selected in the 2013 draft but have played at least one game in the WNBA. 2013 WNBA draft The 2013 WNBA draft is the league's annual process for determining which teams receive the rights to negotiate with players entering the league. The draft was
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became one of the original players in the league. She played all but two games of her WNBA career with the Comets, mostly in a reserve role, as she played in 143 games and started nine of them. She was with the Comets when they won the three of their first four WNBA titles from 1997 to 2000. She retired at age 39 in 2002; at the time, she was the oldest player in the WNBA. Tammy Jackson Tammy Eloise Jackson (born December 3, 1962) is an American former college and professional basketball player who was a center in the
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WNBA All-Star Game The Women's National Basketball Association All-Star Game, commonly referred to as the WNBA All-Star Game, is an annual exhibition basketball game played in the United States between the best players of the western and Eastern Conference of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). Since 2004, the game is not held in years when the Summer Olympics take place. Each conference is represented by a team of 12 players who are currently having the best seasons performance-wise around the league. The starters are determined by fans voting through internet ballots. The rest of the players are selected by
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professional leagues simultaneously with their college eligibility. Once the player has joined the WNBA, she is eligible to participate in overseas leagues during the WNBA offseason (many WNBA players play in Europe, Australia, or more recently China). Dena Head is the oldest #1 draft pick (she was 27 years old), having graduated from the University of Tennessee in 1992 and the first player ever drafted to the WNBA. Lauren Jackson is the youngest #1 draft pick, being drafted at the age of 19. As of 2012, six first picks have gone on to win WNBA Championships, with 12 rings amongst
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WNBA All-Rookie Team The WNBA All-Rookie Team is an annual Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) honor given since the 2005 WNBA season to the top rookies during the regular season. Voting is conducted by the WNBA head coaches, who are not allowed to vote for players on their own team. Each coach selects five players. A player is given a point for every vote they receive. The top vote getters comprise the team, regardless of the positions they play. The All-Rookie Team is generally composed of a five-woman lineup, but in the case of a tie at the fifth position
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team to get specific picks in the 2014 draft lottery, rounded to three decimal places: The WNBA announced on April 10, 2014 that 12 players had been invited to attend the draft. Unless indicated otherwise, all players listed are Americans who played at U.S. colleges. 2014 WNBA draft The 2014 WNBA draft is the league's annual process for determining which teams receive the rights to negotiate with players entering the league. The draft was held on April 14, 2014 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut at 8:00 pm EDT. The first round was shown on ESPN2 (HD), with the
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elite draft added two more players to each team. On April 28, 1997, the four rounds of the regular WNBA draft took place. Draftees Cynthia Cooper, Sheryl Swoopes, and Tina Thompson would become the core pieces of the Houston Comets dynasty. The elite draft portion was composed of professional women's basketball players who had competed in other leagues, usually international leagues. It was the first time where the teams could draft the players out of a talent pool. These players were not selected in the 1997 WNBA draft but played at least one game for the WNBA. 1997 WNBA draft
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awarded the second, third and fourth picks respectively. The remaining first-round picks and all the second- and third-round picks were assigned to teams in reverse order of their win-loss records in the previous season. Below were the chances for each team to get specific picks in the 2012 draft lottery, rounded to three decimal places: The WNBA announced on April 11, 2012 that 15 players had been invited to attend the draft. Unless indicated otherwise, all players listed are Americans who played at U.S. colleges. 2012 WNBA draft The 2012 WNBA draft was the league's annual process for determining which
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the second, third and fourth picks respectively. The remaining first-round picks and all the second- and third-round picks were assigned to teams in reverse order of their win-loss records in the previous season. Below were the chances for each team to get specific picks in the 2010 draft lottery, rounded to three decimal places: The WNBA announced on April 6, 2011 that 15 players had been invited to attend the draft. Unless indicated otherwise, all players listed are Americans who played at U.S. colleges. 2011 WNBA draft The 2011 WNBA draft is the league's annual process for determining which teams
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WNBA Top 20@20 WNBA Top 20@20 are the Women's National Basketball Association's Top 20 Players of All Time, chosen in 2016 on the occasion of the twentieth season of the WNBA from amongst 60 nominees compiled by the league. The group was to comprise the 20 best and most influential players of the first fifteen years of the WNBA, with consideration also accorded to sportsmanship, community service, leadership, and contribution to the growth of women's basketball; only players to have competed in the WNBA for at least two seasons, and fit at least three of seven criteria (WNBA championship, major
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at the top of the circle and at the corners and baseline. The NCAA lane measures in width, while the NBA and WNBA lane is ; the FIBA lane is marginally wider than the NBA/WNBA lane at exactly . NCAA players are allowed five personal fouls before fouling out, as opposed to their NBA counterparts, who are allowed six. This maintains the same ratio of minutes of play per foul allowed, eight. However, the WNBA allows players six personal fouls despite playing the same number of minutes as the NCAA. The number of team fouls allotted is also different. In
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the roster is expanded. Candace Parker of the Los Angeles Sparks was named to the All-Rookie Team and won the WNBA Most Valuable Player Award in the same season. This feat had never before been accomplished. In the NBA, only Wes Unseld has held this distinction. WNBA All-Rookie Team The WNBA All-Rookie Team is an annual Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) honor given since the 2005 WNBA season to the top rookies during the regular season. Voting is conducted by the WNBA head coaches, who are not allowed to vote for players on their own team. Each coach selects five
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2015 WNBA draft The 2015 WNBA draft was the league's draft for the 2015 WNBA season. The Seattle Storm picked first. This year's draft was unusual in that two players with remaining college eligibility declared for the draft—Jewell Loyd of Notre Dame, who had one year of eligibility remaining, and Amanda Zahui B. of Minnesota, with two years remaining. Both players were draft-eligible by virtue of their births in 1993; under current draft rules, players who turn 22 in the calendar year of the draft can declare themselves eligible even if they have not completed college eligibility. Before this season,
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1997 WNBA draft The 1997 WNBA draft was the inaugural draft held by the WNBA through which teams could select new players from a talent pool of college and professional women's basketball players. Unlike later drafts, this draft was unique because there were three different stages in which teams built their rosters. First on January 22, 1997, the Initial Player Allocation draft took place in which 16 players were assigned to each team in no particular order. The elite draft portion comprised professional women's basketball players who had competed in other leagues, usually international leagues. On February 27, 1997, an
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WNBA draft The WNBA draft is an annual draft held by the WNBA through which WNBA teams can select new players from a talent pool of college and professional women's basketball players. The first WNBA draft was held in 1997. The WNBA "requires players to be at least 22, to have completed their college eligibility, to have graduated from a four-year college or to be four years removed from high school." The 1997 WNBA draft was divided into three parts. The first part was the initial allocation of 16 players into individual teams. Players such as Cynthia Cooper and Michelle
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most instrumental in his or her team's success in that season. Also named are the All-WNBA Teams, the All-Defensive Teams, and the All-Rookie Team; each consists of five players. There are two All-WNBA teams, consisting of the top players at each position, with first-team status being the most desirable. There are two All-Defensive teams, consisting of the top defenders at each position. There is one All-Rookie team, consisting of the top first-year players regardless of position. Winners are from the most recent season unless otherwise indicated. A number of international players that have played in the WNBA have earned multiple
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highlight the spectacular skyline." The team's introduction in Chicago was highlighted by the appearance of several WNBA star players, including 2004 WNBA Rookie of the Year Diana Taurasi, 2005 WNBA Rookie of the Year Temeka Johnson, 2002 WNBA Rookie of the Year Sue Bird and 2003 WNBA Champion Ruth Riley. In November 2005, the team held an expansion draft to help build its roster of players. Among the notable selections were Brooke Wyckoff from the Connecticut Sun, Bernadette Ngoyisa from the San Antonio Silver Stars, Elaine Powell from the Detroit Shock and Stacey Dales (who had retired prior to the
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WNBA three point contest. 2018 WNBA All-Star Game The 2018 WNBA All-Star Game was an exhibition basketball game played on July 28, 2018. The Minnesota Lynx hosted the WNBA All-Star Game for the first time. On June 5, the WNBA announced that 2018 would have a new roster selection format for the All-Star Game. Fans, WNBA players, head coaches, sports writers and broadcasters would all be able to vote for All Stars. Fans could vote for 10 players, while the groups vote for 22 players (9 guards and 13 front court players). Players and coaches cannot vote for members of
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players are able to receive over $100,000). The minimum salary for rookies was $35,190. Many WNBA players supplement their salaries by playing in European, Australian, or more recently Chinese women's basketball leagues during the WNBA off-season. The WNBA has been criticized for paying female players less than their NBA counterparts. The decision of superstar Diana Taurasi to sit out the 2015 WNBA season was seen by some in the media as a harbinger of salary-related troubles in the future. The Russian club for which she was playing at the time, UMMC Ekaterinburg, offered her a bonus well in excess of
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two were selected in the fourth round. As of the end of the 2017 WNBA season, 17 Texas players have played in the WNBA in league history. Two Longhorn players currently play in the WNBA. All-time WNBA players Current WNBA players Six Longhorn players played in the ABL. All-time ABL players Three Longhorn women's basketball players have competed in the Olympic Games in women's basketball on two occasions, with two players winning gold medals and one player winning a bronze medal. In October 1998, Jody Conradt became the second women's basketball coach to be inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball
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votes, wins the award. The 2003 award winner Cheryl Ford and 2011 award winner Maya Moore are the only players to win both the WNBA Rookie of the Year award and a WNBA championship in the same season. The 2008 award winner was Candace Parker who became the first player to win the award after garnering all possible votes and also the first player to win the WNBA Most Valuable Player Award in the same season. In the NBA, only Wilt Chamberlain and Wes Unseld have won the Most Valuable Player Award and Rookie of the Year Award in the
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them. In the seventeen seasons that the WNBA has been in existence, eight #1 draft picks have helped lead their teams to a playoff berth in their rookie year. WNBA draft The WNBA draft is an annual draft held by the WNBA through which WNBA teams can select new players from a talent pool of college and professional women's basketball players. The first WNBA draft was held in 1997. The WNBA "requires players to be at least 22, to have completed their college eligibility, to have graduated from a four-year college or to be four years removed from high school."
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2018 WNBA All-Star Game The 2018 WNBA All-Star Game was an exhibition basketball game played on July 28, 2018. The Minnesota Lynx hosted the WNBA All-Star Game for the first time. On June 5, the WNBA announced that 2018 would have a new roster selection format for the All-Star Game. Fans, WNBA players, head coaches, sports writers and broadcasters would all be able to vote for All Stars. Fans could vote for 10 players, while the groups vote for 22 players (9 guards and 13 front court players). Players and coaches cannot vote for members of their own team. Voting
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Yolanda Griffith Yolanda Evette Griffith (born March 1, 1970) is an American professional basketball hall of fame player who played in both the ABL and WNBA. A former WNBA MVP, she is considered one of the greatest rebounders and defensive players in the history of Women's Basketball. She last played in the WNBA as a member of the Indiana Fever. In 2011, she was voted in by fans as one of the top 15 players in WNBA history. She is sometimes called by her nicknames: "Yo" and "Yo-Yo". Since retiring from the professional ranks, Griffith was as assistant coach at
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the All-Decade and Top 15 teams.<br> All-Decade honorable mention, Top 15 nominee.<br> Nominated for both All-Decade and Top 15 teams.<br> All-Decade nominee.<br> Top 15 nominee.<br> Deceased. WNBA Top 20@20 WNBA Top 20@20 are the Women's National Basketball Association's Top 20 Players of All Time, chosen in 2016 on the occasion of the twentieth season of the WNBA from amongst 60 nominees compiled by the league. The group was to comprise the 20 best and most influential players of the first fifteen years of the WNBA, with consideration also accorded to sportsmanship, community service, leadership, and contribution to the growth of
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season high of 18 on July 17 at Minnesota in a loss. Turner grew up in Omaha, Nebraska and graduated from Bellevue East High School in Bellevue, Nebraska. She became one of the oldest players to make their debut in the WNBA when she signed with Phoenix. Yvonne Turner Yvonne Turner (born October 13, 1987) is an American professional women's basketball player with the Phoenix Mercury of the WNBA. She previously played with the Nebraska Cornhuskers women's basketball team from 2006-2010. Turner played professionally outside of the U.S. as well, including time in Australia, Ecuador, Germany, Hungary, Poland, Russia, Spain,
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team was announced. Swoopes, Thompson, and Lisa Leslie (Los Angeles Sparks) were the only three first team selections to have been drafted in 1997 and to have played in each of the ten seasons of the WNBA. Thompson and Leslie were among the six players who only played on one team their entire careers. Retired at time of All-Decade Team announcement. WNBA All-Decade Team and contribution to the growth of women's basketball; only players to have competed in the WNBA were eligible, but extra-league achievements were considered. Nine of the first team selections won Olympic gold medals with Team USA,
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The lottery odds were based on combined records from the 2015 and 2016 WNBA seasons. The San Antonio Stars, with the worst two-year record, were guaranteed no worse than the third pick. On November 29, 2016, WNBA.com posted notable prospects for the draft. The list included: On April 6, 2017, the WNBA released the names of the players who would be invited to be in attendance at the draft through their @WNBA Twitter account: 2017 WNBA draft The 2017 WNBA draft was the league's draft for the 2017 WNBA season. On March 30, the WNBA announced that the draft would
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with Phoenix advancing. The conference finals were over quickly. Both the Atlanta Dream and Minnesota Lynx swept their opponents, setting up a rematch of the 2011 WNBA Finals. In the Finals, the Lynx once again swept the Dream, becoming the second WNBA team to sweep through the playoffs since the best-of-five finals format was adopted. The following players were named the Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Week. The following players were named the Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Month. The following players were named the Rookie of the Month. 2013 WNBA season The 2013 WNBA season
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but on the winning side in the WNBA. 2005 WNBA draft The WNBA Draft is an annual draft held by the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) through which WNBA teams can select new players from a talent pool of college and professional women's basketball players. The "2005 WNBA Draft" was the ninth draft in the WNBA's history. 2005 WNBA Draft - 16 April 2005 Kristin Haynie became the first person to play in the NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Championship game (with Michigan State) and the WNBA Finals (with the Sacramento Monarchs) in the same calendar year. She was on
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2005 WNBA draft The WNBA Draft is an annual draft held by the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) through which WNBA teams can select new players from a talent pool of college and professional women's basketball players. The "2005 WNBA Draft" was the ninth draft in the WNBA's history. 2005 WNBA Draft - 16 April 2005 Kristin Haynie became the first person to play in the NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Championship game (with Michigan State) and the WNBA Finals (with the Sacramento Monarchs) in the same calendar year. She was on the losing side in the NCAA (to Baylor),
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being Lisa Leslie, who have won the MVP award for the WNBA regular-season, the WNBA finals, and the All-Star game. Moore was selected 1st overall in the 2011 WNBA Draft by the Minnesota Lynx. She joined a team that already featured talented players like Lindsay Whalen, Rebekkah Brunson, and Seimone Augustus, and helped the Lynx to their best record in franchise history, as well as the best record in the WNBA. Moore was named WNBA Rookie of the Month for July and August, and played in the WNBA All-Star Game. Though Moore admitted that she struggled at times to adapt
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and knocked off Charlotte in the semifinals, finished the regular season 18-10. The Liberty, who advanced with a semifinal win at Phoenix, were 17-11. ! colspan="2" style="background-color: #B22222; color: #D3D3D3; text-align: center;" | 1997 Houston Comets Finals roster ! Players !! Coaches ! Pos. !! # !! Nat. !! Name !! Height !! Weight !!class="unsortable"| !! From ! colspan="2" style="background-color: #0047AB; color: #FFFFFF; text-align: center;" | 1997 New York Liberty Finals roster ! Players !! Coaches ! Pos. !! # !! Nat. !! Name !! Height !! Weight !!class="unsortable"| !! From 1997 WNBA Championship The 1997 WNBA Championship was the
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Leslie, Diana Taurasi, and Candace Parker. Only Cooper and Taurasi had their three wins in consecutive years. All winners other than Jackson, who is Australian, have been American. Winners have played all five of the standard Basketball positions, the most honored position is power forward, players playing power forward have won six awards. Player was a member of the winning team in the WNBA Finals<br> Player was a member of the losing team in the WNBA Finals <br>† WNBA Finals MVP Best WNBA Player ESPY Award The Best WNBA Player ESPY Award is an award given at the ESPY Awards
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Teresa Weatherspoon Teresa Gaye Weatherspoon (born December 8, 1965) is a retired American basketball player who played for the New York Liberty and Los Angeles Sparks of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) and the former head basketball coach of the Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters. In 2011, she was voted in by fans as one of the Top 15 players in WNBA history. In 2016, Weatherspoon was chosen to the WNBA Top 20@20, a list of the league's best 20 players ever in celebration of the WNBA's twentieth anniversary. Born in Pineland, Texas, Weatherspoon was a health and physical education
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Anna DeForge Anna Louise DeForge (born April 14, 1976) is an American professional female basketball player who most recently played for the Detroit Shock in the WNBA. She is the first player from the University of Nebraska to ever play in the WNBA. After finding little success and playing time for several WNBA teams, she finally earned a spot on a WNBA All-Star team in 2004. She was one of the players selected to play in the historic WNBA vs. USA Basketball Game. On February 3, 2006, she was traded to the Indiana Fever from the Phoenix Mercury in exchange
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Douglas had her second straight rough shooting night. The Indiana star was 4 of 14 for 13 points after going 2 of 14 in Game 4. The Mercury made 10 of 17 3s. Phoenix won it with the super-speed style that then-coach Paul Westhead used in 2007 and Corey Gaines adopted when he took over. "When I first started coaching in the WNBA coach Westhead, who is my mentor - who we owe this championship to as much as him being here right now - he told me, `We're going to coach the players as players, not women, ball players'"
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the regular season and six of seven after the monthlong Olympic break and carried the momentum into the playoffs. The Shock are now considered the second dynasty of the WNBA. ! colspan="2" style="background-color: #00008B; color: #D3D3D3; text-align: center;" | 2008 Detroit Shock Finals roster ! Players !! Coaches ! Pos. !! # !! Nat. !! Name !! Height !! Weight !!class="unsortable"| !! From ! colspan="2" style="background-color: #000000; color: #D3D3D3; text-align: center;" | 2008 San Antonio Silver Stars Finals roster ! Players !! Coaches ! Pos. !! # !! Nat. !! Name !! Height !! Weight !!class="unsortable"| !! From 2008 WNBA
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Cynthia Cooper-Dyke Cynthia Lynne Cooper-Dyke (born April 14, 1963) is an American basketball coach and former player who has won championships in college, in the Olympics, and in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She is considered by many as one of the greatest women's basketball players ever. In 2011, she was voted by fans as one of the Top 15 players in WNBA history. Upon the league's formation, she played for the Houston Comets from 1997–2000, being named the Most Valuable Player of the WNBA Finals in all four seasons, and returned to play again in 2003. On April
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each season. The WNBL has been a major stepping-stone for Australians to become noticed in European leagues and the WNBA in the United States. It has also attracted a number of players from English-speaking countries who supplement their WNBA salaries by playing in the league. This is possible because the WNBA conducts its season in the Northern Hemisphere summer, which is the off-season for most basketball leagues throughout the world, including the WNBL. A number of international players have played in the WNBL, such as: The ABC held the rights from the inaugural season in 1981 until they axed their
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Conference won 118–113 for only their third victory in 10 tries. Swin Cash of the Seattle Storm, who had 21 points and 12 rebounds in a losing effort, was named game MVP for the second time; only Lisa Leslie had previously earned multiple All-Star Game MVP awards. The game also saw a record of 10 players (11 counting the injured Candace Parker) make their debuts on a WNBA All-Star team—however, five of these players had appeared in the Stars at the Sun game in 2010, which is not considered an All-Star Game. At halftime, the WNBA announced its list of
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All-WNBA Team The All-WNBA Team is an annual Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) honor bestowed on the best players in the league following every WNBA season. The voting is conducted by a panel of sportswriters and broadcasters throughout the United States. The team has been selected in every season of the league's existence, dating back to its inaugural season in 1997. The All-WNBA Team is composed of two five-woman lineups—a first and second team, comprising a total of 10 roster spots. Players receive five points for a first team vote and three points for a second team vote. The top
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the league's salary cap to sit out that season. Taurasi accepted, largely because she had not had an offseason since playing college basketball more than a decade earlier. Such offers have often been made to star American players, including Taurasi herself, but none were accepted until Taurasi did so in 2015. WNBA players are awarded bonuses for certain achievements. Some of the bonuses given by the league (amount is per player) include: WNBA champion: $10,500; Runner-up: $5,250; Most valuable player: $15,000; All-WNBA First Team member: $10,000; All-Star Game participant: $2,500. The following shows the top jersey sales since the start
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Roneeka Hodges Roneeka Hodges (born July 19, 1982) is an American professional basketball player for the San Antonio Stars of the WNBA (WNBA). Born in New Orleans, Louisiana, she is the twin sister of former WNBA player Doneeka Hodges. A 5'11" guard, Hodges played for three seasons with the Houston Comets, who selected her from the 2005 WNBA Draft in the second round, 15th overall. After the Comets folded in the fall of 2008, the Lynx selected Hodges as the fourth pick in the dispersal draft for former Comets players. On February 6, 2008, Hodges was selected by the Atlanta
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women's professional basketball league in the United States, Reiss returned to her college as an assistant coach. After two years, however, the WNBA had formed and Reiss was drafted in the first round (fifth pick) by the Utah Starzz. Reiss had been scouted by the Starzz after she received a telephone call from WNBA president Val Ackerman, who invited her to attend a veteran tryout camp where WNBA teams would observe prospect players. The Starzz were impressed by her play. Reiss played for the Starzz during the 1997 and 1998 WNBA seasons, averaging 7.2 points, 2.7 assists and 2.3 rebounds
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history by becoming the first female coach to guide a team to the WNBA title. ! colspan="2" style="background-color: #2E8B57; color: #FFC322; text-align: center;" | 2004 Seattle Storm Finals roster ! Players !! Coaches ! Pos. !! # !! Nat. !! Name !! Height !! Weight !!class="unsortable"| !! From ! colspan="2" style="background-color: #092C57; color: #FFC322; text-align: center;" | 2004 Connecticut Sun Finals roster ! Players !! Coaches ! Pos. !! # !! Nat. !! Name !! Height !! Weight !!class="unsortable"| !! From 2004 WNBA Finals The 2004 WNBA Finals was the championship series of the 2004 WNBA season, and the conclusion
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individual award, a selection to either the All-WNBA Team, WNBA All-Defensive Team, or WNBA All-Star Game; a current ranking among the top 30 statistical career leaders; and a selection to either the WNBA's All-Decade Team or the WNBA's Top 15 Players of All Time) were considered. The Top 15 players were announced on June 21, 2016 at ESPN's "SportsCenter". Dawn Staley was the only member of both the WNBA's All-Decade Team (2006) and the WNBA's Top 15 Players of All Time (2011) absent from the Top 20 list. Still active at time of Top 20 Team announcement.<br> Was in both
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a tight affair for the first half, with Atlanta holding a one-point lead going into halftime. With just under seven minutes remaining, the Dream led by 2, but then went cold. Washington went on a 9–0 run and never looked back. Washington had four players score in double digits and Atlanta had five players in double digits. Washington advanced to their first ever WNBA Finals to face Seattle. 2018 WNBA Playoffs The 2018 WNBA Playoffs were the postseason tournament of the WNBA's 2018 season. The Seattle Storm won the team's third WNBA title, sweeping the Washington Mystics 3–0 in the
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WNBA's Top 15 Players of All Time The Women's National Basketball Association's Top 15 Players of All Time were chosen in 2011 on the occasion of the fifteenth season of the WNBA from amongst 30 nominees compiled by the league by fan, media, coach, and player voting. The group was to comprise the 15 best and most influential players of the first fifteen years of the WNBA, with consideration also accorded to sportsmanship, community service, leadership, and contribution to the growth of women's basketball; only players to have competed in the WNBA were eligible, but extra-league achievements were considered. The
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8 franchises of the WNBA. The Cleveland Rockers got their nickname from Cleveland's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. In 1997, they started with such players like Isabelle Fijalkowski and former Harlem Globetrotters member Lynette Woodard, who had been the first female player in Globetrotter history. The Rockers finished 15-13 in the first WNBA season ever, missing the playoffs in 1997. In 1998, the Rockers went 20-10 and won the Eastern Conference title. However, the Rockers lost to the Phoenix Mercury in the WNBA semi-finals (before the WNBA split the playoffs by conference). The Rockers had their best regular season
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five players with the highest point total make the first team, with the next five making the second team. Lisa Leslie, Tamika Catchings and Diana Taurasi hold the record for the most total selections with twelve. Taurasi holds the record for the most First Team selections with nine, while Leslie follows with eight. All-WNBA Team The All-WNBA Team is an annual Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) honor bestowed on the best players in the league following every WNBA season. The voting is conducted by a panel of sportswriters and broadcasters throughout the United States. The team has been selected in
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of 33 points against Phoenix. Also, Sykes started 23 games out of the 34 games she played (there are 34 games in the regular season in the WNBA). Overall, she had a great first year of WNBA play. Due to her performance in her rookie season, Sykes was named to the 2018-20 national team pool on March 14, 2018. Sykes also participated in 2012 USA U18 and 2013 USA U19 National Team trials before the start of her professional career. In addition to her WNBA team, Sykes is also a member of an international team, like many other WNBA players,
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Miracle, and no local ownership group emerged. In January 2003, the Connecticut-based Mohegan Native American Tribe bought the team. The new owners moved the team to Uncasville, Connecticut and changed the nickname to the Sun (in reference to the tribe's Mohegan Sun casino.) The Connecticut Sun's new nickname and logo were reminiscent of another Florida-based WNBA franchise, the Miami Sol, which folded at the same time as the Miracle. Current WNBA players are in italics. Orlando Miracle The Orlando Miracle were a Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) team based in Orlando, Florida. They began play in the 1999 WNBA season.
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MGM Resorts International. They are the fourth WNBA franchise not to share a market with an existing NBA team, following the Seattle Storm, Tulsa Shock and Connecticut Sun. As the Stars, the team qualified for the WNBA Playoffs in seven of their fourteen years in San Antonio. The franchise has been home to many high-quality players such as all-star point guard Becky Hammon, solid power-forward Sophia Young, former first-overall draft pick Ann Wauters, and seven-foot-two-inch center Margo Dydek. In 2008, the franchise went to the WNBA Finals but were swept by Detroit. One of the eight original WNBA teams, the
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Indiana Fever The Indiana Fever are a professional basketball team based in Indianapolis, Indiana, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). The team was founded before the inaugural 2000 season began. The team is owned by Herb Simon, who also owns the Fever's NBA counterpart, the Indiana Pacers, and Simon Malls. The Fever has qualified for the WNBA Playoffs in thirteen of its seventeen years in Indiana. The franchise has been home to many high-quality players such as Tennessee standout Tamika Catchings, hometown favorite Katie Douglas, and Australian defensive specialist Tully Bevilaqua. In 2009, the
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Indiana Fever The Indiana Fever are a professional basketball team based in Indianapolis, Indiana, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). The team was founded before the inaugural 2000 season began. The team is owned by Herb Simon, who also owns the Fever's NBA counterpart, the Indiana Pacers, and Simon Malls. The Fever has qualified for the WNBA Playoffs in thirteen of its seventeen years in Indiana. The franchise has been home to many high-quality players such as Tennessee standout Tamika Catchings, hometown favorite Katie Douglas, and Australian defensive specialist Tully Bevilaqua. In 2009, the
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WNBA All-Decade Team and contribution to the growth of women's basketball; only players to have competed in the WNBA were eligible, but extra-league achievements were considered. Nine of the first team selections won Olympic gold medals with Team USA, and eight won league championships, including three—Cynthia Cooper-Dyke, Sheryl Swoopes, and Tina Thompson—who won four consecutive titles with the Houston Comets. Of the ten first-team honorees, only Cooper, who, having retired in 2000 to become head coach of the Phoenix Mercury, played four games during the 2003 season before finally ending her playing career, was not an active player when the
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Phoenix Mercury The Phoenix Mercury are a professional basketball team based in Phoenix, Arizona, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). The team was founded before the league's inaugural 1997 season began; it is one of the eight original franchises. The team is owned by Robert Sarver, who also owns the Mercury's NBA counterpart, the Phoenix Suns. The Mercury has qualified for the WNBA Playoffs in eleven of its twenty years in Phoenix. The franchise has been home to many high-quality players such as former UConn sharpshooter Diana Taurasi, explosive Rutgers grad Cappie Pondexter, former
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that #50 will remain available in men's basketball and #34 in women's. Twenty UConn players have been selected in the first round of WNBA drafts. Five of them have been first overall picks: Sue Bird (2002), Diana Taurasi (2004), Tina Charles (2010), Maya Moore (2011), and Breanna Stewart (2016). Rebecca Lobo was part of the 1997 inaugural draft, with the top players allocated to founding teams without any particular order; similarly Nykesha Sales was part of the 1998 WNBA expansion players allocation. In the 2002 WNBA Draft, the four UConn players tabbed "TASS Force" (Tamika Williams, Asjha Jones, Sue Bird
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Timms were assigned to different teams. The second part was the WNBA Elite draft, which was composed of professional women's basketball players who had competed in other leagues. The last part would be the 4 rounds of the regular draft. The next three seasons to follow 1998, 1999 and 2000 would all have expansion drafts. There would not be another expansion draft until the 2006 season. All seasons before 2002 had 4 rounds. Since 2003, all drafts are 3 rounds. In 2003 and 2004, there would be dispersal drafts due to the folding of the Cleveland Rockers, Miami Sol and
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roster ! Players !! Coaches ! Pos. !! # !! Nat. !! Name !! Height !! Weight !!class="unsortable"| !! From ! colspan="2" style="background-color: #4B0082; color: #FFFF00; text-align: center;" | 1998 Phoenix Mercury Finals roster ! Players !! Coaches ! Pos. !! # !! Nat. !! Name !! Height !! Weight !!class="unsortable"| !! From 1998 WNBA Championship The 1998 WNBA Championship was the championship series of the 1998 WNBA season, and the conclusion of the season's playoffs. The Houston Comets, top-seeded team of the league, defeated the Phoenix Mercury, third-seeded team of the league, two games to one in a best-of-three
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roster ! Players !! Coaches ! Pos. !! # !! Nat. !! Name !! Height !! Weight !!class="unsortable"| !! From ! colspan="2" style="background-color: #4B0082; color: #FFC322; text-align: center;" | 2003 Los Angeles Sparks Finals roster ! Players !! Coaches ! Pos. !! # !! Nat. !! Name !! Height !! Weight !!class="unsortable"| !! From 2003 WNBA Finals The 2003 WNBA Finals was the championship series of the 2003 WNBA season, and the conclusion of the season's playoffs. The Detroit Shock, top-seeded champions of the Eastern Conference, defeated the Los Angeles Sparks, top-seeded champions of the Western Conference, two games to
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Pitt basketball players have or are currently playing in the WNBA. The following players were selected in the WNBA draft. Pitt's varsity women's basketball program, the only women's varsity sport at the school during that time, was started in the 1914–15 season and continued until 1926–1927 when it was dropped in favor of a program of intramural women's athletics that could provide more opportunities for the co-eds at the university. The varsity women's basketball program was revived for the 1970–71 season and moved under the auspices of the athletic department in 1974–75. Records prior to the 1974–75 are largely incomplete
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Minnesota Lynx The Minnesota Lynx are a professional basketball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). The team won the WNBA title in 2011, 2013, 2015, and 2017. Founded prior to the 1999 season, the team is owned by Glen Taylor, who is also the majority owner of the Lynx' NBA counterpart, the Minnesota Timberwolves. The franchise has been home to many high-quality players such as Katie Smith, explosive small-forward Seimone Augustus, native Minnesotan Lindsay Whalen, Connecticut standout Maya Moore, forward Rebekkah Brunson, and center Sylvia Fowles. The Lynx have
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all-stars or won MVP awards: Some of these players, among them Penicheiro, Sutton-Brown, and Young, played U.S. college basketball. Rules are governed by standard basketball rules as defined by the NBA, with a few notable exceptions: Games are divided into four 10-minute quarters as opposed to the league's original two 20-minute halves of play, similar to FIBA and NCAA women's college rules (many WNBA players play in European, Chinese, or Australian leagues, which all use the FIBA rule set). A recent trend with new WNBA rules has been to match them with a similar NBA rule. Beginning with the 2006
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the top 15 players in the 15 seasons of the league. The honorees were elected in balloting by fans, national media, and current players and coaches. Named to the team were: 2011 WNBA All-Star Game The 2011 WNBA All-Star Game was played on July 23, 2011 (3:30pm EDT on ABC) at the AT&T Center in San Antonio, Texas, home of the San Antonio Silver Stars. The game was the 10th WNBA All-Star Game, which has been held annually since 1999 except in 2004, 2008, and 2010. This was the first time San Antonio hosted the basketball showcase, and only the
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Sheryl Swoopes Sheryl Denise Swoopes (born March 25, 1971) is a retired American professional basketball player. She was the first player to be signed in the WNBA, is a three-time WNBA MVP, and was named one of the league's Top 15 Players of All Time at the 2011 WNBA All-Star Game. Swoopes has won three Olympic gold medals, and is one of ten women's basketball players to have won an Olympic gold medal, an NCAA Championship and a WNBA title. She was elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2016. In 2017, she was inducted into the
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advance to the WNBA Finals for the first time in franchise history. In the Finals, the Mysitcs would fall short as they were swept by the Seattle Storm. In the 2011-12 WNBA off-season, Thomas played in France for Union Lyon Basket Feminin. In the 2012-13 WNBA off-season, Thomas played in China for the Jiangsu Phonenix. In the 2013-14 WNBA off-season, Thomas played in Spain for Perfumerias Avenida and won a championship with the team. In 2017, Thomas signed with Mersin BBSK for the 2017-18 WNBA off-season. Thomas is the oldest of five siblings. She has a sister that plays professional
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2007 WNBA draft The 2007 WNBA Draft was the league's annual process for determining which teams receive the rights to negotiate with players entering the league. The first phase, held January 8, 2007 via conference call, was a dispersal draft from the roster of the Charlotte Sting, which folded on January 3. This was the first dispersal draft since before the 2004 season, after the Cleveland Rockers folded. The teams selected in inverse order of their 2006 won-loss record, without regard to the results of the WNBA draft lottery. All Sting players were available except for unrestricted free agents Allison
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Chicago Sky signed the veteran 6-foot-5 center and two-time WNBA champion Riley, the team announced on Monday February sixth 2012. Riley was waived by Chicago on 5/23/13. On June 18, 2013, Riley signed with Atlanta after a roster spot opened up when Sancho Lyttle was suspended following her departure to play six games for her national team. The WNBA off-season was when the National Women's Basketball League operated. It provided a showcase for players hoping to make a WNBA team, and also attracted established WNBA players. In the fall of 2003, Riley joined the Colorado Chill of the NWBL. On
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with anecdotes and advice on improving basketball skills for young girls. As a Basketball Player: As a Head Coach of Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters: Teresa Weatherspoon Teresa Gaye Weatherspoon (born December 8, 1965) is a retired American basketball player who played for the New York Liberty and Los Angeles Sparks of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) and the former head basketball coach of the Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters. In 2011, she was voted in by fans as one of the Top 15 players in WNBA history. In 2016, Weatherspoon was chosen to the WNBA Top 20@20, a list of
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in 2010. This series featured 9 international players (most notably Lauren Jackson) from 6 different backgrounds. Seattle's roster boasted five foreign-born players hailing from Australia, the Czech Republic and Russia. Atlanta had four, representing Belarus, Brazil and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. This was a WNBA record for the championship series; eight international players were featured in the 1998 Finals. The series ended with the Storm beating the Dream in Atlanta in a three-game sweep. This was only the second time in WNBA history that a team won the Finals three games to none (previously done by Detroit in 2008).
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consideration also given to sportsmanship, community service, leadership, and contribution to the growth of women's basketball. Players for the WNBA's Top 15 Team were chosen in 2011 on the anniversary of the league's fifteenth season from amongst 30 nominees compiled in a similar manner to that of the All-Decade Team process. This process was repeated for the league's 20th anniversary season in 2016 with the selection of the WNBA Top 20@20. Over 30 players have scored at least 3,000 points in their WNBA careers. Only nine WNBA players have reached the 6,000 point milestone: Diana Taurasi, Tina Thompson, Tamika Catchings,
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receiving votes based on this weighting will be selected to the All-Star Game. There was not a restriction on number of players from one conference. The top 2 vote getters were captains of the two All-Star teams and selected their teams from the pool of remaining 20 players. The 22 All-Stars were be revealed on July 17, 2018. Rosters will be revealed on July 19, 2018. Source: The following shows the leaders for each statistic during the 2018 regular season. ! style="background:#094480; color:white" | 2018 WNBA regular season ! colspan=2 style="background:#094480; color:white" | 2018 WNBA postseason "Notes:" 2018 WNBA season
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All-Star Game is the featured event of All-Star Weekend, and it is held on a Sunday night. All-Star Weekend also includes a number of popular exhibition games and competitions featuring NBA players and alumni as well as players from the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) and NBA G League (G League). NBA All-Star Game The National Basketball Association All-Star Game is a basketball exhibition game hosted every February by the National Basketball Association (NBA), matching a mix of the league's star players, who are drafted by the two players with the most votes. Each team consists of 12 players, making
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based on combined records from the 2016 and 2017 WNBA seasons. The San Antonio Stars, with the worst two-year record, were guaranteed no worse than the third pick. With the Stars relocating to Las Vegas, Las Vegas retains the best odds. This is the fifth time that the lottery was won by the team that had the highest odds and second consecutive #1 Pick for Vegas - with the other being used on Kelsey Plum last year when the team was still in San Antonio. On April 6, 2018, the WNBA released the names of the players who would be
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featured all-star caliber players in Seimone Augustus, Rebekkah Brunson and Lindsay Whalen. Since 2011, Moore has continued to excel, both with the Lynx and with overseas teams in Europe and China. Moore has won four WNBA championships (2011, 2013, 2015, 2017), WNBA Most Valuable Player Award (2014), WNBA Finals MVP Award (2013), three WNBA All-Star Game MVPs (2015, 2017, 2018), two Olympic gold medals, (2012, 2016), scoring title (2014), and the WNBA Rookie of the Year Award (2011). She has also been selected to four WNBA All-Star teams and three All-WNBA teams. In 2012, she won both the Spanish league
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with one another due to extensive WNBA connections, which went beyond the fact that all of the USA players and several of the Australians had played in the league's 2018 season. At match time, Australia head coach Sandy Brondello was also head coach of the Phoenix Mercury, then home to Australia's Stephanie Talbot and Americans Brittney Griner and Diana Taurasi. Rebecca Allen (Australia) and Tina Charles (USA) were New York Liberty teammates in that season. Five individuals who played significant roles in the Seattle Storm's victory in the 2018 WNBA Finals were involved in this game—American players Sue Bird, Jewell
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against a select group of players (who were also WNBA players) from the USA Basketball team. That game was held on August 4, 2004 at the historic Radio City Music Hall in New York City. The game was held in place of the regular WNBA All-Star Game and was a send-off for the USA Basketball squad prior to their participation at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. McWilliams-Franklin was the recipient of the 2005 Kim Perrot Sportsmanship Award. She was awarded a Tiffany-designed trophy and $5,000. In addition, she designated an additional $5,000 to go to the Mary Elizabeth
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the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played at least 40% of their team's minutes, are included in this list. On 15 March 2017, the U.S. team announced that they would boycott the World Championship due to inequitable support and conditions for women's hockey, unless concessions were made by USA Hockey. The players were publicly supported by the players' associations for the NBA, WNBA, MLB and the NHL. After several days of stalled negotiations and attempts to field a team of non-boycotting players, the original players agreed to play in the World Championship after an agreement was
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medal. The others to achieve this are Ruth Riley, Sheryl Swoopes, Cynthia Cooper-Dyke, and fellow Huskies Swin Cash, Kara Wolters, Sue Bird, and after the London 2012 Games, Maya Moore and Tamika Catchings. Taurasi was a member of the USA women's 2004, 2008, 2012, and 2016 gold medal Olympic Basketball Teams. In the 2009 season, Taurasi was named the WNBA MVP and later led the Phoenix Mercury to its second WNBA championship in three years by beating the Indiana Fever, three games to two, as Taurasi was named the WNBA Finals MVP. Taurasi is one of only two players (the
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against the Portland Fire. Since her rookie season she has been selected to the Western Conference All Star team. In 2004, the Storm acquired shooting guard Betty Lennox in a dispersal draft, joining forces with Sue Bird and Lauren Jackson, forming a dominant trio of star players to carry the Storm to its first WNBA Championship. By winning the WNBA Championship, Bird became one of 10 women to receive an Olympic Gold Medal, an NCAA Championship, and a WNBA Championship. The others are Ruth Riley, Sheryl Swoopes, Cynthia Cooper-Dyke, and fellow Huskies Swin Cash, Kara Wolters, Diana Taurasi, and following
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WNBA donates $10,000 to a charity that the player chooses on their behalf. Dawn Staley Community Leadership Award The Dawn Staley Community Leadership Award is an annual Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) award given since the league's 2008 season, that recognizes a player who is an inspiration in her community and reflects Dawn Staley’s leadership, spirit, charitable efforts and love for the game. This is the same criterion used by the analogous NBA Community Assist Award, given by the NBA since its 2001-02 season. Every year, each of the WNBA teams nominates one of its players to compete for this
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USA won a close final game against Australia 100–95 to earn the bronze medal. Head was the first and oldest player ever drafted in the WNBA. As part of the WNBA Elite draft in 1997, she was selected 1st overall. She joined the WNBA for two seasons with the Utah Starzz and one with the Phoenix Mercury. Before the WNBA, Head played seven seasons of professional basketball in Brazil and in Europe for France, Spain, Italy, and Hungary. Head served as women's basketball team assistant coach for the Central Connecticut State University. Dena Head Dena Head (born August 16, 1970)
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Athletic Association (NCAA)) and Olympic basketball and played professionally in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). Diana Taurasi became just the seventh player ever to win an NCAA title, a WNBA title, and as well an Olympic gold medal. Orlando Antigua became in 1995 the first Hispanic and the first non-black in 52 years to play for the Harlem Globetrotters. Tennis players includes legend Pancho Gonzales and Olympic tennis champions and professional players Mary Joe Fernández and Gigi Fernández and 2016 Puerto Rican Gold Medalist Monica Puig. Hispanics are present in all major American sports and leagues, but have particularly
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the roster—must be waived. In March 2014, the WNBA and players signed a new, 8-year collective bargaining agreement, increasing the number of players on a roster to 12. The WNBA Draft is held annually every spring. The draft is three rounds long with each of the 12 teams in the league (trades aside) getting three picks each. The draft order for the eight teams that made the playoffs the previous year are based on team records, and the team with the highest previous record will pick last. For the remaining top four picks, a selection process similar to the NBA
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Katie Feenstra-Mattera Katharen Ruth "Katie" Mattera (born November 17, 1982 as Katharen Ruth Feenstra) is an American college basketball coach and retired player for the WNBA. Mattera is one of the tallest players in WNBA history. At 6 feet 7.5 inches (2.02m) tall, she is the seventh-tallest person to have played professionally in the WNBA. Only Margo Dydek, Lindsay Taylor, Zheng Haixia, Maria Stepanova, Liz Cambage, and Brittney Griner at 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m), are taller than she. Born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, Mattera went on to star on the women's basketball team while attending Liberty University, where
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Mercury's smallest lead in the second half was nine points. Katie Smith had 18 points for Detroit, which committed 17 turnovers compared to only nine for the Mercury. This was the Mercury's first WNBA championship. They previously appeared in the WNBA Finals in 1998. ! colspan="2" style="background-color: #00008B; color: #D3D3D3; text-align: center;" | 2007 Detroit Shock Finals roster ! Players !! Coaches ! Pos. !! # !! Nat. !! Name !! Height !! Weight !!class="unsortable"| !! From ! colspan="2" style="background-color: #4B0082; color: #FFFF00; text-align: center;" | 2007 Phoenix Mercury Finals roster ! Players !! Coaches ! Pos. !! # !!
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"Maybe another minute on the clock might have made a difference in the outcome of this game and the same thing with the two games in Seattle." ! colspan="2" style="background-color: #2E8B57; color: #FFC322; text-align: center;" | 2010 Seattle Storm Finals roster ! Players !! Coaches ! Pos. !! # !! Nat. !! Name !! Height !! Weight !!class="unsortable"| !! From ! colspan="2" style="background-color: #6495ED; color: white; text-align: center;" | 2010 Atlanta Dream Finals roster ! Players !! Coaches ! Pos. !! # !! Nat. !! Name !! Height !! Weight !!class="unsortable"| !! From 2010 WNBA Finals The 2010 WNBA Finals
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the Finals MVP both years. As of the 2017 finals only one non-American player, Lauren Jackson of Australia, has won a WNBA Finals MVP. From 2003 to the present, Diana Taurasi and Sylvia Fowles are the only players to win multiple Finals MVP awards. This is mainly because no team has won back-to-back championships. While some teams have won multiple championship since the dynasty years of the Comets and the Sparks, the match-up usually resulted in different MVPs. An example of this is the Detroit Shock. Despite winning three titles within a six-year span, three different players – Ruth Riley,
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Kelsey Bone Kelsey Renée Bone (born December 31, 1991) is an American professional basketball player for the Las Vegas Aces of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). Source Bone was selected to play in the USA Women's Youth Development Festival. Eligible players are female basketball players who are in their sophomore or junior in high school. The 2007 event took place at the US Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, CO. Bone was a member of the USA Women's U18 team which won the gold medal at the FIBA Americas Championship in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The event was held in
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all nine games and was the team's second highest scorer, with 12.3 points per game. Kelsey Bone Kelsey Renée Bone (born December 31, 1991) is an American professional basketball player for the Las Vegas Aces of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). Source Bone was selected to play in the USA Women's Youth Development Festival. Eligible players are female basketball players who are in their sophomore or junior in high school. The 2007 event took place at the US Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, CO. Bone was a member of the USA Women's U18 team which won the gold
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DeShields signed with Cukurova Basketbol Mersin of the Turkish Women's Basketball League, where she averaged 17.4 points, 6.4 rebounds, and 3.8 assists per game. The Chicago Sky of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) selected her with the third overall selection of the 2018 WNBA draft. DeShields' father, Delino DeShields, and brother, Delino DeShields Jr., are Major League Baseball players. Her mother, Tisha, was named an All-American heptathlete while attending Tennessee. Diamond DeShields Diamond Danae-Aziza DeShields (born March 5, 1995) is an American professional basketball player for the Chicago Sky of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). DeShields graduated from
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only two players with remaining college eligibility had ever entered the WNBA draft, and only one of these did so before her fourth college season (Kelsey Bone in 2012). The lottery selection to determine the order of the top four picks in the 2015 draft occurred on August 21, 2014. The team that would get the first pick would be the winner of the lottery. Below were the chances for each team to get specific picks in the 2015 draft lottery, rounded to three decimal places: The WNBA announced on April 13, 2015 that 12 players had been invited to
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Olympic champion at the age of 20 in 1992. Baranova was assigned to the Utah Starzz on 22 January 1997. She was later traded with Utah's second-round pick in the 2000 WNBA Draft to the Miami Sol in exchange for Kate Starbird and the 8th pick in the 2000 WNBA Draft (15 December 1999). She was taken in the 2003 WNBA Dispersal draft by the New York Liberty. In January 1997, Baranova was selected among world's 16 top players to play in the inaugural WNBA season and in the first and inaugural WNBA championship. So the league was created and
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colspan="2" style="background-color: #092C57; color: #FFC322; text-align: center;" | 2009 Indiana Fever Finals roster ! Players !! Coaches ! Pos. !! # !! Nat. !! Name !! Height !! Weight !!class="unsortable"| !! From 2009 WNBA Finals The 2009 WNBA Finals was the championship series of the 2009 WNBA season, and the conclusion of the season's playoffs. The Indiana Fever, top-seeded champions of the Eastern Conference, faced the Phoenix Mercury, top-seeded champions of the Western Conference. The Phoenix Mercury defeated the Indiana Fever 3 games to 2 to win their second WNBA Finals title. The Fever made their first ever appearance in
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