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Michigan began playing intercollegiate women's basketball in 1973–74, when inaugural head coach Vic Katch led the team to a 3–8 record (0–1 against Big Ten teams). [2] There was no form of conference competition for the Wolverines until the 1976–77 season, and even then it was not officially sanctioned by the Big Ten until 1982–83. [2]
There are two All-WNBA teams; starting with the 2022 season, each consists of five top players selected without regard to position, with first-team status being the most desirable. [79] There are two All-Defensive teams; since the 2023 season, each consists of the top defenders regardless of position.
The number of WNBA teams has varied since the league's original eight in 1997 due to expansions and later contractions; the first expansion teams were added in 1998 and were followed by two more rounds of additions that brought the total to 16 teams in 2000. Following the change in NBA ownership in 2002, the WNBA lost two teams.
On the heels of drafting rookie phenom Caitlin Clark, the WNBA's Indiana Fever have already broken the team's total home attendance for all of 2023 — and it took just five games this season.
The WNBA enjoyed generation-high attendance in May, the league said Monday, clicking turnstiles at an unprecedented rate that's linked to — but not exclusively the work of — rookie sensation ...
An expanded schedule to 40 games this season helped the league gain its highest total attendance in 13 years (1,587,488). WNBA has most-watched regular season in 21 years; highest average ...
The 2022 WNBA season was the 26th season of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). The Chicago Sky were the defending champions. The WNBA's second Commissioner's Cup took place during the regular season, with the Las Vegas Aces winning over the Sky. [ 3 ]
The average attendance for the Indiana Fever this season is 15,564, which is the most in the WNBA. ... the total home attendance for the Fever last season was 81,336 (20 games). In the first four ...