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Pages in category "Defunct Women's National Basketball Association teams" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) was founded in 1996 and began play in 1997. [1] The WNBA has kept a record of its win–loss statistics since its inception. There are currently 12 teams that play in the WNBA, and there are also six defunct WNBA teams accounted for in the league's win–loss records.
Toggle Defunct Teams subsection. 13.1 Cleveland Rockers. 13.2 Charlotte Sting. 13.3 Houston Comets. 13.4 Miami Sol. 13.5 Sacramento Monarchs. ... (WNBA) playoff ...
Along with this deal, came the first-ever rights fees to be paid to a women's professional sports league. Over the eight years of the contract, "millions and millions of dollars" will be "dispersed to the league's teams". [171] In 2013, the WNBA and ESPN signed a six-year extension on the broadcast deal to cover 2017–2022.
Game 3*: Minnesota at Phoenix (TBD, ESPN 2) (* - If necessary) Final standings, seeds: No. 1 New York Liberty. ... The team reached the WNBA Finals in 2019 and 2022 but fell short.
The eight teams with the best regular season records, regardless of conference, qualify for the WNBA playoffs to determine the league's champion in the WNBA Finals. Since 2022, the playoffs have used a best-of-three series in the first round, where teams are seeded based on regular season performance, and a best-of-five format for the ...
The defunct Houston Comets won the first four WNBA championships from 1997-2000. ... The Cleveland Cavaliers announced their intentions to apply for a WNBA team in late 2024 and have submitted a ...
The WNBA awarded conference championships between 1998 and 2015 to the winners of the Conference Finals in the playoffs. Conference championships were not awarded in the 1997 inaugural season, and they were again discontinued since the WNBA adopted its current single-table playoff format in 2016. WNBA champions in bold. 1998: Houston Comets