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Beginning in 2003, attendance dropped at a rate of approximately 5% year-over-year until 2006 when average attendance was 7,479. From 2007 to 2014, attendance numbers remained relatively steady with a low of 7,457 in 2012 and a high of 8,039 in 2009. [157] In 2015, the WNBA's attendance per game decreased by 3.4% to 7,318.
Most 3-point field goals made in first career game (WNBA debut) 4 – Edna Campbell , Phoenix at Sacramento, June 12, 1999 4 – Maya Moore , Minnesota at Los Angeles, June 3, 2011
[17] [18] Three current WNBA teams have yet to win a championship; among them, the Connecticut Sun has finished as runners-up in four WNBA Finals. [ 19 ] The best regular season performance in league history was set in the 1998 season by the Houston Comets, who finished with a 27–3 win–loss record—a winning percentage of 0.900.
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The WNBA is founded, with eight initial teams. Sheryl Swoopes is the first player signed. [75] The American Basketball League (ABL) formed, a professional basketball league for women in the United States. It lasted two full seasons, and suspended operations in the third. [76] [77] 1997. Tina Thompson, first player chosen in the WNBA draft
In Game 1 of the finals against the New York Liberty on October 10, 2024, the Lynx became the first WNBA team in postseason history to win after trailing by 15+ points in the final five minutes of regulation. [19] The Lynx won in overtime 95-93. [20] The Lynx also became the first team to win a WNBA finals game in overtime on the road. [21]
236 by Phoenix Mercury (120) and Indiana Fever (116) in 2009 Game 1 (OT; also record for all WNBA games) Most combined team points in first half, finals : 109 by Phoenix Mercury (56) and Indiana Fever (53) in 2009 Game 1
In 1998, after the addition of two teams, the WNBA finals were turned into a best-of-three series. The finale series was known as the WNBA Championship from 1997 to 2001, before changing to WNBA Finals to reflect its NBA counterpart. In 2005, the WNBA Finals adopted a best-of-five format. In 2016, the WNBA began seeding teams #1 through #8 ...