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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.
Most points in first career game (WNBA debut) 34 – Candace Parker , Los Angeles at Phoenix, May 17, 2008 [ 36 ] 27 – Napheesa Collier , Minnesota vs. Chicago, May 25, 2019
The team posted a 16–18 record and became the first team in WNBA history to miss the Playoffs after winning the championship in the previous season. In their place, the Detroit Shock won their third championship under coach Bill Laimbeer , solidifying their place in WNBA history before Laimbeer resigned early in 2009, effectively ending the ...
WNBA record WNBA Regular season ... 4-time First-team USBWA All-American: 2021, 2022, 2023, ... Forbes The World’s 100 Most Powerful Women: 2024 [55] Forbes 30 ...
FILE - New Los Angeles Sparks head coach Lynne Roberts fields questions during a news conference for the WNBA basketball team Nov. 21, 2024, in Los Angeles.
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.
Most combined team points in game, finals: 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 :
Summitt, who died in 2016 due to complications from Alzheimer’s, built the Lady Vols program into one of the preeminent women's college basketball programs in the country.. In 38 seasons in ...