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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 ...
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 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.
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 ...
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 ...
The WNBA is a top-heavy league. ... have won 11 of their last 12 games to secure the top spot in the standings with a 15-3 record. The Sun and the Lynx are both 13-3 to round out the top three ...