History of WNBA
This is the year the WNBA was founded.
What is 1996?
What is the Phoenix Mercury?
8x All-Star, 3x MVP, Los Angeles Sparks.
Who is Lisa Leslie?
Attended the University of Connecticut, played for the Minnesota Lynx.
Who is Maya Moore?
The 1st WNBA President.
Who is Val Ackerman?
The New York Liberty and Los Angeles Sparks were featured in this.
What is the first WNBA game?
The most teams the league had at one time
What is 16?
Who is Dawn Staley?
Phoenix Mercury guard for 17 seasons.
Who is Diana Taurasi?
May to September
What is the regular season?
A strike from this organization delayed the 2003 season.
What is the Women's National Basketball Players Association (WNBPA)?
The original amount of teams.
What is 8?
Named the second female assistant coach in the NBA.
Who is Becky Hammon?
Attended the University of Tennessee, currently plays for the Chicago Sky.
Who is Candace Parker?
First major women's professional basketball league in the US.
What is the WBL
This year marked the 10th season of the WNBA.
What is 2006?
This year saw the end of the Houston Comets.
What is 2008?
First player signed in the WNBA.
Who is Sheryl Swoopes?
6 ft 9 in Center for the Phoenix Mercury.
Who is Brittney Griner?
Winner of the first 4 WNBA Championships.
What is the Houston Comets?
The first network to pay the league for tv rights.
What is ESPN?
This team relocated from Detroit to Tulsa.
What is the Tulsa Shock
Winner of the first League MVP award.
Who is Cynthia Cooper?
WNBA career leader in rebounds.
Who is Sylvia Fowles?
First day of the first WNBA season.
What is June 21, 1997?