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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 regardless of conference making it possible for two Eastern Conference or two Western Conference teams ...
[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. The number ...
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 ...
Here is our list of every WNBA champion ever. From the leagues conception in 1996, to the recent rise in popularity we've seen the league enjoy, the history of the WNBA is a storied one.
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, rookie season; 769 - Caitlin Clark, Indiana 2024; 744 – Seimone Augustus, Minnesota 2006 [35] 682 – A'ja Wilson, Las Vegas 2018; Highest average points per game, rookie season; 22.2* – Cynthia Cooper, Houston 1997 (*inaugural WNBA season) [35] 21.9 – Seimone Augustus, Minnesota 2006; 20.7 – A'ja Wilson, Las Vegas 2018
And the dream storyline came to fruition: the New York Liberty, one of the league’s inaugural franchises, clinched its first title in the 28-season history of the team via an intense, all-out ...
Two years later, in 2004, the Storm won their first WNBA championship and won another championship six years later, in 2010. The Storm again got back-to-back top picks in 2015 and ‘16, selecting ...