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Most Total selections to the All-WNBA Team; Diana Taurasi with 14 selections; Most First-team selections to the All-WNBA Team; Diana Taurasi with 10 selections; Most MVPs; Sheryl Swoopes, Lisa Leslie, Lauren Jackson and A’ja Wilson with 3 selections; Most Total selections to the All-Defensive Team; Tamika Catchings with 11 selections
On the heels of a much-publicized gold medal run by the 1996 USA Basketball Women's National Team at the 1996 Summer Olympic Games, the WNBA then began its first season on June 21, 1997. The first WNBA game featured the New York Liberty facing the Los Angeles Sparks in Los Angeles. The Liberty defeated the Sparks 67-57.
Year with team does not include 2021 season. Records are from time at current team and are through the end of the 2020 regular season. Playoff appearances are from time at current team only. WNBA Finals and Championships do not include time with other teams. Coaches shown are the coaches who began the 2021 season as head coach of each team.
Five regular season games in early June are played against teams in the same conference to determine qualification for the WNBA Commissioner's Cup, an in-season tournament first played in 2021; the final is hosted by the team with the better win–loss record in qualifying games. [14]
The team has been selected in every season of the league's existence, dating back to its inaugural season in 1997. The All-WNBA Team is composed of two five-woman lineups—a first and second team, comprising a total of 10 roster spots. Through the 2021 season, all teams consisted of a center, two forwards, and two guards.
The 2021 Dallas Wings season was the franchise's 24th season in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) and the 6th season for the franchise in Dallas. This was the first season under new head coach Vickie Johnson, after she was hired on December 9, 2020. [1] The Wings had the #1 and #2 picks in the 2021 WNBA draft.
The Sparks also have the most losses (43) in WNBA playoff history. [6] The defunct Portland Fire are the only WNBA franchise to have never qualified for the playoffs, meaning they rank as the team with the fewest playoff games played, wins, and losses (all at 0). [7] Meanwhile, the Charlotte Sting have the lowest all-time playoff win–loss ...
The 2021 WNBA season was the 23rd season for the Connecticut Sun franchise of the Women's National Basketball Association. It was also the 19th season for the franchise in Connecticut. The season began on May 14, 2021, at the Atlanta Dream. [1] The Sun started the season strongly and went on a five-game winning streak before losing their first ...