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[9] At 5' 2.5", she was the shortest player in the WNBA, just half an inch shorter than Los Angeles Sparks point guard Shannon Bobbitt and just edging out Temeka Johnson. She is a half inch shorter than the shortest NBA player in history, Muggsy Bogues. [10] During 1999 she played on the Utah Starzz with the tallest WNBA player, 7'2 ...
By midseason, due to multiple WNBA injuries [17] and Odyssey Sims return from maternity leave, [18] Dangerfield was the starting point guard, averaging 14.3 points per game, [19] shooting 47.1% from the field, and was considered a candidate for WNBA Rookie of the Year, [20] [21] [22] the lowest draft pick ever officially considered for the honor.
In 2002, Leslie made history as the first player to dunk during a Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) game. [2] Leslie was ranked 5th on ESPN.com's 2021 list of the WNBA's greatest players of all time. [3] Leslie played in the WNBA for the Los Angeles Sparks from 1997 to 2009.
Farhiya Abdi; Tajama Abraham; Svetlana Abrosimova; Natalie Achonwa; Jessica Adair; Danielle Adams; Jordan Adams; Elisa Aguilar; Matee Ajavon; Bella Alarie; Marcie Alberts
In her second season with the Storm, Johnson became the shortest player in WNBA history to record a triple-double with a performance of 13 points, 11 assists and a career-high 10 rebounds while standing only 5'3". [3] On March 17, 2015, it was announced that Johnson was released by the Storm.
Selected 2nd overall in the 2021 WNBA draft by the Dallas Wings, she was the first non-American player since Australia's Liz Cambage in 2011 to be selected in the first five picks of the draft. [13] After missing the first few games of the 2021 season, she made her debut for the Wings on 27 May 2021, scoring a point, a rebound, and an assist in ...
In a hilarious coincidence, the point guard famously played along side the tallest player in NBA history (tied 1st) in his rookie season. Bogues has held the title ever since.
In her debut on May 27, 2013, against Chicago Sky, Griner equaled the WNBA dunk record, recording two dunks to equal Candace Parker's career total. [51] She thus became the third WNBA player to dunk and first to do so twice in one game. [52] She was a dominant defensive force in the league over the season, averaging 3.0 blocks per game.