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Most points in first career game (WNBA debut) 34 – Candace Parker , Los Angeles at Phoenix, May 17, 2008 [ 36 ] 27 – Napheesa Collier , Minnesota vs. Chicago, May 25, 2019
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 ...
But this was no ordinary year for women’s hoops. From record-breaking rookies to never-before-seen ... the Aces became the first ever WNBA team to relocate to an exclusive facility when they ...
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.
This season, per the Indianapolis Star, they led the league with over 17,000 per game, becoming the first team in WNBA history to draw more than 300,000 fans in a season.
It’s the first time since 2008 that a rookie was selected to the first team. That season, former No. 1 pick Candace Parker was named the 2008 MVP, Rookie of the Year and All-WNBA First Team.
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. On August 5, 2022, the league announced that future All-WNBA Teams would be selected without regard to player position. [1]
In 2008 the San Antonio Silver Stars became the first team in WNBA Finals history to be swept in a five-game series, losing to the Detroit Shock. The 2011 WNBA Finals was the first coached by two women. In 2014, the Chicago Sky became the first team to appear in the WNBA Finals with a sub-.500 record.