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The number of games played by WNBA teams has steadily increased since the initial 28-game schedule in the inaugural season; for most of the league's history, teams played 34 games before the schedule was expanded to 36 games in 2022 and 40 games in 2023.
The season had 100 games broadcast on national networks, including 25 across ABC and ESPN networks, 40 on CBS networks, and 35 on NBA TV. [4] The remainder of games were broadcast on local networks and the WNBA's League Pass service; several games were also streamed on Twitter , Amazon Prime , [ 5 ] and Oculus .
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; Most points in first career game (WNBA debut) 34 – Candace Parker, Los Angeles at Phoenix, May 17, 2008 [36]
The 2021 WNBA season was also shortened to a 32-game regular season and attendance numbers remained low with an average of 2,620 people in attendance per game, likely due to persistent fears around the COVID-19 virus and new protocols put in place for large indoor venues. By 2022, average attendance had rebounded to 5,646 and in 2023 attendance ...
Most assists in a game, finals; 16 by Sue Bird vs the Las Vegas Aces in October 2020 [10] Most combined team points in game, finals: 236 by Phoenix Mercury (120) and Indiana Fever (116) in 2009 Game 1 (OT; also record for all WNBA games) Most combined team points in first half, finals: 109 by Phoenix Mercury (56) and Indiana Fever (53) in 2009 ...
Viewership was up 21% over last year across its national television partners and the league's average attendance of 6,615 fans was the WNBA's highest since the 2018 season. An expanded schedule to ...
Benzan, who played three years at Harvard before transferring, set the Terrapins career record for 3-point percentage (47.4%, 166-250) and ranked sixth in the nation in 2021-22 (44.5%, 73-164).
The league adopted its current name at the start of 1949–50 season when it merged with the National Basketball League (NBL). [2] The league currently consists of thirty teams, of which twenty-nine are located in the United States and one in Canada. Each team plays 82 games in the regular season.