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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 ...
A surge in interest in women's college basketball preceded the 2024 WNBA season, with viewership of the 2024 women's NCAA championship game up over 90% from the previous season and marking the first time in NCAA history where viewership for the women's championship game exceeded the men's. [161]
Throughout its 24 year history, the WNBA has seen extreme swings of highs and lows. From the leagues conception in 1996, to the recent rise in popularity we've seen the league enjoy, the history ...
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 ...
Of the WNBA's eight inaugural teams, four remain active: the Las Vegas Aces, Los Angeles Sparks, New York Liberty, and the Phoenix Mercury. [n 1] All four teams are tied for the most games played in WNBA history, with 934. [4] The Atlanta Dream, being the WNBA's most recently established team, [5] have the least games played with 578. [4]
Highest points per game average by a reserve, season (Min. 20 bench appearances) 15.8 – Candice Wiggins , Minnesota 2008 15.0 – Chamique Holdsclaw , Los Angeles 2006
Opponent S Occurrences GP Rec % Washington Mystics: 3 2010, 2013, 2018: 10 2–1 .667 Indiana Fever: 3 2011, 2012, 2013: 8 2–1 .667 Dallas Wings: 2 2009, 2023: 4 0–2 .000 Seattle Storm