As a late replacement for the U.S. 3x3 Olympics team, she won a gold medal in late July. 3 and 1), See also: Liz Cambage, Tulsa/Dallas/Las Vegas (2011-present) ; Iziane Castro Marques, Miami/Phoenix/Seattle/Atlanta/Washington/Connecticut (2002-13; also wore Nos. Pondexter was the No. Milton-Jones played 11 of her 17 seasons with Los Angeles, although one of her two All-Star appearances was with the Mystics. 31 for six seasons with the . Latta was third in those categories from the class of 2007 (11 seasons, 346 total games). Perhaps one day, Awak Kuier -- the 19-year-old from Finland who was picked No. Richard Hamilton, a three-time All-Star and 2004 NBA champion, wore No. McCoughtry was the No. Another former Rutgers guard, Wheeler was not taken in the WNBA draft when she finished college in 2013, but made her WNBA debut 2015, playing briefly for Atlanta and New York. NBA players also . Scott, a former Stanford center, appeared in 10 WNBA seasons, and her timing was good: She was with Sacramento for its 2005 championship and Phoenix for its 2007 title. Do zucchini grow in the ground? 9), See also: Samantha Prahalis, Phoenix/New York/Los Angeles (2012-2014, also wore Nos. Why Jonquel Jones brings top-5 fantasy upside to New York. Former NC State center Mapp was 27 when the league launched, and her career highlight was playing for the Sparks' 2001 title team. She averaged 8.0 points and 4.2 assists in her career, with the highlight coming as a starter for the Mercury's 2009 championship team. 4 pick in 2007 out of UCLA, started in Minnesota but was traded to Los Angeles in 2009, and had her best statistical season with the Sparks in 2010. Milton-Jones, known for her tough and aggressive defense, is second all-time in regular-season games (499) to Sue Bird. However, if Minnesota released or traded him post-June 1, they could save $13.4 million in 2023 off the cap. 4 pick in the 2005 draft. She also wore that number part of . NEW YORK Maya Moore knew it was time to officially end her basketball career four years after stepping away. 1 pick and Rookie of the Year in 2010. 23). 4 overall pick in 2003 by Phoenix, she was traded to Detroit during the 2005 season, and won two WNBA championships with the Shock wearing No. 33: Seimone Augustus, Minnesota/Los Angeles (2006-20), See also: Emma Meesseman, Washington (2013-present); Sophia Young-Malcolm, San Antonio (2006-15); Yolanda Griffith, Sacramento/Seattle/Indiana (1999-2009; also wore 13). Dolson won two NCAA titles at UConn and was the No. All of the jerseys have a 1/144 notation to represent the number of players in the WNBA. But she started missing the game, went overseas to play and finally made her WNBA debut at age 27 -- and then spent 11 seasons in the league. Candace Parker signed a 5 year / $577,500 contract with the Los Angeles Sparks, including an annual average salary of $115,500. 3 in college are there in the WNBA: Taurasi and Parker. Taylor came to the league in 2001 as the No. Brunson, who played nine seasons for the Lynx, is second in all-time rebounding (3,356) to former Minnesota teammate Sylvia Fowles. 50); Rhonda Mapp, Charlotte/Los Angeles (1997-2003). They play for the Seattle Storm. Harding was the 2007 No. LSU's Powell played in the ABL and then was the last player picked -- No. Geez Sue Bird, . The Liberty fell in Game 3 and didn't win the championship, but her shot lives on. She donned No. Connecticut reached the WNBA Finals, falling in four games to the Las Vegas Aces. Back in the league in 2013 with Indiana, she was waived near the end of the season. She is still notable both for her rare jersey number and that she's just the second South Korean player to make a WNBA roster. 11 pick, the same year Australian countrywoman Lauren Jackson was taken No. Then she focused on playing in Europe and didn't return to the WNBA until 2007, when at 25 she was traded to Connecticut. 0); Marissa Coleman, Washington/Los Angeles/Indiana/New York (2009-18; also wore Nos. 1); Svetlana Abrosimova, Minnesota/Connecticut/Seattle (2001-12); Merlakia Jones, Cleveland/Detroit (1997-2004). 5 at 6,811) and assists (No. On stats alone, you wouldn't include Wicks and Jackson, but they were both contributing vets on top teams in the league's opening years. 32: Rebekkah Brunson, Sacramento/Minnesota (2004-18). Thomas, who led Maryland to the 2014 Final Four, was our top No. 14); Tanisha Wright, Seattle/New York/Minnesota (2005-19). 2). Johnson was with the Liberty in the league's inaugural season, playing in the 1997 WNBA title game. Her post-playing career has been groundbreaking, too, as she's an assistant coach with the NBA's San Antonio Spurs and is in the pool of potential candidates as the NBA's first female head coach. 22); Kelly Miller, Charlotte/Indiana/Phoenix/Minnesota/Atlanta/Washington/New York (2001-12; also wore No. But she's in her 13th season and has twice won the Most Improved Player Award (2010, '19). 5). 1: Crystal Langhorne, Washington/Seattle (2008-20), See also: Diamond DeShields, Chicago (2018-present); Elizabeth Williams, Connecticut/Atlanta (2015-present; also wore No. 1. 51). Penicheiro was the No. Here are the greatest players ever to wear each number, from 00 to 99 . The former UConn star played in the WNBA only until age 31, but was the picture of consistency that whole time, averaging 14.2 points and 4.2 rebounds. 7 Kristi Harrower: Point guard: Signed by the Phoenix Mercury as a free agent before the start of the 1998 season 1998 8 Trisha Fallon: Guard/Forward Selected round 2 (pick 19 overall) in the 1999 WNBA draft by the Minnesota Lynx: 1999 9 Jenny Whittle: Centre: Selected round 4 (pick 37 overall) in the 1999 WNBA draft by the Washington Mystics: 1999 Bullett, one of Maryland's all-time greats, entered the league at age 29; she averaged double figures in four of her six seasons. 28). Frett, of Georgia, and Crawley, part of North Carolina's 1994 NCAA title team, both played in the ABL before coming to the WNBA. Collier made her Olympic debut in the Tokyo Games, as did Loyd, the 2015 No. De Souza wore No. Thus far in 2021 with the Sky, she's having her best season statistically. . As a national champion at Purdue and in her first seven WNBA seasons, she wore No. Robinson, who stayed close to home in Oklahoma and went to an NAIA school, first played professionally in the ABL and then became part of the Liberty core that made three trips to the Finals. 7 pick in the 2005 draft out of Georgia. 8h; Katie Barnes; Sun trade Jasmine Thomas to Sparks for 3 players. Taurasi has averaged 19.5 points, 4.3 assists and 3.9 rebounds in her 17-season career, and is a 10-time All-Star who played in her fifth Olympics. who wears number 7 in the wnba 21 May. 2 pick in the 2012 draft out of Tennessee. 9 for the Los Angeles Sparks and some more quirky choices like 99. She and Wheeler are both in their first season with the Sparks this year, so Zahui B switched to No. Brandon Roy. The other was with Sacramento, which drafted her 10th out of Georgetown in 2004. Sam, who starred collegiately at Vanderbilt, won WNBA titles at Seattle (2004) and Detroit (2008). Ricky Davis, failed triple-double artist. She was Sixth Woman of the Year in 2016. The player with the highest 2K Rating among current players whose height is 6'10" on NBA 2K23 is Kevin Durant. Vandersloot started in the WNBA at No. Teasley was drafted No. The 6-2 forward played 15 seasons and was still effective late in her career, making her only All-Star appearance at age 33 in 2015. Eleven-year WNBA veteran Iziane Castro Marques also wore 88 for a season, but we list her at No. The Iowa grad wasn't drafted until the 1998 second round by Sacramento. Jones has made huge strides the past two seasons and was an All-Star this year. Stewart is already a regular-season MVP (2018) and two-time Finals MVP (2018, '20), and doesn't turn 27 until late August -- and she just won her second Olympic gold medal for Team USA. The 2016 No. 16. 1 pick out of Stanford in 2012 when she was Rookie of the Year, was the 2016 MVP and won a championship with the Sparks that season. That year, she won a championship with the Comets. McCarville was the No. View player profile, bio, stats, news and video highlights. > NBA & ABA Players Who Wore Uniform Number 7. Wolters, a 6-7 center, had a shorter career than she hoped, but has a lot to show from it. Hooper's primary number was 35 in college at Nebraska and in the WNBA, but she switched to 53 her one season in Atlanta because Angel McCroughry was 35. She made her All-Star appearance in her last season, 1999, when New York fell to the Comets in the WNBA Finals. Thielen's cap hit is scheduled to be $19.9 million in 2023. She later had stints as a head coach with the Lynx and the Sparks. She won another WNBA title at Minnesota in 2011, while wearing No. 7: Tina Thompson, Houston/Los Angeles/Seattle (1997-2013; also wore No. Odjick chose to wear the number 29 on his jersey, a move extremely significant to him and his family because that was his father, Joe's, identification number at residential school he was taken to . She has also made the dunk one of her signatures, doing it 14 times in the regular season and once in the playoffs. The former Tulane center played four WNBA seasons and wore three different numbers. Dydek, at 7-2 the tallest player in WNBA history, was beloved by teammates and fans alike. 22 in her second season and has become of the league's premier point guards. " Glad to be home ," Griner told fans . 1 pick out of Duke by Phoenix, but traded on draft day to Minnesota. Irons married Moore soon after his release and the couple had . From 2017-19, she played for Washington, winning the 2019 WNBA championship. Sales was an All-Star for seven of her nine seasons. Griner, a 6-9 center, was the No. But the Sky then were an inexperienced franchise (launching in 2006) that undervalued Toliver's talent and overreacted to her public bluntness when she's unhappy or questions something. Cash, a four-time All-Star, also won WNBA titles with Detroit in 2006 and Seattle in 2010. See also: Cappie Pondexter, Phoenix/New York/Chicago/Los Angeles/Indiana (2006-2018; also wore No. Young, the best player out of James Madison, spent the bulk of her career with the Sky, going to the 2014 WNBA Finals with Chicago. 1 draft pick in 2019 and reached the WNBA Finals with the Aces in 2020. Latta, who was from the other Tobacco Road college power, North Carolina, had her best WNBA seasons in 2013 and '14, when she was an All-Star with the Mystics. 52 at all of them. McBride, the No. Her team highlight was making the WNBA Finals with the Sun in 2004 and '05. She won her third championship in her last season, 2017, with Minnesota, this time wearing No. Smith, an All-Star just once, is one of the more underappreciated players in league history. She averaged 16.9 points and 7.6 rebounds, including two seasons -- 2002 and '03 -- when she averaged a double-double. 37 for just two games for the Mercury, but that's a rare enough jersey to make it here. 8: DeLisha Milton-Jones, Los Angeles/Washington/San Antonio/New York/Atlanta (1999-2015, also wore Nos. 25 years of the WNBA: The best players at every jersey number, Storm or Liberty? A two-time NCAA champion at UConn, she was the No. But she got a chance to play an important role for the 1999 champion Comets, starting every game that season. Hammon is the patron saint of the undrafted, although it comes with the caveat that the 1999 draft was when the influx of veterans from the folded ABL entered the WNBA. 22. Phillips (age 29) and Williams (28) were older when the league launched but made the most of the opportunity. Park was a 2018 second-round draft selection by the Lynx, then was picked up by the Aces when Minnesota released her. One of the smaller players in league history, the 5-foot-3 Johnson never backed down from anyone. Ford was the third pick in the 2003 draft out of Louisiana Tech. The day after the series' conclusion, they started traveling to Australia for the FIBA Women's World Cup, a . The WNBA star, 32, who was released from a Russian penal colony on Dec. 8, took part in a march in Pheonix, Arizona alongside her wife, Cherelle Griner. She proved several teams wrong as many of those selected before her are no longer in the league (and a couple never played in the WNBA). Front numbers have returned. 32, which included two trips to the WNBA Finals (2004, '05) with the Sun. 1. She wore No. She led Atlanta to the WNBA Finals in 2010, '11 and '13, and was the league's leading scorer in 2012 and '13. Beard's WNBA career was almost equally divided between two jersey numbers, which is why the guard/forward is on this list twice. They couldn't have been more wrong: She signed as a free agent with the Sun and played on their 2004 and '05 WNBA Finals teams. 22: Sheryl Swoopes, Houston/Seattle/Tulsa (1997-2011), See also: A'ja Wilson, Las Vegas (2018-present); Courtney Vandersloot, Chicago (2011-present, also wore No. But in 2014 with Chicago, she became an All-Star and has played every season since except last year, when she got a medical exemption from playing in the WNBA bubble. 11, 23). Malgrozata ' Margo' Dydek ( 7-2 ) Photo: factofun.com. 35: Angel McCoughtry, Atlanta/Las Vegas (2009-present), See also: Jonquel Jones, Connecticut (2016-present); Cheryl Ford, Detroit (2003-09). Riley played for Detroit's 2003 and 2006 championship teams, and was on San Antonio's runner-up team that lost to the Shock in the 2008 Finals. Wecker also was on the college list after a stellar Kansas State career that made her the No. Lamar Odom. 23 and 0). Nitrogen (N) has the atomic number 7. Nolan, a guard with great body control and ability to get to the rim, had her best performance scoring-wise (16.9 PPG) in 2009, her final WNBA season. 14 in her two WNBA seasons. Harvard's Feaster was the rare Ivy League grad to be picked in the WNBA's first round, and she played 10 seasons. We address Beard's career under No. His older brother Larry was already on the team with the number 45, so Jordan simply halved the number to . 20: Kristi Toliver, Chicago/Los Angeles/Washington (2009-present; also wore No. 5); Sandy Brondello, Detroit/Miami/Seattle (1998-2003); Eva Nemcova, Cleveland (1997-01). Jordan took up the number 23 jersey from an early age dating back to his time at Laney High School. Jones, a three-time All-Star, is in the middle of her best season, averaging 21.0 points, 11.1 rebounds and 3.1 assists, and is one of the early contenders for MVP. What happens if you sink the white in snooker? Cambage, a 6-8 Australian center, was drafted No. 13 overall, in 2011 by the Lynx, but traded on draft day to the Liberty. She played in her first All-Star Game last month. Now with Washington at age 32, she is having one of the best seasons in league history, averaging 26.3 points and 10.0 rebounds. The next year, with top pick Maya Moore joining the Lynx, they went on a run of making the WNBA Finals six of the next seven years, winning the title four times. She went to Chicago as part of the February 2017 trade that sent Elena Delle Donne to the Mystics. She didn't play in the bubble in 2020, but got some brief playoff experience with Las Vegas in 2019. She was also the regular-season MVP in 2017 and has been the league's Defensive Player of the Year three times. She seemed to find her place in the league with Indiana in 2016. 2 draft pick in 2015 by Tulsa, but was traded to New York the next year, where she later became a starter for the Liberty. Eleven-year WNBA veteran Iziane Castro Marques also wore 88 for a season, but we list her at No. 28); Deanna Nolan, Detroit (2001-09); Shannon Johnson, Orlando/Connecticut/San Antonio/Detroit/Houston/Seattle (1999-2009; also wore Nos. Four players listed are still active. The Sparks reaped the benefit; Toliver spent the next seven years in Los Angeles, winning the 2016 WNBA title, and she is back there this year. Clark was a scoring sensation as an undersized forward in college at Middle Tennessee and then transformed herself into one of the WNBA's best defensive players. 23 chronicled above. 2 pick in the 2006 draft out of Rutgers and a seven-time All-Star. But she was traded to Detroit during the 2005 season and transformed herself into a point guard and strong defender, winning titles with the Shock in 2006 and 2008, when she was Finals MVP. Davenport had a shorter WNBA career than most expected after her dominance at Ohio State and being the No. Then she came to the WNBA in 1999, the fourth pick in a draft that included former ABL players. See also: Natasha Cloud, Washington (2015-present; also wore No. 32); Chamique Holdsclaw, Washington/Los Angeles/Atlanta/San Antonio (1999-2010; also wore No. 12, 34). April 24, 1996: Womens basketball announces We Got Next as the NBA Board of Governors approves the concept of a WNBA. In his 12 year career so far, he's averaged 22.9 points, 8.5 rebounds, 2.7 assists, a block, on 47.3 percent . Quinn, the No. Copper, the No. 55 when she was in Charlotte, but also had that honor at No. WNBA trade grades 2023: Who wins big in the 3-team trade for Jonquel Jones? She also competed in the Tokyo Olympics. The former USC standout spent her WNBA career in her hometown of Los Angeles, leading the Sparks to the 2001 and '02 league championships and winning WNBA Finals MVP both times. She wore No. She was still part of the Comets' first title team in 1997, and the next three championships that followed. 2 overall draft pick like Sabally, has been a solid scorer, but her Fever team has had little success thus far in her career. The reigning NBA champion Golden State Warriors visited the White House on Tuesday. 25); Katie Douglas, Orlando/Connecticut/Indiana (2001-14; also wore No. Former Tennessee center Snow was the league's Most Improved Player in 2003 and an All-Star in 2005 and '06. After playing in the ABL, she came to the WNBA at age 29 in 1999, and was named league MVP and Defensive Player of the Year that season. 2 overall pick in the 1984 NBA draft, ahead of Michael Jordan. WNBA News. The consummate pass-first point guard, Penicheiro averaged 7.7 points for her career, but did have one season in which she averaged double figures (11.9 in 2008). 0 in her eight years with the Sparks. Thompson, the No. But thus far, she has played just eight games. The Tennessee grad won her championship with Los Angeles in 2016, when she was Finals MVP. We mentioned earlier that Castro Marques spent most of her career wearing No. 21: Ticha Penicheiro, Sacramento/Los Angeles/Chicago (1998-2012), See also: Kayla McBride, San Antonio/Las Vegas/Minnesota (2014-present); Tianna Hawkins, Seattle/Washington/Atlanta (2013-present); Renee Montgomery, Minnesota/Connecticut/Seattle/Atlanta (2010-19; also wore No. Swedish center Zahui B was the No. Both rounds follow a 2-2-1 format, wherein the higher seed hosts Games 1, 2 and 5 and the lower-seeded team will host Games 3 and 4. 41: Erika de Souza, Los Angeles/Connecticut/Atlanta/Chicago/San Antonio (2002-17; also wore No. Baranova, a forward from Russia, came into the league at its launch, and ended up averaging 10.1 points and 6.4 rebounds in her seven seasons. She was traded to Sacramento and played two seasons there, but injuries ended her career prematurely. 7, 41). Dydek played 11 consecutive years in the league; Wauters played nine WNBA seasons spread out over 16 years as she spent much of her time overseas. 7, 9, 1); Asjha Jones, Washington/Connecticut/Minnesota (2002-15); Nikki McCray, Washington/Indiana/Phoenix/San Antonio/Chicago (1998-2006); Adrienne Goodson, Utah/San Antonio/Houston/Charlotte (1999-2005; also wore No. 2 pick that year by Detroit and won a championship with the Shock the next year. Home; Members; News; Results; Events; About us; Links; Media; Contact; 27 Nov 2020 18 gives us a chance to spotlight her here. Weatherspoon and Toler were both 31 when the league began. Seattle went with Lauren Jackson at No. Wednesday, January 18, 2023 3 min read Glenn Cook. 92: Damiris Dantas, Minnesota/Atlanta (2014-present; also wore Nos. But she has been a valuable reserve for the Storm, winning her first WNBA title last season and continuing that role off the bench this season. 23 isn't just any numberit's the number that belongs to the greatest basketball player in NBA history, Michael Jordan. 7 at 1,578). The 2014 MVP, Moore averaged 18.4 points, 5.9 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 1.7 steals in her career. With one of the smoothest jump shots in WNBA history, Augustus was an eight-time All-Star and averaged 15.4 points per game in her career. 0, 4, 14). 11: Elena Delle Donne, Chicago/Washington (2013-present), See also: Candice Wiggins, Minnesota/Tulsa/Los Angeles/New York (2008-15; also wore No. Miller played 12 seasons, but had 15.6 win shares to Catchings' 93.7. 2). John Johnson, a two-time All-Star, 1979 . 12). 31: Tina Charles, Connecticut/New York/Washington (2010-present), See also: Stefanie Dolson, Washington/Chicago (2014-present); Erin Phillips, Connecticut/Indiana/Phoenix/Los Angeles/Dallas (2006-16; also wore No. Smith was head coach of the Liberty for two seasons and is now an assistant with the Lynx. Wright was never an All-Star, but her defense and willingness to do the dirty work was appreciated by teammates. 57 in Charlotte and gets a mention here. The former UConn star also holds the record for most 3-point field goals (1,179) and attempts (3,221). 25 on the college list, and was a strong contender here, too. Cornbread, wore No. We list our top player at each number, with subsequent players listed by when they entered the WNBA, starting with the most recent. 12, 21). 14). Russia's Abrosimova, out of UConn, won the 2010 WNBA title with Seattle. She was the WNBA Finals MVP in 2007, when the Mercury won their first title, and she also won a championship with Phoenix in 2009. She was drafted in 2010's second round but didn't make a roster until joining the Storm in 2012. 30: Breanna Stewart, Seattle (2016-present), See also: Nneka Ogwumike, Los Angeles (2012-present); Katie Smith, Minnesota/Detroit/Washington/Seattle/New York (1999-2013; also wore No. 52); Shavonte Zellous, Detroit/Tulsa/Indiana/New York/Seattle/Washington (2009-present; also wore 11); Tamera Young, Atlanta/Chicago/Las Vegas (2008-19; also wore Nos. Whitmore wore this number for the bulk of her career, and it's the one she is best remembered for. Gillom was 33 when the league launched; nicknamed "Grandmama," she helped the Mercury make the 1998 WNBA Finals. Smith, a Naismith Hall of Famer out of Ohio State, came to the WNBA at age 25 after winning two ABL championships, and then was a top scoring guard for her first 6 seasons with the Lynx. 5 pick out of Ohio State in 2011, was an All-Star as a Sparks starter in 2015. Phillips played in two WNBA Finals with New York; she and Williams were both four-time All-Stars. Timms was among the initial group of Australians who helped launch the WNBA and she is still one of the most popular. She is now an NBA assistant coach. 00, 44). 14); Sophia Witherspoon, New York/Portland/Los Angeles (1997-2003). The great Cindy Brown wore No. She persevered through 10 knee operations, including five ACL surgeries. She was able to play overseas several years and is now an assistant coach for the Liberty. Her career has been hampered by injuries, but she still has career averages of 12.9 points and 7.0 rebounds. 88: Jacki Gemelos, Chicago/Connecticut/Washington (2015, '20; also wore No. 55 is the highest allowed jersey number in college. 43: Le'Coe Willingham, Connecticut/Phoenix/Seattle/Chicago/Atlanta (2004-13; also wore 34), See also: Nakia Sanford, Washington/Phoenix/Seattle (2003-13); Alicia Thompson, New York/Indiana/Seattle (1998-2005). 6); Nykesha Sales, Orlando/Connecticut (1999-2007). You are here: pentair superflo vs won't turn on operation manager amazon stipendio italia who wears number 7 in the wnba. 2 in this year's draft by Dallas -- will go to the top of 28s. 1 draft pick in 2013 out of Baylor, where she won the 2012 national championship, and she played in her second Olympics for Team USA this summer. Barnes was a WNBA role player for seven seasons. 13). She ranks fourth in the league in career points (6,822) and is the all-time leader in 2-point field goals made (2,779). Howard was on two WNBA title teams with Seattle (2018, 2020) and was the league's Defensive Player of the Year in 2019. December 14, 2021; in favor or favour australia; 7); Tracy Reid, Charlotte/Miami/Phoenix (1998-2003); Latasha Byears, Los Angeles/Washington/Houston (1997-2008; also wore No. At her third stop, Connecticut, she has been an All-Star and played in the 2019 WNBA Finals. 91. Johnson, now the Dallas Wings' coach, also was our college pick at No. 27 is obscure. Langhorne's two championships (2018, '20) came near the end of her career in Seattle. On the other side of the bracket, No. UConn star Lobo was one of the original trio to sign with the WNBA, along with Lisa Leslie and Sheryl Swoopes. Jones helped the Sun reach the 2019 WNBA Finals, but didn't play in the 2020 bubble. The others are Diana Taurasi, Candace Parker, Maya Moore and Breanna Stewart. January 17, 2023, 8:38 PM. How did a guard get a number traditionally worn by post players? 12); Murriel Page, Washington/Los Angeles (1998-2008; also wore No. But an ACL injury in the 1999 opener cost her the rest of that season, and after re-injuring the knee six months later in a scrimmage, she also missed the 2000 season. In 2020, Parker will earn a base salary of $119,500, while carrying a cap hit of $119,500. 9, 14); Charlotte Smith, Charlotte/Washington/Indiana (1999-2006; also wore Nos. Charles didn't play in the 2020 WNBA bubble. It might seem too early in her career to add Sabally, but with an All-Star appearance this season, she makes it. Paris didn't have the kind of WNBA career like she did in college at Oklahoma, where she was a double-double machine. Henning, a former Stanford star guard, was 29 when the WNBA launched, and her stats were never big. 2); Teresa Weatherspoon, New York/Los Angeles (1997-2004); Penny Toler, Los Angeles (1997-99). She later coached in the league and is now a college coach. 91: Tamika Whitmore, New York/Los Angeles/Connecticut/Indiana (1999-2009; also wore Nos. is jessica burns, a true story . He wore No. Jackson was a three-time MVP and seven-time All-Star who averaged 18.9 points and 7.7 rebounds for her career. 16 for just four of her 11 seasons. 22, 23, 33), See also: Barbara Ferris, Detroit/New York/Phoenix (2000-09). Thielen and his family seem . 8); Sheri Sam, Orlando/Miami/Minnesota/Seattle/Charlotte/Indiana/Detroit (1999-08; also wore No. 13: Lindsay Whalen Connecticut/Minnesota (2004-18), See also: Chiney Ogwumike, Connecticut/Los Angeles (2014-present); Danielle Robinson, San Antonio/Phoenix/Minnesota/Las Vegas/Indiana (2011-present, also wore Nos. She is now an assistant coach with the Lynx. Little then played more seasons (13) and more games (431 in the regular season, 37 in the playoffs) than anyone in her draft class, plus won the 2010 WNBA title with Seattle. Jackson is being inducted into both the Naismith and Women's Basketball Halls of Fame this year and is not just the top Australian in WNBA history, but one of the best players, period. Ndour-Fall was traded to Chicago before the 2018 season and spent three of the last four years with the Sky, her other stop being in Dallas. It took a while -- she spent six seasons with Connecticut, the team that drafted her fourth overall -- but then came via trade to Minnesota in 2010. Popular. The same goes for Askamp, also a center who wore 14 more than 41, but had the latter number when she won the 2002 WNBA title with the Sparks. 32, which included two trips to the WNBA Finals (2004, '05) with the Sun. Grinding it out to appear in seven WNBA seasons, including last year after being ill for weeks with COVID-19, has been its own triumph for Colson. 2 overall draft pick in 2007. She was in the top six in the league in assists each of her eight seasons and averaged 5.1 per game for her WNBA career. Lamb, a USC grad, was 33 when the WNBA started, so she played just three seasons. 17); Wendy Palmer, Utah/Detroit/Orlando/Connecticut/San Antonio/Seattle (1997-2007; also wore Nos. 50: Tangela Smith, Sacramento/Charlotte/Phoenix/Indiana/San Antonio (1998-2012; also wore No. 8). Delle Donne had an unforgettable 2019, becoming the first 50/40/90 player in WNBA history, winning her second MVP and leading the Mystics to their first championship despite severe back issues. Mercury coach Sandy Brondello and college coaches Adia Barnes (Arizona) and Tricia Bader Binford (Montana State) are the others. 31, 33). 7 - Out of the 24 All-Stars, seven players have competed in the WNBA for more than a decade . The British fifty pence (50p) coin is a heptagon (seven sided). 6 pick in 2013, won a title with Mystics as a key reserve in 2019. Fandom Apps Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. 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