Sports Team History

Generic selectors
Exact matches only
Search in title
Search in content
Search in posts
Search in pages
  • Baseball
    • MLB Team History
  • Basketball
    • ABA Team History
    • NBA Team History
    • WNBA Team History
  • College
    • ACC School History
    • American Athletic School History
    • Big 10 School History
    • Big 12 School History
    • Big East School History
    • Mountain West School History
    • PAC 12 School History
    • SEC School History
  • Football
    • AAF Team History
    • CFL Team History
    • NFL Team History
    • USFL Team History
    • XFL Team History
  • Hockey
    • NHL Team History
  • Soccer
    • MLS Team History
    • Premier Team History
  • STH News
  • Baseball
    • MLB Team History
  • Basketball
    • ABA Team History
    • NBA Team History
    • WNBA Team History
  • College
    • ACC School History
    • American Athletic School History
    • Big 10 School History
    • Big 12 School History
    • Big East School History
    • Mountain West School History
    • PAC 12 School History
    • SEC School History
  • Football
    • AAF Team History
    • CFL Team History
    • NFL Team History
    • USFL Team History
    • XFL Team History
  • Hockey
    • NHL Team History
  • Soccer
    • MLS Team History
    • Premier Team History
  • STH News

Orlando Miracle Team History

Orlando Miracle




  • 1998
  • 2002
  • Orlando Miracle 1998

    Miracle Team Creation

    The Orlando Miracle joined the Women’s National Basketball Association as an expansion franchise for the league’s third season in the summer of 1999. At the time, all WNBA clubs were located in NBA markets and operated by NBA ownership groups. The DeVos family, owners of the NBA Orlando Magic, managed the Miracle, which shared similar colors, logos and mystical name with the men’s team.

  • Orlando Miracle 2002 Final Season

    NBA Sold Off WNBA Franchises

    After the 2002 WNBA season, the NBA sold off all of the WNBA franchises to the operators of the teams. Magic owner Rich DeVos was not interested in keeping the Miracle, and no local ownership group emerged. In January 2003, the Connecticut-based Mohegan Native American Tribe bought the team.

    The new owners moved the team to Uncasville, Connecticut and changed the nickname to the Sun (in reference to the tribe’s Mohegan Sun casino.) The Connecticut Sun’s new nickname and logo were reminiscent of another Florida-based WNBA franchise, the Miami Sol, which folded at the same time as the Miracle.

Miracle Primary Logo
Miracle Alternate Logo

The Orlando Miracle were a Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) team based in Orlando, Florida. They began play in the 1999 WNBA season. The Miracle relocated, in 2003, to Uncasville, Connecticut where the team became the Connecticut Sun. The Miracle was a sister team to the NBA’s Orlando Magic.





Established
1999

City
Orlando – Connecticut

League History
1999 – Present / Women’s National Basketball Association

Team History
2003 – Present / Connecticut Sun
1999 – 2002 / Orlando Miracle

Nickname
Miracle – Is a highly improbable or extraordinary event, development, or accomplishment that brings very welcome consequences.

Championship
WNBA Championships 0

Arena
2003 – Present / Mohegan Sun Arena

*Orlando*
1999 – 2002 / TD Waterhouse Centre

Owner
2003 – Present / Mohegan Sun
1999 – 2002 / RDV Sports, Inc.

Who is the greatest Orlando Miracles?
  • Add your greatest player

Retired Number

*Blue is this team’s history

WNBA Logo Battle

WNBA Teams
Menu
  • Atlanta Dream
  • Chicago Sky
  • Connecticut Sun
    • Orlando Miracle
  • Dallas Wings
    • Tulsa Shock
    • Detroit Shock
  • Indiana Fever
  • Las Vegas Aces
    • San Antonio Stars
    • San Antonio Silver Stars
    • Utah Starzz
  • Los Angeles Sparks
  • Minnesota Lynx
  • New York Liberty
  • Phoenix Mercury
  • Seattle Storm
  • Washington Mystics
  • Past Teams
    • Charlotte Sting
    • Cleveland Rockers
    • Houston Comets
    • Miami Sol
    • Portland Fire
    • Sacramento Monarchs

STH News

"Latest Sports Team History News"

YesterYears – The History of the New York Giants

December 31, 2020

History of the ACC – Atlantic Coast Conference

December 16, 2020

YesterYears – The History of the Boston Celtics

December 16, 2020

John Wooden – YesterYears Coach

November 23, 2020

Generic selectors
Exact matches only
Search in title
Search in content
Search in posts
Search in pages
Sports Team History
  • Sports Logo History
  • Sports Logo Battle
  • NFL Logo Tourney
  • About
  • Contact
  • Disclaimer
  • Privacy Policy

© 2013 - 2020 Sports Team History
Designed by Hoops Ministry