1997 2007 2009 2014 Mercury Team Creation On April 24, 1996, women’s basketball announced “We Got Next” as the NBA Board of Governors approved the concept of a Women’s National Basketball Association and play began the next June. Take a look at how the WNBA has evolved from those beginnings through the league’s seven years of existence. Eight teams were …
WNBA Team History
WNBA Team History The Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) is a professional basketball league in the United States. It is currently composed of twelve teams. The league was founded on April 22, 1996, as the women’s “counterpart” to the National Basketball Association (NBA), and league play started in 1997. Atlanta Dream Established: 2008 Championships: 0See Team HistoryChicago Sky Established: 2006 …
