Monarchs Primary LogoMonarchs Alternate LogoMonarchs Wordmark LogoEstablished 1997 City Sacramento League History 1997 – 2009 / Women’s National Basketball Association Team History 1997 – 2009 / Sacramento Monarchs Nickname Monarchs – Sacramento’s WNBA team, the Monarchs, has a long and storied history. The name was chosen to honor Sacramento’s role in California’s Gold Rush of 1848-1855. Sacramento became known as …