Basketball Leagues ABA Team History Established: 1967 Teams: 11 See Teams NBA Team History Established: 1946 Schools: 30 See Teams WNBA Team History Established: 1996 Teams: 12 See Teams
Washington Mystics Team History
1999 2015 2019 Mystics Team Formation The Washington Mystics were one of the first WNBA expansion franchises to be established. Two teams were added in 1998 (Detroit and Washington) and two more in 1999 (Orlando and Minnesota), bringing the number of teams in the league up to twelve. See Full Story Delle Donne Time During the 2016 – 2017 off-season, the Mystics were busy in the …
Seattle Storm Team History
2000 2004 2010 2018 2020 Storm Team Formation The Storm’s predecessor was the Seattle Reign, a charter member of the American Basketball League (ABL), operating from 1996 through December 1998, when the league folded. Luckier than most localities that had an ABL team, Seattle was quickly awarded a WNBA franchise and began to play less than two years later. With …
Sacramento Monarchs Team History
1997 2005 2009 Monarchs Team Creation Eight teams were announced for the league’s inaugural season. The Eastern Conference consisted of the Charlotte Sting, Cleveland Rockers, Houston Comets, and New York Liberty while the Western Conference was comprised of the Los Angeles Sparks, Phoenix Mercury, Sacramento Monarchs, and Utah Starzz. See Full Story 2005 WNBA Champion – Monarchs The 2005 WNBA …
Portland Fire Team History
2000 2002 Fire Team Creation By 2000, the league had expanded to 16 teams, with the Detroit Shock and Washington Mystics joining the league in 1998, the Minnesota Lynx and Orlando Miracle in 1999, and the Indiana Fever, Miami Sol, Portland Fire, and Seattle Storm in 2000. See Full Story Fire Close Down The 2002 season proved to be the …
Phoenix Mercury Team History
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 …
New York Liberty Team History
1997 2010 2015 Liberty Team Creation The New York Liberty was selected as one of the eight charter members of the WNBA on Oct. 30, 1996. The Liberty remains one of four original franchises to continue to compete in the league and is the only team in WNBA history to operate under the same ownership since the league’s inaugural season. …
Minnesota Lynx Team History
1998 2011 2013 2015 2017 Lynx Team Creation On April 22, 1998, the WNBA announced they would add two expansion teams (Minnesota and the Orlando Miracle) for the 1999 season. The team was officially named the Minnesota Lynx on December 5, 1998. The Lynx started their inaugural season in 1999 with 12,122 fans in attendance to watch the first regular-season game …