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 …
Miami Sol Team History
2000 2002 Sol Team Creation The Sol shined into Earth as an expansion team in 2000. In their debut, the team struggled, but bounced back and made the playoffs with a 17-15 record, clinching the 2nd seed. In their playoff debut, the Miami Sol became the first expansion team in WNBA history to reach the playoffs in their first year …
Los Angeles Sparks Team History
1997 2001 2002 2016 Sparks Team Creation The WNBA began its first season on June 21, 1997, to little fanfare. The first WNBA game featured the New York Liberty facing the Los Angeles Sparks in Los Angeles. The game was televised nationally in the United States on the NBC television network. See Full Story 2001 WNBA Championship The 2001 WNBA …
Utah Starzz Team History
1997 2002 Starzz Team Creation One of the eight original WNBA teams, the Starzz, which was partially named after the old ABA team. Utah Jazz ownership was not interested in keeping the Starzz, and without new owners, the team would have folded. See Full Story Move to San Antonio No local ownership was found, so in 2002, the Starzz announced …
San Antonio Silver Stars Team History
2003 2007 Silver Stars Team Creation When the NBA divested itself of all of its WNBA franchises at the end of the 2002 season, the Utah Jazz ownership did not wish to retain ownership of the Starzz. The Starzz then looked for local Utah potential buyers, but none were found, leaving the franchise with the choice of either being sold …
San Antonio Stars Team History
2014 2017 Stars Team Creation In 2014 the Silver Star changed their name by dropping the “Silver” from the nickname. See Full Story Move to Las Vegas This is the second move for the franchise, which came to San Antonio from Utah in 2003. Without specifying the potential Las Vegas buyer, Spurs Sports & Entertainment sent out a message to …
Las Vegas Aces Team History
2018 Aces Team Creation The Las Vegas Aces are a professional basketball team based in Paradise, Nevada, playing in the Western Conference in the Women’s National Basketball Association(WNBA). The Aces play their games at Mandalay Bay Events Center. The team was founded in Salt Lake City, Utah, as the Utah Starzz before the league’s inaugural 1997 season. It then moved to San Antonio, Texas before the 2003 season and became the San Antonio Silver Stars, later shortened …
Houston Comets Team History
1997 1997 1998 1999 2000 2008 Comets Team Creation The Comets were one of the founding teams in the WNBA. Houston is still clearly a basketball city. See Full Story WNBA Championship 1997 They capped off the league’s inaugural season in 1997 with a win over the New York Liberty in the WNBA championship game to win the WNBA’s first championship. See Full …