Got Questions? Discover NowWe Have Answers 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. 2001 WNBA Championship The 2001 WNBA Championship was the championship series of the 2001 WNBA …
Utah Starzz Team History
Got Questions? Discover NowWe Have Answers 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. Move to San Antonio No local ownership was found, so in 2002, the Starzz announced their …
San Antonio Silver Stars Team History
Got Questions? Discover NowWe Have Answers 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 …
San Antonio Stars Team History
Got Questions? Discover NowWe Have Answers 2014 2017 Stars Team Creation In 2014 the Silver Star changed their name by dropping the “Silver” from the nickname. 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 …
Las Vegas Aces Team History
(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 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 …
Houston Comets Team History
Got Questions? Discover NowWe Have Answers 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. 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 …
Cleveland Rockers Team History
Got Questions? Discover NowWe Have Answers 1997 2003 Rockers Team Creation The city of Cleveland was granted one of the original 8 franchises of the WNBA. In 1997, they started with such players like Isabelle Fijalkowski and former Harlem Globetrotters member Lynette Woodard, who had been the first female player in Globetrotter history. The Rockers finished 15-13 in the first WNBA season ever, missing the playoffs in …
Charlotte Sting Team History
Got Questions? Discover NowWe Have Answers 1997 2007 Sting Team Creations The Charlotte Sting was one of the eight original WNBA franchises that began play in 1997. The Sting were then the sister team to the Charlotte Hornets. The Sting finished their first season with a 15-13 record and qualified for the first WNBA playoffs, but lost to eventual champions Houston Comets in …