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List Of WNBA Players
The following is a list of Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) players. A * Farhiya Abdi * Tajama Abraham * Svetlana Abrosimova * Natalie Achonwa * Jessica Adair * Danielle Adams * Jordan Adams (basketball, born 1981), Jordan Adams * Elisa Aguilar * Matee Ajavon * Bella Alarie * Marcie Alberts * Markita Aldridge * Erin Alexander * Kayla Alexander * Tawona Alhaleem * Charel Allen * Rebecca Allen (basketball), Rebecca Allen * Ameryst Alston * Mactabene Amachree * Monique Ambers * Laeticia Amihere * Ambrosia Anderson * Chantelle Anderson * Jolene Anderson (basketball), Jolene Anderson * Keisha Anderson * Mery Andrade * Yvette Angel * Kristine Anigwe * Nicky Anosike * Jayne Appel * Janeth Arcain * Anne Marie Armstrong * Katasha Artis * Marlies Askamp * Ariel Atkins * La'Tangela Atkinson * Morenike Atunrase * Amy Atwell * Seimone Augustus * Shakira Austin * Valériane Ayayi * Angela Aycock * Miranda Ayim * Leigh Aziz * Jennifer Azzi B *Tricia Bader Binford *Sherill ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Women's National Basketball Association
The Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) is a women's professional basketball league in the United States. The league comprises 13 teams (scheduled to expand to 15 in 2026). The WNBA is headquartered in Midtown Manhattan. The WNBA was founded on April 24, 1996, as the women's counterpart to the National Basketball Association (NBA); league play began in 1997. The regular season runs from May to September, with each team playing 44 games. The top eight teams (regardless of conference) qualify for the playoffs, culminating in the WNBA Finals, which is played in October. The WNBA All-Star Game, All-Star Game occurs midway through the season in July. The league hosts an annual mid-season competition, the WNBA Commissioner's Cup, Commissioner's Cup. The WNBA is an active member of USA Basketball (USAB), which is recognized by the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) as the Sport governing body, governing body for basketball in the United States. History League foun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rebecca Allen (basketball)
Rebecca Kate "Bec" Allen (born 6 November 1992) is an Australian professional basketball player for the Chicago Sky of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). Allen was a member of the Australian Women's basketball team (Opals) at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. The Opals were eliminated after losing to the USA in the quarterfinals. Early life Allen was born in Wangaratta, Victoria and moved to Melbourne with her family when she was five years old. She is a dizygotic twin. She played in the junior competition for the suburb Nunawading. Allen was sought out by the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL) at the age of 16. Career WNBL In the domestic Women's National Basketball League (WNBL), Allen has played for the Dandenong Rangers (2009–2010), Australian Institute of Sport (2010–2012), Melbourne Boomers (2012–2015) and South East Queensland Stars (2015–2016). In 2014, Allen was awarded the WNBL Robyn Maher Defensive Player of the Year.Ward, Roy (3 March 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jayne Appel
Jayne Appel-Marinelli (born May 14, 1988) is an American former basketball center who played for the San Antonio Stars of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) in 2016. She played collegiate basketball at Stanford University. Early life Born in Berkeley, California, Jayne has two older brothers, Mike and Tommy, and one younger brother, Nate. Jayne's father, Joseph Appel, played basketball at Saint Mary's College of California. Appel was a four-time letter winner in basketball at Carondelet High School in Concord, California. She was also a three-year letter winner in water polo. As a senior, Appel was a McDonald's All-American as a senior and named MVP of the All-American game. She was named Gatorade State Player of the Year in basketball, rated as the 3rd best in the high school class of 2006 by hsgirlshoop.scout.com and named a WBCA All-American. She played for the U18 women's national team at the FIBA Americas. She was offered scholarships by Connecticu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicky Anosike
Nkolika "Nicky" Nonyelum Anosike (born February 27, 1986) is an American former professional basketball player in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). Personal Anosike was born in Brooklyn, New York and grew up in Staten Island where she attended St. Peter's High School for Girls. Anosike was named a Women's Basketball Coaches Association, WBCA All-American. She participated in the 2004 Women's Basketball Coaches Association#WBCA High School All-America Game, WBCA High School All-America Game, where she scored one point. Her younger brother, O. D. Anosike, plays pro basketball for Scavolini Pesaro in Italy. College Anosike attended college at Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball, Tennessee and graduated in 2008. She had a cumulative GPA of 3.78 in her triple major studies in sociology/criminal justice, political science and legal studies. She began playing during the 2008 season and last took the court during the 2012 campaign. While at Tennessee, Anosike won back ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kristine Anigwe
Kristine Chioma Anigwe (born March 31, 1997) is an American professional basketball player for SERCO UNI Győr in the EuroLeague. Early life Kristine Anigwe was born in London to Nigerian parents. She and her siblings were raised in Phoenix, Arizona, and attended Desert Vista High School. At age 17, Anigwe became a U.S. citizen in June 2014. In her upperclassman years, Anigwe won two consecutive FIBA age group World Championships competing for the United States, first with the under-17s in 2014 and then with the under-19s in 2015. Anigwe scored in double figures in all 27 games for Desert Vista in her senior season, leading the state with 21.1 points and 13.3 rebounds per game and registering 17 double-doubles. College career Before her junior year of high school, Anigwe accepted an offer to play college basketball at the University of California, Berkeley, where she would major in sociology. Freshman season In her first season with California in 2015–16, Anigwe won eigh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yvette Angel
Yvette Angel is a former basketball player and coach who played collegiately for the Ohio State Buckeyes, and professionally in the WNBA for the Sacramento Monarchs. Career In high school, Angel played for the Buffalo Academy of the Sacred Heart women's team under coach Sister Maria Pares. The team was undefeated during Angel's career, having reached a 109-game winning streak. For her college career, Angel played for the Ohio State Buckeyes during the team's first four years in the Big Ten Conference. In all four of Angel's seasons, the Buckeyes were the conference's regular season champions, and were undefeated in all 18 intraconference games during the 1984–85 season, Angel's final year with the team. Angel left the Buckeyes as its, at the time, third-leading women's scorer all time, and subsequently accepted a job as a graduate assistant coach with Michigan State University. Afterward, she was an assistant coach at Notre Dame. She played for Avón Alcalá in Spain in 1986. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mery Andrade
Mery Elizabeth Fernandes Andrade (born December 31, 1975) is a Portuguese professional basketball coach and former player, currently serving as an assistant coach for the Toronto Raptors in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Born in Cape Verde and raised in Portugal Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic, is a country on the Iberian Peninsula in Southwestern Europe. Featuring Cabo da Roca, the westernmost point in continental Europe, Portugal borders Spain to its north and east, with which it share ..., Andrade had a distinguished playing career before transitioning into coaching. Playing Career Andrade played for Old Dominion University from 1995 to 1999. During her tenure, she was instrumental in leading the Old Dominion Lady Monarchs to four consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances, including a run to the 1997 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Championship game. She earned multiple accolades, including: * Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) Co-P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keisha Anderson
Keisha Anderson is an American basketball player. As a high school senior at Park High School in Racine, Wisconsin she received Wisconsin Miss Basketball and Parade All American. Anderson received a full basketball scholarship to the University of Arizona during 1992-93 and was selected to the all-freshman Pac 10 team. She transferred to University of Wisconsin. Moving from the all-freshman Pac 10 team to First Team All Big 10, she became Wisconsin's eighth all-time in scoring, second all-time in assists and first in all-time steals. Her continued efforts received District IV First team All American and Wisconsin MVP in 1997. During 1997 she also finished her bachelor's degree in criminal justice, along with being a proud 16th overall draft pick to join the American Basketball League's Colorado Xplosion. The ABL came to an ultimate demise, and she went abroad taking her career to Team Elitzur in Holon Israel. Traveling back to the United States, she was drafted by the Wome ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jolene Anderson (basketball)
Jolene Nancy Anderson (born July 22, 1986) is an American professional basketball player. She was drafted by the Connecticut Sun in the 2008 WNBA draft. College career Anderson played four seasons of college basketball for the Wisconsin Badgers. With 2,312 total points, she is the all-time leading scorer in Badgers women's history. She studied sociology at Wisconsin. Career statistics WNBA Regular season , - , align="left" , 2008 , align="left" , Connecticut , 24, , 7, , 15.3, , 27.8, , 23.2, , 73.3, , 2.4, , 1.1, , 0.3, , 0.0, , 0.7, , 4.0 , - , align="left" , Career , align="left" , 1 year, 1 team , 24, , 7, , 15.3, , 27.8, , 23.2, , 73.3, , 2.4, , 1.1, , 0.3, , 0.0, , 0.7, , 4.0 College Source Professional career Anderson was drafted by the Connecticut Sun in the 2008 WNBA draft and played 24 games for the team during the 2008 WNBA season. Anderson played the 2008–09 and 2009–10 seasons in France with ESB Villeneuve-d'Ascq. She then played in Turkey fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chantelle Anderson
Chantelle Denise Anderson ( ; born January 22, 1981) is a retired Lebanese-American collegiate and professional basketball player who has played in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) and overseas. Personal Chantelle Anderson was born in Loma Linda, California, to Maxine and Paul Anderson and is the oldest of four sisters. College years Anderson graduated from Vanderbilt University in 2003. In her last year she became Vanderbilt's all-time female leading scorer with 2,604 points as well as setting the Vanderbilt's Career Field Goal Percentage mark of 65.1%. She was named to the All-American team in 2001. Anderson was a member of the Gold Medal-winning USA Basketball Jones Cup Team in 2000 as well as being on the Gold Medal-winning U.S. team at the World University Games in 2001. *Vanderbilt's 2001 Female Athlete of the Year. *Named as her team's 2001 co-MVP, along with Trials participant Ashley McElhiney. *Earned 2001 NCAA Midwest Regional All-Tournament team h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ambrosia Anderson
Ambrosia Anderson (born March 14, 1984) is an American professional women's basketball player. High school Anderson was born in Colorado Springs, Colorado and attended Thomas B. Doherty High School in Colorado Springs. Collegiate career A 2006 graduate of Brigham Young University, Anderson appeared in 120 games and averaged 10.7 ppg and 5.3 rpg during her career with the Cougars. As a senior in 2006, Ambrosia led BYU in both scoring (18.7 ppg) and rebounding (7.4 rpg) in 2005-2006. In the Mountain West Conference, Anderson ranked second in scoring average and third in rebounding. She was also seventh in the conference in three-point percentage (.364) and fourth in defensive rebounds per game (5.47). Ambrosia was named the Mountain West Conference (MWC) Co-Player of the Year and All-MWC First Team in 2006. She also became one of only 18 players in BYU women’s basketball history to score more than 1,000 point points. In 2006, she was also named a Kodak All-American Honorable ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laeticia Amihere
Laeticia Amihere (born July 10, 2001) is a Canadian professional basketball player for the Golden State Valkyries of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She played college basketball for the South Carolina Gamecocks women's basketball, South Carolina Gamecocks of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). She was drafted eighth overall by the Atlanta Dream in the 2023 WNBA draft. Early life Amihere was born in Mississauga, Mississauga, Ontario, to a Ghanaian father and a mother from Ivory Coast. She attended King's Christian Collegiate in Oakville, Ontario. She became the first Canadian female to dunk in a game when she was 15 years old. College career Amihere made her debut with the South Carolina Gamecocks women's basketball team in the 2019–20 NCAA season. On March 30, 2021, Amihere had 10 points, eight rebounds and nine blocks against Texas Longhorns women's basketball, Texas in the NCAA Elite 8. She set a program record for blocks in an NCAA Tournament game. Am ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
