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| ...WNBA |
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| Official Web Site: www.wnba.com |
| President: Donna Orender |
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| 13 TEAMS IN THE WNBA |
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| Eastern Conference |
Western Conference |
Chicago Sky
Connecticut Sun
Detroit Shock
Indiana Fever
New York Liberty
Washington Mystics |
Houston Comets
Los Angeles Sparks
Minnesota Lynx
Phoenix Mercury
Sacramento Monarchs
San Antonio Silver Stars
Seattle Storm |
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| Key Players: |
| Top veterans: |
Sheryl Swoopes (Comets), Sue Bird (Storm), Swin Cash (Shock), Lisa Leslie (Sparks), Becky Hammon (San Antonio Silver Stars), Lauren Jackson (Storm)
, Yolanda Griffith (Monarchs), Nykesha Sales (Sun), Tamika Catchings (Fever), Tina Thompson (Comets) |
| Rising young stars: |
Alana Beard (Mystics), Diana Taurasi (Mercury), Lindsay Whalen (Sun), Temeka Johnson (Sparks),
Cheryl Ford (Shock), Seimone Augustus (Lynx), Cappie Pondexter (Mercury), Candice Dupree (Sky), Sophia Young (San Antonio Silver Stars) |
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The WNBA has garnered unprecedented marketing support
In addition to enjoying long-standing partnerships with major national and international brands such as Gatorade, Nike, America Online, Spalding and Southwest Airlines, the league has in the past year entered into major marketing partnerships with adidas, Toyota, T-Mobile, DiscoverCard, Ocean Spray and Kohler.
WNBA Games are telecast on ABC, ESPN2 and NBA TV
The 2007 season features a record number of national telecasts. ESPN2 and ABC will combine to televise up to 36 games nationally during the regular season and playoffs beginning with the season opener on May 19 on ABC. ESPN2 will once again feature “WNBA Tuesdays.” NBA TV will complement ABC and ESPN2's coverage by televising 70 regular season games and up to nine playoff games.
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