3); Amanda Zahui B, Tulsa/New York/Los Angeles (2015-present; also wore Nos. We went with 44, which she wore for her first WNBA championship season, with Detroit in 2008. As it is, playing to age 37, she averaged 10.0 PPG and 3.1 RPG for her WNBA career, just missing the Monarchs' 2005 championship season. Juwan Howard. witnesses plural possessive; soccer player haircut; Wednesday, 2 December 2020. She holds the record for most assists in a game (18, set in 2020) and is fourth on the career assist list (2,084) and second among active players behind Sue Bird. 8, but for this list we'll discuss her at No. But she started missing the game, went overseas to play and finally made her WNBA debut at age 27 -- and then spent 11 seasons in the league. 7 - Out of the 24 All-Stars, seven players have competed in the WNBA for more than a decade . Lamb, a USC grad, was 33 when the WNBA started, so she played just three seasons. Castro Marques spent most of her career wearing No. 11, 23). See also: Natasha Howard, Indiana/Minnesota/Seattle/New York (2014-present, also wore Nos. Jermaine O'Neal. Perhaps one day, Awak Kuier -- the 19-year-old from Finland who was picked No. 1 draft pick like Taurasi, Parker was Defensive Player of the Year last season, and then left after 13 seasons in Los Angeles to move as a free agent to her hometown of Chicago. Who are the top WNBA players available in free agency this offseason? 37 for just two games for the Mercury, but that's a rare enough jersey to make it here. Latta, who was from the other Tobacco Road college power, North Carolina, had her best WNBA seasons in 2013 and '14, when she was an All-Star with the Mystics. 52: Kara Wolters, Houston/Indiana/Sacramento (1999-02), See also: Tyasha Harris, Dallas (2020-present); Kristen Rasmussen, Utah/Miami/Indiana/Houston/Charlotte/Phoenix/Connecticut/Minnesota (2000-2008). An All-Star in 2015, she was Finals MVP in 2019 when the Mystics won their first championship. Italy's Bonfiglio played just one season with the Mercury. With a move to the opposite coast, she got her first WNBA title as a starter with Los Angeles in 2016. 55 when she was in Charlotte, but also had that honor at No. But her unusual 47 -- she wore No. a; b; c; d; e; f; g; h; i; j; k; l; m; n; o; p; q; r; s; t; u; v; w; x; y; z There aren't a lot of 45s, but all these players listed have been loyal to it, not wearing any other numbers in the WNBA. 2 draft pick out of Delaware, she was 2013 Rookie of the Year, helped Chicago make the 2014 Finals, and won her first MVP in 2015. The Arthur Ashe Courage Award winner at the 2021 ESPYs, Moore was sensational in her eight seasons with the Lynx, reaching the WNBA Finals six of those years and winning four championships. Texas Tech's Pierson was the best player at No. 23 with her three NCAA titles at Tennessee to Moore's two at UConn; both scored over 3,000 points collegiately. 53 at Long Beach State and was tops on our college jersey list at that number. Gray, one of the league's most talented point guards, made her Olympic debut with Team USA in the Tokyo Games. 7 Kristi Harrower: Point guard: Signed by the Phoenix Mercury as a free agent before the start of the 1998 season 1998 8 Trisha Fallon: Guard/Forward Selected round 2 (pick 19 overall) in the 1999 WNBA draft by the Minnesota Lynx: 1999 9 Jenny Whittle: Centre: Selected round 4 (pick 37 overall) in the 1999 WNBA draft by the Washington Mystics: 1999 21, which she wore in college at Gonzaga. That worked out well for her; as a rookie, she hit a championship-winning 3-pointer for Los Angeles in the WNBA Finals. A 2017 All-Star, Hayes has averaged in double figures in eight of her nine seasons. She was the WNBA Finals MVP in 2007, when the Mercury won their first title, and she also won a championship with Phoenix in 2009. She has also made the dunk one of her signatures, doing it 14 times in the regular season and once in the playoffs. Brondello (Australia) and Nemcova (Czech Republic) played in the WNBA's inaugural season. Dydek played 11 consecutive years in the league; Wauters played nine WNBA seasons spread out over 16 years as she spent much of her time overseas. She later had stints as a head coach with the Lynx and the Sparks. Four years later, the four-time WNBA champion has officially closed the door on her playing career. Dolson won two NCAA titles at UConn and was the No. 18. She was also rookie of the year in 2002 after being drafted No. 27: Lady Grooms, Utah/Sacramento (1997-2004). 3, 33); Kayla Thornton, Washington/Dallas (2015-present; also wore No. Augustus was the 2006 top draft pick and Rookie of the Year out of LSU, and set the foundation in leaner years at Minnesota for what would become the Lynx's four-championship dynasty. There's more leeway in the pro game, resulting in some signature jerseys such as Lisa Leslie's No. Thompson, the No. 3 pick in the 2008 WNBA draft, Wiggins won the 2011 title with the Lynx. A guard/forward from Brazil, she entered the WNBA with Miami at age 20, but had her longest stint with the Dream. She has averaged 17.6 points, 7.5 rebounds and 2.9 blocks in her nine-season WNBA career. Meesseman, a Belgian forward, was a steal for the Mystics as a second-round pick in 2013, just before she turned 20. Cornbread, wore No. Number 7 is the international country calling code for Russia. 12 every year of her WNBA career except her last, as Los Angeles teammate Gray already had that number. Harding was the 2007 No. 18 to give a shoutout here to Gemelos. Also, even if a player had more than one stint with a team, we list the franchise just once next to her name. Front numbers have returned. Players from Peru's national football teams will wear their souls on their sleeves with their new kits, manufactured by Adidas. He is followed by Anthony Davis in second place, while Paolo Banchero is third. Underestimated because of her 5-5 height, Mitchell wasn't drafted until late in the second round out of Utah in 2008. Her best overall season came in 2019, when she started for Connecticut's WNBA Finals team. Dixon was taken No. 41). Lotus Seven was an open top, two-seater sports car. GUARD POS WT; Armoni Brooks #7: PG: 195 lbs: Josh Christopher #9: SG: 215 lbs: Eric Gordon #10: SG: 215 lbs: Jalen Green #0: SG: 186 lbs: Post navigation. Pitt's Zellous played in two WNBA Finals with Indiana, winning the title in 2012. The same goes for Askamp, also a center who wore 14 more than 41, but had the latter number when she won the 2002 WNBA title with the Sparks. 2 pick in the 2012 draft out of Tennessee. She is now an NBA assistant coach. 4 pick in 2007 out of UCLA, started in Minnesota but was traded to Los Angeles in 2009, and had her best statistical season with the Sparks in 2010. Sunday wasn't the first time that the WNBA has tried to keep Griner at the . Jump to: Cloud was a 2015 second-round pick, No. 3 in college are there in the WNBA: Taurasi and Parker. She spent 10 of her 14 WNBA seasons in Seattle, where she was a starter for the 2010 championship team. Ford was the third pick in the 2003 draft out of Louisiana Tech. 22, 23, 33), See also: Barbara Ferris, Detroit/New York/Phoenix (2000-09). 7 in 13 of his 14 NBA seasons. They play for the Seattle Storm. The dominant center has been the perfect fit with the Lynx, winning titles there in 2015 and '17 as WNBA Finals MVP both times. Ogwumike, the No. 42 jersey, Griner's number, with the eight-time All-Star's name printed on the back. A 6-6 forward out of George Washington, she was born and grew up in the Bahamas. 31 for his unlikely warmup jacket-clad dunk contest victory, but No. Milton-Jones, known for her tough and aggressive defense, is second all-time in regular-season games (499) to Sue Bird. Tate, an Arkansas State grad, played one season and part of another with the Lynx in the little-used No. 41 in college at South Carolina, where she won a national championship. Nolan, a guard with great body control and ability to get to the rim, had her best performance scoring-wise (16.9 PPG) in 2009, her final WNBA season. Robinson, who stayed close to home in Oklahoma and went to an NAIA school, first played professionally in the ABL and then became part of the Liberty core that made three trips to the Finals. 54: Plenette Pierson, Phoenix/Detroit/Tulsa/New York/Dallas/Minnesota (2003-17; also wore Nos. LSU grad Ferdinand-Harris was a three-time All-Star, a distinction that Virginia's Palmer earned once. So with not many 16s to choose from, we slotted her here. As a late replacement for the U.S. 3x3 Olympics team, she won a gold medal in late July. Griffith is being inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame this year, and the only reason she's not the top choice at No. A six-time All-Star, she played to age 41 and was a starter for the WNBA runner-up Lynx her final season in 2012. She averaged just 7.8 points this season, but she ends her WNBA career with averages of 11.7 points, 5.6 assists, 2.5 rebounds and 1.3 steals per game across 580 appearances. The forward spent six seasons wearing No. Vandersloot started in the WNBA at No. 32); Chamique Holdsclaw, Washington/Los Angeles/Atlanta/San Antonio (1999-2010; also wore No. But No. 5 in the fifth grade, but was too big for that jersey the next year, and moved to a larger one, No. Dos Santos, a center from Brazil, had a brief WNBA career and averaged just 4.9 points -- but we don't have a lot of 28s from which to choose. Thielen's cap hit is scheduled to be $19.9 million in 2023. Flash, a two-time All-Star who played in the first seven seasons of the NBA's existence. Her career has been hampered by injuries, but she still has career averages of 12.9 points and 7.0 rebounds. who wears number 7 in the wnba. Braxton was 35 when the WNBA launched but held her own for three seasons. She was still part of the Comets' first title team in 1997, and the next three championships that followed. Sam Bowie, the No. She was traded to Los Angeles for the 2016 season, and had a lot of success with the Sparks before moving as a free agent to the Aces this year. How did a guard get a number traditionally worn by post players? 32, which included two trips to the WNBA Finals (2004, '05) with the Sun. But her three years at 99 got her on this list. 44, including in her three WNBA Finals appearances with the Liberty and her 2006 All-Star season with the Fever. Staley wore No. 22: Sheryl Swoopes, Houston/Seattle/Tulsa (1997-2011), See also: A'ja Wilson, Las Vegas (2018-present); Courtney Vandersloot, Chicago (2011-present, also wore No. T-Spoon was a perfect fit for New York, the heart and soul of the teams that played in the '97 title game and in three WNBA Finals. April 24, 1996: Womens basketball announces We Got Next as the NBA Board of Governors approves the concept of a WNBA. Former NC State center Mapp was 27 when the league launched, and her career highlight was playing for the Sparks' 2001 title team. However, she left that number early in her WNBA career. 1 draft pick in 2019 and reached the WNBA Finals with the Aces in 2020. Dupree has career averages of 14.1 points and 6.4 rebounds and is a seven-time All-Star out of Temple who won a championship with Phoenix in 2014. UConn star Lobo was one of the original trio to sign with the WNBA, along with Lisa Leslie and Sheryl Swoopes. 44 and 4); Marlies Askamp, Phoenix/Miami/Los Angeles (1997-2002; also wore No. Wears number 10 . She was in the top six in the league in assists each of her eight seasons and averaged 5.1 per game for her WNBA career. Hampton was another of those players for whom the WNBA came along just in the nick of time, as she was 34 when it began. UConn standout Jones was with the Sun nine seasons, making two All-Star appearances. She was a two-time All-Star during her six seasons at Washington, which selected her No. Though the actual number of players would be much less as many players have played for multiple seasons. But she switched to No. 20); Allison Feaster, Los Angeles/Charlotte/Indiana (1998-2008; also wore No. Without a lot of 18s, it's worth mentioning Stanford grad Nygaard. Complete listing of all NBA Players and team rosters. 2, rather than wait a year for Catchings. 20 at Duke and for her first six years with the Mystics. 2 overall draft pick like Sabally, has been a solid scorer, but her Fever team has had little success thus far in her career. 32. 11); Epiphanny Prince, Chicago/New York/Las Vegas/Seattle (2010-present; also wore No. Yes, No. Cash, a four-time All-Star, also won WNBA titles with Detroit in 2006 and Seattle in 2010. The Iowa grad wasn't drafted until the 1998 second round by Sacramento. She just made her 12th All-Star appearance and fifth trip to the Olympics for Team USA. 1 pick in a strong 2001 draft class, then teamed with 2002 top pick Sue Bird to lead the Storm to the 2004 and 2010 WNBA titles. 7 pick in the 2020 draft. Hoffman, the No. Then she came to the WNBA in 1999, the fourth pick in a draft that included former ABL players. Smith, a Naismith Hall of Famer out of Ohio State, came to the WNBA at age 25 after winning two ABL championships, and then was a top scoring guard for her first 6 seasons with the Lynx. The No. Jackson was a three-time MVP and seven-time All-Star who averaged 18.9 points and 7.7 rebounds for her career. 28); Tamika Whitmore New York/Los Angeles/Connecticut/Indiana (1999-2009; also wore Nos. 23 chronicled above. She also made a WNBA Finals appearance in 2017 with the Sparks. 00 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 37 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 47 | 49 | 50 | 51 | 52 | 53 | 54 | 55 | 57 | 81 | 88 |91 | 92 |99, 00: Ruth Riley, Miami/Detroit/San Antonio/Chicago/Atlanta (2001-13; also wore No. With more No. Also, with some WNBA players, it's difficult to pick their "main" number, if they had success wearing more than one. Her big seasons as a scorer were all in D.C., but her championship and two awards for Defensive Player of the Year came in L.A. 7), See also: Sylvia Crawley, Portland/San Antonio (2000-03); La'Keshia Frett, Los Angeles/Sacramento/Charlotte/New York (1999-2005, also wore No. She also competed in the Tokyo Olympics. Connecticut reached the WNBA Finals, falling in four games to the Las Vegas Aces. The former USC standout spent her WNBA career in her hometown of Los Angeles, leading the Sparks to the 2001 and '02 league championships and winning WNBA Finals MVP both times. 23. 0); Marissa Coleman, Washington/Los Angeles/Indiana/New York (2009-18; also wore Nos. She has averaged double-digit scoring seven of her nine seasons with Chicago and was the league's Sixth Woman of the Year in 2014 and '15. 50: Tangela Smith, Sacramento/Charlotte/Phoenix/Indiana/San Antonio (1998-2012; also wore No. She also wore that number part of . Noah plays hoops where father won French Open, Sky, Lynx to play preseason game in Canada, Sun continue to retool, ship J. 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Taurasi recently became the first WNBA player to surpass 9,000 points (9,040 in the regular season; she also has 1,279 in the playoffs). Ndiaye-Diatta, from Senegal, was an NAIA player like McWilliams-Franklin and was taken in the 1999 draft's fourth round, which no longer exists. 2 seed plays the No. A second-round pick after winning a national championship with Texas A&M in 2011, she played 16 games as a rookie, then didn't get a WNBA roster spot again until four years later. If you picked one number for an all-time team, 24 would be a good choice. Even so, just to make a roster in the highly competitive WNBA puts a player among the most elite. 22); Kym Hampton, New York (1997-99). Four players listed are still active. 00, 44). 2 pick in the 2006 draft out of Rutgers and a seven-time All-Star. She seemed to find her place in the league with Indiana in 2016. She made three WNBA Finals appearances with the Liberty and one with the Stars. But she beat the odds, playing 10 seasons and going to four WNBA Finals with Detroit and winning three of them. Maria is the fourth-tallest player in the WNBA and wears a size 24 US shoe (48 EU size). Sam Cassell, the interpretive dancer who wore No. 1 pick and Rookie of the Year in 2018, and played on her first Olympic team in Tokyo. Years: 2008-present (14 seasons) Teams: Los Angeles Sparks, Chicago Sky 2021 Stats: 23 games, 26.7 minutes, 13.3 points, 8.4 rebounds, 4.0 assists, 0.8 steals, 1.2 blocks per game Career Stats: 360 games, 30.9 minutes, 16.6 points, 8.6 rebounds, 4.0 assists, 1.3 steals, 1.6 blocks per game Candace Parker will go down as one of the greatest WNBA players of all-time, but for now she continues to . Andr Snellings breaks down how Jonquel Jones' move to the New York Liberty impacts her fantasy value and the outlooks for . She helped lead the Sun to the 2019 WNBA Finals. Including two youngsters from the same draft class, as Collier was 2019 Rookie of the Year and Ogunbowale led the WNBA in scoring in 2020. 8, but her one season at No. 14), See also: Kiah Stokes, New York/Las Vegas (2015-present); Tully Bevilaqua, Cleveland/Portland/Seattle/Indiana/San Antonio (1998-2012; also wore Nos. Swoopes was in the trio with Lisa Leslie and Rebecca Lobo who were the first to sign with the WNBA for its inaugural season, which she then joined late after giving birth to her son. Thomas, who led Maryland to the 2014 Final Four, was our top No. This question, as well as many others on our website, is quite popular among our readers. Bullett, one of Maryland's all-time greats, entered the league at age 29; she averaged double figures in four of her six seasons. 5), See also: Rebecca Lobo, New York/Houston/Connecticut (1997-2003); Jessica Davenport, New York/Indiana (2007-12). Irons married Moore soon after his release and the couple had . Jackson is being inducted into both the Naismith and Women's Basketball Halls of Fame this year and is not just the top Australian in WNBA history, but one of the best players, period. A six-time All-Star, she shot a career-best 66.5% from the field in 2016, and her career shooting percentage of 55.3 is fifth-best all-time. Then she played three years in her hometown for the Sparks, finishing her career with Connecticut. 32 throughout his 14-year NBA career, much of it with a face mask and a headband. 14 overall) out of UConn in 2012. 2, 4, 8); Katie Douglas, Orlando/Connecticut/Indiana (2001-14; also wore 23); Andrea Stinson, Charlotte/Detroit (1997-2005, also wore No. No. Whitmore wore this number for the bulk of her career, and it's the one she is best remembered for. The seven-time All-Star averaged 13.6 PPG and 7.9 RPG in her career and won the 2005 WNBA title with the Monarchs, who also made the 2006 WNBA Finals. 11); Jennifer Gillom, Phoenix/Los Angeles (1997-2003). 7 seed and the No. But her longevity -- she's in her 12th season -- works in her favor, so we put her at 15, the number she wore at Rutgers and came into the WNBA wearing. You are here: pentair superflo vs won't turn on operation manager amazon stipendio italia who wears number 7 in the wnba. 17). 1 draft pick and Rookie of the year who is a two-time WNBA champion. De Souza was just 20 and played sparingly in Los Angeles her first season. But she got a chance to play an important role for the 1999 champion Comets, starting every game that season. 3 and 1), See also: Liz Cambage, Tulsa/Dallas/Las Vegas (2011-present) ; Iziane Castro Marques, Miami/Phoenix/Seattle/Atlanta/Washington/Connecticut (2002-13; also wore Nos. Thompson was the No. 30: Breanna Stewart, Seattle (2016-present), See also: Nneka Ogwumike, Los Angeles (2012-present); Katie Smith, Minnesota/Detroit/Washington/Seattle/New York (1999-2013; also wore No. 54 anymore then; Ferris wore the number throughout her career, including in the 2003 season when she won a championship with the Shock. 12 for the Lynx in her seventh WNBA season. See also: Florina Pascalau, Seattle (2015). The eight-time All-Star also just got back from her third Olympics with Team USA. 2 in 2011 but has played in just five WNBA seasons. who wears number 7 in the wnba. A five-time All-Star, Brunson is now an assistant with the Lynx, who will retire her jersey next season. What Breanna Stewart's 2023 season might look like in Seattle or New York, WNBA trade takeaways: How Jonquel Jones trade impacts Breanna Stewart's potential move. 14 more seasons than 41, including when she won a WNBA title with the Sparks as a rookie, and when she played on three WNBA Finals teams with the Dream. Langhorne's two championships (2018, '20) came near the end of her career in Seattle. Her best overall season came in 2013 when she averaged 12.9 PPG and 9.9 RPG. Gillom was 33 when the league launched; nicknamed "Grandmama," she helped the Mercury make the 1998 WNBA Finals. As the league prepares to resume the 2021 season, first with the Commissioner's Cup championship game on Thursday and then all 12 teams in action on Sunday -- including the league-leading Seattle Storm at the Chicago Sky (4 p.m. She's now an assistant coach for the Sparks, for whom she played in her last season, 2020. Delle Donne had an unforgettable 2019, becoming the first 50/40/90 player in WNBA history, winning her second MVP and leading the Mystics to their first championship despite severe back issues. One of the smaller players in league history, the 5-foot-3 Johnson never backed down from anyone. 32, 34), See also: Kelly Santos, Detroit/Seattle (2001-02, '08; also wore No. It seems unimaginable the Sky traded their No. Christon and Bentley never won titles, but both had All-Star seasons, and Bentley helped the Dream reach the 2013 WNBA Finals as a rookie. 8. The former North Carolina forward also had a strong playoff run when the Fever made the 2015 WNBA Finals. She spent her seven-season career with Detroit, winning three championships (although she was out the 2008 postseason with injury) and making one other WNBA Finals appearance. She started the 1997 and '98 seasons for the Liberty, averaging in double figures both years. Dydek, at 7-2 the tallest player in WNBA history, was beloved by teammates and fans alike. List of the Best 6'10" Players on NBA 2K23. Nitrogen (N) has the atomic number 7. Stephen Curry praised the Biden/Harris administration for working to bring imprisoned . 50); Rhonda Mapp, Charlotte/Los Angeles (1997-2003). 1 draft pick after winning four NCAA titles at UConn, Stewart was Rookie of the Year that season. Teasley was drafted No. She was taken in the 2000 expansion draft by Indiana and had her best of four WNBA seasons, plus was on the 2000 gold-medal winning U.S. Olympic team. That number stuck for Johnson, who said she liked to bang around inside like a post player whenever she could. 14 in three seasons with Cleveland. Seattle went with Lauren Jackson at No. At Atlanta, she appeared in the 2010 and 2011 WNBA Finals, with her best season coming in 2010, when she averaged 16.9 PPG. She wore No. . 32: Rebekkah Brunson, Sacramento/Minnesota (2004-18). She was the No. See also: Jordan Hooper, Tulsa/Dallas/Connecticut/Atlanta/Chicago (2014-17, also wore Nos. Dealing with a torn ACL that kept her out of the NCAA tournament as a senior, she was taken next-to-last in the 1998 WNBA draft. 9 en route to three First Team All-Defense selections as a backbone of the Grit 'n . She was a key part of their 2018 and '20 championship teams. Willingham averaged 16.3 PPG and 9.1 RPG while shooting 60.8% from the field as an Auburn senior, yet WNBA scouts weren't sure the 6-foot forward's game would translate to the pro level. She missed most of that season after having her daughter, but played four games as a rookie, and then 13 full seasons after that with a perfect ending: the 2017 WNBA title with the Lynx. 31 for six seasons with the . Byears, out of DePaul, won two WNBA championships with the Sparks. De Souza wore No. Sanford was another undrafted player, finishing her Kansas career in 1999 with no intent to play professionally. No WNBA player has passed with more creative flair than Penicheiro, whose 2,600 career assists are second all-time to Sue Bird. 2: Temeka Johnson, Washington/Los Angeles/Phoenix/Tulsa/Seattle (2005-15), See also: Kahleah Copper, Washington/Chicago (2016-present); Riquna Williams, Tulsa/Los Angeles/Las Vegas (2012-present; also wore No. She was part of two championship teams: with Indiana in 2012 and Phoenix in 2014. John Johnson, a two-time All-Star, 1979 . 11.12.2021 . She ranks fourth in the league in career points (6,822) and is the all-time leader in 2-point field goals made (2,779). 2 pick of the 1998 draft out of Old Dominion. Mabika, from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, played all but one of her 12 seasons for the Sparks, winning titles with them as a starter in 2001 and '02. North Carolina's Reid was the first WNBA rookie of the year (the honor wasn't given in the league's inaugural season) in 1998. So it was with the 6-6 center Diarra from Senegal who played 10 games with the Sparks, and the 6-4 center Pascalau from Romania (three games with the Storm). Before the league's first season, there was a player allocation, an elite draft of pros who had been playing overseas, and a draft of mostly college players. She played in her first All-Star Game last month. Texas grad Atkins was a key contributor to the Mystics' 2019 WNBA title team, and she just made her Olympic debut with Team USA in the Tokyo Games. But everything clicked when she came to Chicago, near her hometown of Joliet, Illinois, in 2013. 31, 33). Thompson was the No. Beard's WNBA career was almost equally divided between two jersey numbers, which is why the guard/forward is on this list twice. Notable awards and achievements: 7 x WNBA All-star, 2 x WNBA scoring champion, 8 x WNBA blocks leader, and WNBA champion in 2014; . She donned No. Number 7 - Fun Facts. Nolan was the sixth pick out of Georgia in 2001 and spent her entire career in Detroit, near her hometown of Flint, Michigan. She was on UConn's first national championship team in 1995, then played in the ABL before being drafted into the WNBA by Houston in 1999. Fandom Apps Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. Lamar Odom. . Cut by New York and picked up by Connecticut, she appeared in just 13 total games as a rookie and didn't play in the WNBA the next season. She also led the WNBA in field goal percentage that season with her .618 accuracy. Cash was a starter on what many think is the best women's college team ever, UConn's 2002 undefeated champions. 5: Dawn Staley, Charlotte/Houston (1999-2006; also wore No. No player was more important to the launch of the WNBA than Cooper, who won the league's first two MVP awards as the Comets took the first four titles. 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