2019 WNBA season

Sports season
2019 WNBA season
LeagueWomen's National Basketball Association
SportBasketball
DurationMay 24 – October 10
Number of games34
Number of teams12
Total attendance1,333,093
Average attendance6,535[1]
TV partner(s)ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, NBA TV, CBSSN
Top draft pickJackie Young
Picked byLas Vegas Aces
Season MVPUnited States Elena Delle Donne (Washington)
Eastern championsWashington Mystics
  Eastern runners-upConnecticut Sun
Western championsLos Angeles Sparks
  Western runners-upLas Vegas Aces
Finals championsWashington Mystics
  Runners-upConnecticut Sun
Finals MVPBelgium Emma Meesseman (Washington)
WNBA seasons
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2020 →
Elena Delle Donne, the 2019 regular season MVP

The 2019 WNBA season was the 23rd season of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). The Seattle Storm were the defending champions. The regular season began on May 24, with the Atlanta Dream hosting the Dallas Wings and the New York Liberty hosting the Indiana Fever. The season ended with the Washington Mystics securing their first WNBA Title over the Connecticut Sun three games to two, in a closely contested finals. Emma Meesseman was named Finals MVP and teammate Elena Delle Donne was named regular season MVP.

2019 WNBA draft

The Las Vegas Aces had the first pick in the 2019 WNBA draft on April 10, marking the third straight draft in which the franchise won the lottery for the top pick.[2][3] With the top pick, the Aces selected Jackie Young from Notre Dame. The draft was televised nationally on the ESPN networks (Round 1 on ESPN2, Rounds 2 and 3 on ESPNU).

Rule changes

The WNBA Board of Governors approved two rule changes at their November 15, 2018 meeting that would go into effect during the 2019 season.[4]

  1. The "Clear Path Foul Rule" was simplified to establish "bright line" standards based on a player's positioning.
  2. The definition of a "Hostile Act" was expanded for purposes of instant replay.

Media coverage

On April 22, 2019, CBS Sports Network announced a multi-year deal with the league to broadcast 40 games a season starting in May 2019. On June 27, 2019, TSN, Sportsnet, and NBA TV Canada announced a multi-year deal with the league to broadcast 53 games combined a season starting on June 28, 2019.

Transactions

Retirement

Free agency

Free agency negotiations began on January 15, 2019, with the signing period starting on February 1, 2019.[9]

Coaching changes

Off-season
Team 2018 season 2019 season Reference
Chicago Sky Amber Stocks James Wade [10][11]
Dallas Wings Taj McWilliams-Franklin (Interim) Brian Agler [12]
Los Angeles Sparks Brian Agler Derek Fisher [13][14]
Post-season
Indiana Fever Pokey Chatman [15]
New York Liberty Katie Smith [16]

Administration

  • On June 17, Cathy Engelbert became the first Commissioner of the WNBA (previous top administrators had been titled "President"). She had previously served as CEO of the U.S. member firm of the international professional services firm Deloitte.[17]

Arena changes

Regular season

All-Star Game

July 27, 2019
3:30 p.m. ET
Report
Team Wilson 129, Team Delle Donne 126
Scoring by quarter: 39–23, 38–40, 28–32, 24–31
Pts: Wheeler 25
Rebs: Fowles 9
Asts: Gray 10		 Pts: Ogwumike 22
Rebs: Jones 13
Asts: Toliver 9
Mandalay Bay Events Center, Las Vegas, Nevada
Attendance: 9,157
Referees:
#42 Roy Gulbeyan
#13 Cheryl Flores
#15 Fatou Cissoko-Stephens

Standings

Source:[24]

# Eastern Conference
  • v
  • t
  • e
 W L PCT GB Home Road Conf.
1 Washington Mystics (1) 26 8 .765 – 14–3 12–5 13–3
2 Connecticut Sun (2) 23 11 .676 3 15–2 8–9 11–5
3 Chicago Sky (5) 20 14 .588 6 12–5 8–9 11–5
4 e –Indiana Fever 13 21 .382 13 7–10 6–11 7–9
5 e –New York Liberty 10 24 .294 16 4–13 6–11 3–13
6 e –Atlanta Dream 8 26 .235 18 5–12 3–14 3–13
# Western Conference
  • v
  • t
  • e
 W L PCT GB Home Road Conf.
1 Los Angeles Sparks (3) 22 12 .647 – 15–2 7–10 10–6
2 Las Vegas Aces (4) 21 13 .618 1 13–4 8–9 11–5
3 Seattle Storm (6) 18 16 .529 4 11–6 7–10 10–6
4 Minnesota Lynx (7) 18 16 .529 4 11–6 7–10 7–9
5 Phoenix Mercury (8) 15 19 .441 7 9–8 6–11 5–11
6 e – Dallas Wings 10 24 .294 12 8–9 2–15 5–11

Notes

(#) – Conference Standing, Playoff Seeds shown to the right of team name
e – Eliminated from playoffs

Statistical leaders

The following shows the leaders in each statistical category during the 2019 regular season.[25][26]

Category Player Team Statistic
Points per game Brittney Griner Phoenix Mercury 20.7 ppg
Rebounds per game Jonquel Jones Connecticut Sun 9.7 rpg
Assists per game Courtney Vandersloot Chicago Sky 9.1 apg
Steals per game Jordin Canada Seattle Storm 2.3 spg
Blocks per game Brittney Griner
Jonquel Jones		 Phoenix Mercury
Connecticut Sun		 2.0 bpg
Field goal percentage Sylvia Fowles Minnesota Lynx 58.8%
Three point FG percentage Alysha Clark Seattle Storm 48.1%
Free throw percentage Elena Delle Donne Washington Mystics 97.4%
Points per game (team) Washington Mystics 89.3 ppg
Field goal percentage (team) Washington Mystics 46.9%

Schedule

2019 WNBA preseason
Preseason
Date Time (ET) Matchup TV Result High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance
Wednesday, April 10 7:00 p.m. 2019 WNBA draft: first round ESPN2 Nike New York Headquarters, New York City
8:00 p.m. 2019 WNBA draft: second and third round ESPNU Nike New York Headquarters, New York City
Thursday, May 9 7:00 p.m. China @ New York Liberty ESPNews 71–89 Tied (19) Warley-Talbert (8) Tied (5) Barclays Center
4,115
Friday, May 10 8:00 p.m. Washington Mystics @ Minnesota Lynx 79–86 Sims (20) Fowles (11) Sims (7) Target Center
3,201
Saturday, May 11 10:00 p.m. Los Angeles Sparks @ Phoenix Mercury 75–82 Bonner (20) Bonner (8) Tied (5) Talking Stick Resort Arena
3,751
Monday, May 13 5:00 p.m. Atlanta Dream vs. Dallas Wings 82–59 Bentley (15) Gülich (6) Tied (5) Mohegan Sun Arena
3,300
7:00 p.m. New York Liberty @ Connecticut Sun 66–100 J. Jones (19) J. Thomas (7) C. Williams (7) Mohegan Sun Arena
3,806
Tuesday, May 14 12:00 p.m. Indiana Fever @ Chicago Sky 69–58 Tied (11) McCowan (8) Vandersloot (6) Wintrust Arena
4,033
5:00 p.m. Atlanta Dream vs. New York Liberty 92–87 Zahui B. (20) Zahui B. (8) 4 tied (4) Mohegan Sun Arena
3,458
7:00 p.m. Dallas Wings @ Connecticut Sun 71–67 Ogunbowale (19) J. Jones (14) Stricklen (4) Mohegan Sun Arena
3,965
Wednesday, May 15 10:00 p.m. Phoenix Mercury @ Seattle Storm 87–84 4 tied (15) Tied (7) Canada (5) Angel of the Winds Arena
3,076
Thursday, May 16 12:00 p.m. Chicago Sky @ Indiana Fever 65–76 Parker (16) Tied (7) Wheeler (8) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
3,794
Friday, May 17 7:00 p.m. Washington Mystics @ Atlanta Dream 75–64 Walker-Kimbrough (18) Billings (6) Montgomery (4) Albany Civic Center
10:30 p.m. Seattle Storm @ Los Angeles Sparks 85–92 Tied (18) Russell (9) Tied (6) Hutto-Patterson Gym
Sunday, May 19 2:30 p.m. Connecticut Sun @ New York Liberty 98–79 Nurse (25) Charles (6) C. Williams (6) Times Union Center
3:00 p.m. Indiana Fever @ Dallas Wings 71–66 K. Mitchell (26) McCowan (6) Johnson (6) College Park Center
3,428
3:30 p.m. Minnesota Lynx @ Las Vegas Aces 79–75 Sims (25) Swords (8) Brown (7) Cox Pavilion
2019 WNBA regular season
May
Date Time (ET) Matchup TV Result High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance
Friday, May 24 7:30 p.m. Dallas Wings @ Atlanta Dream 72–76 Breland (17) Johnson (9) McCarty–Williams (8) State Farm Arena
3,070
Indiana Fever @ New York Liberty NBA TV 81–80 Charles (32) Charles (12) Wheeler (5) Westchester County Center
1,965
Saturday, May 25 3:30 p.m. Phoenix Mercury @ Seattle Storm ABC 68–77 Bonner (31) Howard (16) Canada (6) Angel of the Winds Arena
8,500
7:30 p.m. Washington Mystics @ Connecticut Sun Twitter 69–84 A. Thomas (23) J. Jones (14) Cloud (8) Mohegan Sun Arena
7,913
8:00 p.m. Chicago Sky @ Minnesota Lynx 71–89 Collier (27) Shepard (13) Vandersloot (8) Target Center
8,524
Sunday, May 26 8:00 p.m. Los Angeles Sparks @ Las Vegas Aces Twitter 70–83 Vadeeva (24) Hamby (14) Plum (6) Mandalay Bay Events Center
7,249
Tuesday, May 28 7:00 p.m. Indiana Fever @ Connecticut Sun CBSSN, NESN+ 77–88 Wheeler (26) A. Thomas (10) Wheeler (9) Mohegan Sun Arena
4,781
Wednesday, May 29 8:00 p.m. Seattle Storm @ Minnesota Lynx CBSSN, Fox Sports Go 61–72 Howard (18) Fowles (13) Sims (5) Target Center
8,092
Friday, May 31 7:30 p.m. Seattle Storm @ Atlanta Dream CBSSN 82–66 Howard (19) Howard (14) Canada (7) State Farm Arena
2,119
10:00 p.m. Las Vegas Aces @ Phoenix Mercury ESPN2 84–86 Carson (20) Bonner (12) Y. Turner (10) Talking Stick Resort Arena
14,090
10:30 p.m. Connecticut Sun @ Los Angeles Sparks NESN+, ESPN3, Spectrum Sports Net 70–77 C. Ogwumike (20) J. Jones (22) Tied (4) Staples Center
12,334
June
Date Time (ET) Matchup TV Result High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance
Saturday, June 1 7:00 p.m. New York Liberty @ Indiana Fever 77–92 K. Mitchell (23) R. Gray (9) Tied (6) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
5,003
Atlanta Dream @ Washington Mystics 75–96 Atkins (21) Hines-Allen (8) Toliver (5) St. Elizabeths East Arena
4,200
8:00 p.m. Seattle Storm @ Chicago Sky 79–83 Quigley (25) Howard (9) Vandersloot (11) Wintrust Arena
7,063
Minnesota Lynx @ Dallas Wings 70–67 Dantas (20) Fowels (12) Sims (5) College Park Center
6,535
Sunday, June 2 7:00 p.m. Connecticut Sun @ Las Vegas Aces League Pass, MYLVTV, NESN 80–74 Tied (19) J. Jones (13) 3 tied (5) Mandalay Bay Events Center
2,747
Tuesday, June 4 11:00 a.m. Los Angeles Sparks @ New York Liberty League Pass, YES, Spectrum Sportsnet 78–79 C. Gray (29) Charles (14) Boyd (6) Westchester County Center
3,579
10:00 p.m. Minnesota Lynx @ Seattle Storm Twitter, JoeTV 77–84 Loyd (19) Howard (6) Canada (7) Angel of the Winds Arena
5,711
Wednesday, June 5 7:00 p.m. Chicago Sky @ Washington Mystics CBSSN, NBC Sports Washington 85–103 DeShields (24) Delle Donne (7) Vandersloot (8) St. Elizabeths East Arena
2,347
Thursday, June 6 7:00 p.m. Las Vegas Aces @ Atlanta Dream CBSSN 92–69 3 tied (15) Breland (9) J. Young (8) State Farm Arena
2,630
Los Angeles Sparks @ Connecticut Sun League Pass, NESN+, Spectrum Sportsnet 77–89 N. Ogwumike (21) A. Thomas (12) Tied (6) Mohegan Sun Arena
5,496
8:00 p.m. Phoenix Mercury @ Minnesota Lynx League Pass, Fox Sports North Plus, Fox Sports Arizona 56–58 Bonner (25) Bonner (8) Tied (3) Target Center
8,001
Friday, June 7 7:00 p.m. Dallas Wings @ Indiana Fever CBSSN 64–79 Harrison (18) Tied (11) Wheeler (9) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
3,671
7:30 p.m. Washington Mystics @ New York Liberty League Pass, Fox Sports Go, Monumental 94–85 Charles (27) Delle Donne (8) Cloud (8) Westchester County Center
1,567
Saturday, June 8 3:30 p.m. Los Angeles Sparks @ Minnesota Lynx ABC 89–85 R. Williams (25) Fowles (13) Sims (7) Target Center
8,834
Sunday, June 9 3:00 p.m. Connecticut Sun @ Atlanta Dream League Pass, WSB Now, WTIC 69–59 J. Jones (17) J. Jones (13) J. Thomas (6) State Farm Arena
3,082
Las Vegas Aces @ New York Liberty League Pass, Fox Sports Go 77–88 McBride (25) Cambage (10) Hartley (6) Westchester County Center
1,447
Dallas Wings @ Washington Mystics League Pass, NBC Sports Washington 62–86 Hawkins (21) Tied (9) Toliver (6) St. Elizabeths East Arena
3,564
4:00 p.m. Phoenix Mercury @ Indiana Fever NBA TV, Fox Sports Indiana, FSAZ+ 94–87 Tied (26) Tied (7) Tied (6) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
3,336
6:00 p.m. Seattle Storm @ Chicago Sky NBA TV, The U Too 71–78 Tied (20) Parker (11) Vandersloot (7) Wintrust Arena
5,032
Tuesday, June 11 7:00 p.m. Washington Mystics @ Connecticut Sun CBSSN, NESN+, Monumental 75–83 J. Jones (24) A. Thomas (9) Cloud (8) Mohegan Sun Arena
5,224
Seattle Storm @ Indiana Fever Twitter 84–82 Howard (26) Dupree (15) K. Mitchell (7) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
3,506
8:00 p.m. Phoenix Mercury @ Chicago Sky League Pass, The U Too 75–82 Bonner (28) Bonner (12) Vandersloot (8) Wintrust Arena
4,212
Wednesday, June 12 7:00 p.m. Minnesota Lynx @ New York Liberty League Pass, YES 69–75 Nurse (26) Zahui B. (7) Tied (7) Westchester County Center
1,181
Thursday, June 13 8:00 p.m. Indiana Fever @ Dallas Wings CBSSN 76–72 Dupree (20) Laney (11) T. Mitchell (5) College Park Center
3,562
Friday, June 14 7:00 p.m. Seattle Storm @ Washington Mystics CBSSN, NBC Sports Washington 74–71 Tied (19) Tied (11) Tied (5) St. Elizabeths East Arena
3,654
8:00 p.m. Connecticut Sun @ Minnesota Lynx League Pass, Fox Sports Go, NESN+ 85–81 Sims (25) J. Jones (12) C. Williams (6) Target Center
8,803
10:00 p.m. Los Angeles Sparks @ Phoenix Mercury CBSSN 85–68 Griner (24) Griner (13) C. Gray (9) Talking Stick Resort Arena
10,381
10:30 p.m. New York Liberty @ Las Vegas Aces League Pass, MYLVTB 65–100 Plum (19) Wilson (8) J. Young (8) Mandalay Bay Events Center
4,110
Saturday, June 15 7:00 p.m. Chicago Sky @ Indiana Fever League Pass, Fox Sports Indiana, The U Too 70–64 Quigley (18) Parker (10) Tied (8) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
4,715
8:00 p.m. Atlanta Dream @ Dallas Wings NBA TV, Fox Sports Southwest Plus 61–71 Ogunbowale (17) Tied (8) Johnson (4) College Park Center
5,220
10:00 p.m. New York Liberty @ Los Angeles Sparks NBA TV, Spectrum Sportsnet 98–92 Zahui B. (37) C. Ogwumike (14) Boyd (12) Staples Center
11,388
Sunday, June 16 3:30 p.m. Seattle Storm @ Connecticut Sun ABC 81–67 Tied (20) J. Jones (11) J. Jones (6) Mohegan Sun Arena
7,773
7:00 p.m. Las Vegas Aces @ Minnesota Lynx NBA TV, Fox Sports Go 80–75 Tied (22) Tied (9) Dantas (6) Target Center
8,392
Tuesday, June 18 10:30 p.m. Washington Mystics @ Los Angeles Sparks CBSSN, Spectrum Sportsnet, Monumental 81–52 Atkins (22) Delle Donne (15) Toliver (9) Staples Center
9,537
Wednesday, June 19 11:00 a.m. Indiana Fever @ Atlanta Dream Twitter, Bounce TV 88–78 Hayes (28) McCowan (14) Montgomery (9) State Farm Arena
6,474
7:00 p.m. Chicago Sky @ New York Liberty League Pass, YES, The U Too 91–83 Vandersloot (25) Zahui B. (10) Boyd (7) Westchester County Center
1,585
Thursday, June 20 8:00 p.m. Phoenix Mercury @ Dallas Wings CBSSN 54–69 Thornton (18) Tied (11) 3 tied (3) College Park Center
4,626
10:00 p.m. Washington Mystics @ Las Vegas Aces CBSSN, MyLVTV, Monumental 95–72 Delle Donne (29) Delle Donne (11) Cloud (7) Mandalay Bay Events Center
4,416
Friday, June 21 7:30 p.m. Atlanta Dream @ Connecticut Sun League Pass, NESN+, WSB Now 76–86 Stricklen (24) Tied (8) J. Thomas (9) Mohegan Sun Arena
6,608
8:00 p.m. Indiana Fever @ Chicago Sky League Pass, The U Too 76–69 Wheeler (28) McCowan (13) Wheeler (8) Wintrust Arena
4,945
10:00 p.m. Los Angeles Sparks @ Seattle Storm CBSSN, JoeTV, Spectrum SportsNet 62–84 Loyd (23) Clark (10) 3 tied (3) Angel of the Winds Arena
6,114
Saturday, June 22 8:00 p.m. New York Liberty @ Minnesota Lynx NBA TV, Fox Sports North 83–92 Nurse (24) Fowles (10) Boyd (8) Target Center
8,600
10:30 p.m. Dallas Wings @ Las Vegas Aces League Pass, MyLVTV 68–86 Hamby (27) Thornton (10) J. Young (8) Mandalay Bay Events Center
4,347
Sunday, June 23 1:00 p.m. Washington Mystics @ Atlanta Dream ESPN 89–73 Delle Donne (21) Billings (14) Tied (6) State Farm Arena
4,136
6:00 p.m. Connecticut Sun @ Chicago Sky NBA TV, The U Too, NESN 75–93 Parker (22) Lavender (13) Tied (7) Wintrust Arena
5,607
Los Angeles Sparks @ Phoenix Mercury League Pass, Fox Sports Arizona+ 72–82 Mitchell (22) N. Ogwumike (14) C. Gray (7) Talking Stick Resort Arena
10,132
7:00 p.m. Indiana Fever @ Seattle Storm League Pass, JoeTV 61–65 Loyd (21) McCowan (13) Tied (4) Alaska Airlines Arena
7,211
Tuesday, June 25 7:00 p.m. Minnesota Lynx @ Indiana Fever CBSSN 78–74 Sims (25) Fowles (11) Sims (7) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
4,692
10:00 p.m. Seattle Storm @ Las Vegas Aces Twitter, MyLVTV 56–60 Tied (14) Cambage (13) Colson (4) Mandalay Bay Events Center
4,215
Wednesday, June 26 12:00 p.m. Washington Mystics @ Chicago Sky NBA TV, Monumental 81–74 Delle Donne (22) DeShields (9) Vandersloot (8) Wintrust Arena
8,914
8:00 p.m. Connecticut Sun @ Dallas Wings NBA TV, Fox Sports Southwest+, NESN 73–74 A. Thomas (28) Tied (7) J. Thomas (11) College Park Center
4,017
Thursday, June 27 10:30 p.m. Las Vegas Aces @ Los Angeles Sparks CBSSN, Spectrum SportsNet 74–86 4 tied (18) Tied (10) J. Young (9) Staples Center
10,295
Friday, June 28 7:30 p.m. Dallas Wings @ New York Liberty USA: League Pass, YES
Canada: SN1		 68–69 Thornton (20) R. Gray (11) Boyd (7) Westchester County Center
2,191
10:00 p.m. Indiana Fever @ Phoenix Mercury CBSSN 69–91 Griner (23) McCowan (10) Mitchell (11) Talking Stick Resort Arena
9,435
Chicago Sky @ Seattle Storm USA: NBA TV, JoeTV, The U Too
Canada: TSN2		 76–79 DeShields (19) Lavender (10) Vandersloot (6) Alaska Airlines Arena
7,915
Saturday, June 29 2:00 p.m. Connecticut Sun @ Washington Mystics USA: ESPN
Canada: NBA TV Canada		 59–102 Delle Donne (19) Delle Donne (10) Cloud (6) St. Elizabeths East Arena
4,200
10:30 p.m. Indiana Fever @ Las Vegas Aces CBSSN, MyLVTV 97–102 (OT) Wilson (39) Wilson (11) J. Young (11) Mandalay Bay Events Center
4,581
Sunday, June 30 3:00 p.m. New York Liberty @ Atlanta Dream League Pass, WSB Now 74–58 Charles (24) R. Gray (15) 5 tied (4) State Farm Arena
4,359
4:00 p.m. Minnesota Lynx @ Dallas Wings League Pass, Fox Sports Southwest+, Fox Sports North+ 86–89 Sims (23) Plaisance (10) Sims (8) College Park Center
4,521
5:00 p.m. Chicago Sky @ Los Angeles Sparks League Pass, Spectrum SportsNet 69–94 DeShields (23) Parker (11) Vandersloot (7) Staples Center
11,067
7:00 p.m. Phoenix Mercury @ Seattle Storm League Pass, JoeTV 69–67 Tied (20) Tied (7) Whitcomb (5) Alaska Airlines Arena
8,002
July
Date Time (ET) Matchup TV Result High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance
Tuesday, July 2 3:00 p.m. Chicago Sky @ Las Vegas Aces Twitter, MYLVTV 82–90 Quigley (18) Cambage (9) Vandersloot (12) Mandalay Bay Events Center
3,516
8:00 p.m. Atlanta Dream @ Minnesota Lynx CBSSN, Fox Sports Go 68–85 Tablot (24) Collier (11) Sims (8) Target Center
8,208
Wednesday, July 3 3:00 p.m. New York Liberty @ Seattle Storm League Pass, JoeTV, WSB Now 84–83 Charles (26) Clark (9) Boyd (10) Alaska Airlines Arena
8,710
Friday, July 5 8:00 p.m. Indiana Fever @ Dallas Wings CBSSN 76–56 T. Mitchell (16) McCowan (12) Wheeler (7) College Park Center
5,093
10:00 p.m. New York Liberty @ Phoenix Mercury CBSSN 80–76 Nurse (26) Charles (12) Boyd (6) Talking Stick Resort Arena
9,560
Atlanta Dream @ Seattle Storm League Pass, JoeTV, WSB Now 77–66 Hayes (21) Tied (9) 3 tied (5) Alaska Airlines Arena
8,111
10:30 p.m. Washington Mystics @ Las Vegas Aces League Pass, MYLVTV, Monumental 99–70 Delle Donne (21) Sanders (7) Cloud (9) Mandalay Bay Events Center
5,024
Saturday, July 6 2:00 p.m. Minnesota Lynx @ Connecticut Sun USA: ESPN2
Canada: TSN5		 74–71 Sims (21) Fowles (11) Sims (8) Mohegan Sun Arena
8,076
Sunday, July 7 3:00 p.m. Las Vegas Aces @ New York Liberty League Pass, Fox Sports Go 90–58 McBride (24) Cambage (11) Plum (6) Westchester County Center
1,971
5:00 p.m. Washington Mystics @ Los Angeles Sparks League Pass, Spectrum Sportsnet, Monumental 81–98 N. Ogwumike (31) Tied (10) C. Gray (13) Staples Center
10,336
6:00 p.m. Dallas Wings @ Chicago Sky League Pass, The U Too 66–78 Ogunbowale (22) Lavender (10) Vandersloot (11) Wintrust Arena
6,102
Atlanta Dream @ Phoenix Mercury League Pass, WSB Now 63–65 Griner (31) Bonner (14) Mitchell (4) Talking Stick Resort Arena
9,850
Tuesday, July 9 1:00 p.m. Los Angeles Sparks @ Dallas Wings Twitter, Fox Sports Southwest 62–75 Thornton (17) Tied (10) Tied (4) College Park Center
6,885
Wednesday, July 10 11:00 a.m. Connecticut Sun @ Atlanta Dream USA: NBA TV, Bounce TV, WSB Now, NESN
Canada: NBA TV Canada		 75–78 Hayes (18) Breland (13) Tied (4) State Farm Arena
3,866
11:30 a.m. Phoenix Mercury @ Washington Mystics Twitter 91–68 Griner (25) Griner (8) Tied (6) Capital One Arena
15,377
12:00 p.m. Las Vegas Aces @ Indiana Fever League Pass 74–71 Cambage (19) McCowan (12) Wheeler (7) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
9,247
9:00 p.m. Minnesota Lynx @ Chicago Sky CBSSN 73–72 Quigley (24) Fowles (12) G. Williams (5) Wintrust Arena
8,508
Friday, July 12 7:00 p.m. Los Angeles Sparks @ Indiana Fever League Pass, Fox Sports Indiana 90–84 N. Ogwumike (22) C. Ogwumike (9) C. Gray (6) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
7,849
7:30 p.m. Minnesota Lynx @ Atlanta Dream League Pass, WSB Now 53–60 E. Williams (17) Fowles (12) Sims (7) State Farm Arena
4,001
8:00 p.m. Phoenix Mercury @ Connecticut Sun USA: ESPN2
Canada: NBA TV Canada		 64–79 Tied (20) J. Jones (11) J. Thomas (8) Mohegan Sun Arena
6,864
New York Liberty @ Chicago Sky League Pass, The U Too 83–99 Nurse (18) Dolson (9) Vandersloot (12) Wintrust Arena
7,221
10:00 p.m. Dallas Wings @ Seattle Storm CBSSN 81–95 Ogunbowale (23) Johnson (9) Canada (12) Alaska Airlines Arena
6,451
Saturday, July 13 7:00 p.m. Las Vegas Aces @ Washington Mystics CBSSN, Monumental 85–81 Cloud (18) Sanders (10) Toliver (7) St. Elizabeths East Arena
4,200
Sunday, July 14 3:00 p.m. Los Angeles Sparks @ Atlanta Dream USA: NBA TV, WSB Now
Canada: TSN4/5		 76–71 (OT) Hayes (24) Billings (16) C. Gray (9) State Farm Arena
5,083
4:00 p.m. Connecticut Sun @ Indiana Fever League Pass, NESN 76–63 J. Jones (26) Tied (8) J. Thomas (6) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
6,434
Chicago Sky @ Dallas Wings League Pass, For Sports Southwest Plus 89–79 DeShields (26) McGee-Stafford (8) Vandersloot (8) College Park Center
4,261
7:00 p.m. Phoenix Mercury @ Minnesota Lynx USA:NBA TV, Fox Sports Go
Canada: SN1		 62–75 Bonner (27) Fowles (13) Tied (5) Target Center
8,801
New York Liberty @ Seattle Storm League Pass, JoeTV 69–78 Tied (19) Canada (9) Canada (8) Alaska Airlines Arena
6,733
Wednesday, July 17 12:00 p.m. Atlanta Dream @ Chicago Sky Twitter, Bounce TV 76–77 Montgomery (23) Breland (11) Vandersloot (9) Wintrust Arena
10,143
3:30 p.m. Dallas Wings @ Phoenix Mercury USA: NBA TV, Fox Sports Arizona, Fox Sports Southwest
Canada: NBA TV Canada		 64–69 Griner (23) McGee-Stafford (11) January (5) Talking Stick Resort Arena
10,143
8:00 p.m. Seattle Storm @ Minnesota Lynx USA: NBA TV, Fox Sports North
Canada: NBA TV Canada		 90–79 Howard (33) Russell (9) Robinson (10) Target Center
8,403
Thursday, July 18 3:30 p.m. Dallas Wings @ Los Angeles Sparks USA: NBA TV, Spectrum Sportsnet
Canada: NBA TV Canada		 64–69 N. Ogwumike (22) Tied (9) Ogunbowale (7) Staples Center
14,050
Friday, July 19 7:00 p.m. Washington Mystics @ Indiana Fever CBSSN, WNDY, Monumental 95–88 Delle Donne (28) Delle Donne (15) Cloud (7) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
6,726
7:30 p.m. Atlanta Dream @ Connecticut Sun USA: NBA TV, NESN+, WSB Now
Canada: SN1		 69–98 Sykes (26) J. Jones (9) C. Williams (5) Mohegan Sun Arena
6,733
10:00 p.m. Las Vegas Aces @ Seattle Storm USA: NBA TV
Canada: NBA TV Canada		 66–69 Howard (21) Cambage (16) Canada (4) Alaska Airlines Arena
9,000
Saturday, July 20 3:00 p.m. Los Angeles Sparks @ New York Liberty USA: NBA TV, Fox Sports Go, Spectrum Sports Net
Canada: TSN2		 78–83 N. Ogwumike (20) N. Ogwumike (12) Tied (6) Westchester County Center
2,195
8:00 p.m. Phoenix Mercury @ Dallas Wings USA: NBA TV, Fox Sports Southwest Plus, FSAZ+
Canada: NBA TV Canada		 70–66 Griner (17) Plaisance (10) January (4) College Park Center
5,471
Sunday, July 21 3:00 p.m. Atlanta Dream @ Washington Mystics USA: NBA TV, NBC Sports Washington, Bounce TV/WSB Now
Canada: NBA TV Canada		 65–93 Delle Donne (28) Tied (8) Toliver (7) St. Elizabeths East Arena
4,200
6:00 p.m. Indiana Fever @ Chicago Sky USA: NBA TV, The U Too
Canada: NBA TV Canada		 70–78 Tied (19) McCowan (16) Vandersloot (14) Wintrust Arena
6,614
Minnesota Lynx @ Las Vegas Aces League Pass, MYLVTV 74–79 Cambage (22) Cambage (13) Plum (8) Mandalay Bay Events Center
4,352
Tuesday, July 23 7:00 p.m. Los Angeles Sparks @ Atlanta Dream Twitter 78–66 N. Ogwumike (24) C. Ogwumike (12) C. Gray (6) State Farm Arena
7,047
10:00 p.m. Seattle Storm @ Las Vegas Aces USA: ESPN2
Canada: TSN3/5		 62–79 Hamby (24) Cambage (12) Cambage (6) Mandalay Bay Events Center
5,193
Indiana Fever @ Phoenix Mercury ESPN3, League Pass 77–95 Tied (22) McCowan (9) Wheeler (9) Talking Stick Resort Arena
8,528
Wednesday, July 24 11:30 a.m. New York Liberty @ Connecticut Sun League Pass, NESN+ 63–70 J. Thomas (18) A. Thomas (12) J. Thomas (7) Mohegan Sun Arena
8,249
1:00 p.m. Washington Mystics @ Minnesota Lynx USA: NBA TV, Fox Sports Go, Monumental
Canada: SN1		 79–71 Toliver (32) Fowles (12) Toliver (6) Target Center
17,934
Saturday, July 27 3:30 p.m. Team Wilson @ Team Delle Donne USA: ABC
Canada: TSN5, SN1		 129–126 Wheeler (25) J. Jones (13) C. Gray (10) Mandalay Bay Events Center
9,157
Tuesday, July 30 7:00 p.m. Chicago Sky @ Connecticut Sun USA: NBA TV, NESN+, The U Too
Canada: TSN4		 94–100 J. Jones (27) J. Jones (11) Vandersloot (11) Mohegan Sun Arena
6,358
Phoenix Mercury @ Washington Mystics Twitter, NBC Sports Washington 93–99 Delle Donne (33) Griner (9) Mitchell (8) St. Elizabeths East Arena
3,819
10:00 p.m. Dallas Wings @ Las Vegas Aces Twitter, MYLVTV 54–86 Tied (18) Hamby (11) J. Young (7) Mandalay Bay Events Center
3,756
Wednesday, July 31 7:00 p.m. Atlanta Dream @ Indiana Fever CBSSN 59–61 E. Williams (17) McCowan (14) Tied (4) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
5,702
August
Date Time (ET) Matchup TV Result High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance
Thursday, August 1 7:00 p.m. Phoenix Mercury @ Connecticut Sun CBSSN 62–68 Bonner (20) J. Jones (14) C. Williams (5) Mohegan Sun Arena
6,014
8:00 p.m. New York Liberty @ Dallas Wings USA: NBA TV, Fox Sports Southwest
Canada: SN1		 64–87 Ogunbowale (22) Gustafson (8) A. Gray (9) College Park Center
4,011
10:00 p.m. Las Vegas Aces @ Los Angeles Sparks USA: ESPN2
Canada: NBA TV Canada		 68–76 Tied (19) Tied (11) C. Gray (10) Staples Center
11,692
Friday, August 2 10:00 p.m. Washington Mystics @ Seattle Storm USA: NBA TV, JoeTV, Monumental
Canada: NBA TV Canada		 99–79 Delle Donne (29) Delle Donne (12) Canada (6) Angel of the Winds Arena
7,488
Saturday, August 3 7:00 p.m. Chicago Sky @ Atlanta Dream League Pass, WSB Now, The U Too 87–78 Bentley (21) DeShields (12) Vandersloot (9) State Farm Arena
5,427
Minnesota Lynx @ Indiana Fever League Pass, Fox Sports Indiana, Fox Sports North Plus 75–86 K. Mitchell (20) McCowan (8) K. Mitchell (9) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
7,884
8:00 p.m. Las Vegas Aces @ Dallas Wings USA: NBA TV, Fox Sports Southwest Plus
Canada: NBA TV Canada		 75–70 Ogunbowale (24) Swords (10) J. Young (5) College Park Center
5,882
Sunday, August 4 3:00 p.m. Connecticut Sun @ New York Liberty USA: NBA TV, YES, WTIC
Canada: NBA TV Canada		 94–79 C. Williams (28) Tied (10) Tied (5) Westchester County Center
1,927
5:00 p.m. Seattle Storm @ Los Angeles Sparks USA: NBA TV, Spectrum SportsNet
Canada: NBA TV Canada		 75–83 Parker (21) N. Ogwumike (10) Gray (8) Staples Center
12,820
6:00 p.m. Washington Mystics @ Phoenix Mercury League Pass, Monumental 82–103 Griner (26) Griner (9) Griner (8) Talking Stick Resort Arena
9,025
Tuesday, August 6 7:00 p.m. Minnesota Lynx @ Atlanta Dream Twitter 85–69 Collier (22) Tied (11) Collier (5) State Farm Arena
3,395
Wednesday, August 7 8:00 p.m. New York Liberty @ Chicago Sky Twitter, The U Too 92–101 Charles (24) Lavender (10) Vandersloot (8) Wintrust Arena
5,797
Thursday, August 8 7:00 p.m. Indiana Fever @ Washington Mystics CBSSN, Monumental 78–91 Delle Donne (22) Delle Donne (8) Toliver (11) St. Elizabeths East Arena
3,013
10:00 p.m. Phoenix Mercury @ Los Angeles Sparks USA: ESPN2
Canada: NBA TV Canada		 74–84 Griner (27) B. Turner (14) Parker (6) Staples Center
10,345
Dallas Wings @ Seattle Storm League Pass, JoeTV 57–69 Howard (23) Howard (11) Tied (6) Angel of the Winds Arena
6,268
Friday, August 9 8:00 p.m. Connecticut Sun @ Minnesota Lynx CBSSN, Fox Sports Go, NESN+ 57–89 Fowles (17) Fowles (12) Sims (9) Target Center
8,892
10:30 p.m. Chicago Sky @ Las Vegas Aces CBSSN, MYLVTV 87–84 Cambage (28) Hamby (12) Vandersloot (13) Mandalay Bay Events Center
4,200
Saturday, August 10 4:00 p.m. Atlanta Dream @ Indiana Fever CBSSN 82–87 Hayes (34) Tied (9) Wheeler (7) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
7,923
10:00 p.m. Dallas Wings @ Phoenix Mercury League Pass 80–77 Tied (23) B. Turner (11) Ogunbowale (4) Talking Stick Resort Arena
9,717
Sunday, August 11 3:00 p.m. Seattle Storm @ New York Liberty NBA TV, Fox Sports Go 84–69 Charles (22) 3 tied (8) Wright (7) Barclays Center
7,715
Minnesota Lynx @ Washington Mystics League Pass, NBC Sports Washington 78–101 Meesseman (25) Delle Donne (10) Sims (8) St. Elizabeths East Arena
4,200
5:00 p.m. Chicago Sky @ Los Angeles Sparks League Pass, Spectrum SportsNet 81–84 Gray (26) Ogwumike (12) Tied (6) Staples Center
9,244
6:00 p.m. Connecticut Sun @ Las Vegas Aces USA: ESPN2
Canada: NBA TV Canada, TSN2		 81–89 Cambage (21) Tied (12) Tied (6) Mandalay Bay Events Center
4,633
Tuesday, August 13 7:00 p.m. Minnesota Lynx @ New York Liberty League Pass, Fox Sports Go 89–73 Allen (28) Boyd (9) Boyd (7) Westchester County Center
1,570
10:00 p.m. Atlanta Dream @ Las Vegas Aces Twitter, MYLVTV 90–94 Hamby (23) Hamby (16) Bentley (7) Mandalay Bay Events Center
3,532
Wednesday, August 14 8:00 p.m. Seattle Storm @ Washington Mystics CBSSN, Monumental 59–88 Howard (24) Tied (8) Howard (4) St. Elizabeths East Arena
3,917
Los Angeles Sparks @ Dallas Wings League Pass, Fox Sports Southwest 78–84 Ogunbowale (35) Ogwumike (9) Gray (7) College Park Center
5,004
10:00 p.m. Connecticut Sun @ Phoenix Mercury USA: ESPN2 Canada: NBA TV Canada 78–71 J. Thomas (18) J. Jones (14) 3 tied (4) Talking Stick Resort Arena
8,734
Friday, August 16 7:30 p.m. Seattle Storm @ Connecticut Sun League Pass, NESN+ 78–79 Howard (27) A. Thomas (11) J. Thomas (7) Mohegan Sun Arena
7,092
8:00 p.m. Los Angeles Sparks @ Chicago Sky League Pass, The U Too, Spectrum Sportsnet 81–91 Quigley (26) Ndour (9) Vandersloot (9) Wintrust Arena
7,907
New York Liberty @ Dallas Wings USA: CBSSN
Canada: SN1		 77–83 Charles (25) Wright (9) Wright (7) College Park Center
4,070
Washington Mystics @ Minnesota Lynx League Pass, Fox Sports Go, Monumnetal 86–79 Atkins (18) Collier (9) Tied (8) Target Center
8,803
10:00 p.m. Atlanta Dream @ Phoenix Mercury CBSSN 68–77 Bonner (27) Bonner (14) Mitchell (5) Talking Stick Resort Arena
8,480
Sunday, August 18 3:00 p.m. Dallas Wings @ Connecticut Sun League Pass, NESN+ 68–78 Gray (22) Harrison (13) Thomas (9) Mohegan Sun Arena
7,275
Indiana Fever @ Washington Mystics USA: NBA TV, NBC Sports Washington
Canada: TSN5		 68–107 Delle Donne (25) McCowan (10) Cloud (8) St. Elizabeths East Arena
4,034
6:00 p.m. Las Vegas Aces @ Chicago Sky USA: NBA TV, The U Too
Canada: NBA TV Canada		 100–85 DeShields (28) Tied (10) Vandersloot (9) Wintrust Arena
6,072
New York Liberty @ Phoenix Mercury League Pass 72–78 Bonner (30) Charles (13) Tied (5) Talking Stick Resort Arena
9,145
7:00 p.m. Minnesota Lynx @ Seattle Storm League Pass, JoeTV 74–82 Sims (30) Tied (6) Robinson (9) Alaska Airlines Arena
9,000
Tuesday, August 20 7:00 p.m. Chicago Sky @ Atlanta Dream Twitter, The U Too 87–83 Hayes (27) Ndour (10) Vandersloot (10) State Farm Arena
4,662
New York Liberty @ Indiana Fever USA: NBA TV, WNDY
Canada: NBA TV Canada		 82–76 McCowan (24) Charles (14) Tied (5) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
5,340
10:00 p.m. Phoenix Mercury @ Las Vegas Aces Twitter, MYLVTV 79–84 (OT) Tied (24) Cambage (15) J. Young (10) Mandalay Bay Events Center
5,032
10:30 p.m. Minnesota Lynx @ Los Angeles Sparks USA: NBA TV, Spectrum SportsNet
Canada: NBA TV Canada		 71–81 Tied (20) Parker (10) Tied (4) Staples Center
9,244
Thursday, August 22 8:00 p.m. Dallas Wings @ Minnesota Lynx USA: League Pass
Canada: NBA TV Canada		 70–86 Ogunbowale (22) Tied (7) Dantas (8) Target Center
8,124
10:30 p.m. Indiana Fever @ Los Angeles Sparks CBSSN, Spectrum SportsNet 65–98 N. Ogwumike (17) 3 tied (7) Wheeler (6) Staples Center
8,816
Friday, August 23 7:30 p.m. Las Vegas Aces @ Connecticut Sun USA: NBA TV, NESN+
Canada: NBA TV Canada		 85–89 A. Thomas (27) A. Thomas (12) J. Thomas (8) Mohegan Sun Arena
7,483
Atlanta Dream @ New York Liberty CBSSN 90–87 Hayes (19) Breland (12) Tied (6) Westchester County Center
1,831
8:00 p.m. Washington Mystics @ Chicago Sky League Pass, The U Too, Monumental 78–85 DeShields (22) Vandersloot (8) Vandersloot (9) Wintrust Arena
6,131
Sunday, August 25 3:00 p.m. New York Liberty @ Washington Mystics USA: NBA TV, NBC Sports Washington
Canada: SN1		 72–101 Nurse (24) Delle Donne (10) Hawkins (5) St. Elizabeths East Arena
4,200
4:00 p.m. Atlanta Dream @ Dallas Wings League Pass, Fox Sports Southwest Plus 77–73 Ogunbowale (29) Breland (12) Bentley (4) College Park Center
4,715
5:00 p.m. Connecticut Sun @ Los Angeles Sparks USA: NBA TV, Spectrum SportsNet, NESN+
Canada: NBA TV Canada		 72–84 R. Williams (21) J. Jones (12) Gray (6) Staples Center
17,076
6:00 p.m. Chicago Sky @ Phoenix Mercury League Pass, Fox Sports Arizona, The U Too 94–86 Griner (34) Parker (12) Vandersloot (13) Talking Stick Resort Arena
12,054
7:00 p.m. Las Vegas Aces @ Minnesota Lynx USA: NBA TV, Fox Sports North
Canada: TSN2		 77–98 Tied (23) Hamby (7) Robinson (8) Target Center
8,834
Indiana Fever @ Seattle Storm League Pass, JoeTV 63–54 McCowan (22) McCowan (19) Howard (5) Alaska Airlines Arena
8,076
Tuesday, August 27 7:00 p.m. Las Vegas Aces @ Indiana Fever ESPN3, League Pass, WNDY 71–86 McCowan (24) McCowan (17) Plum (6) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
6,958
Phoenix Mercury @ New York Liberty USA: ESPN3, League Pass, YES
Canada: SN1		 95–82 Tied' (29) Griner (14) Taurasi (10) Westchester County Center
1,693
Los Angeles Sparks @ Washington Mystics USA: ESPN2
Canada: NBA TV Canada		 66–95 Powers (20) Sanders (9) Gray (7) St. Elizabeths East Arena
4,200
8:00 p.m. Chicago Sky @ Minnesota Lynx ESPN3, League Pass, Fox Sports Go (Minnesota) 85–93 Fowles (25) Fowles (12) Vandersloot (10) Target Center
8,092
10:00 p.m. Connecticut Sun @ Seattle Storm Twitter, JoeTV 89–70 A. Thomas (22) A. Thomas (11) Canada (5) Alaska Airlines Arena
6,258
Thursday, August 29 7:00 p.m. Los Angeles Sparks @ Indiana Fever League Pass, Fox Sports Indiana 87–83 Gray (30) McCowan (10) Gray (9) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
5,641
Phoenix Mercury @ Atlanta Dream USA: NBA TV, WSB Now
Canada: NBA TV Canada		 65–58 Griner (21) Breland (11) Taurasi (8) State Farm Arena
3,727
8:00 p.m. Dallas Wings @ Chicago Sky League Pass, The U Too 88–83 Ogunbowale (35) Harrison (12) Vandersloot (7) Wintrust Arena
5,614
Friday, August 30 7:30 p.m. Connecticut Sun @ New York Liberty USA: NBA TV, Fox Sports Go (New York), NESN+
Canada: TSN2		 94–84 C. Williams (26) A. Thomas (9) J. Thomas (7) Westchester County Center
1,791
Saturday, August 31 8:00 p.m. Washington Mystics @ Dallas Wings USA: NBA TV, Monumental
Canada: NBA TV Canada		 91–85 Ogunbowale (30) Sanders (10) Tied (7) College Park Center
5,205
10:30 p.m. Los Angeles Sparks @ Las Vegas Aces USA: NBA TV, MYLVTV
Canada: NBA TV Canada		 86–92 R. Williams (37) Tied (12) Gray (7) Mandalay Bay Events Center
8,470
September
Date Time (ET) Matchup TV Result High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance
Sunday, September 1 6:00 p.m. Phoenix Mercury @ Chicago Sky League Pass, The U Too 78–105 Griner (26) Bonner (12) Vandersloot (13) Wintrust Arena
8,845
7:00 p.m. Indiana Fever @ Minnesota Lynx League Pass, Fox Sports North, Fox Sports Indiana 73–81 Dupree (18) McCowan (11) T. Mitchell (6) Target Center
8,833
Atlanta Dream @ Seattle Storm USA: NBA TV, JoeTV, WSB Now
Canada: NBA TV Canada		 75–92 Canada (21) Tied (8) Canada (8) Alaska Airlines Arena
9,000
Tuesday, September 3 7:00 p.m. Washington Mystics @ New York Liberty USA: NBA TV, Fox Sports Go (New York), Monumental
Canada: TSN2		 93–77 Delle Donne (30) Tied (10) Cloud (9) Westchester County Center
1,558
10:00 p.m. Seattle Storm @ Phoenix Mercury ESPN2 82–70 Tied (22) Howard (12) Canada (10) Talking Stick Resort Arena
8,724
10:30 p.m. Atlanta Dream @ Los Angeles Sparks ESPN3, League Pass, Sectrum SportsNet 60–70 Parker (21) Parker (11) Parker (6) Staples Center
9,889
Wednesday, September 4 7:00 p.m. Dallas Wings @ Connecticut Sun CBSSN, NESN+ 72–102 Ogunbowale (32) C. Williams (8) Hiedeman (9) Mohegan Sun Arena
6,284
Thursday, September 5 7:00 p.m. Las Vegas Aces @ Atlanta Dream CBSSN 74–78 E. Williams (20) Billings (14) J. Young (9) State Farm Arena
4,023
10:30 p.m. Seattle Storm @ Los Angeles Sparks CBSSN, Spectrum SportsNet 68–102 Parker (20) N. Ogwumike (10) Gray (9) Staples Center
10,591
Friday, September 6 7:00 p.m. Dallas Wings @ Washington Mystics Twitter, NBCSWA+, Monumental 73–86 Ogunbowale (30) Meesseeman (10) Ogunbowale (6) St. Elizabeths East Arena
3,963
Indiana Fever @ New York Liberty USA: League Pass, YES
Canada: SN1		 86–81 K. Mitchell (22) McCowan (13) Tied (7) Westchester County Center
2,301
7:30 p.m. Chicago Sky @ Connecticut Sun League Pass, NESN+, The U Too 109–104 DeShields (30) 3 tied (9) Vandersloot (11) Mohegan Sun Arena
8,077
10:00 p.m. Minnesota Lynx @ Phoenix Mercury League Pass, Fox Sports Arizona, Fox Sports North Plus 83–69 Sims (22) Fowles (11) Sims (9) Talking Stick Resort Arena
12,140
Sunday, September 8 4:00 p.m. New York Liberty @ Atlanta Dream ESPN3, League Pass, WSB Now 71–63 Bentley (17) Breland (12) Charles (5) State Farm Arena
5,495
Connecticut Sun @ Indiana Fever ESPN3, League Pass, WNDY, WTIC 76–104 K. Mitchell (38) B. Jones (10) Laney (7) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
5,451
Chicago Sky @ Washington Mystics ESPN3, League Pass, Monumental 86–100 Delle Donne (25) Delle Donne (12) Tied (6) St. Elizabeths East Arena
4,200
Seattle Storm @ Dallas Wings ESPN3, League Pass, Fox Sports Southwest Plus 78–64 Ogunbowale (25) Howard (9) 3 tied (5) College Park Center
5,910
Las Vegas Aces @ Phoenix Mercury ESPN3, League Pass, Fox Sports Arizona 98–89 Griner (24) Cambage (9) Tied (4) Talking Stick Resort Arena
13,135
Minnesota Lynx @ Los Angeles Sparks USA: ESPN2
Canada: NBA TV Canada		 68–77 Collier (16) Collier (11) Dantas (9) Staples Center
13,500
2019 WNBA postseason
First Round
Date Time (ET) Matchup TV Result High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance
September 11 8:00 p.m. Phoenix Mercury @ Chicago Sky USA: ESPN2
Canada: SN1		 76–105 DeShields (25) Ndour (9) Vandersloot (11) Wintrust Arena
6,042
10:00 p.m. Minnesota Lynx @ Seattle Storm USA: ESPN2
Canada: TSN2		 78–84 Canada (26) Fowles (11) Howard (6) Angel of the Winds Arena
5,011
Second Round
Date Time (ET) Matchup TV Result High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance
September 15 3:00 p.m. Seattle Storm @ Los Angeles Sparks USA: ESPN2
Canada: SN1		 69–92 Gray (21) Howard (11) Gray (8) Staples Center
9,081
5:00 p.m. Chicago Sky @ Las Vegas Aces USA: ESPN2
Canada: TSN2		 92–93 Tied (23) Cambage (17) Vandersloot (12) Thomas & Mack Center
7,981
Semifinals
Date Time (ET) Matchup TV Result High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance
September 17 6:30 p.m. Los Angeles Sparks @ Connecticut Sun USA: ESPN2
Canada: SN1		 75–84 Parker (24) 3 tied (10) J. Thomas (8) Mohegan Sun Arena
7,102
8:30 p.m. Las Vegas Aces @ Washington Mystics USA: ESPN2
Canada: TSN4/5		 95–97 Meesseman (27) Cambage (12) Plum (9) St. Elizabeth's East Arena
3,986
September 19 6:30 p.m. Los Angeles Sparks @ Connecticut Sun USA: ESPN2
Canada: TSN3		 68–94 J. Jones (27) Tied (13) J. Thomas (7) Mohegan Sun Arena
8,051
8:30 p.m. Las Vegas Aces @ Washington Mystics USA: ESPN2
Canada: TSN3		 91–103 Meesseman (30) Tied (10) Cloud (11) St. Elizabeth's East Arena
4,200
September 22 5:00 p.m. Washington Mystics @ Las Vegas Aces USA: ESPN2
Canada: TSN5		 75–92 Cambage (28) Tied (8) Plum (9) Mandalay Bay Events Center
6,175
7:00 p.m. Connecticut Sun @ Los Angeles Sparks USA: ESPN2
Canada: SN1		 78–56 J. Thomas (29) C. Williams (13) A. Thomas (6) Walter Pyramid
4,000
September 24 9:00 p.m. Washington Mystics @ Las Vegas Aces USA: ESPN2
Canada: TSN5		 94–90 Tied (25) Cambage (12) Tied (9) Mandalay Bay Events Center
5,465
WNBA Finals
Date Time (ET) Matchup TV Result High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance
September 29 3:00 p.m. Connecticut Sun @ Washington Mystics USA: ESPN
Canada: TSN5		 86–95 C. Williams (26) Delle Donne (10) Cloud (7) St. Elizabeth's East Arena
4,200
October 1 8:00 p.m. Connecticut Sun @ Washington Mystics USA: ESPN
Canada: TSN2		 99–87 J. Jones (32) J. Jones (18) Toliver (7) St. Elizabeth's East Arena
4,200
October 6 3:30 p.m. Washington Mystics @ Connecticut Sun USA: ABC
Canada: SN360		 94–81 Meesseman (21) J. Jones (9) Toliver (10) Mohegan Sun Arena
9,170
October 8 8:00 p.m. Washington Mystics @ Connecticut Sun USA: ESPN2
Canada: TSN4/5		 86–90 J. Jones (18) J. Jones (13) A. Thomas (11) Mohegan Sun Arena
8,458
October 10 8:00 p.m. Connecticut Sun @ Washington Mystics USA: ESPN2
Canada: TSN4		 89–78 J. Jones (25) A. Thomas (12) Tied (6) St. Elizabeth's East Arena
4,200

Playoffs

The WNBA continued its current playoff format for 2019. The top eight teams, regardless of conference, make the playoffs, with the top two teams receiving a bye to the semi-finals. The remaining six teams play in two single-elimination playoff rounds, with the third and fourth seeds receiving a bye to the second round.[27]

First round:
Single elimination
(Sept. 11)		Second round:
Single elimination
(Sept. 15)		Semifinals:
Best-of-five
(Sept. 17 – Sept. 24)		WNBA Finals:
Best-of-five
(Sept. 29 – Oct. 10)
1Washington Mystics971037594
4Las Vegas Aces934Las Vegas Aces95919290
5Chicago Sky1055Chicago Sky921Washington Mystics9587948689
8Phoenix Mercury762Connecticut Sun8699819078
2Connecticut Sun849478
3Los Angeles Sparks923Los Angeles Sparks756856
6Seattle Storm846Seattle Storm69
7Minnesota Lynx74

Note: Teams re-seeded after each round.

Season award winners

Player of the Week Award

Date Awarded Eastern Conference Western Conference Reference
Player Team Player Team
June 3 Jonquel Jones Connecticut Sun Natasha Howard Seattle Storm [28]
June 10 Jonquel Jones (2) Connecticut Sun DeWanna Bonner Phoenix Mercury [29]
June 17 Jonquel Jones (3) Connecticut Sun Natasha Howard (2) Seattle Storm [30]
June 24 Elena Delle Donne Washington Mystics A'ja Wilson Las Vegas Aces [31]
July 1 Elena Delle Donne (2) Washington Mystics A'ja Wilson (2) Las Vegas Aces [32]
July 8 Tina Charles New York Liberty Brittney Griner Phoenix Mercury [33]
July 15 Jonquel Jones (4) Connecticut Sun Nneka Ogwumike Los Angeles Sparks [34]
July 22 Elena Delle Donne (3) Washington Mystics Natasha Howard (3) Seattle Storm [35]
August 5 Elena Delle Donne (4) Washington Mystics Candace Parker Los Angeles Sparks [36]
August 12 Elena Delle Donne (5) Washington Mystics Nneka Ogwumike (2) Los Angeles Sparks [37]
August 19 Elena Delle Donne (6) Washington Mystics Arike Ogunbowale Dallas Wings [38]
August 26 Courtney Vandersloot Chicago Sky Napheesa Collier Minnesota Lynx [39]
September 3 Courtney Williams Connecticut Sun Brittney Griner (2) Phoenix Mercury [40]
September 9 Elena Delle Donne (7) Washington Mystics Candace Parker (2) Los Angeles Sparks [41]

Player of the Month Award

For games played Eastern Conference Western Conference Reference
Player Team Player Team
June 2019 Elena Delle Donne Washington Mystics Natasha Howard Seattle Storm [42]
July 2019 Elena Delle Donne (2) Washington Mystics Nneka Ogwumike Los Angeles Sparks [43]
August 2019 Elena Delle Donne (3) Washington Mystics Brittney Griner Phoenix Mercury [44]

Rookie of the Month Award

For games played Player Team Reference
June 2019 Arike Ogunbowale Dallas Wings [45]
July 2019 Napheesa Collier Minnesota Lynx [46]
August 2019 Arike Ogunbowale (2) Dallas Wings [47]

Coach of the Month Award

For games played Coach Team Reference
June 2019 Mike Thibault Washington Mystics [48]
July 2019 Bill Laimbeer Las Vegas Aces [49]
August 2019 Mike Thibault (2) Washington Mystics [50]

Postseason awards

Award Winner Position Team Votes/Statistic
Most Valuable Player Award Elena Delle Donne Forward/Guard Washington Mystics 41 of 43[51]
Finals MVP Award Emma Meesseman Forward Washington Mystics [52]
Rookie of the Year Award Napheesa Collier Forward Minnesota Lynx 29 of 43[53]
Most Improved Player Award Leilani Mitchell Guard Phoenix Mercury 27 of 43[54]
Defensive Player of the Year Award Natasha Howard Forward Seattle Storm 33 of 44[55]
Sixth Woman of the Year Award Dearica Hamby Forward Las Vegas Aces 41 of 43[56]
Kim Perrot Sportsmanship Award Nneka Ogwumike Forward Los Angeles Sparks 7 of 43[57]
Peak Performer: Points Brittney Griner Center Phoenix Mercury 20.7 PPG[58]
Peak Performer: Rebounds Jonquel Jones Center Connecticut Sun 9.7 RPG[58]
Peak Performer: Assists Courtney Vandersloot Guard Chicago Sky 9.1 APG[58]
Coach of the Year Award James Wade Coach Chicago Sky 27 of 43[59]
Basketball Executive of the Year Award Cheryl Reeve General Manager/Head Coach Minnesota Lynx 28 points[60]
Team Guard Guard Forward Forward Center
All-WNBA First Team Courtney Vandersloot Chelsea Gray Elena Delle Donne Natasha Howard Brittney Griner
All-WNBA Second Team Odyssey Sims Diamond DeShields Nneka Ogwumike Jonquel Jones Liz Cambage
All-Defensive First Team[61] Jasmine Thomas Jordin Canada Natasha Howard Nneka Ogwumike Jonquel Jones
All-Defensive Second Team[61] Ariel Atkins Natasha Cloud Alysha Clark Alyssa Thomas Brittney Griner
All-Rookie Team[62] Arike Ogunbowale Jackie Young Napheesa Collier Brianna Turner Teaira McCowan

Coaches

Eastern Conference

Team Head coach Previous job Years with team Record with team Playoff appearances Finals Appearances WNBA Championships
Atlanta Dream Nicki Collen Connecticut Sun (assistant) 1 23–11 1 0 0
Chicago Sky James Wade UMMC Ekaterinburg (assistant) 0 0–0 0 0 0
Connecticut Sun Curt Miller Los Angeles Sparks (assistant) 3 56–46 3 1 0
Indiana Fever Pokey Chatman Chicago Sky 2 15–53 0 0 0
New York Liberty Katie Smith New York Liberty (assistant) 1 7–27 0 0 0
Washington Mystics Mike Thibault Connecticut Sun 6 104–100 5 1 0

Western Conference

Team Head coach Previous job Years with team Record with team Playoff appearances Finals Appearances WNBA Championships
Dallas Wings Brian Agler Los Angeles Sparks 0 0–0 0 0 0
Las Vegas Aces Bill Laimbeer New York Liberty 1 14–20 0 0 0
Los Angeles Sparks Derek Fisher New York Knicks 0 0–0 0 0 0
Minnesota Lynx Cheryl Reeve Detroit Shock (assistant) 8 213–93 7 6 4
Phoenix Mercury Sandy Brondello Los Angeles Sparks (assistant) 5 103–67 5 1 1
Seattle Storm Dan Hughes San Antonio Stars 1 26–8 1 1 1

Notes:

  • Year with team does not include 2019 season.
  • Records are from time at current team and are through the end of the 2018 season.
  • Playoff appearances are from time at current team only.
  • WNBA Finals and Championships do not include time with other teams.
  • Coaches shown are the coaches who began the 2019 season as head coach of each team.

References

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