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WNBA first started
Women’s basketball announces “We Got Next” as the NBA Board of Governors approves the concept of a WNBA. -
First President of WNBA
Val Ackerman is named first president of the WNBA. -
Houston Comets
Houston Comets forward Sheryl Swoopes becomes the first player signed by the WNBA. -
the League
The league’s first 16 players are allocated to teams, an elite group comprised of Olympians and collegiate stars. -
Silver Stars
San Antonio announces “Silver Stars” as its official team name. -
NBA/WNBA
On February 15, 2005, NBA Commissioner David Stern announced that Donna Orender, who had been serving as the Senior Vice President of the PGA Tour and who had played for several teams in the now-defunct Women's Pro Basketball League, would be Ackerman's successor as of April 2005. -
chicago
A dispersal draft was held January 8, 2007. Teams selected in inverse order of their 2006 records; Chicago received the first pick. -
Dispersal Draft
A dispersal draft was held January 8, 2007. -
Detroite Shock
The WNBA announced that the Detroit Shock would relocate to Tulsa, Oklahoma; the team is called the Tulsa Shock. -
Sacramento Monarchs
The WNBA announced that the Sacramento Monarchs had folded due to lack of support from its current owners, the Maloof family, who were also the owners of the Sacramento Kings at the time.
