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Sika Koné
Sika Koné (KOH-nay) (born 13 July 2002) is a Malian basketball player for the Washington Mystics of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She was selected 29th overall in the 2022 WNBA draft by the New York Liberty. Professional career Spain Koné started her professional career in Spain in 2019, playing for SPAR Gran Canaria. She played four seasons there. From 2023 to 2025, Koné played for CB Avenida. WNBA The New York Liberty selected Koné with the 29th overall pick in the third round of the 2022 WNBA draft. She stayed overseas for the 2022 season, then signed her rookie contract and joined the Liberty's training camp ahead of the 2023 season. She did not make the opening day roster and was waived by the Liberty on 16 May 2023. Chicago Sky (2023) The Chicago Sky claimed Koné off waivers on 18 May 2023. She would go on to appear in 20 games for the Sky during the 2023 season and averaged 3.6 points per game, 3.0 rebounds per game, and 0.5 assists per ga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minnesota Lynx
The Minnesota Lynx are an American professional basketball team based in Minneapolis. The Lynx compete in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) as a member of the Western Conference (WNBA), Western Conference. The team won the WNBA title in 2011, 2013, 2015, and 2017. Founded prior to the 1999 WNBA season, 1999 season, the team was owned by Glen Taylor, who was also the majority owner of the Lynx' NBA counterpart, the Minnesota Timberwolves, from 1999 to 2025. The current owners of the Lynx are Alex Rodriguez and Marc Lore. The franchise has been home to players such as Katie Smith, Seimone Augustus, native Minnesotan Lindsay Whalen, Maya Moore, Rebekkah Brunson, and Sylvia Fowles. The Lynx have qualified for the WNBA playoffs in 15 of their 26 years. History Joining the league (1998–2004) On April 22, 1998, the WNBA announced they would add two expansion teams (Minnesota and the Orlando Miracle) for the 1999 season. The team was officially named the Minnesota L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2024 WNBA Draft
The Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA)'s draft for the 2024 WNBA season, 2024 season, following the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season, was held on April 15, 2024, the WNBA draft, 29th draft in WNBA history. The draft took place at the Brooklyn Academy of Music in Brooklyn, Brooklyn, New York, and allowed fans to be in attendance for the first time since the 2016 WNBA Draft. It was exclusively televised on WNBA on ESPN, ESPN in the United States and on The Sports Network, TSN1/3/4 in Canada at 7:30 p.m. Eastern Time Zone, EDT. Draft lottery The lottery selection to determine the order of the top four picks in the 2024 draft took place on December 10, 2023, and was televised on ESPN in the United States and on TSN5 in Canada. The four non-playoff teams in 2023 qualified for the lottery drawing: Indiana Fever, Phoenix Mercury, Los Angeles Sparks, and the Seattle Storm. The Fever won the lottery for the second time in franchise history and were awar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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Chicago Sky Players
Chicago is the List of municipalities in Illinois, most populous city in the U.S. state of Illinois and in the Midwestern United States. With a population of 2,746,388, as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, it is the List of United States cities by population, third-most populous city in the United States after New York City and Los Angeles. As the county seat, seat of Cook County, Illinois, Cook County, the List of the most populous counties in the United States, second-most populous county in the U.S., Chicago is the center of the Chicago metropolitan area, often colloquially called "Chicagoland" and home to 9.6 million residents. Located on the shore of Lake Michigan, Chicago was incorporated as a city in 1837 near a Chicago Portage, portage between the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River, Mississippi River watershed. It grew rapidly in the mid-19th century. In 1871, the Great Chicago Fire destroyed several square miles and left more than 100,000 homeless, but ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2023 WNBA Playoffs
The 2023 WNBA playoffs was the postseason tournament of the WNBA's 2023 season. The playoffs began on September 13, 2023, and culminated with the Las Vegas Aces successfully defending their WNBA title by defeating the New York Liberty three games to one in the finals. Overview Updates to postseason appearances * The Las Vegas Aces entered the postseason for the fifth consecutive season and also clinched the best record in the WNBA for the third time in the last four seasons. * The New York Liberty entered the postseason for the third consecutive season. * The Connecticut Sun entered the postseason for the seventh consecutive season, currently the longest streak in the WNBA. * The Dallas Wings entered the postseason for the third consecutive season. * The Minnesota Lynx entered the postseason for the first time since 2021. * The Washington Mystics entered the postseason for the second consecutive season. * The Atlanta Dream entered the postseason for the first time since 2018. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2024 Washington Mystics Season
The 2024 Washington Mystics season was the franchise's 27th season in the Women's National Basketball Association, and their second season under head coach Eric Thibault. The season tipped off on Tuesday, May 14, 2024, at home against the New York Liberty. The Mystics lost the game by five-points, and the opening month of May did not improve much after that. The Mystics went on to lose all eight games they played in May, with the closest being a three-point loss to the Phoenix Mercury on May 23. The Mystics' losing streak continued through twelve games and they won their first game of the season on June 11, versus the Atlanta Dream. Including that win, the Mystics won four out of their next five games, with the only loss coming against Indiana. They lost their last two games of the month, including an overtime contest against Connecticut. They finished the month 4–7. Their fortunes did not improve in July, as they finished 2–4 before the league went into its Olympic break. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2024 Minnesota Lynx Season
The 2024 Minnesota Lynx season was the 26th season for the Minnesota Lynx of the Women's National Basketball Association, and the fifteenth season under head coach Cheryl Reeve. The season tipped-off on Tuesday, May 14, 2024, in Seattle against the Seattle Storm. The Lynx went 4–1 in the WNBA Commissioner's Cup Western Conference standings, and clinched a spot in the Cup Final against the New York Liberty on June 13, 2024. This is the first time in the Lynx history that they represented the Western Conference in the Cup, since it started in 2021. Napheesa Collier was named MVP of the 2024 WNBA Commissioner's Cup Final, as the Lynx defeated the Liberty 94-89. Cheryl Reeve was named the Coach of the Year and Napheesa Collier was named the Defensive Player of the Year on September 22, 2024. Collier was also named to the AP All-WNBA First team. The Lynx wrapped the season having won 14 out of the 16 games after the Olympic break. The team had the highest number of assists per g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2023 Chicago Sky Season
The 2023 Chicago Sky season was the franchise's 18th season in the Women's National Basketball Association, and their fifth season under head coach James Wade. In the offseason, the team saw the departures of several key players in free agency including Candace Parker, Courtney Vandersloot, Allie Quigley, and Azurá Stevens. On July 1, 2023, Wade stepped down as the head coach of the Sky to become an assistant coach of the Toronto Raptors in the NBA, so he was replaced by Emre Vatansever for the rest of the season. The Women’s National Basketball Association announced that the first WNBA Canada Game would feature the Minnesota Lynx and the Sky on Saturday, May 13, 2023, at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, ON. It was the first-ever WNBA preseason game in Canada. The Sky started the season well, winning their first two games. However, they lost two of their last three in May to finish the month 3–2. The Sky won two of their first three games in June before going on a six-game l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2023 WNBA Season
The 2023 WNBA season was the 27th season of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). The defending champions, the Las Vegas Aces, repeated as champions after defeating the New York Liberty 3 games to 1 in the Finals. The regular season was expanded to 40 games per team, becoming the most games scheduled in a single WNBA season. The 2022 season saw the schedule increase to 36 games and was the previous high for the regular season. This season was also the second straight year that the playoffs used an all-series format after returning to the format in 2022. The first round used a 2–1 format, with the higher seed hosting the first two games (differing from the 1–1–1 format previously used in 2015). The semifinals and the WNBA Finals remained a best-of-five series. Arguably the most significant change to the league this season was the enforcement of the so-called "prioritization clause" in the collective bargaining agreement between the league and its players' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Myisha Hines-Allen
Myisha Hines-Allen (born May 30, 1995) is an American professional basketball player for the Dallas Wings of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). In college she played for the University of Louisville. Growing up in Montclair, New Jersey, Hines-Allen was a fan of the WNBA, particularly the New York Liberty. She attended Montclair High School. Professional career WNBA Hines-Allen was drafted by the Washington Mystics in the second round of the 2018 WNBA draft. She is one of only two Mystics players to get to more than 1,400 points, 900 rebounds and 300 assists playing for the team. She is 8th for the Mystics franchise history on rebounds. On the Mystics, she was called on to be versatile, switching between starting and coming off the bench and playing different roles. After playing seven seasons, 187 regular-season games, for the Washington Mystics, Hines-Allen was traded to the Minnesota Lynx at the trade deadline for the 2024 season. In August 2024, Hines ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olivia Époupa
Olivia Époupa (born 30 April 1994) is a French professional basketball player for OGM Ormanspor of the Turkish Super League. Professional career Europe In January 2025, Époupa joined OGM Ormanspor of the Turkish Super League. WNBA Époupa was signed by the Minnesota Lynx for the 2024 season. In the June 2, 2024, Lynx home game win against the Dallas Wings, Napheesa Collier said Époupa "was the momentum change when she came in... and busted the game open for us." Époupa had 4 points, 4 steals, 2 assists, and 1 rebound in just under 14 minutes of play. The game was her fifth appearance with the Lynx in the 2024 season and was her breakout game for the team. On August 20, 2024, Époupa was traded to the Washington Mystics and was waived on the same day. Époupa re-signed with the Lynx on the last day of the regular season to a rest of the season contract. Career statistics WNBA Regular season , - , align=left, 2024 , align=left, Minnesota , 17, , 0, , 6.7, , .375, , —, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
