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All-WNBA Team
Annual selection of best players in the league
Annual selection of best players in the league
The All-WNBA Team is an annual Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) honor bestowed on the best players in the league following every season. The voting is conducted by a panel of sportswriters and broadcasters throughout the United States. The team has been selected in every season of the league's existence, dating back to its inaugural season in 1997. The All-WNBA Team is composed of two five-woman lineups—a first and second team, comprising a total of 10 roster spots.
Through the 2021 season, all teams consisted of a center, two forwards, and two guards. On August 5, 2022, the league announced that future All-WNBA Teams would be selected without regard to player position.
Players receive five points for a first-team vote and three points for a second-team vote. As of the 2022 season, the top five players with the highest point total make the first team, with the next five making the second team.
Diana Taurasi holds the record for the most total selections with fourteen. Taurasi holds the record for the most First Team selections with ten, while Leslie follows with eight.
Selections
| **Player | |
|---|---|
| (in bold text)** | Indicates the player who won the WNBA Most Valuable Player in the same year |
1997 to present
| Season | First team | Second team | Player | Nationality | Team | Player | Nationality | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Cynthia Cooper | Houston Comets | Teresa Weatherspoon | New York Liberty | ||||
| Ruthie Bolton-Holifield | Sacramento Monarchs | Andrea Stinson | Charlotte Sting | |||||
| Eva Němcová | Cleveland Rockers | Wendy Palmer | Utah Starzz | |||||
| Tina Thompson | Houston Comets | Jennifer Gillom | Phoenix Mercury | |||||
| Lisa Leslie | Los Angeles Sparks | Rebecca Lobo | New York Liberty | |||||
| 1998 | Cynthia Cooper (2) | Houston Comets | Teresa Weatherspoon (2) | New York Liberty | ||||
| Suzie McConnell Serio | Cleveland Rockers | Andrea Stinson (2) | Charlotte Sting | |||||
| Sheryl Swoopes | Houston Comets | Eva Němcová (2) | Cleveland Rockers | |||||
| Tina Thompson (2) | Houston Comets | Cindy Brown | Detroit Shock | |||||
| Jennifer Gillom (2) | Phoenix Mercury | Lisa Leslie (2) | Los Angeles Sparks | |||||
| 1999 | Cynthia Cooper (3) | Houston Comets | Shannon Johnson | Orlando Miracle | ||||
| Ticha Penicheiro | Sacramento Monarchs | Teresa Weatherspoon (3) | New York Liberty | |||||
| Sheryl Swoopes (2) | Houston Comets | Chamique Holdsclaw | Washington Mystics | |||||
| Natalie Williams | Utah Starzz | Tina Thompson (3) | Houston Comets | |||||
| Yolanda Griffith | Sacramento Monarchs | Lisa Leslie (3) | Los Angeles Sparks | |||||
| 2000 | Cynthia Cooper (4) | Houston Comets | Shannon Johnson (2) | Orlando Miracle | ||||
| Ticha Penicheiro (2) | Sacramento Monarchs | Katie Smith | Minnesota Lynx | |||||
| Sheryl Swoopes (3) | Houston Comets | Betty Lennox | Minnesota Lynx | |||||
| Natalie Williams (2) | Utah Starzz | Teresa Weatherspoon (4) | New York Liberty | |||||
| Lisa Leslie (4) | Los Angeles Sparks | Tina Thompson (4) | Houston Comets | |||||
| Yolanda Griffith (2) | Sacramento Monarchs | |||||||
| 2001 | Janeth Arcain | Houston Comets | Ticha Penicheiro (3) | Sacramento Monarchs | ||||
| Katie Smith (2) | Minnesota Lynx | Tamecka Dixon | Los Angeles Sparks | |||||
| Merlakia Jones | Cleveland Rockers | Chamique Holdsclaw (2) | Washington Mystics | |||||
| Natalie Williams (3) | Utah Starzz | Tina Thompson (5) | Houston Comets | |||||
| Lisa Leslie (5) | Los Angeles Sparks | Yolanda Griffith (3) | Sacramento Monarchs | |||||
| 2002 | Sue Bird | Seattle Storm | Shannon Johnson (3) | Orlando Miracle | ||||
| Sheryl Swoopes (4) | Houston Comets | Katie Smith (3) | Minnesota Lynx | |||||
| Mwadi Mabika | COD DR Congo | Los Angeles Sparks | Chamique Holdsclaw (3) | Washington Mystics | ||||
| Tamika Catchings | Indiana Fever | Tina Thompson (6) | Houston Comets | |||||
| Lisa Leslie (6) | Los Angeles Sparks | Tari Phillips | New York Liberty | |||||
| 2003 | Sue Bird (2) | Seattle Storm | Nikki Teasley | Los Angeles Sparks | ||||
| Katie Smith (4) | Minnesota Lynx | Deanna Nolan | Detroit Shock | |||||
| Tamika Catchings (2) | Indiana Fever | Sheryl Swoopes (5) | Houston Comets | |||||
| Lauren Jackson | Seattle Storm | Swin Cash | Detroit Shock | |||||
| Lisa Leslie (7) | Los Angeles Sparks | Cheryl Ford | Detroit Shock | |||||
| 2004 | Sue Bird (3) | Seattle Storm | Nikki Teasley (2) | Los Angeles Sparks | ||||
| Diana Taurasi | Phoenix Mercury | Nykesha Sales | Connecticut Sun | |||||
| Tina Thompson (7) | Houston Comets | Tamika Catchings (3) | Indiana Fever | |||||
| Lauren Jackson (2) | Seattle Storm | Swin Cash (2) | Detroit Shock | |||||
| Lisa Leslie (8) | Los Angeles Sparks | Yolanda Griffith (4) | Sacramento Monarchs | |||||
| 2005 | Sue Bird (4) | Seattle Storm | Diana Taurasi (2) | Phoenix Mercury | ||||
| Deanna Nolan (2) | Detroit Shock | Becky Hammon | New York Liberty | |||||
| Sheryl Swoopes (6) | Houston Comets | Tamika Catchings (4) | Indiana Fever | |||||
| Lauren Jackson (3) | Seattle Storm | Taj McWilliams-Franklin | Connecticut Sun | |||||
| Yolanda Griffith (5) | Sacramento Monarchs | Lisa Leslie (9) | Los Angeles Sparks | |||||
| 2006 | Diana Taurasi (3) | Phoenix Mercury | Seimone Augustus | Minnesota Lynx | ||||
| Katie Douglas | Connecticut Sun | Sheryl Swoopes (7) | Houston Comets | |||||
| Tamika Catchings (5) | Indiana Fever | Alana Beard | Washington Mystics | |||||
| Lauren Jackson (4) | Seattle Storm | Cheryl Ford (2) | Detroit Shock | |||||
| Lisa Leslie (10) | Los Angeles Sparks | Taj McWilliams-Franklin (2) | Connecticut Sun | |||||
| 2007 | Diana Taurasi (4) | Phoenix Mercury | Katie Douglas (2) | Connecticut Sun | ||||
| Becky Hammon (2) | San Antonio Silver Stars | Seimone Augustus (2) | Minnesota Lynx | |||||
| Deanna Nolan (3) | Detroit Shock | Sophia Young | VIN St. Vincent | San Antonio Silver Stars | ||||
| Penny Taylor | Phoenix Mercury | Tamika Catchings (6) | Indiana Fever | |||||
| Lauren Jackson (5) | Seattle Storm | Tina Thompson (8) | Houston Comets | |||||
| 2008 | Diana Taurasi (5) | Phoenix Mercury | Sue Bird (5) | Seattle Storm | ||||
| Lindsay Whalen | Connecticut Sun | Becky Hammon (3) | San Antonio Silver Stars | |||||
| Sophia Young (2) | VIN St. Vincent | San Antonio Silver Stars | Deanna Nolan (4) | Detroit Shock | ||||
| Candace Parker | Los Angeles Sparks | Asjha Jones | Connecticut Sun | |||||
| Lisa Leslie (11) | Los Angeles Sparks | Lauren Jackson (6) | Seattle Storm | |||||
| 2009 | Diana Taurasi (6) | Phoenix Mercury | Katie Douglas (3) | Indiana Fever | ||||
| Becky Hammon (4) | San Antonio Silver Stars | Deanna Nolan (5) | Detroit Shock | |||||
| Cappie Pondexter | Phoenix Mercury | Sophia Young (3) | VIN St. Vincent | San Antonio Silver Stars | ||||
| Tamika Catchings (7) | Indiana Fever | Candace Parker (2) | Los Angeles Sparks | |||||
| Lauren Jackson (7) | Seattle Storm | Lisa Leslie (12) | Los Angeles Sparks | |||||
| 2010 | Diana Taurasi (7) | Phoenix Mercury | Sue Bird (6) | Seattle Storm | ||||
| Cappie Pondexter (2) | New York Liberty | Katie Douglas (4) | Indiana Fever | |||||
| Tamika Catchings (8) | Indiana Fever | Angel McCoughtry | Atlanta Dream | |||||
| Lauren Jackson (8) | Seattle Storm | Crystal Langhorne | Washington Mystics | |||||
| Sylvia Fowles | Chicago Sky | Tina Charles | Connecticut Sun | |||||
| 2011 | Lindsay Whalen (2) | Minnesota Lynx | Sue Bird (7) | Seattle Storm | ||||
| Diana Taurasi (8) | Phoenix Mercury | Seimone Augustus (3) | Minnesota Lynx | |||||
| Angel McCoughtry (2) | Atlanta Dream | Cappie Pondexter (3) | New York Liberty | |||||
| Tamika Catchings (9) | Indiana Fever | Penny Taylor (2) | Phoenix Mercury | |||||
| Tina Charles (2) | Connecticut Sun | Sylvia Fowles (2) | Chicago Sky | |||||
| 2012 | Seimone Augustus (4) | Minnesota Lynx | Lindsay Whalen (3) | Minnesota Lynx | ||||
| Cappie Pondexter (4) | New York Liberty | Kristi Toliver | Los Angeles Sparks | |||||
| Tamika Catchings (10) | Indiana Fever | Maya Moore | Minnesota Lynx | |||||
| Candace Parker (3) | Los Angeles Sparks | Sophia Young (4) | San Antonio Silver Stars | |||||
| Tina Charles (3) | Connecticut Sun | Sylvia Fowles (3) | Chicago Sky | |||||
| 2013 | Lindsay Whalen (4) | Minnesota Lynx | Seimone Augustus (5) | Minnesota Lynx | ||||
| Diana Taurasi (9) | Phoenix Mercury | Angel McCoughtry (3) | Atlanta Dream | |||||
| Maya Moore (2) | Minnesota Lynx | Tamika Catchings (11) | Indiana Fever | |||||
| Candace Parker (4) | Los Angeles Sparks | Elena Delle Donne | Chicago Sky | |||||
| Sylvia Fowles (4) | Chicago Sky | Tina Charles (4) | Connecticut Sun | |||||
| 2014 | Skylar Diggins-Smith | Tulsa Shock | Lindsay Whalen (5) | Minnesota Lynx | ||||
| Diana Taurasi (10) | Phoenix Mercury | Danielle Robinson | San Antonio Stars | |||||
| Maya Moore (3) | Minnesota Lynx | Seimone Augustus (6) | Minnesota Lynx | |||||
| Candace Parker (5) | Los Angeles Sparks | Angel McCoughtry (4) | Atlanta Dream | |||||
| Brittney Griner | Phoenix Mercury | Nneka Ogwumike | Seattle Storm | |||||
| Tina Charles (5) | New York Liberty | |||||||
| 2015 | Maya Moore (4) | Minnesota Lynx | Courtney Vandersloot | Chicago Sky | ||||
| Angel McCoughtry (5) | Atlanta Dream | Epiphanny Prince | New York Liberty | |||||
| Elena Delle Donne (2) | Chicago Sky | Tamika Catchings (12) | Indiana Fever | |||||
| DeWanna Bonner | Phoenix Mercury | Candace Parker (6) | Los Angeles Sparks | |||||
| Tina Charles (6) | New York Liberty | Brittney Griner (2) | Phoenix Mercury | |||||
| 2016 | Sue Bird (8) | Seattle Storm | Diana Taurasi (11) | Phoenix Mercury | ||||
| Maya Moore (5) | Minnesota Lynx | Jewell Loyd | Seattle Storm | |||||
| Elena Delle Donne (3) | Chicago Sky | Angel McCoughtry (6) | Atlanta Dream | |||||
| Nneka Ogwumike (2) | Los Angeles Sparks | Breanna Stewart | Seattle Storm | |||||
| Tina Charles (7) | New York Liberty | Sylvia Fowles (5) | Minnesota Lynx | |||||
| 2017 | Skylar Diggins-Smith (2) | Dallas Wings | Chelsea Gray | Los Angeles Sparks | ||||
| Maya Moore (6) | Minnesota Lynx | Diana Taurasi (12) | Phoenix Mercury | |||||
| Candace Parker (7) | Los Angeles Sparks | Nneka Ogwumike (3) | Los Angeles Sparks | |||||
| Tina Charles (8) | New York Liberty | Jonquel Jones | Connecticut Sun | |||||
| Sylvia Fowles (6) | Minnesota Lynx | Brittney Griner (3) | Phoenix Mercury | |||||
| 2018 | Diana Taurasi (13) | Phoenix Mercury | Courtney Vandersloot (2) | Chicago Sky | ||||
| Tiffany Hayes | Atlanta Dream | Skylar Diggins-Smith (3) | Dallas Wings | |||||
| Elena Delle Donne (4) | Washington Mystics | Maya Moore (7) | Minnesota Lynx | |||||
| Breanna Stewart (2) | Seattle Storm | Candace Parker (8) | Los Angeles Sparks | |||||
| Liz Cambage | Dallas Wings | Brittney Griner (4) | Phoenix Mercury | |||||
| 2019 | Courtney Vandersloot (3) | Chicago Sky | Odyssey Sims | Minnesota Lynx | ||||
| Chelsea Gray (2) | Los Angeles Sparks | Diamond DeShields | Chicago Sky | |||||
| Elena Delle Donne (5) | Washington Mystics | Nneka Ogwumike (4) | Los Angeles Sparks | |||||
| Natasha Howard | Seattle Storm | Jonquel Jones (2) | Connecticut Sun | |||||
| Brittney Griner (5) | Phoenix Mercury | Liz Cambage (2) | Las Vegas Aces | |||||
| 2020 | Courtney Vandersloot (4) | Chicago Sky | Diana Taurasi (14) | Phoenix Mercury | ||||
| Arike Ogunbowale | Dallas Wings | Skylar Diggins-Smith (4) | Phoenix Mercury | |||||
| A'ja Wilson | Las Vegas Aces | Myisha Hines-Allen | Washington Mystics | |||||
| Breanna Stewart (3) | Seattle Storm | DeWanna Bonner (2) | Connecticut Sun | |||||
| Candace Parker (9) | Los Angeles Sparks | Napheesa Collier | Minnesota Lynx | |||||
| 2021 | Jonquel Jones (3) | Connecticut Sun | A'ja Wilson (2) | Las Vegas Aces | ||||
| Skylar Diggins-Smith (5) | Phoenix Mercury | Sylvia Fowles (7) | Minnesota Lynx | |||||
| Brittney Griner (6) | Phoenix Mercury | Arike Ogunbowale (2) | Dallas Wings | |||||
| Breanna Stewart (4) | Seattle Storm | Tina Charles (9) | Washington Mystics | |||||
| Jewell Loyd (2) | Seattle Storm | Courtney Vandersloot (5) | Chicago Sky | |||||
| 2022 | A'ja Wilson (3) | Las Vegas Aces | Alyssa Thomas | Connecticut Sun | ||||
| Breanna Stewart (5) | Seattle Storm | Sabrina Ionescu | New York Liberty | |||||
| Kelsey Plum | Las Vegas Aces | Nneka Ogwumike (5) | Los Angeles Sparks | |||||
| Skylar Diggins-Smith (6) | Phoenix Mercury | Jonquel Jones (4) | Connecticut Sun | |||||
| Candace Parker (10) | Chicago Sky | Sylvia Fowles (8) | Minnesota Lynx | |||||
| 2023 | Breanna Stewart (6) | New York Liberty | Nneka Ogwumike (6) | Los Angeles Sparks | ||||
| Alyssa Thomas (2) | Connecticut Sun | Jackie Young | Las Vegas Aces | |||||
| A'ja Wilson (4) | Las Vegas Aces | Chelsea Gray (3) | ||||||
| Napheesa Collier (2) | Minnesota Lynx | Jewell Loyd (3) | Seattle Storm | |||||
| Satou Sabally | Dallas Wings | Sabrina Ionescu (2) | New York Liberty | |||||
| 2024 | A'ja Wilson (5) | Las Vegas Aces | Sabrina Ionescu (3) | New York Liberty | ||||
| Napheesa Collier (3) | Minnesota Lynx | Kahleah Copper | Phoenix Mercury | |||||
| Breanna Stewart (7) | New York Liberty | Nneka Ogwumike (7) | Seattle Storm | |||||
| Caitlin Clark | Indiana Fever | Arike Ogunbowale (3) | Dallas Wings | |||||
| Alyssa Thomas (3) | Connecticut Sun | Jonquel Jones (5) | New York Liberty | |||||
| A'ja Wilson (6) | Las Vegas Aces | Nneka Ogwumike (8) | Seattle Storm | |||||
| Napheesa Collier (4) | Minnesota Lynx | Jackie Young (2) | Las Vegas Aces | |||||
| Alyssa Thomas (4) | Phoenix Mercury | Sabrina Ionescu (4) | New York Liberty | |||||
| Allisha Gray | Atlanta Dream | Aliyah Boston | Indiana Fever | |||||
| Kelsey Mitchell | Indiana Fever | Paige Bueckers | Dallas Wings |
Most selections
The following table lists players with at least seven total selections.
| Player | Total | First Team | Second Team | MVP | Seasons Played |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 20 | |
| 12 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 12 | |
| 12 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 15 | |
| 10 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 14 | |
| 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 14 | |
| 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 12 | |
| 8 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 15 | |
| 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 17 | |
| 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 17 | |
| 8 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 14 | |
| 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 8 | |
| 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 9 | |
| 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 12 |
References
References
- (August 5, 2022). "WNBA Announces New Process for Selecting All-WNBA Teams and Unveils End-of-Season Awards Schedule". WNBA.
- "2013 WNBA Season Awards".
- (September 25, 2013). "Fever's Catchings Named to All-WNBA Second Team".
- (October 16, 2024). "Fever's Caitlin Clark, Aces' A'ja Wilson named All-WNBA". ESPN.
- Andres, Patrick. (October 10, 2025). "Trio of Finals Participants Highlights All-WNBA Teams".
- (October 10, 2025). "A’ja Wilson and Napheesa Collier Unanimously Selected to 2025 All-WNBA First Team".
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