The full W25 list
The W25 is a selection of the 25 "greatest and most influential players since its inception in 1997." The league has done iterations of this in five-year increments starting with the All-Decade Team and continuing with the Top 15 and Top 20@20.
A group of media members, women’s basketball pioneers, coaches and advocates voted from a provided list of candidates. The qualifications are slightly different each time. Those considered for the W25 must have been a player in the WNBA for at least two seasons and meet at least four of the following seven criteria:
25 Years
- Seimone Augustus
- Sue Bird
- Swin Cash
- Tamika Catchings
- Tina Charles
- Cynthia Cooper
- Elena Delle Donne
- Sylvia Fowles
- Yolanda Griffith
- Brittney Griner
- Becky Hammon
- Lauren Jackson
- Lisa Leslie
- Angel McCoughtry
- Maya Moore
- Nneka Ogwumike
- Candace Parker
- Ticha Penicheiro
- Cappie Pondexter
- Katie Smith
- Breanna Stewart
- Sheryl Swoopes
- Diana Taurasi
- Tina Thompson
- Lindsay Whalen
The W25 is a selection of the 25 "greatest and most influential players since its inception in 1997." The league has done iterations of this in five-year increments starting with the All-Decade Team and continuing with the Top 15 and Top 20@20.
A group of media members, women’s basketball pioneers, coaches and advocates voted from a provided list of candidates. The qualifications are slightly different each time. Those considered for the W25 must have been a player in the WNBA for at least two seasons and meet at least four of the following seven criteria:
- Won at least one of the major, individual postseason basketball awards: MVP, Finals MVP, Defensive Player of the Year, Most Improved Player, Sixth Woman of the Year, Rookie of the Year, Kim Perrot Sportsmanship Award, Peak Performer (league leader in points/rebounds/assists per game in a season)
- Selected to All-WNBA First or Second Team
- Selected to All-Defensive First or Second Team
- Selected to WNBA All-Star Game (starter, reserve, replacement player)
- Won a WNBA championship
- Ranked (as of July 31, 2021) among top-40 career leaders in at least one of 10 statistical categories: points, ppg, rebounds, rpg, assists, apg, steals, spg, blocks, bpg
- Selected as winner of season-long WNBA Community Assist Award
25 Years
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