WNBA's Can't Miss TV
Published on July 6, 2004 under Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) News Release
The extended weekend of Thursday, July 8 through Sunday, July 11 is Can't Miss TV for WNBA fans. The weekend's lineup includes four nationally televised games featuring ten WNBA players who will represent their countries in Athens on ABC and ESPN2.
Day Date Matchup Time Network
Thursday July 8 Washington at New York 8 p.m. ESPN2
Saturday July 10 Seattle at Detroit 4 p.m. ABC
Los Angeles at Houston 9 p.m. ESPN2
Sunday July 11 Phoenix at New York 2 p.m. ESPN2
Russian National Team member Elena Baranova tips things off on Thursday, July 8 when her New York Liberty hosts the Washington Mystics and 2000 U.S. Olympian Chamique Holdsclaw.
The 2004 WNBA Champion Detroit Shock's Swin Cash (USA) welcomes members of two different national teams to The Palace at Auburn Hills on Saturday, July 10 when reigning league MVP Lauren Jackson (Australia) and two-time All-WNBA selection Sue Bird (USA) travel to Detroit. Storm Head Coach Anne Donovan is an assistant coach for the U.S.
Later that night, four United States National Team members will be in the arena when Houston's two-time Olympian Sheryl Swoopes and Tina Thompson host the Sparks' two-time Olympian Lisa Leslie and 2000 Olympian DeLisha Milton-Jones at the Toyota Center. Comets Head Coach Van Chancellor is also the head coach of the U.S. National Team.
Rounding out the weekend on Sunday, members of three different National Teams are pitted against one another when Baranova hosts the youngest member of the U.S. Team, Phoenix's Diana Taurasi, together with Australian National Team member Penny Taylor.
The action-packed weekend will serve as a preview of the much-anticipated "WNBA vs. USA Basketball: The Game at Radio City" on Thursday, August 5 to be televised live on ESPN at 7 p.m. ET
These four nationally televised games also feature teams with . . .
7 WNBA Championships
Houston 1997-2000
Los Angeles 2001-02
Detroit 2003
13 WNBA Finals Appearances
Houston 1997-2000
New York 1997, 1999, 2000, 2002
Los Angeles 2001-03
Phoenix 1998
Detroit 2003
4 WNBA MVP Award Winners
Sherl Swoopes Houston 2000, 2002
Lisa Leslie Los Angeles 2001
Lauren Jackson Seattle 2003
26 All-Stars With 60 All-Star Appearances Between Them
Lisa Leslie Los Angeles 1999-2003
DeLisha Milton-Jones Los Angeles 2000
Mwadi Mabika Los Angeles 2000, 2002
Tamecka Dixon Los Angeles 2001-03
Nikki Teasley Los Angeles 2003
Teresa Weatherspoon Los Angeles 1999-2003
Becky Hammon New York 2003
Vickie Johnson New York 1999, 2001
Elena Baranova New York 2001
Tari Phillips New York 2000-03
Sheryl Swoopes Houston 1999-2003
Tina Thompson Houston 1999-2003
Swin Cash Detroit 2003
Deanna Nolan Detroit 2003
Cheryl Ford Detroit 2003
Merlakia Jones Detroit 1999-2001
Chamique Holdsclaw Washington 1999-2003
Stacey Dales-Schuman Washington 2002
Chasity Melvin Washington 2001
Lauren Jackson Seattle 2001-03
Sue Bird Seattle 2002-03
Betty Lennox Seattle 2000
Sheri Sam Seattle 2002
Penny Taylor Phoenix 2002
Adrian Williams Phoenix 2003
Nikki McCray Phoenix 1999-2001
16 All-WNBA Performers With 37 Selections Between Them
Lisa Leslie Los Angeles 1997-2003
Nikki Teasley Los Angeles 2003
Teresa Weatherspoon Los Angeles 1997-2000
Mwadi Mabika Los Angeles 2002
Tamecka Dixon Los Angeles 2001
Tina Thompson Houston 1997-2002
Sheryl Swoopes Houston 1998-2000, 2002-03
Swin Cash Detroit 2003
Deanna Nolan Detroit 2003
Merlakia Jones Detroit 2001
Cheryl Ford Detroit 2003
Sue Bird Seattle 2002-03
Lauren Jackson Seattle 2003
Betty Lennox Seattle 2000
Chamique Holdsclaw Washington 1999, 2001-02
Tari Phillips New York 2002
13 Of the top 30 scorers in WNBA history
Lisa Leslie (1) Los Angeles 3,853
Tina Thompson (2) Houston 3,385
Sheryl Swoopes (5) Houston 3,088
Chamique Holdsclaw (7) Washington 2,822
Vickie Johnson (8) New York 2,736
Mwadi Mabika (9) Los Angeles 2,616
Nikki McCray (14) Phoenix 2,453
Tamecka Dixon (15) Los Angeles 2,445
Merlakia Jones (21) Detroit 2,242
Sheri Sam (24) Seattle 2,175
DeLisha Milton-Jones (27) Los Angeles 1,961
Tari Phillips (28) New York 1,956
Lauren Jackson (30) Seattle 1,865
6 of the 8 overall number one draft picks
Tina Thompson Houston 1997
Chamique Holdsclaw Washington 1999
Ann Wauters New York 2000
Lauren Jackson Seattle 2001
Sue Bird Seattle 2002
Diana Taurasi Phoenix 2004
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