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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.[1]

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

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Denotes players who are still active in the WNBA
Elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
Player (X) Denotes the number of times the player has been selected
Player
(in bold text)
Indicates the player who won the WNBA Most Valuable Player in the same year[a]

1997 to present

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Season First team Second team
Player Nationality Team Player Nationality Team
1997 Cynthia Cooper  United States Houston Comets Teresa Weatherspoon  United States New York Liberty
Ruthie Bolton-Holifield  United States Sacramento Monarchs Andrea Stinson  United States Charlotte Sting
Eva Němcová  Czech Republic Cleveland Rockers Wendy Palmer  United States Utah Starzz
Tina Thompson  United States Houston Comets Jennifer Gillom  United States Phoenix Mercury
Lisa Leslie  United States Los Angeles Sparks Rebecca Lobo  United States New York Liberty
1998 Cynthia Cooper (2)  United States Houston Comets Teresa Weatherspoon (2)  United States New York Liberty
Suzie McConnell Serio  United States Cleveland Rockers Andrea Stinson (2)  United States Charlotte Sting
Sheryl Swoopes  United States Houston Comets Eva Němcová (2)  Czech Republic Cleveland Rockers
Tina Thompson (2)  United States Houston Comets Cindy Brown  United States Detroit Shock
Jennifer Gillom (2)  United States Phoenix Mercury Lisa Leslie (2)  United States Los Angeles Sparks
1999 Cynthia Cooper (3)  United States Houston Comets Shannon Johnson  United States Orlando Miracle
Ticha Penicheiro  Portugal Sacramento Monarchs Teresa Weatherspoon (3)  United States New York Liberty
Sheryl Swoopes (2)  United States Houston Comets Chamique Holdsclaw  United States Washington Mystics
Natalie Williams  United States Utah Starzz Tina Thompson (3)  United States Houston Comets
Yolanda Griffith  United States Sacramento Monarchs Lisa Leslie (3)  United States Los Angeles Sparks
2000 Cynthia Cooper (4)  United States Houston Comets Shannon Johnson (2)  United States Orlando Miracle
Ticha Penicheiro (2)  Portugal Sacramento Monarchs Katie Smith  United States Minnesota Lynx
Sheryl Swoopes (3)  United States Houston Comets Betty Lennox  United States Minnesota Lynx
Natalie Williams (2)  United States Utah Starzz Teresa Weatherspoon (4)  United States New York Liberty
Lisa Leslie (4)  United States Los Angeles Sparks Tina Thompson (4)  United States Houston Comets
Yolanda Griffith (2)  United States Sacramento Monarchs
2001 Janeth Arcain  Brazil Houston Comets Ticha Penicheiro (3)  Portugal Sacramento Monarchs
Katie Smith (2)  United States Minnesota Lynx Tamecka Dixon  United States Los Angeles Sparks
Merlakia Jones  United States Cleveland Rockers Chamique Holdsclaw (2)  United States Washington Mystics
Natalie Williams (3)  United States Utah Starzz Tina Thompson (5)  United States Houston Comets
Lisa Leslie (5)  United States Los Angeles Sparks Yolanda Griffith (3)  United States Sacramento Monarchs
2002 Sue Bird  United States Seattle Storm Shannon Johnson (3)  United States Orlando Miracle
Sheryl Swoopes (4)  United States Houston Comets Katie Smith (3)  United States Minnesota Lynx
Mwadi Mabika Democratic Republic of the Congo DR Congo Los Angeles Sparks Chamique Holdsclaw (3)  United States Washington Mystics
Tamika Catchings  United States Indiana Fever Tina Thompson (6)  United States Houston Comets
Lisa Leslie (6)  United States Los Angeles Sparks Tari Phillips  United States New York Liberty
2003 Sue Bird (2)  United States Seattle Storm Nikki Teasley  United States Los Angeles Sparks
Katie Smith (4)  United States Minnesota Lynx Deanna Nolan  United States Detroit Shock
Tamika Catchings (2)  United States Indiana Fever Sheryl Swoopes (5)  United States Houston Comets
Lauren Jackson  Australia Seattle Storm Swin Cash  United States Detroit Shock
Lisa Leslie (7)  United States Los Angeles Sparks Cheryl Ford  United States Detroit Shock
2004 Sue Bird (3)  United States Seattle Storm Nikki Teasley (2)  United States Los Angeles Sparks
Diana Taurasi  United States Phoenix Mercury Nykesha Sales  United States Connecticut Sun
Tina Thompson (7)  United States Houston Comets Tamika Catchings (3)  United States Indiana Fever
Lauren Jackson (2)  Australia Seattle Storm Swin Cash (2)  United States Detroit Shock
Lisa Leslie (8)  United States Los Angeles Sparks Yolanda Griffith (4)  United States Sacramento Monarchs
2005 Sue Bird (4)  United States Seattle Storm Diana Taurasi (2)  United States Phoenix Mercury
Deanna Nolan (2)  United States Detroit Shock Becky Hammon  United States New York Liberty
Sheryl Swoopes (6)  United States Houston Comets Tamika Catchings (4)  United States Indiana Fever
Lauren Jackson (3)  Australia Seattle Storm Taj McWilliams-Franklin  United States Connecticut Sun
Yolanda Griffith (5)  United States Sacramento Monarchs Lisa Leslie (9)  United States Los Angeles Sparks
2006 Diana Taurasi (3)  United States Phoenix Mercury Seimone Augustus  United States Minnesota Lynx
Katie Douglas  United States Connecticut Sun Sheryl Swoopes (7)  United States Houston Comets
Tamika Catchings (5)  United States Indiana Fever Alana Beard  United States Washington Mystics
Lauren Jackson (4)  Australia Seattle Storm Cheryl Ford (2)  United States Detroit Shock
Lisa Leslie (10)  United States Los Angeles Sparks Taj McWilliams-Franklin (2)  United States Connecticut Sun
2007 Diana Taurasi (4)  United States Phoenix Mercury Katie Douglas (2)  United States Connecticut Sun
Becky Hammon (2)  United States San Antonio Silver Stars Seimone Augustus (2)  United States Minnesota Lynx
Deanna Nolan (3)  United States Detroit Shock Sophia Young Saint Vincent and the Grenadines St. Vincent San Antonio Silver Stars
Penny Taylor  Australia Phoenix Mercury Tamika Catchings (6)  United States Indiana Fever
Lauren Jackson (5)  Australia Seattle Storm Tina Thompson (8)  United States Houston Comets
2008 Diana Taurasi (5)  United States Phoenix Mercury Sue Bird (5)  United States Seattle Storm
Lindsay Whalen  United States Connecticut Sun Becky Hammon (3)  United States San Antonio Silver Stars
Sophia Young (2) Saint Vincent and the Grenadines St. Vincent San Antonio Silver Stars Deanna Nolan (4)  United States Detroit Shock
Candace Parker  United States Los Angeles Sparks Asjha Jones  United States Connecticut Sun
Lisa Leslie (11)  United States Los Angeles Sparks Lauren Jackson (6)  Australia Seattle Storm
2009 Diana Taurasi (6)  United States Phoenix Mercury Katie Douglas (3)  United States Indiana Fever
Becky Hammon (4)  United States San Antonio Silver Stars Deanna Nolan (5)  United States Detroit Shock
Cappie Pondexter  United States Phoenix Mercury Sophia Young (3) Saint Vincent and the Grenadines St. Vincent San Antonio Silver Stars
Tamika Catchings (7)  United States Indiana Fever Candace Parker (2)  United States Los Angeles Sparks
Lauren Jackson (7)  Australia Seattle Storm Lisa Leslie (12)  United States Los Angeles Sparks
2010 Diana Taurasi (7)  United States Phoenix Mercury Sue Bird (6)  United States Seattle Storm
Cappie Pondexter (2)  United States New York Liberty Katie Douglas (4)  United States Indiana Fever
Tamika Catchings (8)  United States Indiana Fever Angel McCoughtry  United States Atlanta Dream
Lauren Jackson (8)  Australia Seattle Storm Crystal Langhorne  United States Washington Mystics
Sylvia Fowles  United States Chicago Sky Tina Charles  United States Connecticut Sun
2011 Lindsay Whalen (2)  United States Minnesota Lynx Sue Bird (7)  United States Seattle Storm
Diana Taurasi (8)  United States Phoenix Mercury Seimone Augustus (3)  United States Minnesota Lynx
Angel McCoughtry (2)  United States Atlanta Dream Cappie Pondexter (3)  United States New York Liberty
Tamika Catchings (9)  United States Indiana Fever Penny Taylor (2)  Australia Phoenix Mercury
Tina Charles (2)  United States Connecticut Sun Sylvia Fowles (2)  United States Chicago Sky
2012 Seimone Augustus (4)  United States Minnesota Lynx Lindsay Whalen (3)  United States Minnesota Lynx
Cappie Pondexter (4)  United States New York Liberty Kristi Toliver  United States Los Angeles Sparks
Tamika Catchings (10)  United States Indiana Fever Maya Moore  United States Minnesota Lynx
Candace Parker (3)  United States Los Angeles Sparks Sophia Young (4)  United States San Antonio Silver Stars
Tina Charles (3)  United States Connecticut Sun Sylvia Fowles (3)  United States Chicago Sky
2013 Lindsay Whalen (4)  United States Minnesota Lynx Seimone Augustus (5)  United States Minnesota Lynx
Diana Taurasi (9)  United States Phoenix Mercury Angel McCoughtry (3)  United States Atlanta Dream
Maya Moore (2)  United States Minnesota Lynx Tamika Catchings (11)  United States Indiana Fever
Candace Parker (4)  United States Los Angeles Sparks Elena Delle Donne  United States Chicago Sky
Sylvia Fowles (4)  United States Chicago Sky Tina Charles (4)  United States Connecticut Sun
2014 Skylar Diggins-Smith  United States Tulsa Shock Lindsay Whalen (5)  United States Minnesota Lynx
Diana Taurasi (10)  United States Phoenix Mercury Danielle Robinson  United States San Antonio Stars
Maya Moore (3)  United States Minnesota Lynx Seimone Augustus (6)  United States Minnesota Lynx
Candace Parker (5)  United States Los Angeles Sparks Angel McCoughtry (4)  United States Atlanta Dream
Brittney Griner  United States Phoenix Mercury Nneka Ogwumike  United States Seattle Storm
Tina Charles (5)  United States New York Liberty
2015 Maya Moore (4)  United States Minnesota Lynx Courtney Vandersloot  United States Chicago Sky
Angel McCoughtry (5)  United States Atlanta Dream Epiphanny Prince  United States New York Liberty
Elena Delle Donne (2)  United States Chicago Sky Tamika Catchings (12)  United States Indiana Fever
DeWanna Bonner  United States Phoenix Mercury Candace Parker (6)  United States Los Angeles Sparks
Tina Charles (6)  United States New York Liberty Brittney Griner (2)  United States Phoenix Mercury
2016 Sue Bird (8)  United States Seattle Storm Diana Taurasi (11)  United States Phoenix Mercury
Maya Moore (5)  United States Minnesota Lynx Jewell Loyd  United States Seattle Storm
Elena Delle Donne (3)  United States Chicago Sky Angel McCoughtry (6)  United States Atlanta Dream
Nneka Ogwumike (2)  United States Los Angeles Sparks Breanna Stewart  United States Seattle Storm
Tina Charles (7)  United States New York Liberty Sylvia Fowles (5)  United States Minnesota Lynx
2017 Skylar Diggins-Smith (2)  United States Dallas Wings Chelsea Gray  United States Los Angeles Sparks
Maya Moore (6)  United States Minnesota Lynx Diana Taurasi (12)  United States Phoenix Mercury
Candace Parker (7)  United States Los Angeles Sparks Nneka Ogwumike (3)  United States Los Angeles Sparks
Tina Charles (8)  United States New York Liberty Jonquel Jones  Bahamas Connecticut Sun
Sylvia Fowles (6)  United States Minnesota Lynx Brittney Griner (3)  United States Phoenix Mercury
2018 Diana Taurasi (13)  United States Phoenix Mercury Courtney Vandersloot (2)  United States Chicago Sky
Tiffany Hayes  United States Atlanta Dream Skylar Diggins-Smith (3)  United States Dallas Wings
Elena Delle Donne (4)  United States Washington Mystics Maya Moore (7)  United States Minnesota Lynx
Breanna Stewart (2)  United States Seattle Storm Candace Parker (8)  United States Los Angeles Sparks
Liz Cambage  Australia Dallas Wings Brittney Griner (4)  United States Phoenix Mercury
2019 Courtney Vandersloot (3)  United States Chicago Sky Odyssey Sims  United States Minnesota Lynx
Chelsea Gray (2)  United States Los Angeles Sparks Diamond DeShields  United States Chicago Sky
Elena Delle Donne (5)  United States Washington Mystics Nneka Ogwumike (4)  United States Los Angeles Sparks
Natasha Howard  United States Seattle Storm Jonquel Jones (2)  Bahamas Connecticut Sun
Brittney Griner (5)  United States Phoenix Mercury Liz Cambage (2)  Australia Las Vegas Aces
2020 Courtney Vandersloot (4)  United States Chicago Sky Diana Taurasi (14)  United States Phoenix Mercury
Arike Ogunbowale  United States Dallas Wings Skylar Diggins-Smith (4)  United States Phoenix Mercury
A'ja Wilson  United States Las Vegas Aces Myisha Hines-Allen  United States Washington Mystics
Breanna Stewart (3)  United States Seattle Storm DeWanna Bonner (2)  United States Connecticut Sun
Candace Parker (9)  United States Los Angeles Sparks Napheesa Collier  United States Minnesota Lynx
2021 Jonquel Jones (3)  Bahamas Connecticut Sun A'ja Wilson (2)  United States Las Vegas Aces
Skylar Diggins-Smith (5)  United States Phoenix Mercury Sylvia Fowles (7)  United States Minnesota Lynx
Brittney Griner (6)  United States Phoenix Mercury Arike Ogunbowale (2)  United States Dallas Wings
Breanna Stewart (4)  United States Seattle Storm Tina Charles (9)  United States Washington Mystics
Jewell Loyd (2)  United States Seattle Storm Courtney Vandersloot (5)  United States Chicago Sky
2022 A'ja Wilson (3)  United States Las Vegas Aces Alyssa Thomas  United States Connecticut Sun
Breanna Stewart (5)  United States Seattle Storm Sabrina Ionescu  United States New York Liberty
Kelsey Plum  United States Las Vegas Aces Nneka Ogwumike (5)  United States Los Angeles Sparks
Skylar Diggins-Smith (6)  United States Phoenix Mercury Jonquel Jones (4)  Bahamas Connecticut Sun
Candace Parker (10)  United States Chicago Sky Sylvia Fowles (8)  United States Minnesota Lynx
2023 Breanna Stewart (6)  United States New York Liberty Nneka Ogwumike (6)  United States Los Angeles Sparks
Alyssa Thomas (2)  United States Connecticut Sun Jackie Young  United States Las Vegas Aces
A'ja Wilson (4)  United States Las Vegas Aces Chelsea Gray (3)  United States Las Vegas Aces
Napheesa Collier (2)  United States Minnesota Lynx Jewell Loyd (3)  United States Seattle Storm
Satou Sabally  Germany Dallas Wings Sabrina Ionescu (2)  United States New York Liberty
2024[2] A'ja Wilson (5)  United States Las Vegas Aces Sabrina Ionescu (3)  United States New York Liberty
Napheesa Collier (3)  United States Minnesota Lynx Kahleah Copper  United States Phoenix Mercury
Breanna Stewart (7)  United States New York Liberty Nneka Ogwumike (7)  United States Seattle Storm
Caitlin Clark  United States Indiana Fever Arike Ogunbowale (3)  United States Dallas Wings
Alyssa Thomas (3)  United States Connecticut Sun Jonquel Jones (5)  Bahamas New York Liberty

Most selections

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The following table only lists players with at least seven total selections.

Denotes players who are still active
Denotes players inducted to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
Player Total First Team Second Team MVP Seasons
Diana Taurasi 14 10 4 1 20
Lisa Leslie 12 8 4 3 12
Tamika Catchings 12 7 5 1 15
Candace Parker 10 7 3 2 14
Tina Charles 9 5 4 1 13
Lauren Jackson 8 7 1 3 12
Sylvia Fowles 8 3 5 2 15
Sue Bird 8 5 3 0 17
Tina Thompson 8 3 5 0 17
Maya Moore 7 5 2 1 8
Breanna Stewart 7 6 1 2 8
Sheryl Swoopes 7 5 2 3 12
Nneka Ogwumike 7 1 6 1 13

See also

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References

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  • "All-WNBA Teams". WNBA.com. WNBA. Archived from the original on 22 December 2008. Retrieved 2009-01-18.
  1. ^ "WNBA Announces New Process for Selecting All-WNBA Teams and Unveils End-of-Season Awards Schedule" (Press release). WNBA. August 5, 2022. Retrieved August 7, 2022.
  2. ^ "Fever's Caitlin Clark, Aces' A'ja Wilson named All-WNBA". ESPN. October 16, 2024. Retrieved October 16, 2024.