Women's National Basketball Association

The Women's National Basketball Association or WNBA is an organization governing a professional basketball league for women in the United States. Formed in 1996 as a counterpart to the NBA, the league started play in 1997.

Business

The WNBA has struggled to mirror the monetary success of the NBA. Average attendance of WNBA games leaguewide is roughly one half the average attendance of NBA games. According to the WNBA league office, the maximum salary for a WNBA player in 2004 was $90,000. By comparison, $385,277 was the minimum salary of an NBA rookie. http://aol.nba.com/news/cap_040713.html Many WNBA players supplement their salaries by playing in European female basketball leagues during the WNBA off-season. As of 2005 the WNBA has yet to make a profit.

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WNBA Presidents

• Val Ackerman ........... 1997-2005
• Donna Orender .......... 2005-