Introduction to WNBA
1On April 26th, 996, a women's professional basketball league with the slogan "We Got Next" was born in North America. As a subsidiary of the NBA, it is located in new york, and most of the relevant leaders have worked in the NBA. The first season of this professional league was chosen in the summer of 1997. As a result, many firsts were born one after another: Fan Aimin, the first president of ——WNBA; Swope-the first ——WNBA signing player; Cooper-the first MVP；; Comet-the first champion team; Leslie-the first player to win MVP in the regular season, all-star game and finals in a single season.
market
Relying on the advanced marketing of NBA, WNBA has blossomed under the strong basketball culture background in the United States, which not only occupies the resource advantage in marketing, but also maintains a good exposure in visual media. NBC, ESPN and Lifetime TV are all its cooperative alliances. According to the official survey, the ratio of male to female viewers in WNBA is about 3: 7, and the ratio of male to female TV viewers is about 5: 5. More importantly, WNBA has a strong appeal among teenagers, and has made good achievements in image building and commercial promotion.
scale
WNBA started from eight teams, and then gradually expanded to 16 teams, and now there are 13 teams. The eastern part includes: Connecticut sunshine, new york freedom, Washington mystery man, Detroit vibration, Charlotte bee sting, Indiana fanaticism; The west includes: Houston Comet, Los Angeles Spark, Phoenix Mercury, Sacramento Monarch, Minnesota Bobcats, Seattle Storm and San Antonio Silver Star.
trait
On July 1999 and 14, in Madison Square Garden, new york, the first all-star game of WNBA blew the whistle in front of 18649 spectators, and sportsmanship, teamwork and fanaticism became the characteristics of WNBA.
The best players are: Parker, the fast girl of Slika Sparks.
WNBA started from eight teams, and then gradually expanded to 16 teams, and now there are 13 teams. The eastern part includes: Connecticut sunshine, new york freedom, Washington mystery man, Detroit vibration, Charlotte bee sting, Indiana fanaticism; The west includes: Houston Comet, Los Angeles Spark, Phoenix Mercury, Sacramento Monarch, Minnesota Bobcats and Seattle Storm and San Antonio Silver Star.