List of foreign WNBA players
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The following is a list of foreign players in the Women's National Basketball Association
(WNBA). The list includes players both past and present. This list does not include players from the United States
. Note that the "United States" is defined as solely the 50 states and the District of Columbia. The WNBA considers all players from outside that area "international," even if they are from U.S. territories such as Puerto Rico
and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Women's National Basketball Association
The Women's National Basketball Association is a women's professional basketball league in the United States. It currently is composed of twelve teams. The league was founded on April 24, 1996 as the women's counterpart to the National Basketball Association...
(WNBA). The list includes players both past and present. This list does not include players from the United States
United States
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. Note that the "United States" is defined as solely the 50 states and the District of Columbia. The WNBA considers all players from outside that area "international," even if they are from U.S. territories such as Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...
and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
- Active players in the WNBA are in bold.
- For all WNBA players, see List of Women's National Basketball Association players.
- Suzy BatkovicSuzy BatkovicSuzy Batkovic-Brown is an Australian-Croatian women's basketball player who plays in Australia and the American WNBA. The 6'4", 195-pound Batkovic-Brown is a bruising center known for her physical play and dominance inside...
- Tully BevilaquaTully BevilaquaTully Louise Bevilaqua is an Australian professional women's basketball player. She currently plays for the San Antonio Silver Stars in the WNBA and the West Coast Waves in Australia's WNBL....
- Jessica BibbyJessica BibbyJessica Bibby is an Australian professional basketball player. In April, 2006 she signed with the Canberra Capitals of the Australian WNBL, just a few months after her Dandenong Rangers team was beaten in the Grand Final by the Capitals. She has played for Seattle Storm of the WNBA. In 2000,...
- Abby BishopAbby BishopAbby Bishop is an Australian professional basketball player in the WNBA. Bishop also plays for the Dandenong Rangers of the Australian WNBL...
- Michelle BroganMichelle BroganMichelle Brogan is a former basketball player from Australia, who won the bronze medal with the Australia women's national basketball team at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia...
- Sandy BrondelloSandy BrondelloSandra Anne Brondello is an Australian women's basketball player who played in Australia and the WNBA before retiring to become a coach, most recently with the San Antonio Silver Stars of the WNBA. The 1.70 m Brondello is one of Australia's all-time best shooting guards...
- Carla BoydCarla BoydCarla Maree Boyd is an Australian former professional basketball player in the WNBA as a forward for the Detroit Shock...
- Elizabeth Cambage
- Trisha FallonTrisha FallonTrisha Nicole Dykstra née Fallon is an Australian basketball player in the Australian Women's National Basketball League and the Women's National Basketball Association in the United States...
- Kristi HarrowerKristi HarrowerKristi Harrower is an Australian professional basketball player, who three times won the silver medal with the Australian Women's Team at the Summer Olympics. She played in the Women's National Basketball Association from 1998 - 2005 for the Phoenix Mercury and Minnesota Lynx...
- Lauren JacksonLauren JacksonLauren Elizabeth Jackson is an Australian professional basketball player. Jackson began her professional career at the Australian Institute of Sport in the WNBL before moving on to the Canberra Capitals. She is currently a forward/centre with the Seattle Storm of the WNBA and the Australian...
- Alison LaceyAlison LaceyAlison Lacey is an Australian professional basketball player in the WNBA. She played at Iowa State University from 2006–2010, where she became the highest drafted player in school history. She became the only player from Iowa State, and only the seventh in Big 12 history, to record 1500 points,...
- Jenna O'HeaJenna O'HeaJenna O'Hea is an Australian professional basketball player who currently plays for the Los Angeles Sparks in the Women's National Basketball Association and the Dandenong Rangers in the Women's National Basketball League. She is also a member of the Australia women's national basketball...
- Erin PhillipsErin PhillipsErin Victoria Phillips is an Australian professional women's basketball player. In the United States, she currently plays for the Indiana Fever in the Women's National Basketball Association and for Adelaide Lightning in the Women's National Basketball League .-Personal:Phillips is the daughter...
- Carla PorterCarla BoydCarla Maree Boyd is an Australian former professional basketball player in the WNBA as a forward for the Detroit Shock...
- Belinda SnellBelinda SnellBelinda Snell is an Australian women's basketball player who plays for Australia and the WNBA in the United States....
- Rachael SpornRachael SpornRachael Pamela Sporn is a former Australian basketball player. She played for Adelaide Lightning in Australia's Women's National Basketball League where she was twice league MVP and seven times selected in the WNBL All-Star Five. She heads the all-time points scoring and rebound list for the WNBL...
- Laura SummertonLaura SummertonLaura Summerton is an Australian professional basketball player. She is 1.88 m tall, weighs 75.7 kg and plays at the forward position. Summerton played for the Connecticut Sun in the WNBA during the 2005 and 2006 seasons, and has played for the Adelaide Lightning in Australia's WNBL...
- Penny Taylor
- Michele TimmsMichele TimmsMichele Margaret Timms is a retired Australian professional basketball player who played for the Phoenix Mercury in the Women's National Basketball Association...
- Jennifer WhittleJennifer WhittleJennifer "Jenny" Hazel Whittle is an Australian female basketball player who played for the Bulleen Boomers and the Canberra Capitals. Whittle was also a member of the Australia women's national basketball team that claimed the Bronze medal at the 1996 Summer Olympic games and the Silver medal...
- Janeth ArcainJaneth ArcainJaneth dos Santos Arcain is a retired Brazilian professional women's basketball player. She played in the United States for the Houston Comets in the Women's National Basketball Association from 1997–2005.-WNBA career:Arcain was one of the original players selected from the WNBA's inaugural...
- Iziane Castro MarquesIziane Castro MarquesIziane "Izi" Castro Marques is a Brazilian professional basketball player. The six-foot forward is a mainstay of the Brazil women's national basketball team, and a starting small forward on the Atlanta Dream of the WNBA.The undrafted Castro Marques was signed by the Miami Sol as a free agent out...
- Claudia das Neves
- Erika de SouzaErika de SouzaÉrika Cristina de Souza is a Brazilian professional women's basketball player with the Atlanta Dream of the WNBA in the United States. Prior to joining the Dream for their inaugural 2008 season, DeSouza was a member of the Los Angeles Sparks in 2002, with whom she played in 11 games...
- Cintia dos Santos
- Helen LuzHelen LuzHelen Cristina Santos Luz is a recently retired Brazilian professional basketball player. A starting guard on the great Brazilian women's national teams of the 1990s and early 2000s, she played for the Washington Mystics in the Women's National Basketball Association in 2001-2003, and in the...
- Adriana Moises
- Kelly SantosKelly SantosKelly da Silva Santos is a Brazilian professional women's basketball player with the Seattle Storm of the WNBA and the Brazilian national basketball team.-References:...
- Alessandra Santos de Oliveira
- Leila SobralLeila SobralLeila Sobral is a female basketball player from Brazil, who won the silver medal with the women's national team at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia . Her biggest success was winning the world title, two years earlier in Australia.- References :*...
- Jordan Adams
- Kelly Boucher
- Stacey DalesStacey DalesStacey Dales, is a former Canadian basketball player and a current host on the NFL Network.-Basketball:...
- Amber HallAmber HallAmber Jade Hall is a professional women's basketball player formerly in the WNBA. Her primary position was forward.-High school years:...
- MerleLynn Lange-Harris
- Kim SmithKim Smith (basketball)Kim Smith is a Canadian professional women's basketball player, currently with the Phoenix Mercury in the WNBA.-University of Utah:...
- Tammy Sutton-BrownTammy Sutton-BrownTamara "Tammy" Kim Sutton-Brown is a Canadian professional women's basketball player in the WNBA. Her primary position is center.-High school years:...
- Romana Hamzova
- Zuzi Klimesova
- Andrea Kuklova
- Eva NemcovaEva NěmcováEva Horáková, née Němcová is Czech professional basketball player. The youngest of three children of Jiřina Němcová and Zdeněk Němec, she began her basketball career at the age of 18. In 1992, she played for the Czech Republic national team in that year's Summer Olympics, which finished at sixth...
- Michaela Pavlickova
- Jana VeselaJana VeseláJana Veselá is a Czech professional basketball player in the WNBA. She also plays for Ros Casares Valencia.-External links:*...
- Kamila VodichkovaKamila VodichkovaKamila Vodičková is a Czech women's basketball player. She currently plays for the North American WNBA's Phoenix Mercury. She represented Czechoslovakia at the 1992 Summer Olympics.-WNBA career:...
- Isabelle FijalkowskiIsabelle FijalkowskiIsabelle Fijalkowski, now Isabelle Fijalkowski-Tournebize , is a retired French basketball player.- Career :*1988-1991: Montferrand*1991-1992: Challes-les-Eaux*1992-1994: Clermont-Ferrand...
- Sandrine GrudaSandrine GrudaSandrine Gruda is a French professional basketball player. She currently plays the center position for the Connecticut Sun in the WNBA.-Before the WNBA:...
- Edwige Lawson-Wade
- Emmeline NdongueEmmeline NdongueEmmeline Ndongue is a French basketball player who played 158 games for the women's French national basketball team between 2002 and 2011 .-References:...
- Sabrina Palie
- Audrey Sauret
- Laure SavastaLaure SavastaLaure Savasta is a French professional basketball player. She both plays point guard and shooting guard. She was, with Isabelle Fijalkowski, amongst the first French players to ever play in the WNBA; indeed, she played for the Sacramento Monarchs and was a member of the French national team for a...
- Marlies AskampMarlies AskampMarlies Askamp is a German professional basketball player. She was one of the original players to play in the U.S...
- Linda FrohlichLinda FrohlichLinda Fröhlich is a German professional basketball player in the WNBA.Considered the best women’s player in Germany, Fröhlich enters her fifth WNBA training camp and first in Indiana. She is a versatile power forward and her game has improved during the past two seasons overseas in Italy and...
- LaToya PringleLaToya PringleLaToya Pringle is an American professional basketball player. She was recently forward for the Minnesota Lynx of the WNBA.-Personal life:...
- Kasha TerryKasha TerryKasha NiCarra Terry, born October 21, 1983 in Nuremberg, Bavaria, West Germany) is an American professional basketball player in the WNBA. Terry is 6'3" tall and weighs 185 lbs .-High school:...
- Martina Weber
- Susanna Bonfiglio
- Laura Macchi
- Rafaella Masciadri
- Catarina Pollini
- Kathrin RessKathrin RessKathrin Ress is an Italian professional basketball player in the WNBA, currently playing for the Minnesota Lynx....
- Francesca Zara
- Svetlana AbrosimovaSvetlana AbrosimovaSvetlana Olegovna Abrosimova is a Russian basketball player who has played in college, the Olympics, and in professional leagues. She currently plays for the Seattle Storm in the WNBA. She is usually called by her nickname, "Svet" or "Sveta".Abrosimova was born in Leningrad, Russian SFSR,...
- Elena Chakirova
- Ilona KorstinIlona KorstinIlona Kalyuvna Korstin is a Russian basketball forward of Estonian origin, who competed for her native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics and 2008 Summer Olympics, winning two bronze medals...
- Irina OsipovaIrina OsipovaIrina Osipova is a Russian basketball player who competed for the Russian National Team at the 2008 Summer Olympics, winning the bronze medal.-References:*...
- Maria StepanovaMaria StepanovaMaria Alexandrovna Stepanova is a Russian professional and Olympic basketball player. In the United States, she plays for the Phoenix Mercury in the Women's National Basketball Association ....
- Natalia VodopyanovaNatalia VodopyanovaNatalia Andreyevna Vodopyanova is a Russian basketball player who competed for the Russian National Team at the 2008 Summer Olympics, winning the bronze medal.- References :...
- Oksana Zakaluzhnaya
- Although Becky HammonBecky HammonRebecca Lynn "Becky" Hammon is a professional basketball player currently under contract with the San Antonio Silver Stars of the WNBA.-Early life:...
is naturalized in Russia and represents that country internationally, she is considered an American player because she was born and raised in the U.S. and continues to hold U.S. citizenship.
- Although Becky Hammon
- Desiree Francis
- Sancho LyttleSancho LyttleSancho Lyttle is a professional basketball player born in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, with Spanish citizenship. She is currently a power forward in the WNBA for the Atlanta Dream. Through her career, she has scored 1,505 points, collected 1,041 rebounds, and has 200 assists, 242 steals, and...
– born in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; also holds a Spanish passport and represents Spain internationally - Sophia YoungSophia YoungSophia Yvonne Ashley Young is a Vincentian professional women's basketball player with the San Antonio Silver Stars in the WNBA...
- Mila Nikolich
- Jasmina Perazic-Gipe
- Slobodanka Tuvic
- Milica Vukadinovic
- Elisa AguilarElisa AguilarElisabeth Aguilar López is a Spanish women's basketball player for Ros Casares in her native country. A member of the Spanish women's basketball team, Aguilar competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics, 2006 World Championship, EuroBasket 2007 and 2008 Summer Olympics.-References:...
- Elisabeth Cebrian
- Marta FernandezMarta FernándezMarta Fernández Farrés is a Spanish women's basketball player with Wisła of Poland's PLKK and the Spain women's national basketball team...
- Marina Ferragut
- Begona Garcia
- Sancho LyttleSancho LyttleSancho Lyttle is a professional basketball player born in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, with Spanish citizenship. She is currently a power forward in the WNBA for the Atlanta Dream. Through her career, she has scored 1,505 points, collected 1,041 rebounds, and has 200 assists, 242 steals, and...
– born in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; also holds a Spanish passport and represents Spain internationally - Nuria MartinezNuria MartinezNuria Martinez is a Spanish professional basketball player of the WNBA.-External links:*...
- Anna MontananaAnna MontañanaAnna Montañana Gimeno is a professional basketball player who plays in Europe, and who played in the WNBA for the Minnesota Lynx in 2009. She played for the Spanish national team at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, finishing in fifth position.-References:...
- Isabel Sanchez
- Amaya ValdemoroAmaya ValdemoroAmaya Valdemoro Madariaga is a Spanish professional women's basketball player.-WNBA:Valdemoro was selected with the 30th overall pick in the 1998 WNBA Draft by the Houston Comets...
- Nina Bjedov
- Razija Brcaninovic
- Vedrana Grgin-Fonseca
- Gordana GrubinGordana GrubinGordana Grubin is international professional basketball player who played in Europe and in America.WNBA career- She played 6 seasons in WNBA for L.A. Sparks, Indiana Fever, Phoenix Mercury and Houston Comets....
- Katarina Lazic
- Razija MujanovićRazija MujanovicRazija Mujanović is a retired Bosnian basketball player. She started her career in Jedinstvo Aida, Tuzla, and continued in Italy, Spain, Brazil, USA, Croatia and Hungary...
- Hajdana Radunovic
- Slobodanka Tuvic