History of the WNBA.

In April 1996, the NBA Board of Governors approved the Women's National Basketball Association to start in June 1997. The next decisions made after that were what stations would broadcast the games and when they would play. The WNBA was first picked up by NBC, ESPN, and Lifetime Television, and they decided to play during the summer when the sports schedule was not as busy. More than 50 million people watched the games on the networks during the first season with a variety of different viewers. Lifetime even aired 30-minute segments about the lives of players off of the court. On October 23, 1996, Sheryl Swoopes became the first player signed to a team in the new league. Eight teams were made in the first season and included and Eastern Conference of the Charlotte Sting, Cleveland Rockers, Houston Comets and New York Liberty and a Western Conference including the Los Angeles Sparks, Phoenix Mercury, Sacramento Monarchs and Utah Starzz.
The logo that they currently have was selected over 50 other designs and uniforms were changed multiple times until they arrived at the number of three jerseys and two pairs of shorts for each girl. The WNBA game consists of a 19-foot, 9-inch three-point line, two 20-minute halves, eleven-player rosters and a collegiate-regulation size ball. The WNBA official ball is a Spalding, 28.5 inches in circumference, and one inch smaller than the NBA’s regulation ball.
The WNBA also prides itself on the service that they do in the community to give back for the opportunity that they have been given.