2024 WNBA Commissioner's Cup

2024 WNBA Commissioner's Cup Game
Cup Final
Minnesota Lynx New York Liberty
(4-1) (5-0)
94 89
Head coach:
Cheryl Reeve		 Head coach:
Sandy Brondello
1234 Total
Minnesota Lynx 23241928 94
New York Liberty 27231029 89
Date
  • Regular Season: June 1-13, 2024
  • Championship: June 25, 2024
Venue
  • Local WNBA Arenas (Regular Season)
  • UBS Arena (Championship)
MVPNapheesa Collier (MIN)
← 2023

The 2024 WNBA Commissioner's Cup (known for sponsorship reasons as the 2024 WNBA Commissioner's Cup presented by Coinbase) is the WNBA's fourth Commissioner's Cup in league history. The Cup featured a transition away from the ten-game format to a five-game format, with some teams only having two home games. The best team in cup play from each conference faces off in a championship game.[1][2] The Cup was won by the Minnesota Lynx, the franchise's first Commissioner's Cup.[3]

Format

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The team with the best record in cup games from each conference will play in the championship game against each other, with the team having the best record hosting the game. This season, the cup shifted to a five-game per team format instead of the previous ten games per team. All games were played between June 1, 2024 and June 13, 2024.[1][4] The team with the best record hosted the Cup Final. With their 5–0 cup record, that was the New York Liberty. Their regular home arena, the Barclays Center, was unable to host due to the NBA draft being hosted there on June 26. Therefore, the final was hosted at the UBS Arena in the Nassau County community of Elmont.[5]

Funding to Local Non-Profits

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Each team selects a charity of their choice to represent, and support thought the Commissioner's Cup series.[6]

Team Charity
Atlanta Dream Helping Mamas
Chicago Sky EverThrive Illinois
Connecticut Sun Reproductive Equity Now
Dallas Wings The Afiya Center
Indiana Fever Indiana Black Expo
Las Vegas Aces Reproductive Freedom for All
Los Angeles Sparks Feminist Majority Foundation
Minnesota Lynx Gender Justice
New York Liberty Women Creating Change
Phoenix Mercury Arizona Coalition for Change
Seattle Storm Pro Choice Washington
Washington Mystics Vote 411

Standings

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Eastern Conference

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD GB Qualification NYL CON IND WAS CHI ATL
1 New York Liberty 5 5 0 445 367 +78 — Advance to Championship Game — 104–68 93–88
2 Connecticut Sun 5 4 1 392 338 +54 1 75–82 — 89–72 76–59
3 Indiana Fever 5 3 2 387 430 −43 2 — 71–70 91–84
4 Washington Mystics 5 1 4 388 401 −13 4 83–85 — 71–79
5 Chicago Sky 5 1 4 379 402 −23 4 75–88 75–83 — 80–89
6 Atlanta Dream 5 1 4 352 405 −53 4 61–78 50–69 68–87 —
Source: WNBA

Western Conference

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD GB Qualification MIN SEA PHO LAS LVA DAL
1 Minnesota Lynx 5 4 1 436 369 +67 — Advance to Championship Game — 83–64 87–76
2 Seattle Storm 5 4 1 409 373 +36 — — 80–62 95–79
3 Phoenix Mercury 5 3 2 426 421 +5 1 81–80 — 87–68 99–103
4 Los Angeles Sparks 5 2 3 386 432 −46 2 62–86 — 96–92 81–72
5 Las Vegas Aces 5 2 3 441 454 −13 2 86–100 65–78 —
6 Dallas Wings 5 0 5 403 452 −49 4 84–92 90–97 81–95 —
Source: WNBA

Game Summary

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June 25
8:00 PM EST
Minnesota Lynx 94, New York Liberty 89
Scoring by quarter: 23-27, 24-23, 19-10, 28-29
Pts: Bridget Carleton (23)
Rebs: N. Collier and A. Smith (6)
Asts: Napheesa Collier (6)		 Pts: Breanna Stewart (24)
Rebs: Jonquel Jones (12)
Asts: Betnijah Laney-Hamilton (6)
UBS Arena, Elmont, NY
Attendance: 7,015
Referees: Roy Gulbeyan
Eric Brewton
Angelica Suffren

Team Rosters

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New York Liberty

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2024 New York Liberty roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Height Weight DOB From Yrs
G/F 2 United States Burke, Kennedy 6' 1" (1.85m) 182 lb (83kg) 02-14-1997 UCLA 4
G 1 United States Davis, Marquesha 6' 0" (1.83m) – 05-29-2001 Mississippi R
G 18 Croatia Dojkić, Ivana 5' 11" (1.8m) 154 lb (70kg) 12-24-1997 Croatia 1
F 13 Germany Fiebich, Leonie 6' 4" (1.93m) – 01-10-2000 Germany R
G 20 United States Ionescu, Sabrina 5' 11" (1.8m) 165 lb (75kg) 1997-12-06 Oregon 4
C 35 The Bahamas Jones, Jonquel 6' 6" (1.98m) 215 lb (98kg) 1994-01-05 George Washington 7
G/F 44 United States Laney, Betnijah 6' 0" (1.83m) 166 lb (75kg) 1993-10-29 Rutgers 8
C 8 Germany Sabally, Nyara Injured 6' 5" (1.96m) 204 lb (93kg) 2000-02-26 Oregon 1
F 30 United States Stewart, Breanna 6' 4" (1.93m) 170 lb (77kg) 1994-08-27 Connecticut 7
F 5 United States Thornton, Kayla 6' 1" (1.85m) 188 lb (85kg) 1992-10-20 UTEP 8
G 22 Hungary Vandersloot, Courtney 5' 8" (1.73m) 137 lb (62kg) 1989-02-08 Gonzaga 13
Head coach
Australia Sandy Brondello (Western Sydney)
Assistant coaches
Germany Olaf Lange
United States Roneeka Hodges (Florida State)
United States Zach O'Brien (Saint Joseph's College of Maine)
Athletic trainer
United States Terri Acosta
Strength and conditioning coach
United States Emily Zaler
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Depth

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Pos. Starter Bench
PG Sabrina Ionescu Courtney Vandersloot
Marquesha Davis
SG Betnijah Laney-Hamilton Ivana Dojkić
SF Kayla Thornton Leonie Fiebich
PF Breanna Stewart Kennedy Burke
C Jonquel Jones Nyara Sabally

Minnesota Lynx

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2024 Minnesota Lynx roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Height Weight DOB From Yrs
G/F 6 Canada Carleton, Bridget 6' 1" (1.85m) 190 lb (86kg) 1997-05-22 Iowa State 5
F 24 United States Collier, Napheesa 6' 2" (1.88m) 185 lb (84kg) 1996-09-23 Connecticut 5
G 2 United States Hiedeman, Natisha 5' 8" (1.73m) 135 lb (61kg) 1997-02-10 Marquette 5
G/F 14 Hungary Juhász, Dorka 6' 5" (1.96m) 192 lb (87kg) 1999-12-18 Connecticut 1
F 3 Mali Koné, Sika 6' 4" (1.93m) 180 lb (82kg) 2002-07-13 Mali 1
G 21 United States McBride, Kayla 5' 10" (1.78m) 186 lb (84kg) 1992-06-25 Notre Dame 10
G 1 United States Miller, Diamond Injured 6' 3" (1.91m) 163 lb (74kg) 2001-02-11 Maryland 1
F 35 United States Pili, Alissa 6' 2" (1.88m) 235 lb (107kg) 2001-06-08 Utah R
F 8 Australia Smith, Alanna 6' 4" (1.93m) 180 lb (82kg) 09-10-1996 Stanford 5
G 10 United States Williams, Courtney 5' 8" (1.73m) 133 lb (60kg) 1994-05-11 South Florida 8
F 9 Italy Zandalasini, Cecilia 6' 2" (1.88m) 175 lb (79kg) 1996-03-16 Italy 2
G 0 France Époupa, Olivia 5' 5" (1.65m) 119 lb (54kg) 1994-04-30 France R
Head coach
United States Cheryl Reeve (La Salle)
Assistant coaches
United States Katie Smith (Ohio State)
United States Rebekkah Brunson (Georgetown)
United States Elaine Powell (LSU)
Athletic trainer
United States Chuck Barta (Wisconsin-La Crosse)
Assistant trainer
United States Brandi BlueArm (Mankato)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Depth

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Pos. Starter Bench
PG Courtney Williams Natisha Hiedeman
SG Kayla McBride Olivia Époupa
SF Bridget Carleton Cecilia Zandalasini
Diamond Miller
PF Napheesa Collier Alissa Pili
C Alanna Smith Dorka Juhász
Sika Koné

References

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  1. ^ a b "About the 2024 Cup". Women's National Basketball Association. Archived from the original on March 8, 2024. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
  2. ^ "Guide to the 2024 WNBA Commissioner's Cup". nbcnewyork.com. NBC Sports. May 30, 2024. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
  3. ^ Michael Voepel (June 25, 2024). "Lynx surge past Liberty to win first Commissioner's Cup title". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
  4. ^ McGregor, Gilbert (June 1, 2024). "What is the WNBA Commissioner's Cup? Explaining the in-season tournament schedule, prize money and more". thesportingnews.com. The Sporting News. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
  5. ^ Philippou, Alexa (June 17, 2024). "Commissioner's Cup title game moved to UBS Arena due to NBA draft". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved June 17, 2024.
  6. ^ "In the Cup". Women's National Basketball Association. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
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