WNBA Dunks: All 28 Top Slams By 7 Players - Queen Ballers ...

There have been 27 dunks in the WNBA. With the majority (20) of the dunks happening during regular matches, and seven of the dunks occurring ... QUEENBALLERSCLUBWelcomeEverythingWNBAFreeAgencyDraftScheduleAll-StarPlayoffsFinalsShowTeamsAtlantaDreamChicagoSkyConnecticutSunDallasWingsIndianaFeverLasVegasAcesLosAngelesSparksMinnesotaLynxNewYorkLibertyPhoenixMercurySeattleStormWashingtonMysticsSportsJobsShopSEARCHSubscribetogetthelatestarticlesfirst.SignUpSupportQueenBallersClub.Donatetoday!SupportQueenBallersScrollToTopHome→basketball→WNBADunks:28Slams&7PlayersinLeagueHistoryWNBADunks:28Slams&7PlayersinLeagueHistoryByQueenBallersClub|@queenballers|October2,2020Weoftensay“slamdunk”whenwethinksomethingisgoingtobeasurething.Butthedunkhasnotalwaysbeenasurething.Infact,itwastotallybannedfromNCAA playfrom1967to1976!Luckilyforus,todayit’sback–likethecherryontopofourwomen’sbasketballsundae.Theveryfirstwomantodunkinacollegegamewassix-foot-seven GeorgeannWellswhileplayingforthe UniversityofWestVirginiabackinDecemberof1984.ButwhoholdstherecordfortheWNBA?Today,we’llexploreeverythingyouneedtoknowaboutthetopWNBAdunksandthedunkarooswhocompletedthem.Someyouprobablyknowabout:hellosixfooteightBrittneyGriner.Whileothersmightsurpriseyou:sixfootMayaMoore.You’vegottoseethesevideos!IsitillegaltodunkintheWNBA?Firstthingsfirst:Nope!Itislegal.Butdunkingismuchlesscommonin women’sbasketball thaninmen’s.That’swhyfolkslikeShaquilleO’Nealcanbecaughtsuggestingwomen’srimsgetlowered.Which,bytheway,NnekaOgwumikehasalreadysettherecordonstraightonmultipletimes.Therealityis,manycoachesdon’tencouragefemaleplayerstoattemptitduringgames.That’sbecauseoftherisksofinjury(kneesfromrepeatstrainoranklesfromabadlanding)orfailingtoscore(it’snotquiteassureofathinginwomen’sbasketballasitiswithsayVinceCarter).HasthereeverbeenadunkintheWNBA?Youbet!Sincetheleague’sstartin1997,sevendifferentwomenhavedunkedinWNBAgames.BrittneyGrineristheleadingdunker,whileotherin-gamedunkaroosincludeLisaLeslie,MichelleSnow,CandaceParker,SylviaFowles,LizCambage,andJonquelJones.HowmanydunkshavetherebeenintheWNBA?Therehavebeen27dunksintheWNBA.Withthemajority(20)ofthedunkshappeningduringregularmatches,andsevenofthedunksoccurringduringAll-StarGames.Here’saquicklookateachdunk.DiscovereveryWNBAdunkTherehavebeen7playersintheWNBAwhohavedunkedduringagameintheseason.WhatwasthefirstWNBAdunk?LisaLeslieoftheLosAngelesSparksbecamethefirstplayerinWNBAhistorytodunkduringagameagainstMiamionJuly30,2002.AfterwardsLisaquipped,“Formetobethefirstisprettyexciting,becausenowanybodyelsewillalwaysbesecondorthird.”TakeaquickwaltzdownmemorylanebycheckingoutLisa’sdunk,aswellaseveryoneinthehistoryoftheWNBAhere.WatchthetopWNBAdunksCandaceParker,whowasthenexttodunkinaregularseasongamein2008,saidoftheexperiencethatshewas“reallyexcitedtodoitinfrontoftheLosAngelesfans,andtodoitonthehomecourt.”Though,it’sworthnotingthatdunkingwasnothingnewtoCandace,whoalsowontheSlamDunkcontestoftheMcDonald’sHighSchoolAll-AmericanGamebeatingouttheguysbackin2004.Candacecrushedfivemalecompetitorstowin,dartingdowntheleftsideofthelane,coveringhereyeswithherleftarmandflushinghomearight-handeddunk. And,shewasthefirsttodunkintheNCAAtournamentduringhertimeatTennessee.CheckoutWNBAAll-StardunksBackin2013,GloryJohnson,MayaMoore,andCandaceParkerdunkedbeforethe2013WNBAAll-StarGame.Andatthe2014WNBAAll-Starweekend,morewomen’sdunkingwasondisplay.Andthistime,itwasateameffort.SkylarDiggins-Smiththrewathrough-the-legpasstoMayaMoore,whopropelleditofftheglassforBrittneyGrinerforadunk.Later,AustralianLizCambage,therecord-holderforsingle-game WNBA scoring,dunkedintheclosingsecondsoftheWNBAAll-StarGamein2019.WhichwassixyearsafterbeingthefirstwomantodunkinanOlympicgamewhenshethrewonedowninthethirdquarteragainstRussia.BrittneyGriner’sWNBAdunks–20totalandtwiceinonegameduringherprocareerThere’sonefemaleplayerwhoholdsmoredunksthananyother,andthat’sBrittneyGriner.She’sawalkinghighlightreel,who’shad20in-gamedunksinthebooksacross18differentgames:18dunksintheregularseasonandthefirstdunkinaplayoffgame(August25,2014),aswellasadunkinthe2021WNBAFinalsseriesgametwo.Asahighschoolsenior,shedunked52timesin32gamesandsetasingle-gamerecordofsevendunks.At BaylorUniversity,shebecametheseventhplayertodunkduringawomen’scollegebasketballgame, andthesecondwomantodunktwiceinasinglecollegegame.Then,inherWNBAdebuton27May2013,Brittneydunkedtwice.Brittney’sdebutdunkMay27,2013HereshethrowsdownaonehandedslamdunkintrafficinherfirstWNBAgame.Later,BrittneyGrinerbecamethefirstplayerinWNBAhistorytohavemultipledunksintheAll-StarGamewithherthreeforTeamDelleDonne.Herfirstdunkcamewith5:21leftinthefirstquarter,beforeshediditagainaboutaminutelater.Brittneywentontoimpressthecrowdwithatwo-handeddunkwithjust6:10leftinthesecondquarter.BrittneyGriner’sdunkinthe2014WNBAAll-StarGameHereBrittneydunksoffofalobpassfromCandaceParker.While2014-2017werestrongdunkingyearsforintheleague,thepastthreeyearsdunksintheleaguehavebeenslimtonone.WNBAdunks2020TherewerenodunksintheWNBA2020season!WNBAdunks2019Theonlydunkofthe2019WNBAseasoncamefromBrittneyGrinerofthePhoenixMercuryagainsttheLosAnegelesSparksonJune14,2019.BrittneywasopenoffofafeedfromLeilaniMitchell.Brittneysaidshedecidedtodunk“alittlebitintheair.IwasgladIdidn’tgethung.Itwasn’toneofmyfavoritedunks…Irateitverylow.”WNBAdunks2021Dunksarebackthisyear!BrittneyGrinerrolledoffthepickandrollanddunkeditinasthePhoenixMercurytookontheDallasWingsonSaturdayMay29,2021.Thestarhadanoutstandingnight,posting27pointsand16reboundsinadditiontoputtingonashow.Brittneysaid,“Idefinitelymisshomealot.SoIwantedtodefinitelyhaveagoodgamebackhereinmystate.”CoachSandyBrondelloexplained,“WhenyouloseDianaTaurasi,Imean,theothershadtostepup.AndBGobviously,theselasttwogames,we’veseenwhatshe’scapableof,andthat’swhatshe’sdoing.”“Theothershadtostepup.”Theydid,inbigfashion.#4TheValleypic.twitter.com/UTcq9KsB3w—PhoenixMercury–X(@PhoenixMercury)May30,2021ButBrittneydidn’tstopthere.TheChicagoSkyweretreatedtothedunkshowaswellonJune3rd,2021,astheMercuryralliedagainsttheleadingSkytoforceovertimeplayandedgedtheSky77-74fortheirfirsthomevictory.Shelaterwentontodunkanadditional2times(againsttheNewYorkLibertyandConnecticutSuns)duringthe2021season.At4regularseasondunks,BrittneyGrinerhitmorethisseasonthantherestoftheWNBAcombinedinthe25-yearhistoryoftheleague(3).Shedidn’tstopthere!Inthefinalweekendofregularseasonplay,Brittneydunkedagain,againsttheSeattleStorm,makingitlooktooeasy,andending2021regularseasonplaywith5dunks.Shedidn’tletupduringpost-seasonplay,dunkingingametwoofthe2021WNBAFinals.AdunkintheWNBAFinalsforBG!She'sgot10pointsontheboardsofartonight.pic.twitter.com/tQmenc2Q79—PhoenixMercury–X(@PhoenixMercury)October14,2021Women’sbasketballdunkcontestsAfterCandace’s2004showinthe McDonald’sAll-AmericanGameslamdunkcontest,otherwomenhaveenteredthecontestbuthavebeendeniedentryincluding: KelleyCain, KrystalThomas,and MayaMoore in2007. BreannaStewartat6’3″, AlexisPrince at6’2″,and BrittneySykes at5’9″competedinthe2012contest.ThoughonlyBreannalandedherdunks:shemadetwointhefirstround,whilemissinghersecondtwoattemptsinthefinalround.WNBAdunkingpredictionsThoughwe’vehadafewslowyearsofdunkingrecently,2021hasshownitcouldbemakingacomeback.We’dbetthatifMayaMoorecomesbacktotheleague,she’llbethenexttorecordanin-gamedunk.Plus,tonsofupandcomers,suchasFranBelibi,thefirsthighschoolgirltodoathrowdownalleyoop,areontheway.Andreally,theyaresomanymorefascinating,skillfulaspectstothegamethataremorefuntowatch,likeAlanaBeardhittingthebuzzerbeatercornershot.Nowthatweknowalittlebitmoreaboutthehistoryofdunkinginthewomen’sgame,doesthistrendtranslateintovideogamesrepresentingtheWNBA?WhocandunkinWNBA2K20?Well,bothBrittneyGrinerandCandaceParkerscoreonlya25onStandingDunkanda25onDrivingDunk,outof100.Soyes,butsparingly.However,whenyouseeadunkfromBrittneyGrinerandothers,themotioncapturewasperformedbyawoman,soit’squiterealistic.MostWNBAplayersdon’tplayabovetherim,sothisisproperlyrepresentedinWNBA2K20.TopWNBAdunkschangedthegameNowyouknowthecompletehistoryofWNBAdunks.Eachoftheseinspiringwomenhasbrokentheglassceiling,pushingthewomen’sgameinanewdirection.Upnext,learnmoreaboutthegameyoulovewiththecompleteguidetoWNBAtradingcards,ordiscoversomeofthegreatestplayersinthegame,includingNnekaOgwumike.Ifyouenjoyedthis,wouldyoubewillingtosenda$5tiptoourVenmotipjarbecauseithelpssupportthissiteandourreporting? @megsterr.OrourPaypal:PreviousPostTe’aCooper:DefensivePride&OntheRiseFEATUREDINQueenBallersClubAdvertiseMediaKitTeamMaker©2021QueenBallersClub