How Many Dunks in WNBA History | SportyTell

Since WNBA was formed in 1997, only seven players have managed to dunk. As of September 2021, only 28 dunks have been scored in the WNBA. HomeWNBAHowManyDunksinWNBAHistory Slamdunks–orcalleddunks–areatypeofbasketballshotconsistingofaplayerjumpingintheairandscoringbyjammingtheballstraightthroughthebasketwhiletouchingtherimwithoneorbothhands.Dependingonthecomplexityoftheperformedmoves,wecandistinguishbetweenvarioustypesofdunks:Tomahawk,Windmill,ElbowHang,Alley-oop,BetweentheLegs,FreeThrowLine,Reverse,360,DoubleClutch,etc.  Slamdunksarenotonlyspectaculartoseebutalsoamongthehighestpercentageshots.Sincebasketballfanshighlyappreciatethistypeofshot,slamdunkcontests(e.g.,NBASlamDunkContest)havebecomearegularcrowd-pleasingactivity.  Eventhoughslamdunksarehardtomiss,itdoesn’tmeantheyareeasytoperform.Onthecontrary,performingaslamdunkimpliesdefyingthelawsofgravityandrisk-takingandauniquemixofathleticabilities.Manycoachesareagainstperformingslamdunksincompetitiveplayduetotherisksofinjury. Thefirstdocumenteddunksendsusbackintime,in1936,whenJoeFortenberryscoredthefirstdunkinanorganizedgamewhiletrainingfortheOlympics(Berlin).Sincethen,slamdunkshavecomealongway,makingtheirwayintotheWNBAaswell. TableofContents DunksinWNBAHistoryWrapup DunksinWNBAHistory Inwomen’sbasketball,dunkingislessfrequentthaninmen’splay.Sinceheightplaysacrucialroleindunkingandfemalebasketballplayershaveashorteraverageheightthanmaleplayers,therearen’tmanyfemaleswhodunk. TheaverageWNBAplayerisonly5’9’’,whiletheaverageNBAplayeris6’6”.Infact,with7’2’’,MalgorzataDydekholdstherecordforthetallestfemalebasketballplayerinthehistoryofWNBA,followedbyZhengHaixia(6’8.5”).  Backin1978,CardteHicksbecamethefirstfemalebasketballplayertodunkinaprogame.ThishappenedintheNetherlands,duringamen’sprofessionalgame.In1984,a6’7″juniorwhowasplayingforWestVirginiaUniversityagainsttheUniversityofCharleston,becamethefirstfemalebasketballplayertodunkinwomen’scollegiateplay.HernameisGeorgeannWells.  SinceWNBAwasformedin1997,onlysevenplayershavemanagedtodunk.AsofSeptember2021,only28dunkshavebeenscoredintheWNBA. Herearethesevenfemalebasketballplayerswhohavemanagedtobreakthe10-footbarrier: #1LISALESLIE twasLisaLesliewho,onJuly30,2002,scoredthefirstdunkinthehistoryofWNBA.ShewasplayingfortheLosAngelesSparksagainsttheMiamiSol.However,thiswasonlythebeginning,asLisawouldscoreherseconddunkonJuly9,2005,againstthesameteam.  Heresheis,workinghermagic!   #2MICHELLESNOW OneyearafterLeslie’sseconddunk,MichelleSnowbecamethesecondWNBAplayertoscoreadunkinagame.Michellestandsoutforachievinganimpressivereversedunk. Youcanwatchherinactionhere.MichellemanagedtodunkinanAll-Stargame. #3CANDACEPARKER Backin2008,duringaregular-seasongamefortheLosAngelesSparks,CandaceParkerwoulddunkinthefinalsecondsofthegame. Thatsameseason,Candacewoulddunkagain.  Youcanwatchherdunkhere!  #4SYLVIAFOWLES PrintScreen EventhoughSylviaFowlesisnotaspopularastheotherfemalebasketballplayerspresentonthislist,sheisamongthefewwomenwhoareabletodunk.JustlikeMichelleSnow,SylviaFowlesdunkedduringanall-stargamein2009.Shedunkedattheendofthegameandherdunkwaslargelyuncontested. Youcanwatchherdunkhere.  #5BRITTNEYGRINER Animpressiveathletewhostandsat6’’8’,BrittneyGrinerholdstheabsoluterecordforthemostdunksinthehistoryoftheWNBA.Whileplayingasahighschoolsenior,Brittneydunked52times,settingthesingle-gamerecordofnolessthan7dunks.ShedebutedintheWNBAonMay27,2013.In2013,duringherdebutforthePhoenixMercury,shedunkedtwice. AsofOctober2021,BrittneyGrinerhasdunked23times:17timesintheregularseason,onceintheplayoffs,and5timesintheAll-StarGame.Andshedoesn’tseemwillingtostopdunking! Hereyoucanseesomeofherbestdunks.  #6JONQUELJONES PrintScreen In2017,inherfirstAll-StarGame,JonquelJonesdribbleddiagonallyacrosskeyandscoredanimpressiveone-handeddunk.WhatmakesJonquelJonesstandoutisthat,at6’’6’,sheisamongtheshortestplayersintheWNBAwhohavedunked! Checkoutherdunkhere! #7LIZCAMBAGE In2012,attheLondonOlympics,LizCambagewasplayingfortheAustralianOpalsagainstRussia.Evenifherdunkwasnotasimpressiveasotherdunksonthislist,shemadehistoryasshebecamethefirstfemalebasketballplayertodunkinanOlympicgame.Sixyearslater,in2018,shewilldunkagainduringanAll-StarGame.  Hereyoucanwatchthemomentwhenhistorywasmade!   Wrapup EvenifdunkingisstillfarfrombeingcommonplaceintheWNBA,theseseveninspiringfemalebasketballplayershavebeenabletoflyhighandrevolutionizethewomen’sgame.So,fornowtherewere28dunksinWNBAhistory.ItwillbeinterestingtoseehowtheWNBAwillevolveintheupcomingyears.  MorePostsforYou: 20GreatestAthletesofAlltheTime Tags:Dunks,SlamDunks,WNBARelatedPosts LeaveaReplyCancelReply Δ Search MoreonSportyTell Top-12HottestWNBAPlayersIn2021 ListOfWNBATeamsByCity+Arenas WNBA50HighestSalaries,The2021List