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Eastern Conference (WNBA)

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The Eastern Conference of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) has six basketball teams in it.[1]

Team City/Area Arena Colors Joined WNBA Head coach
Atlanta Dream College Park, Georgia Gateway Center Arena Sky blue, red, white 2008 Tanisha Wright
Chicago Sky Chicago, Illinois Wintrust Arena Sky blue, yellow, white 2006 James Wade
Connecticut Sun Uncasville, Connecticut Mohegan Sun Arena Navy blue, red, gold, white 1999* Curt Miller
Indiana Fever Indianapolis, Indiana Hinkle Fieldhouse[a] Navy blue, gold, red, white 2000 Carlos Knox
New York Liberty Brooklyn, New York Barclays Center Black, green, orange, white 1997 Sandy Brondello
Washington Mystics Washington, D.C. Entertainment and Sports Arena Navy, gray, white, red 1998 Mike Thibault
  1. The Fever do not always play at Hinkle Fieldhouse. They play at it now because Gainbridge Fieldhouse is being changed.

Eastern Conference champions

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The WNBA gave conference championship awards to the winners of the Conference Finals in the playoffs. They did this from 1998 to 2015 Conference championships were not awarded in the WNBA's first season (1997). The WNBA stopped doing this in 2016.[2][3]

WNBA champions in bold

References

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  1. "Frequently Asked Questions: WNBA".
  2. "Verizon and WNBA Tip Off New Marquee Partnership Ahead of League's Landmark 20th Season - WNBA.com - Official Site of the WNBA". WNBA.com - Official Site of the WNBA. Retrieved 2016-04-10.
  3. "WNBA's Record-Breaking Season Scores Highest Attendance In Five Years". WNBA.com - Official Site of the WNBA. Retrieved 2023-05-10.