2024 WNBA Commissioner's Cup

2024 WNBA Commissioner's Cup Game
Cup Final
94	89
Date	Regular Season: June 1-13, 2024; Championship: June 25, 2024;
Venue	Local WNBA Arenas (Regular Season); UBS Arena (Championship);
MVP	Napheesa 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

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

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

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

Amazon Prime

June 25
8:00 PM EST

Box Score

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

New York Liberty

2024 New York Liberty roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	DOB	From	Yrs
G/F	2	Burke, Kennedy	6' 1" (1.85m)	182 lb (83kg)	02-14-1997	UCLA	4
G	1	Davis, Marquesha	6' 0" (1.83m)	–	05-29-2001	Mississippi	R
G	18	Dojkić, Ivana	5' 11" (1.8m)	154 lb (70kg)	12-24-1997	Croatia	1
F	13	Fiebich, Leonie	6' 4" (1.93m)	–	01-10-2000	Germany	R
G	20	Ionescu, Sabrina	5' 11" (1.8m)	165 lb (75kg)	1997-12-06	Oregon	4
C	35	Jones, Jonquel	6' 6" (1.98m)	215 lb (98kg)	1994-01-05	George Washington	7
G/F	44	Laney, Betnijah	6' 0" (1.83m)	166 lb (75kg)	1993-10-29	Rutgers	8
C	8	Sabally, Nyara	6' 5" (1.96m)	204 lb (93kg)	2000-02-26	Oregon	1
F	30	Stewart, Breanna	6' 4" (1.93m)	170 lb (77kg)	1994-08-27	Connecticut	7
F	5	Thornton, Kayla	6' 1" (1.85m)	188 lb (85kg)	1992-10-20	UTEP	8
G	22	Vandersloot, Courtney	5' 8" (1.73m)	137 lb (62kg)	1989-02-08	Gonzaga	13

Head coach: Sandy Brondello (Western Sydney)
Assistant coaches: Olaf Lange
Roneeka Hodges (Florida State)
Zach O'Brien (Saint Joseph's College of Maine)

Athletic trainer: Terri Acosta

Strength and conditioning coach: Emily Zaler

Legend

(C) Team captain
(FA) Free agent
(IN) Inactive
(S) Suspended
Injured

Depth

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

2024 Minnesota Lynx roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	DOB	From	Yrs
G/F	6	Carleton, Bridget	6' 1" (1.85m)	190 lb (86kg)	1997-05-22	Iowa State	5
F	24	Collier, Napheesa	6' 2" (1.88m)	185 lb (84kg)	1996-09-23	Connecticut	5
G	2	Hiedeman, Natisha	5' 8" (1.73m)	135 lb (61kg)	1997-02-10	Marquette	5
G/F	14	Juhász, Dorka	6' 5" (1.96m)	192 lb (87kg)	1999-12-18	Connecticut	1
F	3	Koné, Sika	6' 4" (1.93m)	180 lb (82kg)	2002-07-13	Mali	1
G	21	McBride, Kayla	5' 10" (1.78m)	186 lb (84kg)	1992-06-25	Notre Dame	10
G	1	Miller, Diamond	6' 3" (1.91m)	163 lb (74kg)	2001-02-11	Maryland	1
F	35	Pili, Alissa	6' 2" (1.88m)	235 lb (107kg)	2001-06-08	Utah	R
F	8	Smith, Alanna	6' 4" (1.93m)	180 lb (82kg)	09-10-1996	Stanford	5
G	10	Williams, Courtney	5' 8" (1.73m)	133 lb (60kg)	1994-05-11	South Florida	8
F	9	Zandalasini, Cecilia	6' 2" (1.88m)	175 lb (79kg)	1996-03-16	Italy	2
G	0	Époupa, Olivia	5' 5" (1.65m)	119 lb (54kg)	1994-04-30	France	R

Head coach: Cheryl Reeve (La Salle)
Assistant coaches: Katie Smith (Ohio State)
Rebekkah Brunson (Georgetown)
Elaine Powell (LSU)

Athletic trainer: Chuck Barta (Wisconsin-La Crosse)
Assistant trainer: Brandi BlueArm (Mankato)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(FA) Free agent
(IN) Inactive
(S) Suspended
Injured

Depth

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

^ ^a ^b "About the 2024 Cup". Women's National Basketball Association. Archived from the original on March 8, 2024. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
^ "Guide to the 2024 WNBA Commissioner's Cup". nbcnewyork.com. NBC Sports. May 30, 2024. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
^ Michael Voepel (June 25, 2024). "Lynx surge past Liberty to win first Commissioner's Cup title". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
^ 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.
^ 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.
^ "In the Cup". Women's National Basketball Association. Retrieved June 6, 2024.

External links

WNBA.com

[WNBA_Cup_About-1] "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.

[WNBA_In_the_Cup-6] "In the Cup". Women's National Basketball Association. Retrieved June 6, 2024.

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