As
a part of the WNBA’s 10th Anniversary season, the league today announced
the names of 30 nominees for the 10 coveted spots on the WNBA All-Decade Team.
The list of players – selected by a panel of national media, coaches, former
players and WNBA personnel – includes seven of the league’s original
players and represents the very best in women’s professional basketball.
The All-Decade Team will be announced in June and honored at the 2006 WNBA All-Star
Game set to take place in New York on July 12.
All-Decade nominee bios
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Janeth
Arcain | Sue Bird | Ruthie
Bolton | Swin Cash | Tamika
Catchings |
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Cynthia
Cooper | Tamecka Dixon | Jennifer
Gillom | Yolanda Griffith | Becky
Hammon |
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Chamique
Holdsclaw | Lauren Jackson | Shannon
Johnson | Vickie Johnson | Lisa
Leslie |
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Rebecca
Lobo | Mwadi Mabika | Taj
McWilliams-Franklin | DeLisha Milton-Jones | Deanna
Nolan |
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Ticha
Penicheiro | Nykesha Sales | Katie
Smith | Dawn Staley | Andrea
Stinson |
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Sheryl
Swoopes | Diana Taurasi | Tina
Thompson | Teresa Weatherspoon | Natalie
Williams |