Basketball doesn’t require height, but it sure does help. The W is home to some of the tallest women you’ll find, but on each WNBA squad, there is a tallest and shortest player.
Each of the 12 teams have a tallest and shortest, and we’ve compiled the list of who the giants and mites of each franchise are, like we did for all 30 NBA teams a few months ago. Now, with the WNBA season (hopefully) around the corner, it’s time to look at its versions.
These include the most recent additions to each team from the 2020 WNBA Draft earlier this month (as of April 28, 2020).
WNBA Eastern Conference Tallest and Shortest Players
Atlanta Dream
Tallest: Kalani Brown (6 feet, 7 inches)
Shortest: Chennedy Carter, Renee Montgomery (5 feet, 7 inches)
Chicago Sky
Tallest: Azurá Stevens (6 feet, 6 inches)
Shortest: Japreece Dean (5 feet, 7 inches)
Connecticut Sun
Tallest: Jonquel Jones (6 feet, 6 inches)
Shortest: Briann January, Juicy Landrum, Natisha Hiedeman (5 feet, 8 inches)
Indiana Fever
Tallest: Bernadett Hatar (6 feet, 10 inches)
Shortest: Jessica January, Erica Wheeler (5 feet, 7 inches)
New York Liberty
Tallest: Han Xu (6 feet, 9 inches)
Shortest: Layshia Clarendon, Tayler Hill (5 feet, 9 inches)
Washington Mystics
Tallest: Elena Delle Donne (6 feet, 5 inches)
Shortest: Leilani Mitchell (5 feet, 5 inches)
WNBA Western Conference Tallest and Shortest Players
Dallas Wings
Tallest: Astou Ndour (6 feet, 5 inches)
Shortest: Moriah Jefferson (5 feet, 6 inches)
Las Vegas Aces
Tallest: JiSu Park (6 feet, 5 inches)
Shortest: Lindsay Allen, Kelsey Plum (5 feet, 8 inches)
Los Angeles Sparks
Tallest: Marie Gülich (6 feet, 5 inches)
Shortest: Kristi Toliver, Riquna Williams (5 feet, 7 inches)
Minnesota Lynx
Tallest: Sylvia Fowles (6 feet, 6 inches)
Shortest: Crystal Dangerfield (5 feet, 5 inches)
Phoenix Mercury
Tallest: Brittney Griner (6 feet, 9 inches)
Shortest: Olivia Epoupa (5 feet, 5 inches)
Seattle Storm
Tallest: Mercedes Russell (6 feet, 6 inches)
Shortest: Jordin Canada (5 feet, 6 inches)
