The following is a list of foreign players in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). The list includes players both past and present. This list does not include players from the United States unless they have represented another country internationally during their playing careers. Note that the "United States" is defined as solely the 50 states and the District of Columbia. The WNBA considers all players from outside that area "international," even if they are from U.S. territories such as Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Born in the United States to an American father and an Australian mother, grew up in the United States and represented Australia internationally.[32][33]
Born and grew up in the United States, became a naturalized Belarusian citizen and represented Belarus internationally since 2015.[50] Previously she has represented the United States.[51]
Born in the Bahamas and grew up in the United States, became a naturalized Bosnian citizen and represented Bosnia and Herzegovina internationally since 2019.[61]
Born and grew up in the United States, became a naturalized Czech Republic citizen and represented Czech Republic internationally since 2017. Previously she represented the United States.
Born in the United States to a German mother and a Gambian father, moved to Gambia at age two and then to Germany before the age of six. Represents Germany internationally.[148]
Born and grew up in the United States, became a naturalized Lebanese citizen and represented Lebanon internationally in 2009.[187] Previously she has represented the United States.[188]
Born and grew up in the United States, became a naturalized Montenegrin citizen and represented Montenegro internationally since 2018.[196] Previously she has represented the United States.
Born and grew up in the United States, became a naturalized Montenegrin citizen and represented Montenegro internationally since 2015.[198] Previously she has represented the United States.[199]
Born in the United States to Nigerian parents, represented Nigeria internationally since 2004.[212] Previously she has represented the United States.[213]
Born and grew up in the United States, became a naturalized Russian citizen and represented Russia internationally since 2008.[232] Previously she has represented the United States.[233]
Born in West Germany to American parents, grew up in the United States, became a naturalized Turkish citizen and represented Turkey internationally.[292]
Born in England to Nigerian parents, grew up in the United States, represented Great Britain internationally. Previously she represented the United States.
Swintayla Marie "Swin" Cash Canal is an American former professional basketball player who played professionally for 15 seasons in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She currently serves as vice president of basketball operations and team development for the New Orleans Pelicans. A prolific scorer and rebounder, as well as a capable ball handler and defender, she helped lead the University of Connecticut women's basketball team to national titles in 2000 and 2002. In her second WNBA season, she led the Detroit Shock to their first ever WNBA title. In 2015, she was named a studio analyst for MSG Networks covering the New York Knicks pre-games and post-games as well as the weekly coaches show. In 2017, Cash was named the Director of franchise development for the New York Liberty. Cash was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame on September 9, 2022.
Lindsey Marcie Harding is an American professional basketball coach and former player. She serves as player development coach of the Sacramento Kings. Throughout her playing career, Harding played for the Minnesota Lynx, Washington Mystics, Atlanta Dream, Los Angeles Sparks, New York Liberty and Phoenix Mercury of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) and has played overseas in Turkey and Russia. She was previously a scout and a player development coach for the Philadelphia 76ers. She was born in Mobile, Alabama, but grew up in Houston, Texas and also holds a Belarusian passport.
Sancho Lyttle is a Vincentian-Spanish former professional basketball player for the WNBA. Combining the WNBA and the European season, she has won six domestic leagues and four Euroleague titles with four teams in three countries. She was born in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and was granted Spanish nationality in June 2010. With the Spanish basketball team she has won four medals between 2010 and 2017.
Leilani Seamah Mitchell is an American-Australian professional basketball player who is currently a free agent. Mitchell was drafted 25th overall by the Phoenix Mercury in the 2008 WNBA draft. A dual citizen of the United States and Australia, she is a member of Australian women's national basketball team. In 2019 Mitchell became the first WNBA player to win the Most Improved Player Award twice.
Nkolika "Nicky" Nonyelum Anosike is an American professional basketball player in the WNBA, most recently with the Los Angeles Sparks.
Angel Lajuane McCoughtry is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Minnesota Lynx of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) and a two-time Olympic gold medalist. McCoughtry completed her college career at the University of Louisville in 2009. She was selected first overall by the Atlanta Dream in the 2009 WNBA draft and was considered its franchise player during her tenure with the team. McCoughtry has also played overseas in Turkey, Slovakia, Lebanon, Hungary and Russia.
Tina Alexandria Charles is an American professional basketball player for the Seattle Storm of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). Originally from Jamaica, Queens, New York City, Charles was drafted first overall in the 2010 WNBA draft by the Connecticut Sun. In 2009 and 2010, she and teammate Maya Moore led the Connecticut Huskies to two undefeated national championships. She has won three Olympic gold medals with Team USA.
DeWanna Bonner is an American-Macedonian professional basketball player for the Connecticut Sun of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). Bonner played college basketball for Auburn University. After a successful college career at Auburn, she was drafted by the Phoenix Mercury with the fifth overall pick of the 2009 WNBA draft, and was traded to the Sun 11 years later.
Jantel Lavender is an American professional basketball player for the Seattle Storm of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She was drafted with the fifth overall pick in the 2011 WNBA draft by the Los Angeles Sparks.
Marta Xargay Casademont is a retired Spanish professional basketball player. She played for Phoenix Mercury of the WNBA, and for several European teams in Czech Republic, Russia and Spain. She played for the Spain women's national basketball team from 2011 to 2020. She won EuroLeague Women 2010–11 with Perfumerías Avenida Baloncesto. She left Spain in 2015, joining both USK Praha of the Czech League in 2015 and the Phoenix Mercury of the WNBA on 11 February 2015. In September 2018 she signed for Dynamo Kursk of the Russian Premier League., and in January 2020 she returned to her youth club Uni Girona CB. After not playing in the 2020-21 season, she announced her retirement in July 2021.
Anna Cruz Lebrato is a Spanish professional basketball player, currently playing for Spanish team Barça CBS (F.C.Barcelona). She developed her professional career in several clubs in Spain, Russia, Turkey and the United States, and had 178 caps for the Spain's national basketball team from 2009 to 2019, winning a total of eight medals. She also won the 2015 WNBA, the 2017 EuroLeague and the 2017 and 2019 EuroBaskets.
Astou Ndour-Fall is a Spanish professional basketball player for the Çukurova Basketbol of the Turkish Women's Basketball League. Born in Senegal, she represents Spain internationally.
Evelyn Akhator is a Nigerian professional women's basketball forward/center for Flammes Carolo. She was drafted by the Dallas Wings of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) as the 3rd overall pick in the 2017 WNBA Draft.
Marina Mabrey is an American professional basketball player for the Dallas Wings of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). Mabrey was drafted in the second round by the Los Angeles Sparks in the 2019 WNBA draft. She previously played with the United States women's national under-19 basketball team and the University of Notre Dame.
Arica Derris Carter is an American professional women's basketball player for Panathinaikos in the Greek League and, previously, winning championship success in Mexico after stints with teams in the Spanish Liga Femenina de Baloncesto and Phoenix Mercury of the USA's Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA).
Pallas Daemi Kunaiyi-Akpannah is a Nigerian Basketball player. She played college basketball for the Northwestern Wildcats She plays for the Italian Seria A side Faenza Basket Project.
Nicole Ehizele Enabosi in Gaithersburg (Maryland) is a Nigerian-American Basketball player, she plays for the Slovak side MBK Ružomberok and the Nigerian national team.
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