WNBA All-Rookie Team

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The WNBA All-Rookie Team is an annual Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) honor given since the 2005 WNBA season to the top rookies during the regular season. Voting is conducted by the WNBA head coaches, who are not allowed to vote for players on their own team. Each coach selects five players. A player is given a point for every vote they receive. [1] The top vote getters comprise the team, regardless of the positions they play. Through the 2021 season, this differed from the WNBA's voting procedure for the All-WNBA and All-Defensive Teams, in which all first and second teams consisted of a center, two forwards, and two guards. The WNBA has since adopted the positionless format for its All-WNBA and All-Defensive Teams, respectively adopting the format in 2022 and 2023. [2] [3]

The All-Rookie Team is generally composed of a five-woman lineup, but in the case of a tie at the fifth position, the roster is expanded.

Candace Parker of the Los Angeles Sparks was named to the All-Rookie Team and won the WNBA Most Valuable Player Award in the same season. This feat had never before been accomplished. [4] In the NBA, only Wes Unseld and Wilt Chamberlain has held this distinction.

Winners

Legend
Players in bold text indicate the winner of the Rookie of the Year award
Players in italic text indicate the first overall draft pick
SeasonAll-Rookie Team
PlayerNationalityTeam
2005 Chelsea Newton Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Sacramento Monarchs
Kara Braxton Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Detroit Shock
Katie Feenstra Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States San Antonio Silver Stars
Tan White Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Indiana Fever
Temeka Johnson Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Washington Mystics
2006 Seimone Augustus Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Minnesota Lynx
Cappie Pondexter Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Phoenix Mercury
Candice Dupree Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Chicago Sky
Sophia Young Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.svg St. Vincent San Antonio Silver Stars
Monique Currie Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Charlotte Sting
2007 Armintie Price Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Chicago Sky
Sidney Spencer Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Los Angeles Sparks
Lindsey Harding Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Minnesota Lynx
Camille Little Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States San Antonio Silver Stars
Marta Fernandez Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Los Angeles Sparks
2008 Candace Parker Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Los Angeles Sparks
Candice Wiggins Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Minnesota Lynx
Sylvia Fowles Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Chicago Sky
Nicky Anosike Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Minnesota Lynx
Matee Ajavon (tie)Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Houston Comets
Amber Holt (tie)Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Connecticut Sun
2009 Angel McCoughtry Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Atlanta Dream
DeWanna Bonner Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Phoenix Mercury
Shavonte Zellous Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Detroit Shock
Renee Montgomery Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Minnesota Lynx
Marissa Coleman Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Washington Mystics
2010 Tina Charles Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Connecticut Sun
Monica Wright Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Minnesota Lynx
Epiphanny Prince Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Chicago Sky
Kelsey Griffin Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Connecticut Sun
Kalana Greene Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States New York Liberty
2011 Maya Moore Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Minnesota Lynx
Danielle Robinson Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States San Antonio Silver Stars
Courtney Vandersloot Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Chicago Sky
Danielle Adams Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States San Antonio Silver Stars
Liz Cambage Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Tulsa Shock
2012 Nneka Ogwumike Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Los Angeles Sparks
Glory Johnson Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Tulsa Shock
Tiffany Hayes Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Atlanta Dream
Samantha Prahalis Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Phoenix Mercury
Riquna Williams Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Tulsa Shock
2013 Elena Delle Donne Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Chicago Sky
Brittney Griner Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Phoenix Mercury
Alex Bentley Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Atlanta Dream
Kelsey Bone Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States New York Liberty
Skylar Diggins Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Tulsa Shock
2014 Chiney Ogwumike Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Connecticut Sun
Odyssey Sims Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Tulsa Shock
Kayla McBride Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States San Antonio Stars
Bria Hartley Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Washington Mystics
Alyssa Thomas Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Connecticut Sun
2015 Jewell Loyd Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Seattle Storm
Kiah Stokes Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States New York Liberty
Brittany Boyd Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States New York Liberty
Ramu Tokashiki Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Seattle Storm
Natalie Achonwa (tie)Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Indiana Fever
Ana Dabović (tie)Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia Los Angeles Sparks
2016 Breanna Stewart Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Seattle Storm
Moriah Jefferson Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States San Antonio Stars
Aerial Powers Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Dallas Wings
Imani Boyette Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Chicago Sky
Tiffany Mitchell Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Indiana Fever
2017 Allisha Gray Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Dallas Wings
Brittney Sykes Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Atlanta Dream
Kelsey Plum Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States San Antonio Stars
Kaela Davis Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Dallas Wings
Shatori Walker-Kimbrough Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Washington Mystics
2018 A'ja Wilson Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Las Vegas Aces
Ariel Atkins Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Washington Mystics
Azurá Stevens Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Dallas Wings
Diamond DeShields Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Chicago Sky
Kelsey Mitchell Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Indiana Fever
2019 [5] Napheesa Collier Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Minnesota Lynx
Teaira McCowan Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Indiana Fever
Arike Ogunbowale Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Dallas Wings
Brianna Turner Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Phoenix Mercury
Jackie Young Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Las Vegas Aces
2020 [6] Crystal Dangerfield Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Minnesota Lynx
Julie Allemand Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Indiana Fever
Chennedy Carter Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Atlanta Dream
Jazmine Jones Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States New York Liberty
Satou Sabally Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Dallas Wings
2021 [7] Michaela Onyenwere Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States New York Liberty
Dana Evans Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Chicago Sky
Aari McDonald Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Atlanta Dream
DiDi Richards Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States New York Liberty
Charli Collier Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Dallas Wings
2022 [8] Rhyne Howard Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Atlanta Dream
NaLyssa Smith Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Indiana Fever
Shakira Austin Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Washington Mystics
Queen Egbo Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Indiana Fever
Rebekah Gardner Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Chicago Sky
2023 [9] Aliyah Boston Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Indiana Fever
Jordan Horston Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Seattle Storm
Dorka Juhász Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Minnesota Lynx
Diamond Miller Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Minnesota Lynx
Li Meng Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Washington Mystics
2024 [10] Caitlin Clark Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Indiana Fever
Rickea Jackson Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Los Angeles Sparks
Angel Reese Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Chicago Sky
Kamilla Cardoso Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Leonie Fiebich Flag of Germany.svg  Germany New York Liberty
2025 [11] Paige Bueckers Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Dallas Wings
Kiki Iriafen Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Washington Mystics
Sonia Citron Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Dominique Malonga Flag of France.svg  France Seattle Storm
Janelle Salaün Flag of France.svg  France Golden State Valkyries

References

  1. ↑ "WNBA.com: Hanns-G Go Beyond 2008 WNBA All-Rookie Team Named". www.wnba.com. Retrieved 2017-02-16.
  2. ↑ "WNBA Announces New Process for Selecting All-WNBA Teams and Unveils End-of-Season Awards Schedule" (Press release). WNBA. August 5, 2022. Retrieved August 7, 2022.
  3. ↑ "WNBA Unveils End-of-Season Awards Schedule and Announces New Process for Selecting All-Defensive Teams" (Press release). WNBA. August 2, 2023. Retrieved October 17, 2023.
  4. ↑ "Sparks' Parker wins MVP, rookie of year honors - WNBA - ESPN". ESPN. October 5, 2008.
  5. ↑ "Rookie of the Year Collier Headlines 2019 All-Rookie Team". wnba.com. WNBA. September 16, 2019. Retrieved September 16, 2019.
  6. ↑ "Rookie Of The Year Crystal Dangerfield Headlines 2020 WNBA All-Rookie Team". wnba.com. WNBA. September 27, 2019. Retrieved September 29, 2019.
  7. ↑ "Sky Guard Dana Evans Named to 2021 WNBA All-Rookie Team". sky.wnba.com. WNBA. October 5, 2021. Retrieved October 16, 2021.
  8. ↑ Maloney, Jack (August 25, 2022). "2022 WNBA Rookie of the Year: Dream's Rhyne Howard wins honor, highlights All-Rookie team". cbssports.com. CBS . Retrieved August 25, 2022.
  9. ↑ "Indiana Fever's Aliyah Boston Named 2023 Kia WNBA Rookie of the Year". WNBA. October 2, 2023. Retrieved October 2, 2023.
  10. ↑ Zucker, Joseph (October 3, 2024). "Caitlin Clark, Angel Reese, Kamilla Cardoso Headline 2024 WNBA All-Rookie Team". Bleacher Report . Retrieved October 3, 2024.
  11. ↑ Larsen, Eric (September 29, 2025). "Dallas Wings guard Paige Bueckers leads 2025 WNBA All-Rookie Team". USA Today . Retrieved September 29, 2025.
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