2026 WNBA Playoffs Rosters: Complete Player Listings for All 8 Teams & Series Matchups

2026 WNBA Playoffs Rosters: Complete Player Listings for All 8 Teams

The 2026 WNBA Playoffs feature eight teams in a best-of-three first round. Below are the complete rosters for every playoff team, including jersey numbers, positions, experience, height, and college (or country for international players), along with additional series context and notable injury updates.

2026 WNBA playoffs First-Round Matchups

No. 1 Minnesota Lynx vs. No. 8 New York Liberty (2024 Finals rematch)

No. 2 Golden State Valkyries vs. No. 7 Dallas Wings

No. 3 Las Vegas Aces vs. No. 6 Indiana Fever (2025 semifinals rematch)

No. 4 Atlanta Dream vs. No. 5 Washington Mystics

2026 WNBA Playoffs Rosters: Complete Player Listings for All 8 Teams

Complete listing of all current WNBA Playoffs Players and team rosters. View each player profile, stats and the college they came from.

No. 1 seed Minnesota Lynx roster

Head coach: Cheryl Reeve

# NAME POS EXP HT COLLEGE

0 Elena Buenavida G Rookie 5' 8" Spain

1 Natasha Howard F 12 6' 3" Florida State

2 Liatu King F - 6' 0" Notre Dame

2 Aari McDonald G 5 5' 6" Arizona

3 Maya Caldwell G 5 5' 11" Georgia

5 Olivia Miles G Rookie 5' 10" TCU

7 Anastasiia Olairi Kosu F 1 6' 1" Russia

8 Antonia Delaere G Rookie 5' 11" Belgium

10 Courtney Williams G 10 5' 8" South Florida

12 Nia Coffey F 9 6' 1" Northwestern

14 Dorka Juhasz F 3 6' 5" Connecticut

21 Kayla McBride G 12 5' 11" Notre Dame

22 Emma Cechova F Rookie 6' 5" Czechia

24 Napheesa Collier F 8 6' 1" Connecticut

55 Chloe Bibby F 1 6' 2" Maryland

No. 2 seed Golden State Valkyries roster

Head coach: Natalie Nakase

# NAME POS EXP HT COLLEGE

1 Gabby Williams F 8 5' 11" Connecticut

2 Kaitlyn Chen G 1 5' 9" Connecticut

3 Laeticia Amihere F 1 6' 3" South Carolina

4 Juste Jocyte F Rookie 6' 0" Lithuania

5 Kayla Thornton F 11 6' 1" UTEP

6 Kaila Charles G 6 6' 1" Maryland

7 Miela Sowah G Rookie 5' 11" Duke

11 Ashten Prechtel C Rookie 6' 5" Stanford

12 Iliana Rupert C 4 6' 4" France

13 Janelle Salaun F 1 6' 2" France

15 Tiffany Hayes G 14 5' 10" Connecticut

22 Veronica Burton G 4 5' 9" Northwestern

24 Cecilia Zandalasini F 9 6' 2" Italy

41 Kiah Stokes C 11 6' 3" Connecticut

45 Nadia Fingall F Rookie 6' 3" Stanford

No. 3 seed Las Vegas Aces roster

Head coach: Becky Hammon

# NAME POS EXP HT COLLEGE

0 Jackie Young G 8 6' 0" Notre Dame

1 Kierstan Bell F 4 6' 1" Florida Gulf Coast

2 Janiah Barker F Rookie 6' 4" Tennessee

3 NaLyssa Smith* F 4 6' 4" Baylor

5 Ta'Niya Latson G Rookie 5' 8" South Carolina

7 Stephanie Talbot F 9 6' 2" Australia

11 Dana Evans G 5 5' 6" Louisville

12 Chelsea Gray G 11 5' 11" Duke

13 Justine Pissott C Rookie 6' 4" Vanderbilt

18 Mai Yamamoto G Rookie 5' 4" Japan

21 Kalani Brown C 8 6' 7" Baylor

21 Brianna Turner F 7 6' 3" Notre Dame

22 A'ja Wilson C 8 6' 5" South Carolina

24 Jewell Loyd G 11 5' 11" Notre Dame

32 Cheyenne Parker-Tyus F 11 6' 4" Middle Tennessee State

*Aces starting forward NaLyssa Smith was ruled out for the remainder of the season with a left leg injury on Aug. 27 after sustaining a non-contact injury during a 88-78 win over the the Toronto Tempo on Sunday, Aug. 23.

No. 4 seed Atlanta Dream roster

Head coach: Karl Smesko

# NAME POS EXP HT COLLEGE

00 Naz Hillmon F 4 6' 2" Michigan

2 Te-Hina Paopao G 1 5' 9" South Carolina

3 Jordin Canada G 8 5' 6" UCLA

5 Angel Reese F 2 6' 3" LSU

10 Rhyne Howard G 4 6' 2" Kentucky

11 Madina Okot C Rookie 6' 6" South Carolina

15 Allisha Gray G 9 6' 0" South Carolina

20 Isobel Borlase G Rookie 5' 11" Australia

21 Indya Nivar G Rookie 5' 10" North Carolina

23 Sika Kone F 4 6' 3" Mali

24 DeWanna Bonner G 17 6' 4" Auburn

33 Shatori Walker-Kimbrough G 9 5' 9" Maryland

42 Brionna Jones F 9 6' 3" Maryland

No. 5 seed Washington Mystics roster

Head coach: Sydney Johnson

# NAME POS EXP HT COLLEGE

0 Shakira Austin F 4 6' 5" Mississippi

2 Alicia Florez G Rookie 5' 10" Spain

3 Rori Harmon G Rookie 5' 6" Texas

4 Betnijah Laney-Hamilton G 6 6' 0" Rutgers

5 Darianna Littlepage-Buggs F Rookie 6' 1" Baylor

8 Georgia Amoore G 1 5' 6" Kentucky

12 Michaela Onyenwere F 5 6' 0" UCLA

18 Cassandre Prosper G Rookie 6' 3" Notre Dame

22 Sonia Citron G 1 6' 1" Notre Dame

23 Cotie McMahon F Rookie 6' 0" Mississippi

32 Angela Dugalic F Rookie 6' 4" UC

33 Lucy Olsen G 1 5' 10" Iowa

44 Kiki Iriafen F 1 6' 3" USC

51 Lauren Betts C Rookie 6' 7" UCLA

No. 6 seed Indiana Fever roster

Head coach: Stephanie White

# NAME POS EXP HT COLLEGE

0 Kelsey Mitchell G 8 5' 8" Ohio State

1 Ugonne Onyiah F Rookie 6' 3" California

2 Myisha Hines-Allen F 8 6' 1" Louisville

3 Raven Johnson G Rookie 5' 9" South Carolina

5 Mercedes Russell C 8 6' 6" Tennessee

7 Aliyah Boston C 3 6' 5" South Carolina

8 Sophie Cunningham G 7 6' 1" Missouri

10 Lexie Hull G 4 6' 1" Stanford

12 Damiris Dantas* C 12 6' 4" Brazil

14 Grace VanSlooten F Rookie 6' 3" Michigan State

21 Makayla Timpson F 1 6' 2" Florida State

22 Caitlin Clark G 2 6' 0" Iowa

23 Bree Hall G 1 6' 0" South Carolina

25 Monique Billings F 8 6' 4" UCLA

52 Tyasha Harris G 6 5' 10" South Carolina

*Fever center Damiris Dantas was ruled out the remainder of the season after undergoing knee surgery to repair a torn meniscus in her left knee on Aug. 3.

No. 7 seed Dallas Wings roster

Head coach: Jose Fernandez

# NAME POS EXP HT COLLEGE

0 Sug Sutton G 6 5' 8" Texas

1 Odyssey Sims G 12 5' 8" Baylor

5 Paige Bueckers G 1 6' 0" Connecticut

7 Alysha Clark F 14 5' 11" Middle Tennessee State

8 Alanna Smith F 8 6' 4" Stanford

10 Aziaha James G 1 5' 10" North Carolina State

20 Maddy Siegrist F 3 6' 2" Villanova

24 Arike Ogunbowale G 8 5' 8" Notre Dame

28 Li Yueru C 4 6' 7" China

30 Haley Jones G 3 6' 1" Stanford

31 Christyn Williams G 4 5' 11" Connecticut

32 Jessica Shepard F 7 6' 4" Notre Dame

33 Kitija Laksa G - 6' 1" South Florida

34 Awak Kuier F 5 6' 5" Finland

35 Azzi Fudd* G Rookie 5' 11" Connecticut

*Dallas Wings rookie Azzi Fudd, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2026 WNBA Draft, was ruled out for the rest of the season on Aug. 19 after undergoing an arthroscopic procedure to address "ongoing right knee soreness."

No. 8 seed New York Liberty roster

Head coach: Chris Demarco

# NAME POS EXP HT COLLEGE

0 Satou Sabally* F 6 6' 4" Oregon

4 Marine Fauthoux G Rookie 5' 11" France

5 Elizabeth Balogun G Rookie 6' 1" Duke

7 Rebekah Gardner G 4 6' 1" UCLA

9 Rebecca Allen G 10 6' 2" Australia

13 Leonie Fiebich F 6 6' 4" Germany

14 Raquel Carrera C Rookie 6' 5" Spain

18 Pauline Astier F Rookie 5' 10" France

20 Sabrina Ionescu G 6 5' 11" Oregon