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Women's basketball, everywhere it's played

The game
without the
footnote.

From Arlington to Ankara to the hardwood of a tiny Texas gym on a Friday night — every league, every program, every box score, in one place. No "women's" qualifier. Just the game.

WNBA EuroLeague WNBL KBSL LF Endesa WCBA Olympics NCAA D1 Women who dunk ↗ D2 · D3 · NAIA · JUCO →
13
WNBA franchises
1,306
NCAA & NAIA programs
40+
Overseas pro leagues
9
U.S. Olympic golds in a row
The pro game · 2026 season

The W turns 30 next year. It's never been bigger.

Thirteen teams in 2026 with the Valkyries as expansion no. 13, two more franchises on the way (Toronto Tempo, Portland Fire in 2026). Record viewership, a new CBA coming, and a rookie class led by the best draft of the decade.
East

Liberty · Aces · Fever

The three most-watched sides in league history now share the top of the standings. New York's back-to-back banner chase, Las Vegas reloading, Indiana with Clark at point.

West

Valkyries arrive

Golden State's expansion side tipped off in May 2025 — the first new WNBA franchise since Atlanta in 2008 — and sold out every home game before the season started.

2026

Toronto Tempo

Canada's first WNBA team starts play in 2026 out of Coca-Cola Coliseum. Owned by Larry Tanenbaum's Kilmer Sports Ventures.

2026

Portland Fire

Rose City, round two. Lisa Bhathal Merage's group brings the Fire name back after a 23-year gap. Moda Center, 2026.

All 13 franchises →

Overseas · where pros really make their money

The world's best leagues outside the W.

Turkish KBSL, Spain's LF Endesa, EuroLeague Women, the WNBL, WCBA, WKBL — this is where WNBA stars winter and where careers are made without the salary cap.

EuroLeague Women

The Champions League of hoops

16 clubs, group stage into playoffs. Fenerbahçe, Praha, Ekaterinburg, Schio, Perfumerías Avenida. Final Four is the tournament of the year outside the WNBA.

Turkey · KBSL

Home of the biggest checks

Fenerbahçe and Galatasaray spend like Premier League sides. Dozens of WNBA players winter here.

Spain · LF Endesa

Tactical depth, passionate crowds

Perfumerías Avenida, Valencia, Spar Girona. A feeder for the Spanish national team that reliably medals.

Australia · WNBL

Opal country

Eight-team league, November–March season. Birthplace of Lauren Jackson, Penny Taylor, Liz Cambage, Ezi Magbegor.

China · WCBA

Short season, long checks

18 teams. Short regular season, playoff-heavy. Historical destination for A'ja Wilson, Diana Taurasi.

France · LFB

Basket Landes, Lyon ASVEL, Bourges

12 teams, technical French program, deep EuroLeague ties. Valerie Garnier's national team pipeline.

All overseas pro leagues →

Olympics · FIBA

The USA has won nine straight Olympic golds.

Since Barcelona 1992, the U.S. women have lost exactly once at the Olympics. Paris 2024 made it nine in a row. The streak is one of the longest in any team sport, anywhere.
2024

Paris — gold (9)

Defeated France 67–66 in the final. A'ja Wilson tournament MVP. 61 straight Olympic wins.

Coach Cheryl Reeve · Arena Bercy
2020

Tokyo — gold (8)

Defeated Japan 90–75. Sue Bird & Diana Taurasi each won their fifth gold — first hoopers, men or women, to do that.

Coach Dawn Staley
2016

Rio — gold (7)

Beat Spain 101–72. U.S. undefeated at the Games since 1992.

Coach Geno Auriemma
2012

London — gold (6)

Over France 86–50.

Coach Geno Auriemma

Olympic & FIBA history →

College · 1,306 programs

From Storrs to Stephenville.

Division I, II, III, NAIA, NJCAA — every women's college basketball program in the United States, searchable by conference and state, with a direct link to each athletic department.

Division I

364 programs

32 conferences, from the SEC (South Carolina, LSU, Tennessee) to the Summit League. NCAA Tournament expands to 68 for the 2026 bracket.

Division II

~313 programs

23 conferences. The Elite Eight at Birmingham-Jefferson each March.

Division III

~440 programs

No athletic scholarships, academic-first. Hope College, NYU, Tufts lead a deep field.

NAIA

~189 programs

Mid-size colleges with full athletic scholarships outside the NCAA system. National tournament in Sioux City.

Browse all college programs → or the full searchable directory →

Texas · the spine

The state that grows point guards.

Baylor and Texas A&M built modern programs out of the Brazos Valley. Houston produced Sheryl Swoopes. San Antonio turned into a WNBA city. And UIL basketball — 6A down to 1A — is where half the Division I rosters start.

D1 · 23 programs

From Austin to El Paso

Every D1 women's program in Texas — Big 12, SEC, AAC, Conference USA, Southland, WAC, SWAC. Baylor and Texas anchor the top; 23 total.

UIL · 6A down to 1A

1,100+ high schools

Six classifications, state championship at the Alamodome. DeSoto, Duncanville, South Grand Prairie, Manvel have all held the 6A trophy.

TAPPS · Private schools

Parallel state brackets

Six TAPPS classifications run parallel to UIL. Bishop Lynch, Antonian Prep, Trinity Christian-Cedar Hill dominate.

Texas college & HS →

Chrome extension

Every program, one click away.

Install the girlhoop directory Chrome extension. Searches the same dataset as this site, works offline, and opens any program's official page in a new tab. Free, no tracking.

Install extension Browse in browser 

~ girlhoop directory
> filter: "conference=SEC"
> 16 matches
  · South Carolina (Columbia)
  · LSU (Baton Rouge)
  · Tennessee (Knoxville)
  · Oklahoma (Norman)
  · Texas (Austin)
  · ...