Eastern Conference (WNBA)

The Eastern Conference of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) has six basketball teams in it.^[1]

Teams

Team	City/Area	Arena	Colors	Joined WNBA	Head coach
Atlanta Dream	College Park, Georgia	Gateway Center Arena	Sky blue, red, white	2008	Tanisha Wright
Chicago Sky	Chicago, Illinois	Wintrust Arena	Sky blue, yellow, white	2006	James Wade
Connecticut Sun	Uncasville, Connecticut	Mohegan Sun Arena	Navy blue, red, gold, white	1999*	Curt Miller
Indiana Fever	Indianapolis, Indiana	Hinkle Fieldhouse[a]	Navy blue, gold, red, white	2000	Carlos Knox
New York Liberty	Brooklyn, New York	Barclays Center	Black, green, orange, white	1997	Sandy Brondello
Washington Mystics	Washington, D.C.	Entertainment and Sports Arena	Navy, gray, white, red	1998	Mike Thibault

1. The Fever do not always play at Hinkle Fieldhouse. They play at it now because Gainbridge Fieldhouse is being changed.

Eastern Conference champions

The WNBA gave conference championship awards to the winners of the Conference Finals in the playoffs. They did this from 1998 to 2015 Conference championships were not awarded in the WNBA's first season (1997). The WNBA stopped doing this in 2016.^[2][3]

WNBA champions in bold

• 1998: Cleveland Rockers
• 1999: New York Liberty
• 2000: New York Liberty (2)
• 2001: Charlotte Sting
• 2002: New York Liberty (3)
• 2003: Detroit Shock
• 2004: Connecticut Sun
• 2005: Connecticut Sun (2)
• 2006: Detroit Shock (2)
• 2007: Detroit Shock (3)
• 2008: Detroit Shock (4)
• 2009: Indiana Fever
• 2010: Atlanta Dream
• 2011: Atlanta Dream (2)
• 2012: Indiana Fever (2)
• 2013: Atlanta Dream (3)
• 2014: Chicago Sky
• 2015: Indiana Fever (3)

References

1. "Frequently Asked Questions: WNBA".
2. "Verizon and WNBA Tip Off New Marquee Partnership Ahead of League's Landmark 20th Season - WNBA.com - Official Site of the WNBA". WNBA.com - Official Site of the WNBA. Retrieved 2016-04-10.
3. "WNBA's Record-Breaking Season Scores Highest Attendance In Five Years". WNBA.com - Official Site of the WNBA. Retrieved 2023-05-10.