NORFOLK, Va. -- After being named one of 60 nominees for the WNBA Top 20@20 presented by Verizon last week,Ticha Penicheiro was honored in an announcement made today as one the 20 greatest and most influential players in the history of the WNBA. Penicheiro is the WNBA’s all-time assist leader with 2,599 assists, won a title in 2005 with the Sacramento Monarchs, and went to four All-Star Games during her career, earning her a spot on the WNBA’s Top 20@20.
The announcement was made today to honor the date of the league’s inaugural regular-season game played on June 21, 1997, when the New York Liberty defeated the Los Angeles Sparks, 67-57, at the Great Western Forum in Inglewood, Ca.