NEW YORK -- In celebration of the WNBA’s landmark 20th season, the league unveiled the 20 greatest and most influential players in its history on Tuesday, and Tennessee alums Tamika Catchings and Candace Parker made the list.
The announcement of the WNBA Top 20@20 presented by Verizon was made on ESPN’s SportsCenter: Face-to-Face with Hannah Storm.
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.