Atlanta WNBA franchise
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Atlanta is an expansion franchise that has been granted by the Women's National Basketball Association to the city of Atlanta and will begin play in the 2008 season.
As of yet, no nickname or team colors have been selected.
The team is owned by J. Ronald Terwilliger, a real estate mogul. It will play its home games at the Philips Arena, which also plays host to the Atlanta Hawks and Atlanta Thrashers.
On November 27, 2007 Atlanta named Marynell Meadors the first head coach/general manager in franchise history. Meadors had been the first-ever head coach of the now-defunct Charlotte Sting when that team began in 1997.
[edit] External links
- Team official page
- Interview with J. Ronald Terwilliger
- Article announcing new franchise
- Atlanta names Meadors Head coach/ General manager
| Eastern Conference | Western Conference |
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| Atlanta | Chicago Sky | Connecticut Sun | Detroit Shock | Indiana Fever | New York Liberty | Washington Mystics | Houston Comets | Los Angeles Sparks | Minnesota Lynx | Phoenix Mercury | Sacramento Monarchs | San Antonio Silver Stars | Seattle Storm |
| Defunct teams: Charlotte Sting | Cleveland Rockers | Miami Sol | Portland Fire | |
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| Other Women's Leagues: National Women's Basketball League | Women's National Basketball League (Australia) | |
Sports teams based in Georgia | ||
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| Baseball | MLB: Atlanta Braves, SAL: Augusta GreenJackets • Columbus Catfish • Rome Braves • Savannah Sand Gnats, SCL: South Georgia Peanuts • Macon Music | Image:Flag of Georgia (U.S. state).svg |
| Basketball | NBA: Atlanta Hawks, CBA: Atlanta Krunk, ABA: Atlanta Vision • Georgia Gwizzlies, WBA: Atlanta Hardhats • Marietta Storm • Gwinnett Ravia-Rebels • Rome Gladiators, WNBA: unnamed | |
| Football | NFL: Atlanta Falcons, AFL: Georgia Force, af2: South Georgia Wildcats, AIFA: Augusta Colts • Columbus Lions, IWFL: Atlanta Xplosion | |
| Hockey | NHL: Atlanta Thrashers, ECHL: Augusta Lynx • Gwinnett Gladiators, SPHL: Columbus Cottonmouths | |
| Soccer | USL-1: Atlanta Silverbacks, PDL: Atlanta Silverbacks U23's | |
| Roller Derby | WFTDA: Denim Demons, Sake Tuyas, Toxic Shocks, Apocalypstix | |
| College athletics (NCAA Division I) | University of Georgia • Georgia Southern University • Mercer University • Georgia State University • Kennesaw State University • Savannah State University • Georgia Institute of Technology | |
