2024 WNBA season
| 2024 WNBA season | |
|---|---|
| League | Women's National Basketball Association |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Duration | May 14 – October 20, 2024 |
| Number of games | 40 per team |
| Number of teams | 12 |
| Total attendance | 2,353,735 |
| Average attendance | 9,807 |
| TV partner(s) | ABC/ESPN/ESPN2 Ion CBS/CBSSN Amazon Prime Video NBA TV |
| Draft | |
| Top draft pick | Caitlin Clark |
| Picked by | Indiana Fever |
| Regular season | |
| Season MVP | A'ja Wilson (Las Vegas) |
| Playoffs | |
| Finals champions | New York Liberty (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Minnesota Lynx |
| Finals MVP | Jonquel Jones (New York) |
The 2024 WNBA season was the 28th season of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). The regular season began on May 14, 2024, and ended on September 19. The 2024 WNBA Commissioner's Cup was held from June 1 to 25. The 2024 WNBA All-Star Game was played on July 20, 2024, at Footprint Center in Phoenix, Arizona. The playoffs began on September 22; the WNBA Finals between the New York Liberty and the Minnesota Lynx began on October 10, with the Liberty winning the championship on October 20, for their first WNBA title.
The season saw a significant increase of attendance and television viewership across the league following the entry of Caitlin Clark into the league, with there being a 48% jump in attendance and compared to the 2023 season and a record 22 regular season games attracting over 1 million viewers.