Shortest Players in WNBA History: A basketball is a game known to be dominated by tall players, take a look at the top 3 shortest players in WNBA of all time to play.
As basketball has always been seen as a game dominated by the tall players. In this articles we are going to look at the top 3 shortest players to ever play in the WNBA.
The list makes for intriguing reading with these players least impacted by their lowering stature. The names below mentioned have gone onto stamp their authority in the world of WNBA over the years.
Shortest Player In The WNBA Right Now
3. Temeka Johnson
Height- 5’3
She is the third shortest player to ever play in the WNBA. In the 2005 NBA Drat, Washington Mystics took the Temeka Johnson in the 6th overall pick. She stood onto the trust shown by Mystics as won the Rookie of the Year award in the same season. So far in his 15 year long WNBA career, Temeka Johnson has been averaging 8 points and 4.2 assists per game.
Having defied her odds of being short, Johnson is undoubtedly the most skilled player among any other going to be mentioned in this list.
2. Debbie Black
Height- 5’2.5
After playing internationally in Australia and now defunct ABL, Debbie Black began her WNBA Career by playing for San Antonio Stars (earlier- Utah Starzz). She then went onto play 3 seasons for Miami Sol. She eventually concluded her WNBA career by playing at Connecticut Suns for two more seasons.
Debbie Black averaged 3.9 points per game and 3.3 assist per game. She ironically was teammates with the tallest player ever to play in the WNBA, Margo Dydek in Utah Starzz.
1. Shannon Bobbitt
Height- 5’2
As for a normal person, 5’2 might seem like a reasonable height, but not in you’re playing Basketball professionally. In the 2008 WNBA Draft, Los Angeles Spark chose Shannon Bobbitt with their 15th overall pick. She played four seasons in the WNBA, 2 with the team that acquired her and 1 each with Indiana fever and Washington Mystics.
Shannon Bobbitt’s averaged to score 3.2 points oper game in his 4-year long WNBA career. After being left out of the WNBA, she played internationally in Turkey ans Israel.
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