WNBA players born in 1996

18 WNBA players on file were born in 1996. 18 are on WNBA rosters now. The first born in 1996 to play in the WNBA was Cecilia Zandalasini, in 2017. Rosters are on file in full from 1997; before that only some of the stars are.

On WNBA rosters now (18)

WNBA players born in 1996 on rosters now
PlayerPosYearsSeasonsCareerBorn
A'ja WilsonLVC2018–20269—Hopkins, SC
Ariel AtkinsLAG2018–20269—Dallas, TX
Azura StevensCHIF2018–20269—Raleigh, NC
Monique BillingsINDF2018–20269—Corona, CA
Alanna SmithDALF2019–20268—Hobart, TAS
Brianna TurnerLVF2019–20268—Pearland, TX
Gabby WilliamsGSF2018–20268—Sparks, NV
Kia NurseTORG2018–20268—Hamilton, ON
Marina MabreyTORG2019–20268—Belmar, NJ
Megan DiLeoPORC2019–20268—Port Wing, WI
Napheesa CollierMINF2019–20268—O' Fallon, MO
Sophie CunninghamINDG2019–20268—Columbia, MO
Jessica ShepardDALF2019–20266—Fremont, NE
Cecilia ZandalasiniGSF2017–20265—Milan, Italy
Julie AllemandTORG2020–20264—Brussels, Belgium
Amy OkonkwoPORF2025–20262—Rancho Cucamonga, CA
Kitija LaksaDALG2025–20262—Riga, Latvia
Kyara LinskensPHXC2025–20262——

Birth dates as ESPN lists them. Best career first: seasons in the regular season, summed over the seasons on file.