Archive: How Australians Watched The 2025 WNBA Season

Editor’s Note: This article covered the 2025 WNBA season. For current schedules, Australian broadcast details and streaming information, visit basketball.com.au’s 2026 WNBA Australia viewing guide.

The 2025 season featured one of the largest Australian contingents in WNBA history.

During the 2025 season, WNBA League Pass remained the most complete viewing option for Australian fans.

In Australia, WNBA TV cost $58.29 (the exchange rate is a punish at the moment)

Kayo Sports offers live streaming of the WNBA via ESPN with a set amount of WNBA games (introductory offer is $1 a month) while Prime Video will broadcast 21 exclusive games, including the 2025 Commissioner's Cup Championship.

SBS, which has carried WNBA games in the past, is no longer broadcasting WNBA games.

The WNBA is in the midst of an unprecedented popularity boom with viewership in 2024 the highest in its history.

• All four US networks that televised WNBA games reported strong year-over-year audience increases in 2024.
• ESPN averaged 1.19 million viewers, an increase of more than170% from 2023.
• Eight games televised by US free-to-air national broadcaster CBS averaged a record high 1.1 million viewers, more than an 86% increase from 2023.
• NBA TV delivered more than 400% growth in its viewership from 2023.
• NBA TV had its 13 most-watched WNBA games in history, with the most watched being the Las Vegas Aces at Indiana on September 11, 2024 with 678,000 viewers.

This is a quick guide to Australians in the WNBA and where they will play.

1. ‍Rebecca Allen — Forward: Chicago Sky
   
2. Amy Atwell — Guard: Phoenix Mercury
   
3. Ezi Magbegor — Forward/Centre: Seattle Storm
   
4. Jade Melbourne — Guard: Washington Mystics
   
5. Alanna Smith — Power Forward: Minnesota Lynx
   
6. Stephanie Talbot — Guard: Golden State Valkyries
   
7. Sami Whitcomb — Shooting Guard: Phoenix Mercury
   
8. *Nyadiew Puoch — Forward: Atlanta Dream
   
9. *Isobel Borlase — Forward: Atlanta Dream
   
10. Shaniece Swain — Guard: Los Angeles Sparks
    
11. Chloe Bibby — Guard: Golden State Valkyries‍
12. Georgia Amoore — Guard: Washington Mystics (Injured, out indefinitely)

*Drafted but not expected to suit up in 2025.

All dates are subject to change

• April 27: Training Camp Begins
• May 16: Regular Season Begins
• June 1-17: Commissioner’s Cup Tournament
• July 1: Commissioner’s Cup Championship
• July 17-21: WNBA All-Star Break
• July 19: WNBA All-Star Game
• September 11: Regular Season Ends
• September 14: Playoffs Begin
• October 17: Last Possible Finals Date