1996 WNBA Overview
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1996 WNBA Season
April 24: Women’s basketball announces “We Got Next” as the NBA Board of Governors approves the concept of a Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA).
August 7: Val Ackerman named first president of the WNBA.
October 23: Sheryl Swoopes becomes the first player signed by the WNBA.
October 30: WNBA announces eight cities to compete in the inaugural season – Charlotte, Cleveland, Detroit, Houston, New York, Phoenix, Sacramento and Utah.
