Courtesy: ESPN
The 2013-2014 WNBA season starts next Monday. And it all kicks off with a double header on ABC. The double header will feature the top four teams from this year’s WNBA draft presented by State Farm. It all starts with a match between the Washington Mystics and Tulsa Shock at 3pm ET. The Chicago Sky and Phoenix Mercury follow at 5pm ET. Along with the games, ESPN will offer an in-depth look at course taken by the league’s top picks—The “3 To See–from college to the pros. The “3 To See” are Elena Delle Donne (Delaware to Chicago Sky), Skylar Diggins (Notre Dame to Tulsa Shock), and Brittney Griner (Baylor to Phoenix Mercury).
ABC’s double header matchup is just part of Monday’s season opening celebration of the WNBA. ESPN Classic will air a Memorial Day weekend marathon featuring a series of games featuring the “3 To See.” The full slate of games is listed below.
ESPN Classic Memorial Day “3 to See” Marathon
| Date | Time (ET) | Game |
| Sun, May 26 | 4 p.m. | 2012 NCAA Women’s National Semifinal: Connecticut vs. Notre Dame
Diggins 19 points leads ND to an 83-75 win |
| 6 p.m. | Connecticut at Notre Dame (2013)
Diggins scores 29 points in ND’s 96-87 triple-overtime win |
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| 8 p.m. | 2013 NCAA Championship Second Round: Delaware vs. North Carolina
Delle Donne nets 33 points in loss in final home game |
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| 10 p.m. | 2012 NCAA Women’s National Championship: Notre Dame vs. Baylor
Griner has 26 points, 13 rebounds and five blocks in win |
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| Midnight | 2012 NCAA Championship Second Round: Kansas vs. Delaware
Delle Donne scores 34 points in loss |
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| Mon, May 27 | 1:30 a.m. | Notre Dame at Tennessee (2013)
Diggins has 33 points, five assists and four steals in victory |
| 3:30 p.m. | 2012 CAA Championship: Drexel vs. Delaware
Delle Donne dominates with 27 points and 10 boards in win |
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| 7 a.m. | Connecticut at Baylor (2011)
Griner leads with 25 points, nine rebounds and nine blocks in victory |
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| 9 a.m. | Delaware at St. John’s (2013)
Delle Donne tallies 29 points, 16 boards, two assists and two blocks in overtime win |
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| 11 a.m. | 2011 NCAA Women’s National Semifinal: Connecticut vs. Notre Dame
Diggins nets 28 points in win over UConn and National Player of the Year Maya Moore |
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| 1 p.m. | Baylor at Connecticut (2013)
Griner scores 25 points in win, including 3,000th of her career |
Fans of the WNBA will also get to see the return of the Boost Mobile WNBA All-Star Game on July 27th. The game will air that day at 3:30pm ET on ABC live from the Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, CT.
The team of Pam Ward, Rebecca Lobo, and Carolyn Peck return once again this season to call the games, with Ward calling the play-by-play action. Holly Rowe and LaChina Robinson will serve as reporters for select games. Sue Bird—seven-time WNBA All-Star and two-time WNBA Champion with the Seattle Storm—will join the broadcast team this season from the ESPN Studio. This includes the opening day double header. Bird is sidelined this season while she recovers from left knee surgery.
The full season schedule is available below:
2013 WNBA Regular-Season Schedule (subject to change)
| Date | Time (ET) | Game | Networks |
| Mon, May 27 | 3 p.m. | Washington Mystics at Tulsa Shock
Pam Ward, Carolyn Peck & LaChina Robinson |
ESPN2 |
| 5 p.m. | Chicago Sky at Phoenix Mercury
Ryan Ruocco, Rebecca Lobo & Holly Rowe |
ESPN2 | |
| Sat, June 8 | 3:30 p.m. | Phoenix Mercury at Indiana Fever
Ryan Ruocco, Rebecca Lobo & Holly Rowe |
ABC |
| Wed, June 12 | 8 p.m. | Connecticut Sun at Indiana Fever
Pam Ward & Carolyn Peck |
ESPN2 |
| Tue, June 25 | 8 p.m. | Phoenix Sun at San Antonio Silver Stars
Pam Ward & Carolyn Peck |
ESPN2 |
| Tue, July 2 | 8 p.m. | Tulsa Shock at Connecticut Sun | ESPN2 |
| Tue, July 9 | 9 p.m. | Atlanta Dream at Minnesota Lynx | ESPN2 |
| Thu, July 11 | 9 p.m. | Los Angeles Sparks at Tulsa Shock | ESPN2 |
| Thu, July 18 | 10 p.m. | Phoenix Mercury at Los Angeles Sparks | ESPN2 |
| Tue, July 23 | 7 p.m. | New York Liberty at Indiana Fever | ESPN2 |
| Sat, July 27 | 3:30 p.m. | Boost Mobile WNBA All-Star Game
(Mohegan Sun, Uncasville, Conn.) |
ABC |
| Tue, Aug 6 | 10 p.m. | Seattle Storm at Phoenix Mercury | ESPN2 |
| Tue, Aug 20 | 10 p.m. | Los Angeles Sparks at Seattle Storm | ESPN2 |
| Sat, Aug 24 | 7 p.m. | Indiana Fever at Minnesota Lynx | ESPN2 |
| Wed, Sep 11 | 8 p.m. | Phoenix Mercury at Chicago Sky | ESPN2 |
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