50+ Tallest WNBA Players: Who Is The Tallest WNBA Player 2024
For the 25 seasons that the WNBA has existed, all types of players have participated in the games. Among them are the tallest women who in addition to their exceptional skills, have an added advantage due to their heights. In this article, we will explore the tallest women in WNBA history who have either retired or are still active in the sports career. Let’s get into it!
Top 50 Tallest WNBA Players
Explore our top list of 50 tallest WNBA players who have made a great impact in women’s basketball.
1. Katie Mattera
Katie is one of the tallest WNBA players with a height of 6 feet 7.5 inches. She used to play for WNBA and later became a basketball coach. She is the champion for the WHAC Tournament of 2018. As a player, she has several awards including the WNBA All-Rookie team (2005). She has been married to Todd Mattera since 2008.
2. Olga Firsova
Olga was born in Ukraine and later became a United States citizen in 2008. She was one of the tall WNBA players before she left the game for Olympic Athletics. Apart from sports, she pursued a bachelor of Education(primary). She is 6 feet 6 inches tall.
3. Kara Walters
Her nickname Big Girl indicates that she was among the tallest WNBA players standing at 6 feet 7 inches before she retired. Currently, she is a broadcaster for sports events. She is a talented player and has several titles such as NCAA national champion(1995).
4. Imani McGee Stafford
Imani was a WNBA Player before she stepped out of the field to pursue a Juris Doctor degree. Imani is 6 feet 7 inches tall. She married Paul Boyette in 2015 but later divorced in 2017. She is a partner to Moor Vision Technology and Ucam company.
5. Jennifer Hamson
Jennifer was among the heaviest WNBA players before she became a volleyball player. When she was still in the game, she earned herself the title WCC player and WCC defensive player of the year. She was born on January 19. 1992 in Lindon, Utah, and she is 6ft 7 in. tall.
6. Alison Bales
The father being a sportsman and the mother a surgeon made Alison have two dreams. To play basketball and to become a doctor. She therefore became one the talented tallest WNBA players standing at 6 ft 7in with a degree in medicine.
7. Li Yueru
Gillian is a player for the Los Angeles Sparks of the WNBA standing at 6 ft 7 inches. She is also in the Besiktas team of the WBSL and She was born in Shanxi, China on March 28, 1999.
8. Azura Stephen
Azura is one of the tallest WNBA players right now for the Los Angeles Spark team with a height of 6 feet 6 inches. She is a talented player who won the WNBA championship with the Chicago Sky in 2020. She was born on 1 February 1996 to Damon and Kaasha Stephen.
9. Caroline Swords
Caroline used to be a player from 2011 to 2020. She was born on July 19, 1989. Apart from playing for the Chicago Sky team for the WNBA, she has also played overseas in Istanbul and Italy for the PF Umbertide. She is 6 feet 6 inches tall.
10. Chantelle Anderson
Chantelle was an American/Lebanese basketball player from 2003 to 2007. With a height of 1.98 m, she not only played for the WNBA but she also played overseas. After retirement, she became a coach between 2007 and 2013.
11. Chen Nan
Chen is a player from China who joined the Chicago Sky of the WNBA towering 6 feet 5 inches. She is a member of those teams that won a gold medal in the 2002, 2006, and 2010 Asian Games. She is a center position player born on January 8, 1983.
12. Kara Braxton
Kara is a player whose last team was the New York Liberty of the WNBA. the player has a height of 6 feet 6 inches. She has a twin sister named Kim and four other siblings who have all grown up in Jackson Michigan. Their father was also a basketball player.
13. Kelly Cain
The last time she was in a game, she was playing for WNBA, she was in the Connecticut Sun WNBA. She was among the tallest women in the WNBA with a height of 6 feet 6 inches before she left for the Gure Belediye women’s basketball in Izmir, Turkey.
14. Lauren Jackson
Lauren is a player from Australia who plays the power forward/center position. Before she joined WNBA, she was a member of the Opals and WNBL. In 2001, she joined the WNBA in 2012 and stands at 6 feet 5 inches.
15. Maimouna Diarra
Diarra is a player for Senegal who plays in the center position. She is regarded as the tallest female basketball player in WNBA history with a height of 1.98 m. This is because she played for one season under the Los Angeles Sparks of the WNBA.
16. Mercedes Russell
Russell has played for the Seattle Storm of the WNBA since 2018. She plays under Seattle Storm in the center position and participates in Tennessee Lady Volunteers Basketball. Springfield, Oregon is her birthplace where she was born on July 27, 1995. She is 6 feet 6 inches tall.
17. Michele Van Gorp
Michele is an American player born on May 10, 1977, in Mount Clemens Michigan. The tall player’s height of 6 feet 6 inches. Before she retired, she was on the team of Minnesota Lynx. Right now, she is working as a recruiter in the Duke Women’s Basketball program while pursuing a business course.
18. Oksana Zakaluzhnaya
Oksana used to be a player for Russia and has left a remarkable legacy in this sport. She was a player on the Russian team that won a silver medal at the 2002 World Championship. Her participation in the WNBA for the Detroit Shock and Phoenix Mercury makes her one of the tallest WNBA players in history. Her height is 6 feet 6 inches.
19. Rankica Saranac 
Rankica is a former player for Bosnia and Slovenia with a height of 6 feet 6 inches. She started to play from 1993-2010 where she became a coach thereafter. This center position player was born on June 27, 1974, in Sarajevo.
20. Ruth Hamblin
Ruth is a player from Canada who was selected by the Dallas Wings into the WNBA. She was born on June 24, 1994, and began her career in 2016. After graduating from high school, she joined Oregon State College where she used to participate in college basketball. She is 6 feet 6 inches tall.
21. Summer Erb
Charlotte Sting selected this mighty player into the WNBA in 2002 as the center position player with a height of 1.98 m. She was born on July 25, 1977, in Lakewood, Ohio. She was awarded ACC Player of the Year in 19999 and first-team All-ACC two times.
22. Waltiea Rolle
Rolle is the tallest woman in WNBA history with a height of 6 feet 6 inches and is the most powerful defender. She was born on September 11, 1990, in Nassau, Bahamas. Minnesota Lynx selected her into the WNBA in 2013.
23. Ta’Shia Phillips
Phillips is one of the tallest women in the WNBA standing at 6 feet 6 inches. Before she retired as a player in 2018, she used to play for the New York Liberty team. Atlanta team selected her for WNBA team in 2011.
24. Stephanie Dolson
Stephanie is a current player for the Washington Mystics with a height of 6 feet 5 inches. She is an open member of the LGBTQ Community who encourages people to be proud of who they are and what they believe in. She is a child to Steve and Crystal Dolson and a sibling to three.
25. Shakira Austine
Shakira is a player for Washington Mystics born on July 25, 2000. She went to Oreland and Ole Miss College where she used to participate in college basketball. She joined the WNBA in 2022 and measures 6 feet 5 inches tall.
26. Olivia Nelson Ododa
Olivia plays for the Connecticut Sun of the WNBA at 6 feet 5 inches. Her family is a house of basketball players. The father played basketball for Huntington University and the Kenyan National team. The elder brother is a professional player. Her younger brother plays college basketball for Tennessee Tech.
27. Nyara Sabally
Nyara is one of the tallest girls in the WNBA who comes from Germany under the New York Liberty team. Not only is she a player but also a coach in the Sacramento state. She is a valuable asset in Germany as she represented it in the 2018 FIBA U18 Women’s European Championship and won a gold medal. She is 6ft 5in tall.
28. Khaalia Hillsman
Khaalia is one tallest current WNBA players who acts as a free agent. She is a center position player who participates in WNBA games as a solo player without a team. Benoit Benjamin, a former NBA player is the father to this great player.
29. Elena Dele Donne
In 2013, Elena was selected by the Chicago Sky and later traded her to Washington Mystics in 2017. During her career, she has won two WNBA Most Valuable Award in 2015 and 2019. She is a daughter to Ernie and Joanie and is an open lesbian who got married to Amanda Clifton in 2017. Elena is 6 feet 5 inches tall.
30. Dorka Juhasz
Dorka is a player from Hungary who plays for the Minnesota Lynx of the WNBA. she has a height of 6 feet 5 inches. In college, she played for Ohio State and UConn. She is a forward position player aged 24 years and among the tallest WNBA players from 2023 to the present date.
31. Aliyah Boxton
Standing at 6 feet 5 inches, Aliyah can either play at the forward or center position for the Indiana Fever of the WNBA. She has a degree in communication skills. She has been a studio analyst for NBC since 2023. Aliyah is among the tallest women in WNBA history and is leaving a remarkable mark in the sport. She was named 2023 WNBA Rookie of the Year.
32. Carolyn Moose
Moose was a player from America who was in the center position and her height is 6 feet 5 inches. After eight years of relationship with Jason Collins, they got engaged. Later on, Jason canceled the wedding and Moose didn’t know why until he came out as a guy in 2013. He opened up through a personal essay published in sports essay.
33. Awak Kuier
In WNBA, she is under Dallas Wings team and has a height of 6 feet 5 inches. Though she was born in Cairo, Egypt, her origin is from South Sudan. She is an international player for Finnish though she was selected by wings to play in WNBA in 2021.
34. Charli Collier
Chaeli is the tallest girl basketball player with a height of 6 feet 5 inches who made the debit to the WNBA in 2021. Both her parents were basketball players. When she retires as a player, she would like to pursue a career in sports broadcasting.
35. Aari McDonald
Aari is the WNBA tallest player to be selected to the association while still in college with a height of 5 feet 6 inches. After playing for college basketball at the University of Washington and Arizona, she was selected by Atlanta Dream in 2021. Right now, she is a player for the Los Angeles Sparks of WNBA.
36. Arike Ogunbowale
Arike is among the tallest female basketball players to ever exist measuring 5 feet 8 inches tall. She was to compete on season 26 of Dancing with the Stars with Gleb Savchenko. Unfortunately, they were disqualified. She is a member of the LGBTQ community currently in a relationship with Lala Ronay.
37. Chelsee Dungee
Chelsee is among the tallest women in WNBA measuring 5 feet 10 inches tall. She is not only talented but also beautiful. In addition to being a player, she is an assistant coach for the Tulsa Golden Hurricane Women’s Basketball. She participated in college basketball in Oklahoma and Arkansas.
38. Cameroon Brink
Cameroon was selected by Los Angeles Spark soon after graduating from college in 2024. She is the daughter of Greg Brink and Mitchell Bain Brink. She met with Ben Felter while in University and the two started dating on March 10, 2021. She is 6 feet 3 inches tall.
39. Alanna Smith
Alana is a player from Australia currently in the club of Minnesota Lynx measuring 1.91 m tall. While in college, she played college basketball for the Stanford Cardinal. She was selected by the Phoenix Mercury club into the WNBA in 2019.
40. Katie Lou Samuelson
Katie is a pretty player born in Fullerton, California and she is among the tallest basketball players in WNBA history with a height of 6ft 3 in. She started dating Devin Cannady and the two got engaged on February 4, 2022. Later on, they got married and were blessed with a baby girl on August 4, 2023.
41. Monic Billings
Monic was born on May 2, 1996, in Riverside, California. She grew up and became one of the tallest women in the WNBA. She was selected by Atlanta Dreams to join the WNBA in 2018. Currently, she is a player for the Phoenix Mercury in the power forward position and her height is 6ft 3 inches.
42. Skylar Diggins
Apart from being a player for the Seattle Storm club, Skylar has a great life outside the ring. She is an advocate against child obesity. Also, she is a guest interviewer for ESPN and a model too. Since the 2020-21 NBA season, she has been a broadcaster for the Phoenix Suns. her height is 5 ft 9 in.
43. Naz Hillimon
Naz is regarded as one tallest women’s basketball players to ever exist with a height of 6 ft 2 in. She plays for both the WNBA and the WNBA in the power forward position. Her mother NaSheema Hillimon was also a player. Jawad Williams, a professional basketball player is her uncle.
44. Chiney Ogwumik
Chiney is a basketball player who became the first black woman and the first ENBA player to host a national radio show for ESPN. Chiney is among the tallest basketballer with a height of 1.93 m. She pursued International relations at Stanford University. Nneka Ogwumike who plays for Seattle Storm is her older sister. Raphael Akpejiori, a professional boxer is her husband.
45. Betnijah Laney
Laney is a player for the shooting guard position at New York Liberty Tea born on October 29, 1993. She is considered one the greatest players in the tallest women in the WNBA list standing at 1.83 m. She is married to Jordan Hamilton who is an NBA player.
46. Diamond DeShields
This player for the Chicago Sky was drafted by the club into the WNBA in 2018. She led the Sky to victory in 2021 and has proven herself to be a great and determined player. People believe that she is a lesbian. She is 1.85 m tall.
47. Victoria Vivians
Victoria is a daughter of John and Angela Vivians and Deborah Peatry born on November 17, 1994, in Jackson, Mississippi. She is a current player for Seattle Storm who majored in Human Development and Family Science. She represents her team as a guard, and has a height of 6ft 1 in.
48. Elizabeth Kitley
Elizabeth took after his father who was also a basketball player in Germany and Brazil. In 2024, she joined the WNBA as a player for Las Vegas. She was born on September 17, 2001, in Summerfield, North America. She towers at 6 ft 5 in.
49. Kamilla Cardoso
Kamilla is a 24 year old player for Chicago Sky and stands at 6 ft 7 in. She is suspected to be in a relationship with Angel Reese who is also a basketball player. She is one of the active tallest girls in WNBA history who has won a Gold medal and earned MVP honors at the 2022 South America Basketball Championship.
50. Kalani Brown
Kalani is a beautiful woman among the tallest WNBA players with a height of 6 ft 7 in. She plays for Dallas Wings and has earned herself multiple honors in her basketball career. She was born on March 21, 1997, in Louisiana to DeJuna and P.J. Brown and majored in communication skills at Baylor College.
Tallest WNBA Players According to Rantsports
These are the tallest women’s basketball players according to Rantsports rankings:
1. Malgorzata Dydek
The late Dydek was the tallest player in WNB standing at 7 ft 2 in who played for different teams in the center position. She concluded her career and died three years later at 37 years leaving behind two sons. She was awarded with Cross of Merit in 1999 for being a great player for Polish.
2. Bernadett Hatar
Hatar joined the WNBA when she was 26 years old, and she is 2.08 m tall. She comes from Hungary and plays for Valencia Basket. She was born on August 24, 1994.
3. Han Xu
Han is a center position player representing China in the WNBA born on October 31, 1999. Among the tallest women in the WNBA, she is the only active player. This talented player has achieved the WNBA Commissioner’s Cup 2023 and WCBA Championship 2023. She is 6 ft 11 in tall.
4. Brittney Griner
Out of her nine seasons in the WNBA, Griner was the all-star champion eight times. On top of this, she led the NBA League to victory eight times. This made her regarded as the best female college basketball player in her last two seasons. Her 6 ft 9 in height and athleticism are her greatest advantage in this game.
5. A’ja Wilson
A’ja is a center position player for the Las Vegas Aces. She is currently dating Josh Cunningham who is also a basketball player. She has achieved the Best WNBA Player ESPY award, Best Female Athlete Award, John R. WOODEN Award 2018, and Naismith Women’s College Player of the Year 2018. She is 6 ft 4 in tall.
6. Maria Stepanova
Maria was a player for Phoenix Mercury born in Russia. She is a talented player who attained her master of sports for Russia. Due to her contribution to the development of physical culture and sports, she was a partaker of the medal of the order “for merit to the Fatherland”. She also won FIBA Women’s Player of the Year three times. She is 6 ft 8 in tall.
7. Teaira McCowan
Teaira is a player for two worlds, Dallas Wings of the WNBA and Galatasaray of the Women’s Basketball Super League. In college, she played for the Mississippi State Bulldogs. She was born and raised in Texas by Tracy Nunn and Dayronn McCowan. Teaira is 6 ft 7 in tall.
8. Jonquele Jones
Jonquele is a player from the Bahamas who plays for New York Liberty. She is the most active player appearing on the tallest WNBA list and stands at 6 ft 6 in. This is because she not only plays for the Bahamas but also for Bosnia and Herzegovina. She is an open lesbian currently engaged to her girlfriend Nesha.
9. Lindsay Taylor
Lindsay is the tallest female Basketball player with a height of 6 ft 8 in to play for several leagues. Apart from being a player, she has expressed interest in teaching as well as government and political matters. Additionally, she has a particular liking for religion as she majored in religious studies while still in school.
10. Sylvia Fowles
During her basketball career, she was a player for the Chicago Sky and Minnesota Lynx. Apart from basketball, she pursued mortuary science as she has been interested in the field since the death of her grandmother. Her hobby is knitting and she loves bicycling too. She is 6 ft 6 in tall.
Who is the Tallest WNBA Player
The late Margo Dydek is the tallest female WNBA player in the world. She was a Polish player standing 7 ft. 2 in i.e. 2. 18 m tall. She was born in 1974 and died at the age of 37 years. She was married and had two sons.
Conclusion
The above are the tallest women in WNBA history. They use their skills, experience, and passion on top of their height and leave a remarkable mark in basketball. Though height is not the only determinant of success, they use it to their advantage and leave a legacy in WNBA history.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who is the tallest player in the WNBA right now?
Several players in the WNBA are considered the tallest. These women stand 6 ft. 5 and above. Han Xu is the tallest as she stands 6ft 11 i.e. 2.11 meters.
Has there ever been a 7-foot WNBA player?
Yes, Malgorzata Dydek. She is the tallest female in WNBA history who stood 7-foot-2. Her physic and ability have made her the most known WNBA player globally.
Can WNBA players dunk?
Yes, but not all of them. In WNBA history a few players can dunk. Some of them are Candace Parker, Liz Cambage, Grinner Jones, Jonquel Jones, and Sylvia Fowles,
Who is the tallest women’s basketball player in 2024?
Han Xu is not the tallest woman in the WNBA only. She is the tallest player in the world in the year 2024. No other player exceeds 2.11 meters.