Las Vegas Aces
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The Las Vegas Aces are an American professional basketball team based in the Las Vegas metropolitan area. The Aces compete in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) as a member of the Western Conference. The team plays its home games at Michelob Ultra Arena in the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino, and is headquartered in Henderson, Nevada. The Aces won the 2022 WNBA Commissioner's Cup and WNBA championship. The Aces also won the 2023 WNBA championship, becoming the first team to win back-to-back championships since 2001 and 2002, when the Los Angeles Sparks completed that feat. The Aces would win the 2025 WNBA Championship, securing their third championship in four years. The team was founded in Salt Lake City, as the Utah Starzz before the league's inaugural 1997 season. It then moved to San Antonio, before the 2003 season and became the San Antonio Silver Stars, later shortened to the San Antonio Stars in 2014. The team relocated to Las Vegas before the 2018 season. The Aces, who are owned by Mark Davis, the owner of the NFL's Las Vegas Raiders) and Tom Brady, are one of three WNBA franchises who compete in a market that lacks an NBA team; the other two teams are the Connecticut Sun and the Seattle Storm. As the Stars, the team qualified for the WNBA playoffs in seven of their fifteen years in San Antonio. The franchise has been home to many high-quality players such as all-star point guard Becky Hammon, power-forward Sophia Young, former first-overall draft pick Ann Wauters, seven-foot-two-inch center Margo Dydek, two-time Sixth Woman of the Year Dearica Hamby, and four-time league MVP A'ja Wilson. The franchise has gone to the WNBA Finals five times: first in 2008, losing to Detroit, in 2020 losing to Seattle, in 2022 winning against Connecticut, in 2023 winning against New York, and in 2025 beating the Phoenix Mercury.
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| Season | Team | Conference | Regular season | Playoff Results | Head coach | |||
| W | L | PCT | ||||||
| Utah Starzz | ||||||||
| 1997 | 1997 | West | 4th | 7 | 21 | 250 | Did not qualify | Denise Taylor |
| 1998 | 1998 | West | 5th | 8 | 22 | 267 | Did not qualify | D. Taylor (6–13)F. Layden (2–9) |
| 1999 | 1999 | West | 6th | 15 | 17 | 469 | Did not qualify | F. Layden (2–2)F. Williams (13–15) |
| 2000 | 2000 | West | 5th | 18 | 14 | 563 | Did not qualify | Fred Williams |
| 2001 | 2001 | West | 3rd | 19 | 13 | 594 | Lost Conference Semifinals (Sacramento, 0–2) | F. Williams (5–8)C. Harvey (14–5) |
| 2002 | 2002 | West | 3rd | 20 | 12 | 625 | Won Conference Semifinals (Houston, 2–1)Lost Conference Finals (Los Angeles, 0–2) | Candi Harvey |
| San Antonio Silver Stars | ||||||||
| 2003 | 2003 | West | 6th | 12 | 22 | 353 | Did not qualify | C. Harvey (6–16)S. Dailey (6–6) |
| 2004 | 2004 | West | 7th | 9 | 25 | 265 | Did not qualify | D. Brown (6–18)S. Dailey (3–7) |
| 2005 | 2005 | West | 7th | 7 | 27 | 206 | Did not qualify | Dan Hughes |
| 2006 | 2006 | West | 6th | 13 | 21 | 382 | Did not qualify | Dan Hughes |
| 2007 | 2007 | West | 2nd | 20 | 14 | 588 | Won Conference Semifinals (Sacramento, 2–1)Lost Conference Finals (Phoenix, 0–2) | Dan Hughes |
| 2008 | 2008 | West | 1st | 24 | 10 | 706 | Won Conference Semifinals (Sacramento, 2–1)Won Conference Finals (Los Angeles, 2–1)Lost WNBA Finals (Detroit, 0–3) | Dan Hughes |
| 2009 | 2009 | West | 4th | 15 | 19 | 441 | Lost Conference Semifinals (Phoenix, 1–2) | Dan Hughes |
| 2010 | 2010 | West | 3rd | 14 | 20 | 412 | Lost Conference Semifinals (Phoenix, 0–2) | Sandy Brondello |
| 2011 | 2011 | West | 4th | 18 | 16 | 529 | Lost Conference Semifinals (Minnesota, 1–2) | Dan Hughes |
| 2012 | 2012 | West | 3rd | 21 | 13 | 618 | Lost Conference Semifinals (Los Angeles, 0–2) | Dan Hughes |
| 2013 | 2013 | West | 5th | 12 | 22 | 353 | Did not qualify | Dan Hughes |
| San Antonio Stars | ||||||||
| 2014 | 2014 | West | 3rd | 16 | 18 | 471 | Lost Conference Semifinals (Minnesota, 0–2) | Dan Hughes |
| 2015 | 2015 | West | 6th | 8 | 26 | 235 | Did not qualify | Dan Hughes |
| 2016 | 2016 | West | 6th | 7 | 27 | 206 | Did not qualify | Dan Hughes |
| 2017 | 2017 | West | 12th | 8 | 26 | 235 | Did not qualify | Vickie Johnson |
| Las Vegas Aces | ||||||||
| 2018 | 2018 | West | 9th | 14 | 20 | 412 | Did not qualify | Bill Laimbeer |
| 2019 | 2019 | West | 4th | 21 | 13 | 618 | Won Second Round (Chicago, 1–0)Lost Semifinals (Washington, 1–3) | Bill Laimbeer |
| 2020 | 2020 | West | 1st | 18 | 4 | 818 | Won Semifinals (Connecticut, 3–2) Lost WNBA Finals (Seattle, 0–3) | Bill Laimbeer |
| 2021 | 2021 | West | 1st | 24 | 8 | 750 | Lost Semifinals (Phoenix, 2–3) | Bill Laimbeer |
| 2022 | 2022 | West | 1st | 26 | 10 | 722 | Won First Round (Phoenix, 2–0) Won Semifinals (Seattle, 3–1) Won WNBA Finals (Connecticut, 3–1) | Becky Hammon |
| 2023 | 2023 | West | 1st | 34 | 6 | 850 | Won First Round (Chicago, 2–0) Won Semifinals (Dallas, 3–0) Won WNBA Finals (New York, 3–1) | Becky Hammon |
| 2024 | 2024 | West | 2nd | 27 | 13 | 675 | Won First Round (Seattle, 2–0) Lost Semifinals (New York, 3–1) | Becky Hammon |
| 2025 | 2025 | West | 2nd | 30 | 14 | 682 | Won First Round (Seattle, 2–1) Won Semifinals (Indiana, 3–2) Won WNBA Finals (Phoenix, 4–0) | Becky Hammon |
| Regular season | 485 | 493 | 496 | 1 Conference Championship | ||||
| Playoffs | 38 | 41 | 481 | 3 WNBA Championships | ||||
| Las Vegas Aces retired numbers | ||||
| No. | Player | Position | Tenure | Ref |
| 25 | Becky Hammon | G | 2007–14 | |
| Las Vegas Aces franchise head coaches | |||||||||||
| Name | Start | End | Seasons | Regular season | Playoffs | ||||||
| W | L | PCT | G | W | L | PCT | G | ||||
| Denise Taylor | April 19, 1997 | July 27, 1998 | 2 | 13 | 34 | 277 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 000 | 0 |
| Frank Layden | July 27, 1998 | June 21, 1999 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 267 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 000 | 0 |
| Fred Williams | June 21, 1999 | July 6, 2001 | 3 | 36 | 37 | 493 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 000 | 0 |
| Candi Harvey | July 6, 2001 | July 26, 2003 | 3 | 40 | 33 | 548 | 73 | 2 | 5 | 286 | 7 |
| Shell Dailey | July 26, 2003 | October 30, 2003 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 500 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 000 | 0 |
| Dee Brown | October 30, 2003 | July 30, 2004 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 250 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 000 | 0 |
| Shell Dailey | August 10, 2004 | end of 2004 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 300 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 000 | 0 |
| Shell Dailey | Total | 2 | 9 | 13 | 409 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 000 | 0 | |
| Dan Hughes | January 4, 2005 | February 25, 2010 | 5 | 79 | 91 | 465 | 170 | 7 | 10 | 412 | 17 |
| Sandy Brondello | February 25, 2010 | September 27, 2010 | 1 | 14 | 20 | 412 | 34 | 0 | 2 | 000 | 2 |
| Dan Hughes | January 28, 2011 | end of 2016 | 6 | 82 | 122 | 402 | 204 | 1 | 6 | 143 | 7 |
| Dan Hughes | Total | 11 | 161 | 213 | 430 | 374 | 8 | 16 | 333 | 24 | |
| Vickie Johnson | December 22, 2016 | October 17, 2017 | 1 | 8 | 26 | 235 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 000 | 0 |
| Bill Laimbeer | October 17, 2017 | December 31, 2021 | 4 | 77 | 45 | 631 | 122 | 7 | 11 | 389 | 18 |
| Becky Hammon | December 31, 2021 | Present | 4 | 117 | 43 | 731 | 160 | 21 | 7 | 750 | 28 |
| Las Vegas Aces franchise statistics | |||||||
| 1990s | |||||||
| Season | Individual | Team vs Opponents | |||||
| PPG | RPG | APG | PPG | RPG | FG% | ||
| 1997 | W. Palmer (15.8) | W. Palmer (8.0) | T. Reiss (3.1) | 64.6 vs 75.1 | 33.9 vs 36.0 | 374 vs | |
| 1998 | W. Palmer (13.5) | E. Baranova (9.3) | C. Tremitiere (3.6) | 69.8 vs 76.5 | 33.4 vs 34.0 | 423 vs | |
| 1999 | N. Williams (18.0) | N. Williams (9.2) | D. Black (5.0) | 74.0 vs 77.1 | 33.2 vs 30.4 | 434 vs | |
| 2000s | |||||||
| Season | Individual | Team vs Opponents | |||||
| PPG | RPG | APG | PPG | RPG | FG% | ||
| 2000 | N. Williams (18.7) | N. Williams (11.6) | K. Hlede (3.0) | 75.4 vs 75.2 | 33.8 vs 28.5 | 453 vs | |
| 2001 | N. Williams (14.2) | N. Williams (9.9) | J. Azzi (5.3) | 69.0 vs 68.5 | 33.4 vs 30.4 | 439 vs | |
| 2002 | A. Goodson (15.7) | M. Dydek (8.7) | J. Azzi (4.9) | 75.6 vs 73.3 | 33.4 vs 31.4 | 441 vs | |
| 2003 | M. Ferdinand (13.8) | M. Dydek (7.4) | J. Azzi (3.3) | 65.1 vs 71.4 | 33.7 vs 34.5 | 383 vs | |
| 2004 | L. Thomas (14.2) | A. Goodson (6.9) | S. Johnson (4.4) | 64.4 vs 69.5 | 29.5 vs 30.4 | 419 vs | |
| 2005 | M. Ferdinand (12.5) | W. Palmer (5.7) | S. Johnson (4.6) | 63.0 vs 70.6 | 27.8 vs 31.0 | 417 vs | |
| 2006 | S. Young (12.0) | S. Young (7.6) | S. Johnson (3.7) | 74.2 vs 76.6 | 34.4 vs 36.4 | 406 vs | |
| 2007 | B. Hammon (18.8) | E. Buescher (6.1) | B. Hammon (5.0) | 74.0 vs 73.1 | 32.0 vs 33.4 | 424 vs | |
| 2008 | B. Hammon (17.6) | A. Wauters (7.5) | B. Hammon (4.9) | 74.9 vs 71.1 | 32.1 vs 35.5 | 433 vs | |
| 2009 | B. Hammon (19.5) | S. Young (6.5) | B. Hammon (5.0) | 76.9 vs 78.3 | 30.9 vs 34.9 | 427 vs | |
| 2010s | |||||||
| Season | Individual | Team vs Opponents | |||||
| PPG | RPG | APG | PPG | RPG | FG% | ||
| 2010 | S. Young (15.3) | M. Snow (6.2) | B. Hammon (5.4) | 76.8 vs 80.1 | 30.1 vs 33.1 | 461 vs | |
| 2011 | B. Hammon (15.9) | S. Young (6.4) | B. Hammon (5.8) | 77.6 vs 75.5 | 31.3 vs 37.0 | 430 vs | |
| 2012 | S. Young (16.3) | S. Young (7.2) | B. Hammon (5.3) | 82.1 vs 76.9 | 33.2 vs 34.9 | 445 vs | |
| 2013 | D. Adams (14.4) | J. Appel (8.9) | D. Robinson (6.7) | 72.1 vs 77.9 | 32.1 vs 36.5 | 400 vs | |
| 2014 | K. McBride (13.0) | J. Appel (7.9) | D. Robinson (5.3) | 77.8 vs 79.6 | 31.7 vs 34.1 | 430 vs | |
| 2015 | K. McBride (13.8) | J. Appel (6.4) | D. Robinson (5.0) | 68.1 vs 76.7 | 32.6 vs 35.6 | 390 vs | |
| 2016 | M. Jefferson (13.9) | J. Appel (5.4) | M. Jefferson (4.2) | 72.0 vs 80.2 | 31.9 vs 35.7 | 405 vs | |
| 2017 | M. McBride (15.4) | I. Harrison (6.4) | M. Jefferson (4.4) | 74.4 vs 81.3 | 33.3 vs 24.1 | 429 vs | |
| 2018 | A. Wilson (20.7) | A. Wilson (8.0) | K. Plum (4.0) | 84.4 vs 87.0 | 36.9 vs 35.5 | 442 vs | |
| 2019 | A. Wilson (16.5) | L. Cambage (8.2) | J. Young (4.5) | 82.2 vs 78.8 | 38.8 vs 35.1 | 427 vs | |
| 2020s | |||||||
| Season | Individual | Team vs Opponents | |||||
| PPG | RPG | APG | PPG | RPG | FG% | ||
| 2020 | A. Wilson (20.5) | A. Wilson (8.5) | D. Robinson (3.3) | 88.7 vs 80.1 | 37.4 vs 32.8 | 476 vs | |
| 2021 | A. Wilson (18.3) | A. Wilson (9.3) | C. Gray (5.9) | 89.3 vs 80.2 | 38.7 vs 34.9 | 472 vs | |
| 2022 | K. Plum (20.2) | A. Wilson (9.4) | C. Gray (6.1) | 90.4 vs 84.1 | 35.3 vs 36.2 | 460 vs | |
| 2023 | A. Wilson (22.8) | A. Wilson (9.5) | C. Gray (7.3) | 92.8 vs 80.3 | 34.8 vs 34.3 | 486 vs | |
| 2024 | A. Wilson (26.9) | A. Wilson (11.9) | J. Young (5.3) | 86.4 vs 80.9 | 34.1 vs 35.5 | 454 vs | |
| Utah Starzz | |||||||
| Year | Average | High | Low | Sellouts | Total for year | WNBA game average | |
| 1997 | 7,611 (8th) | 9,858 | 5,783 | 0 | 106,555 | 9,669 | |
| 1998 | 8,104 (8th) | 15,657 | 5,761 | 0 | 121,560 | 10,869 | |
| 1999 | 7,544 (11th) | 14,783 | 4,648 | 0 | 120,706 | 10,207 | |
| 2000 | 6,420 (15th) | 8,803 | 4,934 | 0 | 102,722 | 9,074 | |
| 2001 | 6,907 (13th) | 11,519 | 4,503 | 0 | 110,507 | 9,105 | |
| 2002 | 7,420 (11th) | 12,578 | 5,103 | 0 | 118,720 | 9,228 | |
| San Antonio Stars | |||||||
| Year | Average | High | Low | Sellouts | Total for year | WNBA game average | |
| 2003 | 10,384 (3rd) | 15,593 | 7,692 | 0 | 176,526 | 8,826 | |
| 2004 | 8,320 (6th) | 10,506 | 5,764 | 0 | 141,444 | 8,589 | |
| 2005 | 7,944 (8th) | 9,772 | 5,508 | 0 | 135,054 | 8,172 | |
| 2006 | 7,386 (10th) | 10,634 | 5,998 | 0 | 125,564 | 7,476 | |
| 2007 | 7,569 (10th) | 10,262 | 4,070 | 0 | 128,680 | 7,819 | |
| 2008 | 7,984 (9th) | 16,255 | 5,705 | 0 | 135,722 | 7,948 | |
| 2009 | 7,527 (10th) | 10,572 | 4,723 | 0 | 127,957 | 8,029 | |
| 2010 | 8,041 (7th) | 12,414 | 4,924 | 0 | 136,696 | 7,834 | |
| 2011 | 8,751 (4th) | 14,797 | 6,358 | 0 | 148,767 | 7,954 | |
| 2012 | 7,850 (4th) | 15,184 | 5,023 | 0 | 133,454 | 7,452 | |
| 2013 | 7,914 (5th) | 12,086 | 5,390 | 0 | 134,532 | 7,531 | |
| 2014 | 7,719 (7th) | 12,659 | 5,012 | 0 | 131,226 | 7,578 | |
| 2015 | 4,751 (12th) | 9,080 | 1,738 | 0 | 80,766 | 7,184 | |
| 2016 | 6,385 (9th) | 11,171 | 3,319 | 0 | 108,551 | 7,655 | |
| 2017 | 6,386 (10th) | 9,621 | 3,210 | 0 | 108,562 | 7,716 | |
| Las Vegas Aces | |||||||
| Year | Average | High | Low | Sellouts | Total for year | WNBA game average | |
| 2018 | 5,208 (9th) | 7,662 | 4,432 | 0 | 88,536 | 6,721 | |
| 2019 | 4,687 (9th) | 8,470 | 2,747 | 0 | 79,673 | 6,535 | |
| 2020 | Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the season was played in Bradenton, Florida without fans. | ||||||
| 2021 | 2,943 (4th) | 5,663 | 1,954 | 0 | 29,434 | 2,636 | |
| 2022 | 5,607 (7th) | 10,015 | 2,536 | 0 | 101,747 | 5,679 | |
| 2023 | 9,551 (1st) | 17,406 | 7,970 | 0 | 191,024 | 6,615 | |
| 2024 | 11,283 (3rd) | 20,366 | 10,286 | 20 | 225,657 | 9,807 | |
| Sporting positions | ||
| Preceded byChicago Sky | WNBA Champions 2022 (First title)2023 (Second title) | Succeeded byNew York Liberty |
| Preceded byPhoenix Mercury | WNBA Western Conference Champions 2008 (First title) | Succeeded byPhoenix Mercury |
References
- The WNBA awarded conference championships to the winners of the Conference Finals in the playoffs from 1998 to 2015.
- Number retired by San Antonio Stars before they became the Las Vegas Aces.
- The Aces played one 2023 home game at T-Mobile Arena.
- The Aces played two 2024 home games at T-Mobile Arena.
- "Las Vegas Aces Reproduction Guideline Sheet"https://cdn-assets-us.frontify.com/s3/frontify-enterprise-files-us/eyJwYXRoIjoibmJhXC9maWxlXC9INXVwSE5YZG5lR3JKeld5S3dvby5wZGYifQ:nba:m8I5jfX7qzZBwtGo567EPuC4Fn_02xXUNUUIbyRGgus
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