NEW YORK, Sept. 3, 2026 – A total of 70 current and former WNBA players are featured on national team rosters for the 2026 FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup, which will be held Friday, Sept. 4 through Sunday, Sept. 13 in Berlin, Germany.
Fourteen of the 15 WNBA teams will be represented by a current WNBA player, and 15 of the 16 competing national teams have at least one current WNBA player on their rosters.
Sixteen players who have been selected as WNBA All-Stars are set to compete: Aliyah Boston (Indiana Fever, USA); Paige Bueckers (Dallas Wings, USA); Sonia Citron (Washington Mystics, USA); Caitlin Clark (Indiana, USA); Napheesa Collier (Minnesota Lynx, USA); Kahleah Copper (Phoenix Mercury, USA); Chelsea Gray (Las Vegas Aces, USA); Rhyne Howard (Atlanta Dream, USA); Kiki Iriafen (Washington, USA); Ezi Magbegor (Seattle Storm, Australia); Dominique Malonga (Seattle, France); Emma Meesseman (Belgium); Angel Reese (Atlanta, USA); Breanna Stewart (New York Liberty, USA); Gabby Williams (Golden State Valkyries, France); and Jackie Young (Las Vegas, USA).
The U.S. roster features a tournament-high 12 current WNBA players. Among the other national teams, France has the most current or former WNBA players (10), followed by Australia (9), Spain (7), and Germany (6).
Five current or former WNBA coaches will serve as national team head coaches: Sandy Brondello (Toronto Tempo, Australia); Mike Thibault (Belgium); Olaf Lange (Toronto, Germany); Corey Gaines (Japan); and Rena Wakama (Chicago Sky, Nigeria). WNBA champion Kara Lawson will serve as the United States’ head coach, assisted by Natalie Nakase (Golden State), Nate Tibbetts (Phoenix), and Stephanie White (Indiana). Jose Fernandez (Dallas) will serve in a scouting capacity for the USA.
The following is a complete list of the 51 current and 19 former WNBA players on 2026 FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup rosters*:
#
COUNTRY
WNBA PLAYER
WNBA TEAM
CURRENT/FORMER
1
Australia
Chloe Bibby
Minnesota Lynx
Current
2
Australia
Isobel Borlase
Atlanta Dream
Current
3
Australia
Alex Fowler
N/A
Former
4
Australia
Ezi Magbegor
Seattle Storm
Current
5
Australia
Jade Melbourne
Seattle Storm
Current
6
Australia
Alanna Smith
Dallas Wings
Current
7
Australia
Miela Sowah
Golden State Valkyries
Current Dev. Player
8
Australia
Steph Talbot
Las Vegas Aces
Current
9
Australia
Alex Wilson
N/A
Former
10
Belgium
Julie Allemand
Toronto Tempo
Current
11
Belgium
Antonia Delaere
Minnesota Lynx
Current
12
Belgium
Kyara Linskens
Phoenix Mercury
Current
13
Belgium
Emma Meesseman
N/A
Former
14
Belgium
Julie Vanloo
N/A
Former
15
China
Han Xu
New York Liberty
Current
16
Czechia
Eliska Joklova
Minnesota Lynx
Current
17
France
Pauline Astier
New York Liberty
Current
18
France
Valériane Ayayi
Phoenix Mercury
Current
19
France
Marieme Badiane
N/A
Former
20
France
Marine Johannès
New York Liberty
Current
21
France
Leïla Lacan
Connecticut Sun
Current
22
France
Carla Leite
Portland Fire
Current
23
France
Dominique Malonga
Seattle Storm
Current
24
France
Janelle Salaün
Golden State Valkyries
Current
25
France
Migna Toure
N/A
Former
26
France
Gabby Williams
Golden State Valkyries
Current
27
Germany
Frieda Bühner
Portland Fire
Current
28
Germany
Leonie Fiebich
New York Liberty
Current
29
Germany
Luisa Geiselsöder
Portland Fire
Current
30
Germany
Marie Gülich
N/A
Former
31
Germany
Alexis Peterson
N/A
Former
32
Germany
Nyara Sabally
Toronto Tempo
Current
33
Hungary
Dorka Juhász
Minnesota Lynx
Current
34
Hungary
Yvonne Turner
N/A
Former
35
Italy
Lorela Cubaj
N/A
Former
36
Italy
Costanza Verona
Dallas Wings
Current Dev. Player
37
Italy
Cecilia Zandalasini
Golden State Valkyries
Current
38
Japan
Rui Machida
N/A
Former
39
Japan
Ramu Tokashiki
N/A
Former
40
Japan
Mai Yamamoto
Las Vegas Aces
Current
41
Korea
Jihyun Park
Los Angeles Sparks
Current
42
Mali
Sika Koné
Atlanta Dream
Current
43
Nigeria
Elizabeth Balogun
New York Liberty
Current Dev. Player
44
Nigeria
Ezinne Kalu
N/A
Former
45
Nigeria
Victoria Macaulay
N/A
Former
46
Nigeria
Murjanatu Musa
N/A
Former
47
Nigeria
Amy Okonkwo
Portland Fire
Current
48
Puerto Rico
Arella Guirantes
N/A
Former
49
Puerto Rico
Imani McGee-Stafford
N/A
Former
50
Spain
Elena Buenavida
Minnesota Lynx
Current Dev. Player
51
Spain
Raquel Carrera
New York Liberty
Current
52
Spain
Maite Cazorla
N/A
Former
53
Spain
Maria Conde
Toronto Tempo
Current
54
Spain
Megan DiLeo
Portland Fire
Current
55
Spain
Awa Fam
Seattle Storm
Current
56
Spain
Alicia Florez
Washington Mystics
Current
57
Türkiye
Kennedy Burke
Connecticut Sun
Current
58
Türkiye
Sevgi Uzun
N/A
Former
59
United States
Aliyah Boston
Indiana Fever
Current
60
United States
Paige Bueckers
Dallas Wings
Current
61
United States
Sonia Citron
Washington Mystics
Current
62
United States
Caitlin Clark
Indiana Fever
Current
63
United States
Napheesa Collier
Minnesota Lynx
Current
64
United States
Kahleah Copper
Phoenix Mercury
Current
65
United States
Chelsea Gray
Las Vegas Aces
Current
66
United States
Rhyne Howard
Atlanta Dream
Current
67
United States
Kiki Iriafen
Washington Mystics
Current
68
United States
Angel Reese
Atlanta Dream
Current
69
United States
Breanna Stewart
New York Liberty
Current
70
United States
Jackie Young
Las Vegas Aces
Current
*As of Sept. 3, 2026
“Dev. Player” indicates Developmental Player