WNBA Influencers Sharing Hoops On Social Media

The Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) was founded in 1996 with its very first season being the next year. As of today, there are 25 teams. In 2023, the WNBA broke records when it reached over 36M unique viewers, which was up 27% from the prior year. Many players are on Instagram sharing their hoops journey. Here is a list of 10 WNBA influencers sharing their dreams with the world.

WNBA influencers with slam-dunk content

With over 2.1M followers on Instagram, Caitlin is a recently drafted WNBA player and influencer. She’s a three-time USA Basketball Gold Medalist and was recently drafted to the Indiana Fever. She previously played on the Iowa women’s basketball team.

Satou is a German-American basketball player on the Dallas Wings. On Instagram, she’s grown to 212K followers, sharing her love for the game and her life outside of the court. She is a forward on her team. 

Indiana Fever forward Aliyah is not only an amazing WNBA player but also a five-time gold medalist. On Instagram, she shares travel, lifestyle and basketball content. She often works with brands and shouts out some of her favorite places. 

Cameron was recently drafted to the Los Angeles Sparks. When she’s not sharing her love for basketball, she’s sharing her love for fashion. This 6’4” athlete often partners with New Balance. Cameron was named both Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year at Stanford before graduating. She has 711K followers on Instagram.

Chiney is a well-known WNBA all-star and was the first Black woman and first WNBA player to host a national radio show for ESPN. She’s also a White House Council Member. She plays for the Los Angeles Sparks and her Instagram is filled with bright, colorful outfits and, of course, basketball. She has 403K followers. 

LaChina isn’t a WNBA player, but she’s a basketball influencer all the same. She talks about both the WNBA and college basketball on ESPN and NBC. LaChina is a basketball analyst and shares topics about the WNBA frequently.

Aaliyah is a Canadian basketball player who was drafted by the Washington Mystics. She has just under 86K followers on Instagram, where she shares basketball, fashion, brand partnerships and other lifestyle content.

Seattle Storm player Nika is a Croatian basketball player who was a part of the UConn Huskies team. Nika has 313K Instagram followers and frequently shares basketball, fashion and lifestyle posts.

Alissa is part of the Minnesota Lynx. On Instagram, she has 102K followers and since she was just recently drafted into the WNBA, most of her content is about her time on the Utah women’s basketball team.

With 142K followers on Instagram, Rickea is a WNBA influencer who loves fashion. She’s on the Los Angeles Sparks team and loves sharing her style. She also works with brands like Burt’s Bees to share some of her favorite products.