{"id":39755,"date":"2024-05-07T03:56:48","date_gmt":"2024-05-07T08:56:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/blog\/?p=39755"},"modified":"2024-05-24T09:41:50","modified_gmt":"2024-05-24T14:41:50","slug":"tallest-wnba-players","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/blog\/tallest-wnba-players\/","title":{"rendered":"The Tallest WNBA Players: Meet The Basketball Giants Towering Over NBA Stars"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
In the competitive world of women’s basketball, there are some who rise above the crowd, both literally and figuratively. Margo Dydek holds the lofty title of being the tallest WNBA player ever.<\/strong> She stood at a huge 7’2″<\/strong>, nearly two feet bigger than the average woman in the US (5’4″), and seven inches taller than the average NBA player (6’7″). At 6’11”, Han Xu is the tallest player in the WNBA right now. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n In this article, we\u2019ll look at the 10 tallest WNBA players ever<\/a>, the tallest current WNBA players<\/a>, and the average height of women in the WNBA<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The biggest WNBA player ever, and the only player in league history to stand over seven feet tall, was Margo Dydek, who was the first overall pick in the 1998 NBA draft. She was selected by the Utah Starzz and had a long career in the WNBA with three different teams where she was a two-time All-Star and eight-time blocks leader.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Dydek also had a stellar European and International career, helping Poland to win the EuroBasket Women in 1999. Tragically, Margo Dydek died at the age of just 37 after suffering a cardiac arrest at home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/a>Top 10 Tallest WNBA Players Ever<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
1. Margo Dydek – 7’2″ (218cm) – Poland<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
2. Han Xu – 6’11 (211cm) – China<\/h3>\n\n\n