WNBA First Basket Stats: Complete First Basket Data & Trends

🏀 WNBA FIRST BASKET STATS

UPCOMING · Tuesday, September 22, 2026 — Schedule + results of last meeting

AWAY	HOME	LAST MTG	TIP W	JUMP W	JUMP L	FSP	TYPE	TM	POS	FBP	TYPE	TM	POS	SH#
TOR	CHI	Jun 7, 2026	CHI	K. Cardoso	N. Sabally	K. Cardoso	2pt jump shot	CHI	C	N. Sabally	layup	TOR	F	3
MIN	IND	Aug 2, 2026	IND	A. Boston	N. Howard	A. Boston	layup	IND	C-F	A. Boston	layup	IND	C-F	1
LAS	LVA	Jun 2, 2026	LVA	N. Smith	D. Hamby	C. Gray	2pt jump shot	LVA	G	N. Ogwumike	2pt jump shot	LAS	F	3
GSV	POR	Sep 18, 2026	GSV	K. Stokes	M. DiLeo	T. Hayes	2pt jump shot	GSV	G	K. Thornton	layup	GSV	F	12
CON	WAS	Jun 26, 2026	CON	B. Griner	S. Austin	B. Griner	2pt hook shot	CON	C	S. Austin	layup	WAS	C	2

MOST RECENT MEETINGS · H2H results from last season

TOR @ CHI

AWAY	HOME	DATE	A JUMPER	H JUMPER	TIP WIN	FB TEAM	POS	FBP	SHOT TYPE
CHI	TOR	Jun 7, 2026	K. Cardoso	N. Sabally	CHI	TOR	F	N. Sabally	layup
TOR	CHI	May 27, 2026	K. Cardoso	N. Sabally	CHI	CHI	G	N. Cloud	layup

MIN @ IND

AWAY	HOME	DATE	A JUMPER	H JUMPER	TIP WIN	FB TEAM	POS	FBP	SHOT TYPE
IND	MIN	Aug 2, 2026	A. Boston	N. Howard	IND	IND	C-F	A. Boston	layup
MIN	IND	Sep 9, 2025	A. Boston	A. Smith	IND	IND	C-F	A. Boston	layup
IND	MIN	Aug 24, 2025	A. Boston	A. Smith	IND	IND	C-F	A. Boston	layup
MIN	IND	Aug 22, 2025	A. Boston	A. Smith	IND	IND	F	N. Howard	layup

LAS @ LVA

AWAY	HOME	DATE	A JUMPER	H JUMPER	TIP WIN	FB TEAM	POS	FBP	SHOT TYPE
LVA	LAS	Jun 2, 2026	N. Smith	D. Hamby	LVA	LAS	F	N. Ogwumike	2pt jump shot
LAS	LVA	May 23, 2026	C. Brink	N. Smith	LAS	LVA	C	A. Wilson	2pt jump shot
LVA	LAS	May 10, 2026	N. Smith	D. Hamby	LVA	LVA	F	S. Talbot	layup
LVA	LAS	Sep 11, 2025	A. Wilson	A. Stevens	LVA	LVA	F	N. Smith	2pt jump shot
LVA	LAS	Jul 29, 2025	A. Wilson	A. Stevens	LVA	LVA	C	A. Wilson	layup
LAS	LVA	Jun 11, 2025	A. Wilson	A. Stevens	LVA	LAS	F-C	A. Stevens	layup
LAS	LVA	May 30, 2025	A. Wilson	A. Stevens	LVA	LAS	G	O. Sims	layup

GSV @ POR

AWAY	HOME	DATE	A JUMPER	H JUMPER	TIP WIN	FB TEAM	POS	FBP	SHOT TYPE
POR	GSV	Sep 18, 2026	K. Stokes	M. DiLeo	GSV	GSV	F	K. Thornton	layup
POR	GSV	Jun 2, 2026	K. Stokes	M. Gustafson	GSV	GSV	F	K. Thornton	3pt

CON @ WAS

AWAY	HOME	DATE	A JUMPER	H JUMPER	TIP WIN	FB TEAM	POS	FBP	SHOT TYPE
WAS	CON	Jun 26, 2026	B. Griner	S. Austin	CON	WAS	C	S. Austin	layup
WAS	CON	Jun 17, 2026	L. Betts	B. Griner	WAS	WAS	C	L. Betts	layup
WAS	CON	Aug 21, 2025	S. Austin	A. Morrow	WAS	CON	C	T. Charles	2pt jump shot
CON	WAS	Aug 19, 2025	S. Austin	A. Morrow	WAS	WAS	G	J. Melbourne	layup
CON	WAS	Jun 8, 2025	T. Charles	K. Iriafen	CON	WAS	G	S. Citron	layup
WAS	CON	May 18, 2025	O. Nelson-Ododa	K. Iriafen	CON	CON	G	J. Sheldon	2pt jump shot

LIKELY JUMPERS · Based on most frequent jumper this season — lineup data coming soon

A TIP W	OVERALL WIN	JUMPS	JUMPER	MATCHUP	JUMPER	JUMPS	OVERALL WIN	H TIP W
22.2%	33.3%	18	N. Sabally	TOR @ CHI	K. Cardoso	40	62.5%	73.7%
0.0%	0.0%	0	—	MIN @ IND	A. Boston	28	60.7%	53.3%
27.8%	30.6%	36	D. Hamby	LAS @ LVA	N. Smith	37	40.5%	37.5%
38.9%	47.4%	38	K. Stokes	GSV @ POR	M. Gustafson	20	40.0%	44.4%
85.7%	83.3%	18	B. Griner	CON @ WAS	S. Austin	38	63.2%	64.7%

JUMPER H2H — THIS SEASON

A	JUMPER	H2H	JUMPER	H
TOR	N. Sabally	0-2	K. Cardoso	CHI
MIN	—	—	A. Boston	IND
LAS	D. Hamby	0-2	N. Smith	LVA
GSV	K. Stokes	1-0	M. Gustafson	POR
CON	B. Griner	1-0	S. Austin	WAS

JUMPER H2H — ALL TIME

A	JUMPER	H2H	JUMPER	H
TOR	N. Sabally	0-2	K. Cardoso	CHI
MIN	—	—	A. Boston	IND
LAS	D. Hamby	0-2	N. Smith	LVA
GSV	K. Stokes	1-0	M. Gustafson	POR
CON	B. Griner	2-0	S. Austin	WAS

FIRST POSSESSION · Position of player who gains possession after tip win.

C	F	G	TIP WIN	MATCHUP	TIP WIN	G	F	C
4.3%	43.5%	43.5%	59.0%	TOR @ CHI	63.4%	88.5%	0.0%	3.8%
0.0%	28.6%	57.1%	18.4%	MIN @ IND	57.5%	52.2%	26.1%	0.0%
0.0%	41.7%	41.7%	31.6%	LAS @ LVA	39.0%	62.5%	0.0%	37.5%
0.0%	38.9%	50.0%	46.2%	GSV @ POR	36.6%	26.7%	53.3%	6.7%
10.3%	37.9%	41.4%	74.4%	CON @ WAS	65.0%	26.9%	73.1%	0.0%

FIRST SHOT STATS · Season overall first shot + away/home team stats.

A FS	HOME GAMES	H FS	TOTAL GAMES	MATCHUP	TOTAL GAMES	H FS	HOME GAMES	A FS
44.4%	18	56.4%	39	TOR @ CHI	41	65.9%	20	80.0%
21.1%	19	28.9%	38	MIN @ IND	40	55.0%	21	57.1%
26.3%	19	39.5%	38	LAS @ LVA	41	39.0%	19	26.3%
38.9%	18	51.3%	39	GSV @ POR	41	39.0%	20	60.0%
63.2%	19	53.8%	39	CON @ WAS	40	65.0%	18	77.8%

FIRST BASKET STATS · Season overall first basket + away/home team stats.

A FB	HOME GAMES	H FB	TOTAL GAMES	MATCHUP	TOTAL GAMES	H FB	HOME GAMES	A FB
44.4%	18	53.8%	39	TOR @ CHI	41	53.7%	20	65.0%
21.1%	19	31.6%	38	MIN @ IND	40	60.0%	21	52.4%
36.8%	19	44.7%	38	LAS @ LVA	41	56.1%	19	52.6%
33.3%	18	51.3%	39	GSV @ POR	41	48.8%	20	50.0%
57.9%	19	46.2%	39	CON @ WAS	40	50.0%	18	55.6%

FIRST SHOTS BY POSITION · First shots taken by position.

C	F	G	FIRST SHOTS	MATCHUP	FIRST SHOTS	G	F	C
9.1%	45.5%	40.9%	22	TOR @ CHI	27	33.3%	0.0%	33.3%
0.0%	27.3%	63.6%	11	MIN @ IND	22	59.1%	4.5%	0.0%
0.0%	60.0%	20.0%	15	LAS @ LVA	16	37.5%	37.5%	18.8%
0.0%	65.0%	25.0%	20	GSV @ POR	16	25.0%	43.8%	18.8%
38.1%	14.3%	33.3%	21	CON @ WAS	26	23.1%	26.9%	42.3%

FIRST SHOTS BY SHOT TYPE · First shots taken by shot type.

FT	DUNK	3PT	LAYUP	2PT JUMP	FIRST SHOTS	MATCHUP	FIRST SHOTS	2PT JUMP	LAYUP	3PT	DUNK	FT
0.0%	0.0%	31.8%	31.8%	31.8%	22	TOR @ CHI	27	14.8%	44.4%	40.7%	0.0%	0.0%
0.0%	0.0%	63.6%	18.2%	9.1%	11	MIN @ IND	22	27.3%	36.4%	31.8%	0.0%	0.0%
0.0%	0.0%	26.7%	40.0%	33.3%	15	LAS @ LVA	16	62.5%	18.8%	18.8%	0.0%	0.0%
0.0%	0.0%	60.0%	15.0%	25.0%	20	GSV @ POR	16	12.5%	37.5%	50.0%	0.0%	0.0%
0.0%	0.0%	14.3%	47.6%	33.3%	21	CON @ WAS	26	11.5%	61.5%	26.9%	0.0%	0.0%

FIRST BASKETS BY POSITION · First baskets made by position.

C	F	G	FIRST BASKETS	MATCHUP	FIRST BASKETS	G	F	C
4.8%	38.1%	47.6%	21	TOR @ CHI	22	45.5%	0.0%	27.3%
0.0%	58.3%	25.0%	12	MIN @ IND	24	50.0%	8.3%	0.0%
0.0%	76.5%	5.9%	17	LAS @ LVA	23	30.4%	26.1%	26.1%
10.0%	75.0%	10.0%	20	GSV @ POR	20	15.0%	45.0%	20.0%
27.8%	38.9%	22.2%	18	CON @ WAS	20	20.0%	20.0%	55.0%

FIRST BASKETS BY SHOT TYPE · First baskets made by shot type.

FT	DUNK	3PT	LAYUP	2PT JUMP	FIRST BASKETS	MATCHUP	FIRST BASKETS	2PT JUMP	LAYUP	3PT	DUNK	FT
0.0%	0.0%	42.9%	38.1%	19.0%	21	TOR @ CHI	22	9.1%	72.7%	18.2%	0.0%	0.0%
0.0%	0.0%	41.7%	33.3%	16.7%	12	MIN @ IND	24	16.7%	50.0%	25.0%	0.0%	0.0%
0.0%	0.0%	5.9%	41.2%	52.9%	17	LAS @ LVA	23	47.8%	30.4%	21.7%	0.0%	0.0%
0.0%	0.0%	45.0%	20.0%	35.0%	20	GSV @ POR	20	20.0%	40.0%	40.0%	0.0%	0.0%
0.0%	0.0%	5.6%	55.6%	38.9%	18	CON @ WAS	20	5.0%	75.0%	20.0%	0.0%	0.0%

FIRST BASKETS ALLOWED BY POSITION · First baskets allowed by position.

C	F	G	FB ALLOWED	MATCHUP	FB ALLOWED	G	F	C
16.7%	33.3%	33.3%	18	TOR @ CHI	19	26.3%	36.8%	21.1%
7.7%	34.6%	26.9%	26	MIN @ IND	16	43.8%	31.3%	12.5%
25.0%	20.0%	20.0%	20	LAS @ LVA	18	33.3%	38.9%	16.7%
21.1%	21.1%	52.6%	19	GSV @ POR	21	19.0%	47.6%	9.5%
25.0%	45.0%	25.0%	20	CON @ WAS	20	50.0%	30.0%	5.0%

FIRST BASKETS ALLOWED BY SHOT TYPE · First baskets allowed by shot type.

FT	DUNK	3PT	LAYUP	2PT JUMP	FBA	MATCHUP	FBA	2PT JUMP	LAYUP	3PT	DUNK	FT
0.0%	0.0%	27.8%	61.1%	11.1%	18	TOR @ CHI	19	36.8%	47.4%	15.8%	0.0%	0.0%
0.0%	0.0%	26.9%	42.3%	26.9%	26	MIN @ IND	16	18.8%	68.8%	12.5%	0.0%	0.0%
0.0%	0.0%	30.0%	40.0%	30.0%	20	LAS @ LVA	18	22.2%	55.6%	22.2%	0.0%	0.0%
0.0%	0.0%	31.6%	52.6%	15.8%	19	GSV @ POR	21	4.8%	42.9%	47.6%	0.0%	0.0%
0.0%	0.0%	25.0%	40.0%	35.0%	20	CON @ WAS	20	25.0%	40.0%	35.0%	0.0%	0.0%

LAST 10 GAMES · First basket hit rate over the last 10 games for today's teams.

10	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1	WIN	MATCHUP	WIN	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
TOR	ATL	TOR	POR	TOR	TOR	TOR	PHO	IND	TOR	60.0%	TOR @ CHI	50.0%	CHI	CHI	CHI	CON	IND	CHI	SEA	CHI	SEA	IND
TOR	IND	MIN	LVA	MIN	POR	LVA	WAS	NYL	MIN	30.0%	MIN @ IND	70.0%	WAS	IND	IND	IND	NYL	DAL	IND	IND	IND	IND
MIN	GSV	PHO	NYL	LAS	LAS	CON	LAS	DAL	POR	30.0%	LAS @ LVA	50.0%	SEA	LVA	TOR	TOR	CON	LVA	LVA	LVA	NYL	LVA
GSV	DAL	GSV	CHI	DAL	CHI	GSV	GSV	GSV	GSV	60.0%	GSV @ POR	70.0%	POR	GSV	POR	ATL	DAL	POR	POR	POR	POR	POR
PHO	CON	NYL	CON	CON	CON	GSV	IND	ATL	MIN	40.0%	CON @ WAS	30.0%	WAS	CHI	LAS	PHO	WAS	POR	WAS	LAS	LVA	LVA