SAN FRANCISCO - The 2020 WNBA campaign tips off tomorrow, Saturday, July 25, on the campus of IMG Academy in Bradenton, Fla., with a trio of games, including the debut of No. 1 draft pick Sabrina Ionescu who was the consensus 2020 national player of the year after wrapping up her final season at OREGON. Nineteen former Pac-12 womens basketball players appear on 12 opening-day WNBA rosters, the most in at least 15 years, including former No. 1 selection Nnemkadi Ogwumike (STANFORD/Los Angeles Sparks).

Oregon Duck rookies Ruthy Heard and Satou Sabally , along with Ionescu, will also be making their debuts this weekend, while veterans Briann January (ARIZONA STATE) and Leilani Mitchell (UTAH) are tipping off their 12th seasons in the league. Nine Pac-12 institutions are represented on player rosters, with two more being represented among coaching staffs. CALIFORNIA, Oregon, Stanford and UCLA all tie for the most with three former standouts each.

No. 1 and No. 2 on the Conferences all-time assists top-10, Ionescus New York Liberty takes on former Bruin Jordin Canada and the Seattle Storm in the first game of the season on Saturday at noon ET/9 a.m. PT. Six familiar names take to the floor in the second game of the day at 3 p.m. ET/noon PT as the Los Angeles Sparks play the Phoenix Mercury. The Sparks roster boasts five former Pac-12 stars, including Ogwumike, which is the most for any team. The nightcap tipping at 5 p.m. ET/2 p.m. PT has Mitchell and the Washington Mystics taking on former Bruin Kennedy Burke and the Indiana Fever.

The weekend wraps up with another three games on Sunday, July 26 beginning at noon ET/9 a.m. PT, with 3 p.m. ET/noon PT and 5 p.m. ET/2 p.m. PT tip times following. The early games on both days will be televised on ESPN. The second game on both days will be broadcast on ABC and the final games on CBS Sports Network.

Three familiar names have opted not to play this season: are Chiney Ogwumike , the 2014 No. 1 pick out of Stanford and of the Sparks; Oregon States Mikayla Pivec and was drafted by the Atlanta Dream; and Oregons Maite Cazorla , who would have been entering her second season with the Dream. Former No. 1 pick Kelsey Plum (WASHINGTON/Las Vegas Aces) is out for the season due to injury.

For more information on the WNBA and the full season schedule, visit wnba.com .

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