The WNBA is set to expand its regular-season schedule to 50 games per team next season, the league’s most extensive schedule in its 30-year history. Reporting from multiple outlets says the change is enabled by a new collective bargaining agreement that was ratified earlier this year, which allows the league to schedule up to 50 games for the next two seasons. One report notes the league is currently playing 44 games this season, making the move a six-game increase for next year. The league’s schedule expansion is described as part of broader growth and league momentum. WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert is quoted saying that demand for the league is strong and that increasing to a 50-game regular season reflects that trend.
Overall, the sources agree on the key details: the WNBA will move to a 50-game schedule per team next season, the change follows the ratified labor agreement, and the league increases from 44 games in the current season.
