Glossary of Basketball Terms - W

W

WNBA

The Women's National Basketball Association, the largest professional basketball league for women in the United States.

WNIT

The Women's National Invitation Tournament, a postseason tournament for NCAA Division I women's basketball teams that do not qualify for the NCAA Tournament. Founded in 1969, the WNIT predates collegiate national championship tournaments for women, but has never been considered the equal of those tournaments. Despite the name, it has no relation to the men's NIT—it is not operated by the NCAA, and was never under the control of any of the bodies that ran the men's NIT before 2006.