Top 10 Tallest WNBA Players

10. Sylvia Shaqueria

Sylvia Shaqueria

Sylvia Shaqueria Fowles is one of the WNBA's best and tallest players. Sylvia Fowles was born in Miami, Florida, in 1985. Sylvia Fowles, 35, is 6 ft 5 in tall (196.0 cm). Fowles joined the Lynx in July 2015 and was named 2015 WNBA Finals MVP and 2016 WNBA Defensive Player of the Year. In 2009, she became the third WNBA player to dunk in an All-Star game.

09. Carolyn Moos

Carolyn Moos

Moos was born on May 23, 1978, and grew quickly at school, which sparked her curiosity. She started playing basketball in sixth school because she was already tall at 13 years old, over six feet. Carolyn Moos is 6.6ft tall and a WNBA player.

08. Kara Wolters Drinan

Kara Wolters Drinan 

Kara Wolters Drinan, born 15 August 1975, is 6 ft. 7 in. (2.01 m) tall. She is one of the tallest basketball players at UConn and in the WNBA. In addition to winning gold at the 2000 Olympics, she also won gold at the 1998 World Championships.

07. Katharen Ruth Mattera

Katharen Ruth Mattera

Mattera is another tall WNBA player. She's a former pro basketball player and coach. She's the 7th tallest female basketball player in the world at 6'7.5" (2.02 m). Katharen Ruth "Katie" Mattera was born on Nov. 17, 1982. She was tall enough to play pro basketball. She was a three-time South Big Conference Player of the Year and shot blocker.

06. Brittney Griner

Brittney Griner

Brittney Griner is a 6ft 8in. American basketball player. She's on the WNBA's Phoenix Mercury. She was tall from birth on 18 October 1990. She's 2021's second highest-paid WNBA player. Because of her height, she became a pro basketball player. She's led the WNBA in blocks for five seasons. 

05. Maria Stepanova

Maria Stepanova

Maria Stepanova was dubbed giraffe and ostrich as a child, which angered her. Maria Stepanova was the tallest player on the Russian National Team and 4th tallest in WNBA history. She was the 8th overall choice in 1998 and played for the Phoenix Mercury from 1998-2005. Maria Stepanova height is 6 ft 8 in.

04. Lindsay Taylor

Lindsay Taylor

Lindsay Taylor, born 20 May 1981, stated she had a 'bird's eye perspective' on the court. She was Houston Comets' 2nd-round pick in 2005. Lindsay Taylor was UC Santa Barbara's tallest female basketball player at 6 ft 8 in. She helped the squad reach the NCAA Sweet 16 in 2004, the school's farthest ever. Lindsay Taylor is 6'8"

03. Elizabeth Cambage

Lindsay Taylor

Lindsay Taylor, born 20 May 1981, stated she had a 'bird's eye perspective' on the court. She was Houston Comets' 2nd-round pick in 2005. Lindsay Taylor was UC Santa Barbara's tallest female basketball player at 6 ft 8 in. She helped the squad reach the NCAA Sweet 16 in 2004, the school's farthest ever. Lindsay Taylor is 6'8"

02. Zheng Haixia

Zheng Haixia

Zeng Haixia is a legendary player. She helped China win bronze in 1984 and silver in 1992.  She left the Chinese national team in 1997 to join the WNBA. She played for the Los Angeles Sparks from 1997 to 1998 before coaching the PLA.

01 Margo Dydek

Margo Dydek  

Margo Dydek is the tallest female NBA player. Utah Starzz picked her first overall in the WNBA's 1998 Draft. 323 WNBA games over 11 seasons. Dydek has 877 blocks in the WNBA. In all but two seasons, she led the league in blocks per game. She retired from the L.A. Sparks in 2008 to coach the QBL's Northside Wizards. Malgrozata'Margo' Dydek is 7'2"