Las Vegas Aces: History, roster, coach, ownership, iconic players, rivalries

The Las Vegas Aces have been one of the most successful teams in the WNBA since moving from San Antonio ahead of the 2018 season.

Here, we'll take you through all you need to know about the franchise, including its season history, iconic players and rivalries, current roster, coach, and ownership.

Las Vegas Aces Season History

Season	Record	Playoffs	Coach
2024	27-13	Lost Semis	Becky Hammon
2023	34-6	Won Finals	Becky Hammon
2022	26-10	Won Finals	Becky Hammon
2021	24-8	Lost Semis	Bill Laimbeer
2020	18-4	Lost Finals	Bill Laimbeer
2019	21-13	Lost Semis	Bill Laimbeer
2018	14-20	N/A	Bill Laimbeer
2017*	8-26	N/A	Vickie Johnson
2016*	7-27	N/A	Dan Hughes
2015*	8-26	N/A	Dan Hughes
2014*	16-18	Lost First Round	Dan Hughes
2013**	12-22	N/A	Dan Hughes
2012**	21-13	Lost First Round	Dan Hughes
2011**	18-16	Lost First Round	Dan Hughes
2010**	14-20	Lost First Round	Sandy Brondello
2009**	15-19	Lost First Round	Dan Hughes
2008**	24-10	Lost Finals	Dan Hughes
2007**	20-14	Lost Semis	Dan Hughes
2006**	13-21	N/A	Dan Hughes
2005**	7-27	N/A	Dan Hughes
2004**	9-25	N/A	Dee Brown, Shell Dailey
2003**	12-22	N/A	Candi Harvey, Shell Dailey
2002***	20-12	Lost Semis	Candi Harvey
2001***	19-13	Lost First Round	Fred Williams, Candi Harvey
2000***	18-14	N/A	Fred Williams
1999***	15-17	N/A	Frank Layden, Fred Williams
1998***	8-22	N/A	Denise Taylor, Frank Layden
1997***	7-21	N/A	Denise Taylor

*played as the San Antonio Stars (2014-2017)

**played as the San Antonio Silver Stars (2003-2013)

***played as the Utah Starzz (1997-2002)

Las Vegas Aces WNBA Championship History

The Las Vegas Aces have won two WNBA Championships, and they came in back-to-back seasons in 2022 and 2023.

Vegas beat the Connecticut Sun in 2022 and the New York Liberty in 2023. Point guard Chelsea Gray won the Finals MVP Award in '22 and center A'ja Wilson, a three-time regular season MVP, won the Finals MVP in '23.

The Aces have made the playoffs in all but one of their seven seasons in Las Vegas, and they have never lost in the first round since their move from San Antonio.

The franchise made the WNBA Finals once when located in San Antonio. The Silver Stars played the Detroit Shock in 2008 and were swept in three games, but current Aces head coach Becky Hammon played the joint-most minutes of anyone in those Finals with 112.

Las Vegas Aces 2025 Roster

Name	Position	Height	College	Years Pro
Kierstan Bell	F	6-foot-1	Florida Gulf Coast	3
Crystal Bradford	F	6-foot	Central Michigan	2
Dana Evans	G	5-foot-6	Louisville	4
Chelsea Gray	G	5-foot-11	Duke	10
Megan Gustafson	C	6-foot-4	Iowa	6
Elizabeth Kitley	C	6-foot-5	Virginia Tech	Rookie
Jewell Lloyd	G	5-foot-11	Notre Dame	10
Tiffany Mitchell	G	5-foot-9	South Carolina	9
Aaliyah Nye	G/F	6-foot	Alabama	Rookie
Cheyenne Parker-Tyus	F	6-foot-4	Middle Tennessee	10
Kiah Stokes	C	6-foot-3	UConn	9
A'ja Wilson	C	6-foot-4	South Carolina	7
Jackie Young	G	6-foot	Notre Dame	6

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Las Vegas Aces Coach

Becky Hammon, a Basketball Hall of Fame member and six-time WNBA All-Star, is the current head coach of the Las Vegas Aces.

Hammon started her playing career with the New York Liberty before she was traded to the San Antonio Silver Stars midway through her 16-year career. She finished in the top 10 in MVP voting in four of her eight seasons in San Antonio.

After retiring from her playing career in 2014, Hammon joined the NBA's San Antonio Spurs as an assistant coach, where she learned from legendary coach Gregg Popovich. She has led the Aces to two titles since taking the head coaching job before the 2022 season.

Las Vegas Aces Ownership

Mark Davis, the son of longtime NFL team owner Al Davis, is the majority owner of the Las Vegas Aces along with his mother and Al Davis' widow, Carol.

The Davis family bought the team from the casino group that brought the franchise to Vegas. Mark Davis also serves as the chief executive of the NFL team his father owned, the Las Vegas Raiders.

Former NFL QB Tom Brady is a minority owner of the Aces.

Las Vegas Aces Iconic Players

Becky Hammon

There are few things better in sports than when a team's longtime star player returns to — successfully — coach the team, and that's exactly how Becky Hammon's career has gone.

Hammon never played in Las Vegas, but she played for the previous iteration of the franchise in San Antonio. She was named a WNBA All-Star in three of her eight seasons in Texas, and she averaged 15.6 points, 2.6 rebounds, 5.1 assists, and 1.1 steals in her time there.

A'ja Wilson

A'ja Wilson, a three-time WNBA MVP, one-time Finals MVP, six-time All-Star, and two-time Defensive Player of the Year, is not only the best player in Aces franchise history, but she may be the best WNBA player ever.

Wilson has improved her game each year of her professional career, and she's played the entirety of it with the Aces. She has averaged 21.1 points, 9.2 rebounds, 2.2 assists, 1.2 steals, and 1.9 block for her career while shooting 49.7 percent overall, 34.5 percent from three-point range, and 81.5 percent from the free-throw line.

The former South Carolina standout set a career-high and tied the WNBA record for most points in a game when she scored 53 against the Atlanta Dream on August 22, 2023. She reached that total despite attempting just one three-point shot in the game.

Las Vegas Aces Rivalries

The Las Vegas Aces' biggest rival is the New York Liberty, mainly because both teams have been at the WNBA's summit consistently for most of the past decade.

These teams will face off on Wednesday, August 13 as part of the WNBA's inaugural edition of Rivals Week.

The Liberty are led by a dominant forward of their own in Breanna Stewart, and her clashes against the Aces' A'ja Wilson have been must-watch TV over the years. Both organizations have plenty of depth, with Sabrina Ionescu and Jonquel Jones supporting Stewart in NY while Chelsea Gray and Jackie Young line up next to Wilson.

Plus, current Liberty coach Sandy Brondello led the Aces for one season in 2010, back when the team was called the San Antonio Silver Stars. She was fired after going 14-20 in her one season at the helm, and she had served as an assistant for the team from 2005 up until her promotion to head coach.

The Aces will also face the Connecticut Sun — who Vegas beat in the 2022 WNBA Finals — and the Phoenix Mercury during Rivals Week.