The WNBA has announced its complete 15-game preseason schedule for 2025 and, for the first time in league preseason history, all games will be available to watch on broadcast or streaming.
One highlighted preseason matchup features Caitlin Clark returning to the University of Iowa as the Indiana Fever competes against Brazil’s women’s national basketball team.
The WNBA preseason games will be broadcast on a variety of platforms, including ESPN, ION and NBA TV, with an additional 14 games available on WNBA League Pass. This diverse range of options provides fans access to the complete lineup of preseason games through linear and streaming options. The final game of the preseason will be available on ESPN platforms.
‘We’ve seen the demand for WNBA content grow exponentially and we are meeting that demand by working with our broadcast partners and our teams to make a significant investment by making all 15 preseason games available to WNBA fans,’ WNBA chief growth officer Colie Edison said in a news release.
When does 2025 WNBA preseason start?
The WNBA preseason will kick off Friday, May 2, featuring two games. The first matchup of the evening will highlight the highly anticipated debut of Paige Bueckers in a Dallas Wings jersey as they take on the Las Vegas Aces. The second game will feature Brazil’s women’s national basketball team playing against the Chicago Sky. Both games will be available to watch on ION.
The preseason will conclude May 12, with the Toyota Antelopes of the Women’s Japan Basketball League facing the New York Liberty at the University of Oregon’s Matthew Knight Arena.
When does Caitlin Clark play?
Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever open the preseason against the Washington Mystics at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis on Saturday, May 3 at 1 p.m. ET.
On Sunday, May 4, the Fever will be taking on Brazil’s women’s national basketball team at the University of Iowa’s Carver-Hawkeye Arena. The game will be broadcast on ESPN at 4 p.m. ET.
2025 WNBA preseason schedule
According to WNBA.com and all times Eastern:
- May 2: Dallas vs. Las Vegas, 7 p.m. on ION/W League Pass
- May 2: Brazil National Team vs. Chicago, 9 p.m. on ION/W League Pass
- May 3: Washington vs. Indiana, 1 p.m. on NBA TV
- May 4: Brazil National Team vs. Indiana, 4 p.m. on ESPN
- May 4: Connecticut vs. Seattle, 6 p.m. on W League Pass
- May 6: Minnesota vs. Chicago, 7 p.m. on W League Pass
- May 6: Los Angeles vs. Golden State, 10 p.m. on W League Pass
- May 6: Phoenix vs. Las Vegas, 10 p.m. on W League Pass
- May 7: Atlanta vs. Washington, 11:30 a.m. on W League Pass
- May 9: Connecticut vs. New York, 7 p.m. on W League Pass
- May 10: Indiana vs. Atlanta, 3 p.m. on W League Pass
- May 10: Chicago vs. Minnesota, 8 p.m. on W League Pass
- May 10: Toyota Antelopes vs. Dallas, 8 p.m. on W League Pass
- May 11: Golden State vs. Phoenix, 6 p.m. on W League Pass
- May 12: Toyota Antelopes vs. New York, 10 p.m. on W League Pass