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The 2023 WNBA Commissioner's Cup presented by Coinbase was the WNBA's third Commissioner's Cup in league history. The Cup Final featured the top Eastern Conference Cup team facing off against the top Western Conference team. The home team was decided by the team with the highest winning percentage in Cup Play.

The New York Liberty faced off against the Las Vegas Aces and won 82-63 on August 15, 2023 to claim their first Commissioner's Cup title. Jonquel Jones was named Cup MVP after scoring 16 points and grabbing 15 rebounds.

Road to the Cup Final

The Commissioner's Cup starts by designating a portion of regular-season games – 10 games per team – as counting toward Cup play. The team from each conference with the top record in designated “Cup games” then compete for the Commissioner's Cup title and a special prize pool. Cup games are the first home game and first road game each team plays against its five conference rivals.

Standings

1. New York will represent the Eastern Conference due to their head-to-head record against Connecticut. The Liberty went 2-0 against the Sun.

Funding to Local Non-Profits

Each team selects a charity of their choice to represent, and support thought the Commissioner's Cup series. Throughout the season, every Commissioner's Cup game win will result in $2,000 for the charity and every loss will result in $500 to their chosen organization.

Game Summary

Team Rosters

2023 New York Liberty roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Height Weight DOB From Yrs C 31 Dolson, Stefanie 6' 5" (1.96m) 235 lb (107kg) 1992-01-08 Connecticut 9 G 20 Ionescu, Sabrina 5' 11" (1.8m) 165 lb (75kg) 1997-12-06 Oregon 3 G 23 Johannès, Marine 5' 10" (1.78m) 134 lb (61kg) 01-21-1995 France 2 F/C 35 Jones, Jonquel 6' 6" (1.98m) 215 lb (98kg) 1994-01-05 George Washington 6 G/F 44 Laney, Betnijah 6' 0" (1.83m) 166 lb (75kg) 1993-10-29 Rutgers 7 F 8 Sabally, Nyara 6' 5" (1.96m) 204 lb (93kg) 2000-02-26 Oregon 1 F 30 Stewart, Breanna 6' 4" (1.93m) 170 lb (77kg) 1994-08-27 Connecticut 6 F 5 Thornton, Kayla 6' 1" (1.85m) 188 lb (85kg) 1992-10-20 UTEP 7 G 22 Vandersloot, Courtney 5' 8" (1.73m) 137 lb (62kg) 1989-02-08 Gonzaga 12 G/F 13 Willoughby, Jocelyn 6' 0" (1.83m) 180 lb (82kg) 1998-03-25 Virginia 2 C 21 Xu, Han 6' 10" (2.08m) 193 lb (88kg) 10-31-1999 China 2	Head coach Sandy Brondello (Western Sydney) Assistant coaches Olaf Lange Roneeka Hodges (Florida State) Zach O'Brien (Saint Joseph's College of Maine) Athletic trainer Terri Acosta Strength and conditioning coach Emily Zaler Legend (C) Team captain (FA) Free agent (IN) Inactive (S) Suspended Injured

Depth

2023 Las Vegas Aces roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Height Weight DOB From Yrs F 1 Bell, Kierstan 6' 1" (1.85m) 176 lb (80kg) 03-16-2000 Florida Gulf Coast 1 F 7 Clark, Alysha 5' 11" (1.8m) 167 lb (76kg) 07-07-1987 Middle Tennessee 10 C 81 Coates, Alaina 6' 4" (1.93m) 225 lb (102kg) 04-07-1995 South Carolina 4 G 51 Colson, Sydney 5' 8" (1.73m) 140 lb (64kg) 1989-08-06 Texas A&M 8 F/C 13 George, Cayla 6' 4" (1.93m) 192 lb (87kg) 05-01-1989 Australia 3 G 12 Gray, Chelsea 5' 11" (1.8m) 170 lb (77kg) 1992-10-08 Duke 8 F/C 3 Parker, Candace  6' 4" (1.93m) 184 lb (83kg) 1986-04-19 Tennessee 15 G 10 Plum, Kelsey 5' 8" (1.73m) 145 lb (66kg) 1994-08-24 Washington 5 C 41 Stokes, Kiah 6' 3" (1.91m) 191 lb (87kg) 1993-03-30 Connecticut 7 G 2 Williams, Riquna 5' 6" (1.68m) 165 lb (75kg) 1990-05-28 Miami (FL) 10 F 22 Wilson, A'ja 6' 4" (1.93m) 195 lb (88kg) 1996-08-08 South Carolina 5 G 0 Young, Jackie 6' 0" (1.83m) 165 lb (75kg) 1997-09-16 Notre Dame 4	Head coach Becky Hammon (Colorado State) Assistant coaches Natalie Nakase (UCLA) Tyler Marsh (Birmingham–Southern) Charlene Thomas-Swinson (Auburn) Athletic trainer Michelle Anumba (Duke Legend (C) Team captain (FA) Free agent (IN) Inactive (S) Suspended Injured

Depth Chart

Pos.	Starter	Bench
PG	Chelsea Gray	Sydney Colson
SG	Kelsey Plum	Riquna Williams
SF	Jackie Young	Alysha Clark Kierstan Bell
PF	Candace Parker	Cayla George
C	A'ja Wilson	Kiah Stokes

References

1. "WNBA Cup Leaderboard". wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved June 16, 2022.
2. "WNBA And ESPN Announce Broadcast Schedule and Added Programming For 2023 Regular Season". wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved June 16, 2023.
3. Voepel, M.V. "Liberty win Commissioner's Cup with blowout of rival Aces". ESPN.com. ESPN. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
4. "2020 WNBA Season to Feature Inaugural Commissioner's Cup, Expanded 36-Game Schedule for Teams and More ABC Games". Wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved August 29, 2021.
5. ^ "Commissioner's Cup". wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved July 26, 2023.
6. Whitley, Brittany. "What is the Commissioner's Cup?". mystics.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved June 16, 2023.

External links

• WNBA.com

• WNBA Commissioner's Cup
• Recurring sporting events established in 2020
• August 2023 sports events in the United States