By Being tall is one of the most significant factors when it comes to basketball and there are quite a few players who are about 7 feet tall towering over other players in Women’s Basket. Today we have compiled the list of the 7 tallest players to know about.
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Malgorzata Dydek
Born on 28th April 1974, Malgorzata Dydek was from Warsaw, Poland. She was 7 ft 2 inches tall which is considered the tallest female basketball player till now. Throughout her rich career history, she played for three major teams-
- Utah Starzz
- Connecticut Sun
- Los Angeles Sun
Her major career highlights and awards include two WNBA All-Stars, eight WNBA blocks leader, WNBA all-time blocks leader, Poland’s Sports Woman of the Year, Polish League Finals MVP, Polish Cross of Merit and much more.
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Bernadett Hatar
Bernadett Hatar stands 2nd on the list with a height of 6ft 10 inches. She is a Hungarian player of 28 years old and plays for the Uniqa Sopron and the Hungarian national team. She also played for the Indiana Fever in 2021. She was also a participant in EuroBasket Women 2015 and EuroBasket Women 2017. She is currently the second-tallest woman in WNBA.
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Han Xu
Han Xu is a Chinese basketball player born on 31st October 1999. She is super young yet very recognizable and efficient in her work. She is 6 ft 10 inches tall and weighs 88 kgs. Throughout her career till now, she played for the Xinjiang Magic Deer and New York Liberty. Her career began in 2008 and she continues to play and win hearts of the basketball admirers and lovers.
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Brittney Griner
Born on 18th October 1990, Brittney Griner is 6 ft 9 inches tall, making it fourth on the list. She weighs 93 kg at present. Currently playing for the Phoenix Mercury, Brittney also played for the Zhejiang Golden Bulls and UMMC Ekaterinburg. She has been an eight-time All-Star and blocks till now. She was also tagged as one of the most popular players in the women’s history of basketball in the U.S.
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Liz Cambage
Born on 18th August 1991, Liz Cambage is 31 years old with a height of 6 ft 9 inches. An Australian player, Liz weighs 101 kgs as of 2023. Throughout her career till now, Liz Cambage has played for several teams including Dandenong Rangers, Australian Institute of Sport, Bulleen Boomers, Tulsa Shock, Zhejiang Chouzhou, Dallas Wings, Southside Flyers, Los Angeles Sparks and so on. She has received the WNBA peak performer of the year award in 2018, 4 WNBA All-Star, All-WNBA First Team, All-WNBA Second Team, WNBA Scoring Leader and much more.
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Maria Stepanova
One of the most popular WNBA players, Maria Stepanova is 6 ft 8 inches tall. Being a Russian player, she played for the Phoenix Mercury till 2005. She has won 3 FIBA Europe Women’s Player of the Year in 2005, 2006 and 2008 and three Russian Player of the Year from 2005 to 2007. She participated in the Olympic games 2004 Athens and 2008 Beijing. Her average career peak scores are 10.8 points and 2.5 blocks in every game. She is an extremely popular female player who achieved massive success in a short span of time.
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Lindsay Taylor
Born on 20th May 1981, Lindsay Taylor is 41 years old American player of the U.S. She is 6 ft 8 inches tall. Throughout her career, she played for several teams like Phoenix Mercury, Botasspor Adana, Lattes Maurin Montpellier, Energa Katarzynki Torun, Nantes Reze, Qujing Yunnan, Primeiro de Agosto and so on. She also coached Hamilton High School in 2015. Some of her major career highlights include Big West Player of the Year in 2001, three Big West Tournament MVPs from 2001 to 2004, Big West Freshman of the Year in 2001 and others. She played professionally on an international level for a long time.
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