Brittney Griner, an American professional basketball player who plays for Phoenix Mercury of the Woman’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) is amongst the tallest female basketball players.
She rubs shoulders with the likes of Allyssa DeHaan and Sue Geh who have similar height with her.
However, Heidi Gillingham stands 6 feet 10 inches and Margo Dydek, who is the tallest in women’s sports now is 7 feet 2 inches.
Summary
| Full Name | Brittney Yevette Griner |
| Nickname | BG |
| Gender | Female |
| Date of Birth | October 18, 1990 |
| Age | 32 years |
| Height | 6 feet 9 inches (2.06m/206cm) |
| Weight | 93Kg |
| Body measurements in centimeters | 76-64-89 |
| Body measurements in inches | 30-25-35 |
| Wingspan | 88 inches |
| Hair | Brown |
| Eyes | Brown |
| Famous for | Basketball |
Brittney Griner’s Height is Almost 7 feet
Britney Griner stands 6 feet 9 inches from the ground.
She is the tallest ever woman to play in WNBA.
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The height has greatly contributed to her career success in basketball.
In 2014, when she was only two years old in the team she won the championship.
She joined WNBA in 2013.
Born on October 18, 1990, Brittney Griner is the daughter of Raymond Griner and Sandra Griner.
Tallest Female Basketball Player in the history of the WNBA
The 10 tallest women to play in the WNBA have all been at least 6’8” tall, according to the league’s official website. Only three female basketball players have stood at 6’10” or above.
Gheorghe Mureșan and Manute Bol are the tallest NBA players in history at 7’7″. Three players who have suited up for an NBA game were exactly six inches short of being eight feet tall.
- Malgorzata Dydek – Height: 7’2”
Dydek is the tallest basketball player in WNBA history by a good margin. The only seven-footer to ever play for a WNBA team, Dydek was a native of Poland and the first overall pick in the 1998 draft. While playing for three different franchises, Dydek became the league’s record-holder with 877 blocks. Dydek died in 2011 at just 37 years old, three years after the conclusion of her 11-year WNBA career.
- Bernadett Hatar – Height: 6’10”
Being one of the tallest women’s basketball players of all time hasn’t translated into much success in the WNBA for Hatar. With a height of nearly 6’11”, the female basketball star only played in seven games during the 2021 WNBA season for the Indiana Fever. The Hungarian basketball player didn’t make her WNBA debut until she was 26 years old. In 2018, Hatar took her team to the EuroLeague finals.
- Han Xu – Height: 6’10”
Xu is the tallest female basketball player that’s currently active and the third-tallest player in WNBA history. Because she’s from China and stands taller than any other player in the league, Xu has been referred to as the female Yao Ming. Xu was drafted by the New York Liberty in 2019 but missed two seasons because of the pandemic. She was selected as part of the All-Star Five at the 2022 FIBA Women’s World Cup.
- Brittney Griner – Height: 6’9”
Before being detained in Russia for nearly 10 months, Griner established herself as one of the greatest female basketball players ever. Standing at 6’9” tall, Griner’s shoe size is 17 in men’s sneakers. Griner’s height and athleticism have allowed her to be a dominant force in the WNBA. In nine WNBA seasons, Griner is an eight-time All-Star and has also led the league in blocks eight times. Griner has been one of the most famous women’s athletes in the United States since playing at Baylor, where she was recognized as the nation’s best female college basketball player in her last two seasons.
- Liz Cambage – Height: 6’9”
Cambage’s height makes her one of the five tallest female basketball players in WNBA history. On July 17, 2018, Cambage set the WNBA single-game scoring record with 53 points. She led the league with 23.0 points per game that season. Cambage has been an All-Star with four different WNBA teams. Since going second overall to the Tulsa Shock in the 2011 WNBA Draft, Cambage has been one of the best female basketball players around.
- Maria Stepanova – Height: 6’8”
Stepanova just missed the cut for the fifth-tallest WNBA player ever. She played for the Phoenix Mercury from 1998-2001. After a lengthy hiatus from the WNBA, Stepanova returned to Phoenix for the 2005 season, during which she averaged career highs of 10.8 points and 2.5 blocks per game. Stepanova won the FIBA Europe Women’s Player of the Year Award three times. She’s one of many female basketball players who experienced much of their on-court success away from the WNBA.
- Lindsay Taylor – Height: 6’8”
Among the 10 tallest players in WNBA history, no woman played fewer games in the league than Taylor. As a rookie in 2004, Taylor appeared in five games for the Mercury. Taylor never suited up for a WNBA team again in the regular season. After failing to make it in the WNBA, Taylor played professional basketball overseas for more than a decade. Taylor as a second-round pick after being named the Big West Player of the Year at UC Santa Barbara.
- Razija Brcaninovic – Height: 6’8”
Maybe Brcaninovic would’ve been a bigger star in the WNBA if the women’s basketball league started a decade earlier. Born in Serbia 30 years before the WNBA’s first season, Brcaninovic only played one year in the league. Brcaninovic averaged 9.1 points and 5.1 rebounds in 30 games for the Detroit Shock in 1998. Despite her height, Brcaninovic averaged fewer than one block per game. Brcaninovic put up 25 points in the second-to-last game of her WNBA career,
- Zheng Haixia – Height: 6’8”
During the league’s inaugural 1997 season, Haixia was both the heaviest and the tallest player in the WNBA. Standing at 6’8,” and weighing 254 pounds, Haixia had at least three inches and 29 pounds on every other female basketball player. Haixia played two seasons for the Los Angeles Sparks, averaging 8.9 points and 4.4 rebounds per game.
- Katie Mattera – Height: 6’8”
Mattera is one of the tallest women ever to be born in the United States and play in the WNBA. The No. 8 overall pick in the 2005 WNBA Draft, Mattera averaged 6.7 points in 150 career games. Her WNBA career ended in 2009 after stints with the San Antonio Silver Stars, Detroit Shock, Atlanta Dream, and Chicago Sky. Mattera was terrific in college at Liberty, where she was the tallest woman to ever play in the Big South Conference and twice led the nation in field goal percentage.
