Fran Harris wants WNBA to consider Austin

Chiefs' Patrick Mahomes supports Kansas City’s WNBA expansion franchise efforts
Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes threw his support behind the ongoing efforts to bring a WNBA expansion franchise to the city where he has spent his entire NFL career.Mahomes and wife Brittany are already co-owners of the Kansas City Current,
Former Longhorns star leads effort to bring WNBA expansion franchise to Austin
More than a dozen cities are being considered for the WNBA's next expansion franchise, which is expected to begin playing by 2028.
WNBA expansion to Austin? Former Texas Star Fran Harris has a plan to bring another team to Texas
Fran Harris has a plan. The former Texas women’s basketball great has the financial backing, she insists. She’s got the support of the school administration and the city’s mayor and has had constructive conversations with the sports investment group that built the possible arena home.
Texas Longhorn alum aims to bring WNBA team to Austin
Former NCAA champ and UT Longhorn standout Fran Harris is raising capital and working on Austin's submission packet to bring the 16th team to the capital city, with the WNBA's commissioner expressing confidence that the sport will expand to 16 teams by 2028.
Fran Harris wants the WNBA to consider Austin for expansion
Harris has spent the past year raising capital and working on Austin's submission packet to position the city as the WNBA's next team location.
Meet the former WNBA star behind the league’s Austin’s expansion bid
So, Harris has spent the last several years rallying the community, and preparing for a WNBA expansion bid in Austin. That bid is underway, and in turn, Austin has emerged as one
WNBA expansion: Three cities most worthy of a new franchise, including a familiar one in Houston
Thanks to household names like Breanna Stewart, A'ja Wilson, Caitlin Clark, Angel Reese and others, the WNBA has turned into ...
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NBA Star Backs Substantial Bid For WNBA Expansion Team
Jayson Tatum is aiming to bring professional women’s basketball to his hometown of St. Louis, Missouri. Tatum has backed a ...
Kevin Durant, Texas basketball star eyes WNBA franchise in Austin
According to KVUE, Harris has spent the past year raising capital and preparing Austin's submission for the WNBA to consider.
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Portland WNBA sells 7,500 season ticket deposits ahead of 2026 season
Two months after the WNBA formally announced Portland as its 15th expansion franchise, the team has already sold a total ...
Kevin Durant eyes potential Austin WNBA franchise
Kevin Durant of the Phoenix Suns could be part of an Austin, Texas, ownership group pursuing a WNBA expansion team, Sports ...
WNBA's Cameron Brink Announced as SI Swimsuit's Newest Athlete for 2025 Magazine
Los Angeles Sparks star Cameron Brink was announced Tuesday as the newest athlete to be featured in Sports Illustrated's ...