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class="infobox-label">Founded</th><td class="infobox-data">2025</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">History</th><td class="infobox-data"><b>Golden State Valkyries</b><br />2025–future</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Arena</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Chase_Center" title="Chase Center">Chase Center</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Location</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/San_Francisco" title="San Francisco">San Francisco</a>, <a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Team colors</th><td class="infobox-data">Violet, black, white<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br /><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r981673959">.mw-parser-output .legend{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output 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coach</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Natalie_Nakase" title="Natalie Nakase">Natalie Nakase</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Ownership</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Joe_Lacob" title="Joe Lacob">Joe Lacob</a>, <a href="/wiki/Peter_Guber" title="Peter Guber">Peter Guber</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="https://valkyries.com/">https://valkyries.com/</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>Golden State Valkyries</b> are an American professional <a href="/wiki/Basketball" title="Basketball">basketball</a> team based in <a href="/wiki/San_Francisco" title="San Francisco">San Francisco</a>. The team is scheduled to begin play in 2025 as a member of the <a href="/wiki/Women%27s_National_Basketball_Association" title="Women's National Basketball Association">Women's National Basketball Association</a> (WNBA). The team will play its home games at <a href="/wiki/Chase_Center" title="Chase Center">Chase Center</a> in San Francisco, while being headquartered in <a href="/wiki/Oakland" class="mw-redirect" title="Oakland">Oakland</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Golden_State_Valkyries&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Women%27s_National_Basketball_Association" title="Women's National Basketball Association">Women's National Basketball Association</a> (WNBA), which started in 1997, previously had a team in northern California in the <a href="/wiki/Sacramento_Monarchs" title="Sacramento Monarchs">Sacramento Monarchs</a>, which played from 1997 until folding in 2009 and won a league championship.<sup id="cite_ref-auto_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After the Monarchs ended, the WNBA remained steady with 12 teams, although there was often talk of expanding the league.<sup id="cite_ref-auto_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On September 26, 2023, it was reported by <i><a href="/wiki/The_Athletic" title="The Athletic">The Athletic</a></i> that the owners of the <a href="/wiki/National_Basketball_Association" title="National Basketball Association">NBA</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Golden_State_Warriors" title="Golden State Warriors">Golden State Warriors</a>, <a href="/wiki/Joe_Lacob" title="Joe Lacob">Joe Lacob</a> and <a href="/wiki/Peter_Guber" title="Peter Guber">Peter Guber</a>, were finalizing an agreement to start a WNBA <a href="/wiki/Expansion_team" title="Expansion team">expansion team</a> in San Francisco.<sup id="cite_ref-auto1_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto1-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Lacob had previously helped found the <a href="/wiki/American_Basketball_League_(1996%E2%80%931998)" title="American Basketball League (1996–1998)">American Basketball League</a> (ABL), which played before the WNBA, and owned one of their teams, the <a href="/wiki/San_Jose_Lasers" title="San Jose Lasers">San Jose Lasers</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-auto1_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto1-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The ABL folded in 1998 and the Lasers were the last <a href="/wiki/San_Francisco_Bay_Area" title="San Francisco Bay Area">San Francisco Bay Area</a> women's basketball team.<sup id="cite_ref-auto1_4-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto1-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On October 5, 2023, the expansion team was officially announced, with plans to begin play in 2025, being the first expansion team in the WNBA since the <a href="/wiki/Atlanta_Dream" title="Atlanta Dream">Atlanta Dream</a> in 2008.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-auto2_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto2-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The expansion fee for the franchise was reported to be $50 million over 10 years.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was reported that the team name's would include "Golden State", with announcement of the name, logos, and uniforms to come at a later date.<sup id="cite_ref-auto2_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto2-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Within the first few hours of being announced, over 2,000 season ticket deposits were placed.<sup id="cite_ref-auto2_8-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto2-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On January 30, 2024, Jess Smith, an executive with <a href="/wiki/Angel_City_FC" title="Angel City FC">Angel City FC</a> of the <a href="/wiki/National_Women%27s_Soccer_League" title="National Women's Soccer League">NWSL</a>, was hired as the team's president.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On April 16, the team surpassed 6,000 season ticket deposits.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Ohemaa_Nyanin" title="Ohemaa Nyanin">Ohemaa Nyanin</a> was announced as general manager on May 7.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> An <a href="/wiki/Expansion_draft" title="Expansion draft">expansion draft</a> is scheduled to be held in December 2024, and Golden State will participate in its first <a href="/wiki/WNBA_draft" title="WNBA draft">WNBA draft</a> in <a href="/wiki/2025_WNBA_draft" title="2025 WNBA draft">2025</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The team name – Golden State Valkyries – and logos were revealed on May 14, 2024.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The logo features the <a href="/wiki/San_Francisco%E2%80%93Oakland_Bay_Bridge" title="San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge">Bay Bridge</a>, symbolizing the connection between San Francisco and Oakland with the cables doubling as wings and the tower doubling as a sword. The thirteen lines from the sword represent the Valkyries as the thirteenth team in the league, and the wings split the space into five triangles to represent the ten players on the court. The outer shape is a V to represent the Valkyries.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_15-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Coaches_and_staff">Coaches and staff</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Golden_State_Valkyries&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Coaches and staff"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Owners">Owners</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Golden_State_Valkyries&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Owners"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Lacob" title="Joe Lacob">Joe Lacob</a>, <a href="/wiki/Peter_Guber" title="Peter Guber">Peter Guber</a> (2024–Present)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Head_coaches">Head coaches</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Golden_State_Valkyries&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Head coaches"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On October 10, 2024, <a href="/wiki/Natalie_Nakase" title="Natalie Nakase">Natalie Nakase</a> was hired by the Valkyries to be their first head coach.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Further information: <a href="/w/index.php?title=Category:Golden_State_Valkyries_coaches&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Category:Golden State Valkyries coaches (page does not exist)">Category:Golden State Valkyries coaches</a></div> <table class="wikitable" style="clear:both; margin:1.5em auto; min-width:90%; font-size:88%; text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="12" style="background-color: #2D2A26 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; ;">Golden State Valkyries head coaches </th></tr> <tr> <th width="15%" rowspan="2">Name </th> <th width="10%" rowspan="2">Start </th> <th width="10%" rowspan="2">End </th> <th width="5%" rowspan="2">Seasons </th> <th width="20%" colspan="4">Regular season </th> <th width="20%" colspan="4">Playoffs </th></tr> <tr> <th>W</th> <th>L</th> <th>PCT</th> <th>G</th> <th>W</th> <th>L</th> <th>PCT</th> <th>G </th></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Natalie_Nakase" title="Natalie Nakase">Natalie Nakase</a></b></td> <td>October 10, 2024</td> <td>Current</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>–</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>–</td> <td>0 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="General_managers">General managers</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Golden_State_Valkyries&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: General managers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ohemaa_Nyanin" title="Ohemaa Nyanin">Ohemaa Nyanin</a> (2024–present)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Presidents">Presidents</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Golden_State_Valkyries&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Presidents"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Jess Smith (2024–present) </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Assistant_coaches">Assistant coaches</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Golden_State_Valkyries&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Assistant coaches"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Golden_State_Valkyries&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist 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href="/wiki/San_Jose_Barracuda" title="San Jose Barracuda">San Jose Barracuda</a></span></dd> <dt><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/United_States_Premier_Hockey_League" title="United States Premier Hockey League">USPHL</a></span></dt> <dd><span class="nowrap"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Anaheim_Avalanche&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Anaheim Avalanche (page does not exist)">Anaheim Avalanche</a></span></dd> <dd><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Fresno_Monsters" title="Fresno Monsters">Fresno Monsters</a></span></dd> <dd><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/San_Diego_Sabers" title="San Diego Sabers">San Diego Sabers</a></span></dd> <dt><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Western_States_Hockey_League" title="Western States Hockey League">WSHL</a></span></dt> <dd><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Valencia_Flyers" title="Valencia Flyers">Valencia Flyers</a></span></dd></dl> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #FCC200;width:1%">Roller 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class="mw-redirect" title="San Diego Derby Dolls">San Diego Derby Dolls</a></span></dd></dl> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #FCC200;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Rugby_league" title="Rugby league">Rugby league</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <dl><dt><span class="nowrap"><a href="/w/index.php?title=California_Rugby_League&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="California Rugby League (page does not exist)">CRL</a></span></dt> <dd><span class="nowrap">Los Angeles Mongrels</span></dd> <dd><span class="nowrap">Oakland Originals</span></dd> <dd><span class="nowrap">Sacramento Immortals</span></dd> <dd><span class="nowrap">San Francisco Savage</span></dd></dl> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #FCC200;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Rugby_union" title="Rugby union">Rugby union</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group 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<dd><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Belmont_Shore_RFC" title="Belmont Shore RFC">Belmont Shore RFC</a></span></dd> <dd><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Olympic_Club_RFC" title="Olympic Club RFC">Olympic Club</a></span></dd> <dt><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Southern_California_Rugby_Football_Union" title="Southern California Rugby Football Union">SCRFU</a></span></dt> <dd><span class="nowrap">Finlander Rugby Club</span></dd> <dd><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/San_Diego_State_Aztecs_rugby" class="mw-redirect" title="San Diego State Aztecs rugby"> SDSU Aztecs</a></span></dd></dl> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #FCC200;width:1%">Soccer</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <dl><dt><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Major_League_Soccer" title="Major League Soccer">MLS</a></span></dt> <dd><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/LA_Galaxy" title="LA Galaxy">LA Galaxy</a></span></dd> <dd><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_FC" title="Los Angeles FC">Los Angeles FC</a></span></dd> <dd><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/San_Diego_FC" title="San Diego FC">San Diego FC</a> (2025)</i></span></dd> <dd><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/San_Jose_Earthquakes" title="San Jose Earthquakes">San Jose Earthquakes</a></span></dd> <dt><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/National_Women%27s_Soccer_League" title="National Women's Soccer League">NWSL</a></span></dt> <dd><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Angel_City_FC" title="Angel City FC">Angel City FC</a></span></dd> <dd><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Bay_FC" title="Bay FC">Bay FC</a></span></dd> <dd><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/San_Diego_Wave_FC" title="San Diego Wave FC">San Diego Wave FC</a></span></dd> <dt><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/USL_Championship" title="USL Championship">USLC</a></span></dt> <dd><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Monterey_Bay_FC" title="Monterey Bay FC">Monterey Bay FC</a></span></dd> <dd><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Oakland_Roots_SC" title="Oakland Roots SC">Oakland Roots SC</a></span></dd> <dd><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Orange_County_SC" title="Orange County SC">Orange County SC</a></span></dd> <dd><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Sacramento_Republic_FC" title="Sacramento Republic FC">Sacramento Republic FC</a></span></dd> <dd><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Santa_Barbara_Sky_FC" title="Santa Barbara Sky FC">Santa Barbara Sky FC</a> (2026)</i></span></dd> <dt><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/MLS_Next_Pro" title="MLS Next Pro">MLSNP</a></span></dt> <dd><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_FC_2" title="Los Angeles FC 2">LAFC2</a></span></dd> <dd><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/The_Town_FC" title="The Town FC">The Town FC</a></span></dd> <dd><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Ventura_County_FC" title="Ventura County FC">Ventura County FC</a></span></dd> <dt><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/USL_League_One" title="USL League One">USL1</a></span></dt> <dd><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/AV_Alta_FC" title="AV Alta FC">AV Alta FC</a> (2025)</i></span></dd> <dt><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/National_Independent_Soccer_Association" title="National Independent Soccer Association">NISA</a></span></dt> <dd><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Albion_San_Diego" title="Albion San Diego">Albion San Diego</a></span></dd> <dd><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Capo_FC" title="Capo FC">Capo FC</a></span></dd> <dd><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Irvine_Zeta_FC" title="Irvine Zeta FC">Irvine Zeta FC</a></span></dd> <dd><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Force" title="Los Angeles Force">Los Angeles Force</a></span></dd> <dt><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/USL_League_Two" title="USL League Two">USL2</a></span></dt> <dd><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Academica_SC" title="Academica SC">Academica SC</a></span></dd> <dd><span class="nowrap">Almaden FC</span></dd> <dd><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/AMSG_FC" title="AMSG FC">AMSG FC</a></span></dd> <dd><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Capo_FC" title="Capo FC">Capo FC</a></span></dd> <dd><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Coachella_FC" title="Coachella FC">Coachella FC</a></span></dd> <dd><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Davis_Legacy_SC" title="Davis Legacy SC">Davis Legacy SC</a></span></dd> <dd><span class="nowrap">Marin FC Legends</span></dd> <dd><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Monterey_Bay_FC" title="Monterey Bay FC">Monterey Bay F.C. 2</a></span></dd> <dd><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Project_51O" title="Project 51O">Project 51O</a></span></dd> <dd><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Redlands_FC" title="Redlands FC">Redlands FC</a></span></dd> <dd><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/San_Francisco_City_FC" title="San Francisco City FC">San Francisco City FC</a></span></dd> <dd><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/San_Francisco_Glens" title="San Francisco Glens">San Francisco Glens SC</a></span></dd> <dd><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Southern_California_Seahorses" class="mw-redirect" title="Southern California Seahorses">Southern California Seahorses</a></span></dd> <dd><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Ventura_County_Fusion" title="Ventura County Fusion">Ventura County Fusion</a></span></dd> <dt><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/USL_W_League" title="USL W League">USLW</a></span></dt> <dd><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Academica_SC" title="Academica SC">Academica SC</a></span></dd> <dd><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/California_Storm" title="California Storm">California Storm</a></span></dd> <dd><span class="nowrap">Marin FC Siren</span></dd> <dd><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Oakland_Soul_SC" title="Oakland Soul SC">Oakland Soul SC</a></span></dd> <dd><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Olympic_Club" title="Olympic Club">Olympic Club SC</a></span></dd> <dd><span class="nowrap">Pleasanton 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