WNBA · Updated Oct 19, 2026
Las Vegas Aces First Basket Stats
How often the Las Vegas Aces win the opening tip and score the game's first basket, who scores it for them, and from which position. Built from every tracked WNBA game.
- The Las Vegas Aces win the opening tip 35.3% of the time (51 games).
- The Las Vegas Aces score the game's first basket 54.9% of the time (51 games).
- When the Las Vegas Aces win the tip, they score the first basket 75% of the time (16 games).
- At home, the Las Vegas Aces score the first basket 52% of the time (25 games); on the road, 57.7% (26 games).
- Guards score 42.9% of first baskets for the Las Vegas Aces, centers 32.1% and forwards 25% (28 games).
- A'ja Wilson has the most first baskets for the Las Vegas Aces: 8 in 47 starts (17%).
| Player | First baskets | Starts | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| A'ja WilsonC | 8 | 47 | 17% |
| Chelsea GrayG | 6 | 49 | 12.2% |
| Jackie YoungG | 6 | 49 | 12.2% |
| Stephanie TalbotF | 4 | 47 | 8.5% |
| NaLyssa SmithF | 3 | 38 | 7.9% |
| Position | First baskets | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Guards | 12 | 42.9% |
| Centers | 9 | 32.1% |
| Forwards | 7 | 25% |
More first basket stats
- NBA and WNBA first basket stats: the league leaders, every team, and how often the tip winner scores first
- Las Vegas Aces in FirstIQ: the team page, with its games, roster and first basket rates by player
- First basket picks today: the model's pick for every game today, one of them free
Las Vegas Aces first basket questions
The Las Vegas Aces have scored the game's first basket in 54.9% of their tracked games (51 games).
When they win the opening tip, they score first 75% of the time (16 games).
The Las Vegas Aces have won the opening tip in 35.3% of their tracked games (51 games). The team that wins the tip gets the first possession, which is why a first basket pick starts with the jump ball.
A'ja Wilson, with 8 first baskets in 47 starts, followed by Chelsea Gray (6) and Jackie Young (6). The table on this page has each player's first baskets, starts and rate.
On the first basket picks page: the model's pick for every game today, one of them free, with every finished game graded.