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Women's basketball career simulator

Basketball Career is one of the few basketball career games where you can play a women's career from start to finish, free in your browser. It follows how the women's game works in the United States, which is a different path from the men's: more college, a shorter pro season and a winter job overseas. One career takes about 5 to 15 minutes.

How a women's career works

1. High school. Start on the girls' high school circuit as a recruit. Your rating and your summer decide which colleges call, and your home state matters: in-state schools like you more.
2. Four years of college. Most women stay all four years. You can commit, transfer through the portal, sign NIL deals and chase a national title. College is capped at four seasons and you're draft-eligible after it.
3. A three-round Pro Draft. The women's pro league in the game has its own draft, with three rounds instead of two. Where you go depends on your rating and the teams that need you. Going undrafted isn't the end: you can still earn a spot in training camp.
4. A short summer pro season. The women's pro season runs through the summer, with an eight-team playoff for the title.
5. Winters: overseas, 3x3 or rest. Every winter you choose: sign with a club abroad for big money (Turkey, Spain, Italy, France, China, Australia and more), play the winter 3x3 league at home, on TV, with a title of its own, or rest. A winter abroad can sharpen you, but you have to report back before the pro season starts.
6. The national team. Get called up for the continental championship, the World Championship and the Summer Games, where women also compete in 3x3 for a separate gold medal.

Moments built for the women's game

• Core designation. Your team can core you, keeping you from free agency for another year.
• The equal pay fight. Your national team teammates sue the federation for equal pay and want you to sign on.
• Record overseas offer. A club abroad offers the richest contract ever for a women's player overseas. Do you take it?
• Expansion draft. Your team leaves you unprotected, and a new team wants to build around you.
• Starting a family. Your contract guarantees full pay and your spot during maternity leave; you decide when.

Men's vs women's careers at a glance

Stats are shorter in a short season, so the Hall of Fame score counts women's points, rebounds, assists and games 30% higher. A great women's career scores the same as a great men's career. See how the men's basketball career compares.

How to start

Open the game, choose Women's basketball on the first screen, then pick a name, jersey number, home state, position, a starting story and a playstyle. Every team, school and league in the game is fictional. Read how to play for the full guide.

Looking for a WNBA career simulator? Basketball Career plays like one, but it is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by the WNBA or any team.

More guides

• How to play: Stories, playstyles, paces, decisions and tips
• Men's basketball career: One-and-done, the draft lottery, supermax deals and the playoffs
• Hall of Fame score: How your 0 to 100 legacy score is calculated
• Daily Draft and Weekly challenge: One shared career a day, one a week, with leaderboards
• College basketball career: Recruiting, NIL, the transfer portal and one-and-done
• The Pro Draft: Eligibility, the lottery, rookie deals and going undrafted
• Games like BitLife for basketball: How Basketball Career compares
• Career stories: All 8 starting stories and how to play each one
• Leaderboard: Today's and this week's best Hall of Fame scores
• Achievements: Every achievement and what it unlocks

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