Aces Set WNBA Record with 15 Home Sellouts; Includes Matchup vs. Caitlin Clark, Fever

The Las Vegas Aces are one of the hottest tickets in Sin City right now.

The franchise announced Thursday it has fully sold out 15 of its 20 home games for the 2024 WNBA season. The Associated Press' Mark Anderson noted that's a record for the league.

It seemed like a bit of a risk when the NBA and WNBA approved the sale of the San Antonio Stars to an ownership group that intended to move the team to Las Vegas. The NHL's Vegas Golden Knights had begun play in 2017-18, but the city was still somewhat unproven in terms of its passion for local pro sports.

The Aces have not only excelled on the court, winning back-to-back championships in 2022 and 2023, but they've also forged a strong relationship with fans. The Athletic's Tashan Reed detailed in 2020 how the latter was achieved through persistent grassroots efforts.

"The Aces made connections with youth organizations such as the Boys & Girls Club and YMCAs," he wrote. "They got involved in the community through after-school programming, promoting education and diversity and inclusion. They secured various local corporate sponsorships. It was all part of the effort to energize the locals around their product: professional women's basketball."

The organization continues to see the fruits of that labor. The Aces announced in March they had totally sold out of their season ticket allotment, becoming the first WNBA team to do so.

At least two of Las Vegas' home games (vs. the Indiana Fever on July 2 and vs. the Chicago Sky on Sept. 3) have been moved from Michelob ULTRA Arena to the much larger T-Mobile Arena.

The Aces drew an attendance of 17,406 to their regular-season finale against the Phoenix Mercury last September.