Sophie Cunningham, a WNBA professional, has accumulated a net worth of $2 million as of 2026. She has played for multiple teams, including the Phoenix Mercury and Indiana Fever, while also contributing to international leagues.
Sophie Elizabeth Cunningham is an American basketball athlete with a net worth estimated at $2 million in 2026. During her college career, she competed for the Missouri Tigers. In 2019, Cunningham was selected as the 13th overall pick in the WNBA Draft and was drafted by the Phoenix Mercury. She remained with the Mercury until 2024 before joining the Indiana Fever in 2025. Additionally, between 2019 and 2020, she played for the Melbourne Boomers, an Australian professional basketball team. In her 2025 season with the Indiana Fever, Sophie Cunningham earned $100,000, marking her seventh year in the WNBA. Her contract for 2025 was a one-year agreement, following a two-year extension worth $304,500 signed in 2023–24. By the conclusion of the 2025 season, her total base earnings from the WNBA amounted to approximately $637,780. Born on August 16, 1996, in Columbia, Missouri, Sophie Cunningham is the daughter of Paula and Jim Cunningham, both former athletes at the University of Missouri. As a child, Cunningham developed an interest in martial arts and earned a black belt in taekwondo at the age of six. She participated in basketball and volleyball at Rock Bridge High School, where she also stepped in as the football team's kicker after the original player suffered a season-ending ACL injury. Cunningham attended the University of Missouri, her parents' alma mater, and played four seasons of basketball for the Tigers. She started 129 games and maintained an average of 17 points per game. In July 2025, Sophie Cunningham faced backlash after publicly commenting on the WNBA's expansion choices, specifically questioning the selection of Detroit, Philadelphia, and Cleveland as new cities. She emphasized the importance of considering players' preferences, stating, "You want to listen to your players, too. Where do they want to play? Where are they gonna get excited to play and draw fans? I do think that Miami would have been a great one … Nashville's an amazing city. Kansas City, amazing opportunity." She further suggested that fans might not be as enthusiastic about the league's chosen locations. In response, the City of Detroit tweeted, "The last time we were home to a WNBA team (Detroit Shock) we ranked top five in attendance for five straight seasons, No. 1 in attendance for three straight seasons and set a single-game attendance record of 22,076 fans at Game 3 of the 2003 WNBA Finals. Additionally, more than 775,000 people were excited to come to Detroit for the 2024 NFL draft. Detroit is a sports town. We're sure we'll see the same excitement for the WNBA returning." Sophie Cunningham received the McDonald's All-American honor in 2015 and was named the SEC Freshman of the Year in 2016. She was also selected for the SEC All-Freshman Team in 2016 and received First-team All-SEC honors in 2017, 2018, and 2019. Furthermore, she was named a Third-team All-American by both the Associated Press (AP) and the United States Basketball Writers Association (USBWA) in 2019. © 2026 Celebrity Net Worth / All Rights Reserved