2015 WNBA season | |
League: | Women's National Basketball Association |
Sport: | Basketball |
Duration: | June 5 – October 14 |
No Of Games: | 34 |
No Of Teams: | 12 |
Attendance: | 1,465,432 |
Average Attendance: | 7,183 |
Tv: | ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, NBA TV |
Top Pick: | Jewell Loyd |
Picked By: | Seattle Storm |
Mvp: | Elena Delle Donne (Chicago) |
Conf1: | Eastern |
Conf1 Link: | Eastern Conference (WNBA) |
Conf1 Champ: | Indiana Fever |
Conf1 Runner-Up: | New York Liberty |
Conf2: | Western |
Conf2 Link: | Western Conference (WNBA) |
Conf2 Champ: | Minnesota Lynx |
Conf2 Runner-Up: | Phoenix Mercury |
Finals Champ: | Minnesota Lynx |
Finals Runner-Up: | Indiana Fever |
Finals Mvp: | Sylvia Fowles (Minnesota) |
Seasonslist: | List of WNBA seasons |
Seasonslistnames: | WNBA |
Prevseason Link: | 2014 WNBA season |
Prevseason Year: | 2014 |
Nextseason Link: | 2016 WNBA season |
Nextseason Year: | 2016 |
The 2015 WNBA season was the 19th season of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). The regular season started on June 5 and playoffs concluded on October 14.[1]
The Minnesota Lynx beat the Indiana Fever 69–52 in game five of the Finals on October 14 to clinch a third WNBA title in five years.[2] [3] [4] [5]
Games aired on ESPN (1 regular season game), ESPN2 (10 regular season games), ABC (All-Star Game) and NBA TV (47 regular season games).
See main article: 2015 WNBA draft. On August 21, 2014, the 2015 WNBA Draft Lottery took place. The Seattle Storm, who had a league-worst record of 12–22 last season, won the draft lottery and had the right to pick first in the 2015 draft. In the draft, held on April 16, the Storm made Jewell Loyd of Notre Dame the top pick.
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See main article: 2015 WNBA Playoffs.
For games played beginning | Eastern Conference | Western Conference | |||||
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width=60 | Player | width=60 | Team | width=60 | Player | width=60 | Team |
June 5, 2015 | Phoenix Mercury | ||||||
June 15, 2015 | Elena Delle Donne | Tulsa Shock | |||||
June 22, 2015 | Elena Delle Donne | Minnesota Lynx | |||||
June 29, 2015 | Los Angeles Sparks | ||||||
July 6, 2015 | Chicago Sky | Minnesota Lynx | |||||
July 13, 2015 | Maya Moore | ||||||
July 20, 2015 | Tina Charles | Maya Moore | |||||
August 3, 2015 | Elena Delle Donne | Chicago Sky | Phoenix Mercury | ||||
August 10, 2015 | New York Liberty | Maya Moore | Minnesota Lynx | ||||
August 17, 2015 | Elena Delle Donne | Chicago Sky | Los Angeles Sparks | ||||
August 24, 2015 | Epiphanny Prince | New York Liberty | Tulsa Shock | ||||
August 31, 2015 | Chicago Sky | Candace Parker | Los Angeles Sparks | ||||
September 7, 2015 | Phoenix Mercury |
For games played | Eastern Conference | Western Conference | |||||
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width=60 | Player | width=60 | Team | width=60 | Player | width=60 | Team |
June 2015 | Tulsa Shock | ||||||
July 2015 | Minnesota Lynx | ||||||
August 2015 | Los Angeles Sparks |
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June 2015 | Indiana Fever | ||||
July 2015 | Seattle Storm | ||||
August 2015 | New York Liberty |
width=200 | Award | width=130 | Winner | width=90 | Position | width=110 | Team | width=90 | Votes/Statistic |
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Most Valuable Player Award | Elena Delle Donne | Forward / Guard | Chicago Sky | 385 out of 999 | |||||
Finals MVP Award | Sylvia Fowles | Center | Minnesota Lynx | ||||||
Rookie of the Year Award | Jewell Loyd | Guard | Seattle Storm | 21 out of 39 | |||||
Most Improved Player Award | Kelsey Bone | Center | Connecticut Sun | 14 out of 39 | |||||
Defensive Player of the Year Award | Brittney Griner | Center | Phoenix Mercury | 33 out of 39 | |||||
Sixth Woman of the Year Award | Allie Quigley | Guard | Chicago Sky | 24 out of 39 | |||||
Kim Perrot Sportsmanship Award | DeLisha Milton-Jones | Forward | Atlanta Dream | 11 out of 39 | |||||
Peak Performer: Points | Elena Delle Donne | Forward / Guard | Chicago Sky | 23.4 PPG | |||||
Peak Performer: Rebounds | Courtney Paris | Center | Tulsa Shock | 9.3 RPG | |||||
Peak Performer: Assists | Courtney Vandersloot | Guard | Chicago Sky | 5.8 APG | |||||
Coach of the Year Award | Bill Laimbeer | Coach | New York Liberty | 23 out of 39 | |||||