2015 WNBA season

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2015 WNBA season
Duration June 5 – October 14
Games 34[1]
Teams 12
Total attendance 1,465,432
Average attendance 7,183
TV partner/s ESPN on ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, NBA TV
Draft
Top draft pick United States Jewell Loyd
Picked by Seattle Storm
Regular season
Season MVP United States Elena Delle Donne (Chicago)
Stat leaders
    Points E. Delle Donne (23.4)
    Rebounds C. Paris (9.3)
    Assists C. Vandersloot (5.8)
Playoffs
East champions Indiana Fever
  East runners-up   New York Liberty
West champions Minnesota Lynx
  West runners-up   Phoenix Mercury
Finals
Finals champions Minnesota Lynx
  Runners-up   Indiana Fever
Finals MVP United States Sylvia Fowles (Minnesota)
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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.[2]

Minnesota Lynx beat Indiana Fever 69-52 in game five on 14 October to clinch a third WNBA title in five years.[3][4][5][6]

TV and Internet coverage[edit]

Games will air on ESPN (1 regular season game), ESPN2 (10 regular season games), ABC (All-Star Game) and NBA TV (47 regular season games).

Notable occurrences[edit]

  • On February 3, 2015, the Phoenix Mercury announced that superstar Diana Taurasi would not play in 2015. Her Russian club team, UMMC Ekaterinburg, offered her more than her WNBA season salary to rest during the 2015 WNBA season. Some in the league feared this would cause more star players to reach similar agreements.[7]
  • On June 4, 2015, Tulsa player Glory Johnson announced that she is pregnant and will miss all of the 2015 WNBA season.
  • On July 23, 2015, The WNBA approved the relocation of the Tulsa Shock to Dallas-Fort Worth. The move is the first franchise relocation or fold since the 2009 Sacramento Monarchs folded, and the Detroit Shock moved to Tulsa. The Shock are the only WNBA franchise to relocate twice.
  • On October 14, 2015, The Minnesota Lynx won their 3rd WNBA Title in 5 years, beating the Indiana Fever 3-2.

2015 WNBA draft[edit]

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.

Team standings[edit]

Source: [8]

Eastern Conference
Eastern Conference W L PCT GB Home Road Conf.
z - New York Liberty 23 11 .676 12–5 11–6 13–9
x - Chicago Sky 21 13 .618 2 13–4 8–9 14–8
x - Indiana Fever 20 14 .588 3 11–6 9–8 13–9
x - Washington Mystics 18 16 .529 5 11–6 7–10 10–12
e - Atlanta Dream 15 19 .441 8 9–8 6–11 10–12
e - Connecticut Sun 15 19 .441 8 8–9 7–10 6–16
Western Conference
Western Conference W L PCT GB Home Road Conf.
z - Minnesota Lynx 22 12 .647 13–4 9–8 16–6
x - Phoenix Mercury 20 14 .588 2 13–4 7–10 15–7
x - Tulsa Shock 18 16 .529 4 12–5 6–11 11–11
x - Los Angeles Sparks 14 20 .412 8 9–8 5–12 10–12
e - Seattle Storm 10 24 .294 12 8–9 2–15 8–14
e - San Antonio Stars 8 26 .235 14 7–10 1–16 6–16

Notes

z – Clinched Conference
x – Clinched playoff spot
e – Eliminated from playoffs

Playoffs[edit]

Main article: 2015 WNBA Playoffs
Conference Semi-Finals:
Best-of-3
Conference Finals:
Best-of-3
WNBA Finals:
Best-of-5
                 
E1 New York 2
E4 Washington 1
E1 New York 1
Eastern Conference
E3 Indiana 2
E2 Chicago 1
E3 Indiana 2
E3 Indiana 2
W1 Minnesota 3
W1 Minnesota 2
W4 Los Angeles 1
W1 Minnesota 2
Western Conference
W2 Phoenix 0
W2 Phoenix 2
W3 Tulsa 0

Bold Series winner
italics Team with home-court advantage

Season award winners[edit]

Player of the Week award[edit]

Player of the Month award[edit]

Rookie of the Month award[edit]

Postseason awards[edit]

References[edit]

External links[edit]