2015_WNBA_season

2015 WNBA season
2015 WNBA season
League	Women's National Basketball Association
Sport	Basketball
Duration	June 5 – October 14
Number of games	34
Number of teams	12
Total attendance	1,465,432
Average attendance	7,183
TV partner(s)	ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, NBA TV
Top draft pick	Jewell Loyd
Picked by	Seattle Storm
Season MVP	Elena Delle Donne (Chicago)
Eastern champions	Indiana Fever
Eastern runners-up	New York Liberty
Western champions	Minnesota Lynx
Western runners-up	Phoenix Mercury
Finals champions	Minnesota Lynx
Runners-up	Indiana Fever
Finals MVP	Sylvia Fowles (Minnesota)
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2015 WNBA season

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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.^[1]

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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]

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Eastern Conference v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Conf.
x - 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 v t e	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

For games played beginning	Eastern Conference		Western Conference
For games played beginning	Player	Team	Player	Team
June 5, 2015	Elena Delle Donne	Chicago Sky	DeWanna Bonner	Phoenix Mercury
June 15, 2015	Elena Delle Donne	Chicago Sky	Skylar Diggins	Tulsa Shock
June 22, 2015	Elena Delle Donne	Chicago Sky	Lindsay Whalen	Minnesota Lynx
June 29, 2015	Tamika Catchings	Indiana Fever	Nneka Ogwumike	Los Angeles Sparks
July 6, 2015	Cappie Pondexter	Chicago Sky	Maya Moore	Minnesota Lynx
July 13, 2015	Tina Charles	New York Liberty	Maya Moore	Minnesota Lynx
July 20, 2015	Tina Charles	New York Liberty	Maya Moore	Minnesota Lynx
August 3, 2015	Elena Delle Donne	Chicago Sky	Brittney Griner	Phoenix Mercury
August 10, 2015	Epiphanny Prince	New York Liberty	Maya Moore	Minnesota Lynx
August 17, 2015	Elena Delle Donne	Chicago Sky	Candace Parker	Los Angeles Sparks
August 24, 2015	Epiphanny Prince	New York Liberty	Odyssey Sims	Tulsa Shock
August 31, 2015	Courtney Vandersloot	Chicago Sky	Candace Parker	Los Angeles Sparks
September 7, 2015	Kelsey Bone	Connecticut Sun	Monique Currie	Phoenix Mercury

For games played	Eastern Conference		Western Conference
For games played	Player	Team	Player	Team
June 2015	Elena Delle Donne	Chicago Sky	Skylar Diggins	Tulsa Shock
July 2015	Tina Charles	New York Liberty	Maya Moore	Minnesota Lynx
August 2015	Epiphanny Prince	New York Liberty	Candace Parker	Los Angeles Sparks

For games played	Player	Team
June 2015	Natalie Achonwa	Indiana Fever
July 2015	Jewell Loyd	Seattle Storm
August 2015	Kiah Stokes	New York Liberty

2015_WNBA_season

2015 WNBA season

TV and Internet coverage

Notable occurrences

2015 WNBA draft

Team standings

Playoffs

Season award winners

Player of the Week award

Player of the Month award

Rookie of the Month award

Postseason awards

Coaches

Eastern Conference

Western Conference

References

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Award	Winner	Position	Team	Votes/Statistic
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

Team	Guard	Guard	Forward	Forward	Center
All-WNBA First Team	DeWanna Bonner	Angel McCoughtry	Elena Delle Donne	Maya Moore	Tina Charles
All-WNBA Second Team	Epiphanny Prince	Courtney Vandersloot	Candace Parker	Tamika Catchings	Brittney Griner
All-Defensive First Team	Briann January	Angel McCoughtry	Nneka Ogwumike	Tamika Catchings	Brittney Griner
All-Defensive Second Team	Tanisha Wright	DeWanna Bonner	Sancho Lyttle	Tina Charles	Kiah Stokes
All-Rookie Team	Jewell Loyd Ana Dabović	Brittany Boyd	Ramu Tokashiki	Natalie Achonwa	Kiah Stokes