2017_WNBA_season

2017 WNBA season
2017 WNBA season
League	Women's National Basketball Association
Sport	Basketball
Number of games	34
Number of teams	12
Total attendance	1,574,078
Average attendance	7,716
TV partner(s)	ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, NBA TV
Top draft pick	Kelsey Plum
Picked by	San Antonio Stars
Season MVP	Sylvia Fowles (Minnesota)
Eastern champions	New York Liberty
Eastern runners-up	Connecticut Sun
Western champions	Minnesota Lynx
Western runners-up	Los Angeles Sparks
Finals champions	Minnesota Lynx
Runners-up	Los Angeles Sparks
Finals MVP	Sylvia Fowles (Minnesota)
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2017 WNBA season

Sports season

The 2017 WNBA season was the 21st season of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). Its regular season began on May 13 with three games, highlighted by the defending WNBA champion Los Angeles Sparks hosting the Seattle Storm. It concluded on September 3. The playoffs began on September 6, and concluded on October 4, with the Minnesota Lynx defeating the Sparks in five games to win their fourth WNBA title.^[2]

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It was the final season for the San Antonio Stars in the city that they had called home since 2003. After the season, parent company Spurs Sports & Entertainment sold the team to MGM Resorts International, which moved the team to Las Vegas.^[3] The former Stars now play as the Las Vegas Aces.^[4]

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#	Eastern Conference v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Conf.
1	New York Liberty - (3)	22	12	.647	-	13–4	9–8	10–6
2	Connecticut Sun - (4)	21	13	.636	1	12–5	9–6	10–6
3	Washington Mystics - (6)	18	16	.529	4	11–6	7–10	12-4
4	Chicago Sky - e	12	22	.353	10	4–13	8–9	6–10
5	Atlanta Dream - e	12	22	.353	10	9–8	3–14	5–11
6	Indiana Fever - e	9	25	.265	13	6–11	3–14	4–12

#	Western Conference v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Conf.
1	Minnesota Lynx - (1)	27	7	.794	–	15–2	12–5	13–3
2	Los Angeles Sparks - (2)	26	8	.765	1	16–1	10–7	12–4
3	Phoenix Mercury - (5)	18	16	.529	9	9–8	9–8	7–9
4	Dallas Wings - (7)	16	18	.471	11	10–7	6–11	7–9
5	Seattle Storm - (8)	15	19	.441	12	10–7	5–12	8–8
6	San Antonio Stars - e	8	26	.235	19	6–11	2–15	1–15


First round: Single elimination (Sept. 6)			Second round: Single elimination (Sept. 10)			Semifinals: Best-of-five (Sept. 12 – Sept. 17)					WNBA Finals: Best-of-five (Sept. 24 – Oct. 4)



						2	Los Angeles Sparks	79	86	89

			4	Connecticut Sun	83	5	Phoenix Mercury	66	72	87

5	Phoenix Mercury	79	5	Phoenix Mercury	88						1	Minnesota Lynx	84	70	64	80	85

8	Seattle Storm	69									2	Los Angeles Sparks	85	68	75	69	76

						1	Minnesota Lynx	101	93	81

			3	New York Liberty	68	6	Washington Mystics	81	83	70

6	Washington Mystics	86	6	Washington Mystics	82

7	Dallas Wings	76

Category	Player	Team	Statistic
Points per game	Brittney Griner	Phoenix Mercury	21.9 PPG
Rebounds per game	Jonquel Jones	Connecticut Sun	11.9 RPG
Assists per game	Courtney Vandersloot	Chicago Sky	8.1 APG
Steals per game	Alana Beard	Los Angeles Sparks	2.1 SPG
Blocks per game	Brittney Griner	Phoenix Mercury	2.5 BPG
Field goal percentage	Sylvia Fowles	Minnesota Lynx	65.5%
Three point percentage	Chelsea Gray	Los Angeles Sparks	48.2%
Free throw percentage	Elena Delle Donne	Washington Mystics	95.3%

Category	Player	Team	Statistic
Points per game	Breanna Stewart	Seattle Storm	23.0 PPG
Rebounds per game	Jonquel Jones	Connecticut Sun	15.0 RPG
Assists per game	Chelsea Gray	Los Angeles Sparks	6.7 APG
Steals per game	Jewell Loyd	Seattle Storm	3.0 SPG
Blocks per game	Courtney Paris Candace Parker Breanna Stewart	Dallas Wings Los Angeles Sparks Seattle Storm	2.0 BPG
Field goal percentage	8 Tied	Various	100%
Three point percentage	Rebecca Allen Rachel Banham	New York Liberty Connecticut Sun	100%
Free throw percentage	18 Tied	Various	100%

2017_WNBA_season

2017 WNBA season

2017 WNBA draft

Arena changes

Team standings

Playoffs

Individual statistic leaders

Regular season

Playoffs

Season award winners

Player of the Week Award

Player of the Month Award

Rookie of the Month Award

Coach of the Month Award

Postseason awards

Coaches

Eastern Conference

Western Conference

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For games in week ending	Eastern Conference		Western Conference
For games in week ending	Player	Team	Player	Team
May 21, 2017	Layshia Clarendon	Atlanta Dream	Sylvia Fowles	Minnesota Lynx
May 28, 2017	Epiphanny Prince	New York Liberty	Sylvia Fowles (2)	Minnesota Lynx
June 4, 2017	Tina Charles	New York Liberty	Diana Taurasi	Phoenix Mercury
June 11, 2017	Tina Charles (2)	New York Liberty	Sylvia Fowles (3)	Minnesota Lynx
June 18, 2017	Jonquel Jones	Connecticut Sun	Candace Parker	Los Angeles Sparks
June 25, 2017	Alyssa Thomas	Connecticut Sun	Skylar Diggins-Smith	Dallas Wings
July 2, 2017	Jasmine Thomas	Connecticut Sun	Candace Parker (2)	Los Angeles Sparks
July 9, 2017	Alyssa Thomas (2)	Connecticut Sun	Brittney Griner	Phoenix Mercury
July 16, 2017	Stefanie Dolson	Chicago Sky	Breanna Stewart	Seattle Storm
July 22, 2017	Tina Charles (3)	New York Liberty	Sylvia Fowles (4)	Minnesota Lynx
July 30, 2017	Tina Charles (4)	New York Liberty	Candace Parker (3)	Los Angeles Sparks
August 6, 2017	Courtney Vandersloot	Chicago Sky	Glory Johnson	Dallas Wings
August 13, 2017	Jonquel Jones (2)	Connecticut Sun	Sylvia Fowles (5)	Minnesota Lynx
August 20, 2017	Tina Charles (5)	New York Liberty	Breanna Stewart (2)	Seattle Storm
August 27, 2017	Tina Charles (6)	New York Liberty	Candace Parker (4)	Los Angeles Sparks
September 3, 2017	Tina Charles (7)	New York Liberty	Brittney Griner (2)	Phoenix Mercury

For games played	Eastern Conference		Western Conference
For games played	Player	Team	Player	Team
May 2017	Tiffany Hayes	Atlanta Dream	Sylvia Fowles	Minnesota Lynx
June 2017	Jonquel Jones	Connecticut Sun	Sylvia Fowles (2)	Minnesota Lynx
July 2017	Tina Charles	New York Liberty	Sylvia Fowles (3)	Minnesota Lynx
August 2017	Tina Charles (2)	New York Liberty	Candace Parker	Los Angeles Sparks

For games played	Player	Team
May 2017	Allisha Gray	Dallas Wings
June 2017	Allisha Gray (2)	Dallas Wings
July 2017	Brittney Sykes	Atlanta Dream
August 2017	Brittney Sykes (2)	Atlanta Dream

For games played	Coach	Team
May 2017	Cheryl Reeve	Minnesota Lynx
June 2017	Brian Agler	Los Angeles Sparks
July 2017	Curt Miller	Connecticut Sun
August 2017	Bill Laimbeer	New York Liberty

Award		Winner	Position	Team	Votes/Statistic
Most Valuable Player Award		Sylvia Fowles	Center	Minnesota Lynx	35 of 40
Finals MVP Award		Sylvia Fowles	Center	Minnesota Lynx
Rookie of the Year Award		Allisha Gray	Guard	Dallas Wings	30 of 40
Most Improved Player Award		Jonquel Jones	Forward/Center	Connecticut Sun	32 of 40
Defensive Player of the Year Award		Alana Beard	Guard	Los Angeles Sparks	28 of 40
Sixth Woman of the Year Award		Sugar Rodgers	Guard	New York Liberty	15 of 40
Kim Perrot Sportsmanship Award		Sue Bird	Guard	Seattle Storm	20 of 40
Peak Performer: Points		Brittney Griner	Center	Phoenix Mercury	21.9 PPG
Peak Performer: Rebounds		Jonquel Jones	Center	Connecticut Sun	11.9 RPG
Peak Performer: Assists		Courtney Vandersloot	Guard	Chicago Sky	8.1 APG
Coach of the Year Award		Curt Miller	Coach	Connecticut Sun	36 of 40
Basketball Executive of the Year Award		Curt Miller	General manager	Connecticut Sun	6 of 12
Team	Guard	Guard	Forward	Forward	Center
All-WNBA First Team	Skylar Diggins-Smith	Maya Moore	Candace Parker	Tina Charles	Sylvia Fowles
All-WNBA Second Team	Chelsea Gray	Diana Taurasi	Nneka Ogwumike	Jonquel Jones	Brittney Griner
All-Defensive First Team	Jasmine Thomas	Alana Beard	Nneka Ogwumike	Tina Charles	Sylvia Fowles
All-Defensive Second Team	Briann January	Maya Moore	Alyssa Thomas	Rebekkah Brunson	Brittney Griner
All-Rookie Team	Allisha Gray	Brittney Sykes	Kelsey Plum	Kaela Davis	Shatori Walker-Kimbrough

Team	Head coach	Previous job	Years with team	Record with team	Playoff appearances
Atlanta Dream	Michael Cooper	USC	3	51–51	1
Chicago Sky	Amber Stocks	Los Angeles Sparks (assistant)	0	0–0	0
Connecticut Sun	Curt Miller	Los Angeles Sparks (assistant)	1	14–20	0
Indiana Fever	Pokey Chatman	Chicago Sky	0	0–0	0
New York Liberty	Bill Laimbeer	Minnesota Timberwolves (assistant)	4	70–66	3
Washington Mystics	Mike Thibault	Connecticut Sun	4	64–72	3

Team	Head coach	Previous job	Years with team	Record with team	Playoff appearances	Finals Appearances	WNBA Championships
Dallas Wings	Fred Williams	Atlanta Dream	3	41–61	1	0	0
Los Angeles Sparks	Brian Agler	Seattle Storm	2	40–28	2	1	1
Minnesota Lynx	Cheryl Reeve	Detroit Shock (assistant)	7	168–70	6	5	3
Phoenix Mercury	Sandy Brondello	Los Angeles Sparks (assistant)	3	65–37	3	1	1
San Antonio Stars	Vickie Johnson	San Antonio Stars (assistant)	0	0–0	0	0	0
Seattle Storm	Jenny Boucek	Seattle Storm (assistant)	10	26–42	1	0	0