2015 WNBA season

2015 WNBA season
Duration June 5 – October 14
Games 34
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)
WNBA seasons

 2014

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]

TV and Internet coverage

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

Notable occurrences

2015 WNBA draft

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

Source:[7]

Eastern Conference
Eastern Conference 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
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

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

Player of the Week award

Player of the Month award

Rookie of the Month award

Postseason awards

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

References

External links

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