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2015 WNBA season

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Sports season

2015 WNBA season
League	Women's National Basketball Association
Sport	Basketball
Duration	June 5 – October 14, 2015
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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The2015 WNBA season was the 19th season of theWomen's National Basketball Association (WNBA). The regular season started on June 5 and concluded on September 13 and playoffs started on September 17 and concluded on October 14.^[1]

The Minnesota Lynx beat the Indiana Fever 69–52 in game five ofthe Finals on October 14 to clinch a third WNBA title in five years.^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]

TV and Internet coverage

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Games aired onESPN (1 regular season game),ESPN2 (10 regular season games),ABC (All-Star Game) andNBA TV (47 regular season games).

Notable occurrences

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On February 3, 2015, thePhoenix Mercury announced that superstarDiana 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.^[6]
On June 4, 2015, Tulsa playerGlory Johnson announced that she is pregnant and would miss all of the 2015 WNBA season.
On July 23, 2015, The WNBA approved the relocation of theTulsa Shock to Dallas-Fort Worth. The move is the first franchise relocation or fold since the 2009Sacramento Monarchs folded, and theDetroit Shock moved to Tulsa. At the time, the Shock were the only WNBA franchise to relocate twice.
On October 14, 2015, The Minnesota Lynx won their third WNBA title in five years, beating the Indiana Fever 3–2.
On November 4, 2015, shortly after the 2015 season concluded, WNBA President Laurel Richie announced her resignation, effective November 9, 2015. She was the league's 3rd president.

2015 WNBA draft

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Main article:2015 WNBA draft

On August 21, 2014, the 2015 WNBA Draft Lottery took place. TheSeattle Storm, who had a league-worst record of 12–22last 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 madeJewell Loyd ofNotre Dame thetop pick.

Team standings

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Source:^[7]

Eastern Conference

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

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

Notes

z – Clinched Conference

x – Clinched playoff spot

e – Eliminated from playoffs

Playoffs

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Main article:2015 WNBA playoffs

Conference Semi-Finals:
Best-of-3

Conference Finals:
Best-of-3

WNBA Finals:
Best-of-5

New York

Washington

New York

Eastern Conference

Indiana

Chicago

Indiana

Minnesota

Minnesota

Phoenix

Bold – Series winner
Italics – Team with home-court advantage

Season award winners

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Player of the Week award

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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(2)		Skylar Diggins	Tulsa Shock
June 22, 2015	Elena Delle Donne(3)		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(2)
July 20, 2015	Tina Charles(2)	New York Liberty	Maya Moore(3)
August 3, 2015	Elena Delle Donne(4)	Chicago Sky	Brittney Griner	Phoenix Mercury
August 10, 2015	Epiphanny Prince	New York Liberty	Maya Moore(4)	Minnesota Lynx
August 17, 2015	Elena Delle Donne(5)	Chicago Sky	Candace Parker	Los Angeles Sparks
August 24, 2015	Epiphanny Prince(2)	New York Liberty	Odyssey Sims	Tulsa Shock
August 31, 2015	Courtney Vandersloot	Chicago Sky	Candace Parker(2)	Los Angeles Sparks
September 7, 2015	Kelsey Bone	Connecticut Sun	Monique Currie	Phoenix Mercury

Player of the Month award

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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

Rookie of the Month award

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

Postseason awards

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Award	Winner	Position	Team	Votes/Statistic
Most Valuable Player Award	Elena Delle Donne	Forward / Guard	Chicago Sky	38 out of 39^[8]
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	Brittany Boyd	Ramu Tokashiki	Natalie Achonwa	Kiah Stokes
All-Rookie Team	Ana Dabović	Brittany Boyd	Ramu Tokashiki	Natalie Achonwa	Kiah Stokes

Coaches

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Eastern Conference

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Western Conference

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References

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^WNBA Announces ESPN Schedule - Hartford Courant
^"Minnesota Lynx capture third title in five years win in crucial Game 5".Fox Sports. October 14, 2015. RetrievedOctober 15, 2015.
^"Everything comes together at right time for WNBA champion Lynx".ESPN. October 14, 2015. RetrievedOctober 15, 2015.
^"Lynx capture 3rd title in 5 years with 69-52 win over Fever in Game 5".Chicago Tribune. October 14, 2015. RetrievedOctober 15, 2015.
^"Big Crowd and Defense Spur Lynx to Another Title".New York Times. October 14, 2015. RetrievedOctober 15, 2015.
^A Russian team paid Diana Taurasi to sit out 2015 WNBA season | SB Nation
^"Standings - WNBA".
^"Sky's Elena Delle Donne Named 2015 WNBA Most Valuable Player Presented By Samsung".WNBA. September 15, 2015. RetrievedSeptember 22, 2024.

External links

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v t e 2015 WNBA season by team
Draft All-Star Game Playoffs Finals
Eastern	Atlanta Dream Chicago Sky Connecticut Sun Indiana Fever New York Liberty Washington Mystics
Western	Los Angeles Sparks Minnesota Lynx Phoenix Mercury San Antonio Stars Seattle Storm Tulsa Shock
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