WNBA 2015

Women's National Basketball Association
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Duration		June 5 - October 14, 2015
Season games per team		34
Number of teams		12
Regular season
Best record		New York Liberty
Season MVP		Elena Delle Donne
Top scorer		Elena Delle Donne
Playoffs
Eastern - Champion		Indiana Fever
Runner-up team		New York Liberty
Western - Champion		Minnesota Lynx
Runner-up team		Phoenix Mercury
Finals
WNBA champion		Minnesota Lynx
Runner-up		Indiana Fever
Finals MVP		Sylvia Fowles

The 2015 season is the 19th season of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). The regular season began on June 5, 2015. After the end of the regular season, which was played until September 13, 2015, the playoffs for the WNBA championship began. The Minnesota Lynx won the title .

Draft

On August 21, 2014, a lottery was held to determine the order in which the first four picks were selected. In the lottery, Seattle Storm secured the first draft pick ahead of Tulsa Shock and the Connecticut Sun. Only the fourth draft pick was assigned to the New York Liberty . This draft pick was already traded on to the Connecticut Suns.

The 2015 WNBA Draft took place on April 16, 2015, when Seattle Storm selected the US Jewell Loyd as the first pick .

Regular season

mode

The 12 WNBA teams are divided into two conferences, with the Eastern Conference and the Western Conference each comprising six teams. In total, each team plays 34 season games during the regular season, of which each team plays half of the games at home or away. Within their own conference, the teams play against two teams a total of five times and against the remaining three teams four times. In addition, each team plays two more games against each team from the other conference.

All-Star Game 2015

The 13th WNBA All-Star Game was played on July 25, 2015 at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville , Connecticut .

July 25, 2015	Summary	Western Conference	117-112	Eastern Conference	Mohegan Sun Arena , Uncasville , Connecticut Visitors: 8,214 Referees: Denise Brooks Byron Jarrett Eric Brewton
		Points per quarter: 24: 34 , 34 : 25, 35 : 32, 24 : 21
		Points: Moore (30) Rebounds: Lavender (12) Assists: Robinson (7)		Points: Bentley (23) Rebounds: Catchings (10) Assists: Catchings, mold (6 each)

Closing tables

Explanations:     = Playoff qualification,     = Conference winner

Eastern Conference
Pl	team	Sp	S.	N	%	GB	home	Away
1	New York Liberty	34	23	11	67.6	-	12: 5	11: 6
2	Chicago Sky	34	21st	13	61.8	2.0	13: 4	8: 9
3	Indiana Fever	34	20th	14th	58.8	3.0	11: 6	9: 8
4th	Washington Mystics	34	18th	16	52.9	5.0	11: 6	7:10
5	Atlanta Dream	34	15th	19th	44.1	8.0	9: 8	6:11
6th	Connecticut Sun	34	15th	19th	44.1	8.0	8: 9	7:10

Western Conference
Pl	team	Sp	S.	N	%	GB	home	Away
1	Minnesota Lynx	34	22nd	12	64.7	-	13: 4	9: 8
2	Phoenix Mercury	34	20th	14th	58.8	2.0	13: 4	7:10
3	Tulsa Shock	34	18th	16	52.9	4.0	12: 5	6:11
4th	Los Angeles Sparks	34	14th	20th	41.2	8.0	9: 8	5:12
5	Seattle Storm	34	10	24	29.4	12.0	8: 9	2:15
6th	San Antonio Stars	34	8th	26th	23.5	14.0	7:10	1:16

Playoffs

mode

After the four teams from each conference have qualified, the playoffs, which are held in the knockout system, start. Each conference then plays its winner in the conference semifinals (German conference semi-finals) and in the conference final (German conference finals), who then takes part in the finals. The team that is highest on the seeding list always meets the lowest seeded team. The series within the conference are played in the best-of-three mode, which means that a team needs two wins to reach the next round. The final will be played in the best-of-five mode. The team with the better record always has the home advantage in all duels. For games that are tied after the regular playing time of 40 minutes, overtime follows. The quarters continue to last ten minutes and play continues until one team has scored more points than the opposing team at the end of an overtime.

Playoff tree

	Conference semifinals					Conference Finals					WNBA finals
	1	New York Liberty	2
	4th	Washington Mystics	1
						1	New York Liberty	1
	Eastern Conference
						3	Indiana Fever	2
	2	Chicago Sky	1
	3	Indiana Fever	2
											3	Indiana Fever	2
											1	Minnesota Lynx	3
	1	Minnesota Lynx	2
	4th	Los Angeles Sparks	1
						1	Minnesota Lynx	2
	Western Conference
						2	Phoenix Mercury	0
	2	Phoenix Mercury	2
	3	Tulsa Shock	0

Conference semifinals

Eastern Conference

(1) New York Liberty - (4) Washington Mystics

Sep 18 2015	report	New York Liberty 83, Washington Mystics 86			Madison Square Garden , New York City Visitors: 10,120 Referees: Michael Price, Tom Mauer, Cheryl Flores
		Points per quarter: 21:14, 15:22, 20:19, 13:14. Overtime / s: 7: 7, 7:10
		Points: Prince (26) Rebounds: Stokes , Swords (9 each) Assists: Charles (5)		Points: Latta (15) Rebounds: Meesseman (10) Assists: three players (3 each)
		0: 1

Sep 20 2015	report	Washington Mystics 68, New York Liberty 86			Verizon Center , Washington Visitors: 6,619 Referees: Denise Brooks, Daryl Humphrey, Kurt Walker
		Points per quarter: 15:23, 22:21, 15:26, 16:16
		Points: Hill (19) Rebounds: Dolson , Meesseman (5 each) Assists: Ruffin-Pratt (4)		Points: Charles (22) Rebounds: Stokes (7) Assists: Wright (6)
		1: 1

22 Sep 2015	report	New York Liberty 79 , Washington Mystics 74			Madison Square Garden , New York City Visitors: 9,255 Referees: Roy Gulbeyan, Sue Blauch, Lamont Simpson
		Points per quarter: 15:25, 30:12, 12:20, 22:17
		Points: Charles (22) Rebounds: Stokes (13) Assists: Wright (5)		Points: Latta (18) Rebounds: Vaughn (9) Assists: Latta (7)
		2: 1

(2) Chicago Sky - (3) Indiana Fever

17 Sep 2015	report	Chicago Sky 77 , Indiana Fever 72			UIC Pavilion , Chicago Visitors: 4,098 Referees: Eric Brewton, Maj Forsberg, Jeff Smith
		Points per quarter: 24:15, 12:20, 18:16, 23:21
		Points: Quigley (22) Rebounds: Delle Donne (11) Assists: Quigley , Vandersloot (5 each)		Points: Catchings (21) Rebounds: Larkins (10) Assists: January (7)
		1-0

19 Sep 2015	report	Indiana Fever 89 , Chicago Sky 82			Bankers Life Fieldhouse , Indianapolis Visitors: 7,124 Referees: Lamont Simpson, Roy Gulbeyan, Amy Bonner
		Points per quarter: 20:20, 24:22, 25:23, 20:17
		Points: Catchings (22) Rebounds: Larkins (12) Assists: Zellous (8)		Points: Vandersloot (19) Rebounds: de Souza (8) Assists: Vandersloot (6)
		1: 1

21 Sep 2015	report	Chicago Sky 89, Indiana Fever 100			Allstate Arena , Chicago Visitors: 2,882 Referees: Denise Brooks, Byron Jarrett, Thomas Nunez
		Points per quarter: 28:28, 19:24, 16:19, 26:29
		Points: Delle Donne (40) Rebounds: Breland (8) Assists: Vandersloot (14)		Points: Catchings (27) Rebounds: Catchings (9) Assists: January (8)
		1: 2

Western Conference

(1) Minnesota Lynx - (4) Los Angeles Sparks

Sep 18 2015	report	Minnesota Lynx 67 , Los Angeles Sparks 65			Target Center , Minneapolis Visitors: 8,333 Referees: Daryl Humphrey, Sue Blauch, Jeff Wooten
		Points per quarter: 22:15, 11:21, 22:13, 12:16
		Points: Moore (33) Rebounds: Fowles (9) Assists: Cruz (5)		Points: Parker (16) Rebounds: Parker (9) Assists: Parker (4)
		1-0

Sep 20 2015	report	Los Angeles Sparks 81 , Minnesota Lynx 71			Walter Pyramid , Long Beach Visitors: 3,112 Referees: Michael Price, Maj Forsberg, Billy Smith
		Points per quarter: 24:23, 29:12, 10:20, 18:16
		Points: Parker (25) Rebounds: Parker (10) Assists: Dabović (7)		Points: Moore (27) Rebounds: three players (7 each) Assists: Whalen (5)
		1: 1

22 Sep 2015	report	Minnesota Lynx 91 , Los Angeles Sparks 80			Target Center , Minneapolis Visitors: 9,014 Referees: Eric Brewton, Amy Bonner, Tom Mauer
		Points per quarter: 18:10, 25:20, 20:27, 28:23
		Points: Moore (33) Rebounds: Fowles (9) Assists: Cruz (5)		Points: Parker (28) Rebounds: Parker (13) Assists: Ogwumike , Parker (4 each)
		2: 1

(2) Phoenix Mercury - (3) Tulsa Shock

17 Sep 2015	report	Phoenix Mercury 88 , Tulsa Shock 55			US Airways Center , Phoenix Visitors: 8,509 Referees: Thomas Nunez, Denise Brooks, Byron Jarrett
		Points per quarter: 22:15, 30: 7, 16:22, 20:11
		Points: Griner (18) Rebounds: Griner (8) Assists: Mitchell (6)		Points: Sims (18) Rebounds: Courtney Paris (7) Assists: Sims (3)
		1-0

19 Sep 2015	report	Tulsa Shock 67, Phoenix Mercury 91			BOK Center , Tulsa Visitors: 3,261 Referees: Sue Blauch, Eric Brewton, Tony Dawkins
		Points per quarter: 19:19, 12:22, 17:23, 19:27
		Points: Sims (22) Rebounds: Paris (8) Assists: Sims (7)		Points: Griner (23) Rebounds: Griner (12) Assists: Mitchell , Xargay Casademont (5 each)
		0: 2

Conference Finals

Eastern Conference

(1) New York Liberty - (3) Indiana Fever

23 Sep 2015	report	New York Liberty 84 , Indiana Fever 67			Madison Square Garden , New York City Visitors: 7,229 Referees: Denise Brooks, Byron Jarrett, Eric Brewton
		Points per quarter: 26:18, 22:24, 16: 7, 20:18
		Points: Stokes (21) Rebounds: Charles (7) Assists: Charles (9)		Points: Johnson (12) Rebounds: Zellous (5) Assists: four players (2 each)
		1-0

27 Sep 2015	report	Indiana Fever 70 , New York Liberty 64			Bankers Life Fieldhouse , Indianapolis Visitors: 7,505 Referees: Sue Blauch, Maj Forsberg, Tom Mauer
		Points per quarter: 17:22, 12:22, 13: 9, 28:11
		Points: Catchings (25) Rebounds: Catchings (7) Assists: January (7)		Points: Charles (25) Rebounds: Stokes (11) Assists: Wright (5)
		1: 1

29 Sep 2015	report	New York Liberty 51, Indiana Fever 66			Madison Square Garden , New York City Visitors: 10,120 Referees: Roy Gulbeyan, Lamont Simpson, Michael Price
		Points per quarter: 13:15, 9:18, 18:16, 11:17
		Points: Wiggins (15) Rebounds: Charles (10) Assists: Prince (4)		Points: Coleman (15) Rebounds: Larkins (8) Assists: January (8)
		1: 2

Western Conference

(1) Minnesota Lynx - (2) Phoenix Mercury

Sep 24 2015	report	Minnesota Lynx 67 , Phoenix Mercury 60			Target Center , Minneapolis Visitors: 8,732 Referees: Michael Price, Roy Gulbeyan, Maj Forsberg
		Points per quarter: 14:21, 21:11, 14:14, 18:14
		Points: Moore (19) Rebounds: Brunson (19) Assists: Whalen (5)		Points: Bonner (21) Rebounds: Dupree (12) Assists: Bonner (5)
		1-0

27 Sep 2015	report	Phoenix Mercury 71, Minnesota Lynx 72			US Airways Center , Phoenix Visitors: 9,871 Referees: Kurt Walker, Amy Bonner, Eric Brewton
		Points per quarter: 15:25, 26:16, 18:17, 12:14
		Points: Dupree (16) Rebounds: Currie (7) Assists: Currie (6)		Points: Moore (40) Rebounds: Fowles (14) Assists: Moore , Whalen (4 each)
		0: 2

WNBA Finals

(W1) Minnesota Lynx - (E3) Indiana Fever

0Oct 4, 2015	report	Minnesota Lynx 69, Indiana Fever 75			Target Center , Minneapolis Visitors: 11,023 Referees: Sue Blauch, Eric Brewton, Kurt Walker
		Points per quarter: 10:10, 19:25, 18:19, 22:21
		Points: Moore (27) Rebounds: Moore (12) Assists: Augustus , Whalen (4 each)		Points: January (19) Rebounds: Larkins (8) Assists: January (6)
		0: 1

0Oct 6, 2015	report	Minnesota Lynx 77 , Indiana Fever 71			Target Center , Minneapolis Visitors: 12,134 Referees: Michael Price, Maj Forsberg, Lamont Simpson
		Points per quarter: 20:24, 19:17, 24:18, 14:12
		Points: Fowles (21) Rebounds: Fowles (9) Assists: Cruz , Moore (5 each)		Points: January (17) Rebounds: Catchings , Larkins (9 each) Assists: Catchings , January (5 each)
		1: 1

0Oct 9, 2015	report	Indiana Fever 77, Minnesota Lynx 80			Bankers Life Fieldhouse , Indianapolis Visitors: 16,332 Referees: Denise Brooks, Roy Gulbeyan, Tom Mauer
		Points per quarter: 19:20, 23:18, 15:21, 20:21
		Points: Johnson (17) Rebounds: Catchings (10) Assists: January (8)		Points: Moore (24) Rebounds: Fowles (11) Assists: Cruz (5)
		1: 2

Oct 11, 2015	report	Indiana Fever 75 , Minnesota Lynx 69			Bankers Life Fieldhouse , Indianapolis Visitors: 10,582 Referees: Sue Blauch, Eric Brewton, Maj Forsberg
		Points per quarter: 15:20, 21:12, 22:14, 17:23
		Points: Johnson (15) Rebounds: Larkins (6) Assists: January (5)		Points: Moore (20) Rebounds: Moore (8) Assists: six players (2 each)
		2: 2

Oct 14, 2015	report	Minnesota Lynx 69 , Indiana Fever 52			Target Center , Minneapolis Visitors: 18,933 Referees: Michael Price, Denise Brooks, Roy Gulbeyan
		Points per quarter: 15:17, 12: 4, 21: 8, 21:23
		Points: Fowles (20) Rebounds: Brunson (14) Assists: Moore (5)		Points: Catchings (18) Rebounds: Catchings (11) Assists: January , Zellous (3 each)
		3: 2

WNBA championship team

WNBA champions Minnesota Lynx

Guards: Anna Cruz , Kalana Greene , Tricia Liston , Renee Montgomery , Lindsay Whalen Guard-Forwards: Seimone Augustus Forwards: Rebekkah Brunson , Asjha Jones , Shae Kelley , Maya Moore , Devereaux Peters Center: Sylvia Fowles Head Coach: Cheryl Reeve   General Manager: Roger Griffith

Awards

Award	Player	team	comment
WNBA Finals MVP Award	Sylvia Fowles	Minnesota Lynx	-
WNBA Most Valuable Player Award	Elena Delle Donne	Chicago Sky	38 out of 39 votes
WNBA Defensive Player of the Year Award	Brittney Griner	Phoenix Mercury	33 out of 39 votes
WNBA Most Improved Player Award	Kelsey Bone	Connecticut Sun	14 out of 39 votes
WNBA Peak Performer (points)	Elena Delle Donne	Chicago Sky	23.4 points per game
WNBA Peak Performer (Rebounds)	Courtney Paris	Tulsa Shock	9.3 rebounds per game
WNBA Peak Performer (Assists)	Courtney Vandersloot	Chicago Sky	5.8 assists per game
WNBA Rookie of the Year Award	Jewell Loyd	Seattle Storm	21 out of 39 votes
WNBA Sixth Woman of the Year Award	Allie Quigley	Chicago Sky	24 out of 39 votes
Kim Perrot Sportsmanship Award	DeLisha Milton-Jones	Atlanta Dream	11 out of 39 votes
WNBA Coach of the Year Award	Bill Laimbeer	New York Liberty	23 of 39 votes

All-WNBA teams

All-WNBA First Team
Guards:	DeWanna Bonner - Angel McCoughtry
Forwards:	Maya Moore - Elena Delle Donne
Center:	Tina Charles

All-WNBA Second Team
Guards:	Epiphanny Prince - Courtney Vandersloot
Forwards:	Candace Parker - Tamika Catchings
Center:	Brittney Griner

All-rookie team

All-rookie team
Guards:	Jewell Loyd - Brittany Boyd - Ana Dabović
Forwards:	Ramu Tokashiki - Natalie Achonwa
Center:	Kiah Stokes

All-Defensive Team

All-Defensive First Team
Guards:	Briann January - Angel McCoughtry
Forwards:	Nneka Ogwumike - Tamika Catchings
Center:	Brittney Griner

All-Defensive Second Team
Guards:	Tanisha Wright - DeWanna Bonner
Forwards:	Sancho Lyttle - Tina Charles
Center:	Kiah Stokes

Season Notes

• Tulsa Shock played their last season before their announced move to Dallas / Fort Worth and reached the playoffs for the first time.

Web links

• wnba.com