The 2005 season was the ninth regular season for the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA).
The ninth WNBA Draft took place on April 16, 2005 at NBA Entertainment Studios in Secaucus , New Jersey , United States .
The WNBA championship won the first time the Sacramento Monarchs , who defeated the Connecticut Sun with 3-1 in the final series . Monarchs Center Yolanda Griffith has been named Finals MVP.
Draft
The ninth WNBA Draft took place on April 16, 2005 at NBA Entertainment Studios in Secaucus , New Jersey , United States .
The Charlotte Sting's first pick was Janel McCarville from the USA . After that, Indiana selected Tan White in second place , followed by Sandora Irvin in third place, who was selected by the Phoenix Mercury . In total, the 13 franchises secured the rights to 39 players. The United States made up the majority with 38 players.
Top 5 picks
Abbreviations: Pos = Position, G = Guard, F = Forward, C = Center
Regular season
Closing tables
Abbreviations: Pl. = Place, Sp. = Games, S = wins, N = defeats, GB = games behind the leader of the conference
Explanations: = Playoff qualification, = Conference winner
Playoffs
Conference semifinals (round 1)
Eastern Conference
Connecticut Sun (1) - Detroit Shock (4)
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date
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Away team
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Home team
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Note
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August 31 |
Connecticut |
73 |
62 |
Detroit |
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September 2nd |
Detroit |
67 |
75 |
Connecticut |
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Connecticut wins the series 2-0.
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Indiana Fever (2) - New York Liberty (3)
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date
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Away team
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Home team
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Note
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August 30th |
Indiana |
63 |
51 |
new York |
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September 1 |
new York |
50 |
58 |
Indiana |
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Indiana wins the series 2-0.
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Western Conference
Sacramento Monarchs (1) - Los Angeles Sparks (4)
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date
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Away team
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Home team
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Note
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August 31 |
Sacramento |
75 |
72 |
los Angeles |
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September 2nd |
los Angeles |
63 |
81 |
Sacramento |
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Phoenix wins the series 2-0.
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Seattle Storm (2) - Houston Comets (3)
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date
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Away team
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Home team
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Note
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August 30th |
Seattle |
75 |
67 |
Houston |
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September 1 |
Houston |
67 |
64 |
Seattle |
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September 3 |
Houston |
75 |
58 |
Seattle |
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Houston wins the series 2-1.
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Conference Finals (Round 2)
Eastern Conference
Connecticut Sun (1) - Indiana Fever (2)
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date
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Away team
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Home team
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Note
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September 8th |
Connecticut |
73 |
68 |
Indiana |
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September 10 |
Indiana |
67 |
77 |
Connecticut |
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Connecticut wins the series 2-0.
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Western Conference
Sacramento Monarchs (1) - Houston Comets (3)
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date
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Away team
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Home team
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Note
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September 8th |
Sacramento |
73 |
69 |
Houston |
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September 10 |
Houston |
67 |
77 |
Sacramento |
OT
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Sacramento wins the series 2-0.
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Finals (round 3)
Connecticut Sun (E1) - Sacramento Monarchs (W1)
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date
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Away team
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Home team
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Note
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September 14th |
Sacramento |
69 |
65 |
Connecticut |
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September 15th |
Sacramento |
70 |
77 |
Connecticut |
OT
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September 18 |
Connecticut |
55 |
66 |
Sacramento |
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September 20th |
Connecticut |
55 |
62 |
Sacramento |
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Sacramento wins the series 3-1. Yolanda Griffith has been named Finals MVP.
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WNBA championship team
(Participation in at least one playoff game)
WNBA awards and trophies awarded
All-WNBA teams
From the 2005 season, an all-rookie team and two all-defensive teams were honored in addition to the two all-WNBA teams.
All-rookie team
All-Defensive Team
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