WNBA 2013
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Women's National Basketball Association | ||
◄ previous | 2013 season | next ► | |
Duration | May 24th - October 10th 2013 | ||
Season games per team | 34 | ||
Number of teams | 12 | ||
Spectators (total) | 1,536,259 (∅: 7,531 per game) | ||
Regular season | |||
Best record | Minnesota Lynx | ||
Season MVP |
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Top scorer |
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Playoffs | |||
Eastern - Champion |
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Western - Champion | Minnesota Lynx | ||
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Finals | |||
WNBA champion | Minnesota Lynx | ||
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Finals MVP | Maya Moore |
The 2013 season is the 17th season of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). The regular season began on May 24, 2013 with the opening game between the Indiana Fever and the San Antonio Silver Stars . After the end of the regular season, which will be played until September 15, 2013, the playoffs for the WNBA championship begin.
Draft
On September 26, 2012, a lottery was held to determine the order in which the first four picks were selected. In the lottery, the Phoenix Mercury secured the first draft pick in front of the Chicago Sky and the Tulsa Shock . The Washington Mystics , who had the most promising chance of the first election rights, was assigned only the fourth draft pick.
The WNBA Draft 2013 finally took place on April 15, 2013, in which the Mercury selected the American Brittney Griner as the first pick . After that, Sky secured the rights to the American Elena Delle Donne . In total, the 12 franchises secured the rights to 36 players. The United States made up the majority with 30 players .
Top 5 picks
Abbreviations: Pos = Position, G = Guard, F = Forward, C = Center
# | Player | nationality | Item | WNBA team | College / professional team |
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1. | Brittney Griner |
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C. |
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Baylor University |
2. | Elena Delle Donne |
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G / F |
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University of Delaware |
3. | Skylar Diggins |
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G |
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University of Notre Dame |
4th | Tayler Hill |
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G |
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Ohio State University |
5. | Kelsey Bone |
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C. | New York Liberty | Texas A&M University |
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 2013
- Main article: All-Star Game 2013
The 11th WNBA All-Star Game was played on July 27, 2013 at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Montville , Connecticut . The league leadership awarded the game to the Connecticut Sun on September 27, 2012 , which hosted it in 2005 and 2009 . As in previous years, a selection of the best players from the Eastern Conference competed against those from the Western Conference .
July 27, 2013 | Summary | Eastern Conference | 98-102 | Western Conference |
Mohegan Sun Arena , Uncasville, Connecticut Visitors: 9,323 Referees: |
Points per quarter: 27:29, 22:14, 32:31, 28:17 | |||||
Points: Latta , Prince (15) Rebounds: de Souza , McCoughtry (8) Assists: Pondexter (5) |
Points: Parker (23); Toliver (21) Rebounds: Brunson , Parker (11) Assists: Robinson (4) |
Closing tables
As of September 14, 2013
Explanations: _ = Playoff qualification, _ = Conference winner
Eastern Conference | ||||||||
Pl | team | Sp | S. | N | % | GB | home | Away |
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34 | 24 | 10 | 70.6 | - | 14: 3 | 10: 7 |
2 |
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34 | 17th | 17th | 50 | 7.0 | 13: 4 | 4:13 |
3 |
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34 | 17th | 17th | 50 | 7.0 | 10: 7 | 7:10 |
4th |
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34 | 16 | 18th | 47.1 | 8.0 | 9: 8 | 7:10 |
5 | New York Liberty | 34 | 11 | 23 | 32.4 | 13.0 | 6:11 | 5:12 |
6th |
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34 | 10 | 24 | 29.4 | 14.0 | 8: 9 | 2:15 |
Western Conference | ||||||||
Pl | team | Sp | S. | N | % | GB | home | Away |
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1 | Minnesota Lynx | 34 | 26th | 8th | 76.5 | - | 15: 2 | 11: 6 |
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34 | 24 | 10 | 70.6 | 2.0 | 15: 2 | 9: 8 |
3 |
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34 | 19th | 15th | 55.9 | 7.0 | 10: 7 | 9: 8 |
4th |
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34 | 17th | 17th | 50 | 9.0 | 9: 8 | 8: 9 |
5 |
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34 | 12 | 22nd | 35.3 | 14.0 | 8: 9 | 4:13 |
6th |
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34 | 11 | 23 | 32.4 | 15.0 | 7:10 | 4:13 |
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 finals (WNBA finals) 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 | |||||||||||
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4th |
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Eastern Conference | |||||||||||||
4th |
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3 |
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E2 |
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0 | |||||||||||
W1 | Minnesota Lynx | 3 | |||||||||||
1 | Minnesota Lynx | 2 | |||||||||||
4th |
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1 | Minnesota Lynx | 2 | |||||||||||
Western Conference | |||||||||||||
3 |
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2 |
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3 |
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2 |
Conference semifinals (round 1)
Eastern Conference
(1) Chicago Sky - (4) Indiana Fever
7:00 p.m. |
Sep 20 2013 report |
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72 - 85 |
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Allstate Arena , Rosemont, Illinois Visitors: 5,895 |
Points per quarter: 22- 25 , 15- 25 , 21- 22 , 14 -13 | |||||
Points: Delle Donne 20 rebounds: Fowels 10 assists: Vandersloot 7 |
Points: Cell 20 rebounds: Larkins 11 assists: January 6 |
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Stand: 0: 1 |
15:00 |
22 Sep 2013 report |
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79 - 57 |
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Bankers Life Fieldhouse , Indianapolis, Indiana Visitors: 7,144 |
Points per quarter: 22 -14, 25 -13, 20 -16, 12- 14 | |||||
Points: Catchings 18 rebounds: Catchings 12 assists: January 4 |
Points: Fowels 14 rebounds: Fowels 14 assists: Delle Donne , Vandersloot 2 |
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Final score : 2-0 |
(2) Atlanta Dream - (3) Washington Mystics
8:00 p.m. |
19 Sep 2013 report |
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56 - 71 |
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Philips Arena , Atlanta, Georgia Visitors: 3,862 |
Points per quarter: 12- 16 , 12- 15 , 13- 26 , 19 -14 | |||||
Points: McCoughtry 20 rebounds: de Souza 12 assists: McCoughtry 3 |
Points: Latta 14 rebounds: Langhorne 15 assists: Latta 7 |
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Stand: 0: 1 |
7:00 p.m. |
21 Sep 2013 report |
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45 - 63 |
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Verizon Center , Washington, DC Visitors: 7,065 |
Points per quarter: 9- 17 , 12- 19 , 15 -10, 9- 17 | |||||
Points: Hill 11 rebounds: Vaughn , Snow 6 assists: McKenith 3 |
Points: McCoughtry 20 rebounds: de Souza 15 assists: Thomas 6 |
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Stand: 1: 1 |
8:00 p.m. |
23 Sep 2013 report |
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80 - 72 |
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Philips Arena , Atlanta, Georgia Visitors: 4,078 |
Points per quarter: 20- 22 , 19-19, 14-14, 27 -17 | |||||
Points: de Souza , Hayes 18 rebounds: de Souza 14 assists: McCoughtry 7 |
Points: Currie 22 rebounds: Langhorne 6 assists: Ajavon 5 |
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Stand: 2: 1 |
Western Conference
(1) Minnesota Lynx - (4) Seattle Storm
21:00 |
Sep 20 2013 report | Minnesota Lynx | 80 - 64 |
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Target Center , Minneapolis, Minnesota Visitors: 8,832 |
Points per quarter: 16 -15, 24 -21, 22 -12, 18 -16 | |||||
Points: Augustus 19 rebounds: Brunson 9 assists: Moore 6 |
Points: Johnson 14 rebounds: Thompson 8 assists: Johnson , Wright 4 |
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Stand: 1: 0 |
5:00 p.m. |
22 Sep 2013 report |
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55 - 58 | Minnesota Lynx |
Tacoma Dome , Tacoma, Washington Visitors: 3,457 |
Points per quarter: 16- 20 , 12 -8, 11- 14 , 16-16 | |||||
Points: Wright 16 rebounds: Clark , Thompson 9 assists: Johnson , Stricklen , Wright 2 |
Points: Moore 22 rebounds: Brunson 13 assists: McCarville 4 |
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Final score: 0: 2 |
(2) Los Angeles Sparks - (3) Phoenix Mercury
22:00 |
19 Sep 2013 report |
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75 - 86 |
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Staples Center , Los Angeles, California Visitors: 8,500 |
Points per quarter: 26 -20, 17- 18 , 17- 27 , 15- 21 | |||||
Points: Parker 28 rebounds: Ogwumike 14 assists: Harding 5 |
Points: Taurasi 30 rebounds: Dupree 7 assists: Taurasi 7 |
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Stand: 0: 1 |
22:00 |
21 Sep 2013 report |
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73 - 82 |
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US Airways Center , Phoenix, Arizona Visitors: 11,110 |
Points per quarter: 13- 17 , 17- 27 , 25 -21, 18 -17 | |||||
Points: Taurasi 20 rebounds: Dupree 9 assists: Taurasi 5 |
Points: Parker 31 rebounds: Ogwumike , Parker 11 assists: Harding 4 |
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Stand: 1: 1 |
22:00 |
23 Sep 2013 report |
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77 - 78 |
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Staples Center , Los Angeles, California Visitors: 9,321 |
Points per quarter: 19-19, 21- 23 , 24-24, 13 -12 | |||||
Points: Toliver 22 rebounds: Ogwumike 10 assists: Toliver , Coleman 3 |
Points: Dupree 22 rebounds: Bonner , Gilbreath 6 assists: Taurasi 10 |
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Final score: 1: 2 |
Conference Finals (Round 2)
Eastern Conference
(2) Atlanta Dream - (4) Indiana Fever
7:00 p.m. |
26 Sep 2013 report |
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84 - 79 |
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Philips Arena , Atlanta, Georgia Visitors: 4,238 |
Points per quarter: 27 -26, 15 -14, 20 -16, 22- 23 | |||||
Points: Hayes 23 rebounds: Herrington 7 assists: Herrington , McCoughtry 5 |
Points: Catchings 21 rebounds: Larkins 12 assists: Christmas , Clarendon 3 |
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Stand: 1: 0 |
16:00 |
29 Sep 2013 report |
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53 - 67 |
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Bankers Life Fieldhouse , Indianapolis, Indiana Visitors: 7,051 |
Points per quarter: 19-19, 14- 15 , 9 16 , 11 17 | |||||
Points: Catchings 24 rebounds: Larkins 7 assists: Zellous 3 |
Points: McCoughtry 27 rebounds: Herrington 9 assists: McCoughtry 3 |
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Final score: 0: 2 |
Western Conference
(1) Minnesota Lynx - (3) Phoenix Mercury
21:00 |
26 Sep 2013 report | Minnesota Lynx | 85 - 62 |
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Target Center , Minneapolis, Minnesota Visitors: 9,013 |
Points per quarter: 24 -16, 21 -6, 22 -20, 18- 20 | |||||
Points: Moore , Whalen 20 Rebounds: Whalen 6 Assists: Whalen 5 |
Points: Taurasi 15 rebounds: Griner 6 assists: Bonner , Dupree 3 |
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Stand: 1: 0 |
18:00 |
29 Sep 2013 report |
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65 - 72 | Minnesota Lynx |
US Airways Center , Phoenix, Arizona Visitors: 8,050 |
Points per quarter: 21 -19, 14- 19 , 10- 15 , 20 -19 | |||||
Points: Taurasi 21 rebounds: Griner 10 assists: Taurasi 6 |
Points: Moore 27 rebounds: Brunson 14 assists: Whalen 7 |
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Final score: 0: 2 |
Finals (round 3)
(W1) Minnesota Lynx - (E2) Atlanta Dream
8:30 p.m. |
Oct 6, 2013 report | Minnesota Lynx | 84 - 59 |
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Target Center , Minneapolis, Minnesota Visitors: 13,804 |
Points per quarter: 24 -16, 20 -9, 24 -18, 16-16 | |||||
Points: Moore 23 rebounds: Brunson 8 assists: Whalen 5 |
Points: McCoughtry 17 rebounds: Henry 14 assists: Herrington 3 |
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Stand: 1: 0 |
8:00 p.m. |
Oct 8, 2013 report | Minnesota Lynx | 88 - 63 |
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Target Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota Visitors: 12,313 |
Points per quarter: 27 -16, 24 -20, 17 -16, 20 -11 | |||||
Points: Augustus 20 rebounds: Brunson 10 assists: Whalen 5 |
Points: McCoughtry 15 rebounds: Henry 6 assists: McCoughtry 4 |
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Stand: 2: 0 |
8:30 p.m. |
Oct 10, 2013 report |
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77 - 84 | Minnesota Lynx |
Arena at Gwinnett Center , Duluth, Georgia Visitors: 5,040 |
Points per quarter: 17- 25 , 20 -13, 19- 26 , 21 -20 | |||||
Points: Hayes 20 rebounds: de Souza 9 assists: Bentley 6 |
Points: Moore 23 rebounds: Brunson 12 assists: Whalen 6 |
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Final score: 0: 3 |
WNBA championship team
WNBA champions Minnesota Lynx |
Guards: Rachel Jarry , Lindsey Moore , Sugar Rodgers , Lindsay Whalen Guard forwards: Seimone Augustus , Monica Wright Forwards: Rebekkah Brunson , Amber Harris , Maya Moore (Finals MVP) , Devereaux Peters Center: Janel McCarville Head Coach: Cheryl Reeve General Manager: Roger Griffith |
Awards
Award | Player | team | comment |
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WNBA Finals MVP Award | Maya Moore | Minnesota Lynx | - |
WNBA Most Valuable Player Award | Candace Parker |
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234 points |
WNBA Defensive Player of the Year Award | Tamika catchings |
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19 out of 39 votes |
WNBA Most Improved Player Award | Shavonte Zellous |
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30 votes out of 39 |
WNBA Peak Performer (points) | Angel McCoughtry |
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21.5 points per game |
WNBA Peak Performer (Rebounds) | Sylvia Fowles |
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11.5 rebounds per game |
WNBA Peak Performer (Assists) | Danielle Robinson |
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6.7 assists per game |
WNBA Rookie of the Year Award | Elena Delle Donne |
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WNBA Sixth Woman of the Year Award | Sylvia Fowles |
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21 out of 39 votes |
Kim Perrot Sportsmanship Award |
Swin Cash and Tamika Catchings |
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7 out of 39 votes |
WNBA Coach of the Year Award | Mike Thibault |
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11 out of 39 votes |
All-WNBA teams
All-WNBA First Team | |
Guards: |
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Forwards: |
(MIN) Maya Moore - Candace Parker![]() |
Center: |
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All-WNBA Second Team | |
Guards: |
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Forwards: |
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Center: |
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All-rookie team
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All-Defensive Team
All-Defensive First Team | |
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Center: |
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All-Defensive Second Team | |
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Center: |
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Phoenix Mercury Win Top Pick in 2013 WNBA Draft. WNBA, September 26, 2012, accessed June 4, 2013 .
- ^ WNBA Draft Board. WNBA, accessed June 4, 2013 .