WNBA 2017
Women's National Basketball Association | |||
◄ previous | 2017 season | next ► | |
Duration | May 13 - September 3, 2017 | ||
Season games per team | 34 | ||
Number of teams | 12 | ||
Regular season | |||
Best record | Minnesota Lynx | ||
Season MVP | Sylvia Fowles | ||
Top scorer | Brittney Griner | ||
Playoffs | |||
Finals | |||
WNBA champion | Minnesota Lynx | ||
Runner-up | ![]() |
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Finals MVP | Sylvia Fowles |
The 2017 season was the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) 's 21st season . The regular season began on May 13, 2017. After the regular season, which ran until September 3, 2017, the playoffs for the WNBA championship were carried out.
Draft
A lottery was held on September 28, 2016 to determine the order in which the first four picks were selected. In the lottery, the San Antonio Stars secured their first draft pick ahead of the Washington Mystics and the Dallas Wings . The Los Angeles Sparks received only the fourth draft pick, they were only in this raffle because of a trade with the Connecticut Sun. The probability of winning was determined on the basis of the balance sheets for the last two seasons.
The 2017 WNBA Draft took place on April 13, 2017 at the Samsung 837 in New York , New York . The first player to be drafted was Kelsey Plum . She was followed by Alaina Coates and Evelyn Akhator . In total, the 12 franchises secured the rights to 36 players in three rounds. The United States made up the lion's share with 27 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. | Kelsey Plum |
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G | San Antonio Stars | University of Washington |
2. | Alaina Coates |
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C. |
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University of South Carolina |
3. | Evelyn Akhator |
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F / C | Dallas Wings | University of Kentucky |
4th | Allisha Gray |
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G |
Dallas Wings (from Connecticut Sun via Los Angeles Sparks ) ![]() ![]() |
University of South Carolina |
5. | Nia Coffey |
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F. |
San Antonio Stars (by Phoenix Mercury ) ![]() |
Northwestern 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. Overall, each team should play 34 season games during the regular season, each team half of the games at home or away. Due to the introduction of the conference-wide playoff system in 2016, the distribution of opponents in the regular season was also adjusted. Within their own conference, the teams play against one team a total of four times and against the remaining four teams three times against each other. In addition, each team plays three more games against each team from the other conference.
Closing tables
Explanations: = Playoff qualification, = Conference winner
Eastern Conference | ||||||||
Pl | team | Sp | S. | N | % | GB | home | Away |
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1 | New York Liberty | 34 | 22nd | 12 | 64.7 | - | 13: 4 | 9: 8 |
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34 | 21st | 13 | 61.8 | 1 | 12: 5 | 9: 8 |
3 |
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34 | 18th | 16 | 52.9 | 4th | 11: 6 | 7:10 |
4th |
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34 | 12 | 22nd | 35.3 | 10 | 4:13 | 8: 9 |
5 |
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34 | 12 | 22nd | 35.3 | 10 | 9: 8 | 3:14 |
6th |
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34 | 9 | 25th | 26.5 | 13 | 6:11 | 3:14 |
Western Conference | ||||||||
Pl | team | Sp | S. | N | % | GB | home | Away |
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1 | Minnesota Lynx | 34 | 27 | 7th | 79.4 | - | 15: 2 | 12: 5 |
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34 | 26th | 8th | 76.5 | 1 | 16: 1 | 10: 7 |
3 |
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34 | 18th | 16 | 52.9 | 9 | 9: 8 | 9: 8 |
4th | Dallas Wings | 34 | 16 | 18th | 47.1 | 11 | 10: 7 | 6:11 |
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34 | 15th | 19th | 44.1 | 12 | 10: 7 | 5:12 |
6th | San Antonio Stars | 34 | 8th | 26th | 23.5 | 19th | 6:11 | 2:15 |
All-Star Game 2017
The WNBA's 14th All-Star Game was played on July 22, 2017 at the KeyArena in Seattle , Washington . The selection of the Western Conference defeated that of the Eastern Conference with 130: 121. All-Star Game MVP became Maya Moore for the second year in a row .
Playoffs
mode
The eight teams in the league with the most successes in the regular season start in the playoffs. These are set from one to eight according to the balance sheet. In the first round the number 5 receives the number 8 and the number 6 receives the number 7 each in a decisive game. The top four have a bye this round. In the second round, number 3 receives the lower seeded winner from the first round and number 4 receives the higher seeded winner from the first round. This round will also be decided in a one game and the two top teams also have a bye. In the third round (semifinals) number 1 meets the lower seeded winner from the second round and number 2 the higher seeded winner from the second round. The winner of this playoff series will reach the WNBA finals. The semi-finals and the final are played in the best-of-five mode, which means that a team needs three wins to be successful. 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.
First round
6 Sep 2017 | report |
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Capital One Arena , Washington, DC Visitors: 6,483 Referees: Thomas Nunez, Tim Greene, Tiara Cruse |
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Points per quarter: 18:12, 16:22, 25:16, 27:26 | |||||
Points: Delle Donne (25) Rebounds: Thomas (17) Assists: Meesseman (5) |
Points: Powers (21) Rebounds: Johnson (14) Assists: four players (3 each) |
6 Sep 2017 | report |
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Wells Fargo Arena , Tempe Visitors: 5,764 Referees: Kurt Walker, Eric Brewton, Tiffany Bird, Cheryl Flores |
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Points per quarter: 16:17, 16:14, 24:15, 23:23 | |||||
Points: Griner (23) Rebounds: Griner (11) Assists: three players (3 each) |
Points: Stewart (23) Rebounds: Stewart (8) Assists: Bird (5) |
Second round
Sep 10 2017 | report |
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Mohegan Sun Arena , Uncasville Visitors: 8,420 Referees: Roy Gulbeyan, Byron Jarrett, Maj Forsberg |
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Points per quarter: 29-18, 21-25, 18-25, 15-20 | |||||
Points: A. Thomas (20) Rebounds: J. Jones (15) Assists: J. Thomas (4) |
Points: Griner (26) Rebounds: Griner (9) Assists: Mitchell (5) |
Sep 10 2017 | report |
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New York Liberty 68, Washington Mystics 82
Madison Square Garden , New York City Visitors: 9,538 Referees: Sue Blauch, Billy Smith, Jeff Wooten |
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Points per quarter: 21-10, 20-25, 10-25, 17-22 | |||||
Points: Charles (18) Rebounds: Charles , Zellous (6 each) Assists: Hartley (5) |
Points: Toliver (32) Rebounds: Delle Donne (10) Assists: Ruffin-Pratt , Toliver (4 each) |
Semifinals
(1) Minnesota Lynx - (6) Washington Mystics
Sep 12 2014 | report |
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Minnesota Lynx 101 , Washington Mystics 81
Williams Arena , Minneapolis Visitors: 7,834 Referees: Maj Forsberg, Billy Smith, JB DeRosa |
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Points per quarter: 26-18, 27-10, 31-18, 17-25 | |||||
Points: Augustus (24) Rebounds: Fowles (7) Assists: Moore (4) |
Points: Delle Donne (17) Rebounds: Delle Donne (6) Assists: Toliver (6) |
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1-0 |
Sep 14 2017 | report |
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Minnesota Lynx 93 , Washington Mystics 83
Williams Arena , Minneapolis Visitors: 9,033 Referees: Roy Gulbeyan, Sue Blauch, Vladimir Voyard-Tadal |
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Points per quarter: 19-29, 26-18, 24-17, 24-19 | |||||
Points: Fowles (25) Rebounds: Brunson (10) Assists: Whalen (7) |
Points: Delle Donne , Toliver (25 each) Rebounds: Thomas (7) Assists: Toliver (6) |
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2-0 |
17 Sep 2017 | report |
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Capital One Arena , Washington, DC Visitors: 7,950 Referees: Kurt Walker, Jeff Wooten, Cheryl Flores |
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Points per quarter: 16-18, 23-20, 14-21, 17-22 | |||||
Points: Delle Donne (15) Rebounds: Delle Donne (8) Assists: Toliver (5) |
Points: Moore (21) Rebounds: Fowles (14) Assists: Moore , Whalen (5 each) |
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(2) Los Angeles Sparks - (5) Phoenix Mercury
Sep 12 2017 | report |
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Staples Center , Los Angeles Visitors: 7,963 Referees: Kurt Walker, Jeff Smith, Tiffany Bird |
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Points per quarter: 19-23, 23-19, 14-6, 23-18 | |||||
Points: Ogwumike (19) Rebounds: Ogwumike (9) Assists: Gray (6) |
Points: Mitchell (19) Rebounds: Little (11) Assists: Mitchell (4) |
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1-0 |
Sep 14 2017 | report |
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Walter Pyramid , Long Beach Visitors: 4,023 Referees: Thomas Nunez, Byron Jarrett, Maj Forsberg |
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Points per quarter: 22-19, 21-16, 18-20, 25-17 | |||||
Points: Parker (24) Rebounds: Parker (13) Assists: Parker (6) |
Points: Taurasi (21) Rebounds: Mitchell (6) Assists: Taurasi (4) |
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2-0 |
17 Sep 2017 | report |
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Talking Stick Resort Arena , Phoenix Visitors: 12,043 Referees: Sue Blauch, Billy Smith, Eric Brewton |
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Points per quarter: 25-21, 13-24, 24-18, 25-26 | |||||
Points: Taurasi (22) Rebounds: Little , Griner (8 each) Assists: Taurasi , Mitchell (5 each) |
Points: Sims (22) Rebounds: Ogwumike (12) Assists: Parker (11) |
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0: 3 |
WNBA finals
Sep 24 2017 | report |
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Minnesota Lynx 84, Los Angeles Sparks 85
Williams Arena , Minneapolis Visitors: 11,823 Referees: Kurt Walker, Cheryl Flores, Jeff Wooten |
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Points per quarter: 11–32, 22-11, 23–25, 28-17 | |||||
Points: Moore (27) Rebounds: Fowles (13) Assists: Whalen (6) |
Points: Gray (27) Rebounds: Parker (12) Assists: Gray (6) |
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0: 1 |
26 Sep 2017 | report |
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Minnesota Lynx 70 , Los Angeles Sparks 68
Williams Arena , Minneapolis Visitors: 11,434 Referees: Maj Forsberg, Byron Jarrett, Billy Smith |
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Points per quarter: 28-10, 17-16, 15-24, 10-18 | |||||
Points: Whalen (14) Rebounds: Fowles (17) Assists: Brunson , Whalen (3 each) |
Points: Parker (17) Rebounds: Ogwumike (13) Assists: Parker (6) |
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1: 1 |
29 Sep 2017 | report |
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Staples Center , Los Angeles Visitors: 13,500 Referees: Sue Blauch, Eric Brewton, Roy Gulbeyan |
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Points per quarter: 17–8, 15–18, 24–22, 19–16 | |||||
Points: Ogwumike , Sims (16 each) Rebounds: Ogwumike (10) Assists: Parker (5) |
Points: Moore (16) Rebounds: Fowles (11) Assists: Jones (4) |
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2: 1 |
Oct. 1, 2017 | report |
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Staples Center , Los Angeles Visitors: 13,500 Referees: Maj Forsberg, Kurt Walker, Billy Smith |
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Points per quarter: 16-21, 15-22, 13-18, 25-19 | |||||
Points: Sims (18) Rebounds: Ogwumike , Parker (8 each) Assists: Gray (9) |
Points: Fowles (22) Rebounds: Fowles (14) Assists: Whalen (8) |
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2: 2 |
4th Oct 2017 | report |
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Minnesota Lynx 85 , Los Angeles Sparks 76
Williams Arena , Minneapolis Visitors: 14,632 Referees: Sue Blauch, Roy Gulbeyan, Byron Jarrett |
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Points per quarter: 21-19, 20-16, 19-21, 25-20 | |||||
Points: Moore (18) Rebounds: Fowles (20) Assists: Whalen (8) |
Points: Parker (19) Rebounds: Parker (15) Assists: Gray (8) |
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3: 2 |
Playoff tree
1 round | 2nd round | Semifinals | WNBA finals | |||||||||||||||||||
1 | Minnesota Lynx | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
6th | Washington Mystics | 1 | 6th | Washington Mystics | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
7th | Dallas Wings | 0 | 3 | New York Liberty | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
6th | Washington Mystics | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Minnesota Lynx | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Los Angeles Sparks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
4th | Connecticut Sun | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Phoenix Mercury | 1 | 5 | Phoenix Mercury | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
8th | Seattle Storm | 0 | 2 | Los Angeles Sparks | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | Phoenix Mercury | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
WNBA championship team
WNBA champions Minnesota Lynx |
Guards: Anna Cruz , Alexis Jones , Renee Montgomery , Jia Perkins , Lindsay Whalen Guard-Forwards: Seimone Augustus Forwards: Rebekkah Brunson , Natasha Howard , Maya Moore , Cecilia Zandalasini Forward centers: Plenette Pierson Center: Sylvia Fowles , Temi Fagbenle Head Coach: Cheryl Reeve General Manager: Roger Griffith |
Awards
Award | Player | team | comment |
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WNBA Finals MVP Award | Sylvia Fowles | Minnesota Lynx | - |
WNBA Most Valuable Player Award | Sylvia Fowles | Minnesota Lynx | 35 votes out of 40 |
WNBA Defensive Player of the Year Award | Alana Beard |
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28 votes out of 40 |
WNBA Most Improved Player Award | Jonquel Jones |
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32 votes out of 40 |
WNBA Peak Performer (points) | Brittney Griner |
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21.9 points per game |
WNBA Peak Performer (Rebounds) | Jonquel Jones |
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11.9 rebounds per game |
WNBA Peak Performer (Assists) | Courtney Vandersloot |
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8.1 assists per game |
WNBA Rookie of the Year Award | Allisha Gray | Dallas Wings | 30 votes out of 40 |
WNBA Sixth Woman of the Year Award | Sugar Rodgers | New York Liberty | 15 out of 40 votes |
Kim Perrot Sportsmanship Award | Sue Bird |
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20 out of 40 votes |
WNBA Coach of the Year Award | Curt Miller |
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36 out of 40 votes |
All-WNBA teams
All-WNBA First Team | |
Guards: | Skylar Diggins-Smith - Maya Moore |
Forwards: |
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Center: | Sylvia Fowles |
All-WNBA Second Team | |
Guards: |
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Forwards: |
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Center: |
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All-rookie team
All-rookie team | |
Guards: |
Allisha Gray - Brittney Sykes![]() |
Forwards: | Kelsey Plum - Kaela Davis |
Center: |
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All-Defensive Team
All-Defensive First Team | |
Guards: |
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Forwards: |
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Center: | Sylvia Fowles |
All-Defensive Second Team | |
Guards: |
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Forwards: |
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Center: |
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Web links
- Official homepage of the WNBA (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Key Dates: 2017 WNBA Season. WNBA, accessed April 26, 2017 .
- ^ WNBA Draft Board. WNBA, accessed April 26, 2017 .