WNBA 2018
Women's National Basketball Association | |||
◄ previous | 2018 season | next ► | |
Duration | May 18 - August 19, 2018 | ||
Season games per team | 34 | ||
Number of teams | 12 | ||
Regular season | |||
Playoffs | |||
Eastern - Champion | Atlanta Dream (Regular Season) | ||
Western - Champion | Seattle Storm (Regular Season) | ||
Finals | |||
WNBA champion | Seattle Storm | ||
Runner-up | Washington Mystics |
The 2018 season was the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) 's 22nd season . The regular season began on May 18, 2018. After the regular season, which ran until August 19, 2018, the playoffs for the WNBA championship were carried out.
Draft
On November 13, 2017, a lottery was held to determine the order in which the first four picks were selected. In the lottery, the Las Vegas Aces secured the first draft pick ahead of the Indiana Fever and the Chicago Sky . The Chicago Sky participated in the draft draw twice. With their own lottery ticket they received the fourth draft pick. The third draft pick they received after a trade with the Atlanta Dream . The probability of winning was determined on the basis of the balance sheets for the last two seasons.
The 2018 WNBA Draft took place on April 12, 2018 at the Nike Headquarters in New York , New York . The first player to be drafted was A'ja Wilson . She was followed by Kelsey Mitchell and Diamond DeShields . In total, the 12 franchises secured the rights to 36 players in three rounds. The United States made up the majority with 29 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. | A'ja Wilson | United States | F. | Las Vegas Aces | University of South Carolina |
2. | Kelsey Mitchell | United States | G | Indiana Fever | Ohio State University |
3. | Diamond DeShields | United States | G |
Chicago Sky (from Atlanta Dream ) |
University of Tennessee |
4th | Gabby Williams | United States | F. | Chicago Sky | University of Connecticut |
5. | Jordin Canada | United States | G | Seattle Storm | UCLA |
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.
rank | total | team | S. | N | PCT |
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1 | 2 | Atlanta Dream | 23 | 11 | 0.676 |
2 | 3 | Washington Mystics | 22nd | 12 | 0.647 |
3 | 4th | Connecticut Sun | 21st | 13 | 0.618 |
4th | 10 | Chicago Sky | 13 | 21st | 0.382 |
5 | 11 | New York Liberty | 7th | 27 | 0.206 |
6th | 12 | Indiana Fever | 6th | 28 | 0.176 |
rank | total | team | S. | N | PCT |
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1 | 1 | Seattle Storm | 26th | 8th | 0.765 |
2 | 5 | Phoenix Mercury | 20th | 14th | 0.588 |
3 | 6th | Los Angeles Sparks | 19th | 15th | 0.559 |
4th | 7th | Minnesota Lynx | 18th | 16 | 0.529 |
5 | 8th | Dallas Wings | 15th | 19th | 0.441 |
6th | 9 | Las Vegas Aces | 14th | 20th | 0.412 |
All-Star Game 2018
The 15th All-Star Game of the WNBA is scheduled to take place on July 28, 2018 at the Target Center in Minneapolis , Minnesota .
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.
Playoff tree
1 round | 2nd round | Semifinals | WNBA finals | |||||||||||||||||||
1 | Seattle Storm | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Phoenix Mercury | 1 | 5 | Phoenix Mercury | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
8th | Dallas Wings | 0 | 4th | Connecticut Sun | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | Phoenix Mercury | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Seattle Storm | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
3 | Washington Mystics | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
3 | Washington Mystics | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
6th | Los Angeles Sparks | 1 | 6th | Los Angeles Sparks | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
7th | Minnesota Lynx | 0 | 2 | Atlanta Dream | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Washington Mystics | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
WNBA championship team
(Participation in at least one playoff game)
WNBA champions Seattle Storm |
Guards: Sue Bird , Jordin Canada , Jewell Loyd , Noelle Quinn , Mercedes Russell
Guard forwards: Sami Whitcomb Forwards: Alysha Clark , Natasha Howard , Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis , Breanna Stewart (Finals MVP) Forward Centers: Crystal Langhorne Center: Courtney Paris Head Coach: Dan Hughes General Manager: Alisha Valavanis |
Awards
Award | Player | team | comment |
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WNBA Finals MVP Award | Breanna Stewart | Seattle Storm | - |
WNBA Most Valuable Player Award | Breanna Stewart | Seattle Storm | 33 out of 39 votes |
WNBA Defensive Player of the Year Award | Alana Beard | Los Angeles Sparks | 16 out of 39 votes |
WNBA Most Improved Player Award | Natasha Howard | Seattle Storm | 29 out of 39 votes |
WNBA Peak Performer (points) | Liz Cambage | Dallas Wings | 23.0 points per game |
WNBA Peak Performer (Rebounds) | Sylvia Fowles | Minnesota Lynx | 11.9 rebounds per game |
WNBA Peak Performer (Assists) | Courtney Vandersloot | Chicago Sky | 8.6 assists per game |
WNBA Rookie of the Year Award | A'ja Wilson | Las Vegas Aces | 39 votes out of 39 |
WNBA Sixth Woman of the Year Award | Jonquel Jones | Connecticut Sun | 20 out of 38 votes |
Kim Perrot Sportsmanship Award | Sue Bird | Seattle Storm | 16 out of 38 votes |
WNBA Coach of the Year Award | Nicki Collen | Atlanta Dream | 37 out of 39 votes |
WNBA Basketball Executive Of The Year Award | Chris Sienko | Atlanta Dream | 42 points |
All-WNBA teams
All-WNBA First Team | |
Guards: | Diana Taurasi - Tiffany Hayes |
Forwards: | Breanna Stewart - Elena Delle Donne |
Center: | Liz Cambage |
All-WNBA Second Team | |
Guards: | Skylar Diggins-Smith - Courtney Vandersloot |
Forwards: | Candace Parker - Maya Moore |
Center: | Brittney Griner |
All-rookie team
All-rookie team |
( LVA ) A'ja Wilson - Ariel Atkins - Diamond DeShields Azurá Stevens - Kelsey Mitchell |
All-Defensive Team
All-Defensive First Team | |
Guards: | Alana Beard - Jasmine Thomas |
Forwards: | Natasha Howard - Jessica Breland |
Center: | Brittney Griner |
All-Defensive Second Team | |
Guards: | Tiffany Hayes - Ariel Atkins |
Forwards: | Rebekkah Brunson - Nneka Ogwumike |
Center: | Sylvia Fowles |
Web links
- Official homepage of the WNBA (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Key Dates: 2018 WNBA Season. WNBA, March 12, 2018, accessed April 20, 2018 .
- ^ WNBA Draft Board. WNBA, April 12, 2018, accessed September 3, 2019 .