WNBA 2019
Women's National Basketball Association | |||
◄ previous | Season 2019 | next ► | |
Duration | May 24th - September 8th 2019 | ||
Season games per team | 34 | ||
Number of teams | 12 | ||
Regular season | |||
Playoffs | |||
Finals |
The 2019 season is the 23rd season of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). The regular season began on May 24, 2019. After the regular season, which should run until September 8, 2019, the playoffs for the WNBA championship will be held.
Draft
On August 28, 2018, a lottery was held to determine the order in which the first four picks were selected. The four teams that missed the playoffs in 2018 took part in the lottery . In the lottery, the Las Vegas Aces again secured the top pick. The other early draft picks went to New York Liberty , Indiana Fever and Chicago Sky . The probability of winning was determined on the basis of the balance sheets for the last two seasons.
The WNBA Draft 2019 took place on April 10, 2019 at the Nike Headquarters in New York . The first player to be drafted was Jackie Young . She was followed by Asia Durr and Teaira McCowan . 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. | Jackie Young | United States | G | Las Vegas Aces | University of Notre Dame |
2. | Asia Durr | United States | G | New York Liberty | University of Louisville |
3. | Teaira McCowan | United States | C. | Indiana Fever | Mississippi State University |
4th | Katie Lou Samuelson | United States | G / F | Chicago Sky | University of Connecticut |
5. | Arike Ogunbowale | United States | G | Dallas Wings | University of Notre Dame |
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 (1) | Washington Mystics | 34 | 26th | 8th | 76.5 | - | 14: 3 | 12: 5 |
2 (2) | Connecticut Sun | 34 | 23 | 11 | 67.6 | 3 | 15: 2 | 8: 9 |
3 (5) | Chicago Sky | 34 | 20th | 14th | 58.8 | 6th | 12: 5 | 8: 9 |
4 (9) | Indiana Fever | 34 | 13 | 21st | 38.2 | 13 | 7:10 | 6:11 |
5 (11) | New York Liberty | 34 | 10 | 24 | 29.4 | 16 | 4:13 | 6:11 |
6 (12) | Atlanta Dream | 34 | 8th | 26th | 23.5 | 18th | 5:12 | 3:14 |
Western Conference | ||||||||
Pl | team | Sp | S. | N | % | GB | home | Away |
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1 (3) | Los Angeles Sparks | 34 | 22nd | 12 | 64.7 | - | 15: 2 | 7:10 |
2 (4) | Las Vegas Aces | 34 | 21st | 13 | 61.8 | 1 | 13: 4 | 8: 9 |
3 (6) | Seattle Storm | 34 | 18th | 16 | 52.9 | 4th | 11: 6 | 7:10 |
4 (7) | Minnesota Lynx | 33 | 18th | 15th | 54.5 | 4th | 7: 9 | 11: 6 |
5 (8) | Phoenix Mercury | 34 | 15th | 19th | 44.1 | 7th | 9: 8 | 6:11 |
6 (10) | Dallas Wings | 34 | 10 | 24 | 29.4 | 12 | 8: 9 | 2:15 |
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 | Washington Mystics | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Chicago Sky | 1 | 4th | Las Vegas Aces | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
8th | Phoenix Mercury | 0 | 4th | Las Vegas Aces | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | Chicago Sky | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Washington Mystics | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Connecticut Sun | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
3 | Los Angeles Sparks | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
6th | Seattle Storm | 1 | 6th | Seattle Storm | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
7th | Minnesota Lynx | 0 | 2 | Connecticut Sun | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Los Angeles Sparks | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
WNBA championship team
(Participation in at least one playoff game)
WNBA Masters Washington Mystics |
Guards: Ariel Atkins , Natasha Cloud , Kim Mestdagh , Kristi Toliver , Shatori Walker-Kimbrough
Guard Forwards: Elena Delle Donne Forwards: Tianna Hawkins , Myisha Hines-Allen , Aerial Powers , LaToya Sanders Center: Emma Meesseman (Finals MVP) Head Coach: Mike Thibault General Manager: Mike Thibault |
Awards
Award | Player | team | comment |
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WNBA Finals MVP Award | Emma Meesseman | Washington Mystics | - |
WNBA Most Valuable Player Award | Elena Delle Donne | Washington Mystics | 41 votes out of 43 |
WNBA Defensive Player of the Year Award | Natasha Howard | Seattle Storm | 33 out of 43 votes |
WNBA Most Improved Player Award | Leilani Mitchell | Phoenix Mercury | 27 out of 43 votes |
WNBA Peak Performer (points) | Brittney Griner | Phoenix Mercury | 21.9 points per game |
WNBA Peak Performer (Rebounds) | Jonquel Jones | Connecticut Sun | 9.7 rebounds per game |
WNBA Peak Performer (Assists) | Courtney Vandersloot | Chicago Sky | 9.1 assists per game |
WNBA Rookie of the Year Award | Napheesa Collier | Minnesota Lynx | 29 votes out of 43 |
WNBA Sixth Woman of the Year Award | Dearica Hamby | Las Vegas Aces | 41 votes out of 43 |
Kim Perrot Sportsmanship Award | Nneka Ogwumike | Los Angeles Sparks | 7 out of 43 votes |
WNBA Coach of the Year Award | James Wade | Chicago Sky | 27 out of 43 votes |
WNBA Basketball Executive Of The Year Award | Cheryl Reeve | Minnesota Lynx | 28 points |
All-WNBA teams
All-WNBA First Team | |
Guards: | Courtney Vandersloot - Chelsea Gray |
Forwards: | Elena Delle Donne - Natasha Howard |
Center: | Brittney Griner |
All-WNBA Second Team | |
Guards: | Diamond DeShields - ( MIN ) Odyssey Sims |
Forwards: | Jonquel Jones - Nneka Ogwumike |
Center: | ( LVA ) Liz Cambage |
All-rookie team
All-rookie team |
( MIN ) Napheesa Collier - Teaira McCowan - ( DAL ) Arike Ogunbowale ( LVA ) Jackie Young - Brianna Turner |
All-Defensive Team
All-Defensive First Team | |
Guards: | Jasmine Thomas - Jordin Canada |
Forwards: | Natasha Howard - Nneka Ogwumike |
Center: | Jonquel Jones |
All-Defensive Second Team | |
Guards: | Ariel Atkins - Natasha Cloud |
Forwards: | Alysha Clark - Alyssa Thomas |
Center: | Brittney Griner |
Web links
- Official homepage of the WNBA (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Key Dates: 2019 WNBA Season. WNBA, January 3, 2019, accessed September 3, 2019 .
- ^ WNBA Draft Board. WNBA, April 10, 2019, accessed September 3, 2019 .