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WNBA Most Improved Player Award
The Women's National Basketball Association's Most Improved Player Award is an annual Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) award given since the 2000 WNBA season, to the most improved player of the regular season. The winner is selected by a panel of sportswriters throughout the United States, each of whom casts a vote for first, second and third place selections. Each first-place vote is worth five points; each second-place vote is worth three points; and each third-place vote is worth one point. The player with the highest point total, regardless of the number of first-place votes, wins the award. In 2019 WNBA season, 2019, Leilani Mitchell became the first player in history to win the award twice, after winning the award in 2010. In 2004 WNBA season, 2004, there was a tie -- both Kelly Miller (basketball), Kelly Miller and Wendy Palmer received the award. Nicole Powell, Natasha Howard (basketball), Natasha Howard, and Jackie Young are the only players to win the Most Im ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Women's National Basketball Association
The Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) is a women's professional basketball league in the United States. The league comprises 13 teams (scheduled to expand to 15 in 2026). The WNBA is headquartered in Midtown Manhattan. The WNBA was founded on April 24, 1996, as the women's counterpart to the National Basketball Association (NBA); league play began in 1997. The regular season runs from May to September, with each team playing 44 games. The top eight teams (regardless of conference) qualify for the playoffs, culminating in the WNBA Finals, which is played in October. The WNBA All-Star Game, All-Star Game occurs midway through the season in July. The league hosts an annual mid-season competition, the WNBA Commissioner's Cup, Commissioner's Cup. The WNBA is an active member of USA Basketball (USAB), which is recognized by the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) as the Sport governing body, governing body for basketball in the United States. History League foun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guard (basketball)
Basketball is a sport with five players on the court for each team at a time. Each player is assigned to different positions defined by the strategic role they play. Guard, forward and center are the three main position categories. The standard team features two guards, two forwards, and a center. The guards are typically called the "back court" and the forwards and centers the "front court". Over time, as more specialized roles developed, each of the guards and forwards came to be differentiated. Today, each of the five positions is known by a unique name and number: point guard (PG) or 1, the shooting guard (SG) or 2, the small forward (SF) or 3, the power forward (PF) or 4, and the center (C) or 5. Guards The guards were originally tasked with guarding the team's forwards, hence the position's name. Running guard and stationary guard In the early history of the sport, there was a "running guard" or floor guard or up-floor guard who brought the ball up the court and pas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2005 Sacramento Monarchs Season
The 2005 WNBA season was the Monarch’s ninth season. The Monarchs finished the season by winning their first WNBA Championship. Offseason WNBA draft Regular season Season standings Season schedule Player stats ''Note: GP = Games played; REB = Rebounds; AST = Assists; STL = Steals; BLK = Blocks; PTS = Points'' Playoffs Awards and honors * Yolanda Griffith, WNBA Finals MVP Award * Nicole Powell, WNBA Most Improved Player Award * John Whisenant, WNBA Coach of the Year Award ReferencesMonarchs on Basketball Reference External links {{DEFAULTSORT:2005 Sacramento Monarchs Season Sacramento Monarchs seasons Sacramento Sacramento Monarchs The Sacramento Monarchs were a professional basketball team based in Sacramento, California. They played in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) from 1997 until folding on November 20, 2009. They played their home games at ARCO Aren ... Western Conference (WNBA) championship seasons Women's National Basketball As ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2005 WNBA Season
The 2005 WNBA season was the Women's National Basketball Association's ninth season. The season ended with the Sacramento Monarchs winning their first WNBA Championship. Regular season Standings Eastern Conference Western Conference Playoffs Awards ''Reference'': Individual Team Players of the Week Coaches Eastern Conference * Charlotte Sting: Trudi Lacey and Tyrone Bogues *Connecticut Sun: Mike Thibault *Detroit Shock: Bill Laimbeer *Indiana Fever: Brian Winters *New York Liberty: Pat Coyle *Washington Mystics: Richie Adubato Western Conference *Houston Comets: Van Chancellor *Los Angeles Sparks: Henry Bibby and Joe Bryant *Minnesota Lynx: Suzie McConnell Serio *Phoenix Mercury: Carrie Graf *Sacramento Monarchs: John Whisenant * San Antonio Silver Stars: Dan Hughes *Seattle Storm: Anne Donovan Anne Theresa Donovan (November 1, 1961 – June 13, 2018) was an American women's basketball player and coach. From 2013 to 2015, she was the head coac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2004 Connecticut Sun Season
The 2004 WNBA season was their sixth season and their second in Connecticut. The Sun attempted to return to the postseason for the second consecutive season and were successful. Offseason Dispersal Draft Based on the Sun's 2003 record, they would pick 8th in the Cleveland Rockers dispersal draft. However, the Sun traded the pick to the Houston Comets. WNBA draft Transactions *May 19: The Sun waived Courtney Colman. *May 18: The Sun waived Anna Zimerle, Ugo Oha, and Anastasia Kostaki. *May 12: The Sun waived Courtney Mix and Katie MacFarlane. *May 10: The Sun waived Brina Chaney and Brianne Stepherson. *May 4: The Sun waived Texlin Quinney, Jamila Wideman, and Isabel Stubbs. *April 26: The Sun signed Brina Chaney, Katie MacFarlane, Le'Coe Willingham, Jennifer Derevjanik, Courtney Mix, and Texlin Quinney. *April 20: The Sun waived Adrienne Johnson. *April 19: The Sun waived Jamila Wideman. *April 16: The Sun signed Isabel Stubbs. *April 9: The Sun signed Wendy Palmer-Daniel, B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Forward (basketball)
Basketball is a sport with five players on the court for each team at a time. Each player is assigned to different Position (team sports), positions defined by the strategic role they play. Guard, forward and center are the three main position categories. The standard team features two guards, two forwards, and a center. The guards are typically called the "back court" and the forwards and centers the "front court". Over time, as more specialized roles developed, each of the guards and forwards came to be differentiated. Today, each of the five positions is known by a unique name and number: point guard (PG) or 1, the shooting guard (SG) or 2, the small forward (SF) or 3, the power forward (basketball), power forward (PF) or 4, and the center (basketball), center (C) or 5. Guards The guards were originally tasked with guarding the team's forwards, hence the position's name. Running guard and stationary guard In the early history of the sport, there was a "running guard" or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wendy Palmer-Daniel
Wendy Palmer (born August 12, 1974) is a former professional basketball player in the WNBA, and former head coach of the UNCG women's basketball team. Her primary position was forward. High school Born in Timberlake, North Carolina, Palmer attended Person Senior High School in Roxboro, North Carolina, where she was named a High School All-American by the WBCA. She participated in the inaugural WBCA High School All-America Game in 1992, scoring eleven points. College Palmer graduated from the University of Virginia in 1996, and is a member of the Zeta Phi Beta sorority. USA Basketball Palmer was named to the team representing the US at the 1994 William Jones Cup competition in Taipei, Taiwan. The USA team won all eight games, winning the gold medal, but not without close calls. In three games the teams had to come from behind to win. One preliminary game ended up as a single-point victory, and the gold medal game went to overtime before the USA team beat South Korea by a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2004 Indiana Fever Season ...
The 2004 WNBA season was the 5th season for the Indiana Fever. The Fever missed the playoffs due to the strong competitivity in the Eastern Conference. As of the 2010 season, this was the last season Indiana had missed the playoffs. Offseason Dispersal Draft Based on the Fever's 2003 record, they would pick 5th in the Cleveland Rockers dispersal draft. The Fever picked Deanna Jackson. WNBA draft Regular season Season standings Season schedule Player stats References {{DEFAULTSORT:2004 Indiana Fever Season Indiana Fever seasons Indiana Indiana Fever The Indiana Fever are an American professional basketball team based in Indianapolis. The Fever compete in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) a member of the Eastern Conference (WNBA), Eastern Conference. The team was founded for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2003 Houston Comets Season ...
The 2003 WNBA season was the seventh for the Houston Comets. Former WNBA MVP Cynthia Cooper came out of retirement and played four games with the Comets. This was their final year in the Compaq Center. Offseason Dispersal Draft WNBA draft Regular season Season standings Season schedule Player stats Awards and honors References External linksHouston Comets on Basketball Reference{{2003 WNBA season by team Houston Comets seasons Houston Houston Houston ( ) is the List of cities in Texas by population, most populous city in the U.S. state of Texas and in the Southern United States. Located in Southeast Texas near Galveston Bay and the Gulf of Mexico, it is the county seat, seat of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michelle Snow
Donnette Jé-Michelle Snow (born March 20, 1980) is an American former professional basketball player who played most recently in the Turkish Women's Basketball League. Early life Born and raised in Pensacola, Florida, Snow led Pensacola High School to the state championship and was named "Miss Basketball" in 1998. Snow was named a Women's Basketball Coaches Association, WBCA All-American. She participated in the Women's Basketball Coaches Association#WBCA High School All-America Game, WBCA High School All-America Game College career Snow was a psychology major at the University of Tennessee. She played alongside Tennessee graduates like Kara Lawson. On November 30, 2000, Snow became just the third woman in National Collegiate Athletic Association, NCAA college basketball history to dunk during a game. She did so against the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, University of Illinois, University of South Carolina and Vanderbilt University. USA Basketball She competed w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2003 WNBA Season
The 2003 WNBA season was the Women's National Basketball Association's seventh season. It was the first season in which teams either folded or relocated, as well as the first to have teams that were not co-owned with NBA teams. The Orlando Miracle relocated to Connecticut and became the Connecticut Sun, the Utah Starzz relocated to San Antonio, Texas and became the San Antonio Silver Stars. Meanwhile, both the Miami Sol and the Portland Fire folded, while the Charlotte Sting became the second WNBA team without a brother NBA team. A one-round dispersal draft was held on April 24, 2003 to reassign former Sol and Fire players. The schedule increased from 32 games per team to 34. The season ended with the Detroit Shock winning their first WNBA Championship. Miami Sol and Portland Fire dispersal draft On April 24, 2003, the dispersal draft for the Miami Sol and Portland Fire was held. This draft consisted of one round to re-assign the 26 players from the Sol and Fire rosters ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2002 Washington Mystics Season
The 2002 WNBA season was the fifth for the Washington Mystics. This was the first time in franchise history (and, until 2017, the only) that the Mystics won a playoff series. None of Washington's "big four" teams would accomplish the feat of reaching the semifinals in their respective leagues until the Washington Capitals won their first Stanley Cup, with the only trips to the semifinals between Capitals' Stanley Cups being this season and 2017 for the Mystics. Offseason WNBA draft Regular season Season standings Season schedule Player stats ''Note: GP= Games played; MIN= Minutes; REB= Rebounds; AST= Assists; STL = Steals; BLK = Blocks; PTS = Points; AVG = Average'' Playoffs *Won WNBA Eastern Conference Semifinals (2-0) over Charlotte Sting *Lost WNBA Eastern Conference Finals (2-1) to New York Liberty Awards and honors * Coco Miller, WNBA Most Improved Player Award * Chamique Holdsclaw, WNBA Peak Performer *Marianne Stanley, WNBA Coach of the Year Award References E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
