The 2014 WNBA season was the 18th season of the
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 w ...
. The season started in May and concluded in September to accommodate the
2014 Women's World Championship.
Notable occurrences
* The
New York Liberty returned to the renovated
Madison Square Garden
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after three years of playing at the
Prudential Center
Prudential Center is a multipurpose indoor arena in the central business district of Newark, New Jersey, United States. Opened in 2007, it is the home of the New Jersey Devils of the National Hockey League (NHL), the New York Sirens of the Pro ...
in Newark, New Jersey.
*
Indiana Fever head coach
Lin Dunn announced her retirement on May 8; effective at the end of the season.
Draft
On December 12, 2013, the 2014 WNBA Draft Lottery took place. The
Connecticut Sun, who had a league-worst record of 10-24
last season, won the draft lottery and had the right to pick first in the 2014 draft. In the draft, held on April 14, the Sun made
Chiney Ogwumike of
Stanford University
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the
top pick.
Media coverage
Games aired on
ESPN
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,
ESPN2
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ESPN2 was initially ...
,
ABC and
NBA TV. The
Washington Mystics made history in May 2014 when they debuted
Kiswe Mobile's Mystics Live and became the first U.S. professional sports team to stream live games within the venue via a mobile application.
Regular season
The timing of the 2014 WNBA schedule and the draft were not finalized at its normal timeframe, as the league and players were negotiating a new
collective bargaining agreement
A collective agreement, collective labour agreement (CLA) or collective bargaining agreement (CBA) is a written contract negotiated through collective bargaining for employees by one or more trade unions with the management of a company (or with an ...
during the 2013 season. The previous agreement expired during the 2013 WNBA Finals and a new CBA was reached on February 17, 2014.
On February 6, 2014, the 2014 regular season schedule was announced. The regular season schedule began on May 16 and concluded on August 17.
It was announced on January 22 that the
2014 WNBA All-Star Game would take place on July 19 at 3:00 PM EDT in Phoenix, Arizona.
Standings
;Eastern Conference
;Western Conference
Playoffs
Awards
''Reference'':
Individual
Team
Players of the Week
Players of the Month
Rookies of the Month
Coaches
Eastern Conference
*
Atlanta Dream:
Michael Cooper
*
Chicago Sky:
Pokey Chatman
*
Connecticut Sun:
Anne Donovan
*
Indiana Fever:
Lin Dunn
*
New York Liberty:
Bill Laimbeer
*
Washington Mystics:
Mike Thibault
Western Conference
*
Los Angeles Sparks:
Carol Ross and
Penny Toler
*
Minnesota Lynx:
Cheryl Reeve
*
Phoenix Mercury:
Sandy Brondello
*
San Antonio Stars:
Dan Hughes
*
Seattle Storm:
Jenny Boucek
*
Tulsa Shock:
Fred Williams
See also
*
WNBA
*
WNBA draft
The WNBA draft is an annual draft (sports), draft held by the Women's National Basketball Association, WNBA through which WNBA teams can select new players from a talent pool of college and List of WNBA players, professional women's basketball p ...
*
WNBA All-Star Game
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WNBA Playoffs
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WNBA Finals
References
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2014 in American women's basketball
2014–15 in American basketball by league
2013–14 in American basketball by league
WNBA seasons