The 2015 WNBA season was the 19th 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.
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(WNBA). The regular season started on June 5 and concluded on September 13 and playoffs started on September 17 and concluded on October 14.
The Minnesota Lynx beat the Indiana Fever 69–52 in game five of
the Finals on October 14 to clinch a third WNBA title in five years.
Notable occurrences
* On February 3, 2015, the
Phoenix Mercury announced that superstar
Diana Taurasi would not play in 2015. Her Russian club team,
UMMC Ekaterinburg, offered her more than her WNBA season salary to rest during the 2015 WNBA season. Some in the league feared this would cause more star players to reach similar agreements.
* On June 4, 2015, Tulsa player
Glory Johnson announced that she is pregnant and would miss all of the 2015 WNBA season.
*On July 23, 2015, The WNBA approved the relocation of the
Tulsa Shock to Dallas-Fort Worth. The move is the first franchise relocation or fold since the 2009
Sacramento Monarchs folded, and the
Detroit Shock moved to Tulsa. At the time, the Shock were the only WNBA franchise to relocate twice.
*On October 14, 2015, The Minnesota Lynx won their third WNBA title in five years, beating the Indiana Fever 3–2.
*On November 4, 2015, shortly after the 2015 season concluded, WNBA President Laurel Richie announced her resignation, effective November 9, 2015. She was the league's 3rd president.
Draft
On August 21, 2014, the 2015 WNBA Draft Lottery took place. The
Seattle Storm, who had a league-worst record of 12–22
last season, won the draft lottery and had the right to pick first in the 2015 draft. In the draft, held on April 16, the Storm made
Jewell Loyd of
Notre Dame the
top pick.
Media coverage
Games aired on
ESPN
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(1 regular season game),
ESPN2
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ESPN2 was initially ...
(10 regular season games),
ABC (
All-Star Game
An all-star game is an exhibition game that showcases the best players (the "stars") of a sports league. The exhibition is between two teams organized solely for the event, usually representing the league's teams based on region or division, bu ...
) and
NBA TV (47 regular season games).
Regular season
Standings
Source:
;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
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 ...
:
Stephanie White
*
New York Liberty:
Bill Laimbeer
*
Washington Mystics
The Washington Mystics are an American professional basketball team based in Washington, D.C. The Mystics compete in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) as a member of the Eastern Conference (WNBA), Eastern Conference. The team was ...
:
Mike Thibault
Western Conference
*
Los Angeles Sparks:
Brian Agler
*
Minnesota Lynx:
Cheryl Reeve
*
Phoenix Mercury:
Sandy Brondello
*
San Antonio Silver Stars:
Dan Hughes
*
Seattle Storm:
Jenny Boucek
*
Tulsa Shock:
Fred Williams
References
External links
2015 WNBA Schedule and Results - Women's National Basketball Association - ESPN
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2015 in American women's basketball
2014–15 in American basketball by league
2015–16 in American basketball by league
WNBA seasons