2005 Detroit Shock season

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2005 Detroit Shock season
Coach Bill Laimbeer
Arena The Palace of Auburn Hills
Attendance9,374 per game
Results
Record16–18 (.471)
Place4th (Eastern)
Playoff finishLost First Round (2-0) to Connecticut Sun

The 2005 WNBA season was the eighth for the Detroit Shock. Although they played mediocre basketball, the Shock barely made the playoffs, as they eventually made a quick exit from the playoffs, losing in a sweep by the Connecticut Sun.

Contents

Offseason

WNBA draft

RoundPickPlayerNationalitySchool/Club team
17 Kara Braxton (F)Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Georgia
113 Dionnah Jackson (F)Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Oklahoma
220Nikita Bell (F/G)Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States North Carolina
333Jenni Lingor (G)Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Southwest Missouri State

Regular season

Season standings

Eastern Conference W L PCT GB Home Road Conf.
Connecticut Sun x268.765–14–312–513–7
Indiana Fever x2113.6185.014–37–1014–6
New York Liberty x1816.5298.010–78–99–11
Detroit Shock x1618.47110.012–54–1311–9
Washington Mystics o1618.47110.010–76–119–11
Charlotte Sting o628.17620.05–121–164–16

Season schedule

DateOpponentScoreResultRecord
May 21 Connecticut 78-67Win1-0
May 22@ New York 78-71Win2-0
May 24 San Antonio 74-65Win3-0
June 3 New York 68-66 (OT)Win4-0
June 8 Seattle 61-76Loss4-1
June 10 Charlotte 69-55Win5-1
June 12@ New York 69-72Loss5-2
June 15@ Indiana 79-84 (OT)Loss5-3
June 18@ Connecticut 63-73Loss5-4
June 24 Washington 55-69Loss5-5
June 26 Los Angeles 79-73Win6-5
July 1 Sacramento 63-80Loss6-6
July 5 Houston 66-75Loss6-7
July 7@ Washington 76-62Win7-7
July 13@ Minnesota 61-71Loss7-8
July 15@ Indiana 57-62Loss7-9
July 17 Indiana 58-59Loss7-10
July 20 Connecticut 66-57Win8-10
July 23@ Seattle 71-74Loss8-11
July 24@ Sacramento 51-91Loss8-12
July 30@ Connecticut 75-66Win9-12
July 31 Phoenix 66-63Win10-12
August 2@ Houston 61-62Loss10-13
August 6@ Charlotte 73-82 (2OT)Loss10-14
August 7 New York 72-67Win11-14
August 9 Charlotte 71-64Win12-14
August 11 Minnesota 72-66 (OT)Win13-14
August 13@ San Antonio 60-59Win14-14
August 16@ Phoenix 51-58Loss14-15
August 19@ Los Angeles 67-74Loss14-16
August 21 Washington 66-52Win15-16
August 23@ Charlotte 49-56Loss15-17
August 25 Indiana 55-40Win16-17
August 27@ Washington 67-76Loss16-18

Playoffs

GameDateOpponentScoreResultRecord
Eastern Conference Semifinals
1August 31 Connecticut 62-73Loss0-1
2September 2@ Connecticut 67-75Loss0-2

Player stats

PlayerGPREBASTSTLBLKPTS
Deanna Nolan331561215514524
Cheryl Ford33322263346313
Ruth Riley33156392346251
Kara Braxton33100141813227
Plenette Pierson236221146178
Elaine Powell298077294163
Chandi Jones213123132125
Katie Smith13282653124
Swin Cash218843126119
Barbara Farris3484198183
Ayana Walker12471361059
Sheila Lambert1217218133
Andrea Stinson1812133022
Niele Ivey 1212106014
Stacey Thomas172088312

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Awards and honors

References

  1. ↑ "2005 Detroit Shock Stats".
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