2005 WNBA season

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2005 WNBA season
League Women's National Basketball Association
Sport Basketball
DurationMay 21 – September 20, 2005
Number of games34
Number of teams13
Total attendance1,805,937
Average attendance8,172
TV partner(s) ABC, ESPN
2005 WNBA Draft
Top draft pick Flag of the United States.svg Janel McCarville
Picked by Charlotte Sting
Regular season
Season MVP Flag of the United States.svg Sheryl Swoopes (Houston)
Playoffs
Eastern champions Connecticut Sun
  Eastern runners-up Indiana Fever
Western champions Sacramento Monarchs
  Western runners-up Houston Comets
Finals
Champions Sacramento Monarchs
  Runners-up Connecticut Sun
Finals MVP Flag of the United States.svg Yolanda Griffith (Sacramento)
WNBA seasons

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.

Contents

Regular season

Standings

Eastern Conference

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

Western Conference

Western Conference W L PCT GB Home Road Conf.
Sacramento Monarchs x259.735–15–210–717–5
Seattle Storm x2014.5885.014–36–1113–9
Houston Comets x1915.5596.011–68–911–11
Los Angeles Sparks x1717.5008.011–66–1112–10
Phoenix Mercury o1618.4719.011–65–1212–10
Minnesota Lynx o1420.41211.011–63–149–13
San Antonio Silver Stars o727.20618.05–122–153–19

Playoffs

Conference semifinals
Best-of-3 		Conference finals
Best-of-3 		WNBA Finals
Best-of-5
         
E1 Connecticut 2
E4 Detroit 0
E1 Connecticut 2
Eastern Conference
E2 Indiana 0
E2 Indiana 2
E3 New York 0
E1 Connecticut 1
W1 Sacramento 3
W1 Sacramento 2
W4 Los Angeles 0
W1 Sacramento 2
Western Conference
W3 Houston 0
W2 Seattle 1
W3 Houston 2

Awards

Reference: [1]

Individual

AwardWinnerTeam
Most Valuable Player (MVP) Sheryl Swoopes Houston Comets
Finals MVP Yolanda Griffith Sacramento Monarchs
Defensive Player of the Year Tamika Catchings Indiana Fever
Most Improved Player Nicole Powell Sacramento Monarchs
Peak Performers ScoringSheryl SwoopesHouston Comets
Rebounding Cheryl Ford Detroit Shock
Dish and Assist Sue Bird Seattle Storm
Rookie of the Year Temeka Johnson Washington Mystics
Kim Perrot Sportsmanship Award Taj McWilliams-Franklin Connecticut Sun
Coach of the Year John Whisenant Sacramento Monarchs

Team

AwardPlayerTeam
All-WNBA First Team Lauren Jackson Seattle Storm
Sheryl Swoopes Houston Comets
Yolanda Griffith Sacramento Monarchs
Deanna Nolan Detroit Shock
Sue Bird Seattle Storm
Second Team Tamika Catchings Indiana Fever
Taj McWilliams-Franklin Connecticut Sun
Lisa Leslie Los Angeles Sparks
Becky Hammon New York Liberty
Diana Taurasi Phoenix Mercury
All-Defensive First Team Tamika Catchings Indiana Fever
Sheryl Swoopes Houston Comets
Yolanda Griffith Sacramento Monarchs
Tully Bevilaqua Indiana Fever
Katie Douglas Connecticut Sun
Second Team Lauren Jackson Seattle Storm
Taj McWilliams-Franklin Connecticut Sun
Lisa Leslie Los Angeles Sparks
Alana Beard Washington Mystics
Deanna Nolan Detroit Shock
All-Rookie Team Chelsea Newton Sacramento Monarchs
Kara Braxton Detroit Shock
Katie Feenstra San Antonio Silver Stars
Tan White Indiana Fever
Temeka Johnson Washington Mystics

Players of the Week

Week endingPlayerTeam
May 30 Sheryl Swoopes Houston Comets
June 6 Lauren Jackson Seattle Storm
June 13 Taj McWilliams-Franklin Connecticut Sun
June 20 Tamika Catchings Indiana Fever
June 27 Lindsay Whalen Connecticut Sun
July 5Sheryl Swoopes (2)Houston Comets
July 18Tamika Catchings (2)Indiana Fever
July 25 Becky Hammon New York Liberty
August 1 Janell Burse Seattle Storm
August 8 Diana Taurasi Phoenix Mercury
August 15 Katie Douglas Connecticut Sun
August 22Tamika Catchings (3)Indiana Fever

Coaches

Eastern Conference

Western Conference

References

  1. ↑ "2005 WNBA Season Awards - WNBA". www.wnba.com. Retrieved May 28, 2025.
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