2014 WNBA season

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2014 WNBA season
League Women's National Basketball Association
Sport Basketball
DurationMay 16 – September 12, 2014
Number of games34
Number of teams12
Total attendance1,545,890
Average attendance7,578
TV partner(s) ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, NBA TV
Top draft pick Flag of the United States.svg Chiney Ogwumike
Picked by Connecticut Sun
Season MVP Flag of the United States.svg Maya Moore (Minnesota)
Eastern champions Chicago Sky
  Eastern runners-up Indiana Fever
Western champions Phoenix Mercury
  Western runners-up Minnesota Lynx
Finals champions Phoenix Mercury
  Runners-up Chicago Sky
Finals MVP Flag of the United States.svg Diana Taurasi (Phoenix)
WNBA seasons

The 2014 WNBA season was the 18th season of the Women's National Basketball Association. The season started in May and concluded in September to accommodate the 2014 Women's World Championship.

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Notable occurrences

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. [1] In the draft, held on April 14, the Sun made Chiney Ogwumike of Stanford University the top pick. [2]

Media coverage

Games aired on ESPN, ESPN2, 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. [3] [4]

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 during the 2013 season. [5] The previous agreement expired during the 2013 WNBA Finals and a new CBA was reached on February 17, 2014. [6]

On February 6, 2014, the 2014 regular season schedule was announced. [7] 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. [8]

Standings

Eastern Conference
# Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT GB GP
1y- Atlanta Dream 1915.559-34
2x- Indiana Fever 1618.4713.034
3x-Washington Mystics 1618.4713.034
4x-Chicago Sky 1519.4414.034
5e-New York Liberty 1519.4414.034
6e-Connecticut Sun 1321.3826.034
Western Conference
# Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB GP
1y-Phoenix Mercury 295.853-34
2x-Minnesota Lynx 259.7354.034
3x-San Antonio Stars 1618.47113.034
4x-Los Angeles Sparks 1618.47113.034
5e-Tulsa Shock 1222.35317.034
6e-Seattle Storm 1222.35317.034

Playoffs

Conference semifinals
Best-of-3 		Conference finals
Best-of-3 		WNBA Finals
Best-of-5
         
E1 Atlanta 1
E4 Chicago 2
E4 Chicago 2
Eastern Conference
E2 Indiana 1
E2 Indiana 2
E3 Washington 0
E4 Chicago 0
W1 Phoenix 3
W1 Phoenix 2
W4 Los Angeles 0
W1 Phoenix 2
Western Conference
W2 Minnesota 1
W2 Minnesota 2
W3 San Antonio 0

Awards

Reference: [9]

Individual

AwardWinnerTeamPositionVotes/Statistic
Most Valuable Player (MVP) Maya Moore Minnesota Lynx Forward35 out of 38 [10]
Finals MVP Diana Taurasi Phoenix Mercury Guard
Rookie of the Year Chiney Ogwumike Connecticut Sun Forward23 out of 38
Most Improved Player Skylar Diggins Tulsa Shock Guard29 out of 38
Defensive Player of the Year Brittney Griner Phoenix MercuryCenter31 out of 38
Sixth Woman of the Year Allie Quigley Chicago Sky Guard26 out of 38
Kim Perrot Sportsmanship Award Becky Hammon San Antonio Stars Guard24 out of 37
Peak Performers ScoringMaya MooreMinnesota LynxForward23.9 PPG
Rebounding Courtney Paris Tulsa ShockCenter10.2 RPG
AssistsDiana TaurasiPhoenix MercuryGuard5.6 APG
Coach of the Year Sandy Brondello Phoenix MercuryCoach33 out of 38

Team

AwardGuardGuardForwardForwardCenter
All-WNBA First Team Skylar Diggins Diana Taurasi Maya Moore Candace Parker Brittney Griner
Second Team Danielle Robinson Seimone Augustus Angel McCoughtry Nneka Ogwumike Tina Charles
Lindsay Whalen
All-Defensive [11] First Team Briann January Tanisha Wright Angel McCoughtry Sancho Lyttle Brittney Griner
Second Team Danielle Robinson Alana Beard Maya Moore Tamika Catchings Sylvia Fowles
All-Rookie Team Odyssey Sims Bria Hartley Kayla McBride Alyssa Thomas Chiney Ogwumike

Players of the Week

Week endingEastern ConferenceWestern ConferenceRef.
PlayerTeamPlayerTeam
May 25 Elena Delle Donne Chicago Sky Maya Moore Minnesota Lynx
June 1 Briann January Indiana Fever Lindsay Whalen [12]
June 8 Erika de Souza Atlanta Dream Diana Taurasi Phoenix Mercury
June 15 Alex Bentley Connecticut Sun Skylar Diggins Tulsa Shock
June 22 Angel McCoughtry Atlanta Dream Brittney Griner Phoenix Mercury
June 29 Sancho Lyttle Nneka Ogwumike Los Angeles Sparks
July 6 Tina Charles New York Liberty Diana Taurasi (2)Phoenix Mercury
July 13Angel McCoughtry (2)Atlanta DreamMaya Moore (5)Minnesota Lynx
July 18 Tamika Catchings Indiana Fever [13]
July 27 Ivory Latta Washington Mystics
August 3Tina Charles (2)New York Liberty
August 10 Allie Quigley Chicago SkyBrittney Griner (2)Phoenix Mercury
August 17 Shoni Schimmel Atlanta Dream Kristi Toliver Los Angeles Sparks

Players of the Month

MonthEastern ConferenceWestern ConferenceRef.
PlayerTeamPlayerTeam
May Elena Delle Donne Chicago Sky Maya Moore Minnesota Lynx
June Angel McCoughtry Atlanta Dream Diana Taurasi Phoenix Mercury
July Tina Charles New York Liberty Maya Moore (3)Minnesota Lynx
August Tamika Catchings Indiana Fever [14]

Rookies of the Month

MonthPlayerTeamRef.
May Chiney Ogwumike (2) Connecticut Sun
June
July Odyssey Sims (2) Tulsa Shock
August

Coaches

Eastern Conference

Western Conference

See also

References

  1. ↑ Bennert, Kate. "2014 Draft Watch: Grand Marshall". www.wnba.com. Archived from the original on February 24, 2014. Retrieved February 23, 2014.
  2. ↑ "2014 WNBA Draft Board". WNBA. April 14, 2014. Retrieved July 29, 2014.
  3. ↑ Ourand, John (June 16, 2014). "Mystics streaming live games to mobile app". Sports Business Journal .
  4. ↑ Tanklefsky, David (June 30, 2014). "WNBA Breaks New Ground With Free In-Market Live Streaming". PromaxBDA.
  5. ↑ Open Thread: WNBA Finals Game 1 and NFL Sunday Night Football at 8:30 PM ET
  6. ↑ "WNBA, WNBPA Reach a New Collective Bargaining Agreement". www.wnba.com.
  7. ↑ "Defending Champ Minnesota Tips Off WNBA's 18th Season as League Releases 2014 Game and Telecast Schedules". www.wnba.com.
  8. ↑ "Boost Mobile WNBA All-Star 2014 Set for Phoenix". www.wnba.com.
  9. ↑ "2014 WNBA Season Awards - WNBA". www.wnba.com. Retrieved May 29, 2025.
  10. ↑ "Lynx's Moore Named M.V.P." The New York Times . August 22, 2014. Retrieved September 22, 2024.
  11. ↑ "Atlanta Dream's Sancho Lyttle and Angel McCoughtry Named to WNBA All-Defensive First Team". Our Sports Central. August 22, 2014. Retrieved June 2, 2025.
  12. ↑ "Fever's Briann January named Player of the Week". Indianapolis Star . June 2, 2014. Retrieved June 2, 2025.
  13. ↑ "Catchings Extends Record Haul by Taking Home Player of the Week Award". WNBA . July 21, 2014. Retrieved June 2, 2025.
  14. ↑ "Catchings Named Eastern Conference Player of Month". WNBA . August 20, 2014. Retrieved June 2, 2025.
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