2015 Tulsa Shock season

2015 Tulsa Shock season
Coach	Fred Williams
Arena	BOK Center
Attendance	5,168 per game
Results
Record	18–16 (.529)
Place	3rd (Western)
Playoff finish	Lost in Conference Semifinals
Team Leaders
Points	Skylar Diggins – 17.8 ppg
Rebounds	Courtney Paris – 9.3 rpg
Assists	Skylar Diggins – 5.0 apg
Media
Television	ESPN2, ABC, NBA TV
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The 2015 WNBA season was the sixth and final season that the Tulsa Shock of the WNBA spent in Tulsa. It was the franchise's eighteenth overall season, as they played twelve seasons as the Detroit Shock. It was announced on July 20 that the team would be moving to Dallas during the offseason. ^[1] Their season began on June 5, on the road against the Minnesota Lynx. ^[2] The Shock lost that game 75–83, but their fortunes quickly turned around as they went on an eight-game winning streak after their opening night loss. During the streak, they got revenge on Minnesota, defeated San Antonio and Seattle twice each, and won three games by double-digits. The streak came to an end on June 30 in Seattle with a 74–69 loss. They finished June with an 8–2 record. July would prove to be a turn of fortune for the team. Skylar Diggins won Western Conference Player of the Week and Western Conference Player of the Month during the opening month, but tore her ACL on July 1, and was out for the rest of the season. ^[3] After the injury, the Shock would lose their first two games of July. They would defeat Atlanta and Los Angeles to sit at 10–4 overall. However, form there, the team lost its next five straight games, with only their July 20 loss against Phoenix coming by double-digits. They finished the month 2–7 and were hovering around a .500 record. Their losing streak extended for another five games to begin August. They lost an overtime game against Phoenix and lost by double-digits to Los Angeles during the streak. The team used four home games at the end of the month, to build a five game winning streak to end the month. Their first win came on August 15 against New York. They continued the streak with an overtime win over Connecticut and they defeated Phoenix and Los Angeles by double digits during the run. They ended the month 5–5. They began September with an 85–67 win over Seattle, but ended their winning streak with a 92–73 loss to Los Angeles. They defeated San Antonio and Phoenix but lost to Chicago to end September 3–2 and the regular the season 18–16. This was the first winning season for the franchise in Tulsa.

Their first winning season also earned them their first playoff berth in Tulsa. They were the third seed in the Western Conference and faced Phoenix in the First Round. The Mercury won the regular season match-up between the two teams 3–2. Phoenix won the first game at home 88–55, in a blowout. The Shock could not stave off elimination at home, losing their only playoff game in Tulsa 91–67. A highlight of the season was Courtney Paris leading the league with 9.3 rebounds per game.

Transactions

WNBA draft

See also: 2015 WNBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	Nationality	School/Team/Country
1	2	Amanda Zahui B.	Sweden	University of Minnesota
2	13	Brianna Kiesel	United States	Pittsburgh
3	25	Mimi Mungedi	Gabon	Nevada

Trades/Roster Changes

Date	Trade
February 2	Signed Courtney Paris [4]
February 5	Signed Karima Christmas-Kelly [5]

Roster

Source: ^{[6] [7]}

2015 Tulsa Shock roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Height Weight DOB From Yrs F 24 Baugh, Vicki 6' 4" (1.93m) 190 lb (86kg) 1989-05-21 Tennessee 1 G/F 13 Christmas-Kelly, Karima 6' 0" (1.83m) 209 lb (95kg) 1989-09-11 Duke 4 G 4 Diggins, Skylar   5' 9" (1.75m) 140 lb (64kg) 1990-08-02 Notre Dame 2 F 35 Hooper, Jordan 6' 2" (1.88m) 185 lb (84kg) 1992-02-20 Nebraska 1 F 33 Jackson-Jones, Tiffany 6' 3" (1.91m) 185 lb (84kg) 1985-04-26 Texas 7 F 25 Johnson, Glory  (Maternity Leave) 6' 3" (1.91m) 170 lb (77kg) 1990-07-27 Tennessee 3 G 1 Kiesel, Brianna 5' 7" (1.7m) 125 lb (57kg) 1993-07-08 Pittsburgh R C 3 Paris, Courtney 6' 4" (1.93m) 250 lb (113kg) 1987-09-21 Oklahoma 5 F/C 22 Pierson, Plenette 6' 2" (1.88m) 195 lb (88kg) 1981-08-31 Texas Tech 12 F 55 Plaisance, Theresa 6' 5" (1.96m) 200 lb (91kg) 1992-05-18 LSU 1 G 0 Sims, Odyssey 5' 8" (1.73m) 155 lb (70kg) 1992-07-13 Baylor 1 G 2 Williams, Riquna 5' 7" (1.7m) 165 lb (75kg) 1990-05-28 Miami (FL) 3 C 32 Zahui B., Amanda 6' 5" (1.96m) 184 lb (83kg) 1993-09-08 Minnesota R	Head coach Fred Williams (Boise State) Assistant coaches Bridget Pettis (Florida) Ed Baldwin (North Carolina Central) Athletic trainer Allison Russell (Tulsa) Strength and conditioning coach Claus Souza (Tulsa) Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured

Game Log

Preseason

2015 pre-season game log
May: 2–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 1–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 May 22 San Antonio W 81–51 Skylar Diggins (15) Courtney Paris (9) Odyssey Sims (5) BOK Center 2,937 1–0 2 May 28 @ San Antonio W 79–71 Riquna Williams (18) Courtney Paris (10) Brianna Kiesel (5) Freeman Coliseum 3,822 2–0
2015 pre-season schedule

Regular season

2015 game log Total: 18–16 (Home: 12–5; Road: 6–11)
June: 8–2 (Home: 5–0; Road: 3–2) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 June 5 @ Minnesota L 75–83 Plenette Pierson (18) Courtney Paris (10) Odyssey Sims (7) Target Center 9,020 0–1 2 June 6 Chicago W 101–93 Odyssey Sims (23) Courtney Paris (9) Skylar Diggins (8) BOK Center 7,256 1–1 3 June 9 Seattle W 68–45 Pierson, Sims (12) Courtney Paris (11) Skylar Diggins (5) BOK Center 4,149 2–1 4 June 14 @ San Antonio W 73–62 Skylar Diggins (21) Courtney Paris (19) Plenette Pierson (3) Freeman Coliseum 7,305 3–1 5 June 16 San Antonio W 88–61 Plenette Pierson (20) Courtney Paris (13) Brianna Kiesel (8) BOK Center 5,005 4–1 6 June 19 @ Washington W 86–82 Plenette Pierson (24) Courtney Paris (14) Skylar Diggins (5) Capital One Arena 7,099 5–1 7 June 21 @ Minnesota W 86–78 Skylar Diggins (26) Courtney Paris (11) Skylar Diggins (8) Target center 8,823 6–1 8 June 26 New York W 71–62 Riquna Williams (11) Karima Christmas-Kelly (6) Diggins, Williams (4) BOK Center 5,125 7–1 9 June 28 Seattle W 93–89 Skylar Diggins (31) Christmas-Kelly, Paris (9) Skylar Diggins (6) BOK Center 4,985 8–1 10 June 30 @ Seattle L 69–74 Riquna Williams (23) Courtney Paris (7) Brianna Kiesel (5) KeyArena 4,352 8–2
July : 2–7 (Home: 1–3; Road: 1–4) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 11 July 2 @ Phoenix L 55–86 Karima Christmas-Kelly (11) Karima Christmas-Kelly (10) Karima Christmas-Kelly (4) US Airways Center 8,996 8–3 12 July 3 @ Los Angeles L 95–98 Karima Christmas-Kelly (20) Courtney Paris (10) Plenette Pierson (5) Staples Center 6,358 8–4 13 July 7 @ Atlanta W 85–75 Plenette Pierson (24) Courtney Paris (10) Kiesel, Paris (4) Philips Arena 6,744 9–4 14 July 11 Los Angeles W 82–67 Karima Christmas-Kelly (24) Courtney Paris (6) Odyssey Sims (6) BOK Center 6,144 10–4 15 July 15 @ Indiana L 80–83 Riquna Williams (31) Courntey Paris (8) Plenette Pierson (4) Bankers Life Fieldhouse 6,435 10–5 16 July 17 @ San Antonio L 58–65 Odyssey Sims (14) Baugh, Paris (6) Riquna Williams (3) Freeman Coliseum 9,080 10–6 17 July 19 Minnesota L 72–79 Riquna Williams (19) Paris, Sims (7) Sims, Williams (4) BOK Center 5,987 10–7 18 July 21 Washington L 69–76 Karima Christmas-Kelly (15) Courtney Paris (19) Odyssey Sims (3) BOK Center 6,147 10–8 19 July 30 Phoenix L 66–78 Odyssey Sims (16) Courtney Paris (7) Odyssey Sims (4) BOK Center 4,637 10–9
August : 5–5 (Home: 4–2; Road: 1–3) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 20 August 1 Minnesota L 80–86 Riquna Williams (35) Paris, Pierson (8) Odyssey Sims (6) BOK Center 4,776 10–10 21 August 4 @ Phoenix L 84–87 (OT) Christmas-Kelly, Williams (17) Courtney Paris (16) Plenette Pierson (4) US Airways Center 8,824 10–11 22 August 6 @ Los Angeles L 57–84 Plenette Pierson (14) Courtney Paris (6) Riquna Williams (4) Staples Center 8,056 10–12 23 August 9 Atlanta L 90–98 Riquna Williams (35) Courtney Paris (11) Christmas-Kelly, Sims (4) BOK Center 5,345 10–13 24 August 12 @ Connecticut L 74–80 Christmas-Kelly, Sims (15) Courtney Paris (9) Odyssey Sims (6) Mohegan Sun Arena 4,682 10–14 25 August 15 @ New York W 81–76 Odyssey Sims (27) Courtney Paris (10) Odyssey Sims (7) Madison Square Garden 9,857 11–14 26 August 18 Phoenix W 74–59 Riquna Williams (18) Courtney Paris (11) Riquna Williams (6) BOK Center 4,566 12–14 27 August 21 Connecticut W 84–76 (OT) Riquna Williams (22) Karima Christmas-Kelly (8) Karima Christmas-Kelly (5) BOK Center 4,225 13–14 28 August 28 Los Angeles W 76–66 Sims, Williams (15) Courtney Paris (13) Sims, Williams (4) BOK Center 4,776 14–14 29 August 30 Indiana W 76–70 Odyssey Sims (30) Courtney Paris (6) Odyssey Sims (5) BOK Center 4,512 15–14
September : 3–2 (Home: 2–0; Road: 1–2) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 30 September 3 @ Seattle W 85–67 Odyssey Sims (24) Christmas-Kelly, Jackson, Paris (8) Odyssey Sims (4) KeyArena 4,352 16–14 31 September 6 @ Los Angeles L 73–92 Pierson, Sims (21) Courtney Paris (6) Odyssey Sims (6) Staples Center 10,114 16–15 32 September 8 San Antonio W 74–64 Odyssey Sims (27) Paris, Plaisance, Sims (7) Kiesel, Sims (2) BOK Center 4,145 17–15 33 September 11 @ Chicago L 71–92 Vicki Baugh (22) Tiffany Jackson (9) Brianna Kiesel (8) Allstate Arena 7,753 17–16 34 September Phoenix W 91–87 Brianna Kiesel (28) Amanda Zahui B. (8) Brianna Kiesel (5) BOK Center 6,064 18–16
2015 season schedule

Playoffs

2015 playoff game log
First Round vs. Phoenix Merucry Lost Series: 0–2 (Home: 0–1; Road: 0–1) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 September 17 @ Phoenix L 55–88 Odyssey Sims (18) Courtney Paris (7) Odyssey Sims (3) US Airways Center 8,509 0–1 2 September 19 Phoenix L 67–91 Odyssey Sims (22) Courtney Paris (8) Odyssey Sims (7) BOK Center 3,261 0–2
2015 playoff schedule

Standings

Western Conference v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Conf.
z - Minnesota Lynx	22	12	.647	–	13–4	9–8	16–6
x - Phoenix Mercury	20	14	.588	2	13–4	7–10	15–7
x - Tulsa Shock	18	16	.529	4	12–5	6–11	11–11
x - Los Angeles Sparks	14	20	.412	8	9–8	5–12	10–12
e - Seattle Storm	10	24	.294	12	8–9	2–15	8–14
e - San Antonio Stars	8	26	.235	14	7–10	1–16	6–16

Playoffs

See also: 2015 WNBA Playoffs

Conference semifinals Best-of-3

Conference finals Best-of-3

WNBA Finals Best-of-5

E1

New York

2

E4

Washington

1

E1

New York

1

Eastern Conference

E3

Indiana

2

E2

Chicago

1

E3

Indiana

2

E3

Indiana

2

W1

Minnesota

3

W1

Minnesota

2

W4

Los Angeles

1

W1

Minnesota

2

Western Conference

W2

Phoenix

0

W2

Phoenix

2

W3

Tulsa

0

• Bold – Series winner
• Italics – Team with home-court advantage

Statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game	RPG	Rebounds per game
APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game	BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game
FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage	TO	Turnovers per game
PF	Fouls per game		Team leader		League leader

Source: ^[6]

Regular season

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Skylar Diggins	9	9	32.1	40.5%	44.8%	91.8%	2.7	5.0	1.6	0.3	17.8
Odyssey Sims	23	19	31.4	36.9%	20.7%	84.7%	3.4	3.8	1.1	0.0	16.0
Karima Christmas-Kelly	32	32	28.7	39.6%	38.6%	78.2%	5.0	1.7	1.1	0.3	10.6
Plenette Pierson	30	29	28.1	43.7%	36.2%	80.8%	4.1	1.9	1.0	0.4	12.8
Riquna Williams	29	20	28.0	35.2%	34.6%	85.0%	3.4	2.6	1.5	0.5	15.6
Courtney Paris	34	34	25.0	48.6%	—	42.5%	9.3	1.3	0.4	1.2	6.6
Brianna Kiesel	34	15	18.1	33.3%	23.1%	75.5%	0.8	1.9	0.8	0.1	5.1
Jordan Hooper	34	5	17.1	35.8%	34.2%	68.4%	2.1	0.3	0.4	0.1	4.7
Vicki Baugh	34	6	15.7	47.3%	0.0%	73.8%	4.1	0.6	0.5	0.4	5.4
Tiffany Jackson	12	0	14.6	50.0%	—	83.3%	4.3	0.7	0.5	0.4	4.1
Amanda Zahui B.	31	0	9.7	36.1%	33.3%	75.0%	2.4	0.3	0.2	0.6	3.4
Theresa Plaisance	25	1	8.2	28.1%	32.0%	70.0%	1.9	0.2	0.2	0.2	1.9
Brittany Hrynko	2	0	1.5	0.0%	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—

Playoffs

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Odyssey Sims	2	2	33.5	33.3%	27.3%	78.6%	4.0	5.0	2.0	0.0	20.0
Karima Christmas-Kelly	2	2	32.5	21.1%	0.0%	87.5%	5.0	1.0	1.5	0.5	7.5
Plenette Pierson	2	2	27.0	35.7%	33.3%	—	5.5	0.5	1.0	0.5	10.5
Jordan Hooper	2	2	26.0	21.1%	18.8%	71.4%	4.5	—	—	—	8.0
Courtney Paris	2	2	21.0	45.5%	—	25.0%	7.5	1.0	1.0	—	5.5
Brianna Kiesel	2	0	16.5	21.4%	0.0%	100.0%	2.5	0.5	—	—	6.0
Vicki Baugh	2	0	16.0	28.6%	—	—	3.0	—	0.5	—	2.0
Riquna Williams	1	0	16.0	16.7%	0.0%	—	2.0	1.0	1.0	—	2.0
Tiffany Jackson	2	0	10.5	0.0%	—	50.0%	2.0	—	1.0	—	0.5
Amanda Zahui B.	2	0	6.0	0.0%	0.0%	—	1.5	—	—	0.5	—
Theresa Plaisance	2	0	3.5	0.0%	0.0%	—	—	0.5	—	—	—

Awards and honors

Recipient	Award	Date awarded	Ref.
Skylar Diggins	Western Conference Player of the Week	June 23	[8]
	Western Conference Player of the Month - June	July 6	[9]
Odyssey Sims	Western Conference Player of the Week	August 31	[10]
Courtney Paris	Peak Performer:Rebounds	September 17	[11]

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