2005 WNBA season

2005 WNBA season
LeagueWomen's National Basketball Association
SportBasketball
DurationMay 21 – September 20, 2005
Games34
Teams13
Total attendance1,805,937
Average attendance8,172
TV partner(s)ABC, ESPN
Draft
Top draft pickUnited States Janel McCarville
Picked byCharlotte Sting
Regular season
Top seedConnecticut Sun
Season MVPUnited States Sheryl Swoopes (Houston)
Top scorerUnited States Sheryl Swoopes (Houston)
Playoffs
Finals championsSacramento Monarchs
  Runners-upConnecticut Sun
Finals MVPUnited States Yolanda Griffith (Sacramento)

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.

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

Awards

Reference:[1]

Individual

Award Winner Team
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 Scoring Sheryl Swoopes Houston 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

Award Player Team
All-WNBA First Team Lauren JacksonSeattle Storm
Sheryl SwoopesHouston Comets
Yolanda GriffithSacramento Monarchs
Deanna NolanDetroit Shock
Sue BirdSeattle Storm
Second Team Tamika CatchingsIndiana Fever
Taj McWilliams-FranklinConnecticut Sun
Lisa LeslieLos Angeles Sparks
Becky HammonNew York Liberty
Diana TaurasiPhoenix Mercury
All-Defensive First Team Tamika CatchingsIndiana Fever
Sheryl SwoopesHouston Comets
Yolanda GriffithSacramento Monarchs
Tully BevilaquaIndiana Fever
Katie DouglasConnecticut Sun
Second Team Lauren JacksonSeattle Storm
Taj McWilliams-FranklinConnecticut Sun
Lisa LeslieLos Angeles Sparks
Alana BeardWashington Mystics
Deanna NolanDetroit Shock
All-Rookie Team Chelsea NewtonSacramento Monarchs
Kara BraxtonDetroit Shock
Katie FeenstraSan Antonio Silver Stars
Tan WhiteIndiana Fever
Temeka JohnsonWashington Mystics

Players of the Week

Week ending Player Team
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 5 Sheryl Swoopes (2) Houston Comets
July 18 Tamika 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 22 Tamika 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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