2005 WNBA season
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.
2005 WNBA season | |
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League | Women's National Basketball Association |
Sport | Basketball |
Duration | May 21 – September 20 |
Number of games | 34 |
Number of teams | 13 |
Total attendance | 1,805,937 |
Average attendance | 8,172 |
TV partner(s) | ABC, ESPN |
2005 WNBA Draft | |
Top draft pick | ![]() |
Picked by | Charlotte Sting |
Regular season | |
Season MVP | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
Regular season standings
Eastern Conference
Eastern Conference | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Conf. |
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Connecticut Sun x | 26 | 8 | .765 | – | 14–3 | 12–5 | 13–7 |
Indiana Fever x | 21 | 13 | .618 | 5.0 | 14–3 | 7–10 | 14–6 |
New York Liberty x | 18 | 16 | .529 | 8.0 | 10–7 | 8–9 | 9–11 |
Detroit Shock x | 16 | 18 | .471 | 10.0 | 12–5 | 4–13 | 11–9 |
Washington Mystics o | 16 | 18 | .471 | 10.0 | 10–7 | 6–11 | 9–11 |
Charlotte Sting o | 6 | 28 | .176 | 20.0 | 5–12 | 1–16 | 4–16 |
Western Conference
Western Conference | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Conf. |
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Sacramento Monarchs x | 25 | 9 | .735 | – | 15–2 | 10–7 | 17–5 |
Seattle Storm x | 20 | 14 | .588 | 5.0 | 14–3 | 6–11 | 13–9 |
Houston Comets x | 19 | 15 | .559 | 6.0 | 11–6 | 8–9 | 11–11 |
Los Angeles Sparks x | 17 | 17 | .500 | 8.0 | 11–6 | 6–11 | 12–10 |
Phoenix Mercury o | 16 | 18 | .471 | 9.0 | 11–6 | 5–12 | 12–10 |
Minnesota Lynx o | 14 | 20 | .412 | 11.0 | 11–6 | 3–14 | 9–13 |
San Antonio Silver Stars o | 7 | 27 | .206 | 18.0 | 5–12 | 2–15 | 3–19 |
Season award winners
Playoffs
First Round 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 | ||||||||||||
Coaches
Eastern Conference
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