2014 Minnesota Lynx season

The 2014 WNBA season was the 16th season for the Minnesota Lynx of the Women's National Basketball Association. The Lynx are defending their 2013 WNBA Championship, seeking to become the third franchise to win three titles.[1] However, their bid fell short as they lost to the Phoenix Mercury in the conference finals.

2014 Minnesota Lynx season
CoachCheryl Reeve
ArenaTarget Center
Attendanceper game
Results
Record25–9 (.735)
Place2nd (Western)
Playoff finishLost in Conference Finals
Team Leaders
PointsMoore (23.9)
ReboundsBrunson (8.2)
AssistsWhalen (5.6)
Media
RadioKLCI
TelevisionFS-N
ESPN2, NBATV

The Lynx had a positive offseason, re-signing free agent center Janel McCarville and guard Monica Wright, two key components of the 2013 championship team. The Lynx also announced their first uniform sponsor, the Mayo Clinic.[2]

Transactions

Draft

The following are the Lynx's selections in the 2014 WNBA Draft.

Round Pick Player Nationality School/Team/Country
1 12 Tricia Liston  United States Duke
2 15 Asya Bussie  United States West Virginia
2 24 Christina Foggie  United States Vanderbilt
3 36 Asia Taylor  United States Louisville

Trades
Date Trade
To Minnesota Lynx To New York Liberty
Right to swap 3rd round picks in 2015 WNBA Draft Sugar Rodgers

Personnel changes

Roster
2014 Minnesota Lynx roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#Nat.NameHeightWeightDOBFrom
G/F 33 Augustus, Seimone 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 04-30-1984 LSU
F 32 Brunson, Rebekkah 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 184 lb (83 kg) 12-11-1981 Georgetown
C 34 Dantas, Damiris 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 11-17-1992 Brazil
G 20 Liston, Tricia 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 181 lb (82 kg) 02-20-1992 Duke
C 4 McCarville, Janel 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 218 lb (99 kg) 11-03-1982 Minnesota
G 3 McKenith, Nadirah 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) 155 lb (70 kg) 09-06-1991 St. John's
F 23 Moore, Maya 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 176 lb (80 kg) 06-11-1989 Connecticut
F 14 Peters, Devereaux 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 10-08-1989 Notre Dame
G 31 Taylor, Asia 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 08-21-1991 Louisville
G 13 Whalen, Lindsay 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 162 lb (73 kg) 05-09-1982 Minnesota
G 5 White, Tan 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) 154 lb (70 kg) 09-27-1982 Mississippi State
G/F 22 Wright, Monica 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 07-15-1988 Virginia
Head coach
Cheryl Reeve (La Salle)
Assistant coaches
Shelley Patterson (Washington State)
Jim Petersen (Minnesota)
Athletic trainer
Chuck Barta (Wisconsin-La Crosse)
Assistant trainer
Keith Uzpen (Minnesota State-Mankato)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Depth
Pos. Starter Bench
C Janel McCarville Devereaux Peters
PF Damiris Dantas Asia Taylor
Rebekkah Brunson
SF Maya Moore Tricia Liston
SG Seimone Augustus Tan White
Monica Wright
PG Lindsay Whalen Lindsey Moore

Schedule

Preseason
2014 pre-season game log
Total: 3–0 (Home: 2–0; Road: 1–0)
Pre-season: 3–0 (Home: 2–0; Road: 1–0)
2014 season schedule

Regular season
2014 game log
Total: 19–6 (Home: 12–1; Road: 7–5)
May: 6–0 (Home: 3–0; Road: 3–0)
June: 6–5 (Home: 3–1; Road: 3–4)
July: 9–1 (Home: 7–0; Road: 2–1)
August: 1–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 1–0)
2014 season schedule

2014 Season standings
# Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB GP
1 y-Phoenix Mercury295.853-34
2 x-Minnesota Lynx259.7354.034
3 x-San Antonio Stars1618.47113.034
4 x-Los Angeles Sparks1618.47113.034
5 e-Tulsa Shock1222.35317.034
6 e-Seattle Storm1222.35317.034

Awards and honors

References
  1. Minnesota Lynx clinch WNBA title: The playoff campaign in photos
  2. Lynx to put Mayo Clinic logo on jerseys
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