2005 WNBA season

2005 WNBA season
2005 WNBA season
League	Women's National Basketball Association
Sport	Basketball
Duration	May 21 – September 20, 2005
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	Janel McCarville
Picked by	Charlotte Sting
Regular season
Season MVP	Sheryl Swoopes (Houston)
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	Yolanda Griffith (Sacramento)
WNBA seasons
	← 2004 2006 →

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.

Quick facts League, Sport ...

Eastern Conference	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Conf.
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	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Conf.
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

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

Regular season