2005 WNBA season
League	Women's National Basketball Association
Sport	Basketball
Duration	May 21 - October 5
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)
Top scorer	Sheryl Swoopes (Houston)
Playoffs
Eastern champions	Connecticut Sun
Eastern runners-up	Indiana Fever
Western champions	Sacramento Monarchs
Western runners-up	Houston Comets
Finals
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.

Contents 1 Regular season standings 2 Season award winners 3 Playoffs 4 External links

[edit] Regular season standings

Eastern Conference

Eastern Conference	W	L	PCT	Conf.	GB
Connecticut Sun x	26	8	.765	13-7	-
Indiana Fever x	21	13	.618	14-6	5.0
New York Liberty x	18	16	.529	9-11	8.0
Detroit Shock x	16	18	.471	11-9	10.0
Washington Mystics o	16	18	.471	9-11	10.0
Charlotte Sting o	6	28	.176	4-16	20.0

Western Conference

Western Conference	W	L	PCT	Conf.	GB
Sacramento Monarchs x	25	9	.735	17-5	-
Seattle Storm x	20	14	.588	13-9	5.0
Houston Comets x	19	15	.559	11-11	6.0
Los Angeles Sparks x	17	17	.500	12-10	8.0
Phoenix Mercury o	16	18	.471	12-10	9.0
Minnesota Lynx o	14	20	.412	9-13	11.0
San Antonio Silver Stars o	7	27	.206	3-19	18.0

[edit] Season award winners

Award	Winner	Team
WNBA Finals MVP Award	Yolanda Griffith	Sacramento Monarchs
WNBA Most Valuable Player Award	Sheryl Swoopes	Houston Comets
WNBA Defensive Player of the Year Award	Tamika Catchings	Indiana Fever
WNBA Most Improved Player Award	Nicole Powell	Sacramento Monarchs
WNBA Peak Performer	Sheryl Swoopes	Houston Comets
WNBA Peak Performer	Cheryl Ford	Detroit Shock
WNBA Rookie of the Year Award	Temeka Johnson	Washington Mystics
Kim Perrot Sportsmanship Award	Taj McWilliams-Franklin	Connecticut Sun
WNBA Coach of the Year Award	John Whisenant	Sacramento Monarchs

[edit] 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

[edit] External links

• Final 2005 WNBA Season Standings
• 2005 WNBA Award Winners
• 2005 WNBA Playoffs

Preceded by 2004 WNBA season

WNBA seasons 2005

Succeeded by 2006 WNBA season

v • d • e WNBA Seasons
1990s	1997	1998	1999
2000s	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009
2010s	2010

v • d • e 2005 WNBA season by team
Draft • All-Star Game • Playoffs • Finals
Eastern	Charlotte Sting	Connecticut Sun	Detroit Shock	Indiana Fever	New York Liberty	Washington Mystics
Western	Houston Comets	Los Angeles Sparks	Minnesota Lynx	Phoenix Mercury	Sacramento Monarchs	San Antonio Silver Stars	Seattle Storm
←  2004 • WNBA season • 2006  →

v • d • e Women's National Basketball Association (2010)
Eastern Conference		Western Conference
Atlanta Dream	Indiana Fever	Los Angeles Sparks	San Antonio Silver Stars
Chicago Sky	New York Liberty	Minnesota Lynx	Seattle Storm
Connecticut Sun	Washington Mystics	Phoenix Mercury	WNBA Tulsa
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