2004 - 05 WNBA (WNBA) Season Review

2004 - 05 WNBA Season Review

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The Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) is a women's professional basketball league located in the United States. Starting play in 1997 it currently consists of 12 teams, all located in the United States, The league plays a 34 game schedule from May to August with the finals occurring in October. The WNBA playoffs currently begin in late September, with four teams in each conference qualifying for the playoffs.

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2004 - 05 WNBA Regular Season Standings

Eastern Conference

	Wins	Loses	Win %	GB	PF	PA
Connecticut Sun	26	8	0.765	-	72.8	66.0
Indiana Fever	21	13	0.618	5	63.8	62.7
New York Liberty	18	16	0.529	8	68.1	67.2
Detroit Shock	16	18	0.471	10	66.1	67.3
Washington Mystics	16	18	0.471	10	66.6	67.8
Charlotte Sting	6	28	0.176	20	61.6	68.7

Western Conference

	Wins	Loses	Win %	GB	PF	PA
Sacramento Monarchs	25	9	0.735	-	68.5	61.6
Seattle Storm	20	14	0.588	5	73.5	70.8
Houston Comets	19	15	0.559	6	67.9	66.6
Los Angeles Sparks	17	17	0.500	8	68.4	69.0
Phoenix Mercury	16	18	0.471	9	69.4	69.2
Minnesota Lynx	14	20	0.412	11	65.0	67.3
San Antonio Silver Stars	7	27	0.206	18	63.0	70.6

2004 - 05 WNBA Playoffs

Finals Sacramento Monarchs over Connecticut Sun (3-1) Wed, September 14 - Sacramento Monarchs 69 @ Connecticut Sun 65 Thu, September 15 - Sacramento Monarchs 70 @ Connecticut Sun 77 Sun, September 18 - Connecticut Sun 55 @ Sacramento Monarchs 66 Tue, September 20 - Connecticut Sun 59 @ Sacramento Monarchs 62
Eastern Conference Finals Connecticut Sun over Indiana Fever (2-0) Thu, September 8 - Connecticut Sun 73 @ Indiana Fever 68 Sat, September 10 - Indiana Fever 67 @ Connecticut Sun 77	Western Conference Finals Sacramento Monarchs over Houston Comets (2-0) Thu, September 8 - Sacramento Monarchs 73 @ Houston Comets 69 Sat, September 10 - Houston Comets 65 @ Sacramento Monarchs 74
Eastern Conference Semifinals Connecticut Sun over Detroit Shock (2-0) Wed, August 31 - Connecticut Sun 73 @ Detroit Shock 62 Fri, September 2 - Detroit Shock 67 @ Connecticut Sun 75	Western Conference Semifinals Houston Comets over Seattle Storm (2-1) Tue, August 30 - Seattle Storm 75 @ Houston Comets 67 Thu, September 1 - Houston Comets 67 @ Seattle Storm 64 Sat, September 3 - Houston Comets 75 @ Seattle Storm 58
Eastern Conference Semifinals Indiana Fever over New York Liberty (2-0) Tue, August 30 - Indiana Fever 63 @ New York Liberty 51 Thu, September 1 - New York Liberty 50 @ Indiana Fever 58	Western Conference Semifinals Sacramento Monarchs over Los Angeles Sparks (2-0) Wed, August 31 - Sacramento Monarchs 75 @ Los Angeles Sparks 72 Fri, September 2 - Los Angeles Sparks 63 @ Sacramento Monarchs 81

WNBA - 2004 - 05 Awards

Player	Team	Award
Taj McWilliams-Franklin	Connecticut Sun	Kim Perrot Sportsmanship Award
Temeka Johnson	Washington Mystics	Rookie of the Year
Sheryl Swoopes	Houston Comets	Most Valuable Player (Season)
Nicole Powell	Sacramento Monarchs	Most Improved Player of the Year
Yolanda Griffith	Sacramento Monarchs	Finals Most Valuable Player
Tamika Catchings	Indiana Fever	Defensive Player of the Year
John Whisenant	Sacramento Monarchs	Coach of the Year
Sue Bird	Seattle Storm	All Star Team
Yolanda Griffith	Sacramento Monarchs	All Star Team
Lauren Jackson	Seattle Storm	All Star Team
Deanna Nolan	Detroit Shock	All Star Team
Sheryl Swoopes	Houston Comets	All Star Team
Tamika Catchings	Indiana Fever	All Star Team
Becky Hammon	New York Liberty	All Star Team
Lisa Leslie	Los Angeles Sparks	All Star Team
Taj McWilliams-Franklin	Connecticut Sun	All Star Team
Diana Taurasi	Phoenix Mercury	All Star Team
Sheryl Swoopes	Houston Comets	All Star Most Valuable Player
Chelsea Newton	Sacramento Monarchs	All-Rookie Team
Tan White	Indiana Fever	All-Rookie Team
Katie Mattera	San Antonio Silver Stars	All-Rookie Team
Temeka Johnson	Washington Mystics	All-Rookie Team
Kara Braxton	Detroit Shock	All-Rookie Team
Tully Bevilaqua	Indiana Fever	1st All Defensive Team
Tamika Catchings	Indiana Fever	1st All Defensive Team
Katie Douglas	Connecticut Sun	1st All Defensive Team
Yolanda Griffith	Sacramento Monarchs	1st All Defensive Team
Sheryl Swoopes	Houston Comets	1st All Defensive Team
Alana Beard	Washington Mystics	2nd All Defensive Team
Lauren Jackson	Seattle Storm	2nd All Defensive Team
Lisa Leslie	Los Angeles Sparks	2nd All Defensive Team
Taj McWilliams-Franklin	Connecticut Sun	2nd All Defensive Team
Deanna Nolan	Detroit Shock	2nd All Defensive Team

WNBA - 2004 - 05 All Star Game Individual Statistics

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Rebounds

Assists

WNBA - 2004 - 05 Leading Scorer

Player	Season	Team	Points
Sheryl Swoopes	2004-2005	Houston Comets	614
Lauren Jackson	2004-2005	Seattle Storm	597
Chamique Holdsclaw	2004-2005	Los Angeles Sparks	561
Nykesha Sales	2004-2005	Connecticut Sun	532
Diana Taurasi	2004-2005	Phoenix Mercury	527
Deanna Nolan	2004-2005	Detroit Shock	524
Lisa Leslie	2004-2005	Los Angeles Sparks	517
Tamika Catchings	2004-2005	Indiana Fever	501
Becky Hammon	2004-2005	New York Liberty	473
Taj McWilliams-Franklin	2004-2005	Connecticut Sun	471
Yolanda Griffith	2004-2005	Sacramento Monarchs	469

WNBA - 2004 - 05 Assist Leader

Player	Season	Team	Assists
Temeka Johnson	2004-2005	Washington Mystics	177
Sue Bird	2004-2005	Seattle Storm	176
Lindsay Whalen	2004-2005	Connecticut Sun	172
Shannon Johnson	2004-2005	San Antonio Silver Stars	158
Diana Taurasi	2004-2005	Phoenix Mercury	150
Ticha Penicheiro	2004-2005	Sacramento Monarchs	149
Dawn Staley	2004-2005		149
Becky Hammon	2004-2005	New York Liberty	146
Tamika Catchings	2004-2005	Indiana Fever	143
Sheryl Swoopes	2004-2005	Houston Comets	141
Deanna Nolan	2004-2005	Detroit Shock	121

2004 - 05 Fouls Leader

Player	Season	Team	Fouls
Cheryl Ford	2004-2005	Detroit Shock	143
Janell Burse	2004-2005	Seattle Storm	139
Tammy Sutton-Brown	2004-2005	Charlotte Sting	138
Ruth Riley	2004-2005	Detroit Shock	131
Lisa Leslie	2004-2005	Los Angeles Sparks	122
Michelle Snow	2004-2005	Houston Comets	120
DeLisha Milton-Jones	2004-2005	Washington Mystics	117
Chasity Melvin	2004-2005	Washington Mystics	113
Diana Taurasi	2004-2005	Phoenix Mercury	111
Vanessa Hayden	2004-2005	Minnesota Lynx	110
Tamika Whitmore	2004-2005	Los Angeles Sparks	110

2004 - 05 Field Goal Percentage (>200 Attempts)

Player	Season	Team	Attempt	Made	Percentage
Michelle Snow	2004-2005	Houston Comets	276	152	0.551
Ann Wauters	2004-2005	New York Liberty	279	151	0.541
DeMya Walker	2004-2005	Sacramento Monarchs	234	125	0.534
Janell Burse	2004-2005	Seattle Storm	243	127	0.523
Wendy Palmer	2004-2005	San Antonio Silver Stars	242	125	0.517
Tammy Sutton-Brown	2004-2005	Charlotte Sting	218	111	0.509
Taj McWilliams-Franklin	2004-2005	Connecticut Sun	364	180	0.495
Kamila Vodichkova	2004-2005	Phoenix Mercury	257	127	0.494
Chasity Melvin	2004-2005	Washington Mystics	305	150	0.492
Yolanda Griffith	2004-2005	Sacramento Monarchs	357	173	0.485
Asjha Jones	2004-2005	Connecticut Sun	275	133	0.484

2004 - 05 Three Point Field Goals Made (> 50 Attempts)

Player	Season	Team	Attempt	Made	Percentage
Nicole Powell	2004-2005	Sacramento Monarchs	159	66	0.415
Becky Hammon	2004-2005	New York Liberty	178	65	0.365
Diana Taurasi	2004-2005	Phoenix Mercury	179	56	0.313
Katie Smith	2004-2005		159	53	0.333
Nykesha Sales	2004-2005	Connecticut Sun	116	49	0.422
Anna DeForge	2004-2005	Phoenix Mercury	144	47	0.326
Sue Bird	2004-2005	Seattle Storm	103	45	0.437
Tully Bevilaqua	2004-2005	Indiana Fever	116	44	0.379
Charlotte Smith	2004-2005	Washington Mystics	100	42	0.420
DeLisha Milton-Jones	2004-2005	Washington Mystics	119	39	0.328
Penny Taylor	2004-2005	Phoenix Mercury	94	38	0.404

2004 - 05 Offensive Rebounds

Player	Season	Team	Off Reb
Cheryl Ford	2004-2005	Detroit Shock	113
Lauren Jackson	2004-2005	Seattle Storm	96
Yolanda Griffith	2004-2005	Sacramento Monarchs	87
Chamique Holdsclaw	2004-2005	Los Angeles Sparks	86
Chasity Melvin	2004-2005	Washington Mystics	82
Janell Burse	2004-2005	Seattle Storm	81
Taj McWilliams-Franklin	2004-2005	Connecticut Sun	78
Tamika Williams	2004-2005	Minnesota Lynx	76
Rebekkah Brunson	2004-2005	Sacramento Monarchs	75
Natalie Williams	2004-2005	Indiana Fever	74
Lisa Leslie	2004-2005	Los Angeles Sparks	70

2004 - 05 Defensive Rebounds

Player	Season	Team	Rebounds
Lauren Jackson	2004-2005	Seattle Storm	217
Cheryl Ford	2004-2005	Detroit Shock	209
Tamika Catchings	2004-2005	Indiana Fever	195
Elena Baranova	2004-2005	New York Liberty	188
Lisa Leslie	2004-2005	Los Angeles Sparks	178
Taj McWilliams-Franklin	2004-2005	Connecticut Sun	170
Margo Dydek	2004-2005	Connecticut Sun	168
Michelle Snow	2004-2005	Houston Comets	157
Wendy Palmer	2004-2005	San Antonio Silver Stars	140
Chamique Holdsclaw	2004-2005	Los Angeles Sparks	137
Ann Wauters	2004-2005	New York Liberty	137

WNBA - 2004 - 05 Total Rebounds

Player	Season	Team	Rebounds
Cheryl Ford	2004-2005	Detroit Shock	322
Lauren Jackson	2004-2005	Seattle Storm	313
Tamika Catchings	2004-2005	Indiana Fever	264
Lisa Leslie	2004-2005	Los Angeles Sparks	248
Taj McWilliams-Franklin	2004-2005	Connecticut Sun	248
Elena Baranova	2004-2005	New York Liberty	227
Michelle Snow	2004-2005	Houston Comets	225
Yolanda Griffith	2004-2005	Sacramento Monarchs	223
Chamique Holdsclaw	2004-2005	Los Angeles Sparks	223
Janell Burse	2004-2005	Seattle Storm	199
Chasity Melvin	2004-2005	Washington Mystics	199

WNBA - 2004 - 05 Steals Leader

Player	Season	Team	Steals
Tamika Catchings	2004-2005	Indiana Fever	90
Lisa Leslie	2004-2005	Los Angeles Sparks	67
Sheryl Swoopes	2004-2005	Houston Comets	66
Nykesha Sales	2004-2005	Connecticut Sun	61
Tully Bevilaqua	2004-2005	Indiana Fever	60
Becky Hammon	2004-2005	New York Liberty	60
DeLisha Milton-Jones	2004-2005	Washington Mystics	57
Janeth Arcain	2004-2005	Houston Comets	55
Deanna Nolan	2004-2005	Detroit Shock	55
Tangela Smith	2004-2005	Charlotte Sting	51
Svetlana Abrosimova	2004-2005	Minnesota Lynx	48

WNBA - 2004 - 05 Blocks Leader

Player	Season	Team	Blocks
Margo Dydek	2004-2005	Connecticut Sun	71
Lisa Leslie	2004-2005	Los Angeles Sparks	71
Vanessa Hayden	2004-2005	Minnesota Lynx	68
Lauren Jackson	2004-2005	Seattle Storm	67
Elena Baranova	2004-2005	New York Liberty	46
Cheryl Ford	2004-2005	Detroit Shock	46
Ruth Riley	2004-2005	Detroit Shock	46
Katie Mattera	2004-2005	San Antonio Silver Stars	44
Janell Burse	2004-2005	Seattle Storm	40
Michelle Snow	2004-2005	Houston Comets	38
Maria Stepanova	2004-2005	Phoenix Mercury	38