2015 - 16 WNBA (WNBA) Season Review

2015 - 16 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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2015 - 16 WNBA Regular Season Standings

Eastern Conference

	Wins	Loses	Win %	GB	PF	PA
New York Liberty	21	13	0.618	-	81.6	80.9
Chicago Sky	18	16	0.529	3	86.2	85.6
Atlanta Dream	17	17	0.500	4	81.8	84.0
Indiana Fever	17	17	0.500	4	80.5	80.9
Connecticut Sun	14	20	0.412	7	83.0	84.4
Washington Mystics	13	21	0.382	8	80.7	82.2

Western Conference

	Wins	Loses	Win %	GB	PF	PA
Minnesota Lynx	28	6	0.824	-	85.8	77.0
Los Angeles Sparks	26	8	0.765	2	83.0	75.9
Phoenix Mercury	16	18	0.471	12	84.6	83.3
Seattle Storm	16	18	0.471	12	80.8	80.2
Dallas Wings	11	23	0.324	17	82.6	88.2
San Antonio Silver Stars	7	27	0.206	21	72.0	80.2

2015 - 16 WNBA Playoffs

Finals Los Angeles Sparks over Minnesota Lynx (3-2) Sun, October 9 - Los Angeles Sparks 78 @ Minnesota Lynx 76 Tue, October 11 - Los Angeles Sparks 60 @ Minnesota Lynx 79 Fri, October 14 - Minnesota Lynx 75 @ Los Angeles Sparks 92 Sun, October 16 - Minnesota Lynx 85 @ Los Angeles Sparks 79 Thu, October 20 - Los Angeles Sparks 77 @ Minnesota Lynx 76
Semifinals Los Angeles Sparks over Chicago Sky (3-1) Wed, September 28 - Chicago Sky 75 @ Los Angeles Sparks 95 Fri, September 30 - Chicago Sky 84 @ Los Angeles Sparks 99 Sun, October 2 - Los Angeles Sparks 66 @ Chicago Sky 70 Tue, October 4 - Los Angeles Sparks 95 @ Chicago Sky 75	Semifinals Minnesota Lynx over Phoenix Mercury (3-0) Wed, September 28 - Phoenix Mercury 95 @ Minnesota Lynx 113 Fri, September 30 - Phoenix Mercury 86 @ Minnesota Lynx 96 Sun, October 2 - Minnesota Lynx 82 @ Phoenix Mercury 67
Second Round Chicago Sky over Atlanta Dream (1-0) Sun, September 25 - Atlanta Dream 98 @ Chicago Sky 108	Second Round Phoenix Mercury over New York Liberty (1-0) Sat, September 24 - Phoenix Mercury 101 @ New York Liberty 94
First Round Atlanta Dream over Seattle Storm (1-0) Wed, September 21 - Seattle Storm 85 @ Atlanta Dream 94	First Round Phoenix Mercury over Indiana Fever (1-0) Wed, September 21 - Phoenix Mercury 89 @ Indiana Fever 78

WNBA - 2015 - 16 Awards

Player	Team	Award
Jantel Lavender	Los Angeles Sparks	Sixth Woman of the Year
Tamika Catchings	Indiana Fever	Kim Perrot Sportsmanship Award
Breanna Stewart	Seattle Storm	Rookie of the Year
Nneka Ogwumike	Los Angeles Sparks	Most Valuable Player (Season)
Elizabeth Williams	Atlanta Dream	Most Improved Player of the Year
Candace Parker	Los Angeles Sparks	Finals Most Valuable Player
Sylvia Fowles	Minnesota Lynx	Defensive Player of the Year
Cheryl Reeve	Minnesota Lynx	Coach of the Year
Maya Moore	Minnesota Lynx	All Star Team
Sue Bird	Seattle Storm	All Star Team
Tina Charles	New York Liberty	All Star Team
Diana Taurasi	Phoenix Mercury	All Star Team
Breanna Stewart	Seattle Storm	All Star Team
Jewell Loyd	Seattle Storm	All Star Team
Elena Delle Donne	Chicago Sky	All Star Team
Nneka Ogwumike	Los Angeles Sparks	All Star Team
Angel McCoughtry	Atlanta Dream	All Star Team
Sylvia Fowles	Minnesota Lynx	All Star Team
Imani McGee-Stafford	Chicago Sky	All-Rookie Team
Breanna Stewart	Seattle Storm	All-Rookie Team
Aerial Powers	Dallas Wings	All-Rookie Team
Tiffany Mitchell	Indiana Fever	All-Rookie Team
Moriah Jefferson	San Antonio Silver Stars	All-Rookie Team
Alana Beard	Los Angeles Sparks	1st All Defensive Team
Sylvia Fowles	Minnesota Lynx	1st All Defensive Team
Briann January	Indiana Fever	1st All Defensive Team
Angel McCoughtry	Atlanta Dream	1st All Defensive Team
Nneka Ogwumike	Los Angeles Sparks	1st All Defensive Team
Tamika Catchings	Indiana Fever	2nd All Defensive Team
Brittney Griner	Phoenix Mercury	2nd All Defensive Team
Breanna Stewart	Seattle Storm	2nd All Defensive Team
Jasmine Thomas	Connecticut Sun	2nd All Defensive Team
Tanisha Wright	New York Liberty	2nd All Defensive Team

WNBA - 2015 - 16 All Star Game Individual Statistics

Player

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Team

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Points

Rebounds

Assists

WNBA - 2015 - 16 Leading Scorer

Player	Season	Team	Points
Tina Charles	2015-2016	New York Liberty	688
Maya Moore	2015-2016	Minnesota Lynx	656
Nneka Ogwumike	2015-2016	Los Angeles Sparks	650
Angel McCoughtry	2015-2016	Atlanta Dream	643
Breanna Stewart	2015-2016	Seattle Storm	621
Elena Delle Donne	2015-2016	Chicago Sky	601
Diana Taurasi	2015-2016	Phoenix Mercury	589
Jewell Loyd	2015-2016	Seattle Storm	561
Candace Parker	2015-2016	Los Angeles Sparks	521
Emma Meesseman	2015-2016	Washington Mystics	518
Brittney Griner	2015-2016	Phoenix Mercury	494

WNBA - 2015 - 16 Assist Leader

Player	Season	Team	Assists
Sue Bird	2015-2016	Seattle Storm	196
Jasmine Thomas	2015-2016	Connecticut Sun	172
Candace Parker	2015-2016	Los Angeles Sparks	166
Jamierra Faulkner	2015-2016	Chicago Sky	156
Moriah Jefferson	2015-2016	San Antonio Silver Stars	142
Maya Moore	2015-2016	Minnesota Lynx	142
Courtney Vandersloot	2015-2016	Chicago Sky	141
Briann January	2015-2016	Indiana Fever	136
Odyssey Sims	2015-2016	Dallas Wings	131
Diana Taurasi	2015-2016	Phoenix Mercury	128
Lindsay Whalen	2015-2016	Minnesota Lynx	123

2015 - 16 Fouls Leader

Player	Season	Team	Fouls
Brittney Griner	2015-2016	Phoenix Mercury	124
Chiney Ogwumike	2015-2016	Connecticut Sun	120
Jayne Appel-Marinelli	2015-2016	San Antonio Silver Stars	113
Nneka Ogwumike	2015-2016	Los Angeles Sparks	113
Courtney Paris	2015-2016	Dallas Wings	111
Elizabeth Williams	2015-2016	Atlanta Dream	105
Sylvia Fowles	2015-2016	Minnesota Lynx	101
Natasha Howard	2015-2016	Minnesota Lynx	99
Diana Taurasi	2015-2016	Phoenix Mercury	99
Alana Beard	2015-2016	Los Angeles Sparks	96
Plenette Pierson	2015-2016	Dallas Wings	96

2015 - 16 Field Goal Percentage (>200 Attempts)

Player	Season	Team	Attempt	Made	Percentage
Nneka Ogwumike	2015-2016	Los Angeles Sparks	367	244	0.665
Sylvia Fowles	2015-2016	Minnesota Lynx	306	182	0.595
Chiney Ogwumike	2015-2016	Connecticut Sun	269	158	0.587
Lynetta Kizer	2015-2016	Indiana Fever	250	139	0.556
Courtney Paris	2015-2016	Dallas Wings	217	119	0.548
Brittney Griner	2015-2016	Phoenix Mercury	325	178	0.548
Candice Dupree	2015-2016	Phoenix Mercury	281	152	0.541
Jantel Lavender	2015-2016	Los Angeles Sparks	279	150	0.538
Emma Meesseman	2015-2016	Washington Mystics	394	210	0.533
Lindsay Whalen	2015-2016	Minnesota Lynx	240	123	0.513
Penny Taylor	2015-2016	Phoenix Mercury	209	102	0.488

2015 - 16 Three Point Field Goals Made (> 50 Attempts)

Player	Season	Team	Attempt	Made	Percentage
Diana Taurasi	2015-2016	Phoenix Mercury	254	89	0.350
Sugar Rodgers	2015-2016	New York Liberty	208	86	0.413
Kristi Toliver	2015-2016	Los Angeles Sparks	191	81	0.424
Sue Bird	2015-2016	Seattle Storm	162	72	0.444
Maya Moore	2015-2016	Minnesota Lynx	161	65	0.404
Tayler Hill	2015-2016	Washington Mystics	171	60	0.351
DeWanna Bonner	2015-2016	Phoenix Mercury	152	50	0.329
Alex Bentley	2015-2016	Connecticut Sun	168	48	0.286
Breanna Stewart	2015-2016	Seattle Storm	133	45	0.338
Elena Delle Donne	2015-2016	Chicago Sky	101	43	0.426
Odyssey Sims	2015-2016	Dallas Wings	150	42	0.280

2015 - 16 Offensive Rebounds

Player	Season	Team	Off Reb
Elizabeth Williams	2015-2016	Atlanta Dream	106
Courtney Paris	2015-2016	Dallas Wings	94
Chiney Ogwumike	2015-2016	Connecticut Sun	88
Sylvia Fowles	2015-2016	Minnesota Lynx	84
Karima Christmas-Kelly	2015-2016	Dallas Wings	82
Nneka Ogwumike	2015-2016	Los Angeles Sparks	77
Erlana Larkins	2015-2016	Indiana Fever	76
Tina Charles	2015-2016	New York Liberty	74
Rebekkah Brunson	2015-2016	Minnesota Lynx	73
Emma Meesseman	2015-2016	Washington Mystics	67
Kiah Stokes	2015-2016	New York Liberty	63

2015 - 16 Defensive Rebounds

Player	Season	Team	Rebounds
Breanna Stewart	2015-2016	Seattle Storm	277
Tina Charles	2015-2016	New York Liberty	243
Nneka Ogwumike	2015-2016	Los Angeles Sparks	222
Candace Parker	2015-2016	Los Angeles Sparks	217
Sylvia Fowles	2015-2016	Minnesota Lynx	206
Courtney Paris	2015-2016	Dallas Wings	177
Brittney Griner	2015-2016	Phoenix Mercury	175
Elizabeth Williams	2015-2016	Atlanta Dream	170
Erlana Larkins	2015-2016	Indiana Fever	168
Rebekkah Brunson	2015-2016	Minnesota Lynx	167
Angel McCoughtry	2015-2016	Atlanta Dream	150

WNBA - 2015 - 16 Total Rebounds

Player	Season	Team	Rebounds
Tina Charles	2015-2016	New York Liberty	317
Breanna Stewart	2015-2016	Seattle Storm	317
Nneka Ogwumike	2015-2016	Los Angeles Sparks	299
Sylvia Fowles	2015-2016	Minnesota Lynx	290
Elizabeth Williams	2015-2016	Atlanta Dream	276
Courtney Paris	2015-2016	Dallas Wings	271
Candace Parker	2015-2016	Los Angeles Sparks	250
Erlana Larkins	2015-2016	Indiana Fever	244
Rebekkah Brunson	2015-2016	Minnesota Lynx	240
Brittney Griner	2015-2016	Phoenix Mercury	222
Chiney Ogwumike	2015-2016	Connecticut Sun	221

WNBA - 2015 - 16 Steals Leader

Player	Season	Team	Steals
Tamika Catchings	2015-2016	Indiana Fever	62
Alana Beard	2015-2016	Los Angeles Sparks	58
Moriah Jefferson	2015-2016	San Antonio Silver Stars	55
Maya Moore	2015-2016	Minnesota Lynx	53
Brittany Boyd	2015-2016	New York Liberty	52
Angel McCoughtry	2015-2016	Atlanta Dream	52
Candace Parker	2015-2016	Los Angeles Sparks	47
Sylvia Fowles	2015-2016	Minnesota Lynx	45
DeWanna Bonner	2015-2016	Phoenix Mercury	44
Alyssa Thomas	2015-2016	Connecticut Sun	44
Jasmine Thomas	2015-2016	Connecticut Sun	43

WNBA - 2015 - 16 Blocks Leader

Player	Season	Team	Blocks
Brittney Griner	2015-2016	Phoenix Mercury	107
Elizabeth Williams	2015-2016	Atlanta Dream	79
Breanna Stewart	2015-2016	Seattle Storm	64
Sylvia Fowles	2015-2016	Minnesota Lynx	61
Elena Delle Donne	2015-2016	Chicago Sky	43
Imani McGee-Stafford	2015-2016	Chicago Sky	42
Nneka Ogwumike	2015-2016	Los Angeles Sparks	39
Jonquel Jones	2015-2016	Connecticut Sun	38
Kiah Stokes	2015-2016	New York Liberty	38
Jessica Breland	2015-2016	Chicago Sky	37
Jayne Appel-Marinelli	2015-2016	San Antonio Silver Stars	35