2014 WNBA season
| 2014 WNBA season | |
|---|---|
| League | Women's National Basketball Association |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Duration | May 16 – September 12 |
| Number of games | 34 |
| Number of teams | 12 |
| Total attendance | 1,545,890 |
| Average attendance | 7,578 |
| TV partner(s) | ESPN on ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, NBA TV |
| Top draft pick |
 Chiney Ogwumike
|
| Picked by | Connecticut Sun |
| Season MVP |
Maya Moore Minnesota
|
| Eastern champions | Chicago Sky |
| Eastern runners-up | Indiana Fever |
| Western champions | Phoenix Mercury |
| Western runners-up | Minnesota Lynx |
| Finals champions | Phoenix Mercury |
| Runners-up | Chicago Sky |
| Finals MVP |
Diana Taurasi (Phoenix)
|
The 2014 WNBA season was the 18th season of the Women's National Basketball Association. The season started in May and concluded in September to accommodate the 2014 Women's World Championship.
Games aired on ESPN, ESPN2, ABC and NBA TV. The Washington Mystics made history in May 2014 when they debuted Kiswe Mobile's Mystics Live and became the first U.S. professional sports team to stream live games within the venue via a mobile application.
On December 12, 2013, the 2014 WNBA Draft Lottery took place. The Connecticut Sun, who had a league-worst record of 10-24 last season, won the draft lottery and had the right to pick first in the 2014 draft. In the draft, held on April 14, the Sun made Chiney Ogwumike of Stanford University the top pick.
The timing of the 2014 WNBA schedule and the draft were not finalized at its normal timeframe, as the league and players were negotiating a new collective bargaining agreement during the 2013 season. The previous agreement expired during the 2013 WNBA Finals and a new CBA was reached on February 17, 2014.
On February 6, 2014, the 2014 regular season schedule was announced. The regular season schedule began on May 16 and concluded on August 17.
It was announced on January 22 that the 2014 WNBA All-Star Game would take place on July 19 at 3:00 PM EDT in Phoenix, Arizona.
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