2015 WNBA season | |
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League | Women's National Basketball Association |
Sport | Basketball |
Duration | June 5 – October 14 |
Number of games | 34 |
Number of teams | 12 |
Total attendance | 1,465,432 |
Average attendance | 7,183 |
TV partner(s) | ESPN on ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, NBA TV |
Top draft pick | Jewell Loyd |
Picked by | Seattle Storm |
Season MVP | Elena Delle Donne (Chicago) |
Eastern champions | Indiana Fever |
Eastern runners-up | New York Liberty |
Western champions | Minnesota Lynx |
Western runners-up | Phoenix Mercury |
Finals champions | Minnesota Lynx |
Runners-up | Indiana Fever |
Finals MVP | Sylvia Fowles (Minnesota) |
The 2015 WNBA season was the 19th season of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). The regular season started on June 5 and playoffs concluded on October 14.
The Minnesota Lynx beat the Indiana Fever 69–52 in game five of the Finals on October 14 to clinch a third WNBA title in five years.
Games aired on ESPN (1 regular season game), ESPN2 (10 regular season games), ABC (All-Star Game) and NBA TV (47 regular season games).
On August 21, 2014, the 2015 WNBA Draft Lottery took place. The Seattle Storm, who had a league-worst record of 12-22 last season, won the draft lottery and had the right to pick first in the 2015 draft. In the draft, held on April 16, the Storm made Jewell Loyd of Notre Dame the top pick.
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Bold Series winner
italics Team with home-court advantage