2014 WNBA season
| 2014 WNBA season | |
|---|---|
| Duration | May 16 – September 12 |
| Games | 34 |
| Teams | 12 |
| Total attendance | 1,545,890 |
| Average attendance | 7,578 |
| TV partner/s | ESPN on ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, NBA TV |
| Draft | |
| Top draft pick |  Chiney Ogwumike |
| Picked by | Connecticut Sun |
| Regular season | |
| Season MVP | Maya Moore Minnesota |
| Stat leaders | |
| Points | M. Moore (23.9) |
| Rebounds | C. Paris (10.2) |
| Assists | D. Taurasi (5.6) |
| Playoffs | |
| East champions | Chicago Sky |
| East runners-up | Indiana Fever |
| West champions | Phoenix Mercury |
| West runners-up | Minnesota Lynx |
| Finals | |
| Finals champions | Phoenix Mercury |
| Runners-up | Chicago Sky |
| Finals MVP | Diana Taurasi (Phoenix) |
| WNBA seasons | |
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.
Contents
Notable occurrences
- The New York Liberty returned to the renovated Madison Square Garden after three years of playing at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.
- Indiana Fever head coach Lin Dunn announced her retirement on May 8; effective at the end of the season.
TV and Internet coverage
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.[1][2]
2014 WNBA Draft
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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.[3] In the draft, held on April 14, the Sun made Chiney Ogwumike of Stanford University the top pick.[4]
Regular season
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.[5] The previous agreement expired during the 2013 WNBA Finals and a new CBA was reached on February 17, 2014.[6]
On February 6, 2014, the 2014 regular season schedule was announced.[7] The regular season schedule will begin on May 16 and conclude 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.[8]
Team standings
- Eastern Conference
| # | Eastern Conference | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | GP | |
| 1 | y- Atlanta Dream | 19 | 15 | .559 | - | 34 |
| 2 | x- Indiana Fever | 16 | 18 | .471 | 3.0 | 34 |
| 3 | x-Washington Mystics | 16 | 18 | .471 | 3.0 | 34 |
| 4 | x-Chicago Sky | 15 | 19 | .441 | 4.0 | 34 |
| 5 | e-New York Liberty | 15 | 19 | .441 | 4.0 | 34 |
| 6 | e-Connecticut Sun | 13 | 21 | .382 | 6.0 | 34 |
- Western Conference
| # | Western Conference | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | GP | |
| 1 | y-Phoenix Mercury | 29 | 5 | .853 | - | 34 |
| 2 | x-Minnesota Lynx | 25 | 9 | .735 | 4.0 | 34 |
| 3 | x-San Antonio Stars | 16 | 18 | .471 | 13.0 | 34 |
| 4 | x-Los Angeles Sparks | 16 | 18 | .471 | 13.0 | 34 |
| 5 | e-Tulsa Shock | 12 | 22 | .353 | 17.0 | 34 |
| 6 | e-Seattle Storm | 12 | 22 | .353 | 17.0 | 34 |
Playoffs
| Conference Semi-Finals: Best-of-3 |
Conference Finals: Best-of-3 |
WNBA Finals: Best-of-5 |
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| E1 | Atlanta | 1 | ||||||||||||
| E4 | Chicago | 2 | ||||||||||||
| E4 | Chicago | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Eastern Conference | ||||||||||||||
| E2 | Indiana | 1 | ||||||||||||
| E2 | Indiana | 2 | ||||||||||||
| E3 | Washington | 0 | ||||||||||||
| E4 | Chicago | 0 | ||||||||||||
| W1 | Phoenix | 3 | ||||||||||||
| W1 | Phoenix | 2 | ||||||||||||
| W4 | Los Angeles | 0 | ||||||||||||
| W1 | Phoenix | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Western Conference | ||||||||||||||
| W2 | Minnesota | 1 | ||||||||||||
| W2 | Minnesota | 2 | ||||||||||||
| W3 | San Antonio | 0 | ||||||||||||
Season award winners
Player of the Week award
Player of the Month award
| For games played | Eastern Conference | Western Conference | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Team | Player | Team | |
| May 2014 | Elena Delle Donne | Chicago Sky | Maya Moore | Minnesota Lynx |
| June 2014 | Angel McCoughtry | Atlanta Dream | Diana Taurasi | Phoenix Mercury |
| July 2014 | Tina Charles | New York Liberty | Maya Moore | Minnesota Lynx |
| August 2014 | Tamika Catchings | Indiana Fever | Maya Moore | Minnesota Lynx |
Rookie of the Month award
| For games played | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| May 2014 | Chiney Ogwumike | Connecticut Sun |
| June 2014 | Chiney Ogwumike | Connecticut Sun |
| July 2014 | Odyssey Sims | Tulsa Shock |
| August 2014 | Odyssey Sims | Tulsa Shock |
Postseason awards
See also
References
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