2005 Detroit Shock season

July 2025 August 2023 March 2026 Detroit Shock 2005 16 18 Eastern 4th Bill Laimbeer The Palace of Auburn Hills Lost First Round (2-0) to Connecticut Sun The 2005 WNBA season was the eighth for the Detroit Shock. Although they played mediocre basketball, the Shock barely made the playoffs, as they eventually made a quick exit from the playoffs, losing in a sweep by the Connecticut Sun. Offseason WNBA draft Round Pick Player Nationality School/Club team 1 7 Kara Braxton (F) Georgia 1 13 Dionnah Jackson (F) Oklahoma 2 20 Nikita Bell (F/G) North Carolina 3 33 Jenni Lingor (G) Southwest Missouri State Regular season Season standings DET Season schedule Date Opponent Score Result Record May 21 Connecticut 78-67 Win 1-0 May 22 @ New York 78-71 Win 2-0 May 24 San Antonio 74-65 Win 3-0 June 3 New York 68-66 (OT) Win 4-0 June 8 Seattle 61-76 Loss 4-1 June 10 Charlotte 69-55 Win 5-1 June 12 @ New York 69-72 Loss 5-2 June 15 @ Indiana 79-84 (OT) Loss 5-3 June 18 @ Connecticut 63-73 Loss 5-4 June 24 Washington 55-69 Loss 5-5 June 26 Los Angeles 79-73 Win 6-5 July 1 Sacramento 63-80 Loss 6-6 July 5 Houston 66-75 Loss 6-7 July 7 @ Washington 76-62 Win 7-7 July 13 @ Minnesota 61-71 Loss 7-8 July 15 @ Indiana 57-62 Loss 7-9 July 17 Indiana 58-59 Loss 7-10 July 20 Connecticut 66-57 Win 8-10 July 23 @ Seattle 71-74 Loss 8-11 July 24 @ Sacramento 51-91 Loss 8-12 July 30 @ Connecticut 75-66 Win 9-12 July 31 Phoenix 66-63 Win 10-12 August 2 @ Houston 61-62 Loss 10-13 August 6 @ Charlotte 73-82 (2OT) Loss 10-14 August 7 New York 72-67 Win 11-14 August 9 Charlotte 71-64 Win 12-14 August 11 Minnesota 72-66 (OT) Win 13-14 August 13 @ San Antonio 60-59 Win 14-14 August 16 @ Phoenix 51-58 Loss 14-15 August 19 @ Los Angeles 67-74 Loss 14-16 August 21 Washington 66-52 Win 15-16 August 23 @ Charlotte 49-56 Loss 15-17 August 25 Indiana 55-40 Win 16-17 August 27 @ Washington 67-76 Loss 16-18 Playoffs Game Date Opponent Score Result Record Eastern Conference Semifinals 1 August 31 Connecticut 62-73 Loss 0-1 2 September 2 @ Connecticut 67-75 Loss 0-2 Player stats Player GP REB AST STL BLK PTS Deanna Nolan 33 156 121 55 14 524 Cheryl Ford 33 322 26 33 46 313 Ruth Riley 33 156 39 23 46 251 Kara Braxton 33 100 14 18 13 227 Plenette Pierson 23 62 21 14 6 178 Elaine Powell 29 80 77 29 4 163 Chandi Jones 21 31 23 13 2 125 Katie Smith 13 28 26 5 3 124 Swin Cash 21 88 43 12 6 119 Barbara Farris 34 84 19 8 1 83 Ayana Walker 12 47 13 6 10 59 Sheila Lambert 12 17 21 8 1 33 Andrea Stinson 18 12 13 3 0 22 Niele Ivey 12 12 10 6 0 14 Stacey Thomas 17 20 8 8 3 12https://www.basketball-reference.com/wnba/teams/DET/2005.html 2005 Detroit Shock Stats Awards and honors Cheryl Ford, WNBA Peak Performer References External links Shock on Basketball Reference Category:Detroit Shock seasons Detroit Detroit Shock