2005 WNBA season

August 2023 March 2026 2005 WNBA season Women's National Basketball Association Basketball 75px The WNBA logo. May 21 – September 20, 2005 34 13 1,805,937 8,172 ABC, ESPN Draft 2005 WNBA Draft USA Janel McCarville Charlotte Sting Regular season Connecticut Sun USA Sheryl Swoopes (Houston) Women's National Basketball Association Most Valuable Player Award USA Sheryl Swoopes (Houston) Playoffs Sacramento Monarchs Connecticut Sun USA Yolanda Griffith (Sacramento) WNBA Finals MVP Award List of WNBA seasons WNBA 2004 WNBA season 2004 2006 WNBA season 2006 WNBA Career Scoring List of WNBA first overall draft choices The 2005 WNBA season was the Women's National Basketball Association's ninth season. The season ended with the Sacramento Monarchs winning their first WNBA Championship. Regular season Standings Eastern Conference Western Conference Playoffs 2005 WNBA playoffs 2005 WNBA Finals Bracket Awards Reference:2005 WNBA Season Awards - WNBA https://www.wnba.com/awards2005 2025-05-28 www.wnba.com en Individual Award Winner Team Most Valuable Player (MVP) Sheryl Swoopes Houston Comets Finals MVP Yolanda Griffith Sacramento Monarchs Defensive Player of the Year Tamika Catchings Indiana Fever Most Improved Player Nicole Powell Sacramento Monarchs Peak PerformersScoring Sheryl Swoopes Houston CometsRebounding Cheryl Ford Detroit ShockDish and AssistSue BirdSeattle Storm Rookie of the Year Temeka Johnson Washington Mystics Kim Perrot Sportsmanship Award Taj McWilliams-Franklin Connecticut Sun Coach of the Year John Whisenant Sacramento Monarchs Team Award Player Team All-WNBA First Team Lauren Jackson Seattle Storm Sheryl Swoopes Houston Comets Yolanda Griffith Sacramento Monarchs Deanna Nolan Detroit Shock Sue Bird Seattle Storm Second Team Tamika Catchings Indiana Fever Taj McWilliams-Franklin Connecticut Sun Lisa Leslie Los Angeles Sparks Becky Hammon New York Liberty Diana Taurasi Phoenix Mercury All-Defensive First Team Tamika Catchings Indiana Fever Sheryl Swoopes Houston Comets Yolanda Griffith Sacramento Monarchs Tully Bevilaqua Indiana Fever Katie Douglas Connecticut Sun Second Team Lauren JacksonSeattle Storm Taj McWilliams-FranklinConnecticut Sun Lisa LeslieLos Angeles Sparks Alana Beard Washington Mystics Deanna NolanDetroit Shock All-Rookie Team Chelsea NewtonSacramento Monarchs Kara BraxtonDetroit Shock Katie FeenstraSan Antonio Silver Stars Tan WhiteIndiana Fever Temeka JohnsonWashington Mystics Players of the Week Week endingPlayerTeamMay 30Sheryl SwoopesHouston CometsJune 6Lauren JacksonSeattle StormJune 13Taj McWilliams-FranklinConnecticut SunJune 20Tamika CatchingsIndiana FeverJune 27Lindsay WhalenConnecticut SunJuly 5Sheryl Swoopes (2)Houston CometsJuly 18Tamika Catchings (2)Indiana FeverJuly 25Becky HammonNew York LibertyAugust 1Janell BurseSeattle StormAugust 8Diana TaurasiPhoenix MercuryAugust 15Katie DouglasConnecticut SunAugust 22Tamika Catchings (3)Indiana Fever Coaches Eastern Conference Charlotte Sting: Trudi Lacey and Tyrone Bogues Connecticut Sun: Mike Thibault Detroit Shock: Bill Laimbeer Indiana Fever: Brian Winters New York Liberty: Pat Coyle Washington Mystics: Richie Adubato Western Conference Houston Comets: Van Chancellor Los Angeles Sparks: Henry Bibby and Joe Bryant Minnesota Lynx: Suzie McConnell Serio Phoenix Mercury: Carrie Graf Sacramento Monarchs: John Whisenant San Antonio Silver Stars: Dan Hughes Seattle Storm: Anne Donovan References External links Final 2005 WNBA Season Standings 2005 WNBA Award Winners 2005 WNBA Playoffs Category:2005 in American women's basketball Category:2004–05 in American basketball by league Category:2005–06 in American basketball by league 2005