2005 Detroit Shock season

2005 Detroit Shock season
Coach Bill Laimbeer
Arena The Palace of Auburn Hills
Attendance 9,374 per game
Results
Record 16–18 (.471)
Place 4th (Eastern)
Playoff finish Lost First Round (2-0) to Connecticut Sun

The 2005 WNBA season was the 8th 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

RoundPickPlayerNationalitySchool/Club Team
17Kara Braxton (F) United StatesGeorgia
113Dionnah Jackson (F) United StatesOklahoma
220Nikita Bell (F/G) United StatesNorth Carolina
333Jenni Lingor (G) United StatesSouthwest Missouri State

Regular season

Season standings

Eastern Conference W L PCT GB Home Road Conf.
Connecticut Sun x268.765–14–312–513–7
Indiana Fever x2113.6185.014–37–1014–6
New York Liberty x1816.5298.010–78–99–11
Detroit Shock x1618.47110.012–54–1311–9
Washington Mystics o1618.47110.010–76–119–11
Charlotte Sting o628.17620.05–121–164–16

Season schedule

DateOpponentScoreResultRecord
May 21Connecticut78-67Win1-0
May 22@ New York78-71Win2-0
May 24San Antonio74-65Win3-0
June 3New York68-66 (OT)Win4-0
June 8Seattle61-76Loss4-1
June 10Charlotte69-55Win5-1
June 12@ New York69-72Loss5-2
June 15@ Indiana79-84 (OT)Loss5-3
June 18@ Connecticut63-73Loss5-4
June 24Washington55-69Loss5-5
June 26Los Angeles79-73Win6-5
July 1Sacramento63-80Loss6-6
July 5Houston66-75Loss6-7
July 7@ Washington76-62Win7-7
July 13@ Minnesota61-71Loss7-8
July 15@ Indiana57-62Loss7-9
July 17Indiana58-59Loss7-10
July 20Connecticut66-57Win8-10
July 23@ Seattle71-74Loss8-11
July 24@ Sacramento51-91Loss8-12
July 30@ Connecticut75-66Win9-12
July 31Phoenix66-63Win10-12
August 2@ Houston61-62Loss10-13
August 6@ Charlotte73-82 (2OT)Loss10-14
August 7New York72-67Win11-14
August 9Charlotte71-64Win12-14
August 11Minnesota72-66 (OT)Win13-14
August 13@ San Antonio60-59Win14-14
August 16@ Phoenix51-58Loss14-15
August 19@ Los Angeles67-74Loss14-16
August 21Washington66-52Win15-16
August 23@ Charlotte49-56Loss15-17
August 25Indiana55-40Win16-17
August 27@ Washington67-76Loss16-18

Playoffs

GameDateOpponentScoreResultRecord
Eastern Conference Semifinals
1August 31Connecticut62-73Loss0-1
2September 2@ Connecticut67-75Loss0-2

Player stats

PlayerGPREBASTSTLBLKPTS
Deanna Nolan331561215514524
Cheryl Ford33322263346313
Ruth Riley33156392346251
Kara Braxton33100141813227
Plenette Pierson236221146178
Elaine Powell298077294163
Chandi Jones213123132125
Katie Smith13282653124
Swin Cash218843126119
Barbara Farris3484198183
Ayana Walker12471361059
Sheila Lambert1217218133
Andrea Stinson1812133022
Niele Ivey1212106014
Stacey Thomas172088312

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Awards and honors

References

  1. ↑ https://www.basketball-reference.com/wnba/teams/DET/2005.html
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