2014 WNBA season

2014 WNBA season
League Women's National Basketball Association
Sport Basketball
Duration May 16 – September 12
Number of games 34
Number of teams 12
Total attendance 1,545,890
Average attendance 7,578
TV partner(s) ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, NBA TV
Top draft pick United States Chiney Ogwumike
Picked by Connecticut Sun
Season MVP United States Maya Moore Minnesota
Eastern champions Chicago Sky
  Eastern runners-up Indiana Fever
Western champions Phoenix Mercury
  Western runners-up Minnesota Lynx
Finals champions Phoenix Mercury
  Runners-up Chicago Sky
Finals MVP United States Diana Taurasi (Phoenix)

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.

Notable occurrences

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

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 began on May 16 and concluded 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 Dream1915.559-34
2 x- Indiana Fever1618.4713.034
3 x-Washington Mystics1618.4713.034
4 x-Chicago Sky1519.4414.034
5 e-New York Liberty1519.4414.034
6 e-Connecticut Sun1321.3826.034
Western Conference
# Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB GP
1 y-Phoenix Mercury295.853-34
2 x-Minnesota Lynx259.7354.034
3 x-San Antonio Stars1618.47113.034
4 x-Los Angeles Sparks1618.47113.034
5 e-Tulsa Shock1222.35317.034
6 e-Seattle Storm1222.35317.034

Playoffs

Conference Semi-Finals:
Best-of-3 		Conference Finals:
Best-of-3 		WNBA Finals:
Best-of-5
         
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

Rookie of the Month award

Postseason awards

Coaches

Eastern Conference

Western Conference

See also

References

  1. ↑ Ourand, John (June 16, 2014). "Mystics streaming live games to mobile app". Sports Business Journal.
  2. ↑ Tanklefsky, David (June 30, 2014). "WNBA Breaks New Ground With Free In-Market Live Streaming". PromaxBDA.
  3. ↑ Bennert, Kate. "2014 Draft Watch: Grand Marshall". www.wnba.com.
  4. ↑ "2014 WNBA Draft Board". WNBA. April 14, 2014. Retrieved July 29, 2014.
  5. ↑ Open Thread: WNBA Finals Game 1 and NFL Sunday Night Football at 8:30 PM ET
  6. ↑ "WNBA, WNBPA Reach a New Collective Bargaining Agreement". www.wnba.com.
  7. ↑ "Defending Champ Minnesota Tips Off WNBA's 18th Season as League Releases 2014 Game and Telecast Schedules". www.wnba.com.
  8. ↑ "Boost Mobile WNBA All-Star 2014 Set for Phoenix". www.wnba.com.
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