2015 Minnesota Lynx season

The 2015 WNBA season is the 17th season for the Minnesota Lynx of the Women's National Basketball Association. The Lynx became the third franchise to win three titles.

2015 Minnesota Lynx season
CoachCheryl Reeve
ArenaTarget Center
Attendanceper game
Results
Record22–12 (.647)
Place1st (Western)
Playoff finishWNBA Champions
Team Leaders
PointsM. Moore 20.6
ReboundsR. Brunson 8.1
AssistsL. Whalen4.3
Media
TelevisionESPN

Transactions

WNBA Draft
Round Pick Player Nationality School/Team/Country
2 16 Reshanda Gray  United States California
3 35 Shae Kelley  United States Minnesota

Trades and roster changes
Date Trade
April 15, 2015 Acquired G Anna Cruz from New York for the 11th pick in the 2015 draft
May 14, 2015 Signed F Asjha Jones
July 20, 2015 Acquired G Renee Montgomery from Seattle for G Monica Wright and a 2016 second-round draft pick
July 27, 2015 Acquired C Sylvia Fowles and a 2016 second-round pick from Chicago for F Damiris Dantas, G Reshanda Gray and a 2016 first-round draft pick
July 28, 2015 Signed F Shae Kelley for rest of the season after cutting her from roster earlier in season
September 2, 2015 Signed G Kalana Greene

Roster
2015 Minnesota Lynx roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#Nat.NameHeightWeightDOBFrom
G/F 33 Augustus, Seimone 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 4-30-1984 LSU
F 32 Brunson, Rebekkah 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 12-11-1981 Georgetown
G 51 Cruz, Anna 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 135 lb (61 kg) 10-27-1986 Spain
C 34 Fowles, Sylvia 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 10-6-1985 LSU
G 3 Greene, Kalana 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 155 lb (70 kg) 7-13-1987 Connecticut
F 15 Jones, Asjha 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 187 lb (85 kg) 8-1-1980 Connecticut
F 1 Kelley, Shae 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 166 lb (75 kg) 9-29-1991 Minnesota
G 20 Liston, Tricia 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2-20-1992 Duke
G 21 Montgomery, Renee 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) 140 lb (64 kg) 12-2-1986 Connecticut
F 23 Moore, Maya 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 177 lb (80 kg) 7-11-1989 Connecticut
G 13 Whalen, Lindsay 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 164 lb (74 kg) 5-9-1982 Minnesota
F 14 Peters, Devereaux 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 174 lb (79 kg) 10-8-1989 Notre Dame
Head coach
Cheryl Reeve (La Salle)
Assistant coaches
Shelley Patterson (Washington State)
Jim Petersen (Minnesota)
Athletic trainer
Chuck Barta (Wisconsin-La Crosse)
Assistant trainer
Kate Taber (University of Iowa)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Season standings
Western Conference W L PCT GB Home Road Conf.
z - Minnesota Lynx2212.647–13–49–816–6
x - Phoenix Mercury2014.588213–47–1015–7
x - Tulsa Shock1816.529412–56–1111–11
x - Los Angeles Sparks1420.41289–85–1210–12
e - Seattle Storm1024.294128–92–158–14
e - San Antonio Stars826.235147–101–166–16
Eastern Conference W L PCT GB Home Road Conf.
x - New York Liberty2311.676–12–511–613–9
x - Chicago Sky2113.618213–48–914–8
x - Indiana Fever2014.588311–69–813–9
x - Washington Mystics1816.529511–67–1010–12
e - Atlanta Dream1519.44189–86–1110–12
e - Connecticut Sun1519.44188–97–106–16

Schedule

Preseason

Playoffs

Statistics
Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game  RPG  Rebounds per game
 APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game  BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage  TO  Turnovers per game
 PF  Fouls per game Team leader League leader

Regular season

Awards and honors

References
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