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(Top) 1 Regular season standings 2 Season award winners 3 Playoffs 4 Coaches 4.1 Eastern Conference 4.2 Western Conference 5 External links

2005 WNBA season

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2005 WNBA season
League	Women's National Basketball Association
Sport	Basketball
Duration	May 21 – September 20, 2005
Number of games	34
Number of teams	13
Total attendance	1,805,937
Average attendance	8,172
TV partner(s)	ABC, ESPN
2005 WNBA Draft
Top draft pick	Janel McCarville
Picked by	Charlotte Sting
Regular season
Season MVP	Sheryl Swoopes (Houston)
Playoffs
Eastern champions	Connecticut Sun
Eastern runners-up	Indiana Fever
Western champions	Sacramento Monarchs
Western runners-up	Houston Comets
Finals
Champions	Sacramento Monarchs
Runners-up	Connecticut Sun
Finals MVP	Yolanda Griffith (Sacramento)
WNBA seasons
← 2004 2006 →

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

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Eastern Conference

Eastern Conference	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Conf.
Connecticut Sun ^x	26	8	.765	–	14–3	12–5	13–7
Indiana Fever ^x	21	13	.618	5.0	14–3	7–10	14–6
New York Liberty ^x	18	16	.529	8.0	10–7	8–9	9–11
Detroit Shock ^x	16	18	.471	10.0	12–5	4–13	11–9
Washington Mystics ^o	16	18	.471	10.0	10–7	6–11	9–11
Charlotte Sting ^o	6	28	.176	20.0	5–12	1–16	4–16

Western Conference

Western Conference	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Conf.
Sacramento Monarchs ^x	25	9	.735	–	15–2	10–7	17–5
Seattle Storm ^x	20	14	.588	5.0	14–3	6–11	13–9
Houston Comets ^x	19	15	.559	6.0	11–6	8–9	11–11
Los Angeles Sparks ^x	17	17	.500	8.0	11–6	6–11	12–10
Phoenix Mercury ^o	16	18	.471	9.0	11–6	5–12	12–10
Minnesota Lynx ^o	14	20	.412	11.0	11–6	3–14	9–13
San Antonio Silver Stars ^o	7	27	.206	18.0	5–12	2–15	3–19

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Award	Winner	Team
WNBA Finals MVP Award	Yolanda Griffith	Sacramento Monarchs
WNBA Most Valuable Player Award	Sheryl Swoopes	Houston Comets
WNBA Defensive Player of the Year Award	Tamika Catchings	Indiana Fever
WNBA Most Improved Player Award	Nicole Powell	Sacramento Monarchs
WNBA Peak Performer	Sheryl Swoopes	Houston Comets
WNBA Peak Performer	Cheryl Ford	Detroit Shock
WNBA Rookie of the Year Award	Temeka Johnson	Washington Mystics
Kim Perrot Sportsmanship Award	Taj McWilliams-Franklin	Connecticut Sun
WNBA Coach of the Year Award	John Whisenant	Sacramento Monarchs