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Most Valuable Player Award Winners

Most Valuable Player Award Winners Table
				Voting					Per Game						Shooting			Advanced
Rank	Player	Age	Tm	First	Pts Won	Pts Max	Share	G	MP	PTS	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	FG%	3P%	FT%	WS	WS/48
1	Lauren Jackson	21	SEA	23	406	540	0.752	33	33.6	21.2	9.3	1.9	1.2	1.9	.483	.317	.825	9.2	.400
2	Tamika Catchings	23	IND		242	540	0.448	34	35.6	19.7	8.0	3.4	2.1	1.0	.432	.387	.847	8.0	.318
3	Lisa Leslie	30	LAS		218	540	0.404	23	34.4	18.4	10.0	2.0	1.3	2.7	.442	.324	.617	3.2	.193
4	Katie Smith	28	MIN		173	540	0.32	34	34.9	18.2	4.1	2.5	0.7	0.2	.457	.390	.881	6.8	.274
5	Swin Cash	23	DET		160	540	0.296	33	33.2	16.6	5.8	3.6	1.3	0.7	.453	.300	.682	4.9	.214
6	Sheryl Swoopes	31	HOU		83	540	0.154	31	35.0	15.6	4.6	3.9	2.5	0.8	.403	.304	.887	5.3	.234
7	Chamique Holdsclaw	25	WAS		71	540	0.131	27	35.1	20.5	10.9	3.3	1.3	0.6	.425	.171	.903	4.7	.239
8	Tina Thompson	27	HOU		28	540	0.052	28	34.8	16.9	5.9	1.7	0.6	0.8	.413	.342	.779	3.0	.150
9	Yolanda Griffith	32	SAC		10	540	0.019	34	29.9	13.8	7.3	1.4	1.7	1.1	.485	.000	.774	6.3	.299
10	Cheryl Ford	21	DET		6	540	0.011	32	29.9	10.8	10.4	0.8	1.0	1.0	.474		.682	4.0	.199
11	Ticha Penicheiro	28	SAC		3	540	0.006	34	32.0	5.4	3.5	6.7	1.8	0.0	.302	.250	.579	2.1	.091
12T	Tamecka Dixon	27	LAS		1	540	0.002	30	34.7	13.7	4.2	3.0	1.2	0.3	.437	.212	.883	2.8	.128
12T	Shannon Johnson	28	CON		1	540	0.002	34	32.6	12.4	3.9	5.8	1.3	0.1	.433	.260	.731	3.3	.142
12T	Vickie Johnson	30	NYL		1	540	0.002	32	32.6	13.4	3.0	2.3	0.9	0.2	.458	.365	.859	3.6	.167
12T	Dawn Staley	32	CHA		1	540	0.002	34	31.9	7.9	1.7	5.1	1.4	0.1	.417	.389	.836	2.8	.125

Rookie of the Year Award Winners

Rookie of the Year Award Winners Table
				Voting				Per Game						Shooting			Advanced
Rank	Player	Age	Tm	Pts Won	Pts Max	Share	G	MP	PTS	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	FG%	3P%	FT%	WS	WS/48
1	Cheryl Ford	21	DET	49	54	0.907	32	29.9	10.8	10.4	0.8	1.0	1.0	.474		.682	4.0	.199
2T	Gwen Jackson	22	SAS	2	54	0.037	33	29.5	8.8	6.2	0.6	0.5	0.5	.399	.167	.636	1.1	.055
2T	LaToya Thomas	21	CLE	2	54	0.037	32	26.6	10.8	5.1	1.2	0.9	0.4	.463	.000	.789	3.6	.201
4	Kara Lawson	21	SAC	1	54	0.019	34	22.6	7.7	3.1	1.6	0.4	0.1	.392	.400	.775	2.6	.165

Defensive Player of the Year Award Winners

Defensive Player of the Year Award Winners Table
				Voting				Per Game						Shooting			Advanced
Rank	Player	Age	Tm	Pts Won	Pts Max	Share	G	MP	PTS	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	FG%	3P%	FT%	WS	WS/48	DWS	DRtg
1	Sheryl Swoopes	31	HOU	35	54	0.648	31	35.0	15.6	4.6	3.9	2.5	0.8	.403	.304	.887	5.3	.234	2.7	90
2	Tamika Catchings	23	IND	4	54	0.074	34	35.6	19.7	8.0	3.4	2.1	1.0	.432	.387	.847	8.0	.318	2.0	95
3	Lisa Leslie	30	LAS	3	54	0.056	23	34.4	18.4	10.0	2.0	1.3	2.7	.442	.324	.617	3.2	.193	1.9	91
4T	Margo Dydek	28	SAS	2	54	0.037	34	27.2	11.9	7.4	1.7	0.6	2.9	.451	.000	.723	3.0	.157	2.1	91
4T	Yolanda Griffith	32	SAC	2	54	0.037	34	29.9	13.8	7.3	1.4	1.7	1.1	.485	.000	.774	6.3	.299	2.9	88
4T	Katie Smith	28	MIN	2	54	0.037	34	34.9	18.2	4.1	2.5	0.7	0.2	.457	.390	.881	6.8	.274	0.4	103
7T	Teresa Edwards	38	MIN	1	54	0.019	34	25.1	5.3	3.1	4.4	1.2	0.3	.375	.300	.775	0.9	.052	0.9	99
7T	Allison Feaster	26	CHA	1	54	0.019	34	32.2	12.4	3.3	2.1	1.5	0.3	.376	.351	.846	3.2	.140	0.7	101
7T	Chamique Holdsclaw	25	WAS	1	54	0.019	27	35.1	20.5	10.9	3.3	1.3	0.6	.425	.171	.903	4.7	.239	1.2	98
7T	Lauren Jackson	21	SEA	1	54	0.019	33	33.6	21.2	9.3	1.9	1.2	1.9	.483	.317	.825	9.2	.400	2.5	91
7T	Deanna Nolan	23	DET	1	54	0.019	32	29.8	12.4	3.3	2.6	1.3	0.4	.436	.421	.792	4.1	.206	1.5	96
7T	DeMya Walker	25	SAC	1	54	0.019	34	21.8	9.0	4.4	1.4	0.7	0.7	.459	.133	.580	2.2	.140	1.5	93

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Most Improved Player Award Winners

Most Improved Player Award Winners Table
				Voting				Per Game						Shooting			Advanced
Rank	Player	Age	Tm	Pts Won	Pts Max	Share	G	MP	PTS	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	FG%	3P%	FT%	WS	WS/48
1	Michelle Snow	22	HOU	22	53	0.415	34	30.1	9.2	7.7	1.2	1.0	1.8	.498	.000	.729	4.3	.203
2	Deanna Nolan	23	DET	12	53	0.226	32	29.8	12.4	3.3	2.6	1.3	0.4	.436	.421	.792	4.1	.206
3	Anna DeForge	26	PHO	10	53	0.189	34	31.3	11.9	3.1	2.1	1.5	0.4	.412	.412	.725	3.7	.169
4	Nikki Teasley	23	LAS	5	53	0.094	34	35.0	11.5	5.1	6.3	1.1	0.4	.389	.424	.875	4.4	.179
5T	Swin Cash	23	DET	1	53	0.019	33	33.2	16.6	5.8	3.6	1.3	0.7	.453	.300	.682	4.9	.214
5T	Tamecka Dixon	27	LAS	1	53	0.019	30	34.7	13.7	4.2	3.0	1.2	0.3	.437	.212	.883	2.8	.128
5T	Becky Hammon	25	NYL	1	53	0.019	11	23.4	14.7	1.9	1.6	0.9	0.1	.575	.469	.951	1.8	.329
5T	Ruth Riley	23	DET	1	53	0.019	34	29.3	9.6	5.9	1.9	0.7	1.7	.498		.764	3.8	.182

Sportsmanship Award Winners

Sportsmanship Award Winners Table
				Voting				Per Game						Shooting			Advanced
Rank	Player	Age	Tm	Pts Won	Pts Max	Share	G	MP	PTS	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	FG%	3P%	FT%	WS	WS/48
1	Edna Campbell	34	SAC	23	54	0.426	34	21.3	7.9	2.1	1.3	0.6	0.1	.402	.414	.758	1.9	.127
2	Allison Feaster	26	CHA	10	54	0.185	34	32.2	12.4	3.3	2.1	1.5	0.3	.376	.351	.846	3.2	.140
3	Janeth Arcain	33	HOU	4	54	0.074	34	33.4	11.5	4.0	2.0	1.2	0.0	.466	.243	.840	4.3	.183
4	Teresa Edwards	38	MIN	3	54	0.056	34	25.1	5.3	3.1	4.4	1.2	0.3	.375	.300	.775	0.9	.052
5T	Elena Baranova	31	NYL	2	54	0.037	33	25.8	8.4	5.5	1.9	1.1	1.3	.416	.363	.886	2.4	.135
5T	Sandy Brondello	34	SEA	2	54	0.037	34	28.7	8.2	1.6	2.0	0.9	0.1	.415	.438	.806	1.7	.086
5T	Murriel Page	27	WAS	2	54	0.037	34	25.0	6.3	4.5	1.0	0.5	0.7	.377	.417	.750	0.4	.023
5T	Bridget Pettis	32	IND	2	54	0.037	31	4.8	1.6	0.6	0.3	0.1	0.0	.288	.222	.765	0.0	.014
5T	Ruth Riley	23	DET	2	54	0.037	34	29.3	9.6	5.9	1.9	0.7	1.7	.498		.764	3.8	.182
10T	Kayte Christensen	22	PHO	1	54	0.019	30	22.0	6.9	4.2	0.5	0.8	0.5	.484		.602	1.9	.136
10T	Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough	27	CLE	1	54	0.019	30	13.9	3.0	2.7	0.6	0.4	0.3	.556		.576	1.4	.157
10T	Taj McWilliams-Franklin	32	CON	1	54	0.019	34	28.9	10.4	6.7	1.4	1.3	1.0	.442	.279	.745	3.5	.170
10T	Sophia Witherspoon	33	LAS	1	54	0.019	23	10.2	2.4	0.8	0.2	0.3	0.0	.321	.345	.857	0.3	.058

All-WNBA Teams

All-WNBA Teams Table
					Voting				Per Game						Shooting			Advanced
# Tm	Pos	Player	Age	Tm	Pts Won	1st Tm	2nd Tm	G	MP	PTS	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	FG%	3P%	FT%	WS	WS/48
1st	F	Lauren Jackson	21	SEA	256			33	33.6	21.2	9.3	1.9	1.2	1.9	.483	.317	.825	9.2	.400
1st	F	Tamika Catchings	23	IND	234			34	35.6	19.7	8.0	3.4	2.1	1.0	.432	.387	.847	8.0	.318
1st	G	Katie Smith	28	MIN	229			34	34.9	18.2	4.1	2.5	0.7	0.2	.457	.390	.881	6.8	.274
1st	C	Lisa Leslie	30	LAS	223			23	34.4	18.4	10.0	2.0	1.3	2.7	.442	.324	.617	3.2	.193
1st	G	Sue Bird	22	SEA	164			34	33.4	12.4	3.3	6.5	1.4	0.0	.421	.350	.884	3.9	.166

2nd	F	Sheryl Swoopes	31	HOU	160			31	35.0	15.6	4.6	3.9	2.5	0.8	.403	.304	.887	5.3	.234
2nd	G	Nikki Teasley	23	LAS	145			34	35.0	11.5	5.1	6.3	1.1	0.4	.389	.424	.875	4.4	.179
2nd	F	Swin Cash	23	DET	142			33	33.2	16.6	5.8	3.6	1.3	0.7	.453	.300	.682	4.9	.214
2nd	G	Deanna Nolan	23	DET	63			32	29.8	12.4	3.3	2.6	1.3	0.4	.436	.421	.792	4.1	.206
2nd	C	Cheryl Ford	21	DET	56			32	29.9	10.8	10.4	0.8	1.0	1.0	.474		.682	4.0	.199

ORV	F	Chamique Holdsclaw	25	WAS	141			27	35.1	20.5	10.9	3.3	1.3	0.6	.425	.171	.903	4.7	.239
ORV	G	Shannon Johnson	28	CON	50			34	32.6	12.4	3.9	5.8	1.3	0.1	.433	.260	.731	3.3	.142
ORV	F	Tina Thompson	27	HOU	48			28	34.8	16.9	5.9	1.7	0.6	0.8	.413	.342	.779	3.0	.150
ORV	C	Yolanda Griffith	32	SAC	39			34	29.9	13.8	7.3	1.4	1.7	1.1	.485	.000	.774	6.3	.299
ORV	G	Ticha Penicheiro	28	SAC	35			34	32.0	5.4	3.5	6.7	1.8	0.0	.302	.250	.579	2.1	.091
ORV	G	Tamecka Dixon	27	LAS	33			30	34.7	13.7	4.2	3.0	1.2	0.3	.437	.212	.883	2.8	.128
ORV	F	Nykesha Sales	26	CON	23			34	32.5	16.1	4.3	2.7	1.4	0.4	.415	.386	.806	3.8	.165
ORV	G	Vickie Johnson	30	NYL	17	1	4	32	32.6	13.4	3.0	2.3	0.9	0.2	.458	.365	.859	3.6	.167
ORV	G	Dawn Staley	32	CHA	16	2	2	34	31.9	7.9	1.7	5.1	1.4	0.1	.417	.389	.836	2.8	.125
ORV	C	Tari Phillips	32	NYL	12	0	4	33	31.3	11.3	8.5	1.7	1.7	0.8	.397	.200	.649	1.7	.079
ORV	F	DeLisha Milton-Jones	28	LAS	11	1	2	31	35.0	13.4	7.1	2.1	1.6	1.3	.424	.377	.804	3.9	.174
ORV	G	Mwadi Mabika	26	LAS	8	1	1	32	32.6	13.8	4.4	2.6	0.9	0.6	.407	.264	.866	2.7	.125
ORV	C	Michelle Snow	22	HOU	8	1	1	34	30.1	9.2	7.7	1.2	1.0	1.8	.498	.000	.729	4.3	.203
ORV	G	Marie Ferdinand-Harris	24	SAS	6	0	2	34	32.8	13.8	3.7	2.6	1.7	0.2	.362	.308	.789	2.7	.116
ORV	C	Taj McWilliams-Franklin	32	CON	6	0	2	34	28.9	10.4	6.7	1.4	1.3	1.0	.442	.279	.745	3.5	.170
ORV	F	Jennifer Gillom	38	LAS	5	1	0	33	12.0	3.1	1.7	0.6	0.5	0.1	.412	.269	.762	1.1	.138
ORV	G	Janeth Arcain	33	HOU	3	0	1	34	33.4	11.5	4.0	2.0	1.2	0.0	.466	.243	.840	4.3	.183
ORV	G	Anna DeForge	26	PHO	3	0	1	34	31.3	11.9	3.1	2.1	1.5	0.4	.412	.412	.725	3.7	.169
ORV	C	Margo Dydek	28	SAS	3	0	1	34	27.2	11.9	7.4	1.7	0.6	2.9	.451	.000	.723	3.0	.157
ORV	F	Adrienne Goodson	36	SAS	3	0	1	33	29.4	11.2	5.6	2.2	0.7	0.2	.395	.222	.794	0.9	.046
ORV	G	Becky Hammon	25	NYL	3	0	1	11	23.4	14.7	1.9	1.6	0.9	0.1	.575	.469	.951	1.8	.329
ORV	C	Chasity Melvin	26	CLE	3	0	1	34	31.2	13.1	6.3	1.5	0.8	0.6	.477	.273	.699	4.7	.214
ORV	F	Vanessa Nygaard	27	LAS	3	0	1	11	15.3	3.7	1.7	0.5	0.3	0.0	.444	.353	.750	0.4	.115
ORV	G	Andrea Stinson	35	CHA	3	0	1	34	29.4	11.1	4.1	2.9	1.4	0.1	.458	.307	.759	3.4	.163
ORV	C	Natalie Williams	32	IND	3	0	1	34	31.0	13.4	7.5	1.4	1.3	0.6	.485	.000	.709	4.5	.203
ORV	G	Sophia Witherspoon	33	LAS	3	0	1	23	10.2	2.4	0.8	0.2	0.3	0.0	.321	.345	.857	0.3	.058

Coach of the Year Award Winners

Coach of the Year Award Winners Table
			Voting
Rank	Coach	Tm	Pts Won	Pts Max	Share	G	W	L	W/L%
1	Bill Laimbeer	DET	45	54	0.833	34	25	9	.735
2	Suzie McConnell Serio	MIN	4	54	0.074	34	18	16	.529
3	Van Chancellor	HOU	2	54	0.037	34	20	14	.588
3	John Whisenant	SAC	2	54	0.037	16	12	4	.750

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