2004 WNBA Awards Voting
Most Valuable Player Award Winners
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Rank | Player | Age | Tm | First | Pts Won | Pts Max | Share | G | MP | PTS | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | FG% | 3P% | FT% | WS | WS/48 |
1 | Lisa Leslie | 31 | LAS | 33 | 425 | 480 | 0.885 | 34 | 33.8 | 17.6 | 9.9 | 2.6 | 1.5 | 2.9 | .494 | .273 | .712 | 6.8 | .283 |
2 | Lauren Jackson | 22 | SEA | 351 | 480 | 0.731 | 31 | 34.5 | 20.5 | 6.7 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 2.0 | .478 | .452 | .811 | 7.9 | .356 | |
3T | Diana Taurasi | 21 | PHO | 126 | 480 | 0.262 | 34 | 33.2 | 17.0 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 1.3 | 0.7 | .416 | .330 | .760 | 4.7 | .200 | |
3T | Tina Thompson | 28 | HOU | 126 | 480 | 0.262 | 26 | 36.3 | 20.0 | 6.0 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 0.9 | .402 | .407 | .789 | 3.7 | .191 | |
5 | Tamika Catchings | 24 | IND | 55 | 480 | 0.115 | 34 | 33.8 | 16.7 | 7.3 | 3.4 | 2.0 | 1.1 | .385 | .335 | .854 | 7.2 | .300 | |
6 | Swin Cash | 24 | DET | 40 | 480 | 0.083 | 32 | 34.5 | 16.4 | 6.5 | 4.2 | 1.4 | 0.9 | .469 | .348 | .721 | 5.9 | .258 | |
7 | Nykesha Sales | 27 | CON | 38 | 480 | 0.079 | 34 | 32.2 | 15.2 | 4.0 | 2.9 | 2.2 | 0.2 | .432 | .318 | .727 | 3.6 | .158 | |
8 | Yolanda Griffith | 33 | SAC | 34 | 480 | 0.071 | 34 | 30.3 | 14.5 | 7.2 | 1.2 | 2.2 | 1.2 | .519 | .000 | .753 | 8.0 | .371 | |
9 | Katie Smith | 29 | MIN | 21 | 480 | 0.044 | 23 | 34.8 | 18.8 | 3.7 | 2.3 | 1.0 | 0.3 | .431 | .432 | .899 | 4.8 | .288 | |
10 | Becky Hammon | 26 | NYL | 12 | 480 | 0.025 | 34 | 33.2 | 13.5 | 3.5 | 4.4 | 1.7 | 0.1 | .432 | .335 | .836 | 3.6 | .151 | |
11T | Sue Bird | 23 | SEA | 6 | 480 | 0.012 | 34 | 33.4 | 12.9 | 3.1 | 5.4 | 1.5 | 0.1 | .463 | .438 | .859 | 6.0 | .254 | |
11T | Taj McWilliams-Franklin | 33 | CON | 6 | 480 | 0.012 | 34 | 33.3 | 12.1 | 7.2 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 1.3 | .477 | .000 | .602 | 3.6 | .154 | |
13T | Deanna Nolan | 24 | DET | 3 | 480 | 0.006 | 34 | 33.5 | 13.6 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 1.9 | 0.4 | .382 | .289 | .798 | 2.7 | .114 | |
13T | Dawn Staley | 33 | CHA | 3 | 480 | 0.006 | 34 | 33.6 | 8.9 | 1.7 | 5.0 | 1.3 | 0.1 | .431 | .407 | .759 | 2.9 | .121 | |
15T | Alana Beard | 21 | WAS | 1 | 480 | 0.002 | 34 | 30.1 | 13.1 | 4.2 | 2.7 | 2.0 | 1.0 | .418 | .375 | .718 | 3.3 | .153 | |
15T | Nikki Teasley | 24 | LAS | 1 | 480 | 0.002 | 34 | 32.5 | 9.9 | 3.4 | 6.1 | 1.2 | 0.2 | .388 | .412 | .765 | 3.5 | .151 |
Rookie of the Year Award Winners
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Rank | Player | Age | Tm | Pts Won | Pts Max | Share | G | MP | PTS | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | FG% | 3P% | FT% | WS | WS/48 |
1 | Diana Taurasi | 21 | PHO | 42 | 48 | 0.875 | 34 | 33.2 | 17.0 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 1.3 | 0.7 | .416 | .330 | .760 | 4.7 | .200 |
2 | Alana Beard | 21 | WAS | 4 | 48 | 0.083 | 34 | 30.1 | 13.1 | 4.2 | 2.7 | 2.0 | 1.0 | .418 | .375 | .718 | 3.3 | .153 |
3 | Nicole Ohlde | 21 | MIN | 2 | 48 | 0.042 | 34 | 29.9 | 11.7 | 5.7 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 1.3 | .442 | .000 | .706 | 3.9 | .182 |
Defensive Player of the Year Award Winners
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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 | Lisa Leslie | 31 | LAS | 27 | 46 | 0.587 | 34 | 33.8 | 17.6 | 9.9 | 2.6 | 1.5 | 2.9 | .494 | .273 | .712 | 6.8 | .283 | 3.7 | 85 |
2T | Tamika Catchings | 24 | IND | 4 | 46 | 0.087 | 34 | 33.8 | 16.7 | 7.3 | 3.4 | 2.0 | 1.1 | .385 | .335 | .854 | 7.2 | .300 | 2.1 | 94 |
2T | Yolanda Griffith | 33 | SAC | 4 | 46 | 0.087 | 34 | 30.3 | 14.5 | 7.2 | 1.2 | 2.2 | 1.2 | .519 | .000 | .753 | 8.0 | .371 | 2.4 | 90 |
4T | Alana Beard | 21 | WAS | 3 | 46 | 0.065 | 34 | 30.1 | 13.1 | 4.2 | 2.7 | 2.0 | 1.0 | .418 | .375 | .718 | 3.3 | .153 | 1.6 | 95 |
4T | Crystal Robinson | 30 | NYL | 3 | 46 | 0.065 | 28 | 31.8 | 12.1 | 3.0 | 2.1 | 0.9 | 0.3 | .437 | .382 | .930 | 3.3 | .180 | 0.4 | 102 |
6 | Katie Smith | 29 | MIN | 2 | 46 | 0.043 | 23 | 34.8 | 18.8 | 3.7 | 2.3 | 1.0 | 0.3 | .431 | .432 | .899 | 4.8 | .288 | 1.2 | 96 |
7T | Deanna Nolan | 24 | DET | 1 | 46 | 0.022 | 34 | 33.5 | 13.6 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 1.9 | 0.4 | .382 | .289 | .798 | 2.7 | .114 | 1.4 | 97 |
7T | Ticha Penicheiro | 29 | SAC | 1 | 46 | 0.022 | 33 | 29.4 | 6.0 | 3.1 | 4.9 | 1.9 | 0.1 | .354 | .338 | .714 | 2.5 | .126 | 1.6 | 95 |
7T | Nykesha Sales | 27 | CON | 1 | 46 | 0.022 | 34 | 32.2 | 15.2 | 4.0 | 2.9 | 2.2 | 0.2 | .432 | .318 | .727 | 3.6 | .158 | 1.7 | 95 |
Most Improved Player Award Winners
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Rank | Player | Age | Tm | Pts Won | Pts Max | Share | G | MP | PTS | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | FG% | 3P% | FT% | WS | WS/48 |
1T | Kelly Miller | 25 | IND | 9 | 48 | 0.188 | 34 | 32.2 | 10.2 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 1.1 | 0.1 | .387 | .411 | .877 | 2.1 | .092 |
1T | Wendy Palmer | 29 | CON | 9 | 48 | 0.188 | 33 | 23.8 | 9.0 | 5.5 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.2 | .427 | .317 | .800 | 2.7 | .164 |
3 | Betty Lennox | 27 | SEA | 8 | 48 | 0.167 | 32 | 28.8 | 11.2 | 5.0 | 2.5 | 1.1 | 0.1 | .421 | .265 | .853 | 2.5 | .131 |
4 | Nakia Sanford | 27 | WAS | 5 | 48 | 0.104 | 31 | 21.1 | 5.5 | 5.0 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.5 | .500 | .573 | 1.5 | .111 | |
5 | Anna DeForge | 27 | PHO | 4 | 48 | 0.083 | 34 | 33.9 | 14.4 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 1.5 | 0.2 | .417 | .387 | .863 | 5.1 | .213 |
6T | Elena Baranova | 32 | NYL | 3 | 48 | 0.062 | 34 | 30.8 | 11.6 | 7.2 | 2.0 | 1.1 | 1.7 | .463 | .461 | .925 | 4.2 | .193 |
6T | Penny Taylor | 22 | PHO | 3 | 48 | 0.062 | 33 | 32.6 | 13.2 | 4.8 | 2.5 | 1.6 | 0.4 | .484 | .427 | .861 | 5.2 | .232 |
8 | LaToya Thomas | 22 | SAS | 2 | 48 | 0.042 | 31 | 31.1 | 14.2 | 4.5 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 0.4 | .489 | .375 | .841 | 3.3 | .163 |
9T | Becky Hammon | 26 | NYL | 1 | 48 | 0.021 | 34 | 33.2 | 13.5 | 3.5 | 4.4 | 1.7 | 0.1 | .432 | .335 | .836 | 3.6 | .151 |
9T | Asjha Jones | 23 | CON | 1 | 48 | 0.021 | 34 | 20.6 | 6.9 | 3.5 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.5 | .402 | .333 | .854 | 0.7 | .045 |
9T | Tynesha Lewis | 24 | CHA | 1 | 48 | 0.021 | 34 | 18.1 | 7.2 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.2 | .433 | .400 | .759 | 1.6 | .124 |
9T | Deanna Nolan | 24 | DET | 1 | 48 | 0.021 | 34 | 33.5 | 13.6 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 1.9 | 0.4 | .382 | .289 | .798 | 2.7 | .114 |
9T | Plenette Pierson | 22 | PHO | 1 | 48 | 0.021 | 31 | 25.9 | 9.4 | 4.2 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.5 | .443 | .000 | .606 | 1.6 | .093 |
Sportsmanship Award Winners
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Rank | Player | Age | Tm | Pts Won | Pts Max | Share | G | MP | PTS | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | FG% | 3P% | FT% | WS | WS/48 |
1 | Teresa Edwards | 39 | MIN | 16 | 48 | 0.333 | 34 | 20.5 | 5.7 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 1.4 | 0.2 | .370 | .294 | .700 | 0.1 | .005 |
2 | Allison Feaster | 27 | CHA | 7 | 48 | 0.146 | 33 | 31.9 | 11.8 | 2.5 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 0.2 | .398 | .315 | .868 | 2.0 | .092 |
3 | Elena Baranova | 32 | NYL | 4 | 48 | 0.083 | 34 | 30.8 | 11.6 | 7.2 | 2.0 | 1.1 | 1.7 | .463 | .461 | .925 | 4.2 | .193 |
4T | Kayte Christensen | 23 | PHO | 3 | 48 | 0.062 | 32 | 12.7 | 1.6 | 2.2 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.2 | .388 | .632 | 0.4 | .051 | |
4T | Taj McWilliams-Franklin | 33 | CON | 3 | 48 | 0.062 | 34 | 33.3 | 12.1 | 7.2 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 1.3 | .477 | .000 | .602 | 3.6 | .154 |
4T | Murriel Page | 28 | WAS | 3 | 48 | 0.062 | 33 | 24.5 | 5.6 | 4.2 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.5 | .463 | .000 | .550 | 1.4 | .082 |
4T | Semeka Randall | 24 | SAS | 3 | 48 | 0.062 | 29 | 15.9 | 4.7 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.1 | .371 | .000 | .625 | -0.1 | -0.014 |
4T | Ruth Riley | 24 | DET | 3 | 48 | 0.062 | 34 | 30.5 | 11.1 | 5.9 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 1.6 | .446 | .500 | .816 | 2.2 | .104 |
9T | Lady Grooms | 33 | SAC | 2 | 48 | 0.042 | 28 | 8.4 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | .288 | .917 | 0.2 | .044 | |
9T | Tiffani Johnson | 28 | HOU | 2 | 48 | 0.042 | 33 | 20.0 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.5 | .500 | .750 | 1.5 | .112 | |
9T | Stephanie White | 26 | IND | 2 | 48 | 0.042 | 22 | 20.5 | 4.1 | 1.3 | 2.4 | 1.1 | 0.2 | .375 | .333 | .706 | 0.8 | .083 |
All-WNBA Teams
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# 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 | C | Lisa Leslie | 31 | LAS | 236 | 34 | 33.8 | 17.6 | 9.9 | 2.6 | 1.5 | 2.9 | .494 | .273 | .712 | 6.8 | .283 | ||
1st | F | Lauren Jackson | 22 | SEA | 228 | 31 | 34.5 | 20.5 | 6.7 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 2.0 | .478 | .452 | .811 | 7.9 | .356 | ||
1st | G | Diana Taurasi | 21 | PHO | 213 | 34 | 33.2 | 17.0 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 1.3 | 0.7 | .416 | .330 | .760 | 4.7 | .200 | ||
1st | F | Tina Thompson | 28 | HOU | 165 | 26 | 36.3 | 20.0 | 6.0 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 0.9 | .402 | .407 | .789 | 3.7 | .191 | ||
1st | G | Sue Bird | 23 | SEA | 154 | 34 | 33.4 | 12.9 | 3.1 | 5.4 | 1.5 | 0.1 | .463 | .438 | .859 | 6.0 | .254 | ||
2nd | F | Tamika Catchings | 24 | IND | 148 | 34 | 33.8 | 16.7 | 7.3 | 3.4 | 2.0 | 1.1 | .385 | .335 | .854 | 7.2 | .300 | ||
2nd | F | Swin Cash | 24 | DET | 137 | 32 | 34.5 | 16.4 | 6.5 | 4.2 | 1.4 | 0.9 | .469 | .348 | .721 | 5.9 | .258 | ||
2nd | G | Nikki Teasley | 24 | LAS | 92 | 34 | 32.5 | 9.9 | 3.4 | 6.1 | 1.2 | 0.2 | .388 | .412 | .765 | 3.5 | .151 | ||
2nd | C | Yolanda Griffith | 33 | SAC | 90 | 34 | 30.3 | 14.5 | 7.2 | 1.2 | 2.2 | 1.2 | .519 | .000 | .753 | 8.0 | .371 | ||
2nd | G | Nykesha Sales | 27 | CON | 78 | 34 | 32.2 | 15.2 | 4.0 | 2.9 | 2.2 | 0.2 | .432 | .318 | .727 | 3.6 | .158 | ||
ORV | G | Katie Smith | 29 | MIN | 70 | 23 | 34.8 | 18.8 | 3.7 | 2.3 | 1.0 | 0.3 | .431 | .432 | .899 | 4.8 | .288 | ||
ORV | G | Dawn Staley | 33 | CHA | 38 | 34 | 33.6 | 8.9 | 1.7 | 5.0 | 1.3 | 0.1 | .431 | .407 | .759 | 2.9 | .121 | ||
ORV | G | Becky Hammon | 26 | NYL | 36 | 34 | 33.2 | 13.5 | 3.5 | 4.4 | 1.7 | 0.1 | .432 | .335 | .836 | 3.6 | .151 | ||
ORV | C | Taj McWilliams-Franklin | 33 | CON | 36 | 34 | 33.3 | 12.1 | 7.2 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 1.3 | .477 | .000 | .602 | 3.6 | .154 | ||
ORV | F | Sheryl Swoopes | 32 | HOU | 29 | 31 | 34.5 | 14.8 | 4.9 | 2.9 | 1.5 | 0.5 | .422 | .308 | .856 | 4.1 | .186 | ||
ORV | G | Alana Beard | 21 | WAS | 26 | 34 | 30.1 | 13.1 | 4.2 | 2.7 | 2.0 | 1.0 | .418 | .375 | .718 | 3.3 | .153 | ||
ORV | F | Cheryl Ford | 22 | DET | 23 | 31 | 29.4 | 10.6 | 9.6 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 0.8 | .411 | .589 | 3.1 | .163 | |||
ORV | G | Anna DeForge | 27 | PHO | 21 | 34 | 33.9 | 14.4 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 1.5 | 0.2 | .417 | .387 | .863 | 5.1 | .213 | ||
ORV | G | Lindsay Whalen | 21 | CON | 18 | 31 | 30.5 | 8.9 | 2.9 | 4.8 | 1.3 | 0.0 | .454 | .351 | .730 | 2.3 | .115 | ||
ORV | G | Mwadi Mabika | 27 | LAS | 16 | 2 | 2 | 31 | 31.1 | 14.4 | 3.9 | 2.4 | 1.2 | 0.1 | .415 | .404 | .824 | 4.3 | .212 |
ORV | F | Elena Baranova | 32 | NYL | 15 | 34 | 30.8 | 11.6 | 7.2 | 2.0 | 1.1 | 1.7 | .463 | .461 | .925 | 4.2 | .193 | ||
ORV | G | Deanna Nolan | 24 | DET | 12 | 0 | 4 | 34 | 33.5 | 13.6 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 1.9 | 0.4 | .382 | .289 | .798 | 2.7 | .114 |
ORV | F | Crystal Robinson | 30 | NYL | 9 | 0 | 3 | 28 | 31.8 | 12.1 | 3.0 | 2.1 | 0.9 | 0.3 | .437 | .382 | .930 | 3.3 | .180 |
ORV | C | Nicole Ohlde | 21 | MIN | 6 | 0 | 2 | 34 | 29.9 | 11.7 | 5.7 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 1.3 | .442 | .000 | .706 | 3.9 | .182 |
ORV | C | Tammy Sutton-Brown | 26 | CHA | 6 | 0 | 2 | 34 | 28.5 | 9.6 | 6.2 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 2.1 | .473 | .698 | 3.2 | .158 | |
ORV | G | Tamecka Dixon | 28 | LAS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 28.5 | 9.7 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 1.1 | 0.0 | .442 | .455 | .782 | 2.6 | .137 |
ORV | G | Betty Lennox | 27 | SEA | 3 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 28.8 | 11.2 | 5.0 | 2.5 | 1.1 | 0.1 | .421 | .265 | .853 | 2.5 | .131 |
ORV | C | Ruth Riley | 24 | DET | 3 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 30.5 | 11.1 | 5.9 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 1.6 | .446 | .500 | .816 | 2.2 | .104 |
ORV | C | Michelle Snow | 23 | HOU | 3 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 28.8 | 8.9 | 7.7 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.1 | .454 | .602 | 2.1 | .114 | |
ORV | F | Penny Taylor | 22 | PHO | 3 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 32.6 | 13.2 | 4.8 | 2.5 | 1.6 | 0.4 | .484 | .427 | .861 | 5.2 | .232 |
ORV | F | LaToya Thomas | 22 | SAS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 31.1 | 14.2 | 4.5 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 0.4 | .489 | .375 | .841 | 3.3 | .163 |
Coach of the Year Award Winners
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Rank | Coach | Tm | Pts Won | Pts Max | Share | G | W | L | W/L% |
1 | Suzie McConnell Serio | MIN | 15 | 48 | 0.313 | 34 | 18 | 16 | .529 |
2 | Mike Thibault | CON | 14 | 48 | 0.292 | 34 | 18 | 16 | .529 |
3 | Carrie Graf | PHO | 6 | 48 | 0.125 | 34 | 17 | 17 | .500 |
4 | Anne Donovan | SEA | 4 | 48 | 0.083 | 34 | 20 | 14 | .588 |
5 | Pat Coyle | NYL | 3 | 48 | 0.063 | 18 | 11 | 7 | .611 |
5 | Karleen Thompson | LAS | 3 | 48 | 0.063 | 14 | 11 | 3 | .786 |
7 | Michael Adams | WAS | 2 | 48 | 0.042 | 34 | 17 | 17 | .500 |
8 | Van Chancellor | HOU | 1 | 48 | 0.021 | 34 | 13 | 21 | .382 |
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