2005 WNBA Awards Voting
Most Valuable Player Award Winners
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 | Sheryl Swoopes | 33 | HOU | 16 | 327 | 500 | 0.654 | 33 | 37.1 | 18.6 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 2.0 | 0.8 | .447 | .360 | .850 | 7.1 | .279 |
2 | Lauren Jackson | 23 | SEA | 20 | 325 | 500 | 0.65 | 34 | 34.6 | 17.6 | 9.2 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 2.0 | .458 | .288 | .834 | 8.2 | .334 |
3 | Tamika Catchings | 25 | IND | 238 | 500 | 0.476 | 34 | 34.5 | 14.7 | 7.8 | 4.2 | 2.6 | 0.5 | .383 | .285 | .788 | 7.1 | .289 | |
4 | Yolanda Griffith | 34 | SAC | 149 | 500 | 0.298 | 34 | 28.3 | 13.8 | 6.6 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 0.9 | .485 | .707 | 6.4 | .321 | ||
5 | Taj McWilliams-Franklin | 34 | CON | 128 | 500 | 0.256 | 34 | 31.9 | 13.9 | 7.3 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 0.7 | .495 | .222 | .787 | 6.3 | .278 | |
6 | Nykesha Sales | 28 | CON | 41 | 500 | 0.082 | 34 | 31.6 | 15.6 | 3.6 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 0.3 | .417 | .422 | .750 | 4.5 | .200 | |
7 | Lisa Leslie | 32 | LAS | 21 | 500 | 0.042 | 34 | 32.2 | 15.2 | 7.3 | 2.6 | 2.0 | 2.1 | .440 | .206 | .586 | 3.5 | .154 | |
8 | Deanna Nolan | 25 | DET | 18 | 500 | 0.036 | 33 | 36.8 | 15.9 | 4.7 | 3.7 | 1.7 | 0.4 | .398 | .311 | .800 | 4.4 | .176 | |
9T | Chamique Holdsclaw | 27 | LAS | 17 | 500 | 0.034 | 33 | 35.8 | 17.0 | 6.8 | 3.2 | 1.2 | 0.5 | .480 | .231 | .788 | 4.8 | .195 | |
9T | Diana Taurasi | 22 | PHO | 17 | 500 | 0.034 | 33 | 33.0 | 16.0 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 1.2 | 0.8 | .410 | .313 | .801 | 3.9 | .173 | |
11 | Lindsay Whalen | 22 | CON | 11 | 500 | 0.022 | 34 | 30.8 | 12.1 | 3.8 | 5.1 | 1.2 | 0.1 | .466 | .348 | .801 | 5.3 | .241 | |
12 | Becky Hammon | 27 | NYL | 7 | 500 | 0.014 | 34 | 34.3 | 13.9 | 3.4 | 4.3 | 1.8 | 0.1 | .432 | .365 | .901 | 4.9 | .202 | |
13 | Sue Bird | 24 | SEA | 1 | 500 | 0.002 | 30 | 34.0 | 12.1 | 2.4 | 5.9 | 1.0 | 0.2 | .442 | .437 | .855 | 3.4 | .160 |
Rookie of the Year Award Winners
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 | Temeka Johnson | 22 | WAS | 44 | 50 | 0.88 | 34 | 28.6 | 9.3 | 3.1 | 5.2 | 1.3 | 0.0 | .458 | .302 | .788 | 2.5 | .124 |
2 | Katie Mattera | 22 | SAS | 3 | 50 | 0.06 | 34 | 19.8 | 8.8 | 5.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 1.3 | .468 | .703 | 1.5 | .105 | |
3 | Tan White | 22 | IND | 2 | 50 | 0.04 | 34 | 20.4 | 7.1 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 0.2 | .335 | .309 | .810 | -0.1 | -0.006 |
4 | Suzy Batkovic-Brown | 24 | SEA | 1 | 50 | 0.02 | 29 | 15.9 | 6.9 | 3.2 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.8 | .437 | .286 | .776 | 1.7 | .173 |
Defensive Player of the Year Award Winners
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 | Tamika Catchings | 25 | IND | 35 | 50 | 0.7 | 34 | 34.5 | 14.7 | 7.8 | 4.2 | 2.6 | 0.5 | .383 | .285 | .788 | 7.1 | .289 | 3.4 | 87 |
2 | Sheryl Swoopes | 33 | HOU | 7 | 50 | 0.14 | 33 | 37.1 | 18.6 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 2.0 | 0.8 | .447 | .360 | .850 | 7.1 | .279 | 1.6 | 97 |
3 | Lisa Leslie | 32 | LAS | 3 | 50 | 0.06 | 34 | 32.2 | 15.2 | 7.3 | 2.6 | 2.0 | 2.1 | .440 | .206 | .586 | 3.5 | .154 | 2.5 | 91 |
4T | Katie Douglas | 25 | CON | 2 | 50 | 0.04 | 32 | 31.2 | 11.0 | 4.1 | 2.9 | 1.5 | 0.1 | .413 | .282 | .774 | 4.3 | .205 | 1.5 | 96 |
4T | Yolanda Griffith | 34 | SAC | 2 | 50 | 0.04 | 34 | 28.3 | 13.8 | 6.6 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 0.9 | .485 | .707 | 6.4 | .321 | 2.9 | 86 | |
6 | Margo Dydek | 30 | CON | 1 | 50 | 0.02 | 31 | 21.6 | 7.3 | 6.3 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 2.3 | .537 | .500 | .769 | 3.3 | .238 | 1.9 | 87 |
Most Improved Player Award Winners
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 | Nicole Powell | 22 | SAC | 20 | 49 | 0.408 | 34 | 29.1 | 10.7 | 3.6 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 0.5 | .379 | .415 | .806 | 5.2 | .250 |
2 | Janell Burse | 25 | SEA | 13 | 49 | 0.265 | 34 | 25.3 | 10.0 | 5.9 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 1.2 | .523 | .699 | 2.9 | .161 | |
3 | Ann Wauters | 24 | NYL | 6 | 49 | 0.122 | 28 | 31.4 | 13.7 | 6.6 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0.8 | .541 | 1.000 | .752 | 3.3 | .183 |
4T | Dominique Canty | 27 | HOU | 2 | 49 | 0.041 | 33 | 30.2 | 8.2 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | .399 | .000 | .727 | 1.2 | .059 |
4T | Taj McWilliams-Franklin | 34 | CON | 2 | 49 | 0.041 | 34 | 31.9 | 13.9 | 7.3 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 0.7 | .495 | .222 | .787 | 6.3 | .278 |
4T | Kamila Vodichkova | 32 | PHO | 2 | 49 | 0.041 | 28 | 29.3 | 10.9 | 7.0 | 2.3 | 1.0 | 0.8 | .494 | .429 | .667 | 2.9 | .167 |
7T | Alana Beard | 22 | WAS | 1 | 49 | 0.02 | 30 | 33.8 | 14.1 | 4.3 | 3.0 | 1.5 | 0.3 | .380 | .317 | .762 | 2.0 | .096 |
7T | Michelle Snow | 24 | HOU | 1 | 49 | 0.02 | 33 | 29.3 | 12.0 | 6.8 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 1.2 | .551 | .708 | 4.7 | .233 | |
7T | DeMya Walker | 27 | SAC | 1 | 49 | 0.02 | 22 | 27.2 | 14.1 | 5.3 | 2.2 | 1.3 | 0.6 | .534 | 1.000 | .645 | 3.1 | .251 |
7T | Lindsay Whalen | 22 | CON | 1 | 49 | 0.02 | 34 | 30.8 | 12.1 | 3.8 | 5.1 | 1.2 | 0.1 | .466 | .348 | .801 | 5.3 | .241 |
All-WNBA Teams
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 | Sheryl Swoopes | 33 | HOU | 233 | 33 | 37.1 | 18.6 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 2.0 | 0.8 | .447 | .360 | .850 | 7.1 | .279 | ||
1st | F | Lauren Jackson | 23 | SEA | 223 | 34 | 34.6 | 17.6 | 9.2 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 2.0 | .458 | .288 | .834 | 8.2 | .334 | ||
1st | G | Deanna Nolan | 25 | DET | 169 | 33 | 36.8 | 15.9 | 4.7 | 3.7 | 1.7 | 0.4 | .398 | .311 | .800 | 4.4 | .176 | ||
1st | C | Yolanda Griffith | 34 | SAC | 164 | 34 | 28.3 | 13.8 | 6.6 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 0.9 | .485 | .707 | 6.4 | .321 | |||
1st | G | Sue Bird | 24 | SEA | 142 | 30 | 34.0 | 12.1 | 2.4 | 5.9 | 1.0 | 0.2 | .442 | .437 | .855 | 3.4 | .160 | ||
2nd | F | Tamika Catchings | 25 | IND | 205 | 34 | 34.5 | 14.7 | 7.8 | 4.2 | 2.6 | 0.5 | .383 | .285 | .788 | 7.1 | .289 | ||
2nd | F | Taj McWilliams-Franklin | 34 | CON | 127 | 34 | 31.9 | 13.9 | 7.3 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 0.7 | .495 | .222 | .787 | 6.3 | .278 | ||
2nd | G | Becky Hammon | 27 | NYL | 126 | 34 | 34.3 | 13.9 | 3.4 | 4.3 | 1.8 | 0.1 | .432 | .365 | .901 | 4.9 | .202 | ||
2nd | G | Diana Taurasi | 22 | PHO | 124 | 33 | 33.0 | 16.0 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 1.2 | 0.8 | .410 | .313 | .801 | 3.9 | .173 | ||
2nd | C | Lisa Leslie | 32 | LAS | 106 | 34 | 32.2 | 15.2 | 7.3 | 2.6 | 2.0 | 2.1 | .440 | .206 | .586 | 3.5 | .154 | ||
ORV | G | Lindsay Whalen | 22 | CON | 118 | 34 | 30.8 | 12.1 | 3.8 | 5.1 | 1.2 | 0.1 | .466 | .348 | .801 | 5.3 | .241 | ||
ORV | F | Chamique Holdsclaw | 27 | LAS | 104 | 33 | 35.8 | 17.0 | 6.8 | 3.2 | 1.2 | 0.5 | .480 | .231 | .788 | 4.8 | .195 | ||
ORV | G | Nykesha Sales | 28 | CON | 91 | 34 | 31.6 | 15.6 | 3.6 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 0.3 | .417 | .422 | .750 | 4.5 | .200 | ||
ORV | G | Alana Beard | 22 | WAS | 15 | 30 | 33.8 | 14.1 | 4.3 | 3.0 | 1.5 | 0.3 | .380 | .317 | .762 | 2.0 | .096 | ||
ORV | F | Cheryl Ford | 23 | DET | 15 | 33 | 28.2 | 9.5 | 9.8 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.4 | .430 | .487 | 2.9 | .148 | |||
ORV | C | Michelle Snow | 24 | HOU | 9 | 0 | 3 | 33 | 29.3 | 12.0 | 6.8 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 1.2 | .551 | .708 | 4.7 | .233 | |
ORV | F | DeMya Walker | 27 | SAC | 9 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 27.2 | 14.1 | 5.3 | 2.2 | 1.3 | 0.6 | .534 | 1.000 | .645 | 3.1 | .251 |
ORV | G | Ticha Penicheiro | 30 | SAC | 8 | 1 | 1 | 34 | 27.3 | 5.7 | 2.9 | 4.4 | 1.4 | 0.2 | .314 | .195 | .790 | 3.1 | .159 |
ORV | C | Ann Wauters | 24 | NYL | 6 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 31.4 | 13.7 | 6.6 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0.8 | .541 | 1.000 | .752 | 3.3 | .183 |
ORV | G | Janeth Arcain | 35 | HOU | 3 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 31.7 | 10.1 | 2.7 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 0.2 | .421 | .188 | .883 | 2.3 | .103 |
ORV | F | Nicole Powell | 22 | SAC | 3 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 29.1 | 10.7 | 3.6 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 0.5 | .379 | .415 | .806 | 5.2 | .250 |
All-Defensive Teams
Per Game | Shooting | Advanced | |||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
# Tm | Pos | Player | Age | Tm | Pts Won | G | MP | PTS | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | FG% | 3P% | FT% | WS | WS/48 | DWS | DRtg |
1st | F | Tamika Catchings | 25 | IND | 22 | 34 | 34.5 | 14.7 | 7.8 | 4.2 | 2.6 | 0.5 | .383 | .285 | .788 | 7.1 | .289 | 3.4 | 87 |
1st | F | Sheryl Swoopes | 33 | HOU | 22 | 33 | 37.1 | 18.6 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 2.0 | 0.8 | .447 | .360 | .850 | 7.1 | .279 | 1.6 | 97 |
1st | C | Yolanda Griffith | 34 | SAC | 17 | 34 | 28.3 | 13.8 | 6.6 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 0.9 | .485 | .707 | 6.4 | .321 | 2.9 | 86 | |
1st | G | Tully Bevilaqua | 32 | IND | 16 | 31 | 28.2 | 6.3 | 2.0 | 2.6 | 1.9 | 0.0 | .389 | .379 | .545 | 2.4 | .132 | 1.6 | 94 |
1st | G | Katie Douglas | 25 | CON | 13 | 32 | 31.2 | 11.0 | 4.1 | 2.9 | 1.5 | 0.1 | .413 | .282 | .774 | 4.3 | .205 | 1.5 | 96 |
2nd | C | Lisa Leslie | 32 | LAS | 12 | 34 | 32.2 | 15.2 | 7.3 | 2.6 | 2.0 | 2.1 | .440 | .206 | .586 | 3.5 | .154 | 2.5 | 91 |
2nd | G | Alana Beard | 22 | WAS | 11 | 30 | 33.8 | 14.1 | 4.3 | 3.0 | 1.5 | 0.3 | .380 | .317 | .762 | 2.0 | .096 | 1.0 | 99 |
2nd | G | Deanna Nolan | 25 | DET | 10 | 33 | 36.8 | 15.9 | 4.7 | 3.7 | 1.7 | 0.4 | .398 | .311 | .800 | 4.4 | .176 | 2.3 | 93 |
2nd | F | Lauren Jackson | 23 | SEA | 8 | 34 | 34.6 | 17.6 | 9.2 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 2.0 | .458 | .288 | .834 | 8.2 | .334 | 2.1 | 94 |
2nd | F | Taj McWilliams-Franklin | 34 | CON | 7 | 34 | 31.9 | 13.9 | 7.3 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 0.7 | .495 | .222 | .787 | 6.3 | .278 | 2.1 | 93 |
ORV | C | Margo Dydek | 30 | CON | 6 | 31 | 21.6 | 7.3 | 6.3 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 2.3 | .537 | .500 | .769 | 3.3 | .238 | 1.9 | 87 |
ORV | G | Chelsea Newton | 21 | SAC | 6 | 34 | 21.0 | 4.4 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 0.3 | .403 | .240 | .611 | 1.8 | .118 | 1.4 | 93 |
ORV | G | Ticha Penicheiro | 30 | SAC | 6 | 34 | 27.3 | 5.7 | 2.9 | 4.4 | 1.4 | 0.2 | .314 | .195 | .790 | 3.1 | .159 | 2.4 | 89 |
ORV | F | Cheryl Ford | 23 | DET | 4 | 33 | 28.2 | 9.5 | 9.8 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.4 | .430 | .487 | 2.9 | .148 | 2.7 | 87 | |
ORV | F | DeLisha Milton-Jones | 30 | WAS | 4 | 33 | 32.4 | 11.9 | 5.2 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 0.5 | .417 | .328 | .798 | 3.0 | .135 | 1.5 | 97 |
ORV | G | Crystal Robinson | 31 | NYL | 4 | 32 | 30.3 | 7.3 | 3.1 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 0.2 | .379 | .318 | .789 | 1.3 | .063 | 0.1 | 104 |
ORV | G | Katie Smith | 30 | TOT | 4 | 36 | 32.2 | 11.9 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 0.8 | 0.1 | .380 | .333 | .782 | 2.8 | .116 | 0.7 | 101 |
ORV | C | Michelle Snow | 24 | HOU | 4 | 33 | 29.3 | 12.0 | 6.8 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 1.2 | .551 | .708 | 4.7 | .233 | 1.4 | 96 | |
ORV | G | Vickie Johnson | 32 | NYL | 3 | 34 | 30.1 | 10.4 | 3.5 | 2.7 | 0.7 | 0.1 | .474 | .357 | .774 | 4.1 | .191 | 0.1 | 104 |
ORV | F | Rebekkah Brunson | 23 | SAC | 2 | 34 | 21.2 | 7.8 | 5.5 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.4 | .427 | .598 | 2.9 | .196 | 2.1 | 87 | |
ORV | G | Becky Hammon | 27 | NYL | 2 | 34 | 34.3 | 13.9 | 3.4 | 4.3 | 1.8 | 0.1 | .432 | .365 | .901 | 4.9 | .202 | 0.8 | 101 |
ORV | F | Chamique Holdsclaw | 27 | LAS | 2 | 33 | 35.8 | 17.0 | 6.8 | 3.2 | 1.2 | 0.5 | .480 | .231 | .788 | 4.8 | .195 | 1.1 | 99 |
ORV | F | Nykesha Sales | 28 | CON | 2 | 34 | 31.6 | 15.6 | 3.6 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 0.3 | .417 | .422 | .750 | 4.5 | .200 | 1.8 | 94 |
ORV | F | DeMya Walker | 27 | SAC | 2 | 22 | 27.2 | 14.1 | 5.3 | 2.2 | 1.3 | 0.6 | .534 | 1.000 | .645 | 3.1 | .251 | 1.7 | 87 |
ORV | C | Janell Burse | 25 | SEA | 1 | 34 | 25.3 | 10.0 | 5.9 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 1.2 | .523 | .699 | 2.9 | .161 | 1.1 | 97 | |
ORV | G | Dominique Canty | 27 | HOU | 1 | 33 | 30.2 | 8.2 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | .399 | .000 | .727 | 1.2 | .059 | 0.7 | 101 |
ORV | G | Helen Darling | 26 | CHA | 1 | 31 | 19.4 | 3.5 | 1.5 | 2.7 | 1.3 | 0.0 | .307 | .313 | .741 | 0.3 | .020 | 0.5 | 100 |
ORV | G | Shannon Johnson | 30 | SAS | 1 | 34 | 32.5 | 9.3 | 2.7 | 4.6 | 1.4 | 0.1 | .365 | .311 | .831 | 0.8 | .034 | 0.1 | 105 |
ORV | G | Temeka Johnson | 22 | WAS | 1 | 34 | 28.6 | 9.3 | 3.1 | 5.2 | 1.3 | 0.0 | .458 | .302 | .788 | 2.5 | .124 | 0.8 | 100 |
ORV | G | Kelly Miller | 26 | IND | 1 | 34 | 31.1 | 10.2 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 1.2 | 0.1 | .439 | .325 | .848 | 4.2 | .189 | 1.3 | 98 |
Coach of the Year Award Winners
Voting | |||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rank | Coach | Tm | Pts Won | Pts Max | Share | G | W | L | W/L% |
1 | John Whisenant | SAC | 25 | 50 | 0.500 | 34 | 25 | 9 | .735 |
2 | Mike Thibault | CON | 19 | 50 | 0.380 | 34 | 26 | 8 | .765 |
3 | Van Chancellor | HOU | 3 | 50 | 0.060 | 34 | 19 | 15 | .559 |
4 | Pat Coyle | NYL | 1 | 50 | 0.020 | 34 | 18 | 16 | .529 |
4 | Carrie Graf | PHO | 1 | 50 | 0.020 | 34 | 16 | 18 | .471 |
We're Social...for Statheads
Every Sports Reference Social Media Account
Site Last Updated: Tuesday, December 17, 7:53PM
Question, Comment, Feedback, or Correction?
Subscribe to our Free Email Newsletter
Subscribe to Stathead Basketball: Get your first month FREE
Your All-Access Ticket to the Basketball Reference Database
Do you have a sports website? Or write about sports? We have tools and resources that can help you use sports data. Find out more.