2015 WNBA season
The 2015 WNBA season was the 19th season of the Women's National Basketball Association. The regular season started on June 5 and playoffs concluded on October 14.
The Minnesota Lynx beat the Indiana Fever 69–52 in game five of the Finals on October 14 to clinch a third WNBA title in five years.
TV and Internet coverage
Games aired on ESPN, ESPN2, ABC and NBA TV.Notable occurrences
- On February 3, 2015, the Phoenix Mercury announced that superstar Diana Taurasi would not play in 2015. Her Russian club team, UMMC Ekaterinburg, offered her more than her WNBA season salary to rest during the 2015 WNBA season. Some in the league feared this would cause more star players to reach similar agreements.
- On June 4, 2015, Tulsa player Glory Johnson announced that she is pregnant and would miss all of the 2015 WNBA season.
- On July 23, 2015, The WNBA approved the relocation of the Tulsa Shock to Dallas-Fort Worth. The move is the first franchise relocation or fold since the 2009 Sacramento Monarchs folded, and the Detroit Shock moved to Tulsa. At the time, the Shock were the only WNBA franchise to relocate twice.
- On October 14, 2015, The Minnesota Lynx won their third WNBA title in five years, beating the Indiana Fever 3-2.
- On November 4, 2015, shortly after the 2015 season concluded, WNBA President Laurel Richie announced her resignation, effective November 9, 2015. She was the league's 3rd president.
2015 WNBA draft
Team standings
Source:;Eastern Conference
;Western Conference
Playoffs
Season award winners
Player of the Week award
Player of the Month award
Rookie of the Month award
Postseason awards
Team | Guard | Guard | Forward | Forward | Center |
All-WNBA First Team | DeWanna Bonner | Angel McCoughtry | Elena Delle Donne | Maya Moore | Tina Charles |
All-WNBA Second Team | Epiphanny Prince | Courtney Vandersloot | Candace Parker | Tamika Catchings | Brittney Griner |
All-Defensive First Team | Briann January | Angel McCoughtry | Nneka Ogwumike | Tamika Catchings | Brittney Griner |
All-Defensive Second Team | Tanisha Wright | DeWanna Bonner | Sancho Lyttle | Tina Charles | Kiah Stokes |
All-Rookie Team | Jewell Loyd Ana Dabović | Brittany Boyd | Ramu Tokashiki | Natalie Achonwa | Kiah Stokes |
Coaches
Eastern Conference
- Atlanta Dream: Michael Cooper
- Chicago Sky: Pokey Chatman
- Connecticut Sun: Anne Donovan
- Indiana Fever: Stephanie White
- New York Liberty: Bill Laimbeer
- Washington Mystics: Mike Thibault
Western Conference
- Los Angeles Sparks: Brian Agler
- Minnesota Lynx: Cheryl Reeve
- Phoenix Mercury: Sandy Brondello
- San Antonio Silver Stars: Dan Hughes
- Seattle Storm: Jenny Boucek
- Tulsa Shock: Fred Williams