2014 WNBA season
The 2014 WNBA season was the 18th season of the Women's National Basketball Association. The season started in May and concluded in September to accommodate the 2014 Women's World Championship.
Notable occurrences
TV and Internet coverage
Games aired on ESPN, ESPN2, ABC and NBA TV. The Washington Mystics made history in May 2014 when they debuted Kiswe Mobile's Mystics Live and became the first U.S. professional sports team to stream live games within the venue via a mobile application.[1][2]
2014 WNBA Draft
On December 12, 2013, the 2014 WNBA Draft Lottery took place. The Connecticut Sun, who had a league-worst record of 10-24 last season, won the draft lottery and had the right to pick first in the 2014 draft.[3] In the draft, held on April 14, the Sun made Chiney Ogwumike of Stanford University the top pick.[4]
Regular season
The timing of the 2014 WNBA schedule and the draft were not finalized at its normal timeframe, as the league and players were negotiating a new collective bargaining agreement during the 2013 season.[5] The previous agreement expired during the 2013 WNBA Finals and a new CBA was reached on February 17, 2014.[6]
On February 6, 2014, the 2014 regular season schedule was announced.[7] The regular season schedule will begin on May 16 and conclude on August 17.
It was announced on January 22 that the 2014 WNBA All-Star Game would take place on July 19 at 3:00 PM EDT in Phoenix, Arizona.[8]
Team standings
- Eastern Conference
- Western Conference
Playoffs
Season award winners
Player of the Week award
For games played beginning |
Eastern Conference |
Western Conference |
Player |
Team |
Player |
Team |
May 16, 2014 | Elena Delle Donne | Chicago Sky | Maya Moore | Minnesota Lynx |
May 26, 2014 | Briann January | Indiana Fever | Lindsay Whalen | Minnesota Lynx |
June 2, 2014 | Erika de Souza | Atlanta Dream | Diana Taurasi | Phoenix Mercury |
June 9, 2014 | Alex Bentley | Connecticut Sun | Skylar Diggins | Tulsa Shock |
June 16, 2014 | Angel McCoughtry | Atlanta Dream | Brittney Griner | Phoenix Mercury |
June 23, 2014 | Sancho Lyttle | Atlanta Dream | Nneka Ogwumike | Los Angeles Sparks |
June 30, 2014 | Tina Charles | New York Liberty | Diana Taurasi | Phoenix Mercury |
July 7, 2014 | Angel McCoughtry | Atlanta Dream | Maya Moore | Minnesota Lynx |
July 14, 2014 | Tamika Catchings | Indiana Fever | Maya Moore | Minnesota Lynx |
July 21, 2014 | Ivory Latta | Washington Mystics | Maya Moore | Minnesota Lynx |
July 28, 2014 | Tina Charles | New York Liberty | Maya Moore | Minnesota Lynx |
August 4, 2014 | Allie Quigley | Chicago Sky | Brittney Griner | Phoenix Mercury |
August 11, 2014 | Shoni Schimmel | Atlanta Dream | Kristi Toliver | Los Angeles Sparks |
Player of the Month award
Rookie of the Month award
Postseason awards
See also
References
- ↑ Ourand, John (June 16, 2014). "Mystics streaming live games to mobile app". Sports Business Journal.
- ↑ Tanklefsky, David (June 30, 2014). "WNBA Breaks New Ground With Free In-Market Live Streaming". PromaxBDA.
- ↑ Bennert, Kate. "2014 Draft Watch: Grand Marshall". www.wnba.com.
- ↑ "2014 WNBA Draft Board". WNBA. April 14, 2014. Retrieved July 29, 2014.
- ↑ Open Thread: WNBA Finals Game 1 and NFL Sunday Night Football at 8:30 PM ET
- ↑ "WNBA, WNBPA Reach a New Collective Bargaining Agreement". www.wnba.com.
- ↑ "Defending Champ Minnesota Tips Off WNBA’s 18th Season as League Releases 2014 Game and Telecast Schedules". www.wnba.com.
- ↑ "Boost Mobile WNBA All-Star 2014 Set for Phoenix". www.wnba.com.
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