Sports season
The 2017 WNBA season was the 21st season of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). Its regular season began on May 13 with three games, highlighted by the defending WNBA champion Los Angeles Sparks hosting the Seattle Storm . It concluded on September 3. The playoffs began on September 6, and concluded on October 4, with the Minnesota Lynx defeating the Sparks in five games to win their fourth WNBA title.[ 2]
It was the final season for the San Antonio Stars in the city that they had called home since 2003. After the season, parent company Spurs Sports & Entertainment sold the team to MGM Resorts International , which moved the team to Las Vegas .[ 3] The former Stars now play as the Las Vegas Aces .[ 4]
2017 WNBA draft
The San Antonio Stars selected Kelsey Plum first in the 2017 WNBA Draft.[ 5] The draft was televised nationally on the ESPN networks (Round 1 on ESPN2, Rounds 2 and 3 on ESPNU).
Arena changes
Two teams announced temporary arena changes for the 2017 season, both due to their regular arenas undergoing renovations during the WNBA season.
Team standings
Source:[ 8]
Notes
(#) – Conference Standing
Playoff Seeds shown next to team name
e – Eliminated from playoffs
Playoffs
Note: Teams re-seeded after second round and semi-finals.
Individual statistic leaders
Regular season
Playoffs
Season award winners
Player of the Week Award
For games in week ending
Eastern Conference
Western Conference
Player
Team
Player
Team
May 21, 2017
Layshia Clarendon
Atlanta Dream
Sylvia Fowles
Minnesota Lynx
May 28, 2017
Epiphanny Prince
New York Liberty
Sylvia Fowles (2)
Minnesota Lynx
June 4, 2017
Tina Charles
New York Liberty
Diana Taurasi
Phoenix Mercury
June 11, 2017
Tina Charles (2)
New York Liberty
Sylvia Fowles (3)
Minnesota Lynx
June 18, 2017
Jonquel Jones
Connecticut Sun
Candace Parker
Los Angeles Sparks
June 25, 2017
Alyssa Thomas
Connecticut Sun
Skylar Diggins-Smith
Dallas Wings
July 2, 2017
Jasmine Thomas
Connecticut Sun
Candace Parker (2)
Los Angeles Sparks
July 9, 2017
Alyssa Thomas (2)
Connecticut Sun
Brittney Griner
Phoenix Mercury
July 16, 2017
Stefanie Dolson
Chicago Sky
Breanna Stewart
Seattle Storm
July 22, 2017
Tina Charles (3)
New York Liberty
Sylvia Fowles (4)
Minnesota Lynx
July 30, 2017
Tina Charles (4)
New York Liberty
Candace Parker (3)
Los Angeles Sparks
August 6, 2017
Courtney Vandersloot
Chicago Sky
Glory Johnson
Dallas Wings
August 13, 2017
Jonquel Jones (2)
Connecticut Sun
Sylvia Fowles (5)
Minnesota Lynx
August 20, 2017
Tina Charles (5)
New York Liberty
Breanna Stewart (2)
Seattle Storm
August 27, 2017
Tina Charles (6)
New York Liberty
Candace Parker (4)
Los Angeles Sparks
September 3, 2017
Tina Charles (7)
New York Liberty
Brittney Griner (2)
Phoenix Mercury
Player of the Month Award
Rookie of the Month Award
Coach of the Month Award
Postseason awards
Coaches
Eastern Conference
Western Conference
Notes:
Year with team does not include 2017 season.
Records are from time at current team and are through the end the 2016 season.
Playoff appearances are from time at current team only.
WNBA Finals and Championships do not include time with other teams.
Coaches shown are the coaches who began the 2017 season as head coach of each team.
References
^ a b "WNBA Scores Highest Attendance In Six Years During Record-Breaking Season" . wnba.com . WNBA. September 6, 2017. Retrieved August 16, 2018 .
^ "WNBA's 2017 Season Tips Off May 13" . WNBA.com. November 29, 2016.
^ "WNBA Announces Relocation of San Antonio Stars to Las Vegas" (Press release). WNBA. October 17, 2017. Retrieved November 24, 2017 .
^ "MGM Resorts Selects 'Las Vegas Aces' As New Name For WNBA Franchise" (Press release). WNBA. December 11, 2017. Retrieved January 25, 2018 .
^ "San Antonio Stars Select Washington's Kelsey Plum With No. 1 Pick in WNBA Draft" . WNBA.com. April 13, 2017.
^ "Atlanta Dream Announces Georgia Tech as Home for 2017 & 2018 Seasons" . WNBA. Retrieved May 6, 2019 .
^ "Lynx to play 2017 home games at Xcel Energy Center" . Star Tribune . Retrieved May 6, 2019 .
^ "Standings - WNBA" .
^ Borzi, Pat (September 14, 2017). "Sylvia Fowles wins 1st MVP award after lifting Lynx with big year" . ESPN . Retrieved September 22, 2024 .