2004 WNBA season explained

2004 WNBA season
League:Women's National Basketball Association
Sport:Basketball
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Duration:May 20 - October 12, 2004
No Of Games:34
No Of Teams:13
Attendance:1,903,427
Average Attendance:8,613
Tv:ABC, ESPN, Oxygen, NBATV
Draft:2004 WNBA Draft
Draft Link:2004 WNBA Draft
Top Pick: Diana Taurasi
Picked By:Phoenix Mercury
Season:Regular season
Mvp: Lisa Leslie (Los Angeles)
Mvp Link:Women's National Basketball Association Most Valuable Player Award
Playoffs:Playoffs
Playoffs Link:WNBA Playoffs
Conf1:Eastern
Conf1 Link:Eastern Conference (WNBA)
Conf1 Champ:Connecticut Sun
Conf1 Runner-Up:New York Liberty
Conf2:Western
Conf2 Link:Western Conference (WNBA)
Conf2 Champ:Seattle Storm
Conf2 Runner-Up:Sacramento Monarchs
Finals:Finals
Finals Link:WNBA Finals
Finals Champ:Seattle Storm
Finals Runner-Up:Connecticut Sun
Finals Mvp: Betty Lennox (Seattle)
Finals Mvp Link:WNBA Finals MVP Award
Seasonslist:List of WNBA seasons
Seasonslistnames:WNBA
Prevseason Link:2003 WNBA season
Prevseason Year:2003
Nextseason Link:2005 WNBA season
Nextseason Year:2005
Top Scorer Link:WNBA Career Scoring
Top Pick Link:List of first overall WNBA draft picks

The 2004 WNBA Season was the Women's National Basketball Association's eighth season. The league had one fewer team than in 2003 as the Cleveland Rockers folded after the 2003 season. The season ended with the Seattle Storm winning their first WNBA Championship, as their head coach Anne Donovan became the first female coach to win a WNBA championship.

Regular season standings

Eastern Conference

Western Conference

Season award winners

width=39%Award width=15%Winner width=19%Team
WNBA Finals MVP AwardBetty LennoxSeattle Storm
WNBA Most Valuable Player AwardLisa LeslieLos Angeles Sparks
WNBA Defensive Player of the Year AwardLisa LeslieLos Angeles Sparks
WNBA Most Improved Player AwardKelly Miller/ Wendy Palmer (co-winners)Indiana Fever/ Connecticut Sun
WNBA Peak PerformerLauren JacksonSeattle Storm
WNBA Peak PerformerLisa LeslieLos Angeles Sparks
WNBA Rookie of the Year AwardPhoenix Mercury
Kim Perrot Sportsmanship AwardTeresa EdwardsMinnesota Lynx
WNBA Coach of the Year AwardSuzie McConnell SerioMinnesota Lynx

Playoffs

See main article: 2004 WNBA Playoffs.

See main article: 2004 WNBA Finals.

Coaches

Eastern Conference

Trudi Lacey and Tyrone Bogues

Mike Thibault

Bill Laimbeer

Brian Winters

Richie Adubato and Pat Coyle

Michael Adams

Western Conference

Van Chancellor

Michael Cooper, Karleen Thompson and Ryan Weisenberg

Suzie McConnell Serio

Carrie Graf

John Whisenant

Dee Brown and Shell Dailey

Anne Donovan

External links